Arches 31 & 32, Bristol & Exeter Mews, Lower Station Approach Road, Temple Meads.Bristol.
BS1 6QF
Featured Band
2 Rude + No More Heroes. Tickets SOLD OUT
Saturday 04th February
SORRY EVENT SOLD OUT 2 RUDE - A TRIBUTE TO SKA Every generation a band comes along that inspires the next one. A band that makes you forget about all that is wrong with world. 2 Rude, driven by a passion for music were drawn together at the dawn of 2009 and have not looked back since. 2 Rude are a 7 piece ska tribute band, based in and around Newport , South Wales . Bringing back the sounds of the late 70’s and early 80’s, recreating the live sound of bands like The Specials, Madness, The Beat, Bad Manners and more The band is made up of 7 first class musicians with a calibre that is second to none. With the total number of combined gigs of each individual member literally in the thousands, playing with big names all over the world. In the short period of time that 2 Rude have been on the scene, they have grown in stature, and have left audiences breathless and shouting out for more. The live show has to be seen to be appreciated, the result of which being a band in a great demand with a whole string of bookings. 2 Rude are as authentic as a fist full of ska, and will not disappoint.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £12.00
The Short Life of Gracie - EP launch night. Tickets £5 ADV
Thursday 09th February
Gorilla’s Choice and The Tunnels present The Short Life of Gracie - EP launch night With support from Violet’s Mistake and Clayton Blizzard The Short Life of Gracie: The Short life of Gracie are a 4 piece, alt country band from Bristol who, after forming in 2010 have been fortunate enough to open sold out shows for amongst others The Handsome Family, The Acorn, Port o’ Brien and The Cave Singers, recently reviewed in Venue magazine as `highly impressive`. Gracie have just recorded their first self-titled EP
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £5.00
Limehouse Lizzy. Tickets £14 ADV
Friday 10th February
Wayne Ellis Bassist, vocalist and supreme entertainer... "as close as you can possibly get to the late great Philip Lynott himself". The accolades are a tribute in themselves to the time, love and sheer determination that Wayne has put into building Limehouse Lizzy up to the position they find themselves in today - suitably rewarded in 2001 with the title "Live Band Of The Year" by Guitarist Magazine. However, he is no mimic, he is no impressionist. A Leo like Phil himself, Wayne just has that natural charisma and style that Phil once displayed. One critic summed it all up in a live review.... "all the time there is Wayne Ellis, the memory of Thin Lizzy will be kept very much alive and well, thank you!"...
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £14.00
Sinestar EP Launch Party + support from Chloroform and special guest. Tickets £6 ADV
Friday 17th February
Bristolbased Sinestar make their debut onto the worldwide music scene with the release of EP “I am the rain” on 31st December 2011. The band take their influences from many different genres and styles from the past five decades to create a sound which is uniquely and unmistakably their own. Sinestar fuse 80’s style synth led sounds with the soaring vocals and harmonies of modern day Muse. Throw in a bucket load of dance inspired grooves for good measure and you start to form a picture of where the band are coming from. Formed out of the ashes of Bristol Band Jagged (RebCo Records), Sinestar already had a real solid foundation on which to build their sound.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £6.00
Kevin Montgomery plus support. Tickets £15 ADV £17 OTD
Saturday 18th February
Kevin Montgomery grew up on Nashville’s Music Row, as a child of parents whose careers crossed over from country music to the early, seminal days of American rock ‘n’ roll. While the contemporary yet timeless feel of Kevin’s own music is strongly influenced by the ‘California Country-Rock’ of artists like Gram Parsons, The Eagles, and Roger McGuinn, his deeply resonant songwriting recalls the Americana-flavored storytelling of Bruce Springsteen and Jackson Browne.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £15.00
The Wiyos. Tickets £12 ADV
Sunday 19th February
"The Wiyos made it the hard way. Named after a 19th-century New York Irish street gang, they started out in Brooklyn nine years ago, and developed their slick, rhythmic and unpredictable style as they travelled across the States. They spent time in New Orleans and busked on the streets when they couldn't get gigs. Now, after a personal invitation from Bob Dylan to join him on tour, they look set to become celebrities of the Americana scene.Based very loosely on The Wizard of Oz, their new album is their mostadventurous to date, a collage of ragtime, vaudeville, blues and jazz, with a dash of close-harmony vocals, scat, twanging surf-guitar work and tuneful pop balladry added in. This is (mostly) old-time music played with contagious enthusiasm and given a contemporary twist, with most of the songs switching between different styles. Mary mixes stomping harmonica-backedblues with a scat workout, Penny Arcade matches quirky balladry with a brassy New Orleans stomp, and the theatrical Mama is an accordion-backed psych-folk horror tale that shows off their fine harmony vocals. They are touring here next month and should be worth checking out."
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £12.00
Gee Baby I Love You. Tickets £10 ADV
Saturday 25th February
Genuine soul, raw funk and blues with professional, exhilarating showmanship, lifts you higher and higher, is exciting to watch and bound to get everyone dancing!
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £10.00
Martin Turners ... Wishbone Ash. Tickets £12.50 ADV
Friday 02nd March
With millions of album sales and concert attendances worldwide, Wishbone Ash’s heritage as one of the most enduring and best loved British rock acts is assured. Wishbone Ash was formed by West Country musicians Martin Turner and Steve Upton, who arrived in London in 1969 to embark on their musical journey. Intent on creating a musical sound that was rich in texture and melody, Martin Turner envisaged the band’s innovative harmony-guitar hallmark and guitarists Ted Turner and Andy Powell were recruited via a now legendary Melody Maker advert. The partnership of the original line-up of Wishbone Ash forged a unique musical identity that would produce some of rock music's best loved works and influence numerous successful bands. Wishbone Ash would become synonymous with high quality guitar-driven melodic rock music.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £12.50
Never The Bride. Tickets £12.50 ADV £15 OTD
Saturday 10th March
The Band “Rock Music’s Best Kept Secret” When a rock ‘n roll band is fronted by an electrifying voice like Nikki Lamborn’s, when its songs are written by the gifted Catherine ‘Been’ Feeney, when its musicians are world class, it’s called NEVER THE BRIDE…
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £12.50
Walter Trout. Tickets £17.50 ADV
Thursday 15th March
Trout played in local bands after getting his first guitar, but truly became steeped in blues after moving to Los Angeles in 1973. There he supported legends like John Lee Hooker, Big Mama Thornton, Finis Tasby, Pee Wee Crayton, Lowell Fulsom, Percy Mayfield and Joe Tex, assimilating a wide variety of blues. In 1981 Trout joined the remaining members of the formative '60s blues-rock group Canned Heat. But the real turning point in his career was his five-year tenure with British blues giant John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £17.50
Don't Sing That - A tribute to the music of Take That. Tickets £10 ADV
Friday 16th March
Don't Sing That - A tribute to the music of Take That In aid of Ladies With Lesions & Elise For Life
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £10.00
The Dualers. Tickets £12 ADV
Saturday 17th March
The Dualers are Britain’s much loved Ska and Reggae band from the South of England who have steadily built up a following of many thousands of truly dedicated fans across all ages and have sold out at the Indigo O2 a record breaking 4 times within 18 months. In 2004 their first single ‘Kiss On The Lips’ entered the UK charts at number 21, selling 14,000 copies and out-selling chart heavyweights Scissor Sisters and Girls Aloud in its first week. The video was the most requested on satellite channel StarzTV for six consecutive weeks, replacing Sean Kingston’s ‘Beautiful Girl’ at the Number One position. Their second single ‘Truly Madly Deeply’ was another chart success, entering at number 23 in November 2005 and the song was subsequently featured on the ‘Fools Gold’ soundtrack of the film starring Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson. Increased media interest saw The Dualers appearing on GMTV, This Morning, Sky News and Channel 5 News. The third chart single in 2006 “Don’t Go” was followed by release of their debut album ‘The Melting Pot’ and helped establish The Dualers as one of the most respected names on the UK Ska and Reggae scene. Q Magazine said “The Dualers soulful harmonising has admirable echoes of Bob Marley and Sam Cooke” and The Independent wrote “These local superstars are inching towards fame”. They have already performed with headline acts including Toots & The Maytals, Jimmy Cliff, Prince Buster, Madness and Aswad and supported UB40. The second album ‘The Cooking Pot’ also sold out its first pressing within a month. The Dualers are currently in the studio recording their third album due for release in the summer of 2012. The band continue to perform on a regular basis to fans from all over Ska was created in downtown Kingston, Jamaica, when American airwaves switched from jazz to rock & roll. The majority of Jamaicans listening from their radios, hundreds of miles away, could not adjust to this new rhythm and beat, so they took it upon themselves to create a rhythm that their people could call their own. By mixing Caribbean styles such as mento with jazz, ska music was born. As much as the Jamaicans tried to promote their national music, the 60s proved to be too hard to penetrate. With bands like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones ruling the airwaves, Jamaica’s national music was rarely heard.
Doors Open 8.00p.m. | £12.00
Substitute Supremes. Tickets £10.00ADV
Friday 23rd March
BOOK EARLY AS THIS EVENT SELLS OUT. A spectacular evening of Motown Magic featuring Bristol's Substitute Supremes, Britains own Dreamgirls. The ultimate tribute band plus all your favourite Motown classics from our Supersoul DJ!
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £10.00
Jack Rabbit Slim. Tickets £8 ADV
Saturday 24th March
Jack Rabbit Slim are true modern bastions of rock’n’roll, sleazabilly & rockabilly. JRS keep the genre alive and jumping, they have a real 1950’s rock and roll sound to them and have much more of an old style sound than some of the more punk orientated bands that are also sometimes linked in with the rockabilly genre. Their 2005 debut album ‘Sinuendo’ drew rave reviews and big sales, and Jack Rabbit Slim never looked back. Their subsequent albums ‘Sleaze-a-Billy’ and ‘From The Waist Down’ (voted album of the year by Viva le Punk) and ‘Hairdos and Heartaches’ have brought national airplay and TV appearances, high billing at the massive Rockabilly Rave Festivals in the US and UK, a West Coast tour and an appearances at Viva Las Vegas, Glastonbury and Isle of Wight festivals.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £8.00
Elvis Jackson Tour. Tickets £5 ADV
Thursday 29th March
Elvis Jackson is a special musical rock group that has its own musical expression over a decade to develop, accompanied by ska, punk, hard core, reggae and metalinfluences. They joined forces at the end of 1997, the first rehearsals were in the band then had only two days before his first concert. Since then, known for vibrant, unforgettable performances that reflect a lot of positive energy.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £5.00
Nuttyness. Tickets £5
Saturday 31st March
NUTTYness have been given the accolade of being the finest tribute to British hit band Madness and are attracting a lot of interest from all those people who enjoy the 80's musical Nuttyness.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £5.00
Touchstone UK Tour + Support. Tickets £9 ADV
Sunday 01st April
Touchstone, who were formed in 2003 by keyboard player / vocalist Rob Cottingham and guitarist Adam Hodgson, were joined by bassist Paul Moorghen in 2006, vocalist Kim Seviour in 2007 and drummer Henry Rogers in June 2010 to complete the current line-up. After the release of the band’s warmly received debut 4 track EP, ‘Mad Hatters’, in 2006, incredible young vocalist Kim Seviour joined the band and they recorded their debut album ‘Discordant Dreams’ with John Mitchell (Kino, It Bites, Arena, Frost*) mixing and Tim Turan (Motorhead, Marilyn Manson, Frost*) mastering the LP. After winning ‘Best New Band’ at the Classic Rock Society Awards in 2008, the band toured with It Bites. Their second album ‘Wintercoast’, featuring Oscar winning actor Jeremy Irons performing the prelude narration, lifted Touchstone’s profile even higher, winning them a series of prestigious appearances at such major American Festivals as the Rites of Spring in Philadelphia in Spring 2009 and CalProg in California in October 2009.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £9.00
Jason Watts & King Jelly. Tickets £5 ADV
Friday 06th April
Fusion Music presents JASON WATTS and KING JELLY Jason Watts: Lead singer of Neo Ritmo, taken to the stage as an acoustic performer at Bris Fest, and recently headlined the Fleece. Will be performing his own work and well know covers. King Jelly: Shameless re-runs of THE funkiest music known to man. Including classics by Chic, The Comodores, Herbie Hancock, The Whispers, Jessie Jay and Maroon 5.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £5.00
Nice & Sleezy Featuring The Men in Black. Tickets £6ADV
Saturday 07th April
Nice & Sleezy Featuring The Men in Black Berlesque Dancing. Special Guest to be confirmed.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £6.00
The ZZ Tops. Tickets £10 ADV
Friday 13th April
This sturdy blues-rock trio from Devon consists of Billy Bigguns (guitar), Dusty Thrills(bass), and Frank Weird-the man with no beard !(drums). The ZZ Tops play red-hot Texas boogie and blues, and no one does it better – or has done it more faithfully– than this “little ol’ band from Devon.”Quoting Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top –“They`re the closest i`ve seen”,praise indeed ! The trio’s enduring appeal owes much to their mastery of and feel for the ZZ Top form. From the beginning they took a hard-rocking power-trio approach to the blues, cultivating a new audience for the bands earlier work as well as mixing in the MTV classics from the Eighties with superior musicianship as well as attitude, style and some devilishly funny songs.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £10.00
The Emperials. Tickets £5 ADV
Saturday 14th April
If you don't already know, The Emperials play Ska music. We've been told we're good at it, and if you've seen us before, maybe you agree. If you're yet to see us live, come and make your mind up for yourselves.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £5.00
Wilko Johnson UK Tour. Tickets £17.50 ADV
Sunday 15th April
Following his recent TV appearance on BBC 2 Television’s Later With Jools Holland, “Wilko Johnson”, the legendary former guitarist of Dr. Feelgood, who has influenced everyone from Joe Strummer, Mick Jones to Steve Albini, is pleased to announce and extensive April 2012 15-date UK tour with very special guest Virgil and the Accelerators.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £17.50
Chuck Prophet. Tickets £14 ADV
Monday 16th April
Californian alt-rock hero Chuck Prophet (formerly of Green on Red) makes a welcome return to the UK in 2012 with the release of his new LP Temple Beautiful (Yep Roc) on March 5, 2012. In support of the album, Prophet will play the Barbican - supporting the Jayhawks - on March 8. Headline shows are to be announced shortly. Himself a longstanding San Franciscan, in Temple Beautiful Prophet has penned an unflinchingly visceral love letter to his adopted hometown of over three decades. Named after the city’s now defunct notorious punk rock club (located within the ill-fated Jim Jones People’s Temple) where a young Prophet himself cut his teeth watching the likes of the Flamin’ Groovies supported by Black Flag, both the title track and album resonate with tales from America’s most vibrant outpost city. Across the album, Prophet animates his city’s most notorious moments with his characteristic candour and guitar intricacies. He turns over lyrical matter including a Halloween homicide in his colourful home district of Castro, the assassination of Harvey Milk, and the seismic effect of the AIDS epidemic upon the laissez faire ethos which had hitherto characterised the sanctuary of the Beats and the Summer of Love.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £14.00
Toyah. Tickets £19.50ADV £22.50OTD
Wednesday 18th April
Cult figure, household name and music legend Toyah starred in the punk classic film Jubilee and The Who's motion picture of Quadrophenia before dominating both the indie charts and top 40 through the late 1970s and 1980s. To date Toyah has recorded twenty albums and is known for exuberant, energetic live shows filled with colour, drama and classic songs. Toyah's highly individual visual style was a forerunner of Lady GaGa and musically Florence & The Machine have recently been cited as "this generations's Toyah" (BBC Radio 6).
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £19.50
Letz Zepp. Tickets £12 ADV
Thursday 19th April
Letz Zep are the most successful and best known tribute act to Led Zeppelin, having been featured on BBC1, BBC2 and ITV1, The band had a full page feature in Classic Rock magazine', they also received a glowing full page review in Kerrang! magazine. The band have also featured on Planet Rock Radio, naming them 'The Very Best of tribute bands'
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £12.00
Oli Brown + Support Dana Fuchs . Tickets £12.50 ADV
Saturday 21st April
Oli has played guitar since the age of 13. The first guitarist to influence him was, of course, Jimi Hendrix. The Blues initially was a genre of music for him to solo over and he didn't take the time to really understand its meaning, but, in 2005, when visiting America that all changed. Carl Gustafson (who had invited him to the States) and the rest of Carl's band Blinddog Smokin', took time out of their busy touring schedule to explain some of the history and meaning of the Blues. Whilst staying with Carl, Oli also learnt about stage performance, soloing, timing, which have proved to become a major part of Oli's live gigs.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £12.50
Chameleons Vox Tour. Tickets £14 ADV
Sunday 22nd April
ChameleonsVox is Mark Burgess, bassist, lead vocalist and principle songwriter with 80’s Manchester band ‘The Chameleons’ (UK), backed by a loose collection of musicians currently spanning two continents. ChameleonsVox is a vehicle for the perpetual performance of ‘Chameleons’ material by people who have a deep passion for the music and a desire to keep the music alive in the wake of the original band’s demise in 2003. ChameleonsVox continues to tour in Europe and the United States and plan to take the show even further afield in 2011 and 2012.
Doors Open 7.00p.m. | £14.00
Tracer + Little Crazy. Tickets £8 ADV
Wednesday 25th April
If Robert Plant and Jimi Hendrix made love to the sounds of Audioslave, they’d probably sound similar to the likes of Tracer. Based in Adelaide, South Australia, the trio embodies a sonic sledgehammer sound steeped in epic guitars, clever hooks and raw, uncompromising vocals. Tracer’s unique blend of 90’s stoner and 70’s classic rock is winning them over new fans, and landed them with an international record deal.
Doors Open 7.00p.m. | £8.00
James Taylor Quartet. Tickets £15 ADV
Saturday 28th April
The James Taylor Quartet are now highly respected as an important and innovative established act which has carved out a unique place for itself in music. We tour hard and have gained a huge amount of experience having played 1000's of shows around the world over a 23 year period. We pride ourselves on our musicianship and our ability to connect to and to work with a live audience, bringing about performances that repeatedly create phenomenal surges of tension, energy and excitement.
Dorrs Open 7.30p.m. | £15.00
The Communicators. Tickets £8 ADV
Friday 04th May
In the style of The Specials & Madness but it is actually a further development of this genre that takes Ska to the next level"
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £8.00
The Mods. Tickets £10.50 ADV £12.50 OTD
Friday 11th May
Featuring Johnny Warman and members of Queen, Status Quo and Peter Gabriel, formerly known as 'The Carnaby Street Chameleons' playing classic music from the '60s - Steve Marriott and Pretty Things, The Who, The Kinks, The Move and Desmond Dekker, among others.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £10.50
Blaze Bayley + Support. Tickets £10 ADV
Thursday 17th May
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 Open 7.30p.m. | £10.00
On The Edge Big Band Soul. Tickets £5 ADV £7 OTH
Friday 18th May
Formed by a group of rugby playing friends for a club function, On The Edge have been around for over twenty years
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £5.00
The Jamm. Tickets £12 ADV
Saturday 19th May
Come and experience the Fire & Skill of The Jam with theUK's No. 1 tribute band - The Jamm! The Jamm have been delighting fans of Paul Weller's original group since '97. They have proven time and again just how powerful the music is, and that the quality of The Jamm's show remains unsurpassed. With John Southorn at back at the helm you can expect the very best music which made 'The Jamm' theUK's No1 Jam tribute and also saw them extensively touringItaly,Germany, the UAE andJapan. Backed by the experience of over 2000 shows, the band will take you back to a time when The Jam ruled the charts and a youth culture identified with the lyrics, energy and attitude from a band that reflected their lives. The show has 30+ songs packed into a high energy, authentic performance which continues to draw in crowds old and new, young and old. From songs such as “In The City”, “Going Underground”, “A Town Called Malice”, "That's Entertainment", "Start" and "Eton Rifles" to lesser known classics, there'll be something for everyone to get up and dance to!
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £12.00
Correction UK Tour. Tickets £8 ADV
Thursday 24th May
To some, Sarah doesn't need much of an introduction. After spending 14 years in Cradle Of Filth as a backing singer, singing on all of their albums apart from the first and the latest one, she also spent 6 years in Therion and Mortiis. Sarah has sung on over 35 albums with bands including The Kovenant (In which "Nexus Polaris" won a grammy award for), The Gathering, Mystic Circle, Trigger The Bloodshed, Mensrea (GWAR side project), Graveworm, Tulus (Name later changed to Khold), Creations Tears (Features ex Paradise Lost drummer Lee Morris) and many others. She has been part of many DVDs and books and finally, in 2005, joined forces with Chris Rehn (Ex Evergrey/Abyssos) and created Angtoria in which she took center vocals. Angtoria signed to Listenable Records and released "God Has A Plan For Us All" and received an amazing response in Europe. Sadly, Sarah still favored Cradle Of Filth and Angtoria took a back seat. In 2008, Sarah decided it was time to walk away from Cradle of Filth and follow her heart and released "A Sign Of Sublime" on a UK based record label and then later signed to Candlelight USA.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £8.00
The Zombies. Tickets £15 ADV
Saturday 26th May
The Zombiesrock band, formed in 1961 in St Albans and led by Rod Argent, on piano and keyboards, and vocalist Colin Blunstone. The group scored a UK and US hit in 1964 with "She's Not There". In the USA two further singles, "Tell Her No" and, in 1968, "Time of the Season", were also successful.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £15.00
Total Control. Tickets £8 ADV
Friday 08th June
The return to the Tunnels Club, by popular demand and a thank you from Gareth Chilcott for the fund raiser in Sept 2011.Total Control had great success performing reggae and rock classics in Bristol and throughout the South West during the 80s and early 90s –Original Members-Dave Allen- Front man and Lead singer.Phil Allen- Front man and Lead singer.Paul Probert- Guitar and Backing VocalsShaun Andrews- Drums and Backing Vocals andCollie Smith- Bass Guitar and Backing VocalsNew welcomed addition, Miss Jo Lines, on Keyboards, Backing Vocals, PA consultant and musical arranger ( also plays Bass and Saxophone).
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £8.00
Spider’s Web festival 2012. Early Bird Day Pass Ticket £18
Saturday 16th June
Spider’s Web festival 2012 - (Promoters: Spider’s Web Zine and From Hell Promotions) Two day alternative music festival with 12 bands · Headlining for Saturday 16th June: THE DANSE SOCIETY (legendary goth band reformed after 20 years) Headlining for 17th June: NOSFERATU · Full list of support bands are to be confirmed· Ticket information: Early bird tickets (1st February 2012 – 1st June) Day pass: £18, Weekend Ticket £32 Find us on facebook: Spider’s Web Zine
Doors Open 7.00p.m. | £18.00
Spider’s Web festival 2012. Early Bird Weekend Pass Ticket £32
Saturday 16th June
Spider’s Web festival 2012 - (Promoters: Spider’s Web Zine and From Hell Promotions) Two day alternative music festival with 12 bands · Headlining for Saturday 16th June: THE DANSE SOCIETY (legendary goth band reformed after 20 years) Headlining for 17th June: NOSFERATU · Full list of support bands are to be confirmed· Ticket information: Early bird tickets (1st February 2012 – 1st June) Day pass: £18, Weekend Ticket £32 Find us on facebook: Spider’s Web Zine
Doors Open 7.00pm to 1.00am | £32.00
Spider’s Web festival 2012. Early Bird Day Pass Ticket £18
Sunday 17th June
Spider’s Web festival 2012 - (Promoters: Spider’s Web Zine and From Hell Promotions) Two day alternative music festival with 12 bands · Headlining for Saturday 16th June: THE DANSE SOCIETY (legendary goth band reformed after 20 years) Headlining for 17th June: NOSFERATU · Full list of support bands are to be confirmed· Ticket information: Early bird tickets (1st February 2012 – 1st June) Day pass: £18, Weekend Ticket £32 Find us on facebook: Spider’s Web Zine
Doors Open 7.00p.m. to Midnight | £18.00
Oasiz - Definitely Maybe the best Oasis tribute band in the world - Tickets £8.50 ADV
Friday 22nd June
Between them, the 5 members of Oasiz have played over 1000 gigs throughout the UK. Discovering a common admiration and love of Oasis prompted them to form their own unique tribute to the Manchester band.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £8.50
Hells Bells. Tickets £10 ADV
Saturday 23rd June
Hells Bells are an accomplished AC/DC Tribute Band who have performed all over the UK as well as Holland, Germany and Ireland.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £10.00
Dire Streets. Tickets £8 ADV, £10 OTD
Friday 29th June
Dire Streets are fronted by John Brunsdon, a lifelong guitar picker and admirer of Mark Knopfler’s unique style of playing. In 2009 John formed the band after meeting drummer Dik Chandler who has played with several leading tribute acts such as Wholelottaled and Are You Experienced. It took quite some time to source the quality line-up of musicians but audience’s reaction to Dire Streets performances so far have made all the hard work worthwhile and fulfilling. The bands set include shorter songs from the early era such as ‘Lady Writer’ right through to complex album tracks such as ‘Telegraph Road’. No night would be complete without ‘Sultans of Swing’ which gets a special rendition over 12 minutes long! Dire Streets make no attempt to look like the original so no headbands and pink suits! Just brilliant guitar playing and songs skilfully arranged with the enthusiasm, attention to detail and respect they deserve. One owner of a club where the band appeared at recently remarked “At last! A decent tribute to Dire Straits”
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £8.00
Big Macs Wholly Soul Band. Tickets £10 ADV. £12 OTD
Saturday 14th July
The Stage said ; 'An explosive start to the evening was provided by Big Mac's Wholly Soul Band. This is the way to play soul and Motown-a full ten piece band, great brass section, girl backing singers, pulsating rhythm section and Big Mac himself on lead vocals-not only great musicianship but also a great performance. I am not surprised that it is one of the most popular outfits in South Wales, as it was absolutely superb. If you book corporate functions or summer balls and want a great dance band, you could do a lot worse. This is a truly hot band.'
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £10.00
Regulator7 (aka The REGZ). Tickets £7.50ADV
Saturday 11th August
The REGZ are a nine-piece band who love to entertain and draws its inspiration and image from the 60’s/ 70’s Soul, Pop and Rude Boy Ska, that can take you from Aretha to Otis, The Specials to Stevie Wonderful...Ahh, The sweet sound of Motown!!! The Regz will bring a touch of Glam with a pinch of Glitz and a whole bag of Soul to the Tunnels.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £7.50
Dani Wilde and support. Tickets £12 ADV
Friday 07th September
Ruf Records Blues and Soul star ‘Dani Wilde’ is back with her new and exciting record ‘Juice me up’. Having toured 200 dates worldwide in 2011, the British vocalist and guitar slinger returns to the UK with a band of top session musicians for an unmissable tour. With a sound described as Joss Stone meets Buddy Guy, Wilde is stepping things up to a whole new level; and with Victoria Smith on bass guitar, Stuart Dixon (Geno Washington/Marcus Malone) sharing lead and rhythm guitar duties, and as always Will Wilde on blues harp, she is in great company. In her own words “Come on down ‘cause we’re gonna have ourselves a blues party!
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £12.00
Up The Function + Support. Tickets £5 ADV
Friday 21st September
Up The Function are a popular 12–piece pop, blues, soul and rock nroll covers band.Enhanced with both male and female vocals and a punchy 6 – piece brasssection, we produce our big, quality sound that must be heard live tobe appreciated.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £5.00
"A Foreigners Journey" - tribute to the music of Foreigner & Journey. Tickets £10 ADV
Saturday 06th October
A Foreigners Journey are delighted to bring to you this amazing spectacular show which pays tribute to two of the biggest rock bands of our time, performing one classic rock anthem after another. Both Foreigner and Journey collectively have sold well over 130 million albums worldwide, including several top ten hits around the world. Following the bands appearance at this year’s Rhodes Rock 2011 festival in Greece, nobody can deny that ‘A Foreigners Journey’ have now become one of the most talked about, respected and established tribute bands around today, playing to capacity crowds in some of the best concert halls, theatres and prestigious music venues in the country.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £10.00
Reuben Richards & His Band. Tickets £10 ADV £12 OTD
Saturday 17th November
Reuben Richards is a versatile soul/blues R & B lover's rock vocalist. He is a dead ringer for Otis Reading and performs accordingly in this seven piece band, with a style highly reminiscent of the golden age of soul - the Classic Stax Alantic Sounds. He enjoyed commercial success with the tracks 'Hold On My Heart' and 'Game of Love' and has appeared with greats such as Otis Grand and Steve Cropper (guitarist with the legendary Booker T & The MG's) and is a regular at top London live music venues, including the Dover Street Wine Bar in Mayfair.
Doors Open 7.30p.m. | £10.00
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