AI PlannerPortsmouth in December
Exciting events and experiences happening this month in Portsmouth.
Local Artist Series: The Rockingham Groove
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The Rockingham Groove is a fifteen-piece R&B dance band that turns every stage into a celebration. With a sound as bold as its brass section, the band serves up more than sixty years of timeless grooves, from the soulful fire of Aretha and Stevie, to the silky funk of Steely Dan and Earth Wind and Fire, to the disco shimmer of the Bee Gees. Blending soul, funk, disco, pop, and rock into a kaleidoscope of rhythm, The Rockingham Groove brings irresistible energy to every performance. Their rich vocal harmonies, precision horn lines, and deep-pocket rhythm section transform classics into living, breathing dance-floor anthems. Whether it's a packed club, a festival stage, or a night at Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club, The Rockingham Groove doesn't just play music - they create a party you'll never forget.
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Riverdance 30 - The New Generation
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Riverdance 30 - The New Generation
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Isaiah J. Thompson - A Guaraldi Holiday
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Isaiah J. Thompson, winner of the 2023 American Pianists Awards and the Cole Porter Fellowship, is a pianist, bandleader, and composer from West Orange, New Jersey. He studied at The Calderone School of Music, Jazz House Kids, NJPAC Jazz For Teens, and later graduated from Juilliard with both a Bachelor's and Master's in Music. Isaiah has performed with jazz greats like Ron Carter, Christian McBride, and Cécile McLorin Salvant. He made his recording debut on Jazz at Lincoln Center's Handful of Keys album with Wynton Marsalis and has released multiple albums as a leader. Isaiah contributed to the soundtrack for Motherless Brooklyn, was named a Steinway Artist, and has received accolades including the 2018 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award. His performances aim to convey "love, spirit, and respect," reflecting his deep passion for jazz.
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Riverdance 30 - The New Generation
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Seth Lakeman
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Stevie Martin - Clout
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Riverdance 30 - The New Generation
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Riverdance 30 - The New Generation
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Jon Butcher with Special Guest Diane Blue: Shades of Blues
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New England Music Hall of Famer, two-time Grammy nominee, and our region's own electric guitar renaissance man, Jon Butcher needs little introduction to anyone remotely tied to the music industry. With an iconic career spanning several decades, more than 15 albums, major network TV and film credits and a touring history to exhaust the most stalwart among us, Jon makes his highly anticipated debut at Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club on Saturday, December 6th, 2025! Joining Jon for this special performance is one of the most recognized and accomplished Blues voices in the world, DIane Blue. Diane is an international artist who sings classic R&B, Blues and Soul music with an intensity and expertise that will blow you away, and her Blues harp playing is on fire! 'Shades of Blue' featuring Jon Butcher and Diane Blue, along with Tim Archibald, AJ Valle and Chuck Farrell -- this show is an event not to be missed!
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FLEETINGWOOD MAC
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Fleetingwood Mac Plus special guests Saturday 6th December Doors 7:30pm Tickets £20.00 in advance
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The Muppets Christmas Carol: The Film with Live Orchestra
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Local Artist Series: Southside Blues
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Southside's focus and inspiration is of classic Chicago Blues. 'The best of Chess' so to speak with songs by the greats, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, Willie Dixon, and more. The band's staple arrangements of slide guitar, harmonica, piano , saxophone, drums, and bass give the straight-ahead & timeless sounds of early electric blues. Led by Eric Fernald on vocals and guitar with his father Mike Fernald on Harmonica. Accompanied by Nelson Checkoway on piano and Jeffrey Harrod on Saxophone. Rhythm section comprised of Jamie Decato on drums and Bruce Jarvis on bass.
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Robert Plant presents Saving Grace
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Beans on Toast
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Tony Hadley, The Christmas Big Band Tour 2025
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Doors 6.45pm Show: 7.45pm Curfew: 11pm
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Curtis Salgado
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Award-winning vocalist, instrumentalist, and songwriter Curtis Salgado, hailed by NPR as "an icon" with "a huge voice," has earned worldwide acclaim for his soulful performances and powerful songwriting. A three-time Blues Music Award Song of the Year nominee, winning in 2018 for Walk A Mile In My Blues, Salgado has earned eleven Blues Music Awards, including B.B. King Entertainer of the Year. He has toured internationally with his own bands and shared stages with legends including Muddy Waters, Robert Cray, Bonnie Raitt, and John Belushi, inspiring The Blues Brothers. With over eleven albums to his name, Salgado's music blends blues, soul, R&B, jazz, funk, gospel, and rock 'n' roll. Recent releases like Fine By Me highlight his virtuoso harmonica, evocative vocals, and masterful songwriting. Praised by DownBeat as having "an impressive gift" and Billboard as "inspired and powerful," Salgado remains one of today's most riveting and enduring blues performers.
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Drink The Sea
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The Sherlocks Everything Must Make Sense! Uk Tour
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The Ramonas
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Doppelgang3r presents by arrangement with Crucial Talent The Ramonas are the very best in tribute acts to the iconic New York forerunners of punk; The Ramones. The band began in 2004 and has since evolved into the ultimate re-creation of the 1976 spirit of the definite garage rock band. Known for high energy performances that thrill the audiences with all the classic songs, this is not a show to miss! 14+ / U18s must be accompanied by 18+
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