The Village Easter Festival 2025

The Village Easter Festival returns from Thursday 17 April to Monday 21 April 2025

This will be the ninth Village Easter Festival to be held in Reading. The Lyndhurst and The Retreat are the main venues. Piwnica/The Polish Club is the location for the After Party.

All events are free entry. All events are subject to change or cancellation, check with the venues or artists.

Cash donations to the bands are appreciated!

Thursday 17 April 2025

The Shufflepack
@ The Retreat
21:00 – 23:00
Groovy shuffling blues in the classic style, from Chicago to the West Coast.
#Blues

Friday 18 April 2025

Café Zazous
@ The Lyndhurst
13:00 – 15:00
Swing Gypsy Jazz, “An evening of Parisian illusion and dancing.”
#Swing Gypsy Jazz

The Go Go Five
@ The Retreat
15:00 – 17:00
An explosive mix of Motown, ’60s Soul, Jazz, Rock and Blues!
#Jazz, #Rock, #Soul, #Blues

Steve Morano & Friends
@ The Lyndhurst
17:00 – 19:00
The ever-popular Steve Morano and Band playing his own style of Folk Country/Blues.
#Blues, #Folk, #Folk Rock, #Pop, #Rock

Phil Braithwaite & Friends
@ The Retreat
19:00 – 21:00
Guests to be confirmed.
#Blues, #Funk, #Indie, #Jazz, #Rock, #Soul

Marshall Couzens Band
@ The Lyndhurst
21:00 – 23:00
Original and classic songs in the style of Southern Rock, Blues, Soul and Americana.
#Americana, #Blues, #Rock, #Soul

Saturday 19 April 2025

Keith Allen Band
@ The Retreat
13:00 – 15:00
An eclectic mix of blues, rock, folk and soulful ballads.
#Blues, #Rock, #Folk

Heather Jayne and The Red Shoes
@ The Lyndhurst
15:00 – 17:00
Berkshire based 5-piece playing soul, jazz, blues and swing.
#Soul, #Jazz, #Blues, #Swing

Jackie Doe & The Uncertainty of Passion
@ The Retreat
17:00 – 19:00
An eclectic mix of original songs with a European flavour.
#English Chanson

The Cohen Perry Band
@ The Lyndhurst
19:00 – 21:00
The Lewis Cohen and Adam Perry band will deliver some great down home Rhythm and Blues.
#Rhythm, #Blues

Rufus Ruffcut
@ The Retreat
21:00 – 23:00
Great musicians playing an eclectic mix of blues and soul.
#Blues, #Old school R’n’B, #Rock, #Soul

Sunday 20 April 2025

Mayor & James
@ The Retreat
13:00 – 15:00
A whole stream of mirthful anecdotes, blurry-fingered precision and sweetly sung blues, standards and folk songs.
#Blues, #Classical, #Folk, #Swing

Fleur Stevenson & Hugh Turner
@ The Lyndhurst
15:00 – 17:00
The alluringly graceful and charismatic jazz singer Fleur Stevenson is joined by the talented guitarist Hugh Turner.
#Jazz

David Gray & John “Dusty” Dunsterville
@ The Retreat
17:00 – 19:00
Always good music, and accompanied by a fair dose of humour, this is a gig to enjoy.
#Americana, #Blues, #Rock, #Soul

Funk Nexus with Paul Glover
@ The Lyndhurst
19:00 – 21:00

#Blues, #Funk, #Jazz

HybridPIG
@ The Retreat
21:00 – 23:00
Folk-rock with original material, rock and pop covers and even a little community singing.
#Folk, #Folk Rock, #Pop, #Rock

Monday 21 April 2025

Ma Bessie
@ The Retreat
15:00 – 17:00
Classic blues and jazz tunes from the inter-war years with a selection of original songs and hand-picked covers.
#Blues, #Jazz

After Party: Limpopo Groove
@ Piwnica (The Polish Club)
19:30 – 21:30
Limpopo Groove will be playing out and closing The Village Easter Festival 2024.
#Afro-jazz dance, #Funk

Venues

Piwnica (The Polish Club)
81 London Road, Reading, RG1 4DX
Phone: 0118 958 9908

The Lyndhurst
88-90 Queen’s Road, Reading, RG1 4DG
Phone: 0118 950 3888
www.thelyndhurstreading.co.uk

The Retreat
8 St John’s Street, Reading, RG1 4EH
Phone: 0118 376 9159
www.theretreat.pub