Brave Rival are a Blues Rock outfit described as a cross between Heart and Tedeschi Trucks by Classic Rock. Their songs have been featured on Joe Bonamassa’s Radio show where he informed listeners that they were “his favourite discovery this year”
They have been nominated for a UK blues award in the Best Emerging Artist category and they took part in the 2022 UK Blues Challenge. Successfully won the introducing stage at Butlins Skegness Rock and Blues Festival in January and are now booked to play the mainstage at the 2023 edition of the festival. They have toured the UK as headline act (selling out many venues) and support for Dom Martin, Laurence Jones and soon we will be touring with Corky Laing.
+ Support from ECTO PEACH
Ecto Peach have got the middle-aged angst and they’re not gonna simply fade into the background quietly with their M&S slippers on (however much they like the quality and reasonable prices of M&S.. and the fact that their perfume is not tested on animals). They’re not a band trying to find themselves. No, they know who they are and they know who you are and with punchy music and catchy lyrics they’re gonna say things that really matter. No one cares that you’re mooning over someone you saw on a train, whilst standing in the rain. No, we’ve got the important subjects covered, like when trips to the blue and orange paradise of B&M turn sour or when someone hands you a cold cup of tea.
Doors open 7.30pm
Tickets £13 Adv. / £16 Otd.
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(fee applies) or call our Box Office on 01449 774678 (open 10am to 2pm weekdays).
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This power trio combine elements of folk and hard rock with the blues rock of bands like Gov’t mule, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Led Zeppelin. The band was formed in 2009 in Cork city when lead singer Christy O’Hanlon met the former rhythm section of Clonmel Punk Rock outfit Aural Ammunition, Stephen McGrath ( Bass ) and Gev Barrett ( Drums ). The band immediately jelled and went on to perform on the BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury 2011. The band released their first raw blues rock and roll album in 2012 which was produced by Producer Philip Magee ( Kodaline, Aslan, The Blizzards ). The bands second album Rumble Shake was released in 2014 and debuted at number 12 in the Irish album charts. Recorded in Westland Studios Dublin, this album was a more roots and blues affair than the first record, heavily influenced by the bands work with Texan Americana singer Ray Wylie Hubbard and legendary Austin Producer the late George Reiff. In 2015 the band went on to release their first live album entitled Deep South which was voted top 5 live albums of 2015 by Classic Rock Blues. In 2016 Crow Black Chicken opened for ZZ Top at the Marquee in Cork which brought them face to face with the Texan compatriots whom they often drew so many comparisons to. Always determined to create a sound all of their own the band continues to tour all over Europe and have since released a 4th studio album Pariah Brothers in 2017. Winners of the Introducing stage at Skegness Rock and Blues (UK) 2019 and Minehead Giants of Rock (UK) in 2020 and set to headline HRH Blues in the O2 Sheffield in 2021 the band continues their extensive touring of the UK. After the release of their latest Live Record South Roman Street the Crow Black Chickens 5th studio album is already in the pipeline.
“These guys do the nasty blues like the devil hisself was hurting and rock like they’ll skate come judgement day” Ray Wylie Hubbard
“CBC could save rock and roll” Alvin Youngblood Hart
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Doors open 7.30pm
Tickets £12 adv. / £15 otd.
Book online
(fee applies) or call our Box Office on 01449 774678 (open 10am to 2pm weekdays).
Licensed bar.