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guide to live music in Swindon for December

Swindon’s live music scene is as be hosting their own Christmas
diverse and widespread as any in the Party on 27 December featuring The
country. Whether you like chilled Bright Eyes. Status Promotions are
out acoustic music, blues, folk, pop, heading this one, and with their
dance, electronica, rock or any other great reputation for putting on
genre you can think of, the scope for brilliant party and covers bands, we
musical entertainment is endless. know this is going to be the best
To steal a phrase from a popular place to party away those Christmas
TV series; “Christmas is coming...” calories.
and Swindon yet again has a superb Once you’ve had your fill of the
musical offering to tide you through festive cheer, New Year’s Eve rides
these winter months. over the horizon, and back at The
Always a highlight of the Vic there is a rocking party to be
Christmas shows at The Victoria had. Denim and leather are the
in Swindon is the 12 Bands of order of the evening, as local covers
Christmas gig on 17 December The lovably crazy Diagonal People will be performing festive tunes out of group Shepherds Pie take over the
Now in its 11th year, this show has everyone’s comfort zone at The Vic’s 12 Bands of Christmas on 17 December Old Town venue and celebrate the
become somewhat of an institution end of this weird year we call 2016
in the town, and all the previous zone. This year’s acts include will be holding their annual with rock classics and a very classic
shows have completely sold out, - Polar Front, Zoe Mead, Raze Student Performance on Sunday vibe. Expect the usual flamboyant
which tells us either people have Rebuild, The Harlers, Martyrials, 4 December from 11am. Over approach to music from one of
way too much money to spend over YVES, Plummie Racket & the 80 students will be performing Swindon’s most experienced groups.
Christmas or we all love singing Dicemen, SN Dubstation, The throughout the day, as well as a If you need reminding of the date
along to Slade covers. Nomarks, A Way With Words and selection of students performing (as we often do) it’s 31 December.
This year will be no exception so Diagonal People. (We know that’s as a group of 25 playing Learn to Our Ocelot team will now be
make sure you don’t leave it till the 11 but at the time we printed the Fly by Foo Fighters. All proceeds heading out into the wilderness to
last minute to purchase your ticket magazine, band number 12 had not will be going to the Make A Wish fill up on fruit cake and mince pies.
because once they’re gone, there confirmed.) Foundation and Blue Ross Charity, There is a world of music to
will be no more. Riffs Bar in Hook will be offering so do something different this discover in Swindon besides just our
Rules are simple, 12 local bands the alternative to all the festive Christmas and support the area’s picks here, so for more information
play two cover songs each, both out cheer by supporting an equally up and coming musicians. on events in the town and beyond,
of their respective genre comfort worthy cause; Ultimate Tuition Level 3 on Commercial Road will visit: www.theocelot.co.uk

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