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Monday 20 June 2011

Listings For The Brook, Southampton – July 2011

Blues in The South is sponsored by The Brook

FRI 01 – GROOVEJUICE – Funky Disco Kings and one of the UK's finest live party bands! Expect hit after hit after funky hit from these masters of groove ‐ £10 adv / £12 door. Doors open 8:00pm, on stage 9:30pm

SAT 02 – LOS PACAMINOS – Come and have a hoot with Paul Young and his tequila drinkin’ party boys! Los Pacaminos are a band you can absolutely count on for a great night out! Tex‐Mex music is somewhere between the Mariachi and Norteno styles of Mexico and the country/blues sounds of South‐Western America. The band comprises some of the best‐known names in the business. From a variety of backgrounds they've covered all kinds of music but are all in accord on one ‐ the sound that's brought them together as Los Pacaminos ‐ £12.50 adv / £14.50 door. Doors open 8:00pm, on stage 9:30pm

SUN 03 – MOSTLY AUTUMN – Moody, Floydian, celtic‐tinged rock ‐ Mostly Autumn are a seven piece band from York and have been formed for over nine years playing music that has been described as organic emotionally charged rock with Celtic undertones. They are hailed as the band rock fans have been waiting twenty years for. The amazing seven‐ piece have all the hallmarks of the great bands from the seventies – there are echoes of Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Genesis and all of the greats, but the sound is unmistakably their own. Like the Autumn season itself, their music has a romantic, organic quality and are a rare naturalness, but it also combines elements of sheer power and intensity. The songs seem to grow into life rather than emerge as the work of a laboured writing process ‐ £14 adv / £16 door. Doors open 7:30pm, on stage 8:00pm

WED 06 – HAYSEED DIXIE – The Mighty Hayseed Boys are Back In Town! Get 'Em Early!!! Classic Rock meets Bluegrass, 'Ace of Spades', 'Walk This Way' etc... This band is a Brook favourite ‐ If you have been here lately, you will have heard their CD ‐ £16 adv / £18 door. Doors open 8:00pm, on stage 9:00pm FRI 08 – SILVER BEATLES – Early Beatles, late Beatles, living Beatles, dead Beatles…you get them all with the Silver Beatles! ‐ £9 adv / £10 door. Doors open 8:00pm, on stage 9:30pm

SAT 09 – ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? – Widely regarded as just about the best Jimi Hendrix tribute show you will see. Guitarist John Campbell bears more than just a passing resemblance and has drawn on his many years of playing in different bands and various styles to perfect his ‘Hendrix’ persona. When he plays his Strat behind his head and with his teeth, it brings a smile to the face of even the most finicky Hendrix fan. Catch Are You Experienced? when they come to town and relive the excitement and explosive stage show of the JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE. Let the band take you through all the favourites like ‘Hey Joe’, ‘Voodoo Chile’, ‘All Along The Watchtower’, ‘Foxy Lady’ and ‘Little Wing’, culminating in the guitar‐burning finale of ‘Wild Thing’. The legend lives on ‐ £10 adv / £12 door. Doors open 8:00pm, on stage 9:30pm

FRI 15 – THE WURZELS – The Wurzels' first commercial video was released in 2002 along with another CD ‐ both now highly sought after by collectors. In recent times several albums and singles have been released, including their first collaborative single 'Cider Drinker 2007' along with DJ Tony Blackburn – a single to raise money for a prostate cancer appeal following band member Tommy Banner's fight with the disease. More recently a re‐recording of the single 'One For The Bristol City', also a charity single for prostate cancer, tickled the national charts. The Wurzels are regularly asked how long will they keep going. The band members always respond that they intend to keep going whilst they enjoy performing – and that suits the rest of us just fine! ‐ £12 adv / £14 door. Doors open 8:00pm, on stage 9:30pm

SAT 16 – IT MUST BE MADNESS – It Must Be Madness are the ultimate tribute to the Nutty Boys. Recreating the energy and excitement of
Madness live in their prime, they are one of the most thrilling and authentic tributes around. With a focus on their early, lively songs, It Must Be Madness play all the classic Madness hits (One Step Beyond, Baggy Trousers, House of Fun, Night Boat to Cairo…the list is endless!) alongside a selection of Madness greats right up to the present day. You won’t be able to stop yourself singing or dancing along – or probably both! ‐ £10 adv / £12 door. Doors open 8:00pm, on stage 9:30pm

FRI 22 – WHOLE LOTTA LED – The Led Zepellin that us mere mortals can actually get to see. Keeping the spirit and songs of the legendary Zep alive with their unique energy and stage presence, Whole Lotta led play to over 40,000 enthusiastic fans every year. They don't try and reproduce what the Classic Led Zeppelin line up looked like because for these guys it's all about the music. And what music! ‐ £10 adv / £12 door. Doors open 8:00pm, on stage 9:30pm

SUN 31 – SOUND OF THE C – A selection of the finest up and coming indie bands for your delectation. This month featuring Til Dusk, Crosstown and Munich. Could be the next big thing unearthed right here! ‐ £6 adv / £7 door. Doors open 7:30pm, on stage 8:00pm