The Smiths Ltd
The Smiths Ltd was formed in Manchester, UK the hometown of The Smiths.
After an extensive search to find the perfect Morrissey, the band played their first gig to an audience of avid Smiths fans. The response was spectacular and the band now plays at venues and festivals all over the UK.
Highlights include playing in front of a 2500 capacity crowd at The Manchester Academy to over 4000 on the main stage at Bestival, Camp Bestival and Kendal Calling.
If you never saw The Smiths then this is your chance to experience the thrill of those great songs played live. If you were lucky enough to see them first time around then prepare to relive that excitement again.
Committed to getting the same energy that Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce had onstage together, the band are also obsessed about getting that live sound just right.
With an authenticity and provenance that’s hard to beat The Smiths Ltd are the ultimate tribute.
The Smiths meant everything to a generation… To us they still do.
"Brilliant Smiths tribute band, they are amazing!" - Clint Boon (Inspiral Carpets)
“The Smiths Ltd are a class act. They are indistinguishable from The Smiths.” - North West End
“The Smiths Ltd are probably the best tribute act going in the UK today.” - Quays News
“I may have missed The Smiths the first time around, but after last night’s show I felt that I was really there back in 1983!” - The Hype Media
Rescheduled due to Covid-19. Original Tickets remain valid. £12 adv / £14 door
Doors 7.30pm
Standing
At a Bravado show you will hear a large selection of classic material, taken largelyfrom the classic Terry Brown period, performed in a man-for-man, WYSIWYG kindof way, without the use of additional musicians or click-tracks and sequencer.
Establishedin 2004, Bravado are quite simply Britain's most accurate three-piece tributeperforming the music of Canadian Prog Rockers Rush.
Performingas a three-piece rock band, Bravado play songs that Rush themselves stoppedplaying long before retiring. Alongside the 'deep cuts’ you will hear eternalfavourites including Tom Sawyer and The Spirit of Radio. PLUS, those tracks younever thought you'd ever hear in concert!
Pod,Neil and Dean, combine an exciting performance with a sound as faithful to Geddy,Alex and Neil as is possible.
Throughouttheir history of over 40 years, Rush have been the proud recipients of 24 goldrecords and 14 platinum (3 multi-platinum) records. Rush’s sales statisticsplace them fourth behind The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Aerosmith for themost consecutive gold or platinum albums by a rock band.
Rushhave become known for their virtuosity, complex compositions, and eclecticlyrical motifs drawing heavily on science fiction, fantasy, and libertarianphilosophy, as well as addressing humanitarian, social, emotional, andenvironmental concerns.
£15 Adv / £18 on the door.
RESCHEDULED DUE TO COVID-19
ORIGINAL TICKETS REMAIN VALID
7pm doors.
Oas-is - The UK's BEST Oasis tribute band return to Gloucester, after 6 SOLD OUT shows in a row!
Oas-is are five Oasis fanatics who live and breath Manchester's finest band and are now dedicated to giving you the best look and sound that you should expect from an Oasis tribute band.
£13
Rescheduled date. Original tickets for Fri 2 Oct 2020 remain valid.
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Doors 7.30pm / 8pm Start
Ted Hughes Award winner Hollie McNish is a poet whose live readings are not to be missed. Expect strong language and adult content ribbon wrapped in poetry and chat as Hollie reads from her new collection:
Slug...and other things i’ve been told to hate.
‘Will make you laugh and cry with her’ - Red Magazine
“Boundary Breaker” – Marie Claire
“A keen eye for absurdity” - Susie Troup, Hexham Book Festival
“warm and conversational, like speaking to a friend.” – Observer
'Special Kinda Madness perform a truly authentic set from each band, combining the phenomenally energetic stage presence of The Specials with the wonderful iconic tunes of the Madness ‘Nutty Boys’. Playing a set from each band and producing a show that will have the audience up and dancing from the off, Special Kinda Madness will have everyone hankering after that exciting era of 2-Tone and ska.
On 21st July 1979 at the Electric Ballroom in London, the Specials played a gig with Madness, Dexy’s Midnight Runners and Selecter. That’s a gig that all 2-Tone rude boys and rude girls would die to see, and thought would never happen. The Specials and Madness on the same bill!
In truth, it will probably never happen now … but you can get the next best thing with Special Kinda Madness!
2 Bands … 2-Tone … 1 Fantastic Night!'
Tickets £16 adv / £20 door
FLEETWOODBAC are the world’s first and best Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band, endorsed by MickFleetwood himself, the only Mac tribute to authentically replicate the classic‘Rumours’ line-up.
Over the last few years they havereceived rave reviews from ‘The Stage’ newspaper, the U.K.s leading FleetwoodMac fansites, the official Stevie Nicks website; and from ecstatic audienceswherever the band played, wowing audiences as far afield as Dubai, St. Tropez,the Cayman Islands and Monte Carlo, and twice selling out the world-famousMinack Theatre in Cornwall.
Fleetwood Bac have also been rated by The Times newspaper as one of theU.K.’s top 5 tributes, alongside The Bootleg Beatles, Bjorn Again and theCounterfeit Stones.
Fans include original Mac bassist and biographer Bob Brunning, who joinedthe band several times on stage, and Peter Green’s official biographer MartinCelmins.
The sound, the look, the mystical atmosphere and on-stage chemistry are allportrayed with the passion and energy that got the seal of approval from ‘BigDaddy’ Mick, and built up an excellent reputation amongst Mac fans throughnumerous tours, festival appearances, corporate events and TV and radio slotsall over the U.K. and Europe.
£18
