FEB 09

BOARDWALK:

3 Feb 2009 20:00

TiANANMEN ALBUM LAUNCH WITH SUPPORT FROM LARUSO/SNIG/CAUSE OF DENIAL

8 Feb 2009 20:00

FUNKY FACOS SUNDAY 7’S

12 Feb 2009 20:00

BLOW MONKEYS

18 Feb 2009 20:00

WHILE SHE SLEEPS/REVERANCE/AND WHITE STARS/THE TORTURE OF COMACINE

20 Feb 2009 20:00

FUNKY FACO PRESENTS/FLYING SQUAD/ THE BYSTANDERS/PLUG FACTORY/THE CAPAROS-LATE BAR WITH DJ’S

21 Feb 2009 20:00

ANTI NOWHERE LEAGUE WITH SUPPORT FROM GENORATOR

24 Feb 2009 20:00

THE RILEYS

BRAVADO

£7 adv

Thursday 5th February

"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."

NEARLY DAN

£10adv

Friday 6th February

Less tribute and more homage to the jazz-influenced best sellers Steely Dan, Nearly Dan, is saviour to the legions of Dan fans, desperate to hear the meticulously crafted grooves and allusive lyrical style of Donald Fagan, Walter Brecker et al. when chances to hear the real thing are so uncommon. Nearly Dan's approach is faithful, though not reverential, and relaxed but as tight as their namesakes and their uncannily precise imitations are testament to hours of rehearsal and a great deal of talent.

KING KING

(featuring Alan Nimmo)

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£10 adv

Saturday 7th February

BLUES - BLUES - BLUES - BLUES

KING KING a new band formed by Alan Nimmo, brother of Stevie. This 4 piece blues band, heavily inflenced by artists such as The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Ronnie Earl and Stevie Ray Vaughan, also features Dave Raeburn ( The Hoax, Nimmo Brothers ), Dale Storr ( Frank White, The Hillbilly Cats ) and Lindsay Coulson who def needs no introduction to blues fans.

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THE BLOW MONKEYS

£14.00

Thursday 12th February

18 years after going their separate ways, the original four members of The Blow Monkeys: Dr Robert, Mick Anker, Tony Kiley and Neville Henry are reunited. With albums such as Animal Magic and She Was Only A Grocer’s Daughter, and hit singles including Digging Your Scene, It Doesn’t Have To Be That Way, Wait and the controversial Celebrate (The Day After You), Dr Robert’s distinctive vocals and the band’s soul-pop stylings made them one of the most respected bands of the late 80s. Now they are back with a new album, Devil’s Tavern, and bringing their unique sound to new audiences and old admirers alike.

ARE YOU EXPERIENCED

£8 adv

Friday 13th February

ROCK - ROCK - ROCK - ROCK

One of the best tribute bands around, they play all of Hendrix's greatest hits with an authenticity which die hard fans will love. Full outfits and wild stage shows to boot, they bring the spirit of the greatest guitar player ever to life at live music venues across the UK. Includes 'Hey Joe', 'Voodoo Chile', 'All Along The Watchtower', 'Foxy Lady' and many more.

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PRESTON REED

£10 adv

Sunday 15th February

Drawing on blues, rock, funk and jazz influences among others, Preston Reed weaves and melds genres, rhythms and textures to produce a signature sound that has earned him world renown. Reed engages the entire instrument, creating a rock/jazz rhythm section, melody line and chordal accompaniment simultaneously. There are no fancy gadgets or gimmicky FX - just 6 strings (or occasionally 12), two hands and a daring and innovative musical imagination that crosses all boundaries. 'Spectacular…the best one-man show this reviewer has seen since Bruce Springsteen…' - The Irish Independent. 'Widely thought of as the world's most gifted guitarist' - Total Guitar

THE RING OF FIRE

'A Tribute To Johnny Cash'

£10 adv

Thursday 19th February

The Ring Of Fire play tribute to the career of Johnny Cash, from the early classic Sun Session Recordings such s Folsom Prison Blues, through to the modern classics from Rick Rubin's American Recordings.

The ultimate Johnny Cash Tribute will take you back to the sounds of those magical 1950's shows that became the birth of Rock'N'Roll. Songs such as Folsom Prison Blues and Walk The Line through to the classics anthems like The Ring Of Fire and One Piece At A Time, Train Songs like Orange Blossom Special and ballads such as Sunday Morning Coming Down

Europe's leading Johnny Cash tribute band play with authentic 1950's equipment such as slap double bass, replica valve amps and retro guitars. They have played throughout Europe and have supported artists such as K.T Tunstall.

ROXYRAMA &

DAVID BOWEE

£7 adv

ANTI NOWHERE LEAGUE

£10 adv

Oi!

Saturday 21st February

An infamous group of hardcore punk rock anarchists, Anti Nowhere League have been living the punk lifestyle for over two decades. Lead singer Animal and his friend Magoo formed the band in 1980, and promptly got arrested at their very first gig. The history of the League is littered with brushes with the law, rock and roll misbehaviour and very loud music.

HORSE

£12 adv

Wednesday 25th February

Horse McDonald is a unique talent. A musician all of her life, her career has spanned three decades, seven albums, eight singles, hundreds of live appearances, and the inevitable ups and downs of life in the creative spotlight. She has performed alongside artists as diverse as Tina Turner, Robbie Williams, Burt Bacharach, Bryan Ferry, BB King, Aztec Camera, Nanci Griffith, Sir Ian McKellen, Lesley Garrett, Pet Shop Boys, All Saints, Kid Creole, Culture Club, Erasure and is currently writing with Michelle McManus. She is highly appreciated by a large and enthusiastic fan base. A brave artist, she sees no boundaries to her genre, having performed live with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra at the famous Barrowland(subsequently released as a live album - Both Sides). She has also appeared on legendary 1980s TV show The Tube. In 1998 she staged the Our Lips Shouldnt Touch show over a ten night run at the drill hall in London, singing everything from Doris Day to Gluck via Madonna. The same year she performed at both Celtic Connections and the Edinburgh International Festival.

Following an album of covers - Coveted, and a critically acclaimed live album Only all of me, Horse has recently completed a new studio album - working with her trademark energy, creativity, and enthusiasm. The single, "Same Old, Same Old" was a taster for a new album "Red Haired Girl", currently scheduled for full release in mid-2007.

Horse McDonald has been described as an artist 'who wouldn't have been out of place on the stax or motown labels in their heyday'. Often called 'the voice', she has an amazing pedigree, is utterly unique, and continues to astonish.

one of the finest singers in Britain ... Q Magazine

tune into this its lush and downright sexy stuff ... Gay Times

her voice wraps itself around us like a great big duvet ... the Scotsman

stunning ... the Glasgow Herald

JOHN COOPER CLARKE

£15adv

Thursday 26th February

In a vain attempt at bourgeois credibility, Manchester's sharp-dressed, sharp-delivering punk poet Lenny, changed his name to John Cooper Clarke and embarked on a polysyllabic excursion though Thrillsville. Clad in the slum chic of the hipster, he issued the slang anthems of the zip age in the desperate esperanto of bop. Expect a mix of hilarious anecdotes of life in a Northern town interspersed with machine-gun fast delivery of some of his best poems. 'If you think poetry is dull and boring, or posh and erudite - you haven't seen JCC!'

ZZs TOP

£8 adv

Saturday 28th February

ROCK - ROCK - ROCK - ROCK

The UK's number 1 ZZ Top tribute.

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SEX PATELS

£7adv

Thursday 5th March

A triumphant return after their roof raising gig in Novemeber.

Through an invigorating mix of sitar, tabla and soulful vocals, classic punk tunes are sieved into a fine concoction of must dance numbers that audiences in the fours corners of the earth have found irresistable. Formed by ex-Chumbawamba drummer Harry Hamer.

IT BITES

£17.50 adv

Friday 6th March

Formed in Cumbria 1982, but rarely fashionable due to being too rock for the pop crowd, and vice versa! This didn't stop them filling huge venues and through sheer instrumental virtuosity, blistering live shows, a compelling song-driven mix of prog, pop, hard rock and metal they remain a force to be reckoned with even today and with a (perfect) replacement frontman in John Mitchell. From the contemporary pop/funk of Big Lad In The Windmill through Once Around The World's 70s prog, to the intricate hard rock and metal of the Eat Me In St Louis, this is a connoisseur's band. A band for devotees of musical excellence, eschewing the 3 minute pop song but still keeping melody and wit alive even in grand opuses like Still Too Young To Remember and Underneath Your Pillow. Welcome back!

JULIET TURNER

£10 adv

Wednesday 11th March

Juliet is a very talented singer and songwriter from Tummery in County Tyrone. Her music makes no doubt that this is the arrival of a sharp talent with an arresting voice. The songs have a flinty no-bullsh*t world view from a woman who's quick enough to see from both sides of her success.

A compelling performer. Underestimate her at your cost.

Irish Times

Lauded from everyone from Terry Wogan to Niall Stokes.

Hotpress Magazine

MIKE D'ABO

£12 adv

Thursday 12th March

Mike replaced Paul Jones in Manfred Mann. The band had already had a string of hits and went on to have nine more with D'Abo at the helm, including the Dylan covers Just Like A Woman and The Mighty Quinn which reached Number One.

A prolific songwriter, he penned 'Handbags and Gladrags', a hit for Chris Farlowe and recently given a new lease of life by the Stereophonics as the theme tune for cult TV series ' The Office'.

He also wrote ' Finger of Fudge' - an unforgettable commercial jingle for those of a certain age !!

This initimate performance features many of his best known hit songs, other well known hits from the 60s / 70s - and the story behind many of the songs and his life on the road. Manfred Mann:

Mike still regularly tours with The Manfreds.

G2

Definitive Genesis

£10 adv

Friday 13th March

ROCK - ROCK - ROCK - ROCK

G2 The Definitive tribute band recreating the era of Seconds Out remembering the days of tambourine tarantellas, drum duets, Mellotrons, double necks and the days when Phil Collins had more hair than Old Father Thames!

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OLI BROWN BAND

£8 adv

Saturday 14th March

Very young accomplished blues guitarist whose claims to fame include playing in Texas, performing on the Paul Jones show and guesting with Walter Trout.

NIK KERSHAW

£16 adv

Saturday 21st March

Nik Kershaw was born in Bristol in 1958. His formative years were spent in Ipswich where he discovered his love for music. In 1978, after three years working as a civil servant, he turned professional, serving his apprenticeship playing guitar in jazz fusion and functions bands.

He signed with MCA Records in 1983 and released his debut album “Human Racing” in 1984. It achieved multi-platinum sales and launched Nik’s career worldwide. His records spent 50 weeks on the UK singles chart that year, beating all other soloists.

The equally successful “The Riddle” followed and, in July 1985, he took the Wembley stage to perform at Live Aid.

In 1990, after four MCA albums and sales of over 8 million, Nik left the spotlight to concentrate on song writing and producing. The following years saw him working with Elton John, Chesney Hawkes – for whom he penned the Number 1 hit ‘The One and Only’, Cliff Richard, Bonnie Tyler, Lulu, Ronan Keating, Jason Donovan, Tony Banks, Michael W Smith, Connah Reeves, Nick Carter, The Hollies, Colin Blunstone, Imogen Heap, Gary Barlow and Let Loose.

He rekindled his recording career in 1998 with the critically acclaimed album “15 Minutes” and has subsequently released two albums, To Be Frank and You’ve Got To Laugh.

He has received accolades from such legends as Eric Clapton and Miles Davis and has been nominated for four Brit Awards.

Following a successful series of intimate gigs in 2008, Nik is now back on the road, this time solo, presenting a show which features all his hits, plus material from his more recent albums.

ASH GRUNWALD

£10.00

Thursday 26th March

It is too simplistic to describe Ash Grunwald as just a blues musician. While it's true that his music is steeped in the Delta blues tradition of the legendary acoustic musicians who proliferated in pre-World War 11 Americas deep South and the giants of electric blues who shaped rock and roll, it's the young Victorian's willingness to combine these influences with grooves and sounds common in contemporary music that sets him apart.

ACOUSTIC ANGELS

Friday 27th March

BON JOVI EXPERIENCE

£8 adv

Saturday 28th March

ROCK - ROCK - ROCK - ROCK

The Bon Jovi Experience, (formally By Jovi), are widely recognised as the world's top Bon Jovi tribute band featuring ITV's international Stars and their Doubles finalist frontman Jon By Jovi, they are the world's only tribute to be endorsed by and to have actually performed with the man himself, Jon Bon Jovi, so if you want the best in business, next to Bon Jovi themselves, look no further.

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