Your guide to Ayrshire’s gigs
It’s another fantastic weekend of gigs in the pubs, clubs and bars of Ayrshire.
Highlights include this week’s Ticket cover star Nathan Carter at Kilmarnock’s Grand Hall on Friday ( see right) as well as BBC Radio 2’ s Paul Jones and The Blues Band at Ayr’s Gaiety Theatre ( also Friday).
Find full listings, including a host of fantastic open mic nights and jam sessions, below:
Wednesday, November 1
Jam session, Bellfield Tavern, Kilmarnock, 8pm. Open mic with Jamie Angus, The Hipflask, Saltcoats, 9pm.
Thursday, November 2
Acoustic Bliss open mic, Twa Dugs, Ayr, 10pm. Jam session, The Wick, Prestwick, 9pm.
Friday, November 3
Open mic, Tam o’Shanter Inn, Ayr, 9pm. Open mic with Louis, Cameron’s, Ayr, 9pm. Bad Boy Boogie, Fanny by Gaslight, Kilmarnock, 9pm. The Full Hog, Cheeky Charlie’s, Troon, 9pm. Live music, Black Bull, Ayr, 8pm. Paul Jones and The Blues Band, Gaiety Theatre, Ayr, 7.30pm Nathan Carter, Grand Hall, Kilmarnock, 7.30pm. The Last Resort, The Hipflask, Saltcoats, 9pm.
Saturday, November 4
Lawrie, Railway Club, Ayr, 7.30pm. Roy, Ex- Services Club, Ayr, 8pm. Duran an Duran, Bellfield Tavern, Kilmarnock, 8pm. Just Like Eddie, RAF Association Club, Prestwick, 8pm. Live music, Black Bull, Ayr, 8pm. Suite Soul, Park Hotel, Kilmarnock, 9pm. Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra – Two’s Company, Town Hall, Ayr, 7.30pm.
Sunday, November 5
Ayr Blues Club, Twa Dugs, Ayr, 6.30pm. Ben Ellis open mic, Harleys, Ayr, 9pm. Sunday jam, Fanny by Gaslight, Kilmarnock, 3pm. Live music, Black Bull, Ayr, 2pm. Live music, Black Bull, Ayr, 7.30pm. Club Americana: The Slocan Ramblers, Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine, 7.30pm.
Monday, November 6
The Organist Entertains, Town Hall, Ayr, noon.
Tuesday, November 7
Open mic with Tu Amo, Cheeky Charlies, Troon, 10pm. Send any gig information to lochlin. highet@ trinitymirror. com or call 01292 262200.