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HAZE £6 adv	Sunday 1st June Haze were part of the 80s British progressive rock revival. They gigged extensively across northern England (and further afield) and eventually evolved into World Turtle. Fronted by the ubiquitous McMahon brothers (World Turtle, Strongheart, Treebeard) they occasionally reform for reunion concerts which are always fun and not to be missed!
ATTILA THE STOCKBROKER £7adv	Thursday 5th June Sharp tongued, high energy, social surrealist, rebel poet and songwriter. His themes are topical, his words hard hitting, his politics unashamedly radical but Attila will make you roar with laughter as well as seethe with anger. Inspired by the spirit and " DIY " ethos of punk rock, and above all by The Clash, he started out as a punk bass player in 1977. He's done a couple of John Peel sessions and celebrated the 25th anniversary of his first gig with a sellout show at the Komedia in Brighton in 2005. He's performed solo, and with his band Barnstormer, at literary and music festivals all over the world and has written for many publications including The Independent, Time Out, NME and The Guardian. He's a regular on TV and radio. Attila's new poetry collection ‘My Poetic Licence’ is published at the beginning of June, and the good news is it will be on sale on the night! Support from Blyth Power's Joseph Porter. The punk/folk band frontman joing us for a rare acoustic session.
LIMEHOUSE LIZZY £10 ADV	Saturday 7th June The UK's hard working and best loved Thin Lizzy tribute band. Expect to hear the cream of Lynott & Co's live tracks, with some classic album songs thrown in as well.
STEVE GIBBONS BAND £10 adv	Sunday 8th June Hard driving, country flavoured classic rock'n'roll fronted by this legendary rhythm and blues guitarist/vocalist. Steve has four decades of inspirational music to his name - and the guitar to play it with! Pete Townsend said 'Cool, voice perfect and handsomely road worn'.
CAGE THE ELEPHANT £6 adv	Thursday 12th June Bowling Green, Kentucky is a small town in the American south. It’s best known for manufacturing Chevrolet Corvettes and Fruit Of The Loom underwear. Soon, it’s going to be best known for manufacturing thunderously sexy rock’n’roll. And with that, the next great American rock band. Meet Cage The Elephant: they’re coming your way. You probably want to know why they’re called Cage The Elephant. In Indian philosophies, the elephant is a symbol of strength and goodness. The Hindu god of wisdom, Ganesh, has an elephant’s head. “It’s strong and it’s honest and it’s loyal. And our name kind of stands for people, the whole of society, the people we all are by nature – it seems like people want to cage the elephant. It seems like they want to cage all the good in the world. It’s not just the government or the media, it’s everywhere. But you turn on the news and hear ‘today 26 people got gunned down, and one guy got his head chopped off, and here’s a picture of it. It’s like there’s no hope, and somebody’s caged the elephant. But you can’t do that.”
JOHN OTWAY & WILD WILLY BARRETT the re union £10.00 adv	Friday 13th June After a very public fall out resulting in Otways favourite guitar disappearing and turning up sometime later as a coffee table in Wild Willy Barretts local pub we thought we'd seen the last of them as a duo. Never again would we see the considerable musical abilities of Willy pitted against the manic mixture of lunacy and pathos that had become Otway's trademark. How wrong we were, thankfully! Tickets for this gig are strictly limited because for some strange reason John and Willy have asked for a seated audience. No doubt they've got something planned but we daren't ask what. Just get your tickets early and perhaps it'll be best not to sit on the front row eh?
ROLLIN STONED £10 adv	Saturday 14th June A tribute to The Rolling Stones focusing on the early part of their career from 1964 - 1974. Expect a minimum two hour show with rockin' all the way and spectacular costume changes.
CHRIS TOWNSEND £5 door	Monday 15th June 23-year-old singer/songwriter Chris Townsend has just finished recording his debut album with top producer Greg Haver (Manic Street Preachers, Opshop, Catatonia). Since early 2006 when he supported chart toppers The Feeling he has played shows all over the UK taking in the cities of Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester, Bristol, Southampton, London, Oxford and Cambridge and culminating in a 3 night sold-out show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2007. He also played a number of concerts in Copenhagen, Denmark during a six-month stay there between August 2006 and January 2007. Townsends songs explore the classic themes of love, life, loss and regret but these now have an added originality with the use of effects pedals, creating drumbeats, bass and lead lines and vocal harmonies live onstage around his acoustic guitar and vocals to create an ethereal and dramatic sound; similar to that of Crowded House, The Verve and Coldplay with further comparisons being drawn from the likes of multi-platinum US artists Gavin Degraw, John Mayer, Howie Day and The Dave Matthews Band.
BADGE £5 door	Wednesday 18th June Badge is a band heavily influenced by blues, jazz, funk and soul. While playing some classic covers chosen from these styles of music they also play their own original material. The band was formed by 20 year olds Nick Atkinson and Kat Eaton when they were back at school. However the band has evolved massively over the four years they have been playing live and Nick and Kat are now backed by a great band. Badge has had success in playing live all over Sheffield and the North. Jeremy Meek plays bass. Jeremy has toured extensively with Joan Armatrading, Chris Rea, The Frank White Band, and Leo Sayer amongst others and now plays as a part of Paul Carracks band. Justin Riley plays Drums. Justin has played with Paul Littlewood, Mains and This Floating World and is now developing his skills as a producer as well as playing with Badge. Kats vocals and Nicks guitar playing are regarded highly amongst musicians and audience members a like and when working as a full band are a group well worth a watch. Support from John Reilly
THEA GILMORE £12 adv	Saturday 21st June Furiously individual singer/songwriter and Brit Award 2001 nominee. 'Britain has spawned very few world class female songwriters, but Gilmore is already in a league of her own' (Q Magazine). Support from Peter Du Pon
DERRIN NAUENDORF £7 adv	Sunday 22nd June Derrin Nauendorf is quickly gaining the reputation as one of Australia's most exciting new artists. An earthy soulful voice, blistering guitar skills and a bagful of inspired material makes him a truly great package.
CHRIS HELME £6 adv	Thursday 3rd July After taking time out to ‘sleep, write and start a family’ talented singer songwriter Chris Helme has returned to the UK music scene. Spring 2008 sees the launch of his first solo album ‘Ashes’. Recorded by his good self on his trusty, dusty old four track tape recorder, Chris has captured the spirit of his stunning live performances with an gritty honesty and passion rarely seen these days. His songs are a sublime commentary on all that’s grim and great with love and hate and all the other special little things in between. Spitting forth words which are beautifully ambiguous yet charming and insightful; dark poetry, harking back to the troubadours of the seventies such as Townes Van Zant and Tim Buckley. Chris first appeared in the public eye fronting John Squire’s post Stone Roses project, the Seahorses. Releasing their debut album, Do it Yourself, in 1997 it went on to top the UK album charts and was followed by a string of internationally successful singles, Love is the Law, Blinded by the Sun, You Can Talk to Me and Love Me and Leave Me. After three years of touring the world, and playing with some of the biggest acts in music, including The Rolling Stones, U2, Oasis and Beck, the band called it a day in 1999. Speaking about that time now Chris says, ‘The Seahorses was a fantastic apprenticeship and I’d never change those years, but I started playing music because I wanted to emulate the artists that I grew up listening to like Neil Young, Van Morrison, he Velvet Underground or the Stooges; at the end of the day I just didn’t feel we were achieving that’. Chris says, ‘the last year recording ‘Ashes’ has been fantastic but I’m really looking forward to the freedom to do what I want with these live shows. I’ve been writing all year and this will be the first chance I’ve had to play these songs to an audience that hasn’t heard them before and see what happens’. As with previous gigs, each show on this tour promises to be unique, sometimes solo or sometimes with friends– see Chris Helme at his best … live and in person.
BRAVADO £7 adv	Friday 4th July "Britain's most accurate three-piece tribute performing music by Canadian prog rockers Rush entirely live. Featuring mainly the fans' favourite "Terry Brown" period but also performing songs from the wider catalogue, Bravado boast a wealth of performing experience and talent, driving exciting live performances with a mastery of technique and technology, and a deep joy and love of the music."
GLORY DAYS £8 adv	Saturday 5th July "GREETINGS FROM ALSAGER PARK.." Glory Days are the real deal! With more than eleven years of experience on the road, this band of blood brothers really do capture the spirit of Bruce live. The full E-Street, seven piece line-up will take you on a blast down Thunder Road playing all the ’classics’ on the way. They are more than likely to throw in a few choice album tracks too! These boys will rock for over three hours (when they’re allowed) and give you that Bruce experience you thought you just couldn’t get anymore. Their sets have included just about everything over the years and you will always be treated to a great mix of songs, from Jungleland and Thunder Road to The River and Promised Land, these boys pick from the best back catalogue around. When The Boss stays home, Glory Days will give you what you need.. Jersey style! Go and see what all the hype is about.. THE BEST SPRINGSTEEN TRIBUTE BAND ON THE PLANET.. you will not be disappointed!
JAH WOBBLE £15 adv	Monday 7th July JAH WOBBLE CHINESE DUB An instrumental experience fusing dub music and Chinese melodies. The show features over 23 artists performing Chinese art forms including the infamous Mask Change. Jah Wobble at possibly his most exciting, and interesting, best.
MENTALLICA £7 adv	Friday 11th July A tribute to Metallica founded in 1997 playing anything from the Metallica repertoire - often on request!
WATERMELON SLIM £12 adv	Sunday 13th July Bill Homans, a.k.a “Watermelon Slim”, has a storied past from which he draws experience and fodder for the fourteen tracks on the new Watermelon Slim & The Workers CD. The record is Slim’s third in four years and his debut release for Toronto-based NorthernBlues Records, where it’s the latest in a string of critically acclaimed projects by artists such as Otis Taylor, David Jacobs-Strain, Janiva Magness and others. Despite playing his first paid gig at 18 and spending more than 30 plus years as a musician, it was only recently Bill ‘Watermelon Slim’ Homans manifested his life pursuit. With the release of his critically acclaimed CD, Up Close and Personal, Watermelon Slim has become officially recognized as a seasoned newcomer and one of the most exciting and legitimate contemporary blues artist with accolades that include a 2005 W.C. Handy Nomination for Best New Artist Debut. Best Blues Album 2007 - Mojo
LOGAN £7 adv	Thursday 17th July It’s not many UK bands who can say they were taken to America by one of the most successful A&R reps of the decade… after playing only one gig. That’s what happened to Logan, and it merely typifies the great things that this band has achieved in such a short space of time. The band’s earliest recordings quickly caused a buzz after being placed on a select few U.S. based Web Boards. Within a few months Logan had picked up a large and loyal fanbase in the USA that led to their songs being played on college and some mainstream radio, all across the country. Ironically, it was Logan’s early success in America that ultimately led to them breaking in the UK. Former Creed Guitarist, Mark Tremonti, was made aware of Logan by a mutual friend. When Creed broke up and Tremonti came to the UK with his new band, Alter Bridge, he invited Logan to open up the Glasgow show, and unlike most support bands who play their set to polite applause at best… Logan had the whole venue in the palm of their hand by the end of the second song! The huge success enjoyed by Logan that night, led to the band being invited to join Alter Bridge on their next two consecutive UK tours. Needless to say, Logan triumphed every night, and in every city! In the space of 9 months Logan had gone from being largely unknown, to being a band who sold out their first UK Headline Tour and then self released a single which entered the Official UK Rock Chart at Number 12. That single stayed in the Top40 for Seven Weeks! Logan are Kenny Collins on Vocals, Al Reilly & Mick Coll on Guitars, Steve Reilly on Bass and Iain Stratton on Drums.
LIVEWIRE AC/DC £9 adv	Saturday 19th July Live/Wire - The AC/DC show with a big difference! Both the Bon Scott & Brian Johnson eras of the band are included - with two very individual singers in the same explosive performance! The band bring the full size 'DC show to the fans - complete with the cannons, the walkways, the backdrops and the drapes. With a rock hard rhythm section and Lorne cutting the rug as Angus Young, it's easy to see why Live/Wire is the UK's hardest working tribute band. All the classics are there from Whole Lotta Rosie and Highway To Hell, to Thunderstruck and Back In Black. With Live/Wire there's no holding back - it's the full on show from start to finish! Close your eyes and you'll hear AC/DC; open your eyes and you'll see AC/DC!
MARTIN STEPHENSON £7 adv	Sunday 20th July Martin is an extremely gifted singer, songwriter, musician and performer. Originally influenced by the punk rock era, his free spirit incorporated a musical range from rockabilly through show tunes and straight rock to the success of The Daintees, of which he was a founder member in the '80s.
IAN MCLAGAN & THE BUMP BAND £15 adv	Tueday 22nd July Without the Small Faces, we would never have had Brip Pop. Ian Mclaga, a member of Small Faces, which became Faces when Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood joined the band, Ian 'Mac' McLagan is a rock'n'roll icon. Mac co-wrote many Faces hits, including Cindy Incidentally, You're So Rude and Three Button Hand Me Down. His distinctive Wurlitzer electric piano can be heard on the Faces' Stay With Me and the Rolling Stones' smash Miss You. It was Mac's trademark B3 you hear on Small Faces' Itchycoo Park, Rod Stewart's Maggie May and You Wear It Well.
GUTTER BROTHERS £8adv	Saturday 9th August Long before it had become the norm, the Gutter Brothers recorded and sold their own music on their own label. Hyped only by their own street gigs and word of mouth, they built up a huge and loyal following around the UK, the powerhaus and mean fiddler in London were the scenes of some of their biggest and best gigs. Now they are on the road again.
ZZ ELIMINATOR + DR BLUE £8 adv	Sunday 24th August Full on, full costume authentic ZZ Top Tribute Show, performed by top class, seasoned musicians, with the same tongue in cheek showmanship of the originals. Dr Blue is one of Yorkshire's premier blues bands The band play a healthy mix of blues classics, original material and rock covers such as ZZ Top, Hendrix and Thin Lizzy. After a short acoustic intro set they build up the tension and volume to a storming electric session which has to be experienced live to be appreciated.
HOTTER THEN HELL £7 adv	Saturday 30th August 'The nation's number 1 Kiss tribute band.'
IAN SIEGAL £9 adv	Thursday 4th Spetember “Awash with wit, lust and distraction…one of the most inventive Blues recordings ever made by a British artist.” MOJO**** It has been said that had Siegal been around in the sixties he would today be accorded the same reverence as artists such as Van Morrison, Joe Cocker and Eric Clapton. Instead, he is a child of the seventies who dropped out of art college in the late eighties to go busking in Germany. From the streets of Berlin Siegal progressed to clubs around Nottingham, then to London and ultimately to major stages around Europe.
STACKRIDGE £12 adv	Friday 5th September One of the long-forgotten names of classic rock; this quirky and eccentric folk-influenced progressive rock band are back after several years in the wilderness.
MATT SCHOFIELD £9 adv	Friday 19th September Inspired by the Blues, infused with the funk rhythms of New Orleans and topped-off by virtuoso musicianship, Matt Schofield is being talked of as the finest Blues guitarist to have emerged in Europe for several generations.
DEFT LEPPARD £7 adv	Saturday 27th September A tribute to Def Leppard. Featuring a dazzling array of musical talent and stage experience, this is the closest to the real thing.
GUNS2ROSES £8 adv	Friday 3rd October Guns 2 Roses have been playing together since 2002. These guys are the No1 GNR tribute in the country. Approved by various members of Guns N Roses, they even have original GNR drummer Steve Adler playing with them from time to time! Not only are they focused on reproducing the GNR sound better than anyone else, they are also mirror images of Axl and the boys, with stage performances down to the last detail.
STEFAN GROSSMAN £10 adv	Sunday 5th October Beginning in his teens, Stefen Grossman was a student of the legendary Rev.Gary Davis. After studying with Davis for eight years in high school and college, he learned and studied with other country blues guitarists: Mississippi John Hurt, Son House, Skip James, Mance Lipscomb, and Fred McDowell. Other early influences included Elizabeth Cotten, Sam McGee, Willie Brown, and Charley Patton. In the early 1960s, Grossman formed the Even Dozen Jug Band and worked with the political rock band the Fugs. Grossman's solo discography goes all the back to 1966, when he recorded How to Play Blues Guitar for Elektra Records. Since the early 1980s he has toured infrequently, but recorded extensively. Grossman concentrates his efforts these days on running his instructional video business, Vestapol Videos, which feature guitarists from Merle Travis and Chet Atkins to Dave Van Ronk and Brownie McGhee.
WALTER TROUT £16 adv	Wednesday 8th October Walter Trout and his band play earth shattering blues rock music throughout Europe and the USA. Walter Trout was voted the 6th best guitarist ever in a BBC Radio listeners poll and gets rave reviews whenever playing live as well as on record, with quotes like 'When it comes to blazing guitar players, Walter Trout is the prophet' (Pasadena Weekly, USA).
JACKIE LEVEN £8 adv	Thursday 16th October Jackie first made a serious impact upon the UK music scene in the late 70s with rock band Doll By Doll. A formidable singer, guitarist, songwriter and storyteller, his work, like many of the musical greats, falls into a category of its own - with some justification his outpourings have been called 'Celtic Soul'.
THE OTHER SMITHS + TRANSMISSION £10 adv	Saturday 18th October A classic Manchester Double Header with tributes to two of that cities finest exports, The Smiths & Joy Division..
CARVIN JONES £9 adv	Thursday 23rd October A rock blues hurricane, inspired by Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn, who does a brilliant show with dazzling guitar and blues licks. Voted Top Blues Guitarist in Phoenix three years running, voted into the Top 50 all time blues rock guitarists by Guitarist Magazine and championed by Eric Clapton as 'the next up and coming blues rock player'. As close as you'll get to experiencing Hendrix in the flesh.
BABY LEMONADE A CELEBRATION OF ARTHUR LEE & LOVE £12 adv	Friday 24th October The neo-psychedelic power-pop quartet Baby Lemonade - comprised of singer/guitarist Rusty Squeezebox, guitarist Mike Randle, bassist Dave Chapple and drummer David 'Daddy-O' Green - have previously toured with Arthur Lee in a reunited version of his legendary band Love. Following Arthur Lee's death in 2006, and with the undying support of Love fans, Baby Lemonade continue the tradition of Love's music.
SPRINGSTEEN UNGLUGGED £7 adv	Saturday 1st November Bruce Springsteen Acoustic Show from Glory Days frontman Tom Brooksby. Supported by Alan Thomason and MS Thomason The set will include songs from Nebraska, Tom Joad, Devils & Dust and Magic as well as many others.
BON JOVI EXPERIENCE £8 adv	Saturday 8th Nov A tribute to Bon Jovi featuring ex By Jovi singer Tony.
ERIK MONGRAIN £10 adv	Sunday 9th Nov Erik Mongrain has become an International internet phenomenon with his amazing guitar tapping. His internet videos on have now been seen by more than 3 million people around the world! There are special blogs, forums, web pages, and videos all talking about Erik’s incredible guitar playing.It's a truly amazing guitar technique which Erik uses (lap tapping) which is gaining him world-wide fame (having TV crews visit him from as far and wide as Japan).
DIANA BRAITHWAITE + CHRIS WHITELEY £8 adv	Wednesday 12th Nov " Diana is one of the most authentic blues singers of today. She's shared the bill with such greats as John Lee Hooker, Robert Cray, Albert Collins, Jeff Healey, Buddy Guy and Tracey Chapman. " With a powerful voice and uplifting stage show her performance is electrifying." Chris Whitely, vocalist and multi instrumentalist. During his 25 year performance and recording career he's worked with Leon Redbone, John Hammond, Blind John Davis, Prairie Oyster and Tom Paxton to name a few.
CARDIACS £15 adv	Saturday 15th Nov A massively influential underground institution, described as 'the finest band to walk the face of the earth' (House Of Love's Terry Bickers), the 'English Zappa', beloved of britpoppers, thrashers and avant rock fans alike.
LETZ ZEP £9 adv	Saturday 22nd Nov Letz Zep are now critically acclaimed as the leading tribute to the music of Led Zeppelin. And Baby they aint foolin. The band have been featured on BBC1, BBC2, ITV1 and reviewed in the Sunday Times by Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson. Even Robert Plant has seen the band perform, 'I walked in, I saw me' was his comment. Letz Zep received the ultimate accolade recently when they were invited to perform at the official launch party for the Led Zeppelin 'Mothership' CD, in London. A not to be missed show.
THE JAMM £9 adv	Saturday 29th Nov The Jam may have 'Beat Surrendered' in 1982, but you can still relive the excitement, feel the energy and power of a real live show with The Jamm, without doubt the most authentic and true tribute in the World. The Jamm have continuously been delighting fans of Paul Weller's original group in sell out performances. The tribute show, backed by the experience of over 2000 live performances, will take you back in time when 'Fire' & 'Skill' ruled the charts and a youth culture identified with the lyrics and energy of a band that was a reflection of their own lives.
THE HAMSTERS £12	Friday 5th December The rockin' rodents are probably the hardest working band in the world. They have been voted the UK's best blues rock band and are the leading interpreters of the music of Jimi Hendrix and ZZ Top. These guys are not just awesome - they are phenomenal!
LORD BISHOP £6 adv	Wednesday 13rd Dec A hard rock band that are being tipped as the new Darkness fronted by the King of SexRock himself, Lord Bishop.
CONNIE LUSH & BLUES SHOUTER £9 adv	Sunday 21st December Blues and soul diva voted the UK's No 1 female blues vocalist by BluePrint magazine. Her band consists of John Lewis (guitar), Terry Harris (bass) and Carl Woodward (drums).