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Gigs today: Dylan LeBlanc + Jack Browning at Hot Box Chelmsford · Three Wise Monkeys Open Mic Night - 03/02/2026 at Three Wise Monkeys

Today


American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Join us at the Three Wise Monkeys Open Mic Night every Tuesday night

This Week


Reverie Sons + The Badgers + Southern Heights
Blues guitarist and vocalist
Join the band - every Thursday from 8:30pm
Featuring Armoured Man, Oli Steadman (Stornoway) and the Eerie Essex Podcast
One of the UK’s busiest and most respected bop tenor saxophonists
A night of ska/punk at CODA Colchester. Free entry
An unforgettable evening of music and magic as SBMS brings the silver screen to life
Every Sunday from 8pm. Hosted by Rosalind Harniess
Upstairs at Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester every Monday
An unforgettable evening of music, storytelling and social history
Open mic is every Monday night at Roots and Grooves in Colchester City centre

This Month


A tribute to Lee Scratch Perry
Join us at the Three Wise Monkeys Open Mic Night every Tuesday night
Ladhood + The Enquiries + Kerosene
Open mic night every 2nd, 3rd, 4th and (5th) Wednesday
The fortnightly jam sesh is on Wednesdays down in the Speakeasy gin bar at Three Wise Monkeys in Colchester
Keep Colchester Cool and Best Days Vintage presents
Join the band - every Thursday from 8:30pm
Sad music for nice folks
Tribute band
Georgia is back!
Acclaimed British country and Americana duo
Every Sunday from 8pm. Hosted by Rosalind Harniess
Upstairs at Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester every Monday
Exquisite folk from one of the country’s most exciting duos
Open mic is every Monday night at Roots and Grooves in Colchester City centre
Organist Emeritus, Norwich Cathedral
Join us at the Three Wise Monkeys Open Mic Night every Tuesday night
Open mic night every 2nd, 3rd, 4th and (5th) Wednesday
Celebrating the hits of the Swinging Sixties
Join the band - every Thursday from 8:30pm
Formed in 2019 by XTC's drummer Terry Chambers, performing classic XTC material
Tribute band
Singer/songwriter from Essex, UK. I write indie-pop songs about my life and its disasters!
My Chemical Romance tribute band
A live music show celebrating the works of Sir Paul McCartney
21 Feb 2026
High-octane, wild UK rockabilly band that play originals and cover songs
Every Sunday from 8pm. Hosted by Rosalind Harniess
Soaring sibling harmony, inspired guitar playing and a rich array of acoustic instruments
Essex-based melodic death metal
Tribute band
Depeche Mode tribute band

March


Unique set of exuberant, entertaining, and original contemporary jazz arrangements
Lineup TBA
Two of Colchester's finest singer/songwriters

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