Towngate LIVE! - Music Nights
Join us for our monthly live music night in the Gielgud room, with emerging local musicians and bands.
Your Town. Your Stage. Your Music.
Join us for our monthly live music night in the Gielgud Room where we will be hosting an evening of original music from both local and national artists!
All of our tickets are just £5.00! Simply enter the number of tickets you would like and add them to your basket - just like that, you're in!
Still on the fence? Check out some of the talent that will be performing for you over the next few months, we promise you won't want to miss this!
Music Matters. Help Make It Happen with a Voluntary Donation
Towngate LIVE! is more than just a gig – it is a movement to celebrate creativity and bring world-class music to our community.
We showcase local artists with original music and host incredible acts from across the UK and beyond – including a Grammy Award winner!
Your donation helps emerging talent from Basildon, keeps tickets affordable, and brings top-tier artists to our town. Every contribution makes a real difference. With your support, Towngate LIVE! can thrive and keep Basildon a destination for musicians and music-lovers alike.
To donate, please visit the Music Matters page online or call the team on 01268 205 300.
Friday 2 October 2026
Opening Act
Will Pope
Singer-Songwriter
Will Pope is a folk singer-songwriter from Rotherham, known for his intricate fingerstyle guitar and evocative vocals, shaped from his time abroad in the Beijing music scene.
Having organised nationwide tours and sold out Green Note in London, Pope has performed at other notable venues like St Pancras Old Church with Alex Francis and Union Chapel alongside Paula Cole. Pope continues to be an active supporter and contributor to grassroots music nationwide.
Amassing in total hundreds of thousands of streams on Spotify, Will’s 2025 and 2026 releases, "Rigmarole", “Cold Comfort”, “Tangled Webs”, “Down Here” have received acclaim from the likes of Future Hits, Fresh Ground Indie, and It’s All Indie.
A perfect choice for fans of Jeff Buckley, Sufjan Stevens, and Bon Iver.
Instagram - @will_pope_music
Facebook - willpopemusic
Friday 2 October 2026
Headliner
Niall Kelly
Singer-Songwriter
Niall Kelly a London-based singer-songwriter from Derry, Northern Ireland, creating music that blends blues, folk, Americana and roots influences.
Known for his soulful voice and passionate live shows, his music combines rich melodies with a dynamic band stemming from London's fruitful blues and roots scene.
With acclaimed releases including Not Sleeping, (4 star - Mojo magazine) ~ “Niall continues to be one of the best live shows you will see!” "A fantastic songwriter!" Paul Heaton - Beautiful South, Housemartins.
Friday 6 November 2026
Opening Act
Monroe's Revenge
British Bluegrass Band
Monroe’s Revenge has been a mainstay of the British bluegrass scene since it was formed in 1987.
Performing regularly at festivals such as Didmarton and North Wales until original banjo player and founder Roger Blackbourn retired in 2016.
Now the remaining members have reunited around their lead singer and guitarist Dave Plane, a stalwart of the folk scene since the 1960s, continuing to mine his extensive catalogue of songs drawn from a wide range of genres but especially American old-time and traditional bluegrass, which they have moulded into a sound all their own.
Since reforming, they have recruited the remarkable Hilary Gowen to fill the banjo position, and have made appearances at ElyFolk Festival, Battlefield Bluegrass, East Anglian Bluegrass Festival, The Green Note, The Betsey Trotwood, Whats Cookin', Panfield Bluegrass Festival and Purbeck Folk Festival.
The full lineup features Dave Plane (guitar, lead vocal), Richard Partridge (fiddle), Joe Hymas (mandolin), Hilary Gowen (banjo) and Jolene Missing (double bass).
Friday 6 November 2026
Headliner
Jolene & The Leaves of Life
Folk Band
Drawing songs from British and American folk traditions, Jolene Missing’s pure, soulful voice has been compared to some of the classic voices of the folk revival of the 1960s and 70s – reminiscent of Shirley Collins or Shelagh McDonald.
Joe Hymas is best known for his wildfire mandolin playing in legendary rockgrass band Hayseed Dixie. A multi-instrumentalist, he is equally adept at fingerpicking guitar styles and clawhammer banjo.
The trio is completed by acclaimed upright bassist Richard Partridge.
Stalwarts of the European folk, country, bluegrass and Americana touring scene, in the past year alone they have performed at Ely Folk Festival, Gower Americana &
Roots Festival, the Betsey Trotwood, What’s Cookin’ club, Panfield bluegrass festival, the Black Fen folk club, Small World Festival and Purbeck Folk festival on the Jurassic Coast.
Jolene has released an album called Leaves of Life.