The Concorde Club
I really enjoy jazz and most other live music. Maybe I'm biased, living just outside Southampton, but we do have the best jazz venue in the UK close by (and they do have the Brecon Jazz Blue Plaque Award for 2010 to prove it!) - The Concorde Club at Eastleigh, Southampton, just by Southampton airport, and within a few hundred yards of the M27 motorway. Post code for your SatNav SO50 9HQ.
Ellington Room
The Concorde Club features top international jazz bands on a Wednesday, plus local jazz bands on a Sunday. Where else can you get a top class three course evening meal plus coffee for £29 (members) or £33 (non members) and great live jazz bands for dancing or just listening, on a Sunday night? Or even stay over at the adjoining Ellington Lodge Hotel with the live jazz, three-course meal, and breakfast for just £119 per couple?? The Concorde also has pop music tribute nights on a Thursday night and named artists on a Friday.
Moldy Fig
As well as the main club and restaurant, there is the Moldy Fig wine bar open for breakfast, lunch and evening meals with live jazz entertainment on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Whilst the venue is open to non-members, membership gives many advantages. Early booking discounts, discount in the Mouldy Fig wine bar, regular newsletters etc. Check out the details on the web-site.
Don't take my word for it - check out the web site at www.theconcordeclub.com
or find them on facebook. Unbelievably, if you can still actually
use a telephone, your call will be answered by a polite, helpful
human being at the venue who can take reservations, discuss
membership etc. Incidentally the Ellington
Lodge Hotel is handy for Southampton
Airport (there are airport parking deals) -
- Tel: 023 8061 3989 for the Concorde Club
or 023 8065 1478 for the Ellington Lodge
hotel.
Incidentally I have no financial interest in the club, just a
very satisfied member! The
red wines are rather good too! (pricess updated
March 2020)
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