The mascot crew

Meet the Cool Cats

A small crew of music-loving cats helping guide you through pub gigs, open mics, bands and local live music across Dorset and the New Forest.

Find gigs tonight Submit a gig
Scout, the guide cat

The guide

Scout

Scout knows where the music is tonight. He helps point people towards local pub gigs, town pages and quick searches.

Homepage · Tonight · Search
Mittens, the open mic cat

The open mic host

Mittens

Mittens keeps an ear out for open mic nights, singers, hosts and community music rooms.

Open Mics · Singers · Community nights
Strummer, the acoustic guitar cat

The acoustic one

Strummer

Strummer loves acoustic acts, Sunday sessions, duos, singer-songwriters and chilled pub corners.

Acoustic · Duos · Sunday Sessions
Bash, the drummer cat

The weekend energy

Bash

Bash is here for Friday nights, Saturday bands, louder rooms and urgent “need a band?” moments.

Weekend · Live bands · Need a Band?
Riff, the rock guitar cat

The loud one

Riff

Riff will come out for rock nights, tribute acts, guitar-heavy gigs and the louder side of local music.

Rock · Tribute · Loud Ones
Keys, the keyboard cat

The mellow one

Keys

Keys is made for piano bars, lounge nights, jazz, blues and mellow musical sessions.

Piano · Jazz · Blues · Lounge