Andover Gig Guide
Welcome Stranger
Kimpton, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 8PG - 5.7 miles - mapWebsite: www.thewelcomestranger.co.uk


Contact: 01264 772444
Welcome Stranger Events:
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Saturday 12 July 2025
Venue: Welcome Stranger map ![]() Address: Kimpton, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 8PG Telephone: 01264 772444 Event: An audience with Howard Floyd - 8pm - Singer and guitarist with the Tumbleweeds and Vintage. An acoustic journey in song, verse and reflection: Music from Donovan, The Spinners, Mike Harding, Bob Dylan, John Denver, Buddy Holly and many more classic singer-songwriters. Tickets £5. Venue's website: thewelcomestranger.co.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/welcomestrangerkimpton ![]() |
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Wednesday 06 August 2025
Venue: Welcome Stranger map ![]() Address: Kimpton, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 8PG Telephone: 01264 772444 Event: Open Mic Night Venue's website: thewelcomestranger.co.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/welcomestrangerkimpton ![]() |
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Saturday 16 August 2025
Venue: Welcome Stranger map ![]() Address: Kimpton, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 8PG Telephone: 01264 772444 Event: U2 4U - 9pm - An authentic and exciting tribute to U2 with all the biggest U2 hits from the last 40 years. Tickets £5. Venue's website: thewelcomestranger.co.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/welcomestrangerkimpton ![]() |
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Monday 25 August 2025
- Summer Bank Holiday
Venue: Welcome Stranger map ![]() Address: Kimpton, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 8PG Telephone: 01264 772444 Event: Vintage - 2pm-4pm - August Bank Holiday Monday. Music in the Pub Garden. Music 2pm-4pm. BBQ Venue's website: thewelcomestranger.co.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/welcomestrangerkimpton ![]() |
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Wednesday 03 September 2025
Venue: Welcome Stranger map ![]() Address: Kimpton, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 8PG Telephone: 01264 772444 Event: Open Mic Night Venue's website: thewelcomestranger.co.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/welcomestrangerkimpton ![]() |
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Saturday 06 September 2025
Venue: Welcome Stranger map ![]() Address: Kimpton, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 8PG Telephone: 01264 772444 Event: Nokando - 8.30pm-11pm. - Tickets £5. Nokando on Facebook: www.facebook.com/nokandolivemusic. Classic pop and rock covers band Frequent performers at the Weyhill Beer Festival, Nokando are a versatile covers band who play a vast range of music drawn from both the hits of today and yesterday. Venue's website: thewelcomestranger.co.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/welcomestrangerkimpton ![]() |
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Saturday 11 October 2025
Venue: Welcome Stranger map ![]() Address: Kimpton, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 8PG Telephone: 01264 772444 Event: Vintage - 8.30pm-11pm - Tickets £5. Venue's website: thewelcomestranger.co.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/welcomestrangerkimpton ![]() |
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Saturday 01 November 2025
Venue: Welcome Stranger map ![]() Address: Kimpton, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 8PG Telephone: 01264 772444 Event: Runaway Train - 8.30pm-11pm - Tickets £5. Runaway Train on Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100058271865681. Rock and pop covers band Runaway Train are a covers band playing music from Stereophonics, Train, U2, James, Killers, Zutons, James Bay, etc. Comprising of drums, bass guitar, lead and rhythm guitars, keyboards and strong vocalists, they are able to play covers from The Kinks to The Killers. Venue's website: thewelcomestranger.co.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/welcomestrangerkimpton ![]() |
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Saturday 15 November 2025
Venue: Welcome Stranger map ![]() Address: Kimpton, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 8PG Telephone: 01264 772444 Event: Electric Eden - 8.30pm-11pm - Tickets £5. Electric Eden's website: www.electriceden.co.uk. Electric Eden on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ElectricEdenband. Contemporary English folk band Electric Eden are a contemporary English folk band from Winchester that produce a very earthy traditional sound with a modern approach to folk song writing. Electric Eden started out as a Final Year Project with a group of friends from the University of Winchester in early 2011 and, with hard work and a little help from their friends, grew into fully fledged band. Venue's website: thewelcomestranger.co.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/welcomestrangerkimpton ![]() |
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Saturday 22 November 2025
Venue: Welcome Stranger map ![]() Address: Kimpton, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 8PG Telephone: 01264 772444 Event: Bitter Blues - 8.30pm-11pm - Tickets £5. Blues covers band A good-time blues band with a rock leaning playing mainly fast-paced boogie blues and blues/rock. With covers by artists such as Gary Moore, ZZ Top, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Free, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jimi Hendrix, Rory Gallagher, Joe Bonamassa, The Black Crowes and more including a few odd-balls to keep your feet tapping! Venue's website: thewelcomestranger.co.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/welcomestrangerkimpton ![]() |
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Saturday 29 November 2025
Venue: Welcome Stranger map ![]() Address: Kimpton, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 8PG Telephone: 01264 772444 Event: Stripped Down Jazz - 8.30pm-11pm - £5 tickets. Chilled-out jazz duo or trio Jon Walsh's jazz duo or trio "Stripped Down Jazz" play songs from the Great American Songbook plus a few other jazzed-up songs and one or two of his own. Venue's website: thewelcomestranger.co.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/welcomestrangerkimpton ![]() |
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Saturday 06 December 2025
Venue: Welcome Stranger map ![]() Address: Kimpton, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 8PG Telephone: 01264 772444 Event: Tumbleweeds Country Night - 8.30pm-11pm - Tickets £5. Venue's website: thewelcomestranger.co.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/welcomestrangerkimpton ![]() |
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Saturday 20 December 2025
Venue: Welcome Stranger map ![]() Address: Kimpton, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 8PG Telephone: 01264 772444 Event: No Way Out - 8.30pm-11pm - £5 tickets. No Way Out's website: www.no-wayout.co.uk. No Way Out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/NoWayOutRocks. Classic and modern rock covers band No Way Out always have the place on its feet with an awesome mix of the most iconic party rock tracks. They're a popular and busy bunch playing the best classic and current iconic guitar-fuelled numbers by Kings of Leon, Coldplay, Kaiser Chiefs, Nirvana, Muse, Stereophonics, Pink Floyd, Queen, The Killers, REM, The Police and Bruce Springsteen. And there's something new every time you see them. Venue's website: thewelcomestranger.co.uk Venue's Facebook: facebook.com/welcomestrangerkimpton ![]() |
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TODAY, Saturday 12 July 2025

An audience with Howard Floyd
Venue: Welcome Stranger
8pm
Singer and guitarist with the Tumbleweeds and Vintage. An acoustic journey in song, verse and reflection: Music from Donovan, The Spinners, Mike Harding, Bob Dylan, John Denver, Buddy Holly and many more classic singer-songwriters. Tickets £5.
