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- Just Siem Reap / Battambang gigs
- Just Kampot / Kep / Islands gigs
- Just open mics and jams – Phnom Penh, Kampot, Siem Reap
- Further afield: gigs in HCMC at Noise Saigon
Greetings:
Thursday night in Phnom Penh find Sticky Tentacles at Motodop and Brett Perkins at Phoenix Bar, alongside the regular jazz jam with Dr George at Tape Deck and open mics at Tropico and Noisy Chili. Later on, The Extraordinary Chambers are at Oscar’s on the Corner and in Siem Reap Rod Tolentino is at The Pizza Garden.
Friday night in Phnom Penh Frankie Teardrop Dead are at Motodop, The Fallen Apples at Hunt, Zingaros are at Khmer Funk Sky Bar, Christabel is at The Vine and Antonio Elchico is at Botanico. Two Country Drunks are at new venue Back Street Riverside/River Quay (corner of St 118 and Sisowath), Muz Muskett hosts an open mic at The Tin Hat and John Peter is at End of the Road. Later and louder, Sticky Tentacles at Oscar’s on the Corner. In Kampot, the Jampot open mic at Karma Traders is hosted by Torey Heart. In Siem Reap, One Year Visa are at The Panthers Hut and Rain is at The Pizza Garden.
For something a little different on Saturday, try the Eurovision Asia – Cambodia contest at Aeon Mall Sen Sok. Or Lisa Concepcion for high tea at Shangri-La, or the Itonami Cultural Studio launch featuring Matsumura Fishworks at Sundown Social Club. Velvet Compromise are back at Motodop, Miss Sarawan is at Botanico, Mathieu & Friends are at Little Susie and it’s a Basgi di Corsica night at Au Marche with Phil Javelle. Sticky Tentacles are at Noisy Chili, Crash Boom Bang is at Duplex and Cambodia Country Band are at Oscar’s on the Corner. On the coast, Voodoo Mamba are at The Wave: Kep West and Rum & Ruckus are at Tiki Garden. In Siem Reap, Christabel is at The Pizza Garden.
Come Sunday, venture out to Aeon Mall 3 for Bon Odori , a traditional Japanese circle dance and taiko performance. Also find Two Country Drunks at Motodop and the Sunday Sundowners open mic hosted by Scott Bywater at Tacos Kokopelli. Chaktomuk Blues Band are at Khmer Funk Sky Bar, Anton Isselhadt and Misato Nakaishi perform Johann Sebastian Bach flute sonatas at Raffles Le Royal, and Greg Beshers is at Hunt. Later, Pablo Enrique is at Cloud and Shaken Spirit at Oscar’s on the Corner.
You may have missed
Phnom Penh’s SLAM CITY IV metal festival made the front page of metal website Unite Asia this week. Fang (USA), Round Eye 上海 (CHN) and local acts Jōhatsu, After God, Soselo Summer & Mazama will appear at live at Noisy Chili next weekend.
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Weekly Gig Guide – week commencing Thursday 15 October 2026
- Just Siem Reap / Battambang gigs
- Just Kampot / Kep / Islands gigs
- Just open mics and jams – Phnom Penh, Kampot, Siem Reap
- Further afield: gigs in HCMC at Noise Saigon
** residency/weekly
Thursday
- One Year Visa, 6.30 pm, Amici Signature (Siem Reap) **
- Sticky Tentacles, 7 pm, Motodop
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Jam session, 7 pm, Tiki Garden (Kampot)**
- Jazz jam with Dr George, 7.30 pm, Tape Deck
- Open mic hosted by Scott Bywater, 7.30 pm, Tropico
- Sound of Silence, 7.30 pm, Bat Muk Yu
- Cornerstone, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Pitch Black, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Kevin Sysyn, 8 pm, Little Susie
- Metro Band, 8 pm, Metropole Underground **
- Rod Tolentino, 8 pm, The Pizza Garden (Siem Reap)
- Open mic, 8.30 pm, Noisy Chili
- Brett Perkins, 9 pm, Phoenix Bar
- The Extraordinary Chambers, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Friday
- Mission Show Band, 6 pm, Garden Restaurant at Hotel Cambodiana **
- Frankie Teardrop Dead, 7 pm, Motodop
- The Fallen Apples, 7 pm, Hunt
- Open mic with Muz Muskett, 7 pm, The Tin Hat
- Zingaros, 7 pm, Khmer Funk Sky Bar
- Christabel, 7 pm, The Vine
- Antonio Elchico, 7 pm, Botanico
- Khmer Magic Music Bus, 7 pm, Bouchon Wine Bar **
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Jampot open mic hosted by Torey Heart, 7 pm, Karma Traders (Kampot) **
- Poetry and storytelling night with JB the Punk Rock Poet, Richard John Currie, author of Burning Braincells in Cambodia, and Rod Tolentino, 7 pm, Sojourner House (Siem Reap)
- Crazy Mix, 7.30 pm, Bat Muk Yu **
- Cornerstone, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Pitch Black, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Two Country Drunks, 8 pm, Back Street Riverside (corner of St 118 and Sisowath)
- John Peter, 8 pm, End of the Road
- Jay, 8 pm, The Big Easy **
- Sister Srey, 8 pm, Rosewood **
- One Year Visa, 8 pm, The Panthers Hut (Siem Reap)
- Rain, 8 pm, The Pizza Garden (Siem Reap)
- Kevin Sysyn, 9 pm, Phoenix Bar
- Sticky Tentacles, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Saturday
- Bassac Wind Band open rehearsal, 11.30 am, Tape Deck
- Eurovision Asia – Cambodia contest, 1 pm, Aeon Mall Sen Sok
- Lisa Concepcion, 3 pm, Shangri-La
- Itonami Cultural Studio launch featuring Matsumura Fishworks, 5.30 pm, Sundown Social Club
- Mission Show Band, 6 pm, Garden Restaurant at Hotel Cambodiana **
- Voodoo Mamba (Sinville Roadshow trio), 6 pm, The Wave: Kep West
- Velvet Compromise, 7 pm, Motodop – $2.50
- Miss Sarawan, 7 pm, Botanico
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Rum & Ruckus, 7 pm, Tiki Garden (Kampot)
- Crazy Mix, 7.30 pm, Bat Muk Yu **
- Cornerstone, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Pitch Black, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Mathieu & Friends, 8 pm, Little Susie
- Basgi di Corsica with Phil Javelle, 8 pm, Au Marche
- Sister Srey, 8 pm, Rosewood **
- Christabel, 8 pm, The Pizza Garden (Siem Reap)
- Sticky Tentacles, 9 pm, Noisy Chili
- Crash Boom Bang, 9 pm, Duplex
- Cambodia Country Band, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
- After gig open mic with Ace, 10 pm, Stories by Little Susie **
Sunday
- Bon Odori – traditional Japanese circle dance and taiko performance, 2 pm, Aeon Mall 3
- Two Country Drunks, 3 pm, Motodop
- Sunday Sundowners open mic hosted by Scott Bywater, 5 pm, Tacos Kokopelli
- Kodi Hudson, 5 pm, Embargo (Siem Reap) **
- Open mic, 5 pm, The Pizza Garden (Siem Reap) **
- Chaktomuk Blues Band, 6 pm, Khmer Funk Sky Bar
- Joe Wrigley, 6 pm, Bar Oz **
- Mission Show Band, 6 pm, Garden Restaurant at Hotel Cambodiana **
- Johann Sebastian Bach flute sonatas by Anton Isselhadt and Misato Nakaishi, 7 pm, Raffles Le Royal – note ticketed event
- Greg Beshers, 7 pm, Hunt **
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Sunday piano sessions with Jim Latt, 7 pm, Miss Wong (Siem Reap)**
- Cheska & Carlo, 8 pm, Can Can **
- Metro Band, 8 pm, Metropole Underground **
- Pablo Enrique, 8.30 pm, Cloud
- Shaken Spirit, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner **
Monday
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Mike Bee & Acid Fuzz, 7 pm, Amici Signature (Siem Reap) **
- Crazy Mix, 7.30 pm, Bat Muk Yu **
- Seawolf, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Pitch Black, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Songwriters Circle with Scott Bywater, 8 pm, Little Susie **
- Karlee & Melvin, 8 pm, Can Can **
- Mojo, 8 pm, Tiki Garden
- Riverside Kings, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner **
Tuesday
- Phnom Penh Ukulele Circle, 7 pm, Bong Bonlai / YK Art House **
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Rod Tolentino, 7 pm, Mex’d Up (Siem Reap) **
- Tola, 7.30 pm, Lin From Nowhere **
- Seawolf, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Crazy Mix, 7.30 pm, Bat Muk Yu **
- Pitch Black, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Sound of Silence, 8 pm, Can Can **
- Fishtix, 8 pm, Karma Traders (Kampot)
- (tba), 8 pm, The Pizza Garden (Siem Reap)**
- Temple, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Wednesday
- Mission Show Band, 6 pm, Garden Restaurant at Hotel Cambodiana **
- Soul Piano with Adam Marsland and special guest Ariane Parkes, 6.30 pm, Tape Deck **
- Wine Wednesdays with Chaktomuk Blues Band, 7 pm, Motodop
- Piano four hands with Issei & Misato, 7 pm, Le Point Cafe
- Seawolf, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Pitch Black, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Lone Star Saloon open mic, 8 pm, Lone Star Saloon (formerly Tuesdays, now moved)**
- Open mic, 8 pm, Distortion Dive Bar **
- Open mic hosted by Jeremiah Nadir, 8 pm, Phoenix Bar **
- Mary Jane & Boyet, 8 pm, Can Can **
- SR epic open mic, 8 pm, Laundry (Siem Reap) **
- Ace, 9 pm, Little Susie **
- Crash Boom Bang, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner **
Coming soon:
Thursday 22 October
- Mekong Caliente, 7 pm, Motodop
Friday 23 October
- Checkered Past, 7 pm, Motodop – $5 entry
- The Broken Cymbal, 7.30 pm, Khmer Funk Sky Bar
- LoveMe2Time: A Doors Experience plus The Extraordinary Chambers, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Saturday 24 October
- Bassac Brass Quintet, 6 pm, Hops Tuol Kork
- Cove Aaronoff & the Belongers, 7 pm, Tape Deck – SOLD OUT
- The Ivory Express and guests present an evening with Elton John, 7 pm, Motodop – $5 entry
- Sammy & Colin, 7 pm, Botanico
- Slam City IV with Fang, Round Eye, Johatsu, Soselo Summer and Mazama, 8 pm, Noisy Chili
- Mara, Phil & Raph, 8 pm, Au Marche
- Space Jam, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Sunday 25 October
- Musica Felica choir charity concert, 4.30 pm, Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra – note ticketed event
- Gaby & Chema, 5 pm, The Vine
- Brett Perkins, 7.30 pm, Cloud
Wednesday 28 October
- Lee County Ramblers, 7 pm, Motodop
- Casket (Germany) plus Nightmare A.D., 8 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner – $2.50 entry
Friday 30 October
- Bassac Brass Quintet for the opening of Kingdom of Gold art exhibition by Tess Maloney, 6 pm, Motodop
- The Fallen Apples, 7 pm, Hunt
- Men of Faith, 7 pm, Motodop – $5
- Sinville Roadshow, 8 pm, Khmer Funk Sky Bar
- Jam-Cha, 9 pm, Laundry (Siem Reap)
Saturday 31 October
- Halloween jazz with Intan & Phil, 8 pm, Au Marche
November tours
- Friday 13, 8 pm, Laundry (Siem Reap)
- Saturday 14, 7 pm, Motodop
- Sunday 15, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
- Wednesday 18, Monkey Republic (Kampot)
- Saturday 21, Dave Fest (Koh Rong)
Del Webb Explosion (AU) (formerly PlanB)
- Friday 20, Sojourner House (Siem Reap)
- Saturday 21, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
- Sunday 22, 3 pm, Motodop
- Thursday 26, 9 pm, Madi Bar (Kampot)
- Friday 27, Kampot River Nest (Kampot)
- Saturday 28, ArtBar (Kep)
























