Lucky Ol' Sun are coming to the Champ! These guys are seasoned veterans of the South West's pub music scene, playing rock 'n' roll with a style deeply rooted in blues music.

Logan J Parker is a London based singer and multi-instrumentalist. She has diverse musical influences from T Bone Walker to Leonard Cohen inspiring her love for early Mississippi Blues to 50's Jazz, 60's Rock n' Roll and later her most recent influences such as Amy Winehouse, The Teskey Brothers, Kaleo, and Lianne La Havas. The Read More ...

Come and enjoy an evening of the funkiest funk and the souliest soul with the Funk & Soul club at the Champ, Appledore. Check out the Facebook page here

Enjoy an evening of excellent music from the Bone Idols, a Devon favourite. Check out their Facebook page here.

On Saturday 14 May the Champ is putting on a gig by the incredible Theo Mizú, the famed Brazilian multi-instrumentalist. Theo started his musical career in Thailand and Whas chosen the world as home, traveling with his music, getting in contact with diverse musical and cultural influences and performing in festivals and venues all around Read More ...

Traditional music with a twist from Calypso Jack at the Champ. Featuring Ian on bodhran, bones, cajon and maracas, Mark on ukulele, harmonicas and squeezebox. Check them out at Calypso Jack's Facebook page.

Five Points Gang is a blues trio playing high energy original songs. Consisting of Joe Pearson, Dinho Barral & Gaet Allard, the band are London based and are visiting Appledore on their UK tour. Check out their music and more at

On the first Saturday of the month, at the Champ, watch Dr No play an eclectic mix of vinyl. With his gold finger spinning the disks, it's no time to die. The joint will rock!

On the first Saturday of the month, at the Champ, watch Dr No play an eclectic mix of vinyl. With his gold finger spinning the disks, it's no time to die. The joint will rock!

Guaribus are a Brazilian band who are following a recent tradition of Brazilians coming to the Champ, ever since Theo Mizú included Appledore's best live music venue in their UK tour in 2022. Word about the Champ has got out in the favelas and capoeira studios in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and now Read More ...

Bossa Beleza are a Brazilian-inspired duo who have been playing pubs and clubs in the south west since 2016. Catch them playing their soulful versions of Brazilian classics at the Champ. To find out more, check out their web site.

The Pete G Party Vibe is Pete Geiger's new four-piece party band, with every song chosen to make you dance! Along with Pete, there is Keith Jones on Bass, Pete Layton on Drums and Dave Shepherd on keyboards. Pete is a veteran of the Appledore music scene, appearing in a number of guises including Pete Read More ...

Daniel Smith is a blues and boogie pianist who has gigged and recorded extensively. He has been compared so many times to Jools Holland that he would be at leat a fiver better off if he received a penny each time. You can learn more about Daniel at his website. For this gig at the Read More ...

Mashville are coming to Appledore as part of their 2023 UK tour. Mashville are a south-west based band with influences of folk, Americana and alt-country. And a cool name! Find out more at the band's website here. Come along and enjoy a touch of Tennessee right by the Torridge.

Jules Moberly will be playing classic Spanish guitar at the Champ. This performance is in memory of John Tompkins, the owner of the Champ (his name is above the door) who died recently and would have turned 75 on 30 November. Jules is an amazing talent and well worth hearing, even if Spanish guitar doesn't Read More ...

Kikstart formed recently with former members of Freefall, a Barnstaple-based band who were veterans of the North Devon music scene. They are a classic power trio that include Alan Denning plus Dave on drums. Check them out at the Champ.