Plymouth gig guide: Battle of the Bands and weekend live music

The countdown to your live music weekend has started! Where will you spend your afternoons/ evenings? The battle of the bands at the Maritime on Friday night should be a good one. Rowlee on the Radio at @Soundwave Radio Plymouth is happy to bring you the local gig guide in partnership with Plymouth Culture. Have fun and tell us who you enjoyed in the comments. Also, if your band/ venue aren’t mentioned please do feel free to add them in the comments.

Friday 21 August


Hot Candy at Thistle Park Tavern, Plymouth 9.30pm

Ocean City Groove at Annabel’s, Plymouth 10:15pm

Baby Vegas at The Ship, Plymouth 8pm

Cobra at The Millbridge Inn, Stoke 9pm

Helen Goldsmith at N-joy, Plymouth 9pm

Battle of the Bands at The Maritime Inn, Plymouth from 8pm, with

Hooligan’s Rule + Ocean City Rabble + The Other Woman

Rob C Force at The Waterfront, Plymouth 7pm - 9pm

Opium at The Plymstock Inn, Plymstock 8pm

Nightshift at The Elburton Inn, Elburton 9pm

Terence Waldstadt at The Wheelers, Torpoint 8.30pm

Joy Machine at The Halfway House Inn, Kingsand 9pm

Black Friday trio at The Globe Inn, Looe 8pm

Dew Barf at Copperfish Distillery, Looe 9pm


Saturday 22 August


Mr C (Wayne from Capri) at Hyde Park Social Club, Plymouth 9pm

Roadside at Thistle Park Tavern, Plymouth 9.30pm

Kick at Annabel’s, Plymouth 10:15pm

Vinyl Frontier at The Roundabout, Plymouth 8.30pm

The Horizons at The Ship, Plymouth 8pm

Longshore Drift at The Queens Arms, Tamerton Foliot 8.30pm 

Upstate UK at The Millbridge Inn, Stoke 9pm 

Ashes to Ashes at The Drakes Drum, Plymstock 8.30pm 

Chris Ostler at The London Inn, Plympton 8pm

Tokyo Red at Colebrook Inn, Plympton 8.30pm

Blu Soule at Edgcumbe Arms, Cremyll 3pm - 5pm

Crystal Visions at The Two Bridges, Saltash 9pm

Hungry Bears Band at The Elephant Bar, St Germans 7.30pm - 10pm

Black Friday full band at The Smugglers Inn, Seaton 6:30pm

The Stone River Band at Victoria Social Club, Bere Alston 9pm

Sunday 23 August


Three's Company at Marina Bar, Plymouth 5pm - 7.30pm

JD & Coke at N-joy, Plymouth 6pm - 8pm, followed by Karen G 9pm

Take 4 at Cafébar Momus, Stonehouse noon - 3pm

Rob C Force at The Millbridge Inn, Stoke 7pm - 9pm

Kendall Williams at Steel Brew, Plymouth 3pm - 5pm

The Mo Joes at The Queens Arms, Tamerton Foliot 4pm - 6pm

Laura Brown at The Cornwood Inn, Cornwood 5pm

The Hungry Bears at The Halfway House Inn, Kingsand 8:30pm

Hills and Gallant at The Two Bridges, Saltash 6pm

Slivovitsa at The Elephant Bar, St Germans 2.30pm - 5pm 

Black Friday duo at The Inn on the Shore, Downderry 4pm – 6pm

Dave Rich at Sportsmans Valley Hotel, Menheniot 4pm - 6pm

BarraCoodas at Bullers Arms, East Looe 6pm - 8pm

Nawtey Beys Duo at The Rising Sun Inn, Gunnislake 4pm - 6pm

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