Tuesday 13th May Tickets £17 Doors 7.30pm

BAD COMPANY 2008 Yes Bad Company NOT A TRIBUTE OR A COVER Band
Do you want to know how 'BAD COMPANY 2008' evolved? Then first understand this. We have always believed that Bad Company, at any one given point in time, has always been more important than 'any one individual' in it. Since the bands conception in the 1970's Bad Company has had THREE vocalists, THREE bass gutarists and several (Dave 'Bucket' Colwell being the longest serving and still current) guitarists. So this is where we are now. Lets begin with the great man himself, prolific guitarist & multi hit song writer MICK RALPHS? The very first Bad Company member. Mick played with many bands before creating MOTT THE HOOPLE with Ian Hunter ('All The Young Dudes' ring a bell?). He left MOTT to form BAD COMPANY with FREE voaclist Paul Rodgers, drummer Simon Kirke and Bassist Boz Burrell, God rest him (KING CRIMSON). Mick also appears on the re-recording of Tommy by THE WHO. He also teamed up and toured with Dave Gilmour (PINK FLOYD) and wrote a song with GEORGE HARRISON called 'Flying Hour'. His UK and US hit singles and albums are far too numerous to mention. We move on to our extarordinary bass player Jaz Lochrie? Jaz had a springboard success with eighties white-soul band GO WEST. A high profile sessions career ensued followed by a move to Japan to form PSYCHEDELIX with Cher resulting in four albums. Jaz toured with Pete Townsend, Alice Cooper, and Roger Daltrey before being approached by Paul Rodgers. He performed on numerous tours and four of Pauls albums before becoming the new (and existing) bass player for BAD COMPANY 2002. What can you say about our special guest drummer Harry James? The man has his own enormous fanbase & following, and quite rightly too beacuse he's such a character. Better known for his work with THUNDER & MAGNUM (Thunder were No.2 in 1992 UK album charts) Harry is one of the most respected drummers on the rock circuit. He has agreed to continue drumming for us until 'the main man' Simon Kirke fulfills his current commitments, and feels able to return to his rightfull seat. In his own right Harry has contributed to work with Don Airey, Russ Ballard, Graham Bonnet, Shadowman and Paul Young. In 2006 he played with THE IAN GILLAN BAND at The Royal Albert Hall. For us, he is the perfect stand in for Simon as his skills are beyond question. Moving on to the LEGENDARY guitar genious of Dave 'Bucket' Colwell (who has a new solo album in his own right with guests & friends including Bad Co.) Dave is the longest ever serving 'joint-guitarist' with BAD COMPANY, appearing on nearly every one of the bands earlier recorded albums. He has performed with a multitude of world class rock bands including HUMBLE PIE and THE JONES GANG, created by Kenny Jones, formerly of Faces/Small Faces, and more recently The Who. Last we have our charismatic, multi-talented vocalist and hit song writer Robert Hart. The blonde bombshell from hell, who totally radiates 'stage presence' and mesmerises live audiences. Some rate him 'the best ever' vocalist for BAD COMPANY. In fact many listeners have mistaken his voice for that of Bad Co's first vocalist, Paul Rodgers who is currently fronting Queen. We believe that they are BOTH shining examples of song-craft. Robert has contributed to more PLATINUM singles and albums than anyone else I have ever met. Out front with Bucket, Jaz & Mick they more than prove that they are truly worthy of the right to create what is now the much loved new BAD COMPANY 2008. From the stage outward, they reward rock loving audiences with their glowing performances. Come and see them in action and enjoy the buzz...I know I do! Keeping the faith. Peter (Lord) Buckley. Manager for 'BAD COMPANY 2008'

Tuesday 20th May Tickets £12.50 Doors 7.30pm (moved from the barfly Birmingham)
MEAN FIDDLER PRESENTS:
The Quireboys
Every time vocalist Spike self-confidently informs his enthusiastic audience We're the Quireboys ... and this is Rock n Roll everyone present has a pretty clear idea where this musical journey is about to lead. For fifteen years, the Quireboys have been synonymous with hand-made rock music, spiced with edgy riffs, driving rhythms and their frontmans unique voice. The Quireboys have never felt the need to emulate their supposed idols; their originality, their charisma and their unequivocal Rock n Roll slogans have always guaranteed the band their very own place in rock history.
Tuseday 27th May Tickets £15 Doors 7.30pm on Stage 8.30pm
and
Shoe Suede Blues

A former member of the world-famous 60s pop group, The Monkees. Peter has also put together a number of bands in the past, including The New Monks and The Peter Tork Project. He plays a myriad of instruments, including the 5-string banjo, piano/keyboard, drums, guitar, and bass. Long before "Peter Tork" became a legendary part of the prefab phenomenon known as the “The Monkees,” he was a well-respected musician/artist in the burgeoning New York folk and blues scene. Peter's gift for playing a plethora of instruments generated high demand for his services. Peter knocked around for several hungry years in the mid-60's, hanging and performing with the likes of John Phillips, Steven Stills, Dave Van Ronk, Van Dyke Parks and Arthur Lee. The list goes on

Tuesday 3rd June Tickets £16 Doors 7.30pm


Prior to selling more than 16 million albums worldwide and establishing itself as one of the most popular groups of the 1980s, Ratt perfected its trademark mix of guitar heroics, anthemic hooks and hedonistic attitude playing the clubs along Los Angeles' famed Sunset Strip. The band signed with Atlantic Records, releasing its debut in 1984. Out Of The Cellar sold more than three million copies and rocketed into Billboard's Top Ten on the strength of its first single, “Round And Round.” Peaking at 12 on Billboard's Singles chart, the track was the first in a long line of hit songs and videos that made Ratt a fixture on the radio and MTV as well as a major live act playing to sold-out crowds across the world.

Sunday 15th June Tickets £14 Doors 7.30pm

TRAMPS WHITE LION White Lion initially left it's mark in the late 80's with a series of hit singles and video's that defined the MTV generation, thanks to the likes of “Wait”, “When The Children Cry”, “Tell Me”, “Broken Heart” and “Little Fighter”. But equally so, the band was also recognised for it's signature album tracks that transcended soci-policital themes such as “Lady Of The Valley”, “Cry For Freedom”, “Lights And Thunder” and “Warsong”.


plus Crimes Of Passion
Monday 16th June Tickets £16 Doors 7.30pm ( Rescheduled Show From Last Year All Old Tickets Will Be Valid )
TESLA
For two decades, TESLA have embodied the intrepid spirit of hard rock's enduring grandeur, releasing five studio albums and selling 20 million records worldwide, all without any concern for trends or fashion.
Saturday 28th June Tickets £10 Doors 1pm to 2.30am Pub Grub On All Day N Night
 
British Rock N Metal Festival 2008

All Day Event
12 Hours Of
The Best Of British
BLAZE BAYLEY
REKUIEM

VOODOO SIX
HOLY RAGE
SPIT LIKE THIS
ABIGAILS MERCY

GET VEGAS
HAMPTON ST
HOSTILE
RATTLESNAKE REMEDY

ORIUS
Sunday 29th June Tickets £15 Doors 7.30pm

An American group who started out as an Appalachian style tribute to AC/DC, playing traditional instruments such as fiddle, mandolin and banjo. Following the release of 2001's 'A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC' they have branched out, playing songs by other rock luminaries, as well as original compositions.
Friday 4th July Tickets £15 Doors 7.30pm

'The 40th Anniversary world tour'
"the legendary Scottish rockers",
The pioneers and mavericks of Scottish rock celebrating their 40th anniversary
“I remember the exact date that we turned full-time,” reminisces Nazareth bassist Pete Agnew
DAN McCAFFERTY - LEAD VOCALS : PETE AGNEW - BASS GUITAR :
JIMMY MURRISON - LEAD GUITAR : LEE AGNEW - DRUMS

Saturday 5th July Tickets £16 Doors 7pm

The eight-legged beast that first crept around Britain 's seedy venues over twenty years ago and finally surfaced as The Wonder Stuff are back In an era of celebrity obsession and surreality TV excess, The Wonder Stuff have stripped back the groove machine to basics and come up with records that bear all the hallmarks of the musical genius that made them one of the biggest bands of the Nineties. Leading the battle charge are founder members Miles Hunt (vocal/guitar) and Malcolm Treece (guitar/vocals), ably assisted in the trenches by former RDF bass man, Mark McCarthy, New York rockers' Love In Reverse drummer Andres Karu and new recruit Erica Nockalls on fiddle ("her audition lasted two minutes").

Wednesday 23rd July Tickets £15 Doors 7.30pm Band On Stage 8.30pm

Late 1967 in Cardiff, John Burke Shelley bass/lead vocals) met up with Raymond Phillips (drums) and guitarist Tony Bourge to form Budgie establishing a substantial following within the South Wales college and club circuit. After a journalist commented Budgie's sound was more akin to a 'Six Ton' Budgie, their name became as heavyweight as their delivery. In 1970, Roger Bain was impressed by their raw energy and promise and via his company 'Hummingbird Productions', Dave Howels from MCA signed the band. Budgie were now back as Budgie with a five album deal.

Back from their successful first tour of Australia, with legendary Dio axeman Craig Goldy guesting on guitar, Budgie are poised for a busy touring season in the UK, Europe and beyond. With talk of a new album, pending re master releases and a live sound that finally recaptures the old flavour of Budgie, with the exciting new edge that Mr.Goldy also brings to the table, 2008 promises to be a good year for the band.
Sunday 24th August Tickets £8 Doors 7.30pm
THE
BLUES SHELTER
The Blues Shelter
A guitar driven, cohesive, power trio with a shared vision and equal sense of commitment. The band have spent many years refining their sound - a blend of psychedelic rock, smooth and sweet blues with the melodic grove of funk - an all new unique sound.Formed in June 2004 'The Blues Bug' quickly built up a reputation for their energetic live performances on the Jakarta music scene from playing their regular saturday night gigs to festivals and big stage work. The blues Shelter soon became known as 'Indonesia's Top Blues Band'.
Sunday 21st September Tickets £16 Doors 7.30pm
MUSIC THAT MELTS
YOUR FACE
Before Motley Crüe, before RATT, even before there was a Metallica, when Y&T formed in the early 1970s, they set the standard for hard rock bands that trailed. Many of the most popular heavy rock bands of the ‘80s, at the birth of their careers, opened shows for headliners Y&T; and they all cut their teeth on Y&T, as evidenced by the Y&T mentions in the tell-all books by acts such as Metallica and Motley Crüe. Hailing from the East Bay, Y&T is one of the San Francisco Bay Area's own innovators of the hard rock sound. World-renowned headliners on their own, for years Y&T remained the most requested supporting act on the hard rock road, touring with rock icons including Ozzy Osbourne, AC/DC, Aerosmith, and Motley Crüe. Y&T was always sure-fired to whip the crowd into a frenzy with their high energy set, performing to overflow houses of fifteen- to sixty-thousand across the U.S. at home, as well as in Japan, Europe, and the UK. Even today, thirty-plus years after the band first formed, the call of Y&T's fans has never silenced.
plus special guests

"An eight-legged gift from classic rock heaven"

Monday 17th November Tickets £20 Doors 7.30pm

MARILLION
Happiness Is the Road Tour 2008

Marillion are one of the UK music scene's best kept secrets; purveyors of soulful, powerful, and often deeply-moving music, whose blistering live shows leave their audiences breathless. When Fish , Marillion's original lead singer, left the band in 1988 after four albums he was replaced by the charismatic Steve Hogarth . A former member of The Europeans and some-time collaborator with The The and Julian Cope , Hogarth brought a new heart and energy to the band. Predictions of doom were swiftly dispelled, as across a further NINE albums, Hogarth – along with existing members Steve Rothery (guitar), Mark Kelly (keyboards), Pete Trewavas (bass), and Ian Mosley (drums) – reinvigorated and constantly redefined Marillion's sound. They forged into new musical territories with a succession of inventive, emotional albums, displaying little regard to the vagaries of The Musical Fashion Police, or the bandwagoneering of radio playlists.

Friday 28th November Tickets £20 Doors 7.30m


With very Special Guests
THE TROGGS

Who can forget
"Wild Thing"?

THE ANIMALS & FRIENDS Featuring SPENCER DAVIS
For the 2nd year running , one of the most famous guitarists of all time will be joining John Steel and the boys for another UK tour.
The Animals were one of the most important bands originating from England during the '60s. The group is widely considered the raunchiest, the dirtiest, the spottiest, the most authentic and uncompromisingly raw band of their time. Formed in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, the group reflected their earthy upbringing with hard-charging, blues-based rock 'n roll, deriving much of their early repertoire from American Blues and R&B sources.
Their career took off with their move to London in January 1964. With the release of "House of the Rising Sun" later that year, the Animals became the first British group after the Beatles to chart a Number One single in America. Their brooding arrangement of "House of the Rising Sun" - a traditional folk song recorded by Josh White and Bob Dylan became an early milestone in the British Invasion.
"House of the Rising Sun" topped the American and British charts. In fact, it stayed at #1 in the U.S. for three weeks - longer than any single since the Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love" held down the top spot a half-year earlier.
The Animals followed "House of the Rising Sun" with seven more Top Forty hits, at least four of which - "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (#15), "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" (#13), "It's My Life" (#23) and "Don't Bring Me Down" (#12) - are bonafide classics of the British Invasion era.
Friday 12th December Tickets £12 Doors 7.30pm

DANNY VAUGHAN
Acoustic Show
with support by
Tara's Secret

Danny Vaughn - one of the great voices in rock . Started off in Waysted (get 'Strength in Numbers - top quality melodic hard rock); then Tyketto - a shining light of rock in the grunge deluge during the early 90's; Flesh & Blood - a bluesy side project with Drive She Said's Mark Mangold and now in Vaughn -
Saturday 29th November Tickets £10 Doors 6.30pm
 
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Midas XL200 48 channel Mixing Console
Six Channels Drawmer Gates
Four Channels Behringer Composer
Four Channels Behringer Multicom
Two Channels DBX Compression
Yamaha SPX 990
Yamaha REV 500
Roland SDE 330 Digital delay
Yamaha SPX 90
Yamaha REV 7
BSS Omnidrive Speaker Management System
Chevin Amplifiers
Klark Technic DN360 Graphic
Cassette Playback & record
CD Player
DAT Playback & Record

.Soundcraft Vienna Monitor Console 40 channels
.4 wedge mixes turbosound bi-amped wedges
.Two Sidefills
.One Drumfill
.Klark Technik Graphic Equalisers
.XTA Graphic Equalisers
.Sennheiser/Shure/AKG/Beyer/Electrovoice/Audio Technica .Microphones
.Stage
Stagesize 35’ x 18’
.1 X 8’ x 8’ Drumriser
.Lighting Specifications 46 Par 64 Raylights
.2 full aero circuits ,2 x 2 channels 4 way molefay
.2 x 4 way molefay strips,4 floor cans
.2 x Martin 218
.6 x Martin 518
.2 x Smoke Machines
.1 x Zero 88 Sirius 500 Lighting Console
.1 x UV Cannon

 

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