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See the ESP Gig Guide for all our Live Music nights.
Sun 28th Nov Charity quiz night for Fight for Sight Thu 2nd Dec Holli’s charity quiz night for Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice Fri 3rd Dec Citizen Smith Sat 4th Dec Last Minute Brigade Sun 5th Dec Dave Smith solo acoustic Fri 10th Dec Children of the Revolution Sat 11th Dec The Nuggets Fri 17th Dec Salmon Dave
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LIVE MUSIC
AUSTIN GOLD We think Peterborough band Austin Gold are destined for great things and it looks like 2022 is already set to be an amazing year. Austin Gold have been busy. Really busy! After a fantastic 2019 with the release of their second album AG2 and various performances at major festivals, including Rambling Man Fair supporting The Darkness and Foreigner, lead singer/guitarist/songwriter David James Smith set to work on their biggest album to date. Recording with their longstanding producer, Andy Hawkins, Chris Ogden (Drums) Lee Churchill (Bass) and Dave Smith wanted to capture the popularity of the first album Before Dark Clouds with the sonic size of the second record… and then some!
Signing to TMR management, who secured the band’s second record deal with OFF YA ROCKA RECORDINGS permitted the band to push the boundaries previously unexplored. A personnel change welcomed Adam Leon on keyboards and backing vocals replacing Russell Hill, giving Austin Gold a new power playing live, which was evident on the main stage at Weyfest in Surrey, supporting Scouting for Girls and UB40 no less, to thousands of music hungry fans. With professional videos accompanying singles off the forthcoming album, slated for a spring release, festival appearances and a local album launch it certainly looks like 2022 will be a big year for Peterborough’s finest. www.facebook.com/AustinGoldBand
Sat 18th Dec Free Soul Sista & the Free Soul Band New Year’s Eve 23 Reasons (Tickets required)
Staniland Way Werrington 01733 327696
OSTRACISED Fans of punk and post punk have been getting their fill with the increasingly popular Ostracised nights held on the 2nd Thursday of the month at The Ostrich Inn Closed Circuit, The Fyzz Wallis Band and Manic will feature at the Thursday December 9 show. These events dovetail nicely with the independently promoted nights that continue to be hosted at the venue, The No Gods No Managers Festive showcase will be held on Thursday December 30 with three bands stacking an end of the year punk celebration.
TIME TO SEE NEW BAND 2020 VISION SHIELSY’S HOPING FOR A FESTIVE HIT My good mate Anthony Shiels is no fool. He knows that if you write a great Christmas song then you could be set for life. He's worn many musical hats over the years but under the banner of his current solo project, Glove Compartment, he released the appropriately titled 'Christmas is Ruined' last year and as is the way with festive tunes, the track is set for another push again this time around. It's a tragically funny and entertaining song that bucks the usual trend of the Christmas genre, demonstrating some excellent musicianship and clever song writing and, to keep it authentic, it even has sleigh bells on the recording. You can listen to the track on most streaming providers or help Glove Compartment take a chunk out of Noddy Holder's Christmas royalties by purchasing the track on iTunes.
Peterborough’s vibrant music scene has a new contender with 2020 Vision hitting the circuit and brining us some fresh tunes. Shaun May from the band told ESP – “The concept of our band was created during Covid and we’ve been working hard since the restrictions lifted to get out gigging around Peterborough. “The band's line up is drums, bass, rhythm guitar with backing vocals, lead guitarist and our lead singer. We’re covering some of the really popular current bands and also some of the more technical ones that a lot of bands don't take on. We have some very experienced musicians in the band, but we also have a couple of really good younger musicians which gives us a really good age balance and chemistry. “ 2020 Vision have chosen their material very carefully to create a great mix of new songs and some older favourites which are already going down well in local venues. You can expect covers of songs by artists such as The Cranberries, Green Day, Bryan Adams, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jet, The Ramones, Metallica, Radiohead, Foo Fighters and many more. Their first gig in Farcet went down a storm with everyone up and dancing and the band getting three encores which can’t be bad! We’ll keep you posted on where to see them in our online Gig Guide www.espmag.co.uk/thelist but the next gig booked in is at Coopers in Bretton on Saturday December 4. Check them out on Facebook @2020vis
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