Gigs are what we do best.
We are delighted with our line up of great live music and entertainment.
Nearly all gigs are ticketed, the exception is when it’s a Bank Holiday, Saturday or our Beer Festival.
Please do book tickets in advance. We recommend doing this as many of our gigs sell out.
If you are a carer, please access a ‘CARER’ ticket on the event ticket page. Most gigs will have three carer tickets available. If you can’t see it on offer they may have gone. You can contact us
If you want a ‘CONCESSION” ticket then have one. Most gigs have ‘concession’ tickets. You don’t have to show anything, or prove anything to access them. Student /Skint*/Teacher/Blue lightworker/ Old/Young.
If you are coming as Gig Buddies - tell the bar and claim a free portion of chips
*If you are really skint and want to come to a gig, let us know in advance, we may be able to sort something.
Email lotte@theprincealbertstroud.co.uk, maybe you can help by putting up posters
Recently added gigs
Super Saturday -rugby all day
Showing all three games, and serving food from opening at 1pm until 9.30pm. Notable bookings, just come and enjoyable friendly and safe atmosphere. No attitudes, family friendly
Blue Monday Burlesque
The Magnificent Mr. Kai is brings some top quality burlesque acts to cheer up what is officially 'the most depressing day of the year'. Blue Monday.
6 world class burlesque acts held together by Kai's circus tricks, jokes and witticism. Food served and bar open throughout
Cyril Cyril
With a bandjo, a guitar, a melodeon, strange drums, multiples voices and languages as their sole companions; Cyril Cyril laser cuts a groove from the soul and transcends,………
Walking River Trunk
Welcoming this duo from Portugal to warm your January night. Free entry, but we will be taking the hat around/
Tim Keegan and The Personals
The Personals are Tim Keegan with his band (Simon Edwards, Ginny Clee, Bernd Rest and Jimmy Count). The forthcoming third Tim Keegan solo album Vide Grenier was produced by Simon Edwards (Fairground Attraction, Billy Bragg, Kathryn Williams)and features the band, follows on from The Long Game (2015) and Foreign Domestic (2007).
Shanty Bants
All stand together …our friendly welcoming night when like minded singing folk join together for an evening of shanty singing and good company. Generally meet in the courtyard but it MAY be inside this month!
Scotland V Italy 2.25pm kick off
Six nations - all games shown on the big screen, some outside in the yard. We have food served through out - first come, first to the best tables!
Ireland v England 4.45pm kick off
Six nations - all games shown on the big screen, some outside in the yard. We have food served through out - first come, first to the best tables!
Tenement Jazz Band
Free entry, awesome night warning. Please put a pile of dosh in the hat though. Cheers.
Los Domingos
Miserable February? No way - start the month with the grooviest lazy Sunday session this side of the universe. Free entry, and serving food throughout
Six Nations
Italy v Wales at 2.15pm, and then England v France at 4.45pm. No table bookings, first in gets the best tables, serving food from 1pm until 9.30pm.
Robert Vincent, support from Amy Moore
Robert was named UK country artist of the year by the Americana Honours and Awards Society. This led to Robert playing alongside Mary Chapin Carpenter at Bush Hall London, and introducing rising country artist Amy Moore as support.
PHOTO Julie Palmer
Jane's 50th
Come and celebrate’s Jane Burrow’s 50th with her and her friends and family
Three Cane Whale
Three Cane Whale is a multi-instrumental acoustic chamber-folk trio based in Bristol, UK. As intricate as a team of watchmakers, as spare as a mountain stream, uplifting and elegiac in equal measure, their music encompasses both a cinematic sweep and an intimate delicacy, in which “the aroma of muddy leaves and old nettles is almost tangible” (The Observer).
They are Alex Vann, Pete Judge and Paul Bradley
Polly Paulusma
Polly Paulusma with Jon Thorne are coming to play Pollys new album 'Wildfires' that is released on the esteemed One Little Indian label.
Folk Session
Friendly informal folk session with music played from around the British Isles.
The Fernweh, Sam Beer
The Fernweh is a band that we have been hoping to book here for a few years now, and now you can enjoy that embodied their particular brand of British folk and psychedelia.
Support from Sam Beer
TICKETS
Los Domingos
Lots of jazz, funk and soul - dancing, chatting, hanging out. Serving food and spinning discs from 1pm
Django Chutney
Brighton based gypsy jazz with 3 part harmony vocals and blues/country on top - if you have. ever seen Buffis Wake you will know this will be a top event.
Jaz Delorean-Matinee show
Jaz returns for what is always a fantastic evening in his company - the frontman of Tankus the Henge live and direct
The Johnny Quinn Macs
The Johnny Quinn Macs are a trio comprising John McSherry, Brendan Quinn and Francis McIlduff.
And that is all you need too know, get yer tickets now as they are only playing two gigs on this trip
TOUKI
Who would have guessed that a chance encounter years ago between buskers in the streets of Bath, England would lead to a new musical adventure in 2020?
Amadou Diagne
from Senegal and French-American
Cory Seznec
hit it off that Spring day years ago, planting the seeds of a future collaboration in their minds. Life embarked them on different
touki
(journey in Wolof), but with the recent support of an Arts Council of England grant, Amadou and Cory have been able to see their seedling shoot up into the light.
Swill Odgers and Bobby Valentino
Legendary artist Swill Odgers finally makes it to The Prince Albert in Stroud along with the magnificent Bobby Valentino
Folk Session
Friendly informal folk session with music played from around the British Isles.
The Undercover Hippy
The Undercover Hippy - The Last Stand: UK Tour 2025
As the planet hurtles toward what feels like a never-ending season finale—chaos, climate crisis, and a world leader or two you wouldn’t trust with a toaster—The Undercover Hippy are stepping up to do what they do best: make sense of the madness, one song at a time.
Join them on their mission to laugh in the face of disaster, dance through the doom, and remember that the fight’s not over until the last bassline drops.
Because if the world’s going to end, we might as well have a good time trying to save it.TICKETS
Damn Tall Buildings
“Bluegrass at heart, but pulling from a wide range of influences including swing, ragtime, jazz, and even a hint of contemporary perspective in the songwriting, they offer virtually unmatched energy and enthusiasm, underpinned by intelligent songs that don’t skimp on the infectiousness…” —Saving Country Music
Damn Tall Buildings are a folk-bluegrass band celebrated for their soulful melodies and intricate instrumentals.
Tyranni
"..tight contrapuntal arrangements, sometimes punchy Georgian-style open throat unisons.." - Bristol 24/7
TICKET LINK COMING SOON
May Bank Holiday Beer Festival
This year we will be selling tickets for Saturday night for the RAMONAS - early bird tickets available now, who knows for how long, get them now as they will go up in price very soon.
Folk Session
Friendly informal folk session with music played from around the British Isles.
Chartist Event
The Chartists were a nineteenth century group of working-class people who campaigned for the vote and for the creation of a more inclusive democracy (‘The People’s Charter with its Six Points).
In May 1839, 5,000 people met on Selsley Common at a Chartist gathering.
The weekend will celebrate that momentum happening in Stroud and the movement that was a very important event ib history.
Babia - flamenco
Babia perform with a Spanish influenced sound. This is NOT a Flamenco night as previously advertised. Apologies
Friday night at the Albert
Serving food from opening at 4pm until 9.0pm, ope until 11pm
John Willoughby's Wake
Please contact the pub for more details
we will be serving pizza all night
Virtual Kevins, Soul Food
Steve Roberts the frontman of the Virtual Kevins celebrates his birthday with his band, and also Soul Food.
This is now on the Friday, not Saturday
New Year Quiz
Ignore the date on the poster - it is tonight. Call to book table on 01453 755600, max of 6 per table and £2 per person in.
closed
You will need to go somewhere else today to eat and drink, we are closed until 4pm on Wednesday the 8th
Open All day
Open all day, serving food and with a big warming fire so come and warm up after a bracing walk up the hill or on the common.
Folk Session
First folk meet up of the year, and it’s Thursday. See you all for the tunes to start flowing at 7.30pm. Next session on Wednesday the 5th. Generally the first Wednesday of the month.
NEW YEARS EVE
SOLD OUT FOR PARTY Strictly ticketed event after 8pm. All day from 1pm to 7pm we are open to all, and then no under 18s, dogs or bad vibes man.
If you do have a ticket it is entry by 10.15pm, and NO re-admission after 10.30pm.
Right to refuse admission.
The Day Before N.Y. E.
Open from 1pm, and serving food from then until 9pm.
Happy Birthday Dave.
Unusual Carols
The Evening Session. This is the night when the consort let their beards down .....
Unusual carols on Twixmas Sunday Evening
Unusual Carols in the evening from 6.30pm, pub open as normal from 1pm and serving food all day
The Day After Boxing Day
We are open all day from 1pm until 11pm, serving food from opening until 9.30pm. Just come up and enjoy our friendly neighbourhood pub, we aren’t taking Bookings for tables with less than 5 people . Family, walkers and dog friendly.
Boxing Day
Walk off the cobwebs and come and join us for a pizza and a pint, or just a coffee and a chat. Open from 1pm until 11pm and serving food from opening until 9pm. Dogs and families more than welcome. Come on up that hill.
Christamas Day
Merry christmas - open from 11.30am until 2pm only. Come and join us for a drink. We can’t take table bookings today we are afraid.
Christmas Eve
We will be pen from 1pm until 12.30, and serving food all day. Rodborough Christingle is at 3pm.
There will be carols from 5 until approx 7pm with John and sax. and his jazzy/latin inspired gang of musicians. All welcome.
Unusual Carols
The PACC has no official members – it is whoever turns up on the day and is truly for everyone . Song sheets are available on the day and music scores are available online http://www.albertcarols.uk Growing in attendance and popularity over the past two decades, no singing experience is necessary and all are welcome, from those who are keen to sing at the top of their lungs, to those who might just fancy grabbing a mulled wine and joining in for the odd chorus or two.
Badger Night
Hi Rodbrough.
The Badger friendly meeting at the prince Albert pub on Thursday has been moved to the 19th.
A small event in the pub for those of the Bader loving community can meet and chat as to help save them, vaccinate and stop the cull.
“It will be nice to see all you like-minded Badger friendly people.Look forward to meeting you and talking about our Beautiful British Brocks...” from Shaun
The pub is open as usual and serving food until 9pm
Shanty Bants Christmas Holler
Join Daisy and the Shanty Band family for a seasonal sing, chant and share. starts approx 8pm and is in the courtyard so do wrap up warm. Serving food until 9pm
Swing the Lantern
The slots are now all filled, so come along and listen to TEN stories from the community. This months theme is Seeing The Light.
Follow the Star
How to know it is truly Christmas? It’s Nativity Play day at the Albert. Back with his delightful and traditionalist story of Christmas, Mister Robbie who you may recognise as one half of successful fashion house Humphries and Begg, brings Follow the Star to our little pub. All welcome - audience participation warmly welcomed
Unusual Carols
The PACC has no official members – it is whoever turns up on the day and is truly for everyone . Song sheets are available on the day and music scores are available online http://www.albertcarols.uk Growing in attendance and popularity over the past two decades, no singing experience is necessary and all are welcome, from those who are keen to sing at the top of their lungs, to those who might just fancy grabbing a mulled wine and joining in for the odd chorus or two.
Pebble’s Christmas Extravaganza
Pebble Daisy puts another show together highlighting some of the best talent in this ‘;ere county. Free entry.
Christmas Quiz
Booking a table is a MUST - call the pub on 01453 755600, £2 a person, max six per table. Please bring an item for the Food Bank. Tables nearly all gone …be quick.
Sheelanagig sold out
SOLD OUT
‘What a joy...a good night out guaranteed'
– Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2
Doors 7pm, and serving food until 9pm. Likely to sell out so please do get a ticket in advance …although we are unlikely to turn you away if you do trudge up that hill.
Unusual Carols
The PACC has no official members – it is whoever turns up on the day and is truly for everyone . Song sheets are available on the day and music scores are available online http://www.albertcarols.uk Growing in attendance and popularity over the past two decades, no singing experience is necessary and all are welcome, from those who are keen to sing at the top of their lungs, to those who might just fancy grabbing a mulled wine and joining in for the odd chorus or two.