The launch party for the new LP from local folksters Tomorrow Bird is this Friday, courtesy of Club Velocity. Joining them at Rising Sun Arts are DAP & The Fraudsters frontman Damien A. Passmore and "Your fave new singer songwriter called Alan", Alan Caruso whatsonreading.com/venues/club-ve…

Tribute Night: Dolly Parton Date: Sat, 21 Sep, 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Location: Main Hall Admission: Free (donations£5) Join us for a night celebrating the legendary Dolly Parton! Enjoy a variety of performances featuring iconic songs, from heartfelt renditions to unexpected takes

Rmb this SAT! Tribute Night: Dolly Parton 📅 Date: Sat, 21 Sep, 8 PM - 11 PM 📍 Location: Main Hall 💵 Admission: Free (Suggested donation £5) Celebrate Dolly Parton with a night of diverse performances! Want to perform? Email Zac at [email protected] .

THIS SAT😍The Scarlet Vixens present: Horror Movie Marathon Price: £15 (+ bf) Tickets are on sale via the Vixens' website - BOOK NOW thescarletvixens.com/event-details/… Location: Main Hall Date(s): Sat 19 Oct, 7:30 pm to 11:00pm

The Reading Caribbean Nation is hosting community meetings on October 23rd and November 11th at 6 pm to discuss the planning of the 2025 Reading Carnival. The carnival celebrates Caribbean culture: Details: gofundme.com/f/keep-reading…

TMR!! Club Velcocity presents The August List / The Kokroachez / Secret Rivals Price:£6.50 (+ Booking fee £0.70) Location: Main Hall Date(s): Fri 29 Nov, 8:00pm to 11:00pm Grab your ticket here: wegottickets.com/event/616340

🎤 Dreading Poetry Slam 🎤 🗓️ Sun 1 Dec, 7:30 PM 📍 Main Hall 🆓 Free entry Join our friendly open mic poetry competition hosted by Richard Stephenson! Compete for the chance to be crowned Dreading Slam Champion in January or enjoy as an audience member Dreadingslam #PoetrySlam

🎥 Classic Cinema Night: Shop Around the Corner 🗓️ Fri 20 Dec, 7:30 PM 🆓 Free entry & popcorn! Enjoy James Stewart & Margaret Sullavan in this charming holiday classic about love, loneliness, and festive connections. A must-watch for fans! #ClassicCinema #Freeevent

🎤Artist Link-Up: Grime + Hip-Hop A night of networking & live talent showcasing, hosted by musicians 🎧 DJ Line-Up: GINJA, MANDEM, LIMINATOR & more 🎙️ Live Freestyles + Cyphers: ADZ, RJ, MR. & other 📅 Sat 25 Jan ⏰ 7PM - 11PM 💷 £2 OTD Don't miss this #Grime #HipHop #LiveMusic

🎶 Reinis Jaunais & The Flamenco Thief – Live in Reading! 🎸 Epic fusion of flamenco, Balkan, Latin & hip-hop beats with live looping magic! Sun 23 Feb | 7PM Rising Sun Arts Centre £8.80 adv / £10 otd [wegottickets.com/event/646525] Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind show! #LiveMusic

🚨 FINAL CALL – GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! 🚨 ✨ Suspenders Club: Return of the Queers ✨ is bringing drag, DIY performances & queer magic to The Rising Sun Arts Centre! 🌈💖 📅 Sat, 15 March | ⏰ 7PM doors, 11PM close | 18+ Book now! outsavvy.com/event/24454/sh…

🎨✨ Double Okay Making Session – FINAL CALL! ✨🎭 Join a free, relaxed & inclusive queer creative space led by Ollie & George (Double Okay)! 🎨🏳️‍🌈 📅 Sat, 16th March | ⏰ 11AM - 2PM 📍 The Rising Sun Arts Centre 💌 Booking required – email [email protected] #QueerArts

✨ Welcome to A Beltane Concert with Daughter of the Water & Friends! ✨ 🎶 Celebrate the Celtic festival of Beltain with live folk music~ 📍 The Rising Sun Arts Centre 🗓️ Sat 3 May | 7:00–11:00pm 🎟️ £10 / £7.50 🎫 Tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-beltane-co…

🎤 Artists Link Up - Live Showdown! 🗓️ Fri 9 May | 7PM 📍Open to ALL local artists! 🔥 WIN: 🎧 2hr Studio Time, Mix & Master, 🎼 Custom Beat, 🎥 Full Music Video (*T&Cs apply) 🎤 10 min sets. 🙌 Crowd picks the winner! 🎯 LIMITED SLOTS — Sign up now: 👉 forms.gle/zsQaPVXPXd3L7H…

Step into the Time Capsule 📍 Reading | Sat 10 May | 7PM Sheer Obsession’s Suspenders – a DIY night of fierce local drag! Tickets via OutSavvy UK (Pay what you can) £5 • £10 • £15 • £20 💌 No one turned away: [email protected] 👑 Lineup TBA ♿️ Accessible venue | 18+ only

🎶 Wilswood Buoys hit Reading! 🗓️ Fri 30 May | 8PM | Main Hall 🎟️ £10 adv via WeGotTickets | More OTD Alt/folk island vibes from this raw & genre-blending duo 🌊🔥 Support from: 🎤 Jess Tuthill 🎤 Grace Pounds 🎫 Don’t miss it: wegottickets.com/event/650534 #WilswoodBuoys

🎸 Tribute Night: 40 Years of Live Aid! 📍Rising Sun Arts Centre, Reading 📅 Sat 7 June | ⏰ 8pm start 🎟 Free entry | 💛 Suggested donation £5 Celebrate a night of epic covers – some faithful, some fun, some chaotic! 🎤🎶 💌 Want to perform? Email Zac:[email protected]

🌞 Oxfam Music Reading Presents: 🎶 A Night of Contemporary Psychedelia 📅 Sat 14 June | ⏰ 8pm | 📍 Reading 🎟️ £10 Celebrate summer’s arrival with lush dreampop & cosmic folk!✨ HOO – Thames Valley dreampop 🌙 Matt Sewell – Oxford’s cosmic troubadour Limited tickets only!!

🎉 The Sunday Alternative 📅 Sun 22 June | ⏰ 10:30am–1pm 📍 Main Hall, Reading 🎟 Entry by donation A monthly secular gathering to celebrate life — with singing, silly games, inspiring words, and cake! 🎶🎂💬 No preaching, just a welcoming space for all ages & backgrounds. 🌈

🔥 Phoenix Rising – Summer Solstice All-Dayer 📅 Sat 21 June | 🕑 2pm–late 📍 Reading | 🎟 £13.80 (incl. fee) 🎫 Tickets: wegottickets.com/event/659726 Iridiphore & Skeeta Sounds reunite for a mind-expanding day of genre-blurring music, immersive visuals & solstice energy. 🌞🔊