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| Saturday
31st May 2008 - 7.30pm |
| Strap
on your safety goggles, boys and girls: science's
greatest and most volatile show is arriving
at Colston Hall with a vengeance. Sky One’s
multi award-winning Brainiac arrives with
a bang for the first time live on stage, more
mischievous than ever seen before on a breathless
ride through the wild world of the weird and
wonderful. Watch live as we delve fearlessly
into the mysteries of science and do all of
those things on stage that you’re too
scared to do at home! (back
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THE
ZOMBIES & THE YARDBIRDS |
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| Friday
6th June 2008 - 8pm |
| Flying
Music proudly present rock legends, The Zombies
(Colin Blunstone, Rod Argent, Keith Airey,
Jim Rodford & Steve Rodford) and The Yardbirds
(Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Ben King, John
Idan & Billy Boy Miskimmin) in concert.
As part of "The British Invasion"
in the 1960s, following The Beatles in 1964,
The Zombies were the second UK group to score
an American #1 hit. The Zombies were uniquely
different, with a subtler style, often jazzier
and more inventive chord structures, the prominent
keyboards of Rod Argent, and the distinctive
voice of Colin Blunstone. "She's Not
There" and "Tell Her No" were
quick hits, but despite continually stunning
musical output that has influenced other artists
ever since, another hit record was more than
four years away, after they'd broken up! The
band went their separate ways and eventually,
in pieces, the ex-Zombies generated more U.K.
chart action during the 70s than they had
as bandmates in the 60s. Since regrouping
in 2001, the richness of The Zombies' entire
catalogue has been discovered by a whole new
generation of fans. The Yardbirds famed for
laying the groundwork for rock guitar as we
know it spawned three of the greatest rock
guitarists of all time: Eric Clapton, Jeff
Beck and Jimmy Page. Together with bandmates
Chris Dreja and Jim McCarty, they created
hardrock out of standard twelve-bar blues,
doubling the tempos and whacking the amps
up to ten. On the British club scene, The
Yardbirds, along with The Animals and The
Rolling Stones ruled the stages, with performances
of their classic hits "For your Love"
and "Heart Full of Soul". The Yardbirds
expanded the range of the electric guitar,
experimenting with feedback, sustain and fuzztone.
The Yardbirds were the bridge between the
tributary white R&B of early-sixties London
and the pastures of fuzz-toned psychedelia
and power-chorded heavy metal ploughed much
later in the decade and throughout the seventies.
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| Monday
9th June 2008 - 7.30pm |
| Cat
Power’s star continues to rise. She
was recently nominated for Best International
Female at The Brits and around the January
release of her recent album, Jukebox, she
performed on the 200th edition of Later With
Jools Holland, garnered acres of press and
in her only UK interview, donned the cover
of the Sunday Times Culture magazine. Her
new album is her most successful to date (denting
charts worldwide) and this European Tour is
also her largest to date.
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AN
EVENING OF MEDIUMSHIP WITH GORDON SMITH |
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| Wednesday
11th June 2008 - 7pm |
| Gordon
Smith is one of the top psychic mediums and
spiritual teachers in the UK. He developed
his outstanding abilities as a medium under
the tutelage of some of the great legends
of the spiritualist church. Gordon now conducts
healing and mediumship workshops and events
around the world. Gordon's Celtic charm and
lively demonstrations provide his audience
with a rare opportunity to experience the
fascinating phenomenon of mediumship, which
he delivers to his audience with a mix of
his distinctive style of humour, pure passion,
and empathy to others. Hailed as "Britain's
most accurate medium" Gordon has been
featured in numerous television documentaries
including Everyman, the documentary 'The Psychic
Barber,' and BBC 2's "Mediums: Talking
with the Dead". He has traveled to many
parts of the world to appear before audiences,
and written five bestselling books which have
been published to critical acclaim. Gordon
has also appeared on the national TV shows
Richard and Judy and This Morning and Living
TV's most successful show; Most Haunted. Gordon
also writes regular columns for Best magazine.
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| Thursday
12th June 2008 - 8pm |
| Country
rock legend Steve Earle comes to Colston Hall
with his unique blend of country, folk and
blues, famous for tracks such as Hillbilly
Highway, Sweet Little '66 and Guitar Town.
The Grammy Award winner will be touring in
support of his new album Washington Square
Serenade. Released on New West Records, produced
by John King of The Dust Brothers, Beck, The
Rolling Stones, Beastie Boys fame. (back
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| Monday
9th June 2008 - 7.30pm |
| Cat
Power’s star continues to rise. She
was recently nominated for Best International
Female at The Brits and around the January
release of her recent album, Jukebox, she
performed on the 200th edition of Later With
Jools Holland, garnered acres of press and
in her only UK interview, donned the cover
of the Sunday Times Culture magazine. Her
new album is her most successful to date (denting
charts worldwide) and this European Tour is
also her largest to date.
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| Tuesday
17th June 2008 - 7.30pm |
| Salford's
answer to Pavarotti with a debut album 'The
Voice' establishing him as a major international
tenor. After starting in the pubs and working
men's clubs of the north west of England,
he's notched up unprecedented chart success
on both sides of the Atlantic; has sung for
the likes George W Bush and the Pope; and
has performed more times at Wembley than Beckham
and Owen. (back
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| Tuesday
24th June 2008 - 7pm |
| A
five-piece band from the Seattle, Washington.
Their music is commonly called 'progressive
metal' and blends the sounds of progressive
rock bands like Pink Floyd and Yes with the
sounds of heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden
and Dio. (back
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HUCKNALL
- A TRIBUTE TO BOBBY |
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| Sunday
29th June 2008 - 8pm |
| This
summer Mick will release his first solo project
under his own name rather than as Simply Red.
We are delighted to announce that the first
album will be 'Hucknall: Tribute to Bobby'
- Bobby being American singer Bobby Bland
who released a lot of material in the 50's
and 60's and had a big influence on a young
Hucknall. For the very first time Mick is
stepping out from Simply Red, and has announced
a new European summer tour to support his
eagerly anticipated debut solo studio album
'Tribute To Bobby', released May 19th. The
Bobby in question is the enormously influential
African- American singer Bobby 'Blue' Bland,
sometimes referred to as the 'Lion of the
Blues'. 'Tribute to Bobby' is a twelve track
master class in soul, blues and R&B and
a tribute to one of Hucknall's most important
inspirations and musical idols. Along with
such artists as Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and
Junior Parker, Bland developed a sound that
mixed gospel with blues and R&B. He sang
classics such as big-band blues number 'Farther
Up The Road' (US R&B top 10 hit in 1957)
and perfected his craft in the 1960's with
a series of releases including 'Cry Cry Cry'
and 'I Pity The Fool'. On the album 'Tribute
to Bobby' Hucknall's compelling vocals emphasise
the sentiment of each of the twelve cover
songs, whilst masterfully adopting the songs
and making them entirely his own. (back
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| Wednesday
1st October 2008 - 7.30pm |
| Status
Quo are one of Britain's most enduring bands,
releasing over 50 hit singles in a career
that has so far lasted over 35 years. Despite
their longevity, their enthusiasm for touring
has never waned and they continue to perform
live regularly across Europe. Classic singles
include Rocking All over the World, In the
Army Now and Down Down.
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| Saturday
4th October 2008 - 7.30pm |
| A
former Cambridge Footlighter, Mark Watson
first made an impact on the comedy circuit
in 2002 when he won the Daily Telegraph Open
Mic competition andwas a runner-up in So You
Think You're Funny? He has become known for
his Edinburgh shows (2005's 50 Years Before
Death And The Awful Prospect Of Enternity
was nominated for the Perrier) and his gruelling
shows that last more than 24 hours. Perrier's
successor, the if.comeddies, awarded the panel
award for best capturing the spirit of the
fringe, in 2007. Watson won the Chortle award
winner for innovation in 2005, when he was
also nominated for best breakthrough act,
and was nominated for best compere in 2007.
He is also a novelist, with his debut Bullet
Points, published in 2003; has written for
TV and in 2007 landed his first radio series,
Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially
Better.
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JIMMY
CARR - JOKE TECHNICIAN |
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| Saturday
11th October & Saturday 6th December 2008
- 8pm |
Jimmy
Carr is not just a TV star. He’s won
awards, released chart-topping DVDs (there’s
a new one out this November), written a best-selling
book and broken box office records by performing
to over 500,000 people in the last three years.
He may be the hardest working man in comedy.
But perhaps he wouldn’t have to be if
he had a little bit more talent. This show
is exactly the same as last year’s except
every single word. It’s rude, crude
and offensive but those aren’t the only
reasons you’ll enjoy it. Not to be missed,
unless it’s not your kind of thing.
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| Friday
17th & Saturday 18th October 2008 - 7.30pm |
| The
star of I’m Alan Partridge, Saxondale
and creator of Paul and Pauline Calf comes
to Colston Hall in October this year. Steve
Coogan is returning in a show featuring the
characters that have made him a BAFTA and
British Comedy Award winning Comedy Legend.
His last live show played 200 performances
and was seen by 350,000 people, so get your
tickets now! Over the past decade, Steve Coogan
has established himself as one of the most
popular, charismatic and versatile comic actors
working in Britain today. Described by The
Mirror as "extremely funny” and
“hugely entertaining” by The Observer,
the figure for whom Coogan is best known,
perhaps to the extent that his other work
has been dwarfed by it, is Alan Partridge.
Hence the show's title. Tickets go
on sale from Monday 17th March at 9am.
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