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Live music in Rye, East Sussex

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Below are live music events happening in Rye and the surrounding area.

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December 2023

• Miss Holiday Swing

  Fri, 1st Dec 2023, 8:00pm – 11:00pm
  The Grapevine Champagne and Jazz Bar, Rye

  Miss Holiday Swing, or Holly as she’s more commonly known, is a Jazz & Swing Vocalist from the heart of Kent, in England. Her latest album, “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” reached Number 6 in the iTunes Jazz Charts (quite … read more

  

• Coffin Dodgers

  Fri, 1st Dec 2023, 8:45pm – 11:00pm
  The Queen's Head Inn, Rye

  Playing live! … read more

• The Tonics

  Fri, 1st Dec 2023, 9:00pm – 11:00pm
  The Crown Inn, Rye

  We are a band from Hastings East Sussex playing classics hits from the 60’s to the modern day! … read more

  

• Ragati String Band

  Sat, 2nd Dec 2023, 11:00am – 12:00pm
  Rye Town Hall, Rye

  We’ll be in the Buttermarket for some foot-stomping fun. … read more

  

• George & Mandi – Side by Side

  Sat, 2nd Dec 2023, 11:00am – 12:00pm
  The Rye Retreat, Rye

  Playing live on Cinque Ports Street! … read more

• Nelson King

  Sat, 2nd Dec 2023, 11:00am – 12:00pm
  Knoops, Rye

  Brighton based singer / guitarist with great original rock and blues tunes. … read more

  

• The September Project

  Sat, 2nd Dec 2023, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
  Rye Town Hall, Rye

  Playing live in the Buttermarket! … read more

  

• Sam Brothers

  Sat, 2nd Dec 2023, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
  The Rye Retreat, Rye

  Playing live on Cinque Ports Street! … read more

• Blythe Spirits

  Sat, 2nd Dec 2023, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
  Knoops, Rye

  Playing live next to Knoops! … read more

  

• Sambalanco

  Sat, 2nd Dec 2023, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
  The Rye Retreat, Rye

  Hastings’ own community samba band playing live at the Buttermarket! … read more

  

• Opera-lele

  Sat, 2nd Dec 2023, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
  Knoops, Rye

  Opera-lele is the unique comedy music act specialising in performing music from opera and musicals with the ukulele. Playing live next to Knoops! … read more

  

• Customized

  Sat, 2nd Dec 2023, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
  Rye Town Hall, Rye

  Playing live in the Buttermarket! … read more

  

• The Other Band

  Sat, 2nd Dec 2023, 2:00pm – 3:00pm
  Rye Town Hall, Rye

  Shop and bop till you drop! Live blues, country and Americana in the Buttermarket with The Other Band. … read more

  

• Rye Ukulele Experiment

  Sat, 2nd Dec 2023, 2:00pm – 3:00pm
  Knoops, Rye

  Playing live next to Knoops! … read more

  

• The Fieldstone Boys

  Sat, 2nd Dec 2023, 2:00pm – 3:00pm
  The Rye Retreat, Rye

  A skiffle band, formed from a group of friends. … read more

  

• Danny Lloyd – Hybrid Kid

  Sat, 2nd Dec 2023, 3:00pm – 4:00pm
  The Rye Retreat, Rye

  Playing live on Cinque Ports Street! … read more

• Ryebellion

  Sat, 2nd Dec 2023, 3:00pm – 4:00pm
  Knoops, Rye

  Witness the massed drums of the incomparable Ryebellion drummers as they beat out a rousing rhythm next to Knoops. You really can’t better the Ryebellion beat! Free activities for the whole family. We hope you will participate in the free … read more

  

• Rock Choir

  Sat, 2nd Dec 2023, 3:30pm – 4:00pm
  Rye Town Hall, Rye

  Playing live at the Buttermarket! … read more

  

• The Blues Cats

  Sat, 2nd Dec 2023, 4:00pm – 7:00pm
  The Grapevine Champagne and Jazz Bar, Rye

  The Blues Cats rock the blues! … read more

  

• Martin Blackman Band

  Sat, 2nd Dec 2023, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
  The Crown Inn, Rye

  Playing live. We look forward to seeing you there with appropriate footwear! … read more

  

• Sing It Out

  Sat, 2nd Dec 2023 from 6:00pm
  Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Rye

  The Sing It Out mindful choir in Rye are pleased to share that we will be performing at this year’s Xmas Carol Concert at St Mary’s Church in Rye lead by Rebecca Lodge Birkebaek for Christmas in Rye! … read more

  

• Reptilian

  Sat, 2nd Dec 2023 from 9:00pm
  The Pipemakers Arms, Rye

  Come and join the monsters of rock! Reptilian will be playing from 9pm. All welcome. Free entry! … read more

  

• Los Twangueros

  Sun, 3rd Dec 2023 from 4:00pm
  Royal Oak, Pett

  “An awesome Balearic-Latin ensemble that takes you back to Cafe del Mar in its infancy.” … read more

  

• Completely Scuppered Shanty Crew

  Sun, 3rd Dec 2023, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
  The New Inn, Winchelsea

  Come down earlier enough for a table, see you all there! … read more

  

• Gumbo

  Sun, 3rd Dec 2023, 8:00pm – 11:00pm
  The Grapevine Champagne and Jazz Bar, Rye

  Gumbo is a Sussex-based band that play all over the South East and further afield. … read more

  

• Live Music

  Thu, 7th Dec 2023 from 7:30pm
  Globe Inn Marsh, Rye

  Live music from 7:30pm. … read more

  

• A Wurlitzer Christmas

  Fri, 8th Dec 2023 from 7:15pm
  Rye Theatre, Rye

  A Wurlitzer Christmas with Michael Wooldridge, guests, mince pies and mulled wine. … read more

  

• Moss

  Fri, 8th Dec 2023, 8:00pm – 11:00pm
  The Grapevine Champagne and Jazz Bar, Rye

  Moss… as cool as Slash, voice as deep as Louis Armstrong, and guitar playing like Santana, this man can perform! From Morocco, Moss has spent his career impressing countless audiences with his incredible electric-guitar abilities. You’ll catch Moss playing soft … read more

  

• Black River

  Fri, 8th Dec 2023, 8:00pm – 11:00pm
  The Crown Inn, Rye

  Purveyors of the finest hard rock songs. If you want it and we don’t play it, it’s probably 💩! … read more

  

• Entertaining Mr Stone

  Fri, 8th Dec 2023, 8:45pm – 11:00pm
  The Queen's Head Inn, Rye

  Original and well-crafted songs played with intensity and flair; music for bobbing around, singing along, and wiping away the odd tear; a semi-acoustic trio rooted in post-punk South London, filtered through the gentler country air of East Sussex and Kent. … read more

  

• The Blues Cats

  Sat, 9th Dec 2023, 4:00pm – 7:00pm
  The Grapevine Champagne and Jazz Bar, Rye

  The Blues Cats rock the blues! … read more

  

• Four Teas and a Sugar

  Sat, 9th Dec 2023 from 8:00pm
  The Pipemakers Arms, Rye

  We are ‘Four Teas And A Sugar’, a 4-piece band based in Hastings and covering East Sussex and West Kent. We play a range of songs through the decades from the 60s upwards. Most are very much classic party, dance-along … read more

• Freddie Hall

  Sat, 9th Dec 2023, 8:00pm – 11:00pm
  The Grapevine Champagne and Jazz Bar, Rye

  Freddie Hall performs jazz, soul, Motown, and blues music. … read more

  

• Pass the Cat

  Sun, 10th Dec 2023 from 4:00pm
  Royal Oak, Pett

  Playing live! … read more

  

• The Haystingers

  Sun, 10th Dec 2023, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
  The Crown Inn, Rye

  Bringing hillbilly- boogie to Hastings! This one’s going to be lively so wear a cowboy shirt and bring some dancing shoes! … read more

  

• Robert Reid Trio

  Sun, 10th Dec 2023, 8:00pm – 11:00pm
  The Grapevine Champagne and Jazz Bar, Rye

  Jazz pianist Robert Reid originally studied classical piano, but when at Oxford University switched to jazz after hearing records by the great pianists Fats Waller, Art Tatum, and Oscar Peterson. Inspired by their rhythmic and improvising brilliance, Robert was tempted … read more

  

• Jam Night

  Wed, 13th Dec 2023, 8:30pm – 11:00pm
  The Queen's Head Inn, Rye

  Hosted by Ian Ellis (bass / vocals) ex Savoy Brown & Chicken Shack Chris Jolly (guitar) Loz Mann (drums) Good players and semi-pros welcome … bring your own guitars, bass, keys and horns. Blues, rock, country and good old rock’n’roll … read more

  

• Rye Variations

  Fri, 15th Dec 2023 from 7:30pm
  Rye Community Centre, Rye

  A performance of original music, song and spoken word. … read more

  

• Something Else

  Fri, 15th Dec 2023, 8:00pm – 11:00pm
  The Crown Inn, Rye

  Rock n Roll. … read more

  

• Andy Twyman

  Fri, 15th Dec 2023, 8:00pm – 11:00pm
  The Grapevine Champagne and Jazz Bar, Rye

  Andy’s one man band act is a unique blend of soulful blues music with raucous boogie, comedy, cabaret and rock and roll. The result is an exciting and entertaining show packed with heart and humour. Andy has found a place … read more

  

• The Blues Cats

  Sat, 16th Dec 2023, 4:00pm – 7:00pm
  The Grapevine Champagne and Jazz Bar, Rye

  The Blues Cats rock the blues! … read more

  

• Cameo Christmas Capers

  Sat, 16th Dec 2023, 7:00pm – 10:00pm
  Hub on Rye Hill, Rye Foreign

  Cameo Opera are returning to Rye! We are pleased to say that tickets to Cameo Christmas Capers on Saturday 16th December from 7pm at The Hub on Rye Hill are now on sale. Come along to enjoy an evening of … read more

  

• George Simmonds Duo

  Sat, 16th Dec 2023, 8:00pm – 11:00pm
  The Grapevine Champagne and Jazz Bar, Rye

  Trombonist from Hastings. … read more

  

• Groove UK

  Sun, 17th Dec 2023 from 4:00pm
  Queens Head, Icklesham

  Funk and disco grooves to dance away the Sunday blues! … read more

  

• Sarah G and the other 3

  Sun, 17th Dec 2023 from 4:00pm
  Royal Oak, Pett

  Come and join the party! … read more

  

• The Big Blue

  Sun, 17th Dec 2023, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
  The Crown Inn, Rye

  Vocalist / guitarist / frontman, Stuart Bligh, admits to being a huge Stevie Ray Vaughan fan. Following in the SRV tradition, The Big Blue take pure, classic blues music and inject it with a raw excitement. Stuart has been compared, … read more

  

• Victoria Bass

  Sun, 17th Dec 2023, 8:00pm – 11:00pm
  The Grapevine Champagne and Jazz Bar, Rye

  A modern singer with a vintage twist. With elegance and class beyond her years, young jazz songstress, Victoria Bass mesmerises her audience with stunning visual performances and a voice straight from the swing-time era. Singing songs from the 1920s all … read more

  

• Christmas Carols

  Thu, 21st Dec 2023 from 7:30pm
  Globe Inn Marsh, Rye

  Getting into the Christmas season with our yearly Christmas carols sing-a-long with Reg. … read more

  

• Katie Bradley & Dave Ferra

  Fri, 22nd Dec 2023, 8:00pm – 11:00pm
  The Grapevine Champagne and Jazz Bar, Rye

  Dave Fera & Katie Bradley live at the Grapevine. … read more

  

• The Fabulous Red Diesel

  Fri, 22nd Dec 2023, 8:00pm – 11:00pm
  The Crown Inn, Rye

  C21st Bardic Jazz – sonic sensuality for the modern eccentrician! … read more

  

• Elvis Christmas Show

  Fri, 22nd Dec 2023 from 8:45pm
  The Broad Oak, Broad Oak

  All his greatest hits performed by Andy T King along with some classic Christmas and gospel songs. Free entry. … read more

  

• The Blues Cats

  Sat, 23rd Dec 2023, 4:00pm – 7:00pm
  The Grapevine Champagne and Jazz Bar, Rye

  The Blues Cats rock the blues! … read more

  

• Wasted

  Sat, 23rd Dec 2023 from 9:00pm
  The Pipemakers Arms, Rye

  Playing live for their 2023 World Tour! … read more

  

• Robert Reid Trio

  Sun, 24th Dec 2023, 8:00pm – 11:00pm
  The Grapevine Champagne and Jazz Bar, Rye

  Jazz pianist Robert Reid originally studied classical piano, but when at Oxford University switched to jazz after hearing records by the great pianists Fats Waller, Art Tatum, and Oscar Peterson. Inspired by their rhythmic and improvising brilliance, Robert was tempted … read more

  

• Mat and Simon’s Xmas Sing-along

  Tue, 26th Dec 2023 from 1:00pm
  Royal Oak, Pett

  Come and join in from 1pm. … read more

  

• Moss

  Tue, 26th Dec 2023, 8:00pm – 11:00pm
  The Grapevine Champagne and Jazz Bar, Rye

  Moss… as cool as Slash, voice as deep as Louis Armstrong, and guitar playing like Santana, this man can perform! From Morocco, Moss has spent his career impressing countless audiences with his incredible electric-guitar abilities. You’ll catch Moss playing soft … read more

  

• ELF (Every Last Friday) Live Music

  Fri, 29th Dec 2023, 8:45pm – 11:00pm
  The Broad Oak, Broad Oak

  Live music, every last Friday of the month! … read more

  

• The Blues Cats

  Sat, 30th Dec 2023, 4:00pm – 7:00pm
  The Grapevine Champagne and Jazz Bar, Rye

  The Blues Cats rock the blues! … read more

  

• George Simmonds Duo

  Sat, 30th Dec 2023, 8:00pm – 11:00pm
  The Grapevine Champagne and Jazz Bar, Rye

  Trombonist from Hastings. … read more

  

• Steve Sinatra

  Sun, 31st Dec 2023 from 9:00pm
  Royal Oak, Pett

  Vocal entertainer from Hastings. … read more

  

• Freddie Hall

  Sun, 31st Dec 2023, 9:30pm to 12:30am
  The Grapevine Champagne and Jazz Bar, Rye

  Freddie Hall performs jazz, soul, Motown, and blues music. … read more

  

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