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Sun, Oct 4 · 07:30 PM

Phil Wang: UH OH

Southend Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

From £36

Mon, Oct 5 · 07:00 PM

What The World Needs Now - The Burt Bacharach Songbook

Southend Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

From £70

Wed, Oct 7 · 07:30 PM

DR John Cooper Clarke

Palace Theatre, Southend · Southend-on-Sea

From £38

Thu, Oct 8 · 07:00 PM

Katherine Jenkins - 25 Year Anniversary Tour

Southend Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

From £38

Two cocktails on a bar with city lights behind — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 8 · 07:30 PM

Indie Cult Club Presents: REEF

Chinnerys · Southend-on-Sea

From £39

Thu, Oct 8 · 07:30 PM

Kevin Bloody Wilson - Fair Dinkum Funny · Oct 8

Brentwood Centre · Southend-on-Sea

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Thu, Oct 8 · 08:00 PM

Kane Brown - Crowd Work King

Palace Theatre, Southend · Southend-on-Sea

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Fri, Oct 9 · 07:00 PM

Fin Taylor

Palace Theatre, Southend · Southend-on-Sea

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Fri, Oct 9 · 07:30 PM

Troy Hawke: Never Stop, Never Change!

Southend Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

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Fri, Oct 9 · 08:00 PM

The Comedy Store - Maidstone

Hazlitt Theatre · Southend-on-Sea

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Speaker at a podium addressing a seated audience — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 9 · 09:00 PM

DIS-OBEY

Chinnerys · Southend-on-Sea

From £10

Sat, Oct 10 · 02:30 PM

Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston

Chelmsford Theatre · Southend-on-Sea

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Sunny old-town square with historic facades and cafe terraces, people strolling — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 10 · 07:00 PM

Fell Out Boy & The Black Charade

Chinnerys · Southend-on-Sea

From £22

Sat, Oct 10 · 07:30 PM

Laura Smyth: Born Aggy

Palace Theatre, Southend · Southend-on-Sea

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Audience in a historic theatre facing a red stage curtain — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 10 · 09:00 PM

DISOBEY

Chinnerys · Southend-on-Sea

From £10

Evening street lined with lanterns and cafe lights leading to a historic church square — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 11 · 07:00 PM

WISHBONE ASH

Chinnerys · Southend-on-Sea

From £30

Mon, Oct 12 · 07:00 PM

Alison Moyet

Southend Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

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Tue, Oct 13 · 07:30 PM

Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted by Tony Blackburn MBE

Southend Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

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Wed, Oct 14 · 07:00 PM

Flo & Joan - With Feeling

Chelmsford Theatre · Southend-on-Sea

From £34

Concert crowd with raised hands in the stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 15 · 07:30 PM

Celya AB: We Must Stop Meeting Like This

Cliffs Pavilion (Maritime Room) · Southend-on-Sea

From £22

Thu, Oct 15 · 07:30 PM

Boyzlife Featuring Keith Duffy & Brian McFadden

Southend Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

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Fri, Oct 16 · 07:30 PM

The Legends in Vegas - After Hours

Southend Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

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Double bass and saxophone in a dimly lit jazz club — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16 · 07:30 PM

Southend Jazz Festival Presents CUT CAPERS

Chinnerys · Southend-on-Sea

From £22

Band playing to a crowd in a brick-walled club — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17 · 06:00 PM

Oktoberfest Southend 2026

Priory Park · Southend-on-Sea

From £22

Live band on stage with confetti and warm lights over the crowd — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17 · 07:30 PM

AMY ALIVE V ADELE

Chinnerys · Southend-on-Sea

From £18

Sun, Oct 18 · 07:30 PM

The Shamrocks

Southend Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

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Tue, Oct 20 · 07:30 PM

Kevin Bloody Wilson - Fair Dinkum Funny · Oct 20

Central Theatre · Southend-on-Sea

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Wed, Oct 21 · 07:00 PM

JUSTIN HAYWARD: THE STORY IN YOUR EYES TOUR

Southend Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

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Thu, Oct 22 · 07:30 PM

The Best of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells I II & III

Southend Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

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Fri, Oct 23 · 07:00 PM

LONDON CALLING play THE CLASH

GlassBox Theatre · Southend-on-Sea

From £17

Cocktail being prepared at a bar — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23 · 07:30 PM

Indie Cult Club Presents : Boo Radleys

Chinnerys · Southend-on-Sea

From £22

Audience watching a cabaret stage with red curtains — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24 · 07:30 PM

Sleep Broken

Chinnerys · Southend-on-Sea

From £17

Sat, Oct 24 · 07:30 PM

Joe Wells: Daddy Autism

Chelmsford Theatre · Southend-on-Sea

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Sun, Oct 25 · 07:00 PM

Punk Rock Factory

Chinnerys · Southend-on-Sea

From £29

People strolling through a historic old-town square lit with string lights at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 25 · 07:30 PM

Leo Sayer: Can't Stop Loving You

Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

From £45

Mon, Oct 26 · 07:30 PM

Huey Morgan

Chinnerys · Southend-on-Sea

From £34

People sitting on a grassy hill watching an open-air concert — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 29 · 07:30 PM

FOREVER NU - 25th anniversary of Toxicity & IOWA special

Chinnerys · Southend-on-Sea

From £22

Thu, Oct 29 · 07:30 PM

Jools Holland and His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra · Oct 29

Southend Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

From £63

Thu, Oct 29 · 08:00 PM

Christopher Hall: Pizazz

Chelmsford Theatre · Southend-on-Sea

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Fri, Oct 30 · 07:30 PM

Jools Holland and His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra · Oct 30

Southend Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

From £63

Sat, Oct 31 · 08:00 PM

Paul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show

Chelmsford Theatre · Southend-on-Sea

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Audience facing a lit stage in an ornate theatre — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Nov 3 · 07:00 PM

The Streets

Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

From £46

Thu, Nov 5 · 07:30 PM

Chris Ramsey: Here Man

Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

From £36

Sun, Nov 8 · 07:30 PM

The Amy Winehouse Band: Back to Black 20th Anniversary Tour

Southend Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

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Mon, Nov 9 · 07:45 PM

TONY HADLEY - The Christmas Big Band Tour 2026

Southend Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

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Tue, Nov 10 · 07:00 PM

The Stylistics · Nov 10

Central Theatre · Southend-on-Sea

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Tue, Nov 10 · 07:30 PM

The Proclaimers

Southend Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

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Wed, Nov 11 · 07:30 PM

Rosalie Cunningham

Chinnerys · Southend-on-Sea

From £20

Laser light show over a crowd at a DJ set in an industrial hall — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Nov 12 · 07:30 PM

Indie Cult Club Presents: The Wannadies

Chinnerys · Southend-on-Sea

From £28

Thu, Nov 12 · 07:30 PM

Russell Howard - Don't Tell The Algorithm

Southend Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

From £41

Two actors on a dimly lit stage in front of an audience — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Nov 13 · 07:30 PM

MOTORHEAD UK TRIBUTE & ANTHEM

Chinnerys · Southend-on-Sea

From £15

Fri, Nov 13 · 07:30 PM

Russell Howard: Don't Tell The Algorithm · Nov 13

Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

From £41

Sat, Nov 14 · 03:30 PM

Russell Howard: Don't Tell The Algorithm · Nov 14

Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

From £41

Evening concert in a stone courtyard with string lights and candles — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Nov 14 · 07:00 PM

Skids + Theatre Of Hate · Nov 14

Civic Hall · Southend-on-Sea

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Wed, Nov 18 · 07:30 PM

Ricky Warwick & The Fighting Hearts

Chinnerys · Southend-on-Sea

From £25

Wed, Nov 18 · 07:30 PM

Hannah East: Express Yourself

Palace Theatre, Southend · Southend-on-Sea

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Fri, Nov 20 · 07:30 PM

The Yacht Rock Experience

Central Theatre · Southend-on-Sea

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Sat, Nov 21 · 07:30 PM

OKNOTOK RADIOHEAD TRIBUTE

Chinnerys · Southend-on-Sea

From £18

Outdoor concert crowd facing a glowing stage at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Nov 22 · 07:00 PM

Skids + Theatre Of Hate · Nov 22

Chinnerys · Southend-on-Sea

From £33

Sun, Nov 22 · 07:00 PM

The Stylistics · Nov 22

Southend Cliffs Pavilion · Southend-on-Sea

From £49

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