Live Music

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

• 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

  

• 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

  

January 2024

• Live Music

  Thu, 4th Jan 2024 from 7:30pm
  Globe Inn Marsh, Rye

  Live music from 7:30pm. … read more

  

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