Your guide to the best gigs around Ayrshire
Ayrshire will rock this week with another fantastic selection of live performances.
While Prestfest might take top billing, there’s still plenty of excellent live music around the county.
On Friday evening, The Voice duo Into The Ark – who won legions of fans with their performances on the 2017 of the show, making it to the final under the tutelage of the legendary Sir Tom Jones – perform at Irvine’s Harbour Arts Centre.
Saturday will see Ayr’s Drouthy Neebors play host to a top tribute to rock icons Foo Fighters as DOA take to the stage at the town centre bar.
And on Sunday, rocker Just Like Eddie will perform in Girvan as part of the summer- long Music On The Prom series.
And as always, there’s a fantastic selection of open mics, jam nights and acoustic sessions. Find full listings below. Wednesday, August 2
Jam session, Bellfield Tavern, Kilmarnock, 8pm.
Treehouse Sessions, Treehouse, Ayr, 9pm. Thursday, August 3
Acoustic Bliss open mic, Twa Dugs, Ayr, 10pm.
Jam session, The Wick, Prestwick, 9pm. Friday, August 4
Open mic, Tam o’Shanter Inn, Ayr, 9pm.
Open mic with Louis, Cameron’s, Ayr, 9pm.
Back in the Red, Fanny by Gaslight, Kilmarnock, 9pm.
Prestfest, various locations, Prestwick, 9pm.
Under Wraps, Cheeky Charlies, Troon, 9.30pm.
Freckfrest presents Into the Ark, Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine, 7.30pm.
Homelanders, Town Hall, Cumnock, 1.30pm.
Live music, Black Bull, Ayr, 8pm. Saturday, August 5 Just Like Eddie, Anchor Bar, Ayr, 9pm. , Railway Club, Ayr, 7.30pm. DOA – Foo Fighters Tribute, Drouthy Neebors, Ayr, 9pm.
The Skunnered, Harbour Bar, Troon, 10pm. Live music, Black Bull, Ayr, 8pm. Prestfest, various locations, Prestwick, 9pm. Sunday, August 6
Ayr Blues Club, Twa Dugs, Ayr, 6.30pm.
Ben Ellis open mic, Harleys, Ayr, 9pm.
Sunday jam, Fanny by Gaslight, Kilmarnock, 3pm.
, Music on the Prom, Girvan, 3pm. Live music, Black Bull, Ayr, 2pm. Live music, Black Bull, Ayr, 7.30pm.
Prestfest, various locations, Prestwick, 9pm. Monday, August 7
The Organist Entertains, Town Hall, Ayr, noon. Tuesday, Auhgust 8
Open mic with Tu Amo, Cheeky Charlies, Troon, 10pm.
Send your gigs to michael. reynolds@ trinitymirror. com or call 01292 294464. Granny Green plays the Gaiety studio theatre on Tuesday, August 15 at 2pm. It’s as an afternoon of live entertainment and free refreshments that’s developed for people living with dementia, their carers and loved ones. Doors at 1.30pm. Liam Dolan will be joined by special guests – vocalists Steve Bishop and Christy Mac as well as Ayr’s Dansarena Dancers – for a family friendly night of laugh- out- loud entertainment. The show takes place in Ayr’s Gaiety Theatre main auditorium on Saturday at 7.30pm. Tickets £ 14.50 to £ 19.50.