December 2003

Budgie

Alabama 3
Sold Out

Babylon Showcase

RU40 (UB40 Tribute)
Reviving the hits of UB40 - Red Red Wine, Got You Babe, Rat in My Kitchen & many more

Never The Bride

Martyn Joseph

SAS Band

SAS Band

Christmas in Babylon

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.

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

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.

Ozzmosis
(Ozzy Osbourne Tribute)

Silver Beatles

Bog Rolling Stones

Rufus Stone
Time to get stoned again with a band who make every gig a party night