Ozric Tentacles are regarded as one of the most influential bands to emerge from the UK’s festival scene, formed during the solstice at Stonehenge Free Festival 1983 going on to become psychedelic staples at Glastonbury and other festivals. The creative vision of multi-instrumentalist Ed Wynne, the Ozrics’ uniquely trippy soundscapes connect fans of progressive rock, psychedelia and dance music culture.

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Ozric Tentacles / The Orb

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 were first conceived in late 1976 when Nick Cash (vocals/guitar) and Guy Days (vocals/lead guitar), who were at school together, decided to form a group.  Within a couple of months they had teamed up with Jon Watson (bass) and Pablo Labritain (drums) and 999 were officially born.  Their first gig was at the Northampton Cricket Club in January 1977.  Interest in the band was immediate and constant gigging around London brought with it critical acclaim and a hard core following of supporters from Southall, calling themselves “The Crew”.  These ranks were soon swollen by the Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Munich, Vienna, Zagreb, Stockholm, Oslo, Berlin, New York, LA, Toronto, Philadelphia, and San Francisco “Crews” each proving as dedicated as the last.

Italian-born Ezio and Mark ‘Booga’ Fowell, hailing from Cambridge, have developed their own sensitive style, a mixture of rock and folk full of gorgeous acoustic melodies and intelligent lyrics. They have been forerunners in the acoustic music scene for nearly two decades.

Ezio

Bernard Butler has been noted as one of Britain’s most original and influential musicians. In 1989 he formed Suede releasing the Mercury winning No.1 debut “Suede” and the era-defining “Dog Man Star”, a sprawling concept of rare ambition. His collaboration with David McAlmont on the anthemic ”Yes” provided an intriguing footprint across Britpop’s otherwise jingoist landscape culminating in 2 albums and a sell out at London’s Roundhouse in 2015.

Bernard Butler

Forget the hurt, it’s been 35 years of pure joy for Lightning Seeds, one of the country’s best loved bands. And to celebrate, they have announced a massive 17 date UK tour and a lovingly put together 20 track greatest hits album ‘Tomorrow’s Here Today: 35 Years of Lightning Seeds’, out October 4th 2024.

Tomorrow’s Here Today: 35 Years of Lightning Seeds

The Herbaliser Band Way back In January 1995, Ollie Teeba and Jake Wherry AKA The Herbaliser, a sample-based beatmaking duo from Twickenham, South West London, released their debut 12” single ‘The Real Killer’ on UK label Ninja Tune.

The Herbaliser Band

The exact point of any band’s inception is hard to pin down, but for Jim, the ‘wish’ crystallised into reality one night in June 1984: “I always think it was the day we played our first show, because up until then the whole idea had been kind of abstract, it didn’t feel real. When we played in London, there were only about six people watching, but I remember thinking, ‘That’s it. The band is born’.”

The Jesus and Mary Chain

Change is most commonly associated with ‘The Glow of Love’, a 1980 single featuring Luther Vandross over a wistful Chic-like production. The group released 11 other charting singles, as well as six charting albums, two of which peaked in the Top Ten of Billboard’s RnB Albums chart.

Change

Expect soaring harmonies and exquisite musicianship as the 5-piece blast through a repertoire of brand new, specially written songs, fresh arrangements of traditional carols both well-loved and little-known, and seasonal classics from both sides of the Atlantic.

A Winter Union

Bad Manners

Martyn Joseph is a completely unique and mind-blowing artist. Take everything you think you know about singer songwriters and rip it up. For one man and a guitar he creates a performance with a huge far-reaching sound that is energetic, compelling, and passionate.  Be it to two hundred people or twenty thousand, he blows the crowd away night after night.

Martyn Joseph

As time rolls inexorably forward, music’s ability to capture the moment remains its most important trait. Five years on from the release of their last studio album, UK progressive metal titans TesseracT have reached the most significant and creative moment in their career to date. An audacious, ambitious and all-encompassing body of work, War Of Being is an album that could change everything.

TesseracT

Starting again is never easy. It takes guts, determination and force of will to move out of the shadows of yesterday. But this is precisely what British rock band The Mysterines have done. Their ferocious new album, Afraid of Tomorrows, burns the past to the ground and builds something brand new out of the rubble.

The Mysterines

His remarkable solo shows are intense, eclectic, spellbinding and deeply moving. Always prolific, and never one to rest long without a guitar in his hands and a song in his head, Martin Simpson continues to travel the length and breadth of the UK and beyond giving rapt audiences passion, sorrow, love, beauty, tragedy and majesty through his remarkable intimate solo performances.  Martin has been nominated an astounding 32 times in the 18 years of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards – more than any other performer – and has won numerous awards.

Martin Simpson

Join James for an evening of pure nostalgia, stepping back in time with some joyous singalong tunes to take you back to your Primary School days. You won’t have to sit cross legged on the school hall floor, but you will be encouraged to sing along! As well as the assembly bangers, there will be other musical surprises, throwback mashups and comic reflections on growing up in the 90s.

Primary School Assembly Bangers Live

Due to legal disputes with a session player the recording of the second album had to be abandoned and never to be mentioned again. Their first album was finished, but when news broke that pianist and band leader Milton Keanes had suffered a massive heart attack, the record label cancelled the release. They didn’t want to risk releasing an album from a band that might lose its musical leader.

Jazz Sabbath

Secret Affair will be celebrating the 45th anniversary of their seminal debut LP ‘Glory Boys’ with a limited run of UK tour dates.

‘Glory Boys’ was released in November 1979 on the band’s own I-Spy Records label (via Arista Records). It peaked at #41 in the UK albums chart. ‘Glory Boys’ featured two hit singles – ‘Time For Action’ and ‘Let Your Heart Dance’.

Secret Affair

Fara

One Night In Nashville is the UK’s #1 and only true Downtown-Nashville & Honky Tonk Experience!

Inspired by today’s Nashville music scene, expect an authentic slice of the buzzing Honky Tonk Experience here in the UK.

The show features the biggest Modern Country Hits from Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood, Kacey Musgraves and more, alongside an iconic tribute to their idols, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash and Glen Campbell.

One Night In Nashville

The, critically acclaimed, resulting album ‘Trojan Sessions’ featured original songs penned by band writer/producer/keyboardist – Sean Flowerdew for reggae royalty; Derrick Morgan, Dawn Penn, Dave & Ansel Collins, AJ Frankin (Chosen Few), Dennis Alcapone and Winston Francis.  In 2016 Pama International launched the official Trojan Records club night at Heavenly Records’ London venue – The Social.  And in 2018 they performed a highly popular two month ‘Trojan Records songbook’ UK tour, which culminated in two sold-out shows at the O2 Academy Islington.

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999

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A Winter Union

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One Night In Nashville

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