Long Street Blues Club: Gigs 2026
Saturday 17th January 2026 | CURTIS SALGADO (USA) and The GILES ROBSON ALL STAR BAND
Doors 7.45pm
We are absolutely over the moon to welcome one of the great blues and soul singers to the club as part of a very rare visit to the UK.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest blues and soul singers to have emerged in the last fifty years, he is finally getting the recognition he deserves. We are one of only three dates he is playing.
We are thrilled to welcome award-winning vocalist, instrumentalist and songwriter Curtis Salgado, direct from the USA, peforming with Giles Robson & his band.
Born in 1954, Curtis Salgado grew up in Eugene, Oregon with music all around him. Curtis Salgado joined forces with his friend Robert Cray and began playing together as The Robert Cray Band. After Salgado and Cray parted ways in 1982, Curtis went on to front Roomful Of Blues, between 1984-1986.Curtis Salgado also briefly fronted Santana.
In 1977, comedian/actor John Belushi was filming Animal House. During downtime from production, Belushi caught a typically ferocious Curtis Salgado performance and introduced himself during a break. Salgado spent hours playing old records for Belushi, teaching him about blues and R&B. Belushi used his new awareness to portray “Joliet” Jake Blues in The Blues Brothers, first as a skit on Saturday Night Live, then a best-selling record album (which was dedicated to Curtis) and finally as a major motion picture.
Curtis Salgado has also shared stages with many of his heroes, including Muddy Waters, Bobby Bland, Albert Collins and Bonnie Raitt.
“Salgado inspires chills. Upbeat and original… poignant and wise with a great sense of humor” – Blues Music Magazine
Giles Robson is a multi award winning blues harmonica virtuoso and is the only European artist to sign with Chicago's Alligator Records. He is only one of THREE UK blues artists alongside Eric Clapton and Peter Green to win a coveted Blues Music Award in Memphis.
"(Giles Robson) is a master instrumentalist" - MOJO magazine
We are anticipating a huge demand for tickets so that is why we are putting them on sale early. Please do not delay in getting yours.
ON SALE NOW Advance Tickets are £25.00 from usual outlets or book online (online booking fee applies) Tickets £30.00 on the door
Saturday 21st March 2026 | JIMMY REGAL & THE ROYALS (with horn section)
Doors 7.45pm
Back by overwhelming popular this band has exploded onto the scene in the last year. Raw and energetic, they epitomise what a great rhythm and blues band should be.
Nominated by the UK Blues Federation for 2024 Band of the year and album of the year, Jimmy Regal and the Royals is one of the UK's most exciting and original bands, with growing acclaim locally and internationally. With their latest album topping UK and international charts and extensive live performances with globally recognised artists, along with enthusiastic reviews from major music publications and radio DJ's, Jimmy Regal and the Royals stand out from the crowd with a powerful sound that translates to stellar live performances. The band have recorded with world-renowned artists and explores music and rhythms from New Orleans and North Mississippi to Senegal and Canvey Island.
Renowned for their electrifying live performances, they've shared the stage with legendary acts such as Grammy Award winner Cedric Burnside, the B.B. King Band, and Billboard #1 band GA-20. Their energetic shows have captivated audiences at prestigious festivals and iconic venues across the UK, including Red Rooster and the legendary 100 Club.
Check out what the music press have to say....
“a band with the controls set to “joyous” Classic Rock.
"Jimmy Regal & The Royals are one of the most remarkable bands of the British blues scene" La Hora del blues. Spain
"Joff Watkins’ dazzlingly powerful harmonica-playing," Andy Thornley, Maximum Volume
“Joff’s possibly one of the best harmonica players I’ve ever seen” Paul Winn
“Jimmy Regal and the Royals is one hell of a blues band and First and Last Stop is one hell of a blues album.” Steve Harrison, Blues Matters.
“Robust music in the hands of masters” Blues Blast Magazine.
“Joff’s harmonica skills rank up there with the best players of today” Blues Blast
Jimmy Regal and The Royals are ready to bring their high-octane blues back to Long Street Blues Club. Get your tickets for this one early!
ON SALE NOW Advance Tickets are £18.00 from usual outlets or book online (online booking fee applies) Tickets £20.00 on the door
Tuesday 21st April 2026 - Devizes Corn Exchange
KING KING (Acoustic) | Doors 7pm | Band on 7:30pm
We are delighted to support a special acoustic gig by Blues Club favourites KING KING at the Corn Exchange
Long Street Blues Club were instrumental in helping establish King King in their early days and this superb band is now firmly established as one of the premier Blues Rock acts in the country
King King are embarking on a small series of acoustic shows run by Solid Entertainments and this tour includes a night at Devizes Corn Exchange
Demand for this very rare show will be high so early purchase is strongly advised.ON SALE NOW | Advance Tickets are £25.00 from www.solidentertainments.com | Card Hotline 01472 349222 Open Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Friday 24th April 2026 - DEEPER PURPLE
Doors 7.45pm
Deeper Purple provide a blisteringly authentic tribute to one of the great rock bands. This is classic Deep Purple delivered by superb musicians!
Deeper Purple are an international band delivering the most authentic tribute to the giants of rock, Deep Purple.
The band perform for over 2 hours delivering energetic and blistering performances of classic songs such as “Highway Star”, “Black Night”, “Woman from Tokyo”, “Child in Time”, “Perfect Strangers”, “Burn”, “Mistreated” and of course their best-known hit, “Smoke on the Water”.
One reviewer of a gig in 2025 praised Deeper Purple as “ridiculously good” and “a darn tight band”, offering “the best reproduction of the Purple live sound you’re ever likely to hear.”
If you’re a Deep Purple fan, or just love classic hard rock with soaring guitars, unwavering vocals, thundering organs, and tight rhythm—Deeper Purple is a stellar way to experience that legacy live. Even newcomers have been spellbound; as another reviewer put it, “If you’ve never heard of Deep Purple… you should still see Deeper Purple—that’s how good they are.”
What the stars said:"The band sounds great.” - Steve Morse – Deep Purple.
"Deeper Purple are one of the best Deep Purple tribute bands today.” - Joe Lynn Turner – Rainbow and Deep Purple.
"If you love Deep Purple, this is the band you should see.” - Danny Vaughn – Tyketto.
ON SALE NOW Advance Tickets are £18.00 from usual outlets or book online (online booking fee applies) Tickets £20.00 on the door
Monday 8th June 2026 - JOHN OTWAY & WILD WILLY BARRETT
Doors 7.45pm
We have been inundated with requests following John Otway's Big Band show last year to get Otway and Barrett back together. As part of a farewell tour we have finally been able to get them back! Complete rock n roll madness comes back to Devizes for one last time.
From schoolby beginnings in Aylesbury to the present, via an 'unforgettable' Old Grey Whistle Test performance in '77, Otway and Barrett bring their farewell tour to Devizes.
Otway and Barrett have been gigging on and off for 50 years and are still master entertainers. The contrast between the dead pan humour of Barrett and mad onstage antics of Otway are hilarious to watch. John's lyrical genius and Willy's outstanding musicianship continue to entertain in spades!
We are putting tickets early for this show as we know demand will be huge. Make sure you see these two for one last time.
ON SALE NOW Advance Tickets are £20.00 from usual outlets or book online (online booking fee applies) Tickets £25.00 on the door
Saturday 20th June 2026 - The S.H.I.T. (International Blues Supergroup)
Doors 7.45pm
The international Blues supergroup The S.H.I.T. are coming to the club! This is a very rare club date in between a number of festival appearances.
Featuring: A home town gig for Devizes' own axeman Innes Sibun (guitar/vocals); Mike Hellier (drums); Roger Inniss (bass) and Rob Tognoni (guitar/vocals)
Innes Sibun - Innes is the best sort of musician: overflowing with ideas and energy sure, but drawing on a deep wellspring of feeling that is undeniable and immediately infectious. He's toured the USA in Robert Plant's band, topped major festivals across Europe with his own band, and is one of the finest electric blues guitarists in the UK. "National treasure status awaits" - Classic rock magazine.
Mike Hellier - Mike has played with Mike Scott from The Waterboys and toured and recorded extensively with some wonderful artists including James Hunter, Johnny Thunders, Sherman Robertson, Mike Vernon and many more. He has spent five years touring Europe with the eldest son of Muddy Waters, Mud Morganfield, appearing with Mud on 'Later with Jools Holland' with Jools himself guesting on piano. "Mike Hellier - you're a shuffling motherf*!ker" - Jimmy Carpenter.
Roger Inniss - When Roger was a little boy he often dreamt of becoming an aircraft pilot, motor racing driver or painter like Salvador Dali. As he grew older he became aware of how these dreams influenced his life. As a musician Roger enjoys the freedom to fly like the pilot, he loves the attention to detail and teamwork of a motor racing driver and enjoys the surrealism of life and music like Dali.
Rob Tognoni - Rob Tognoni (AKA the Tasmanian Devil) has been treading stages worldwide for the past 40 years. He has opened for the greats - Roy Buchanan, Stevie Ray Vaughan's mentor Lonnie Mack, Joe Walsh from the Eagles, shared stages with Peter Green, Sting, ZZ Top, Bo Diddley. He has played venues all the way from maximum security prisons in Australia to Mozart's House in Vienna!.
With the world on an ever-increasing downward spiral and the very foundations of society crumbling around our ears, four indomitable members of the international blues & rock community have come together in celebration of the mess that is the here and now! Yes, these like minded musical badasses having finally been defecated out after of years of paying their dues to the blues and rock greats of yesteryear, have grouped together to form the band: The S.H.I.T!
Expect blues, expect roots, expect Americana but, above all, believe in the words of Rob Tognoni: "make no mistake we will always be the S.H.I.T!"
ON SALE NOW Advance Tickets are £18.00 from usual outlets or book online (online booking fee applies) Tickets £20.00 on the door
Saturday 5th September 2026 - Lightnin' Willie and the Poorboys
Doors 7.45pm
After a long absence we welcome back one of the club favourites from California Lightning Willie and his backing band The Poorboys
Lightnin’ Willie has a very distinctive approach to his music. He is a songwriter, singer and guitarist in that order. The sound is an irresistible blend of tradition and spontaneous creativity, with a deliciously insidious emphasis on the groove. It is a compelling, hard swinging brand of blues that, whenever he performs, packs the floor.
He has gone from the low down beer joints to become a staple on the international circuit, with wild stops along the way, from London’s Royal Albert Hall Igniter Series to Willie Nelson’s infamous 4th of July Picnic, where he appeared alongside Paula Nelson, Willie, Bob Dylan, and Leon Russell.
Touring the United States and Europe for over twenty years has given him the relaxed, confident and sometimes humorous quality of a seasoned performer. These attributes have won him stacks of enthusiastic praise from the press while landing his original tunes on numerous film and television soundtracks.
Lightnin’ Willie has the unique knack of bringing his audience into his ‘living room’ and making everyone comfortable while forgetting their problems for a couple of hours. At a recent show with legendary blues man Robert Cray they played to a packed house receiving a well deserved standing ovation. 2018 will find Willie on tour supporting his latest album No Black No White Just Blues.
Willie is backed by his superb band, The Poorboys - Giles King (harmonica), Aaron McRobbie (bass) and Paul 'Nobby' Birch (drums).
ON SALE NOW Advance Tickets are £18.00 from usual outlets or book online (online booking fee applies) Tickets £20.00 on the door
At the Corn Exchange, Devizes
Friday 16th October 2026 -
WISHBONE ASH (The Time Was Tour 2026)
Support - The Honey Pot | Doors 7.30pm
Wishbone Ash embarked on the nascent Progressive Rock scene in 1969, taking full advantage of a fertile musical environment where they produced a distinctive brand of melodic rock. Inspired equally by British folk traditions and American jazz and R&B, the group played to public and critical acclaim.
50 years later, having pioneered the use of twin lead guitars, Wishbone Ash has gained worldwide recognition, based firmly on a regime of relentless touring.
For over five decades, Wishbone Ash has stood as one of rock music’s most enduring and influential forces, their pioneering twin-lead guitar sound providing a blueprint for the generations of rock, metal, and progressive artists that followed in their footsteps. With an extensive catalogue, countless miles on the road, and a legacy woven into the fabric of rock history, they continue to inspire audiences worldwide.
Strong support act in the shape of The Honey Pot. Late 60's West Coast vibe!
Get your tickets early for this one!ON SALE NOW Advance Tickets are £30.00 from usual outlets or book online (online booking fee applies) Tickets £35.00 on the door