Where we're playing

Below is where you can find Gugge 2000 in 2025! We’re looking forward to seeing you soon, with some new tunes on the way too!

Saturday 29th March Salisbury Busk
12:00-16:00
Saturday 26th April Dorchester Busk
12:00-16:00
Saturday 10th May Westbourne Motor Show
12:00-18:00
Saturday 7th June Wimborne Folk Festival
13:00-18:00
Saturday 12th July Cancer Research UK Relay for Life, Bournemouth
12:00- 16:00
Saturday 9th August Dorset One World Festival, Dorchester
12:10-16:00
Saturday 27th September Private Event 
Sunday 28th September Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival
12:00-17:00
Saturday 11th October Private Event 
Saturday 15th November Bournemouth Christmas Market
12:00-16:00
Friday 21st November Poole Christmas Launch Parade
15:30-18:30
Friday 28th November Bournemouth Christmas Market
20:00-22:00
Saturday 29th November Westbourne Christmas Lights Switch On
16:00-19:00
Friday 5th December Bournemouth Christmas Market
20:00-22:00
Saturday 6th December Boscombe Christmas Lights Switch On
17:00
Friday 12th December Bournemouth Christmas Market
20:00-22:00
Saturday 13th December Southbourne Christmas on the Green
11:00-15:00
Saturday 27th December Bournemouth Christmas Market
11:00-15:00
Sunday 28th December Bournemouth Christmas Market
11:00-15:00

Please note that some dates and times could be subject to rescheduling, postponement or cancellations. We will always let you know as soon as possible if any times do change via our website and our social media channels.

Who we are

Gugge 2000 was formed in November 1998, by Dave Brewer & other former members of bands from the Bournemouth area.

They were keen to create a type of performing band never before seen in the UK. They wanted to make people listen, tap their feet, dance, join in and create an atmosphere of music and fun for all to enjoy.

Inspired by the Guggenmusik bands they had seen on a trip to Fasnacht carnival in Lucerne and the subsequent visit of Swiss band ‘Qua Quager’, from Triengen, to Bournemouth the group decided that it was Guggenmusik that they would unleash on unsuspecting British audiences!

So, in the midst of an English winter (rain & more rain) Gugge 2000 began to meet on Friday nights, about eight to ten of them at first. The group grew bigger as the word spread, and soon they had to move to larger premises to rehearse (and somewhere where there were no neighbours!!).