The Pad Presents… THE ORB + Guests 7:45pm, Friday 3rd May, Club 85, Hitchin Very pleased to announce we are bringing THE ORB to Club 85 in Hitchin for an intimate show on Friday 3rd May. Thirty-five years since Alex Paterson lit the multi-coloured touchpaper on The Orb’s interstellar space[…]
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SICK OF IT ALL + Guests New York City Hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL aren’t slowing down with age, the long-standing quartet are still pissed off…. The genre stalwarts still see many years ahead. Sick Of It All remain a beacon of continuity, integrity and resolve. That’s good news for Sick Of It All fans and the hardcore scene. Since forming in 1986, Sick Of It All have travelled the world many times over, played in front of hundreds of thousands and released 11 acclaimed full-length albums. The latest of which is the riotous if anthemic “Wake the Sleeping Dragon!”. Tickets priced £23 are on sale at 6pm on the 22nd December exclusive to Seetickets.
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Chappaqua Wrestling + Guests 7:30pm, Friday 2nd February We’re very pleased to be hosting Chappaqua Wrestling on Friday 2nd February! Chappaqua Wrestling have been championed by BBC Radio 1 and Radio 6 DJ’s including Annie Mac, Phil Taggart, Steve Lamacq, and Radcliffe & Maconie. Support from BBC’s Huw Stephens and[…]
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SPEAR OF DESTINY est.1983 + Special Guests 7:30pm Thursday 14th December, Castle & Falcon, Birmingham Set to mark forty years since their formation this year, Spear of Destiny have been making a stir with their punk-influenced power-rock since 1983. Emerging from the wreckage of iconic post-punk band Theatre Of Hate,[…]
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The Ouse Valley Singles Club 7pm Friday 12th April – The Six Six Bar, Cambridge The Uk’s Favourite Comedy Skiffle Band The Ouse Valley Singles Club return to the Six Six Club in Cambridge following their sell out show in 2023. If you are not familiar with The Ouse Valley[…]
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JOHN OTWAY (solo show) + guests 7pm, Bank Holiday Sunday 26th May, Bedford Esquires Please to announce JOHN OTWAY is coming back to Hitchin ! John Otway is an English singer-songwriter who has built a sizeable cult audience through extensive touring, a surreal sense of humour and a self-deprecating underdog[…]
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China Crisis + Guests 7.30pm, Friday 15th March, Bedford Esquires China Crisis are an English pop/rock band formed in 1979 in Kirkby, near Liverpool, Merseyside with a core of vocalist/keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon. China Crisis were originally assimilated in the batch of new wave Liverpool acts of[…]
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HOUSE Of ALL (Ex-The Fall Supergroup) + Dog Race 7:30pm, Friday 26th April, Esquires Bedford We’re very pleased to welcome HOUSE OF ALL to Bedford Esquires on Friday 26th April. The band continue the bloodline of THE FALL with all of its members time served from the ranks of the[…]
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THE NIGHTINGALES + Guests 7:30pm, Sunday 5th May, The Craufurd Arms, Wolverton, Milton Keynes Please to announce post punk legends The Nightingales play for the The Pad Presents again calling into The Craufurd Arms on Sunday 5th May as part of their ‘Off The Beaten Track Tour’ : This year[…]
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THE MEN THEY COULDN’T HANG + Guests 7:30pm Friday 17th May, Bedford Esquires Pleased to announce English-Folk-Punk Group THE MEN THEY COULDN’T HANG will be making their debut at Bedford Esquires as part of their 40th Anniversary Tour – The bands unique combination of barnstorming live performance, rich storytelling ability,[…]
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