WHAT'S ON
at The Flowing Spring
Photo of CODA - a Tribute to Led Zeppelin courtesy of Bradley Lucas, I Want 2 Shoot You
On this page you can get details of all our forthcoming events and book tickets. If you'd like to be the first to know about new events and other announcements, join our mailing list. All you have to do is send us an email asking to be added. We won't share your details with anyone else.
GET ALL YOUR TICKETS IN ONE PLACE
All events that require a ticket purchase are now listed in our Flowing Spring Ticket Store, so you can either buy them online or by popping into the pub with cash.
WATCH PAST GIGS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Whilst you're here, take a look at our Flowing Spring Gigs YouTube Channel which has a growing number of live videos we've filmed and produced
The penultimate Meet of the year, our Classic Cars & Bikes Meet welcomes all classics from any era and with any number of wheels!
Just come along, bring your prized machine, enjoy a cuppa and a bacon roll and admire all the other motors on show.
On the last Friday of each month we host a variety of acts in the bar, each performing for 20 minutes. They can be soloists, duos, trios or small quartets as there's not a lot of space.
It's open to everyone of any musical style but mainly based around those playing acoustic instruments which we plug in using our small PA system.
If you would like to play here simply email us with your details and we'll add you to this or future Slightly Plugged Nights.
The list of who's playing this month will appear below.
Our Unplugged Nights are in their eleventh year.
Taking place on the first Tuesday of each month, we host a variety of musicians performing in the bar unplugged. Any genre, any acoustic instruments, any standard: anything goes - as long as nothing is plugged in!
Simply turn up, add your name to the list and you'll get to perform. How long you play for depends on the number of acts.
Otherwise known as Acoustic Jam in Quirky Corner, this monthly event is hosted by our good friend Mike Tuffery.
There is a facebook page dedicated to Acoustic Jam in Quirky Corner. Click here to view it.
The last Meet of 2025, our Classic Cars & Bikes Meet welcomes all classics from any era and with any number of wheels!
Just come along, bring your prized machine, enjoy a cuppa and a bacon roll and admire all the other motors on show.
We welcome the return of The Dead Can Wait to The Flowing Spring.
Their music can be described as 80s classic rock, but this 5-piece band deliver their powerhouse sound with modern twists.
Expect huge guitar solos, classic riffs and powerful ballads - and they're all original songs.
Check out their debut album In Lumine, released last October.
The Sing-along-a-Nick trio have taken a long break from their antics over the summer but they’re back with a vengeance with a Halloween Special on Saturday 25 October.
Particularly known for their Christmas and Valentine’s shows, the band has decided to add Halloween to their calendar, to exhume all those classic hits about monsters, ghosts and devilish stuff.
Called Sing-along-a-Scary Nick, the show will have props, costumes, sound effects and, of course, lots of music, to get your heart pounding and your blood oozing.
The gig will take place in the Acoustic Lounge with tickets just £5 each (cash) or £6 on card or online.
The Sing-along-a-Nick trio features:
Don’t forget the annual Sing-along-a-Nicktivity Christmas shows take place on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 December, always a sell-out, packed with sackfuls of Christmas carols and cheesy hits. So whilst you’re buying your Scary Nick tickets, grab your Nicktivity ones too - a treat for all the family! They’re the same price.
Let the fun resume!
On the last Friday of each month we host a variety of acts in the bar, each performing for 20 minutes. They can be soloists, duos, trios or small quartets as there's not a lot of space.
It's open to everyone of any musical style but mainly based around those playing acoustic instruments which we plug in using our small PA system.
If you would like to play here simply email us with your details and we'll add you to this or future Slightly Plugged Nights.
The list of who's playing this month will appear below.
Our Unplugged Nights are in their eleventh year.
Taking place on the first Tuesday of each month, we host a variety of musicians performing in the bar unplugged. Any genre, any acoustic instruments, any standard: anything goes - as long as nothing is plugged in!
Simply turn up, add your name to the list and you'll get to perform. How long you play for depends on the number of acts.
Otherwise known as Acoustic Jam in Quirky Corner, this monthly event is hosted by our good friend Mike Tuffery.
There is a facebook page dedicated to Acoustic Jam in Quirky Corner. Click here to view it.
International blues guitarist Big Dez has played in the US with legends including Luther Allison, W C Clark and Billy Branch, and has been a regular headliner at blues clubs in Japan, Texas and Chicago including Buddy Guy's Legends Club, House Of Blues and Rosa's Lounge. This side of the pond, Big Dez continues to be a big draw at European blues clubs and festivals.
"Big Dez was superb, sizzling guitar mastery combined with rich powerhouse vocals....Big Dez is the real, international blues deal. Go see!" -
Review from recent 100 Club headline - Denise Lester - Blues In Britain.
“Dez is heavily influenced by Albert Collins and Chicago blues; his slashing guitar combines Albert Collins’ icy tension with Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson¹s metallic crunch, and vocals like Omar Kent Dykes” - Blues Revue USA
On the last Friday of each month we host a variety of acts in the bar, each performing for 20 minutes. They can be soloists, duos, trios or small quartets as there's not a lot of space.
It's open to everyone of any musical style but mainly based around those playing acoustic instruments which we plug in using our small PA system.
If you would like to play here simply email us with your details and we'll add you to this or future Slightly Plugged Nights.
The list of who's playing this month will appear below.
Selina and the Howlin' Dogs are a great local four-piece band pumping out upbeat, soulful, funky blues-rock originals.
Both their studio and live albums hit the IBBA top 40 album playlist in 2022 resulting in opening for Geno Washington and the Ram Jam band, Dr Feelgood and Emma Wilson Band.
The “Live at The Harlington” release won Live Album of the Year 2022 by Docs Blues Awards on Severn FM which resulted in being aired across 20+ blues radio stations/shows in the UK, Netherlands, Belgium and the US.
Their highly anticipated third album entitled Biscuit City pays tribute to where it all began with a rockier edge. It entered the IBBA top 40 album playlist at #14 in 2023.
Influences include Gary Clark jr, Vintage Trouble, Kyla Brox, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Joe Bonamassa, Jeff Healey, Rolling Stones, Robben Ford, Led Zeppelin and Muddy Waters.
This is the last Unplugged Night of 2025.
Taking place on the first Tuesday of each month, we host a variety of musicians performing in the bar unplugged. Any genre, any acoustic instruments, any standard: anything goes - as long as nothing is plugged in!
Simply turn up, add your name to the list and you'll get to perform. How long you play for depends on the number of acts.
Otherwise known as Acoustic Jam in Quirky Corner, this monthly event is hosted by our good friend Mike Tuffery.
There is a facebook page dedicated to Acoustic Jam in Quirky Corner. Click here to view it.
The Sing-along-a-Nick trio's annual venture into the world of all things Christmas. Featuring carols, traditional festive songs and cheesy Christmas hits from across the decades, plus, of course, antics and audience involvement to make everyone feel in the festive mood.
These two nights always sell out, so grab your tickets sooner rather than later.
They are just £5 each in cash from the pub or £6 when paying by card or online.
We are excited to welcome Electric Soul Company as part of their European tour to The Flowing Spring.
Hailing from Chicago, this band is made up of two amazing singer/songwriter guitarists from the US: Breezy Rodio and Will Jacobs, plus Lorenzo Francocci on drums and Light Palone on bass guitar. Together they play wonderful, soulful blues.
Breezy Rodio and Will Jacobs are renowned in their own right, with their own bands and projects. Together, they just work so well. There's bags of soul in their music, upbeat with an infectious groove, often funky. You've got to see them in action.
MORE DATES COMING SOON!
We'll be announcing more great events soon so don't miss out on the news! Join our mailing list so we can keep in touch and let you know all the latest news on bookings and tickets. Simply email info@theflowingspringpub.co.uk asking to join our mailing list. We don't share your data with anyone else.
The Flowing Spring, Henley Road, Playhatch, Reading, Oxfordshire RG4 9RB
