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PETER GREEN & FRIENDS
PLUS THE JUDE CONNELLY BAND
In the late 1960s, Peter Green fronted Fleetwood Mac when the band played a hard blues-rock sound, prior to the more pop/rock sound for which it became known by the 1970s.
Peter Green started off as a bass player in such bands as The Muskrats. Joining The Peter B’s, led by Peter Bardens, later the frontman of Camel, (including drummer Mick Fleetwood) he switched to lead guitar and made his first recordings. He took over the lead guitar spot in John Mayall and The Blues Breakers in 1966 after the departure of Eric Clapton.
After recording on one Mayall album Peter left in 1967 to form Fleetwood Mac.
Peter Green was the guiding force of Fleetwood Mac from 1967 to 1970 when he left for musical and personal reasons. Under Green’s guidance, the Mac played a very gritty and authentic version of the electric blues popularized in bars on Chicago’s south side. (They even did some fine recordings there—“Blues Jam in Chicago”—which saw release only after his tenure in the band had ended.) A prolific song writer also, he penned such hits as Man of the World; Oh Well; Green Manalishi; Albatross and Black Magic Woman. Albatross reached number 1 in the UK charts, Black Magic Woman was also recorded by Santana on their Abraxas album.
Doors: 7.30pm
Admission: £20.00 advance. Ages 14+. Please see entry policy for info
Tickets: Buy tickets online, call Ticketweb on 08444 77 1000, pop into Ruby Blue Vintage, Carlisle (cash only) or Threads Vintage Clothing, Whitehaven (booking fee applies)
Music In Progress Presents:
FISH - THE FISHHEADS CLUB TOUR
PLUS 13 STARS
Defying trends and fashion, and ever the maverick artist and consummate performer, Fish has achieved a high level of success, initially as lead singer with Marillion, during his 27 years in this biz we call music. And thoroughly deserving the press plaudits as well, "Heartfelt, poetic and prolific, repeatedly focusing on both deeply personal issues and wider social themes, shrugging off accusations of 'sixth-form sentimentality' to produce some of the most emotionally honest and moving verse to breach the UK mainstream..." and "...there are times when Fish produces moments of such magic that you realise that only a veteran would know how to deliver such a moving experience after all these years." Icon, genius, charismatic songwriter, whatever - this is part of a limited run of exclusive, acoustic and intimate club shows, up close and personal!
Doors: 7.30pm
Admission: £17.50 advance. Ages 14+. Please see entry policy for info
Tickets: Buy tickets online, call Ticketweb on 08444 77 1000 or pop into Ruby Blue Vintage (cash only)
Wednesday 11th August 2010
THE DAMNED
PLUS CLAY STATUES
Formed in 1976 and despite being one of the definitive early punk bands, The Damned were also one of the most ambitious; with their later albums moving away from the breakneck garage sound of their debut and taking in elements from goth and psychedelia to prog and metal.
Notable for being the first of the British punk bands to release a single, put out an album and tour the United States. Their debut album, 'Damned Damned Damned', was released six months before The Sex Pistols’ debut, 'Never Mind The Bollocks'.
Having dissolved and reformed many times, with singer Dave Vanian remaining the sole constant. They've incorporated many styles in their music, most notably garage rock, psychedelic music, the British theatrical rock of Screaming Lord Sutch and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and new romanticism. In addition to serving as inspiration for many of the young bands who created hardcore punk in the US, The Damned are also generally regarded as one of the founders of goth music.
Doors: 7.30pm
Admission: £18.00 advance. Ages 14+. Please see entry
policy for info
Tickets: Buy tickets online, call Ticketweb on 08444 77 1000 or pop into Ruby Blue Vintage (cash only)
MANATEES
PLUS MISTER MAÑANA & WHORES OF KHAN
Three fearsome talents converge on the Brickyard to honour the launch of home-grown 5-piece Mister Mañana's debut album "Hovering... We're Taken". Manatees serve up obscenely loud swathes of monolithic doom sludge. Mañana give as good as they get with their own brooding, fevered brand of grudge rock. Whores Of Khan fuse wire-taut metal riffs to their rock action to keep the bedlam firmly in the red.
If you don't bring earplugs to this gig, the Brickyard can not be held responsible, and the management reserve the right to cackle heartily at your plight.
Doors: 9pm
Admission: £3.00, payable on the door. Ages 18+. Please see entry policy for info
Tickets: Buy tickets online or call Ticketweb on 08444 77 1000
FASTER PUSSYCAT
The return of the popular garage/psyche night featuring Black Jash and DJs. Expect to hear tracks by Pink Floyd, Velvet Underground, Brian Jonestown Massacre, 13th Floor Elevators, The Horrors and much more
Doors: 10pm
Admission: £2.00, payable on the door. Ages 18+. Please see entry policy for info
Tickets: Buy tickets online or call Ticketweb on 08444 77 1000
YASHIN
PLUS THE SUN EXPLODES & THE SHEEPWAGON
Having started out several years ago Yashin have slowly built-up a fanbase that seems to keep growing and growing, regardless of the fact Yashin remain unsigned they are still one of the most loved bands to come out of Glasgow!
Having shared the stage with many bands including Lost Prophets, The Used, Gallows, Rise Against, The Blackout, Kids In Glass Houses, Ghost of a Thousand and many more, this sextet are ready and long overdue to be the headliner!
Doors: 7pm
Admission: £5.00 advance / £7.00 on the door. Ages 14+. Please see entry policy for info
Tickets: Buy tickets online, call Ticketweb on 08444 77 1000 or pop into Ruby Blue Vintage (cash only)
BLAZE BAYLEY (EX IRON MAIDEN)
PLUS SUPPORT
Blaze Bayley, former vocalist for Wolfsbane and Iron Maiden, has had a long and distinguished musical career thus far. After embarking on a solo career that spawned four successful and critically acclaimed albums under the band name BLAZE, a new line-up of experienced musicians from England and Colombia joined ranks with Blaze.
In 2007 the band now known as BLAZE BAYLEY was born. This, his strongest line-up of musicians, features Nico Bermudez and Jay Walsh on guitars and David Bermudez on bass.
Doors: 8pm
Admission: £6.00 advance. Ages 14+. Please see entry policy for info
Tickets: Buy tickets online, call Ticketweb on 08444 77 1000 or pop into Ruby Blue Vintage (cash only)
Saturday 18th September 2010
FALLING RED
PLUS THE EROTICS, NEW GENERATION SUPERSTARS & THE AMORETTES
This will be the Falling Red's final hometown gig this year. Expect lots of surprises, giveaways and brand new songs. Their last two shows at The Brickyard have been completely insane... will this one better them? You bet! Quite simply not to be missed.
Support comes from the chaotic world of New York's The Erotics, who will lay waste to the UK once again, sending the pulses racing and hearts a breaking! In the mind of Mike Trash Politically Correct does not exist. Brash, rude & obnoxious does. While most bands slide into some form of respectability over the years, our man Mike Trash has gone exactly the opposite way – the Erotics haven’t sounded this evil for nearly a decade. Classic, mean-spirited sleaze-rock ala Wednesday 13/Alice Cooper.
New Generation Superstars are consumed with the need to play rock music, the way it was intended. No Frills, No fuss, just pure energy and enthusiasm for their craft. Their growing fan base is more like a family. Loving the ethos and performance the band lay at their feet, with anthemic choruses, heavy bass lines and melodic guitar riffs.
With a style that has attracted fans from all walks of life, and tastes in all genres of music, New Generation Superstars are continuously forging their way from the underground rock scene into the worldwide arena.
And opening the night will be the sassy, sexy, Scottish all girl trio who give The Donnas a real run for their money with debut album "Haulin Ass!". Spawned from the same gene pool and influenced by 'DC's fat riffs, Van Halen's non stop energy and the deafening power of Airbourne. Want some? Come & get it!
Doors: 8pm
Admission: £5.00 advance. Ages 14+. Please see entry
policy for info
Tickets: Buy tickets online, call Ticketweb on 08444 77 1000 or pop into Ruby Blue Vintage (cash only)
GET CAPE. WEAR CAPE. FLY
PLUS SUPPORT
Get Cape. Wear Cape Fly, aka Southend boy Sam Duckworth, has gone from strength to strength since the world sat up and took notice after an open mic session in late 2005 caught the attention of Radio One's Huw Stephens. Fusing softly punk vocals and simple acoustic melodies, GCWCF appears to have stumbled across a formula that has seen critics and fans alike, bowing at his feet
Doors: 7.30pm
Admission: £10.00. Ages 14+. Please see entry policy for info
Tickets: Buy tickets online, call Ticketweb on 08444 77 1000 or pop into Ruby Blue Vintage (cash only)
MAXIMO PARK
PLUS CHAPEL CLUB
How do you start a gig description for MAXIMO PARK at THE BRICKYARD - words that beggar belief in the same sentence - without losing the plot, roaming wild with only a dressing gown, a fishing rod and a couple of cans of lager to keep you grounded? Simply calling this one a night of inventive, impassioned era-defining pop doesn't nail the raw glee of it.
And how do you finish it without resorting to "if this one isn't Gig Of The Year we'll eat our knickers"?
Doors: 8pm
Admission: £15.00. Ages 14+. Please see entry policy for info
Tickets: Sold out
Music In Progress Presents:
HAMMERHEAD
PLUS SLAGBANK & FULL CLASSIC ROCK DISCO
More info soon
Doors: 8pm Slagbank 9.30pm Hammerhead 11pm
Admission: £5.00 advance / £6.00 on the door. Ages 14+. Please see entry policy for info
Tickets: Buy tickets online or call Ticketweb on 08444 77 1000
JOSIE LONG - BE HONOURABLE TOUR
PLUS GUESTS TO BE ANNOUNCED
Josie Long embarks on her 4th national tour of the UK. After winning Best Newcomer in Edinburgh 2006 she has gone on to become a bit of a cult hit. She’s had her own radio series, appeared and written on Skins, been on Buzzcocks and has sold out Edinburgh runs and national tours. This new show is being performed in New Zealand, Australia and then at the Edinburgh Festival 2010, before a short West End run and then hitting the road.
Josie Long is unashamedly idealistic but totally confused as to how to try and change the world. This is a show about how what you do each day matters. It's also about talking to strangers, grassroots political activism and finding modern heroes. It also quite prominently features a sort-of lecture about a man who takes photographs of his breakfast each morning. There will be all kinds of silly things. Are you up for that? Of course you are, you're a cool looking bunch of dudes, come along!
"What great comedy can be: inspired and inspiring. 5 stars" - Metro
"One of Britain's bright new hopes of the comedy scene" - Sunday Times
"A terrible cartoonist but enchanting stand-up" - The Herald
"Young and bubbly......there was an immediate sense this was a comedian of a higher order" Fest 2005
"Like sitting next to the nutter on the bus, but safe in the knowledge she's not a dangerous one" - Chortle
"Josie Long's show is unpolished, rambling and lovely; just the way she hoped it would be" Observer
Doors: 8pm
Admission: £9.00 advance / £7.00 with student card. Ages 16+. Please see entry policy for info
Tickets: Buy tickets online, call Ticketweb on 08444 77 1000 or pop into Ruby Blue Vintage (cash only)
AN AUDIENCE WITH MR. NICE
Famous for his audacious cannabis trafficking and liberal opinions, Howard Marks has become somewhat of an icon in the world of literature and spoken word. Following the worldwide success of his autobiography 'Mr Nice' and with the imminent release of Bernard Rose’s film of the same title, Howard is to now taking his lauded “An Audience with Mr. Nice” on tour to share his experiences face to face with the public.
Doors: 7.30pm
Admission: £12.50 advance. Ages 18+. Please see entry policy for info
Tickets: Buy tickets online, call Ticketweb on 08444 77 1000 or pop into Ruby Blue Vintage (cash only)
MARK & NICK'S BIG F*CK OFF ROCK NIGHT: PART IX
Mark & Nick return for part 9 of the biggest and best monthly rock night in the isle, with DJs playing the likes of Gallows, Rolo Tomassi, Glassjaw, Black Sabbath, Enter Shikari, Fall Out Boy, Metallica, Refused, Biffy Clyro, My Chemical Romance, Bring Me The Horizon, Alkaline Trio, Finch, Slipknot, Black Flag, Pantera, Cancer Bats, The Ghost Of A Thousand, The Bronx, Norma Jean, Slayer, Every Time I Die, Four Year Strong, The Fall Of Troy, Brand New, Rise Against and many many more.
B-movie projections, SNES, NES, PS2, pool and drinks promos all night
Doors: 10pm
Admission: Free before 11pm / £2.00 thereafter. Ages 18+. Please see entry policy for info
Tickets: None available
FURY UK
PLUS BABYLON FIRE & SUPPORT TBC
Since signing to Rocksector Records in 2007, Fury UK has emerged as one of the most exciting young hard rock/metal bands Britain currently has to offer. Both fans and media that have witnessed a Fury UK live show support their place as "future classics" - a title bestowed upon the band by FM Rock Radio in both the Manchester and Scottish regions, also confirmed in their performances at the Bloodstock Festival, Bulldog Bash, Rock of Ages Fest, Monsters Of Mosh and during 2009 on tour as main support with former Iron Maiden frontman Blaze Bayley, at Hellfire Festival (Birmingham NEC) and on tour with former UFO/Scorpions guitarist Michael Schenker.
"A real eye-opener in the live arena. Tight, energetic and extremely catchy .. the kind of metal I could listen to all night” - Mark Hoaksey, Powerplay Magazine (Monsters Of Mosh Festival)
The band draws impressively & respectfully from its' influences such as Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Dream Theater, Joe Satriani, Black Sabbath, Metallica & Rush. The amazing reaction to live gigs is a measure of this band and all the more impressive for being delivered within the dynamics of a 3 piece.
"...a commendable charge, standing up very well against the likes of White Wizzard & Cauldron.. pumping, ever-propulsive guitar riffs.. full-blooded vocals.. dynamic hooks.. aren't going to be understood by Elliott Minor fans.. grimaced chants & guitar theatrics will win over the metal community in a trice" - Kerrang!
Doors: 8pm
Admission: £5.00 advance. Ages 14+. Please see entry policy for info
Tickets: Buy tickets online or call Ticketweb on 08444 77 1000
Music In Progress Presents:
WHOLE LOTTA LED
PLUS 13 STARS & FULL CLASSIC ROCK DISCO
• The UK's ONLY full time professional Led Zeppelin tribute band.
• Approved by Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin’s legendary guitarist.
• The biggest Zep tribute in the UK.
• Recommended as one of the UK’s top tribute bands by ‘Classic
Rock’ magazine.
• Performed over 1,000 shows throughout the UK.
From humble beginnings thirteen years ago the Gloucestershire based band have progressed to playing major venues throughout the country, some of which Led Zeppelin themselves actually played. Whole Lotta Led are no ‘Stars In Their Eyes’ lookalikes, they
concentrate on the music which is performed with a collective
enthusiasm and dedication that is second to none.
Undoubtedly the hardest working Zep tribute in the UK, and possibly the world, playing over 100 gigs a year to enthusiastic audiences of all ages throughout the UK. The current line up has been together for nine years now and consists of Nick Ferris on guitar, Geoff Hunt on bass, Graham Twist on drums and Lee Addison on vocals & harmonica. The band recently celebrated their 1,000th gig.
Their shows consist of songs from the entire Zeppelin back catalogue
including the all time classics ‘Whole Lotta Love’ and of course
‘Stairway To Heaven’, the band also regularly include a selection
of Led Zeppelin’s acoustic numbers in their shows.
Given the thumbs-up by no less a guitar god than Jimmy Page himself, Whole Lotta led are THE Led Zeppelin tribute band.
Doors: 8pm. 13 Stars 9.15pm. Whole Lotta Led 10pm
Admission: £10.00 advance / £12.00 on the door. Ages 14+. Please see entry policy for info
Tickets: Buy tickets online or call Ticketweb on 08444 77 1000
SHAM 69
PLUS BLACK SPIRIT GAUGE
The band, which originally formed in Hersham in 1975, by founding members Dave Parsons and Jimmy Pursey have become one of Punks legends and some say the Godfathers of Oi/Street Punk. Although they were never as commercially successful as many of their contemporaries, albeit with a greater number of chart entries, Sham 69 have been a huge musical influence on the Oi! and street punk genres.
'I Don't Wanna', the band's first single, was released in 1977 on Step Forward Records and produced by John Cale of The Velvet Underground. As a result of it's success, Polydor Records opted to sign the band. The singles 'Angels With Dirty Faces' and 'If The Kids Are Unite'd charted at number 19 and number nine respectively in 1978.The group's debut album 'Tell Us the Truth', a mixture of live and studio recordings, was critically acclaimed, as was second LP 'That's Life', a full studio album. They then began to move away from punk rock to embrace a sound influenced by classic British rock heavyweights of the time including The Who, The Rolling Stones and The Faces. The third album, 'The Adventures of the Hersham Boys', reflected their change in attitude and style and seeing an opportunity for more fame Jimmy Pursey left the band to join the Sex Pistols following the departure of Johnny Rotten… and then came back. After their fourth effort Sham 69 split, but was then was resurrected by Dave Parsons with a different line up in 1986.
Although Jimmy Pursey left band again, this time permanently in 2006 after a touring hiatus of 15 years, a new line up was brought together by Dave Parsons and Ian Whitewood. The new front man Tim V has brought the power and energy back, that the inactivity had generated.
Now along with Al Campbell ex UK Subs and Marky Ramone Band on bass, the band have played at major festivals across Europe alongside the likes of Sex Pistols and Primal Scream. Not to mention recent tours of USA, Japan, Russia, Australia and China, with the latter having been filmed which will be released as a movie for TV and Cinemas worldwide in 2010.
Doors: 8pm
Admission: £11.00 advance. Ages 14+. Please see entry policy for info
Tickets: Buy tickets online, call Ticketweb on 08444 77 1000 or pop into Ruby Blue Vintage (cash only)
YOUNG GUNS
PLUS SUPPORT
Hotly tipped rockers Young Guns have announced details of the 'All Our Kings Are Dead' tour, which sees the band taking in towns and cities across the UK and Ireland in November and December. The dates follow the bands scheduled July tour and appearances at the Reading and Leeds festivals, amongst others.
‘All Our Kings Are Dead’ is released on July 12th, with current single 'Crystal Clear’ out on July 26th. The single, currently playlisted at Radio 1, follows the singles, ‘Winter Kiss’ and ‘Sons Of Apathy’, both of which received great support from the likes of Fearne Cotton, Zane Lowe, Nick Grimshaw and Daniel P Carter on Radio 1, as well as regular rotation across the leading music television channels. The build up to the release of the album has seen the band complete a sold-out UK headline tour, as well as appearances at the Slam Dunk and Download festivals, not to mention a support slot with Bon Jovi on the opening night of their o2 Arena London residency.
Doors: 7.30pm
Admission: £8.50 advance. Ages 14+. Please see entry policy for info
Tickets: Buy tickets online, call Ticketweb on 08444 77 1000 or pop into Ruby Blue Vintage (cash only)