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Greetings:
Friday night in Phnom Penh, find Zakk Zoot at The Tin Hat and Phil O’Flaherty at Botanico, while Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker is joined by Initial G and Cameron Smith at Noisy Chili. Frankie Teardrop Dead are at Bat Muk Yu, JP Kotze is at Little Susie, Rockustic at Tropico and later on Cambodia Country Band are at Oscar’s on the Corner.
Saturday night in Phnom Penh, Frankie Teardrop Dead are at The Deck, Adam Marsland is at Botanico and Miss Sarawan at Bat Muk Yu. Pick & Bow are at Au Marche, and Smack the Unicorn enter into a collaboration with Phnom Penh Photography Collective at Hometown Hangout. Elsewhere The Fish Brothers are at Little Susie, Clay George is at Tropico, and later on Crash Boom Bang are at Oscar’s on the Corner and Chanvinith & Daro are at Uniga. In Siem Reap, Poca & the Sticky Tentacles are at Laundry
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Weekly Gig Guide – week commencing Thursday 8 May 2025
** residency/weekly
For DJs and clubs, we recommend Phnom Penh Underground
Thursday
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Jam session, 7 pm, Tiki Garden (Kampot)**
- Paul Mackie, 7 pm, The Pizza Garden (Siem Reap)
- Band@Work, 7 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- David Wazo (FR)30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh – note ticketed event [fully booked]
- Ex-Pulse, 7.30 pm, Bat Muk Yu
- Cornerstone, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Soul Diva Band, 7.30 pm, Hotel Cambodiana **
- Open mic hosted by Initial G, 8 pm, Noisy Chili **
- Open mic hosted by Max and Sara, 8 pm, LOLA Music Lounge
- Kevin Sysyn, 8 pm, Little Susie
- Metro Band, 8 pm, Metropole Underground **
- Stu Cottom plus Kevin Sysyn, 9 pm, Excelsior **
- Tona & Lucy, 9 pm, Mayazon **
- The Extraordinary Chambers, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Friday
- Happy Band, 6 pm, Courtyard by Marriott
- Zakk Zoot, 7 pm, The Tin Hat
- Phil O’Flaherty, 7 pm, Botanico
- Clay George, 7 pm, Oasis Sky Bar @ Caravan **
- Khmer Magic Music Bus, 7 pm, Bouchon Wine Bar **
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Jampot open mic, 7 pm, Karma Traders (Kampot)
- Band@Work, 7 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker with Initial G and Cameron Smith, 7.30 pm, Noisy Chili
- Frankie Teardrop Dead, 7.30 pm, Bat Muk Yu
- Cornerstone, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Soul Diva Band, 7.30 pm, Hotel Cambodiana **
- JP Kotze, 8 pm, Little Susie
- Sister Srey, 8 pm, Rosewood **
- Open mic, 8 pm, Mex’d Up (Siem Reap)
- Open mic with Paul Mackie, 8 pm, The Pizza Garden (Siem Reap) **
- Rockustic, 8.30 pm, Tropico
- Jmun & Jave, 9 pm, Mayazon **
- Cambodia Country Band, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
- Stu Cottom, 10 pm, The Silk Route
Saturday
- Nestor Garcia, 6 pm, The Wave: Kep West (Kep)
- Frankie Teardrop Dead, 6 pm, The Deck
- Adam Marsland, 7 pm, Botanico
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Band@Work, 7 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Miss Sarawan, 30 pm, Bat Muk Yu
- Seawolf, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Soul Diva Band, 7.30 pm, Hotel Cambodiana **
- Pick & Bow, 8 pm, Au Marche
- Smack the Unicorn, 8 pm, Hometown Hangout
- The Fish Brothers, 8 pm, Little Susie
- Sister Srey, 8 pm, Rosewood **
- Gareth Bawden, 8 pm, The Pizza Garden (Siem Reap) **
- Clay George, 8.30 pm, Tropico **
- Poca & the Sticky Tentacles, 9 pm, Laundry (Siem Reap)
- Crash Boom Bang, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
- Chanvinith & Daro, 10 pm, Uniga
- Kevin Sysyn, 11 pm, The Silk Route
Sunday
- Stu Cottom, 2.30 pm, Villa Grange
- Musica Felica choir charity concert, 4.30 pm, Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra – note ticketed event
- Sunday Sundowners open mic hosted by Scott Bywater, 5 pm, Tacos Kokopelli **
- Khmer Magic Music Band, 5.30 pm, The Wave: Kep West (Kep)
- Clay George, 7 pm, Organic Sky Bar, Palace Gate Hotel **
- DNA, 7 pm, The Golden Hornbill **
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- David Wazo (FR), 7 pm, Apsara Theatre (Siem Reap)
- Kodi Hudson, 7 pm, Embargo (Siem Reap) **
- Sunday piano sessions with Jim Latt, 7 pm, Miss Wong (Siem Reap)**
- Band@Work, 7 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Soul Diva Band, 7.30 pm, Hotel Cambodiana **
- Jay & John, 8 pm, Can Can
- Metro Band, 8 pm, Metropole Underground **
- Kevin Sysyn, 30 pm, Little Susie
- The Extraordinary Chambers, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
Monday
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Diego Dimarques, 7 pm, Endora (Siem Reap) **
- Andy Luna, 7 pm, Amici Signature (Siem Reap) **
- Seawolf, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Monday Night Live with Adam Marsland, 8 pm, Bat Muk Yu **
- Miss Sarawan, 10 pm, Uniga
- Riverside Kings, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner **
Tuesday
- House band, 7 pm, Yang Pov Riverside **
- Open mic, 7 pm, Kampot Yacht Club (Kampot)
- Rod Tolentino, 7 pm, Mex’d Up (Siem Reap) **
- Band@Work, 7 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Seawolf, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Tuesday Request Night with Adam Marsland, 8 pm, Bat Muk Yu **
- Aisha & Jun Rockz, 8 pm, Little Susie **
- Lone Star Saloon open mic, 8 pm, Lone Star Saloon **
- Fishstix, 8 pm, Karma Traders (Kampot)
- Temple, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner**
Wednesday
*Note that Wednesday events are often not announced until early in the week – check back here for updates*
- The Piano Man with Adam Marsland, 7 pm, The Tin Hat
- Miss Sarawan, 7 pm, Bouchon Wine Bar
- Band@Work, 7 pm, Hard Rock Cafe Angkor (Siem Reap)**
- Cornerstone, 7.30 pm, Hard Rock Café Phnom Penh **
- Soul Diva Band, 7.30 pm, Hotel Cambodiana **
- Blues on the Cob, 8 pm, Little Susie
- John Carlo, 8 pm, Can Can **
- SR epic open mic, 8 pm, Laundry (Siem Reap) **
- , 8.30 pm, Madi Bar (Kampot)
- Jukebox Twins open mic, 9 pm, Hometown Hangout
- Tona & Lucy, 9 pm, Mayazon **
- Rockustic, 9.30 pm, Uniga
- Crash Boom Bang, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner **
Coming soon:
- Thursday 15 May
- David Wazo (FR), 7 pm, Le Moon
- Friday 16 May
- Miss Sarawan, 7 pm, Lin From Nowhere
- Riverside Kings, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
- Saturday 17 May
- Bassac Brass, 6 pm, The Deck
- Take Two, 7 pm, Vinoteca
- Song Sreykeo & Mr Hong, 9.30 pm, Uniga
- Shake79, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
- Sunday 18 May
- Yi Ling (soprano) & Issei Sakano (piano), works of Clara & Robert Schumann, 7 pm, Raffles Le Royal – note ticketed event
- Tuesday 20 May
- Andy Luna, 8 pm, Karma Traders (Kampot)
- Wednesday 21 May
- Chanvinith & Daro, 10 pm, Uniga
- Friday 23 May
- Dave Z, 5 pm, Tacos Kokopelli
- Tuesday Welders, 30 pm, Bat Muk Yu
- Miss Sarawan, 10 pm, Uniga
- Montra, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
- Saturday 24 May
- Sunday 25 May
- Sunday Sundowners open mic – Bob Dylan’s Birthday Special with Scott Bywater, 5 pm, Tacos Kokopelli
- Wednesday 28 May
- Chanvinith & Daro, 10 pm, Uniga
- Friday 30 May
- Punch Drunks, 7 pm, The Tin Hat
- Cardboard Li-Fi, 30 pm, Bat Muk Yu
- Miss Sarawan, 10 pm, Uniga
- Saturday 31 May
- Phnom Penh Symphony Orchestra, 6 pm, PPUA Concert Hall – note ticketed event
- The Originals season finale, 6 pm, The Deck
- Shining Hearts, 7 pm, Vinoteca
- Summer Lee Carlson & Mute Speaker, 30 pm, Bat Muk Yu
- Chanvinith & Daro, 10 pm, Uniga
- Friday 6 June
- Best of British night with Temple plus Shake79, 10 pm, Oscar’s on the Corner
- Saturday 7 June
- Rags to Rainbows, 7 pm, Vinoteca