What's On

Tuesday 16 March
WRECKLESS ERIC & AMY RIGBY+ DJ Bruce Revolution
Since their debut duo performance of `Je T’Aime` at the Yo La Tengo 2005 Hanukkah show fell apart and left the Hoboken crowd in stunned silence, Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby have been delighting and confounding audiences from Seattle to Walthamstow. `We've gotten a lot better since then,`says Amy, with her trademark wit. Eric agrees.`Now we only fuck it up half of the time.` Combining several decades of acclaimed records and failed relationships, Eric (`maverick genius` Record Collector) and Amy (`poet laureate of bohemian domesticity` Memphis Flyer) join together to play their should-be, could-be and has-been hits, accompanying each other with harmonies, electric and acoustic guitars, bass, keyboards and beatbox. An album of eleven new songs and one cover version is on its way, played and sung entirely by the courageous pair. www.amyrigby.com www.wrecklesseric.com Tickets £7 from Bristol Ticket Shop £10 on the Door

Wednesday 17 March
WORD OF MOUTH Presents; Graham Walker, Apache Dropout, Ralph Hoyte and guest compere Duncan Harrison FREE ENTRY
This month: Graham Walker, Apache Dropout, Ralph Hoyte and guest compere Duncan Harrison. Thanks to everyone who came to the February Word of Mouth and to all the artists who have performed so far. Word of Mouth is an evening of storytelling in verse, prose and song. Our aim is to create a relaxed and informal atmosphere and for the evening to act as a meeting place and forum for writers, poets, musicians and performers. Entry is free, doors open 7.30pm. Start time: 8pm The performers Graham Walker (pictured) - Graham is the author of Unsettled: The Life Story of a Big Issue Man. It's a remarkable autobiography that charts Graham's life from a dysfunctional childhood in Southmead through many institutions and homelessness. Tonight Graham will read extracts and poems from Unsettled. Apache Dropout is a long-term collaboration between musician and singer Mike Crawford and Rich Beale who have a pedigree that stretches back to The Pop Group, Head and beyond. They are currently working on a new project. Ralph Hoyte (pictured): Ralph is a Bristol-based professional public poet, writer and artist who works with words live, visually and sculpturally, and increasingly, cross-artform and in new media. Duncan Harrison is student at St Mary Redcliffe and Temple school who came first in BBC2's The Speaker competition in 2009 winning the title of Britain's Best Young Speaker. Entry is free, doors open 7.30pm. Start time: 8pm

Thursday 18 March
EUREKA MACHINES
Recently supported The Stranglers, The Wildhearts, Forward Russia. Just finished touring the UK in December 2009 with Electric Six, at their request. Highly successful slots at festivals like Reading and Leeds (2008), Wickerman, Guilfest and Moor Music Fest in Leeds (2009) Released their debut album Do Or Die in September 2008 to reviews like 'power-pop perfection... a dazzling debut' in The Sun, and 'a collection of largely straight-ahead and chewy-centred pop-rock nuggets' in Kerrang had the song The Story Of My Life featured on the Classic Rock cover CD in November 2009 Released a couple of singles and had airplay on BBC Radio 1, 6Music, XFM, Channel Five, MTV2, Scuzz and various local station.www.eurekamachines.com www.myspace.com/eurekamachines £4Adv £5 on the door

Friday 19 March
EDDIE MARTIN
Described as the best Blues guitarist since Clapton, his ripping slide guitar and genre-sweep from classic Blues to Country Blues/Rock are the trade marks of Eddie Martin. £7Adv from Bristol Ticket Shop Tel 01179299008 www.bristolticketshop.co.uk

Friday 26 March
Mortal Presents; FUZZ AGAINST JUNK (Free Entry)
Formed in Summer 2002 this experimental, psych-folk collective have gone on (and off) to great things! Having previously backed the Blue Aeroplanes Gerald Langley and Can's Damo Suzuki, they have recorded a session for Stuart Maconies BBC Radio 6 show Freakzone and played a storming set at the All Tomorrows Parties festival in Minehead, where they performed again with Suzuki and Adrian Utley from Portishead. Bass player Billy Fuller is currently one third of the successful head-space band that is Beak> with Geoff Barrow from the aforementioned Bristol favourites. The various members get together in this formation on rare occasions only so don't miss this evening of the wonderful and possibly strange. A great opportunity to see some of Bristol's musical alumni in the intimate Thunderbolt setting. Followed by DJs Law and Beck playing a Vulcan mind-meld of everything from classic Rock to squonky Jazz for the assembled throng to dance to. Or not. www.invadashop.co.uk www.myspace.com/fuzzagainstjunkuk FREE ENTRY

Saturday 27 March
JOHN E VISTIC EXPERIENCE + Lillies on Mars (From Shoreditch, London)
WINNERS OF THE GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL BAND COMPETITION and are the first band confirmed for Glasto 2010! 'Always on the outside of whatever side there was - when they asked why it had to be that way, 'well', he answered 'just because''. What folk say about The VISTIC... 'Cult Legend' 'He's a bit good!' - Tom Robinson - Radio 6 When it’s all sizzling and smoking like this, the namby pamby dalliances of drum machines, vocoders and dance remixes suddenly seem a ludicrous diversion from the One True Way that is Rock N Roll. [Venue 2009] `There are two types of people wear cowboy hats: cowboys and assholes` www.myspace.com/johnevisticexperience LILLIES ON MARS: Experimental / Indie / Rock Lilies on Mars are two girls based in another world. Their sound has been generated during a trip from one planet to another. Guitars, bass, synth, dreamy voices and distorted outlet. Lilies on Mars is the project of Lisa Masia and Marina Cristofalo. www.myspace.com/liliesonmars £4Adv from Bristol Ticket Shop £5 on the Door

Friday 02 April
The Garden Shed Boutique Presents; THE RESURRECTION
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! and to mark a truly blessed bank holiday weekend, totterdown`s very own club night returns to bring you our spin on the resurrection. Residents DJ`s JIM BOY,DJ BOOTS & PENNY DROP will play you all the songs you love but have`nt heard in ages. Come and experience all the boutique has to offer including the FANCY DRESS BOUDOIRE and some special old school Easter games. Dress Code: WELLIES and wings, or anything resurrected from your favourite school jumper to zombies, english gentry and allotment chic There will be a prize for the best dressed. Entry is the minimal fee to pay for our materials-We do this for free because we love it! www.myspace.com/thegardenshedboutique Entrance £2/£1 (If dressed appropriately)

Saturday 03 April
Can I Get a Witness? Presents: DR MEAKER (Live band set) + DJ`s VICARIOUS & GULLIVER
After numerous successful 'one-off' appearances at The Thunderbolt, DJs Milsta, Vicarious & Gulliver have come together to bring you the most funk-rubbing, stuff-strutting, ass-shaking pub night in Bristol! From 8pm till 1am, they'll be banging out the best funk, soul, breaks and beats they can dig up from the depths of their (considerable) record collections. Expect the unexpected and forget about trainspotter snobbery - this is a no-attitude zone with only one rule: If its great, it goes on. To help them continue this mad little experiment, they've drafted in the help of the mighty DR MEAKER and his live band. Bristol’s hottest producer uses soul, jazz and reggae influences to create the Meaker sound. A sound of sublime vocals and ruff-cut bass licks that feels as at home on commercial radio, as it does at underground clubs. Tonight DR MEAKER play a DJ set with vocals from Lorna King & MC Redskin and his live band. www.myspace.com/mfiquar £4Adv £5 on the door

Friday 09 April
BARAKA (Top UK World Music Band)
BARAKA is a 5 piece World Music Band based in Bristol, which takes as its inspiration the music of West Africa, South Africa, The Caribbean and Ireland, to produce its own unique and original sound. The result is a heady mix of global beats, intricate rhythms and soaring melodies with BEN BADDOO from Ghana on percussion, balafon and vocals. www.barakamusic.co.uk £4Adv £5 on the door

Thursday 15 April
JOHN AMOR BAND
Having had a string of successes with early band The Hoax and second band AMOR, Jon stretched his solo career further with his ‘Unknown Soldier’ album featuring Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant. Following on from The Hoax reunion at the end of 2009, Jon has released his latest and perhaps folkiest album yet. ‘Stories From The Crooked Room is out now. Come and check out his unique blues, pop and rock and roll fusion sound. http://www.myspace.com/jonamormusic £5Adv from Bristol Ticket Shop Tel01179299008

Friday 16 April
Bobby Anderson`s 45`s
Bobby comes from a family of legends! His mother is Carleen Anderson, The Young Disciples singer. His grandmother is the famous soul singer Vicky Anderson. His Grandfather was Bobby Byrd - James Brown's mainman in the Blue Flames. That soul is running in his blood! And what about the young man himself. Well Bobby Anderson has superlungs. His guitar's got a sweet fuzzbox and Bob and the boys play souped up soul classics. Be warned you are in for a soulstorming night! £4Adv from Bristol Ticket Shop & from The Thunderbolt £5 on the Door www.myspace.com/fortyfivesrockandroll

Saturday 17 April
THE LEGENDARY DJ DEREK + DJ Beavis
DJ DEREK returns!! Legendary Bristol DJ whose blend of reggae, dub and ska has made him an icon for many in the industry, including a host of Jamaican producers and Massive Attack. Derek isn't your average turntablist - a former accountant in his late 50s (at least!) with a major cardigan habit, Derek kindled his love for music as a washboard player in the 1950s; nevertheless he continues to blow away audiences with his unique selections. + DJ BEAVIS & DJ Papa G £3 on the door.....

Thursday 22 April
A night with PETER TATCHELL (International human rights campaigner)
Peter Tatchell is a former Labour activist who ran as a Labour Party parliamentary candidate in London. He is now a member of the Green Party. In 2007, he was selected as the prospective Green Parliamentary candidate in Oxford East for the next general election. Tatchell won widespread respect for his two attempts to carry out a citizen's arrest on Robert Mugabe, the President of Zimbabwe, on charges of torture and other human rights abuses. He was co-founder of OutRage!, the gay rights campaign group, and drew more international headlines when he was beaten up in Moscow on a gay rights march. He was named Campaigner of the Year 2009 by The Observer and in Jan 2010 won the Liberal Democrat Voice’s annual Liberal Voice of the Year award – an award which publicly acknowledges the campaigning work of non-Liberal Democrats in promoting liberal values. Peter will be talking about the following two issues; The future is Green Big business isn't working www.petertatchell.net Tickets £2.50 £3 on the door £8pm start

Wednesday 28 April
BENNY GALLAGHER-Legendary Songwriter
In an intimate evening of songs and stories of his days as a Staff Writer with The Beatles Publishing Co. Apple, Benny performs all the hits he penned for McGuinness Flint, Gallagher & Lyle, Art Garfunkel, Don Williams, Garth Brooks (Concert in Central Park), Simon and Garfunkel (Concert in Central Park), and LemonJelly to name but a few..... along with some great songs from his latest Album `At The Edge of the Wave.` www.myspace.com/bennygallagher £15Adv from Bristol Ticket Shop Tel 0179299008

Thursday 29 April
JOHN COOPER CLARKE
After his sell-out show at Thunderbolt we welcome back Manchester’s sharp-dressed, sharp-delivering punk poet John Cooper Clarke. Expect a mix of hilarious anecdotes of life in a Northern town interspersed with machine-gun fast delivery of some of his best poems and some hilarious stand up. www.myspace.com/iamjohncooperclarke www.johncooperclarke.com Tickets £15 from Bristol Ticket Shop

Saturday 01 May
HIJAK OSCAR
If you've been watching the sad procession of bands on Channel 4's Sunday afternoon Mobile Unsigned with Alex Zane you'll have seen one act stand out; and the camera panning across Jo Whiley, Alex James and company all mouthing `Wow`. That would be Hijak Oscar, then. Named after the band on a doomed riverboat and mashing Tom Waits with Floyd, and Son House with The Who, this six-piece is completely original; utterly compelling and when they're flipping huge in 2010 you can say you were on 'em first here. York's 7-piece answer to Brian Wilson's imagination gently developing in the hands and harmonica of Tim Fox. A sound of sex, soul and searing imagination with an arsenal of instruments including sax, mandolin, banjo, slide, piano and, of course, guitars - electric and acoustic . Tim's 'born in the wrong era' blues vocals and Emma's collar-grabbing voice top off a delicate, harmonious and impassioned performance all dressed up Tarantino-stylee. Is there something special happening here? We think so ... www.hijakoscar.co.uk £4 Adv from Bristol Ticket Shop Tel 01179299008 £5 on the door

Thursday 06 May
BOO HEWERDINE
This hugely talented, critically acclaimed singer-songwriter and producer is a former member of the cult group The Bible. Since the group went their separate ways in the early 90s, Boo has pursued a successful career with 4 solo albums under his belt. In addition to his other projects Boo has also enjoyed success writing for other artists, including Eddi Reader (who recorded Boo's Ivor Novello Award nominated song Patience of Angels), kd lang Chris Difford and Natalie Imbruglia to name but a few, as well as producing albums for artists including The Corrs and David McAlmont. Boo has also scored the movies 'Fever Pitch' and 'Twenty Four Seven'. Don't miss the chance to see him play live - a truly spine-tingling experience! www.boohewerdine.net www.myspace.com/boohewerdine Tickets £7Adv from Bristol Ticket Shop Tel 01179299008 £10 on the door

Friday 07 May
DAVEY WOODWARD (Ex Brilliant Corners/Experimental Pop Band)
Ex Brilliant Corners singer and songwriter Davey Woodward went on to form The Experimental Pop Band who recorded for City Slang and are now signed to Cooking Vinyl. He continues to be one of the best, and most underrated, lyricists of his generation with songs brimming with caustic wit. A rare 'unplugged' appearance by one of the most original pop lyricists of recent years. Tonight he performs a stripped down set with guitar and drums. www.myspace.com/daveywoodward £4Adv from Bristol Ticket Shop Tel 01179299008 £5 on the door

Saturday 08 May
From Manchester:The TRAVELLING BAND
The Travelling Band were this years Glastonbury New Talent Competition Winners. Michael Eavis, legendary Glastonbury promoter said: '...We found a lovely band called The Travelling Band. They really reminded me of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young'...' Aswell as Glastonbury festival itself, this year they have played North By North East in Canada, Big Chill, Moseley Folk Festival and Summer Sundae Festival plus over 50 UK Shows. The Travelling Band's debut album 'Under The Pavement' is released in November, and is supported by a full UK tour. This show is your lucky chance to catch them on their warm up run before their album is released.' http://www.myspace.com/thetravellingband http://www.thetravellingband.com £4 Adv from Bristol Ticket Shop 01179299008 £5 on the door

Wednesday 12 May
ATTILA THE STOCKBROKER + DAVID ROVICS + Gecko
Sharp tongued, high energy, social surrealist rebel poet and songwriter Attila the Stockbroker comes to the Thunderbolt. 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 the 'Do It Yourself' ethos of punk rock, and above all by The Clash and their overtly radical, political stance, he started as a punk bass player in 1977 and took the name Attila the Stockbroker in 1980, blagging spots for his poems and songs in between bands at punk gigs. He quickly got a couple of John Peel radio sessions, a deal with London independent label Cherry Red Records and before very long was on the cover of Melody Maker. He hasn't looked back since! www.myspace.com/attilastockbroker www.attilathestockbroker.com/ £6.00 in advance, £8.00 on the door www.bristolticketshop.co.uk

Thursday 13 May
LOUISIANA RED & Michael Messer
One of the last great surviving bluesmen, Louisiana Red was born in Alabama in 1932. His mother died a week after his birth and his father was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan. Louisiana Red not only plays the Blues, he lives it through his guitar and his singing. Strongly influenced by Muddy Waters, Lightnin‘ Hopkins and Arthur Crudup, he has long ago found his own voice, his own style, his own form of expression. In a career spanning over half a century, Louisiana Red has played with just about every major bluesman you can name. In 1983 he won the W.C. Handy Award for ’Best Traditional Blues Artist’. Michael Messer is recognised as one of the world’s leading slide guitarists and blues innovators. One prominent critic described him as `an unavoidable force in modern blues` £10Adv from Bristol Ticket Shop Tel 01179299008 www.bristolticketshop.co.uk £12 on the door

Friday 14 May
BABEL
Born in Bristol in the UK, Babel started out all kind of small, folky & a bit shy but then fell in dirty love with pounding tamborines and volume knobs. Songs led to concerts, concerts led to the recording two self-financed EPs, 'The Golden Acre EP' & 'The Arc EP'. Both were sold from tables in tiny venues. Some of which reached places far beyond our own postcode. In 2007, People Tree Records of London, UK released the majority of our two EPs to the world on one reasonably priced compact disc & weighty slab of vinyl. The CDs have long gone but there's still some vinyl around if you look hard enough. www.babelmusic.co.uk..... Tickets £3 Adv from Bristol Ticket Shop £5 on the Door

Friday 21 May
RSVP (Top UK Bhangra Band)
RSVP is all about the complete entertainment experience. Its not just the music...its the mad crazy stage antics, the vibe, the presence and enjoyment. So don't be surprised to have a little `stand up`, members jumping off stage, people getting covered in water and people getting undressed!! RSVP has rocked many crowds. From the Midlands `melas` and the large Bhangra gigs of London to world music gigs in London, Reading and WOMAD. 'one of the hottest bands on the Bhangra scene' (Asian times) 'the West country's own superstars' (Venue magazine) 'Bristol's own top Bhangra band, a wicked sound (Venue) 'RSVP have played with the best in mainstream music' (AWAAZ International) www.myspace.com/rsvpmusic www.rsvpmusic.plus.com £5Adv from Bristol Ticket Shop £7 on the Door

Saturday 22 May
WILKO JOHNSON
There’s one thing you can be sure of in 2009: Wilko Johnson, the Essex Assassin, will still be wowing audiences the length of the country with the unique brand of Rhythm’n’Blues-based rock he pioneered with his band, Dr. Feelgood, in the early seventies. The perfect onstage foil for Wilko is bassist Norman Watt-Roy.Widely regarded as one of the most accomplished bass players in the country, Norman shot to fame in Ian Dury & The Blockheads and has contributed his considerable talents to recordings by artists as diverse as The Clash and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. This powerhouse trio is completed by another ex-Blockhead, Dylan Howe. www.myspace.com/wilkojohnson www.wilkojohnson.com £10Adv from Bristol Ticket Shop £12 on the Door

Friday 28 May
KENT DUCHAINE
Kent Duchaine's musical nomadic life started over thirty years ago in Minnesota where he played with Kim Wilson before Wilson moved to Texas to form the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Kent honed his guitar skills playing with Lazy Bill Lucas, Boogie Woogie Red, Luther Tucker, Big Walter Horton, Hubert Sumlin, Eddie Burns and Margie Evans. In the early 1990's he spent three years traveling and playing with the legendary bluesman Johnny Shines. Duchaine's guitar playing is rooted in the styles of Robert Johnson, Lightning Hopkins, T-Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, Bukka White and Elmore James. He has a ferociously wild slide technique that exudes a frenzied power and he can switch gears in the wink of an eye to play some beautiful acoustic melodies. http://www.kentduchaine.com Tickets £7Adv from Bristol Ticket Shop £10 on the door

Thursday 03 June
ARTHUR SMITH at Large
ARTHUR SMITH – AT LARGE’ Join comedian, writer, broadcaster and all-round British institution ARTHUR SMITH and bask in an evening of laughter and off the wall humour with one of the ‘alternative comedians’ who shook up the world of light entertainment in the nineteen eighties and nineties. A BBC regular, well known for his appearances on TV’s ‘Grumpy Old Men’, ‘Q.I.’, ‘Have I Got News For You’ and Radio 4’s ‘Loose Ends’, ‘Balham Bash’ and Radio 2’s ‘Smith Lectures’. His recently published memoir ‘My Name Is Daphne Fairfax’ has won praise from literary critics. He is a ‘Spirit of The Fringe’ award-winning Edinburgh Festival stalwart and Olivier nominated playwright for ‘An Evening With Gary Lineker’ Arthur is simply one of our funniest and most original comic performers and is guaranteed to bring you a night of hilarity, mirth and scandal...with a touch of rudeness thrown in for good measure. Tickets £15Adv from Bristol Ticket Shop Tel 01173738947 www.bristolticketshop.co.uk

Thursday 10 June
BEX MARSHALL Top uk female slide Blues
Bex Marshall is a musical tornado, to see her live is to experience a wild, gusting, powerful force that blasts forth guitar riffs Robert Johnson would be proud of, while a voice draws up the ghosts of old blues women’s heartaches. She is the UK's top female slide Blues/Root Rock guitarist and has just finished her 3rd US tour in 12 months. > Kitchen Table got to #20 in the AMA charts in Feb ( and #15 UK artist chart in the Independent Roots Music Chart) > She has a live session on the BBC Bob Harris show which aired in July and has just supported the Proclaimers in Shetlands when she performs at the Blues Festival on her Scottish tour. www.bexmarshall.co.uk www.myspace.com/bexmarshall £5Adv from Bristol Ticket Shop £7 on the Door

Thursday 15 July
DEAN FRIEDMAN
Dean Friedman first delighted UK audiences with his chart-topping hit, Lucky Stars. The now classic single paved the way for a slew of hits off of Friedman's critically acclaimed album, `Well, Well`Said the Rocking Chair`, including familiar tracks, Lydia, Rocking Chair, Woman of Mine, McDonald’s Girl and Ariel. `An amazing Talent!` - Sun, `Outstanding!`- Record Business; `Songsmith extraordinaire!` - Music Week; `Absolutely Fabulous!` – Hot Press; are just a few of the superlatives used to describe Friedman's unique and original talent. Friedman has since earned a loyal, international following and his music continues to influence a new generation of contemporary artists, inspiring covers and re-workings of his songs by popular groups such as Barenaked Ladies, Ben Folds Five and the Blenders. The UK band, Half-Man, Half-Biscuit, even had a hit record with their song, ‘The Bastard Son of Dean Friedman’. (A claim Friedman emphatically denies.) Recently, Friedman has enjoyed a string of internet hits off his album, ‘Squirrels in the Attic’. The fan-funded album has been winning numerous online awards and garnering rave reviews. It contains a batch of hilarious new songs covering a myriad of topics including cloning, Monica Lewinsky, the joys of an illicit herb, and the plight of Koala bears affected by global warming. Friedman will be performing songs from throughout his three-decade career, including familiar, early radio hits and recent fan favorites. Join Friedman for an evening of powerful, poignant and hilarious songs about the ordinary and extraordinary lives we share. www.deanfriedman.com Tickets £15 Adv available through Bristol Ticket Shop Tel 0117929008

Friday 23 July
MY FRIEND FRIDAY + THE KRAIZE (FREE ENTRY)
MY FRIEND FRIDAY:`A new Bristol based 4-piece playing catchy riff-driven indie/rock/pop. Expect lots of energy and tunes that you'll be humming on your way home!` THE KRAIZE:A unique, newly formed 3 piece born out of a chance meeting and quickly gelled together through passion, struggle uncompromised determination. The band enjoys a rich musical heritage and a diverse range of influence which make them an unpredictable and exciting show! www.myspace.com/myfriendfriday http://www.myspace.com/thekraize .....FREE GIG...

Thursday 29 July
ED TUDORPOLE (Ex Tenpole Tudor & Sex Pistols) + Bristol Punk legends THE PIGS
Ed Tudor Pole briefly joined the Sex Pistols as a replacement for Johnny Rotten before fronting his own band TenPole Tudor, with whom he had hits with 'Who killed Bambi?', '3 Bells in a Row', 'Swords of 1000 Men', 'Wunderbar' and 'Throwing my baby out with the Bath Water'. His acoustic show has to be seen to be believed. Ex Punks and new fans attracted by his TV and film roles are treated to a mix of punk, country and pure rock'n'roll. Some people were just born to be stars. There just seems to be something about them - the way they talk, the way they carry themselves, the way their battered lives intigue us. Ed Tudorpole is one! THE PIGS:The Pigs were a loveable Bristol band who, like so many, were galvanised by a another local band - The Cortinas - to form and play. Unlike many others they got to record a single for posterity - the excellent 'National Front'. As the history below recounts there were the usual highs and lows including, stabbings, playing the Roxy, the single's release and it being played by John Peel and of course realising the dream was over. As typical a story of a band as what was happening all over the UK at the time www.myspace.com/edtudorpole www.myspace.com/thepigs £5 in advance from Bristol Ticket Shop £7 on the door

Friday 30 July
THE LEGENDARY PRETTY THINGS
MAXIMUM R&B: The Pretty Things first prowled the stage in 1964, sporting the world's longest hair and the worst rock & roll attitude ever seen. Featuring lead vocalist Phil May and lead guitarist Dick Taylor – also an original Rolling Stone. The Pretties recorded a clutch of raunchy R&B rockers in the mid-'60s that offer a punkier, rawer version of the early Stones sound. Their first two albums, as well as a brace of fine major and minor British hits (of which `Don't Bring Me Down` and `Honey I Need` were the biggest), feature first-rate original material and covers, and remain the group's most exciting and influential recordings which the 60`s U.S garage scene took their humbridge... Don`t miss these garage rock legends!! £15Adv from Bristol Ticket Shop £18Adv on the door