EVENTS

Jack Hollywood's The Fab Fish Fry Jack Hollywood, has mucked in with the best of them, sneaking his way onto the bill of a million legends, at a million venues, and festival fields. Expect Original and Bluebeat Ska, Old school Hip Hop, 60’s Soul, The Funkiest Funk, Dirty Disco, Original Rhythm & Blues - dominated by songs with horns in them. Lots of loud, horny horny, interrupting your ears, slapping you in the face. Bring a helmet.

Following last year's sell out event, the award-winning, one-day festival returns for its seventh year, having raised nearly £60,000 for Reading Mencap since 2013. Are You Listening? Festival 2019 | Saturday 27th April | 12pm - 2am Get your tickets: www.areyoulistening.org.uk/tickets The Venues: Milk Reading (18+) / Oakford Social Club (18+) / Purple Turtle (18+) / The Rising Sun Arts Centre (14+) / South Street Arts Centre (14+) / Saint Laurence Church (14+) / SUB89 : Reading (14+) AYL? Festival…

5* reviewed troupe The Scarlet Vixens monthly burlesque show at Reading's longest running bar! In the cellar bar is where you will find us! Join us from 7 for burlesque and variety that'll blow your socks off! Line up TBC

Verge - DnB in the Dungeon every first Friday of the month. Line up: Corrosive B2B Tamika (Birthday Set) MajorKaos B2B Farnos Slither Prom Essen Shredder Hosted by: Mista Wong & Tizzy J

SoundJam, bringing you your weekly fix of all things bass, every Saturday. This week: MajorKaos’ birthday bash Jook 10 & Sunday Roast MajorKaos w/MCs Loopz & Wong Jay Info / DJ Pressure / DJ Fox Littlefeetz / Slither / Fabricate / Hitman MCs: Loopz / Wong / Tizzy J / Sneekie Free Entry / ID4ALL / Arrive early / Good vibes only.

We can't wait to have Blackwave perform at the Purple Turtle next month, full of pure 90's hip hop and groove- the collective from Belgium will be performing at the Turtle on the 10th May. CLASH MUSIC UK - blackwave. x Caleborate Jam On 'Flow' "Cutting edge hip-hop with a jazz-like sensibility, the pair have an extraordinary sense of balance, with their rhymes dipping in and out the effortless production."

Em-Bee-Pee present WOOZE - live Wetter - live

Purple Turtle Festival of Blues, Beer & Bourbon Announcement Party PART 2: John Fairhurst- live + special guests This show will also see the 2nd wave announcement of our Mayday Blues Festival line up! There will be bar tabs and more to be won, and you can see the line up first!...and its JOHN FAIRHURST! !!! It has has been one hell of a year for John Fairhurst. Hailed as “the phenomenon known as the Wigan Jimi Hendrix” (Chris Tofu,…

Dancehall legend Tippa Irie returns to Reading UK with a star studded live band line up for a one off free Peace and Love concert performance at The Purple Turtle Bar Reading on Thursday 23 May 2019. Tippa Irie has been at the forefront of the UK reggae dancehall scene for the past 25 years and helped launch the careers of artists such as Maxi Priest, Papa Levi and Smiley Culture. The event features four new tracks from rising reggae…

Jack Hollywood's The Fab Fish Fry Jack Hollywood, has mucked in with the best of them, sneaking his way onto the bill of a million legends, at a million venues, and festival fields. Expect Original and Bluebeat Ska, Old school Hip Hop, 60’s Soul, The Funkiest Funk, Dirty Disco, Original Rhythm & Blues - dominated by songs with horns in them. Lots of loud, horny horny, interrupting your ears, slapping you in the face. Bring a helmet.

Welcome to the 2019 Purple Turtle Festival of the Blues, Beer & Bourbon, Reading. ***2nd ANNOUNCEMENT *** KING SIZE SLIM / Earl Trio with Michael Messer / Cam Cole / Sam Kelly Band (Sam Kelly's Station House) / Ma Bessie / Matt Stockl Music / Liam Barnes / Sam Handy / Jimmy The Dog / 3 Buck Shirt / Papa Frite.... joins 24th May - The Urban Voodoo Machine 25th May - Nine Below Zero 26th May - Black Peaches…

5* reviewed troupe The Scarlet Vixens monthly burlesque show at Reading's longest running bar! In the cellar bar is where you will find us! Join us from 7 for burlesque and variety that'll blow your socks off! Line up TBC