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Gigs today: Loxley's Corner - Open Mic - 03/05/2026 at Brightlingsea Community Centre · Pretty In Pink at The Horse & Groom · Laura Wyatt - Live at The Victoria Inn at The Victoria Inn · Irish/Scottish Jam Session @ The Foresters 03/05/2026 at The Foresters Arms · The Easy Rollers at Colchester Arts Centre · Phoenix Lake + Support TBC at Three Wise Monkeys · CODA Open Mic - 03/05/2026 at CODA

Today


Live acoustic open mic the first Sunday of every month from 3pm - 6pm
Live on the outside stage
Singer, acoustic guitarist and songwriter based in Essex
Every first Sunday of the month
Manchester-based seven-piece jazz septet bringing the Jazz Age of the 1920s and '30s to life
Hard hitting, melodic four-piece metal from Nottingham, UK
Every Sunday from 8pm. Hosted by Rosalind Harniess

This Week


Ain't no party like a Soul'd Out party! Motown, funk, 70s and 80s dancefloor disco
New earlier start time to allow for more performers
Upstairs at Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester every Monday
Pianist, composer, musical chameleon
Join us at the Three Wise Monkeys Open Mic Night every Tuesday night
Join the band - every Thursday from 8:30pm
A tribute to Kings of Leon
London’s best live ceilidh band
The Sunday Session
Blood and Rust tour
A journey through iconic and evocative orchestral works that defined the century
Legendary British comedy thrash crossover band causing controlled chaos since 1987
Colchester all-star lineup

This Month


Arthur Russell in Tangier single release party
Americana, blues, country, rock band
Every Sunday from 8pm. Hosted by Rosalind Harniess
New earlier start time to allow for more performers
Upstairs at Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester every Monday
Two of the UK’s most iconic voices combined as a duo
The voice of Squeeze
Join us at the Three Wise Monkeys Open Mic Night every Tuesday night
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
A collection of George Harrison and Beatles songs reinterpreted in Robin’s unique way
Join the band - every Thursday from 8:30pm
Busted tribute
Original artist and one of the finest exponents of traditional Irish song throughout the world
Playing 50s and 60s songs with some country numbers too
The UK's first official Sterophonics tribute band
Highly rated pop covers band and one of the most authentic tributes to Kings of Leon
Every Sunday from 8pm. Hosted by Rosalind Harniess
Veritable folk supergroup
New earlier start time to allow for more performers
Upstairs at Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester every Monday
Join us at the Three Wise Monkeys Open Mic Night every Tuesday night
Open mic night every 2nd, 3rd, 4th and (5th) Wednesday
Tickets £15 / £13 concessions. This gig is for a seated audience.
Join the band - every Thursday from 8:30pm
Oasis tribute act
The Friday Session
Country-pop-rock powerhouse making serious waves in the UK country scene
Rad Pitt + The Winonas + AWAP + many more
A tribute to Whitney Houston

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