December 2003

Tue 2nd	Budgie		£12.50
Wed 3rd	Alabama 3 Sold Out	Sold Out	£12.50
Thu 4th	Babylon Showcase		£3
Fri 5th	RU40 (UB40 Tribute) Reviving the hits of UB40 - Red Red Wine, Got You Babe, Rat in My Kitchen & many more		£6
Sat 6th	Never The Bride		£6
Sun 7th	Martyn Joseph		£12.50
Tue 9th	SAS Band		£22.50
Wed 10th	SAS Band	Sold Out!	£22.50
Fri 12th	Christmas in Babylon		£5
Sat 13th	Roger Chapman & The Shortlist Special Show, including Jim Clegen (Ex-Family Guitarist). Last show with Steve Simpson, should be a very special night! Book early for some rip roaring rock & soul.		£14.50
Thu 18th	Hamsters More pet sounds from the loveable Essex Rodent-Rockers "They're fabulous: one of Britain's very best live bands" - Bob Harris, Radio 2		£8
Fri 19th	The Yardbirds • The Yardbirds were one of the important bands in the 1960s London blues / pop / rock scene. • Numerous personnel changes mean there isn't a definitive Yardbirds line-up. However, Keith Relf (vocals), Chris Dreja (rhythm guitar, later bass), Jim McCarty (drums) and Paul Samwell-Smith (bass, until mid-66) formed the stable part of the band, initially with Top Topham on lead guitar. • Their first album, "Five Live Yardbirds" was recorded with Eric Clapton on lead guitar at London's Marquee Club. • Clapton left, not pleased with the pop direction of the band, just before the single "For Your Love" brought the Yardbirds fame both throughout the UK and internationally. • The second LP, known today as "Roger the Engineer" but originally as "The Yardbirds", featured Jeff Beck, the lead guitarist who was a member during their most successful period. • "Little Games", the third album, was not released in the United Kingdom, as popularity declined. • And the final LP was barely released at all, being a live set which pointed the way to Led Zeppelin, formed by Beck's replacement on lead, Jimmy Page. This album is currently only available on bootlegs.		£9
Sat 20th	Ozzmosis (Ozzy Osbourne Tribute)		£6
Wed 24th	Silver Beatles		£10
Sat 27th	Bog Rolling Stones		£6
Wed 31st	Rufus Stone Time to get stoned again with a band who make every gig a party night		£15