Music Live COLCHESTER - Artists

This will be a showcase for Colchester, Essex's community of fantastic artists, and the artists who come to visit our little town


It's a work in progress, so please bear with us as we build something special. As ever, please get in touch to contribute.

Katie Spencer

Progressive folk artist from East Yorkshire known for intricate fingerstyle guitar and dreamlike vocals

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C Joynes

Ploughing a singular furrow through solo guitar

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Belle Chen

Pianist, composer, musical chameleon

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The ABBA Sisters

Performing all the classic hits from ABBA

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Snayx

People think we're wasters just dossing about

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Carl Larusso

Passion, groove, and grit

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Rekovered

Party covers band that has been together for over 15 years

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Osmium Guillotine

Osmium Guillotine are a traditional heavy metal band from Essex

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Clive Carroll

One of the world’s premier acoustic guitar players

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The Magic Numbers

One of the nation’s best-loved bands

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Beth Orton

One of the most unique and expressive voices in music

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Eliza Carthy

One of the most recognisable faces of the English folk revival

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Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys

One of the most exciting bands to have entered the UK folk scene in the past twenty years

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Steve Tilston

One of our most celebrated songsmiths

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Robert Brown

Of the Smouldering Sons

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Ash

Northern Irish alternative rock band formed in Downpatrick in 1992

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Lemondaze

North-London based shoegaze band with a dark, grungy, 90s-inspired sound

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Mr B & The Wolf

Music, lots and lots of music, from all and anyone who’s has joined the pack!

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Jon Wilks

Much admired finger-picking folk guitarist and singer

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Lee Ashcroft

Moody beats and theremin for a post-lockdown hellscape

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The John Otway Big Band

Making the Microstar sound good since 1993

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David Preston

London based guitarist and composer

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Toots & The Maytals

Legendary Jamaican musical group and cornerstone of the reggae genre

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Letz Zep

Led Zeppelin tribute band

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Seckou Keita

Kora virtuoso who stands as a luminary amongst African traditional musicians

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Tuppenny Bunters

Keyboards and drums duo playing classics from the golden era of music

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Inspiral Carpets

Keeping the Madchester sound alive with an iconic Farfisa groove

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British Lion

Iron Maiden founder Steve Harris’ first-ever side project

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Aldous Harding

Indie folk singer-songwriter from Lyttelton, New Zealand

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De’Lour

If you like 2000s sad/nu metal/heavy grooves with big choruses, you’re in the right place

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Chestburster

Horror-obsessed thrash/grind from Braintree, Essex

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King King

Honest, real music which comes from deep down within the soul

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Spiers & Boden

Highly acclaimed English traditional folk duo

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James Oliver Band

High-energy blues and rock trio from South Wales, led by guitarist and vocalist James Oliver

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Phoenix Sun

High energy trio tribute band

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Slay Duggee

Hardcore metal for hardcore kids and hardcore parents

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My Latest Failure

Hardcore injected punk. Hard hitting punk with catchy choruses

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Phoenix Lake

Hard hitting, melodic, four-piece metal from Nottingham, UK

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Freya Beer

Gothic pop icon

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The Tiger Lillies

Godfathers of dark cabaret. Olivier winning Grammy nominated trio formed by Martyn Jacques

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The Vitamins

Garage rock legends

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Bof!

Four-piece band specialising in traditional French and Breton music for dancing or listening to

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Sidetracked

Four piece rock/pop/indie cover band from Essex

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Fallen Relic

Four piece hard rock/groove metal outfit hailing from the South East

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Congratulations

Four friends who found each other at the right time, fell into each other’s arms and started making music they liked

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The Larks

Folky pop duo

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Blazin' Fiddles

Fiery fiddle music from the Highlands & Islands of Scotland

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Empty Threats

Female-fronted rock and pop covers band in Essex/East London. We play party hits, rock and pop bangers

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