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Gigs today: Hot Box Guitar Club at Hot Box Chelmsford · Christmas with The Knightingales at Wivenhoe House · Handel's Messiah at Layer Marney Tower · The Fellowship at Hot Box Chelmsford · Ady Johnson + Dean Frost at Colchester Arts Centre · CODA Open Mic - 14/12/2025 at CODA

Today


A feel-good celebration filled with nostalgia, joy and vintage sparkle that will leave everyone in the Christmas spirit
With the Wild Arts Ensemble
Guthrie Govan's jazz fusion band
Tell the Worry Dolls 15th anniversary show
Every Sunday from 8pm. Hosted by Rosalind Harniess

This Week


Atmospheric narration of Dickens’ classic Christmas tale accompanied by an enchanting vocal quartet
Upstairs at Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester every Monday
One of the most recognisable faces of the English folk revival
Open mic is every Monday night at Roots and Grooves in Colchester City centre
Open mic night is fortnightly on the first and third Tuesday of each month
Join us at the Three Wise Monkeys Open Mic Night every Tuesday night
Open mic night every 2nd, 3rd, 4th and (5th) Wednesday
aka. Kevin Pearce
Join the band - every Thursday from 8:30pm
Four on the floor, stomping Northern Soul
A festive evening of world-class jazz
With Laura Wyatt on vocals and Darrel Mayhead on guitar
Shed's 2nd instalment of furious festive fun
Charity run organisation and true community band, which welcomes anyone to come along and play and learn an instrument
UK indie-psychedelic-rock group based in Colchester, Essex. Fronted by Vix Weaver
Essex based rock covers
Friday
The best in live party music, bringing the party to your event!
Christmas Edition! Featuring Vice Herder, Ethel Fled, Suzy Cramer and Panama City
Acoustic trio covering rock, metal, country, pop and whatever else takes their fancy!
Chelmsford-base punk/indie/rap fusion
Long-running, talented covers band with a hint of comedy
Ferocious cover band, bringing you a wild live experience
Saturday
Pop and rock classics from this long-running cover band
Four piece rock band

This Month


Four happy blokes playing some ferocious kick up the arse R&B
The third Sunday of every month means the Hot Box blues jam, featuring The Roots Collective as house band
Movie screening followed by an evening of Christmas music
Every Sunday from 8pm. Hosted by Rosalind Harniess
Expect merriment, mince pies and mulled wine!
Upstairs at Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester every Monday
Three Wise Monkeys Colchester’s 11th birthday bash
Five piece Essex based pop/rock/indie covers band. Emphasis on crowd pleasers and good times
Long-running, talented covers band with a hint of comedy
The Verdicts return to the stage for a special reunion show. Support from Butterfly Handshake
That strange hiatus between Christmas and New Year, and everyone's gagging for a cool gig, so here it is
Shed + Greebo + Ghost Week + This is Sophie's
New year's eve party
New Year's Eve!
31 Dec 2025
Full throttle live 80s band for weddings, parties and functions

January 2026



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