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The Ocelot guide to live music in Swindon during July

up to host chap-hop superstar
Swindon’s live music scene is as Professor Elemental on 21 July, with
diverse and widespread as any support from Wurzel-rap legend
in the country. Whether you like Corky. The Professor has grown
chilled out acoustic music, blues, an audience in Swindon with his
folk, pop or rock, the scope for Victorian styling and very British
musical entertainment is endless. sense of comedic music. If you like
This month we have cherry-picked your tea brown, your safari jacket
five just to get you started. pressed and want to giggle your
July sees some of the biggest socks off, this is the show to go to.
events in Swindon’s musical Looking slightly further afield,
calendar take place, with the the Marlborough Jazz Festival is
Swindon Shuffle and Stratton Stroll. Swindon’s very own All Ears Avow will headline The Victoria between 15 and 17 July, with big
The Swindon Shuffle is a five day on Friday 15 July as part of this years Swindon Shuffle names from the world of jazz once
musical extravaganza, starting on never forgotten son Gaz Brookfield. Stratton’s pubs. Already confirmed again descending on the Wiltshire
Wednesday 13 July and continuing Tickets for all shows and more for this year’s event are Kova market town. Expect exceptional
until 17 July. information is available from Me Badd, Hooch, Slagarij, Zing, performances from the likes of
This year the Shuffle is celebrating www.swindonshuffle.org.uk. Oscillator and Josie and the Outlaw. Clare Teal, Alice in Grooveland and
its tenth anniversary, and will be The Stratton Stroll, taking place More information is available from Wiltshire’s very own Ben Cipolla,
taking place at The Victoria, The on 23 July, is organised as a www.strattonstmargaret.gov.uk/ who won Best Newcomer at the
Beehive, The Castle and Baila Coffee collaboration between Stratton stratton-stroll-2016 festival in 2014.
& Vinyl, featuring prominent local Parish Council and the wider music If you’re looking for something a For more information, or for more
acts such as All Ears Avow, SN scene to showcase the area, and is little more off-the-wall, The Victoria events happening in Swindon, visit:
Dubstation, RAIN and Swindon’s a great excuse to visit nearly all of and Sheer Music once again team www.theocelot.co.uk

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