GIGS at some of Wokingham’s live music venues are set to sound good this year.
Wokingham Music Club is looking to bring the crowds back to venues with its line up acts, which has so far been announced up until June.
Organiser Stan Hetherington says that there is something to suit everyone in the programme for the first six months of this year.
“Live music is just the most exciting art form,” he says.
The line up kicks off this Friday, January 14, with Pink Floyd tribute band, Crazy Diamond. The group will be performing classic albums Animals and Dark Side of the Moon in their entirety, with a few tracks from other albums thrown in for good measure. It takes place at the Royal British Legion, Winnersh, beginning at 8pm.
Toyah’s sell out gig takes place the following Friday at the Whitty Theatre, Wokingham.
Folksinger Richard Digance closes January’s listings. He returns to the Wokingham Music Club stage at Emmbrook Sports and Social Club on Friday, January 28,
The programme for the following months includes Eric Bell, lead guitarist with Thin Lizzy, soul from Funkin’ Souled Out and the country music sounds of acclaimed duo My Darling Clementine.
Whilst ticket sales and attendance at the Club’s shows has been impacted by covid, Stan says that he has always been an optimist.
“Covid has had a drastic impact on sales, they’re down to around 55 percent whereas beforehand we were at 90 percent,” he explains.
“People have got out of the habit of going out.
“But I am confident that things will pick up and we’ll recover, we’ve got a great line up.”
Tickets for all shows are on sale now. A waiting list is in operating for tickets for Toyah. Prices for shows vary between £15 and £27.50.
For more information, including a full listing of shows until June and tickets, visit: wokinghammusicclub.co.uk/gigs
