WHAT'S ON
at The Flowing Spring
On this page you can get details of all our forthcoming events and book tickets. If you'd like to be the first to know about new events and other announcements, join our mailing list. All you have to do is send us an email asking to be added. We won't share your details with anyone else.
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All events that require a ticket purchase are now listed in our Flowing Spring Ticket Store, so you can either buy them online or by popping into the pub with cash.
WATCH PAST GIGS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Whilst you're here, take a look at our Flowing Spring Gigs YouTube Channel which has a growing number of live videos we've filmed and produced
Our Slightly Plugged Nights give musicians the opportunity to perform for up to 30 minutes semi-acoustically in the bar.
We welcome soloists, duos, trios and quartets, depending on the space needed. We tend to plug guitars directly into our desk, so amps aren't usually required. Drum kits should be minimal. Cajons are a good option!
We use a small PA and an engineer to set you up (microphones provided), usually only taking a few minutes.
If you would like to join us, just give us a call or email us with your act's name, genre of music and line-up of musicians and instruments.
Registered as appearing this month (now fully booked) are:
We began our Unplugged Nights (otherwise known as Quirky Corner Unplugged) back in January 2014.
The format is simple. Anyone can come along and perform, with or without instruments but with one rule: no plugging in!
We have hosted hundreds of people of different musical genres, of different abilities and with different instruments - and some simply reciting prose and poetry. It's been wonderful.
Our Unplugged Nights usually take place in the cosy bar on the first Tuesday of every month. It's a wonderfully intimate setting with bags of support and good humour. It's called Quirky Corner Night because that's where it all started: in our Quirky Corner. But it outgrew the space within a month!
If you'd like to come along and perform, just turn up. Alternatively, you can go to the Quirky Corner facebook page and send a message to Mike Tuffery who manages the event for us.
If you wish to eat while you're here, please call us at the pub and book a table as it can get busy.
Rea-loaded, the excellent Chris Rea tribute band, returns to The Flowing Spring after their show in May, this time appearing on the Rose Stage as part of our Gigs in the Garden season.
Rea-Loaded is a band of highly experienced musicians based in the West Midlands with an absolute desire to re-create the authentic sound of Chris Rea and his music.
The band was started by drummer Ed Taylor (who has played here with Fleetwood Mad) who has spent much of his life in the world of Formula One. Ed has met Chris Rea several times over the years in the motorsport paddocks of the world: a huge passion and big part of Chris's life.
Rea-Loaded is fronted by Neil Gordon who possesses the raspy voice and guitar skills to do justice to these songs.
Expect to hear great songs, including Road To Hell, Auberge, Lets Dance, Josephine, Stainsby Girls, On The Beach, Fool If You Think Its Over and many, many more.
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Supersonic Queen graced The Rose Stage here last summer and it was fab! The band is superb, Freddie is great fun and gets the audience thoroughly involved. It's a brilliant show that does Queen proud.
A video of the band playing Radio-Ga-Ga here last year is below.
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Our Classic Cars & Bikes Meet welcomes all classics from any era and with any number of wheels!
Just come along, bring your prized machine, enjoy a cuppa and a bacon roll and admire all the other motors on show.
Our Slightly Plugged Nights give musicians the opportunity to perform for up to 30 minutes semi-acoustically in the bar.
We welcome soloists, duos, trios and quartets, depending on the space needed. We tend to plug guitars directly into our desk, so amps aren't usually required. Drum kits should be minimal. Cajons are a good option!
We use a small PA and an engineer to set you up (microphones provided), usually only taking a few minutes.
If you would like to join us, just give us a call or email us with your act's name, genre of music and line-up of musicians and instruments.
Registered as appearing this month are:
We're excited to launch the first in a series of Originals Nights in the Acoustic Lounge, featuring three local acts that we think deserve exposure and support.
We began our Unplugged Nights (otherwise known as Quirky Corner Unplugged) back in January 2014.
The format is simple. Anyone can come along and perform, with or without instruments but with one rule: no plugging in!
We have hosted hundreds of people of different musical genres, of different abilities and with different instruments - and some simply reciting prose and poetry. It's been wonderful.
Our Unplugged Nights usually take place in the cosy bar on the first Tuesday of every month. It's a wonderfully intimate setting with bags of support and good humour. It's called Quirky Corner Night because that's where it all started: in our Quirky Corner. But it outgrew the space within a month!
If you'd like to come along and perform, just turn up. Alternatively, you can go to the Quirky Corner facebook page and send a message to Mike Tuffery who manages the event for us.
If you wish to eat while you're here, please call us at the pub and book a table as it can get busy.
Roll The Dice is a premium three-piece live band delivering powerful, energy-packed performances, outstanding musicianship and unforgettable vocals, featuring the Stevie Nicks singer from Fleetwood Mad, plus the band's drummer and a virtuoso guitarist/ bass player.
The trio plays a huge repertoire of songs from Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks, and related classic acts including Peter Green Tom Petty and Chicken Shack, so there will be intimate acoustic moments, rich blues and those rock and pop singalong greats we all know and love.
The trio comprises Paula (lead singer from Fleetwood Mad), Owen (guitars and bass plus vocals) and John (drummer from Fleetwood Mad adding to the vocal harmonies).
Original songs. Top tunes. Melodies. Harmonies.
Rocket Kings played their first gig on 30th September 2016, so this gig will celebrate 10 years of the band. They are delighted to return for their fourth appearance at The Flowing Spring for this very special night. The band will be playing songs from their earliest years through their two albums and including songs from their album that they are recording this year.
There will be a few special guests, some daft banter, some space-themed activity, and, quite probably, some audience running activity . It's going to be a lot of fun and will definitely put a smile on your face!
Virtuoso Blues Man?
Sensitive Singer Songwriter?
Raucous Piano pounder?
Marky Dawson is proud to be all three.
He developed his Boogie/Rock 'n' Roll style piano playing along with his ability to interact with an audience taking requests and heckles whilst working in London pubs and clubs.
He delivers the intimacy of a jazz club, the energy of a stadium performance, and the fun of the pub. Remarkyble.
Derek Nash has been a member of the Jools Holland Rhythm and Blues Orchestra since 2004, has led Sax Appeal for over thirty years, fronts the funk/fusion band Protect the Beat, and is a member of the Ronnie Scott's Blues Explosion. He is renowned for his energetic, vibrant, passionate and charismatic performances on all four saxophones - from sonorous baritone to soaring soprano.
The quartet comprises:
- Marky Dawson - Piano/Vocals
- Derek Nash - Saxophone
- Simon Rushbrook - Bass
- Chris Chambers - Drums
The Sing-along-a-Nick trio is back!
Yes, it's time for Halloween which means a night of spooky, spine-chilling stupidity, courtesy of Nick and his band.
Expect lots of spooky-themed songs, sketches and audience interaction, just for the sheer fun of it.
We began our Unplugged Nights (otherwise known as Quirky Corner Unplugged) back in January 2014.
The format is simple. Anyone can come along and perform, with or without instruments but with one rule: no plugging in!
We have hosted hundreds of people of different musical genres, of different abilities and with different instruments - and some simply reciting prose and poetry. It's been wonderful.
Our Unplugged Nights usually take place in the cosy bar on the first Tuesday of every month. It's a wonderfully intimate setting with bags of support and good humour. It's called Quirky Corner Night because that's where it all started: in our Quirky Corner. But it outgrew the space within a month!
If you'd like to come along and perform, just turn up. Alternatively, you can go to the Quirky Corner facebook page and send a message to Mike Tuffery who manages the event for us.
If you wish to eat while you're here, please call us at the pub and book a table as it can get busy.
This hard working band from Burnley in Lancashire returns to The Flowing Spring, dedicating their music to The Jam.
Whether it is a complex song like Burning Sky or Scrape Away or a classic like Going Underground or Start, you will be blown away by their musical talent and commitment to getting things right and sounding right.
What makes Pretty Green stand out from other Jam tributes is the front man who is in his very early twenties, with his controlled aggression, guitar playing and singing, mirroring a young Paul Weller.
Covering all albums, B sides and singles, this really will be another night to remember.
Jam fans will not be disappointed.
You are going to be treated to a unique night of entertainment featuring the excellent music and words of Kris King and Mister Minch, packed with story-telling and wit.
The story follows Isabella and Sandra and a reflection of their lives in their final hours. So cleverly written, you'll be grinning throughout.
There will be video accompaniment plus support from Minch & Andy with their musical interpretations of Dylan Thomas poems and from Sing-along-a-Nick's versions of classic doom-laden Tom Lehrer songs.
The evening finishes with a couple of Kris's non-doom-related songs which are simply great fun!
This show is an absolute one-off, not to be missed!
Clad in flares, boots, and unapologetically unbuttoned shirts, Vintage Voltage channels the spirit of rock’s golden era, not as nostalgia, but as something alive, electric, and unmistakably fresh. This isn’t dress-up. It’s not parody. It’s not a museum piece. It’s a revival powered by genuine love for the music and the eras that shaped it.
Vintage Voltage isn’t simply a tribute band; it’s a travelling time machine. From the swagger of arena rock to the grit of blues-infused hard rock, they recreate the raw energy, groove and attitude that defined a generation, and deliver it with the intensity of musicians who grew up long after it first exploded.
No wigs. No fake costumes. No gimmicks. Just real musicianship, real chemistry, and real rock ’n’ roll.
We began our Unplugged Nights (otherwise known as Quirky Corner Unplugged) back in January 2014.
The format is simple. Anyone can come along and perform, with or without instruments but with one rule: no plugging in!
We have hosted hundreds of people of different musical genres, of different abilities and with different instruments - and some simply reciting prose and poetry. It's been wonderful.
Our Unplugged Nights usually take place in the cosy bar on the first Tuesday of every month. It's a wonderfully intimate setting with bags of support and good humour. It's called Quirky Corner Night because that's where it all started: in our Quirky Corner. But it outgrew the space within a month!
If you'd like to come along and perform, just turn up. Alternatively, you can go to the Quirky Corner facebook page and send a message to Mike Tuffery who manages the event for us.
If you wish to eat while you're here, please call us at the pub and book a table as it can get busy.
Experience the magic of a Bluesy Kind of Christmas, a musical journey of festive and popular Christmas classics performed in a bluesy way.
But don't worry, it will not just be blues (hence the 'kind of' in the title). The evening will feature a bit of soul, rock n roll and funky stuff too.
Join an award-winning band with special guests for an evening of music, mulled wine and mince pies. Who knows, there might even be a chance for a festive singalong...
Every Christmas for many years the Sing-along-a-Nick trio has entertained the masses here with festive songs and silliness. We've always called it Sing-along-a-Nicktivity.
This year it's slightly different. After all, we need to keep the show as fresh as newly fallen snow.
So it is now imaginatively called The Sing-along-a-Nick Christmas Show.
We'll have lots of cheesy Christmas hits to plough through, a few traditional songs and carols and more sketches and audience participation.
So it will contain even more sacks of fun than before!!
Ticket info coming soon.
MORE DATES COMING SOON!
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The Flowing Spring, Henley Road, Playhatch, Reading, Oxfordshire RG4 9RB
