The New Year has well and truly started, and on the Swindon Live Music Scene, this weekend looks awesome!… So what better way to kick off 2026 than to check out one of Swindon’s many live music venues!

Get ready for another awesome weekend of live music around Swindon! We have one of the best, if not the best live music scenes in the South West, with venues like MECA, The Vic, and many more!

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Wyvern Theatre

Money For Nothing

Europe’s Number1 Dire Straits Show Money For Nothing is a tribute to the Dire Straits like no other before. Prepare to be captivated by the authentic sounds of one of the most successful rock bands of all time.

Money For Nothing is a show of the highest quality. Meticulous attention is paid to every detail, to faithfully recreate the distinct sound of Dire Straits in this unforgettable sonic spectacular. During their career Dire Straits sold over 120 million albums and spent over a thousand weeks on the UK charts, ranking fifth all-time!

Performing Money for Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, Sultans of Swing, Private Investigations, Walk of Life, Brothers in Arms, So Far Away and many more much-loved classics drawn from six platinum albums. Featuring all of their legendary hits, audiences are treated to those soaring guitar solos and instantly recognisable riffs by an incredibly talented band in a musical encounter you will never forget.

Time: 7:30pm

Tickets: £35

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The Vic – Old Town

Sunday Sesh Karaoke

Time: 8:30pm

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The Moonrakers

SISTER SISTER

Time: 4pm

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Blue Boar Aldbourne

LAURENCE

Live Sunday Sessions at The Blue Boar, join us Sunday for another cracking afternoon of live music as we welcome Laurence to The Blue Boar! 

Expect a fantastic mix of Motown classics right through to present-day favourites, the perfect soundtrack to your Sunday evening. Great music, great drinks and the best Sunday vibes in the village, see you there!

Time: 5 till 7pm

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