Upcoming Events
Mark Harrison Band
Nobody writes songs like MARK HARRISON.
Constantly touring and multi-awards-nominated, Mark Harrison has a reputation for being unlike anyone else out there. Described at BBC Radio 2 as an artist who ‘makes you think afresh’, and by countless audience members and reviewers as ‘uplifting and ‘inspirational’, his highly individual music takes him to some of the top venues and festivals in the UK, attracting acclaim wherever he goes.
Mark writes songs about things most people live and think about but don’t hear songs about, and songs that tell stories they haven’t heard before. Proper songs, with catchy melodies and memorable lyrics that you can hear.
Mark’s live shows are well-known not only for the memorable songs but also for his introductions to them, delivered in a manner often described as ‘wry’ and ‘dry’.
Mark has been frequently heard on BBC Radio 2, including on its Pick of the Week show on a playlist containing many of the world’s top pop artists.
The extraordinary MARK HARRISON BAND has a unique sound and style that is very much their own genre, and incorporates elements of classic roots, rock, folk and blues. They have been compared to classic artists of the golden era such as The Band and Little Feat. It’s music to make you smile, think and move.
The band features the amazing musicianship of CHARLES BENFIELD (double bass/harmonies) and BEN WELBURN (drums/percussion), who form a unique and much-admired rhythm section.
Mark has released eight albums, which have been unanimously acclaimed across a wide range of areas of the music world, receiving a very great deal of airplay and highly enthusiastic reviews in the UK, Europe and the US.
With his outstanding tunes, wry observations, striking rhythms and stunning guitar playing, Mark Harrison is widely considered one of the most original and interesting artists around. You won’t hear anything else quite like him.
Tickets
Advance tickets £14, On the Door £16
Suitable For Ages
For 13+ years old and over
George Boomsma
George Boomsma is singer songwriter from Northallerton, North Yorkshire. His pure voice and tumbling guitar make for a bewitching combination, with a maturity and poetic lyricism that have left audiences around the country entranced.
Write Out Loud
Write Out Loud Woking is a poetry and spoken word open-mic event on the last Thursday of each month.
Niall McCabe
With self-effacing humour and stories told of growing up on a remote Irish Island Niall McCabe possess an effortless charm which both captivates and liberates his audience. Like the wild Atlantic landscape of his home McCabe’s songs feel timeless and natural yet bely the dense shaping of a dynamic creative force. Deft, intricate guitar work brings a lightness to the weight of Island isolation yet the sound, soul and stories of McCabe’s life and experiences breathe a deep cultured sense of discernment through his vocals. His natural distinct voice is earning him a growing loyal fanbase, discovering his music as he travels extensively, with his recent album tour schedule bringing him to venture off the Island, across Ireland, UK, Europe and North America.
As well as becoming an accomplished finger-style guitar player, Niall has been lending his unique voice to Irish trad-fusion band ‘Beoga’, touring Ireland, Europe and the USA while also playing support for Ed Sheeran, Foy Vance and Johnny Swim and more recently opening for Chris Issak on his UK Tour, to two sold out audiences at Eventim Apollo London and Wolverhampton Civic Halls.
McCabe’s eagerly anticipated ‘Rituals’ album was released in February 2023 to critical acclaim and featured as RTE Album of the Week, while the song Rituals topped the RTE Radio airplay charts for five consecutive weeks.
Tickets
Advance tickets £15, On the Door £17
Suitable For Ages
For 13+ years old and over
Hannah Brine
Singer songwriter Hannah Brine brings the gorgeous songs from her forthcoming album Blue Sky Now to Woking.
Kate McDonnell
Singer, guitarist, songwriter and recording artist from Albany, NY, USA, Kate McDonnell has captivated audiences around the globe for decades with her award-winning songwriting skills, unique and jaw-dropping “upside down and backwards” guitar style, her infectious personality and stunning voice.
Miles Hunt (Wonder Stuff) & Billy Liberator
In the midst of a burgeoning British independent music scene in the mid 80s, Miles Hunt formed The Wonder Stuff. The band went on to score four Top 20 albums and seventeen Top 20 singles.
Write Out Loud
Write Out Loud Woking is a poetry and spoken word open-mic event on the last Thursday of each month.
Laurence Jones
AGMP Concerts and MVT Cohorts presents Laurence Jones
Laurence Jones, the multi-award-winning guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter born in Liverpool released his 8th studio album ‘Bad Luck & The Blues’ which charted #1 in The Official Jazz & Blues Charts in The UK. Hailed "The future of the blues" as Classic Rock Magazine aptly puts it! Don't miss a chance to book Laurence Jones to perform live on tour. With his impressive prize cabinet of awards and a place in the British Blues Hall Of Fame, he's one of the UK's greatest guitarists.
"AGMP are delighted to be working with the Music Venues Trust in bringing the 2025 Tour of the incredible guitarist Laurence Jones to some of the finest grass-roots, independent music venues across the UK. It is part of AGMP's DNA to work with venues that have been the "birthplace" of some of the biggest music stars in the world and it's brilliant to be able to join forces with our industry champion, the MVT"
Music Radar voted the young Laurence one of the world's top 10 blues-rock guitarists. He's shared stages with legends like Sir Van Morrison, Sir Ringo Starr, Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, Status Quo and many more.
Buddy Guy personally invited the young guitar sensation onstage in front of 15,000 people at the Holland International Blues Festival.
With many awards and over 50,000 album sales. Jones has also appeared at some of the world’s most prestigious venues, including the Royal Albert Hall in London and New York’s Carnegie Hall.
“The British Blues Rock guitar sensation rocks the riffs on his new album” - RollingStone Magazine
Tickets
Standing | General Admission
Suitable For Ages
For Ages 14 years + (with adult supervision)
Write Out Loud
Write Out Loud Woking is a poetry and spoken word open-mic event on the last Thursday of each month.
Write Out Loud
Write Out Loud Woking is a poetry and spoken word open-mic event on the last Thursday of each month.
The Beautiful Darkness
The Beautiful Darkness is an emerging rock band that blends goth and grunge influences into a unique sound.
John Otway and Willy Barrett: What Three Words
John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett celebrate 50 years since their first single.
Write Out Loud
Write Out Loud Woking is a poetry and spoken word open-mic event on the last Thursday of each month.
Write Out Loud
Write Out Loud Woking is a poetry and spoken word open-mic event on the last Thursday of each month.
Write Out Loud
Write Out Loud Woking is a poetry and spoken word open-mic event on the last Thursday of each month.
The Woking Alternative Market
A market filled with local artists, creators & small businesses.
A place to “find your tribe”, whether it’s Goths, Witches, Geeks or Spiritually In Tune folks.
Write Out Loud
Write Out Loud Woking is a poetry and spoken word open-mic event on the last Thursday of each month.
Wild Wood Garden Party
In aid of Woking & Sam Beare Hospice and Wellbeing Care we bring you this special fundraising event to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of our Wild Wood Garden project.
The Woking Guitar Show
Join us at The Woking Boutique Guitar, Pedal, Bass, and Amp Show on March 15th at the Fiery Bird venue in Woking! For just £2 entry, you can see, try, and buy gear from some of the UK’s top musical instrument brands. Meet the makers, explore unique products, and discover new sounds. Whether you’re a guitarist, bassist, or pedal enthusiast, this event is not to be missed!
Ross Harding band
An electric blues rock/hard rock musical experience, where, with an excellent band, Ross Harding performs original songs with one or two renditions of cover songs that have been greatly influential in his music.
Lovely Music Night 28 February 2025
Our showcase events continue bringing fantastic original live music to Woking’s only grassroots live music venue with three excellent bands for only £10!! Free parking onsite. Bands playing will be…..
Andrew Maxwell Morris is a singer, songwriter, composer, and performer who has followed a diverse and eclectic career both in the UK and Internationally. As a singer and songwriter, he has co-produced and released 2 EPs and 3 albums. His songs such as ‘Dust’ and ‘I’ll Be Gone’ have been used internationally in both film and television. As a touring artist, Andrew supported Peter Green when he toured the United Kingdom with his splinter group Peter Green and Friends, performing to sold out shows in venues such as Union Chapel, London and the Civic Hall Wolverhampton.
Andrew also supported the rock group Marillion both in the UK and internationally, in Zeebrugge, Holland. Andrew is a regular performer at Glastonbury Festival and has appeared with his band at the festival every year since 2008. Andrews’s brand of new American song writing has drawn comparisons to David Gray, Dave Matthews and Paul
Tim Shez Band - Taking influences from singer songwriters, anthemic stadium bands and cinematic soundscapes, Tim delivers delicate and intimate songs which draw you in and take you along with him. With the solid foundation of Ben's percussive drums, coupled with the rich melodies and orchestral tones of Mikey's fretless bass, Tim delivers disarmingly honest lyrics and melodies over acoustic guitars, strings, and atmospheric vocal layers. The result is a sound which is engaging and often very emotional, lingering with the listener long after the sound has faded."
Gods to Ghosts were formed in 2016. We perform original songs. Our influences include The Beatles, Ramones and everything inbetween. We have performed at several venues throughout the local area. Our songs are based on personal events and experiences. We cover several different genres including punk and blues.
Abdoulaye Kouyaté
The Velveteen Orkestra has the ability to make audiences swoon while, at the same time, casting forth an air of unease with their intoxicating hybrid of rich romanticism and brutal intensity.
Write Out Loud
Write Out Loud Woking is a poetry and spoken word open-mic event on the last Thursday of each month.
Dubvocaliza
Upbeat dub-reggae music with catchy lyrics and maximum feel-good vibes. Hailed as London's high-octane reggae band with deep roots in Jamaican music.
Quo Connection
In answer to overwhelming support, former members of John Coghlan's Quo, Mick Hughes, Rick Chase, Pete Mace and Russ Chadd have reformed under the name of Quo Connection.
The Velveteen Orkestra
The Velveteen Orkestra has the ability to make audiences swoon while, at the same time, casting forth an air of unease with their intoxicating hybrid of rich romanticism and brutal intensity.
Lovely Music Night | 31 January
First of our 2025 Lovely Music Nights presenting the best in original music on the grassroots scene brings you - The Invisible Hats, The Beelines, Rats, Rats, Rats!
Write Out Loud
Write Out Loud Woking is a poetry and spoken word open-mic event on the last Thursday of each month.
Lovely Music Night | 20 December
Our regular Lovely Music Nights return!
This month we continue to bring together excellent local original writing talent to share their new work with you. Four acts for £10!
The Lovely Music Nights entry fee supports the volunteer run venue costs/utilities and the artists that play them.
Line Up: Mooshwa Pooshwa, The Whiskey Knights and more TBA!
Mooshwa Pooshwa
Mooshwa Pooshwa is a band playing an eclectic mix of musical styles - Latin, Gypsy-folk and Klezmer with a punky twist. Lyrical themes include love, regret, murder, mystery, madness and diabolical temptation – but they carry their darkness lightly.
The Whiskey Knights
The Whiskey Knights are an English rock band hailing from Camberley, Surrey. Bringing high-energy performances and genre-blending sound, the band fuses the raw intensity of hard rock and punk with the melodic hooks of indie and pop rock. They have released two studio albums, one EP, one single, a live album and a demo since their formation in 2013.
Tickets
Standing / General Admission - £10
Suitable For Ages
All Ages
Andy Parsons - Work in Progress SOLD OUT!
After his nationwide critical-smash tour ‘Bafflingly Optimistic’ in 2023/24, Andy is back with a brand new work in progress show.
Time Out Comedy Award Winner / New Zealand International Comedy Award Winner / Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival Award Winner / Winner Silver Dolphin Cannes / Winner Best Film EVCOM
“For those who worry that we are going to **** in a handcart, Parsons will at least make you enjoy the ride” The i
“Hysterical” The Mirror
“Very funny” The Times
“Punchline King” The Guardian
“Laugh Out Loud Funny” Sunday Telegraph
“Surprisingly ripped” Rob Beckett
As seen on Netflix, Amazon Prime, BBC iPlayer, Live At The Apollo & Mock The Week.
Tickets
Unreserved Seating - £14.50
Please note this event is now sold out
Suitable For Ages
Over 13+
PolSky
PolSky, return to the Fiery Bird to showcase new songs, as well as favourites from their debut LP “Executive Functions”.
PolSky was formed by Kris Warren, a songwriter and music producer whose career began under the wing of Cocteau Twins' Robin Guthrie. Paying close attention to production and writing techniques from the likes of Echo and the Bunnymen, Terry Hall, Nick Lowe and others, Kris began to formulate his own unique offering and during the noughties joined agit-pop group BiB on guitar, refining his stage craft on the London live circuit, culminating in a UK tour with The XX Teens, and an NME single of the week.
The remainder of 2024 will see the release of a thunderous new single “Product E” mixed by mercurial producer Christopher Bangs , and then a new album slated for release late 2025. Kris and the band are very excited to be previewing this new material exclusively at the Fiery Bird show.
Press and reviews
“bit of an anthem actually” – Deb Grant BBC6music (100 Million Ways to Die)
“wonderfully sophisticated indie" – soundspheremag.com
"fast-paced, exciting and eccentric" – musicforthemisfits.com
“they could easily be the next big dance-rock band to break out of the UK” – It’s All Indie
“absolutely compelling, with every element needed to make this a dance floor hit." – Send Me Your Ears
“Far from any traditional musical landscape, PolSky has a strong eclecticism in its sound – The Other Side Reviews
Tickets
Standing / General Admission £13
Suitable For Ages
All Ages.
Caoilfhionn Rose
Manchester’s Caoilfhionn Rose has come of age as an artist, digging deep to find experimental new ways of expressing her wonder at nature’s beauty, her love of music in all its diversity, and her belief in the restorative powers that both afford in the troubled post-COVID world.
Fraser Morgan
Fraser Morgan; a rapidly up-and-coming Acoustic-Folk-Punk artist and avid gigger who brings to the stage high levels of passion, energy, and showmanship.
Whether he's playing Solo, or with his band “Fraser Morgan and the Great Catastrophes”, Fraser keeps the crowd on their toes and captivated, delivering a performance that is often compared to the likes of Frank Turner, Billy Bragg and The Levellers.
Fraser has already played over 850 gigs to-date, and this experience shows when he's putting on a beautifully chaotic, yet passionate and enjoyable show. Throughout his live shows, Fraser keeps the crowd laughing with his humorous one-liners between songs whilst also delivering important messages of mental health within the songs themselves.
Having previously shared the bill with artists such as Luke Concannon (Nizlopi), The Hunna, Rats, Red Rum Club, and has already built up a large and dedicated following, it's glaringly obvious that Fraser is a fan-favourite and has a long and exciting career ahead of him.
Tickets
Standing / General Admission - £10
Suitable For Ages
All Ages
Ross Harding + support
Ross Harding
Ross Harding is an acclaimed Blues Rock Musician from Johannesburg, South Africa, currently based in the UK.
As a songwriter and performing artist, he personifies rich, powerful vocal abilities with mesmerizing guitar skills, gaining international industry recognition for his commanding blend of blues and rock music, reminiscent of the classic rock, grunge & blues artists of the past.
A prolific performing artist, his versatile stage performances range from a deeply soulful solo acoustic artist, to a high energy blues rocker, whose experience is that of an artist much older than he. A seasoned touring musician, he has played hundreds of shows in clubs, festivals, and notable venues in his decade-long professional career. Ross Harding continues to push boundaries in his redefining approach to the blues rock genre.
Tickets
Standing /General Admission - £10
Suitable For Ages
All Ages
The Outcast Band + support (Fundraiser for Woking Community Furniture)
The Outcast Band
The Outcast Band are a high-energy roots-rock band originally from the Hampshire/Surrey borders. They have played over 500 shows to date with audiences from London to Berlin at festivals including Glastonbury, Guilfest, Wychwood, Trowbridge, Acoustic Festival of Britain and Heineken Big Tops. The band has distinctive vocals, raw folk instrumentals and fresh, poetic lyrics. Every gig is an unforgettable experience.
Billy Liberator & The Orbiteers
The Orbiteers high-energy, guitar-driven anthems and occasional flirtations with pop, country and the blues have won them a devoted following across Surrey and Hampshire in recent years.
Stone Dog
Local lads, who write and memorable rock-pop songs that bring together influences from the Beatles to Royal Blood.
Tickets
General Admission / Standing - £12 Tickets
Suitable For Ages
All Ages
The Blues Broadcasting Corporation
Award-winning band with Top 20 album and international airplay
The band was the brainchild of Bob Cranham, a guitarist/songwriter/producer with almost 50 years’ experience in the music business. Starting out as a duo with fellow guitarist, Ben Keen, it rapidly became the 4-piece band we have today when Barry Cook joined on drums and Dave Williamson on bass. Once the line-up was in place Bob started writing songs for the band quickly followed by Ben & Dave making their contributions to a set list that mixes original material with some of the classic blues “standards” that we all know and love.
The BBC’s debut album, HIGH HORSE, available now on CD and all major digital platforms, reached No. 14 on the Roots Music Report UK Chart and No.21 on the worldwide blues broadcast chart compiled by the IBBA. Two singles followed, Footsteps of the Poor & Right Place Wrong Time. All 12 tracks on the album and both singles have received extensive airplay across the UK, Europe and the USA.
Check out YouTube for various videos of the band.
TICKETS
General Admission / Standing - £16
Arcadio!
Arcadio!
A new and upcoming alternative bluesy rock band from Surrey.
Comprising of the founder members of the popular "The What If Generation" rock band. Front man Lee Adaway and drummer Jamie Burgess are now joined by Sinclair Muir on lead guitar and Darren Laken on the bass.
Their collaboration of musical styles and influences gives them a refreshing but memorable style. Soulful lyrics and vocals. Driving precession and mind bending solos make this a true "Soundscape" experience.
Find out more on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/sFseNoJyJMTgq6JZ/
With support from Escaped Roots and more TBC
West London outfit Escaped Roots pride themselves on delivering an ear-catching show with solid riffs, catchy hooks and memorable tunes.
Fusing rock, blues, folk and soul into their sound, the fourpiece hit the stage with melody and storytelling at the core of their songs.
Tickets
General Admission / Standing - £12 Tickets
Suitable For Ages
All Ages
Touki
Amadou Diagne has centuries of West African music at his fingertips. Cory Seznec is a musical wanderer and uncertified ethnomusicologist. A chance encounter while busking in Bath planted the seeds of a collaboration that’s been fermenting now for over a decade. Those seedlings are shooting up into the light with a prestigious Arts Council of England grant and the release of their sophomore album, Plastic Man, recorded at the legendary Real World Studios.
Touki means “journey” in Wolof, Diagne’s mother tongue. Plastic Man focuses on climate change, environmental activism and spiritual matters—drawing together West African fables, personal stories and the social, economic and political challenges facing both developing countries and western ones. This is music that asks ecological, spiritual, and political questions.
Born into a griot family of percussionists and praise singers in Dakar, Diagne is not your ordinary griot. Though he draws heavily on Coastal African sounds and rhythms, he has forged his own identity as a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. A self-taught kora player (he was prohibited from studying in Senegal because he did not descend from a lineage of kora players) and guitarist (he developed a signature style to accompany his powerhouse voice), he has developed a unique and intricate style to accompany his powerful, rich, high-pitched voice, drawing on his skills as a percussionist. His music has been featured in Songlines, BBC 3 Late Junction and fRoots.
A French-American in Paris, Seznec’s fingerstyle guitar-playing is syncopated, polyrhythmic, cross-pollinated and idiosyncratic. He also plays banjo and wades in the deep river of American song. Busking misadventures with Malian musicians in the Paris metro led him to Songhai songsters in Timbuktu and ancient omutibo guitarists in Western Kenya. Feverish touring with the world roots trio Groanbox gave him his sea legs. But a three-year stint in Ethiopia is what cracked everything open. These experiences shaped Seznec into an artist who traces the through-line across musical cultures and whose songs let the past reverberate in the present.
As they sail through the crosscurrents our complex world, Touki understands that the
musical voyage itself is the destination.
“A scintillating sequel to Ali Farka Touré & Ry Cooder’s Talking Timbuktu.” —ROLLING STONE
“A subtle and fresh fusion that is further boosted by Seznec’s voice, a dextrous, resonant drawl that brings out the color of his songs.” —SONGLINES
Tickets
General Admission / Standing - £17 Tickets
Suitable For Ages
All Ages
