These Newly Announced 2027 Gigs at The Sub Rooms are Massive!

Date 23rd Oct 2026

Stroud Blues & Soul Sessions

Next May, we’ll be welcoming an incredible bunch of artists for a whole weekend of Blues and Soul music here in Stroud, this will be the first edition of the Blues & Soul Sessions.

We’ve been so lucky to already be welcoming two artists who we feel are way beyond performing in our lovely but humble venue, this also comes with the benefit of these evenings being more of an intimate evening with the artists. As a not-for-profit charity, this is an incredible privilege, and we’d love for you to join us for a weekend filled with beautiful music.

With two artists announced already and a whole host more to come, we’re really excited, make sure to look out for more announcements!

Jools Holland

Can you believe that by just eight years old, Julian Miles Holland could play the piano fluently by ear? Now we know him as the incredible Jools Holland OBE DL and we can’t quite believe that he’s coming to The Sub Rooms as part of our first Blues & Soul Sessions.

Back in 1987, he formed The Jools Holland Big Band which has changed and grown over the years into the now 19-piece Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, for three decades they have toured annually. The evening will also feature Ruby Turner, the Boogie Woogie Queen, Louise Marshall and Sumudu Jayatilaka, we already can’t wait to experience an evening of all these extraordinary people.

We are sure this will be an unforgettable night, don’t miss out on tickets, they’re sure to sell out.

Beverley Knight

Another beautiful act joining us for the weekend Blues & Soul Sessions is the British music legend, Beverley Knight!

Bursting into the 90’s with “The B-Funk", Knight has continued to build her formidable career through music and musical theatre. Now also a West End star, this will be an evening to celebrate the span of her career highlights right from the beginning till now, we’re sure to hear some unforgettable hits that have meant so much to Beverley and her rise.

Other Announcements:

These announcements are more huge artists we've announced separate from the Stroud Blues & Soul Sessions.

Right Said Fred

Remembering the early 90s surely comes along with the unstoppable debut ‘I’m Too Sexy’ playing in the background, and it’s still one of the most recognisable pop songs of all time.

Forming in 1989, these pop icons have become acclaimed songwriters, and we continue to hear them on the radio, TV shows, movies, sporting events and on the stage, live. Next April they’re coming to The Subs and it’s sure to be a great performance.

Zero 7 (DJ Set)

Selling over 2.5 million copies worldwide and being nominated for a Mercury Music Prize, Zero 7 hit the ground running with their debut album Simple Things in 2001.

Eight years later, they’d recorded three more albums, one of which was The Garden and had been nominated for a Grammy. Their latest project is Swim Surreal, amongst a bunch of singles and EPs with their own Make Records which have included a whole host of artists like José Gonzáles, Jem Cooke and Lou Stone. Join them live here in Stroud next April where they’ll be hitting us with their favourite records for this incredible DJ set.

Kate Rusby

One of the Top Ten Folk Voices of the Century, a Mercury Prize Winner, 6-times BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Winner, the warm, Yorkshire humoured, Kate Rusby is bringing her folk and acoustic music to us for a wonderful evening next May. Her vocals are known to connect the heart of a song to that of her audience. Her latest albums ‘Light Years’, ‘30 Happy Returns’ and ‘Hand Me Down’ confirm her exciting career as she continues to call herself a folk singer, and proudly.

Tickets for all these events will be on sale on our website from 10am, Friday 23rd October. Don’t miss out, these huge announcements have taken our socials, emails and Box Office by storm and are sure to sell out quickly. Visit us at The Sub Rooms in Stroud to experience these artists in a historic building within the unforgettable Stroud.