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We are proud to host a wide range of exciting events throughout the year. Check out what’s coming up below!

Big Smart Quiz
Come and join King of the Quiz Nick De Souza as he brings his Big Smart Speedquiz to The Winchester Gate! Cash prizes to be won every week!
To book email hello@thewinchestergate.com or message us on Facebook.
Food served until 7.15pm

St Patrick’s Day Party
Join us at the Winni for a big old St Patrick’s day party.
We have live music from Ribble plus Finbarr’s Irish Disco, drinks deals and as much Irish fun as a party in Salisbury can handle!
Free entry

Six Nations – Scotland vs Italy
Catch all the Six nations action on our big screen in the bar.
To book a table in advance either give us a call on 01722 503362 or email hello@thewinchestergate.com
Food served throughout all fixtures.

Six Nations – France vs Wales
Catch all the Six nations action on our big screen in the bar.
To book a table in advance either give us a call on 01722 503362 or email hello@thewinchestergate.com
Food served throughout all fixtures.

Six Nations – Ireland vs England
Catch all the Six nations action on our big screen in the bar.
To book a table in advance either give us a call on 01722 503362 or email hello@thewinchestergate.com
Food served throughout all fixtures.

Funke and the Two Tone Baby
Go to any gig and you get the acoustic opener, the big main band and the afterparty DJ. Fuse them together and you’re starting to get close to Funke and the Two Tone Baby. A one-man phenomenon that mixes folky singalong anthems with blistering blues riffs, juxtaposed with fat bass, big beats and sub kicks. A frenzied amalgamation of organic and electronic that defies all preconception.
Born from festivals and knocking on the door of 1000 shows, F&TTTB has wowed audiences from Glastonbury to Sziget, WOMAD to Boomtown and Alexandra Palace to a Bahraini Princes’ private studio. He has also secured support tours and shows with Skinny Lister, Dutty Moonshine Big Band, Comet is Coming, Beans on Toast, Hazel O’ Connor, Ferocious Dog, Hayseed Dixie, Mark Chadwick (Levellers) and many more.
A lo-fi peach with orchestral depth, a DJ without decks and a blur to the eyes, Funke generates huge sounds from seemingly nothing and sweeps up audiences in an awestruck wave of power, energy and sweat. A truly unique act that needs to be seen to be believed.
Tickets £10adv

Poetika
Join Salisbury’s Poetika on the third Tuesday of every month for an evening of spoken word open mic, all welcome!
Gusts headliner to be announced.

Big Smart Quiz
Come and join King of the Quiz Nick De Souza as he brings his Big Smart Speedquiz to The Winchester Gate! Cash prizes to be won every week!
To book email hello@thewinchestergate.com or message us on Facebook.
Food served until 7.15pm

Greg Rekus + Chloe Hawes – Bar Show
Rekus’s passion for music is bursting at the seams. It is the driving force that keeps him constantly on the road, and cranking out album after album of folk punk goodness. During live performances, audiences are treated to an entertainer who treats the stage as his home. With high energy and infectious enthusiasm, Rekus has a natural ability to engage with a diverse assortment of crowds from around the world.
Chloe Hawes’ unique, transatlantic, sound combines modern British folk with the cinematic sentimentality of classic Americana and a punk rock outlook. Chloe’s triumphant tragedies tell tales of late-night misadventures, lost love and a yearning for both the past and the future with the singer/songwriter at the peak of their powers on latest release ‘Finn’.
Free Entry

Big Smart Quiz
Come and join King of the Quiz Nick De Souza as he brings his Big Smart Speedquiz to The Winchester Gate! Cash prizes to be won every week!
To book email hello@thewinchestergate.com or message us on Facebook.
Food served until 7.15pm

Joshua Burnell & Band
Revamped with a new sound, look and album, Joshua and his incredible band eagerly return to the stage.
Having cut his teeth playing the folk festivals of the UK and releasing two albums of traditional songs, Joshua now returns to his original songwriting, exploring themes from traditional folk fused with his dynamic brand of retro pop-infused folk.
Joshua’s latest album, Flowers Where The Horses Sleep, is inspired by the lives of people both past and present and explores humankind’s remarkable ability to find beauty, even in the ugliest of times; an ability as relevant now as ever.
With music ranging from stomping, acoustic sing-alongs, Bowie-esque music hall epics, and alt-pop singles – whilst keeping a sharp focus on the traditional themes – Joshua is fast carving out his own unique corner of the genre.
Doors 8.15pm. Tickets £12 advance

Big Smart Quiz
Come and join King of the Quiz Nick De Souza as he brings his Big Smart Speedquiz to The Winchester Gate! Cash prizes to be won every week!
To book email hello@thewinchestergate.com or message us on Facebook.
Food served until 7.15pm

Black Water County
The UK’s bestest folk punk band ‘Black Water County’ come to the Winni and we couldn’t be more excited!
Over the past decade of playing music together, Black Water County have grown up through angsty teenage years into angstier adulthood, with only our music to reflect our hurdles and triumphs. On the days where the world seemed to be raging on indifferently or responsibilities came banging at their doors, they took solace amongst the singing, sweating people in front of us on a Friday night with that 10ft by 6ft space beneath our feet becoming our sanctuary.
festival appearances have included WOMAD, Boomtown Fair, Beautiful Days, Camp Bestival, Larmer Tree and Teddy Rocks along with hundreds of smaller UK festivals and festival slots across Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands and France.
Support from the Acrustic Badger Band.
Doors 7.45pm – Tickets £14adv

Easter Cider Fest
Join us for our annual Easter Cider fest as we celebrate the apple for 5 Days!
With over 25 Ciders to choose from and live music all weekend what’s not to love!
Entry to the Cider Fest is FREE all weekend!

Easter Cider Fest – Mr Griff
Join us for our annual Easter Cider fest as we celebrate the apple for 5 Days!
Live music comes from Mr Griff – A six piece ensemble taking you on a journey through the worlds of funk, soul, jazz and rock all delivered with a feel and passion that is taking the scene by storm.
With over 25 Ciders to choose from and live music all weekend what’s not to love!
Entry to the Cider Fest is FREE all weekend!
Music starts at 8pm

Easter Cider Fest – Nasty Fishmonger
Join us for our annual Easter Cider fest as we celebrate the apple for 5 Days!
Live music comes from Nasty Fishmonger – Our favourite Bristol based sea shanty loving folk punkers, now with added drums!!
With over 25 Ciders to choose from and live music all weekend what’s not to love!
Entry to the Cider Fest is FREE all weekend!
Music starts at 8pm

Easter Cider Sunday
Join us in the tent on Easter Sunday with a HUGE line up of live music between 2pm and 8pm.
Sets from Dr Beatroot, Corky, Lauren & Hardy, Pete Robson, Dorset Phil and many more to be announced!
More than 25 ciders, a BBQ and FREE entry!!

Rock the Tots – Magic!
We all need a bit of magic in our lives, don’t we?
So join Rock the Tots for some sparkle, pizazz, twinkle and magic!
With classics from Queen, The Police, Bruno Mars and many more, they’ll be bringing you and your little ones a gig to remember.
They ain’t magicians. This is true. But they promise to entertain!
Sessions are 1hr long without an interval.
Suitable for children aged 0-6, and their adults.

Big Smart Quiz
Come and join King of the Quiz Nick De Souza as he brings his Big Smart Speedquiz to The Winchester Gate! Cash prizes to be won every week!
To book email hello@thewinchestergate.com or message us on Facebook.
Food served until 7.15pm

Salisbury Open Mic
A week later than usual – Our monthly open mic night is back on Thursday 13th April.
15 minute slots from 7.30pm with all art forms welcome.
Make sure you get down early and book your slot….

The Scribes + Support
The Winchester Gate is pleased to welcome back festival hip hop legends THE SCRIBES for a FREE ENTRY night of good vibes and hip hop!
Arrive early as this will be a busy one!
The Scribes are a multi award winning hip hop act whose unique blend of beatboxing, off the cuff freestyling, spoken word, crowd participation and genre-spanning music has created a critically acclaimed live show quite unlike any other on the scene today, with appeal ranging far beyond traditional hip hop fare.
They have consistently proven to be an impressive and engaging live act with recent festival appearances at Isle Of Wight, Latitude, Glastonbury, Wilderness, Shambala, Boomtown, Bearded Theory, Beautiful Days and Great Estate and are proud winners of both the Exposure Music Award’s “Best UK Urban Act” and the EatMusic Radio Award’s “Best Live Act”.
Support to be announced

Poetika
Join Salisbury’s Poetika on the third Tuesday of every month for an evening of spoken word open mic, all welcome!
Guest headliner to be announced.

Big Smart Quiz
Come and join King of the Quiz Nick De Souza as he brings his Big Smart Speedquiz to The Winchester Gate! Cash prizes to be won every week!
To book email hello@thewinchestergate.com or message us on Facebook.
Food served until 7.15pm

Millie Watson + Support
Award winning, Bournemouth based singer songwriter Millie Watson returns to the Winni for headline performance in our bar.
Supports to be announced.
Free entry

Rusty Shackle + Support
Welsh indie-roots six piece Rusty Shackle have been tearing up stages around the globe since 2010.
Brandishing their distinct folk-roots sound armed with an electrifying mix of rampant fiddle, slick guitars, hooky mandolins and banjos melodies underpinned by tight pulsating drums and bass, they really are a force to be reckoned with.
Rusty Shackle have built up a devoted fanbase with their captivating feel good live shows and modern folk rock. They deliver excitement every time they step onstage and give everything they have to steal your heart with their music.
Tickets £9adv – Doors 7.45pm

Big Smart Quiz
Come and join King of the Quiz Nick De Souza as he brings his Big Smart Speedquiz to The Winchester Gate! Cash prizes to be won every week!
To book email hello@thewinchestergate.com or message us on Facebook.
Food served until 7.15pm

NYC Ska Legends – The Toasters
Support from The Intercepteurs + More to be announced
In their 42nd year the Toasters are hitting the gas, not the brakes. With an international all-star line-up their whirlwind global tour continues unabated across the continents with performances scheduled in the United States, Russia, Ireland, Mexico, Costa Rica as well as a full summer of European Festival plays including Overjam (Slovenia), Mighty Sounds (CZ) and many others.
Formed on the Lower East Side of NYC in 1981 the band is the longest running US SKA formation. They bridge the gap between England’s 2-Tone movement and the American Ska explosion of the 90’s which they are rightfully credited with starting. During the 3rd Wave Ska revival The Toasters formed the famous Moon Records label and kick-started the careers of dozens of bands.
In January 2017 The Toasters will be releasing a video for “House of Soul”, a 45RPM single which was released in 2016. The band has expanded their own private label Toasters branded hot sauce with a new flavor, “East Side Heat”. The band will also be releasing the “Live in Zagreb” vinyl in April.
“In my opinion, The Toasters are to ska in America the 1980s and beyond what The Specials were to ska in the U.K. in the late ’70s and early ’80s, and what the Skatalites were to ska in Jamaica in the 1960s. The Toasters were innovators, creators, shapers of the music, evolving it in a fresh direction, blending it with the cultural influences in a very American manner, and I mean that in a completely complimentary way. Just as Byron Lee & the Dragonaires brought professionalism and polish to ska, allowing others to benefit from the fruits of their labor, so too did the Toasters’ music allow numerous other bands to share in the spotlight of skill and success, many of whom have gone on to great heights. Upon the shoulders of giants.
Oh, yeah, and they kick ass!“

Gaz Brookfield
UK singer song writing legend Gaz Brookfield returns to the Winni as part of his ‘Morning Walking Club’ album tour.
Expect plenty of new songs plus all the classics spanning his 9 album back catologue!
This will be a cracking show for sure!
Support from Non Canon and Robb Blake