There is always plenty going on at The Tuppenny, from live music to brewery events (see our listing below). Each week we host The Thursday Night Music Club, brought to you by the finger-on-the-musical-pulse team at SoPLive, where you will discover the cream of local and national underground music, guaranteed to be incredible and different to any other venue in town. They also bring a more chilled vibe to one Sunday each month with The Sunday Social, an early-evening session of live folk music.
We want to support live music so we pay all our artists and respect their sound by having a professional sound engineer and decent equipment. We keep our gigs free entry, but what we ask of you is to give generously to the tip-jar if you’ve enjoyed it. Every penny goes to the artists and the bigger the tips the more likely they’ll come and play again.
We love quizzing so the middle Wednesday each month is the home of The Hump Day Quiz – a winner-takes-all mix of questions and challenges to test your brain and unearth hidden talents. Then the last Sunday of the month always brings us the idiocy of the Monthly Music Quiz as the lads from the Swindon Shuffle music festival entertain, educate, argue amongst themselves and raise money for Prospect Hospice.
Our resident DJ GigMonkey bring us Home Comforts, a monthly night of eclectic musical soundtracking and we host an eclectic mix of DJ’s on other weekend nights. often playing out vinyl. Dates vary so keep an eye on listings.
We also host The Tuppenny Blitz Chess Club – speed chess for the impatient! Look out for these on the second Monday of the month. Newcomers always welcome!
We have had live comedy, poetry, literary events, dance and beyond, and are always keen to host new things that fit our vibe. Get in touch if you have an idea! But, if you want to know what is on the slate right now, check below or see the event section of our Facebook page for fuller details.
UPCOMING EVENTS
March 25th – Captain Wormhole. Vinyl DJ Set – A deep dive into an eclectic record collection, ranging from Jazz-Funk to Post-Punk, Boogaloo to Blue Note, Bristol to Bogotá. For full details see the event page.
March 26th – The Swindon Shuffle Music Quiz Our Monthly mad-cap music quiz, with all the usual tomfoolery and silliness
March 30th – The Thursday Night Music Club with Lille Røde + Rob Beckinsale. Intelligent indie-pop with a theatrical twist with themes from heartbreak to gender politics. For full details see the event page.
March 31st – Moore’s Exotic Reserve. DJ Set – A blend of Afrobeat, Latin Funk, Cosmic Jazz and other rich global grooves... For full details see the event page.
April 2nd – Live Music from Jazzy & Zach + Tildy. Local young musicians showcase. Funky, Soulful guitar and silky vocals creating a wonderful sound. For full details see the event page.
April 6th – The Thursday Night Music Club with Fast Trains + English Weather. Fiercely independent, boundary pushing and inventive stripped-back alt-pop. For full details see the event page.
April 8th – Random Rules Presents: “I’ll Make You A Mix Tape…” Vinyl DJ Set – From the dark and dusty vinyl vaults, enjoy the sounds of Soul/Motown/Post-Punk/Country-funk/Tropicalia/Indie-Pop/Hi-Life Etc. Etc. For full details see the event page.
April 10th – The Tuppenny Blitz Monthly Speed Chess Club – newcomers welcome. For more info see the Facebook Group.
April 12th – The Hump Day Quiz A fun test of brain power, common sense, lateral thinking and random skills.
April 13th – The Thursday Night Music Club with Ma Polaine + Adam Woodhouse. Blues, Jazz and Country tinged abstract tales with dark humour and a raw beauty. For full details see the event page.
April 14th – Home Comforts. DJ Set – Eclectic Music Thinking – Soul & Funk to Indie & Psychedelia.. For full details see the event page.
April 16th – The Sunday Social with Long For The Coast + Drew Bryant. Stories about social change, spiritual adventures, and friends lost and found. For full details see the event page.
April 20th – The Thursday Night Music Club with Fly Yeti Fly (full band) + boci. Sublime melodic folk music with 60’s West Coast Folk Revival vibes and harmonies to die for. For full details see the event page.
April 22nd – Blue & Black RnB Club . DJ Set – The finest Fifties and Sixties Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Popcorn, Latin, Jazz, all on vinyl. For full details see the event page.
April 27th – The Thursday Night Music Club with Mr Love & Justice. 21st Century Anglicana – A contemporary English take on the west coast cross-over folk/pop sound of the late 1960s. For full details see the event page.
April 28th – Moore’s Exotic Reserve. DJ Set – A blend of Afrobeat, Latin Funk, Cosmic Jazz and other rich global grooves... For full details see the event page.
April 30th – The Swindon Shuffle Music Quiz Our Monthly mad-cap music quiz, with all the usual tomfoolery and silliness
May 4th – The Thursday Night Music Club with Alex Taylor. Singer, songwriter and loop pedal artist splicing elements of soul, nu-folk and electronica. For full details see the event page.
May 8th – The Tuppenny Blitz Monthly Speed Chess Club – newcomers welcome. For more info see the Facebook Group.
May 11th – The Thursday Night Music Club with Good Habits. Wonderfully quirky Alt-Folk with an infectious energy and spirit that’s impossible to resist. For full details see the event page.
May 12th – Home Comforts. DJ Set – Eclectic Music Thinking – Soul & Funk to Indie & Psychedelia.. For full details see the event page.
May 13th – The Avocado Brothers. DJ Set – The Avocado Brothers return! DJ’s Paj and GigMonkey reunite to bring a megamix of Old School Classics and Top Pop Hits… For full details see the event page.
May 17th – The Hump Day Quiz A fun test of brain power, common sense, lateral thinking and random skills.
May 18th – The Thursday Night Music Club with Somerset Velvet + James Turner Overdrive. Psychedelic Folk Funk band weaving hypnotic patterns & grooves into creative, quirky songs. For full details see the event page.
May 20th – Captain Wormhole. Vinyl DJ Set – A deep dive into an eclectic record collection, ranging from Jazz-Funk to Post-Punk, Boogaloo to Blue Note, Bristol to Bogotá. For full details see the event page.
May 25th – The Thursday Night Music Club with Reverend Ferriday. Music with roots in hillcountry blues and americana with a raw, foot stomping Juke Joint sound.. For full details see the event page.
May 26th – Moore’s Exotic Reserve. DJ Set – A blend of Afrobeat, Latin Funk, Cosmic Jazz and other rich global grooves... For full details see the event page.
May 28th – The Swindon Shuffle Music Quiz Our Monthly mad-cap music quiz, with all the usual tomfoolery and silliness
More 2023 Events will be posted soon – but check out the Facebook events page for a sneak peek at some of them…