Gig guide: Top local bands out in force this week
There are some great nights of live music to be found in Peterborough’s pubs and clubs this week – plus comedy, DJs and quizzes.
THURSDAY 26th: The Ostrich Inn, North Street, has Palmy Ukulele Band rehearsal from 8pm.
Charters, Town Bridge, has Pub Quiz from 8pm. Teams of 6 max, winning team gets £30 bar tab.
Velvet Panache, Broadway, has Thursday Club, hosted by Boreland, playing House, Dance, Trance, RNB, Afrobeat, DNB, Pop and more.


O’Neill’s, Broadway, has karaoke from 9pm to 2am. Hosted by Top Notch Entertainers.
The Shed Taproom & Deli, Fletton Quays, has Shed Head Comedy night from 7pm.
FRIDAY 27th :
O’Neill’s, Broadway, has live DJ from 9pm to 2am. Hosted by Rob DJ from Top Notch Entertainers.


Charters, Town Bridge, has Vinyl Night from 8pm with DJ Derek Gibson playing Indie, New Wave, Punk, Glam Rock and Alt Rock.
The Shed Taproom & Deli, Fletton Quays, has Bandeoke - sing with a band not a backing track from 8pm.
The Cock Inn, Werrington, has Kylie Tribute Show from 8:30pm, plus The Pizza Vault street food, 5-8pm.
The Ostrich Inn has The Whisky Flowers from 9.30pm.
Brewery Tap, Westgate, has resident DJ Rick Allen with Friday Groove from 9pm – 2am. Expect a feel-good soundtrack of infectious grooves, crowd-pleasing beats and amazing late night atmosphere. Free before 11pm, £5 after.
Yard of Ale, Oundle Road, has The High Point Players.
The Crown, Lincoln Road, has Smoke N Mirrors from 9pm playing the best Classic Rock and Pop covers from the 60s up to date.
The Burghley, Burghley Road, has Misguided Fools from 9pm playing carefully selected classic songs from the 70s up to date.
SATURDAY 28th: O’Neill’s, Broadway, has Top Notch Entertainers, 9pm-2am.
Velvet Panache, Broadway, has Barmy Bingo from 7pm to 11pm.
The Crown, Lincoln Road, has 23 Reasons from 9pm.Three-piece electro-acoustic covers band playing unique versions of songs from the 60s up to present day.
The Shed Taproom & Deli, Fletton Quays, has 2020 vision from 8pm.
The Ostrich Inn has DB5 from 9.30pm.
Yard of Ale, Oundle Road, has BHDC.
Brewery Tap has Eddie Nash with The Get Down from 9:30pm – 4am. Free entry before 11pm, £5 after 11pm, £10 after midnight.
Charters has Halo from 10pm - a five-piece rock, pop, and funk covers band. .
The Woolpack, Stanground, has Radius 45 from 8pm. Popular Peterborough Rock and Pop covers band playing chart hits from the 1950s to current day.
The Burghley, Burghley Road, has The Gangsters from 9pm playing Ska, 2-Tone and Reggae Rocksteady.
The Broadway Club, Broadway, has Robbie Allen.
The Boulevard Club, Bourges Boulevard, has Pop Fiction (Previous known as Freudian Slippers) from 9pm. Members free, guests, non-members £2.
March United Services Club has Two of a Kind, a duo playing hits of the 50s, 60s and 70s. Doors open 7:30pm. Tickets £5 members, £7 non-members.
SUNDAY March 1st:
The Ostrich Inn has David James Smith from 5.30pm.
The Bluebell Inn, Dogsthorpe, has Made In PE1 from 2pm. New three-piece Peterborough band featuring ex-members from The Limit and UnLimited. Playing a mixture of music from 60s - 90s with a few newer track thrown in.
Charters has Jazz Underground from 12 – 3pm with DJs Malcolm James & Paul Andrews, followed by Beatles tribute Mellow Submarine from 3pm to 6pm.
Brewery Tap has Open Mic Night from 6pm – 11pm . Each performer gets a free drink voucher. TUESDAY March 3rd:
Velvet Panache, Broadway, has Out And Loud LGBTQUIA+ night from 10.30pm to 2.30am. WEDNESDAY March 4th:
The Ostrich Inn has Ostrich Egg Heads Pub Quiz from 7.30pm.