On Sunday February 12 you should get dressed up in your best Eighties clothes. The clothes might be a bit old and have moldered a bit at the back of the closet but get those glad rags on as you’re going to have the night of your life down The Reading Hexagon.
That’s right The Hexagon plays host to Big Country, the Scottish rock band formed in the 80s, originally fronted by the late Stuart Adamson, but now comprised of Tony Butler, Mark Brzezicki, Bruce Watson, Jamie Watson and from 2010 onwards, Mike Peters on vocals. Tickets cost £22.50. Bargain!

Riffs Bar hosts some brilliant acts. It’s why it’s got such a good name for itself as one of the best music venues around.
This month they’ve got John Coghlan’s Quo - a live set of classic Quo tunes with the Quo’s orginal drummer.
The gig takes place on Saturday February 11.
For many years, John was the bedrock of the British Rock group Status Quo. Playing on drums from the beginning through to 1981. Literally touring and rocking all over the world. Since then he's played in many bands and still appears on the touring circuit today throughout the UK and Europe. The gig, with the doors opening at 7pm, costs £8 in advance and £10 on the door.

Widely regarded as one of the most important bluesmen in Britain, Michael Messer returns to Arlington Arts, Newbury on Saturday 11 February with his Second Mind Band.
Though residing on the border of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, Michael has become very well respected on the both sides of the Atlantic.
In fact Spirit (US) magazine recently referred to him as: “One of the greatest slide guitarists in the world alongside Duane Allman and Ry Cooder”
Michael plays many styles in a variety of incarnations – solo, duo, side project, etc. However, it is with his Second Mind Band that he is at his most innovative, drawing on Delta, Chicago and New Orleans Blues, as well as Jazz, Hawaiian and a variety of other styles from around the World. The Second Mind Band are Michael Messer (Guitars, Vocals); Ed Genis (Rhythm Guitars, Vocals); Louie Genis (Turntables); Jerry Soffe (Bass Guitar); Simon Price (Drums).
“They are also just about the best British blues band in the business” said Tony Trigwell-Jones, Director of Arlington Arts. Tickets, cost £13 in advance from the Box Office on 01635 244246 or www.arlingtonarts.co.uk

There’s loads going on at The Vic in Swindon this month from The Racket’s CD launch party on Friday, February 17 or the special Bands and Burlesque night on Thursday February 16.
But the event that us lot at The Ocelot are looking forward to is on Thursday February 11 when Mr B Gentleman Rhymer comes to The Vic. Mr. B is on a one-man mission to introduce Hip-Hop to the Queen's English. He takes to the stage with his Banjolele and stiff upper lip to perform ditties of pipe-smoking, high society, cricket and sexual misadventure. Tracks include "Straight Out Of Surrey", "Let Me Smoke My Pipe" and "I Say, You” among many. Tickets cost £8.

We like a bit of the hippity hoppetty urban grime stuff at The Ocelot so we’re quite excited about Wretch 32 coming to Reading University Student’s Union on Friday February 10.
Wretch, who is really Jermaine Sinclair from Tottenham, had a Number one with Don’t Go featuring Swindon’s very own Josh Kumra (you might remember him from Kicaberry).
Wretch was nominated for the BBC Sound of 2011 and has worked with Chipmunk and Example.
Anyway tickets cost £15