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Music
Wednesday 3rd, 7.30pm
The Christians Live and Unplugged.
This soul-influenced sophisti-pop
band from Liverpool scored several
UK and international major chart hits
in the late 80s and early 90s. £16.50.
Wyvern
Thursday 4th, 7.30pm
Whole Lotta Led recreate the set
played by Zeppelin at the 02 Arena Operababes - see Friday 19th
last year. £15. Wyvern
Saturday 6th, doors 6pm Wednesday 24th, 7.30pm
Martin Taylor and Alison Burns.
Chumbawamba Bowl Concert. A Multi- award winning guitarist Martin
fantastic opportunity to catch Chum- Taylor joins Alison Burns, the UK’s
bawamba acoustic. In advance adult fastest rising jazz star. £14. Wyvern
£11, family £36; on the day adult £13,
family £44. Advance tickets from Arts Thursday 25th, 7.30pm
Centre or Swindon Information Centre. Marty Wilde and The Wildcats. One
Old Town Bowl of the greatest names of 50s and 60s
Saturday 6th, 8pm music looks back at a career span-
ning over 50 years of rock and roll.
Against the Grain featuring Dave £16.50. Wyvern
Gregory, former bass player with
XTC and supporting disco. Licensed Sunday 28th, 7.30pm
bar and light snacks. In aid of Purton That’ll Be The Day. The nation’s
and Lydiard Charity Fund. £10. Purton favourite rock’n’roll variety show re-
Village Hall. Advance tickets from turns with a brand new show. £19.50.
771926 or 771298 Wyvern
Saturday 13th, 8pm
Pentangle. Expanding the frontiers Film
of folk in the 1960s & 70s Jacqui Mc- Wednesday 17th, 7.45pm
Shee and Pentangle have continued Caramel (PG). A delicious tale from
to make groundbreaking music. £15. Lebanon, about fi ve very different
Arts Centre women whose lives and loves intersect
Thursday 18th, 7.30pm in a beauty parlour in Beirut. Swindon
Jive Talkin’ – The Bee Gees Story. Film Society. Arts Centre
The Jive Talkin’ band recreates the
extensive Gibb Brothers’ repertoire Swindon Film Society fi lms are for
including all the disco classics. £17.50. members only. It is possible to join
Wyvern on the evening
Thursday 18th, 8pm
Heidi Talbot & Boo Hewerdine. Exhibitions
Billed as the new star in the great To 6 September
fi rmament of Irish singers, Heidi will One Hundred and Eighty Degrees.
be performing with singer-songwriter An exhibition featuring the work of
Boo Hewerdine. £12. Arts Centre second year fi ne art degree students.
Friday 19th, 7.30pm Comprising conceptual and literal
The Operababes and special guests. responses within the ever-expanding
Enchanting music sung beautifully arena of contemporary drawing. Free.
by performers in dazzling costumes. Arts Centre
£19.50. Wyvern To 27 September
Friday 19th, 8pm Resonant Forms. Exploring the
Ruby Turner. One of the greatest dynamic relationship between artists’
voices that the UK has ever produced, ideas and the ways they structure their
Ruby breathes life and meaning work. This exhibition tracks changes
into a passionate soaring ballad or in emphasis across the last 100 years
a soulful up-tempo groove. £17.50. through works by artists such as
Arts Centre David Bomberg, Richard Hamilton and
Saturday 20th, 7pm Howard Hodgkin, from the Swindon
Swindon Talent ’08 – The Final. Collection of Modern British Art. Free.
Grand fi nal of a summer long search. Swindon Museum & Art Gallery
£7.50. Arts Centre To December, 10am – 5pm
Saturday 20th, doors 7pm The Journey from Steam to Diesel.
911. Nineties boyband. £5. Casbah - Follow the story of four characters
tickets in advance only, see details in whose lives were affected as steam
advert on page 21 locomotives were replaced by diesel
Tuesday 23rd, 7.30pm on Britain’s railways. Normal admis-
Gary Wilmot and Mike Alexander. sion prices. STEAM
An evening of quality favourites from From 9 September to 11 October
two of the gentlemen of British musical Step Back - Gordon Dickinson. Take
theatre. Music and refl ections on a half another look at the full picutre. Maybe
century of careers at the top of the things are not what they appear at fi rst
theatre industry. £17.50. Wyvern glance. Free. Arts Centre

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