What’s On in September

listings local SEPTEMBER 2021

MELKSHAM ASSEMBLY HALL

Market Place, Melksham, SN12 6ES Box Office: 01225 709887 melkshamassemblyhall.com

UNRAVELLING WILBURYS 3 September, 7.30pm Tickets: £18 The Unravelling Wilburys are a bunch of good ol’ boys who turn their skills to replicating the sounds and songs of the late 80’s super-group, The Traveling Wilburys.

FLOYD IN THE FLESH 4 September, 8pm Tickets: £20

Will Lawton & The Alchemists, Town Hall Arts From the psychedelic 60’s through to the polished delivery of their later work, Floyd in the Flesh pride themselves on delivering an authentic Pink Floyd sound and show every time.

ELO, BEATLES & BEYOND 18 September, 7.30pm Tickets: £16 Fronted by top tributes to Jeff Lynne and Paul McCartney, the band present a brand new show featuring the songs of ELO, The Beatles and the symphonic pop that these two icons have been involved with.

TOWN HALL ARTS

Market Street, Trowbridge BA14 8EQ Tel: 01225 774306 trowbridgetownhall.com

WILL LAWTON AND THE ALCHEMISTS 11 September, 8pm Tickets: £8 Singer-songwriter Will Lawton weaves a tapestry of live piano with a supple and distinctive voice that speaks of love and loss, truth and lies.

ONIKA VENUS 18 September, 8pm Tickets: £8 Onika’s soulful voice and reggae style has captured the hearts of audiences on two continents.

JUICE MENACE 25 September, 8pm Tickets: £10 This energetic young rap artist looks set for a breakout year as she experiments with new genres and proves to be an undeniable force to reckoned with.

WILTSHIRE MUSIC CENTRE

Ashley Rd, Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1DZ Box Office: 01225 860100 wiltshiremusic.org.uk

ANDRÉ RIEU (AS LIVE) 2021 SUMMER CONCERT: TOGETHER AGAIN 11 & 18 September, 7pm Tickets: from £8 Rieu has handpicked his all-time favourite show tunes, arias and dance numbers from stages around the world - including many never seen before on the big screen - in a global spectacular that will make you smile, sing and dance.

DORIC STRING QUARTET 22 September, 7.30pm Tickets: £24 WMC Quartet in Residence return to launch the new season with a classical treat full of Viennese elegance that opens with Haydn’s scintillating Quartet Op. 50 No. 2.

MINI BSO: UP IN THE AIR FAMILY SHOW 26 September, 3pm Tickets: £12 / £7 U18s + students Join Mini BSO for an afternoon of interactive games, fantastic music and great entertainment that will have you reaching for the skies.

POUND ARTS CENTRE

Pound Pill, Corsham, SN13 9HX Box Office: 01249 701628 poundarts.org.uk

ROB AUTON’S TIME SHOW 3 September, 8pm Tickets: £12 ‘The Time Show’ is the latest comedy/ theatre/spoken word show by writer and performer Rob Auton.

JOHN SMITH 16 September, 7.30pm Tickets: £15 (Concs: £14) Essex-born John Smith has built a reputation as one of the UK’s finest guitarists and songwriters.

OLGA KOCH: HOMECOMING 18 September, 8pm Tickets: £14 Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated comedian and star of Mock The Week and QI, Olga Koch comes back with her third show!

DRINK RUM WITH EXPATS 25 September, 8pm Tickets: £12 (Concs: £10) Here’s the story of what happened when Becca and Louise, celebrating their final year as Europeans, headed to 2018 European Capital of Culture Malta, to drink rum with Brits abroad and found a lot more than they expected.

NEELD ARTS CENTRE

High Street, Chippenham SN15 3ER Tel: 01249 446699 neeld.co.uk

WOMEN IN ROCK 11 September, 7.30pm Tickets: £17.50 Since 2016, Women In Rock have been wowing audiences across the UK & Europe with their high energy performances. Featuring soaring vocals, choreography, audience interaction, striking costumes and backed by a band of world class musicians, Women In Rock has built a reputation as the leading rock show around.

BROADWAY SPECTACULAR 17 September, 7.30pm Tickets: £19.69 A sensational cast of West End quality performers present a selection of songs from the greatest musicals of all time: Phantom, Les Miserables, Chicago, Cats, Mamma Mia, Oliver, Singing In The Rain, My Fair Lady, Cabaret, Copacabana, Mary Poppins, Wicked, Joseph… and many more! Sensational Vocalists! Beautiful Dancers! Dazzling Costumes!

STEVE KNIGHTLEY 23 September, 7.30pm Tickets: £19.04 Steve’s latest outing is intended for anyone fascinated by the art and craft of song writing. Exploring his extensive back catalogue and introducing unheard, new material he explores the themes and stories that inspire him and shows how music and words can become lyrics and chords and notes can meld to create songs that acquire a life of their own!

FROME MEMORIAL THEATRE

Christchurch St West, Frome, BA11 1EB Tel: 01373 462795 fmt.website CIRCUS OF HORRORS - REVAMPED & ROCKIN’ 4 September, 7.30pm Tickets: from £23 - Adults Only The new Circus of Horrors show will be a celebration of the 25 years and will include an amazing phantasmaglorious amalgamation of acts, driven by a rock ‘n’ roll sound scape, a show that will have you sat on the edge of your seat when not falling off it with laughter.

BEN FOGLE - TALES FROM THE WILDERNESS 12 September, 4pm & 8pm Tickets: £26.50 Join Ben in this uplifting and exciting show when he’ll be sharing his stories of the wilderness. Ben has climbed Everest, been swimming with crocodiles, marooned for a year on an uninhabited island, walked to the South Pole; crossed the empty quarter with camels, rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, swum from Alcatraz, had a flesh-eating disease and messed around with ferrets!

BLAKE 17 September, 7.30pm Tickets: from £23 Celebrating a new decade together, they have chosen their all-time favourites that highlight their harmonies better than ever before. Join them to hear an eclectic new selection of classical anthems, West End hits & contemporary covers.

Jo Whiley, Cheese & Grain England internationals, football icons and pundits Paul Merson & Matt Le Tissier will be presenting a special ‘An Evening With’ at The Cheese & Grain. The night will feature a candid interview with the pair and then be opened up to Q&A from the audience.

CHEESE & GRAIN

5 The Bridge, Frome BA11 1AR Box Office: 01373 455420 cheeseandgrain.com

BETH ORTON 9 September, 7.30pm Tickets: £23 Brit Award winning songstress Beth Orton returns to The Cheese for a special one off solo acoustic gig.

JO WHILEY’S 90S ANTHEMS 10 & 11 September, 8pm Tickets: £20 All the best tracks from a great decade for music. Undoubtedly the biggest night out you’ll have all year!

T-REXTASY 12 September, 7pm Tickets: from £26 T-Rextasy have now been performing around the world for over 20 years, a career that ironically out lives Marc’s very own T.Rex. Truly a rock’n’roll concert for all ages.

OYSTERBAND 15 September, 7.30pm Tickets: from £22 Oysterband are back to fulfil rescheduled shows and announce new ones. They’ll be playing songs from a brand-new album as well as classic favourites - uplifting songs for uncertain times.

AN EVENING WITH PAUL MERSON & MATT LE TISSIER 16 September, 7.45pm Tickets: from £24 TREVOR NELSON – SOUL NATION 17 September, 8pm Tickets: from £20 Pioneer of the UK urban scene and multi-award winning DJ Trevor Nelson returns to Frome for a night of classic R&B and soul.

From The Specials - Neville Staple Band, Cheese & Grain

FROM THE SPECIALS – NEVILLE STAPLE BAND 18 September, 7.30pm Tickets: from £18.50 Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the hit single Ghost Town, Neville Staple – From The Specials, will be playing shows up and down the country. Including Drew Stansall in the line-up and support from Roddy Radiation and the Skabilly Rebels, it will truly be a ‘Special’ night.

MARTHA WAINWRIGHT 23 September, 7.30pm Tickets: from £31 The beguiling performer and songwriter returns with Love Will Be Reborn.

GOLDIE LOOKIN CHAIN 24 September, 7pm Tickets: £18 Coming straight out of Newport, GLC are officially Britain’s biggest rap group. They perform around the world and at every major festival, making millions laugh along the way.

FROM THE JAM 30 September, 7pm Tickets: £31 From the Jam will tour the UK celebrating the 40th Anniversary of The Jam’s 4th studio album ‘Setting Sons’. The critically acclaimed album reached #4 in the UK and was the band’s first album to enter the US charts. Succeeding ‘All Mod Cons’, the album became a commercial success, earning them their first top ten hit single – ‘The Eton Rifles’.

THE THREE HORSESHOES

Frome Rd, Bradford on Avon Tel: 01225 865876 All gigs are FREE and start at 9pm

BILLY BONES 3 September THIS IS HIP 4 September MODEL FOLK 5 September BUCKY RAGE WEEKENDER 10 – 12 September Starring The Bucky Rage and a selection of Glasgow’s finest noise/ music/chaos makers.

THE BOOT HILL ALL-STARS 17 September VIRUS 18 September RAGGED UNION 19 September BILLY IN THE LOW GROUND 24 September THE SETBACKS 25 September THE OLD DRY SKULLS 26 September