The Gangsters are a 5 piece ‘2 Tone Experience’ playing the top hits from the bands such as; Madness, The Specials, Bad Manners, The Beat, Dexys and more. These amazing tunes are faithfully reproduced, so from the very first beat the floor is filled!
The Gangsters play the very best of the 2 Tone era and as such they don’t fall into the normal ‘tribute band’ bracket. If you like 2 Tone, you’ll love The Gangsters.
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26/09/2020
The Gangsters
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19/09/2020
Stephen Dale Petit
Stephen Dale Petit is a guitarist, singer, songwriter and pioneer in New Blues music & is widely recognised as a major architect of the New Blues Revolution. He has released five albums, toured extensively around the United Kingdom and Europe, gaining recognition, sizeable sales and widespread radio airplay. Petit's 1st & 2nd releases ("Guitararama" and "The Crave") saw both commercial success & critical acclaim.His playing style was by Classic Rock Magazine as containing "The fire of Freddie King, the instinct of Jimmy Page and the soul of Eric Clapton". This moved former Rolling Stone Mick Taylor to comment: "He’s got his own unique take on contemporary blues… I’ve heard him do a great live version of Freddie King’s "Have You Ever Loved a Woman?" It was wonderful. All his albums are very interesting, he deserves the recognition."We can't wait to welcome Stephen to The Rec Rooms stage.For more on his music, career and upcoming releases check out his website here.Advance £10, on the door £15Don't forget to add on your meal deal here.Don't forget to add on your meal deal here. -
18/09/2020
Soul of a Woman
Powerful, professional and an unrivalled performance, Soul of a Woman is more than a show – it’s showstopping. Celebrating the inspirational and iconic female voices of soul’s hall of fame – this eight- piece band are simply phenomenal. Hear the haunting melodies of Etta James, Billy Holiday and Whitney Houston, the unmistakable symphonies of Dusty Springfield and Chaka Khan and feel the hairs on the back of your neck tingle at the acoustic arrangements of Adele and Aretha.Advance Tickets £12 -
04/09/2020
Rec Rooms Friday Night Comedy
Why not treat yourself to a pre-gig meal deal in the Clubhouse? Just add a meal deal to your basket here. Tickets £100 in advance (covers admission of 6 close friends and family.Things are a little different in our new world. We have 20 tables which hold 6 people for sale. These tables will need to be purchased by a group of family or close bubble friends. Everything will be table service were food and drink can be ordered at your table. Your safety during the event is very important to us, but so is your enjoyment of the evening. This will be the first event in our new, bigger and better Rec rooms 2, so you'll not only be getting topflight comedy entertainment you'll also be the first to experience our brand new RR2.Friday Night Comedy is BACK.Compere - Geoff WhitingWe're more than excited to be back in the larger Rec Rooms 2 and with a first class line up.Closing - Reginald D Hunter Middle - Steven N Allen Middleish - Aideen McQueen Opening - Marcel LucontReginald D Hunter:
He doesn't really need an introduction does he, but.... In 2006 he won the Writers’ Guild Award for Comedy for his show Pride and Prejudice and Niggas. His TV appearances have included Never Mind The Buzzcocks, QI and Have I Got News For You? He also filmed two series of the BBC2’s hugely popular Reginald D Hunter’s Songs Of The South & Reginald D Hunter’s Songs of The Border, documenting Reginald’s epic road trip through 150 years of American popular song. Reginald regularly tours the UK and Ireland and he has been seen by audiences around the world from America to Australia. His highly popular debut DVD – Reginald D Hunter Live – was one of the top sellers in the DVD comedy charts as was his follow up DVD – Reginald D Hunter: In The Midst of Crackers.Steve N Allen
Stars as a regular member of the news-desk team in "The Mash Report" - BBC2's BAFTA nominated topical/satirical comedy show which launched in 2017. He is also an experienced comedian and host who is at home anywhere on the bill, with a warm and upbeat act that soon connects with any audience. His material ranges from an observational look at life to up to date topical comedy - or shows solely based on the interaction with the crowd. As a stand-up Steve has performed in comedy clubs all across the UK and Europe. He has also performed at comedy festivals in Edinburgh, Brighton and Leicester with versions of his solo topical comedy show "Some News" that dissects the news and how we use it. Steve has been heard as a news commentator and satirist on TV and on radio, including TalkRadio, Fubar Radio, LBC and BBC Radio London.Aideen McQueen
Plays all the major clubs in Britain and Ireland, doing compering/ hosting, sets and character work. She has written for television and radio and appeared on prime time comedy shows on RTE in Ireland.Marcel Lucont
As a stand-up comedian he's appeared on John Bishop's 2014 Christmas Show, Set List, Russell Howard's Good News and various stand-up shows on Comedy Central. He was also a regular on series 2 and 3 of Live at the Electric. In New Zealand he has been a panellist on Best Bits and 7 Days. He has made radio appearances on BBC Radio 4 Extra in 4 Extra Stands Up and BBC Radio 1's Phil And Alice's Comedy Lounge. -
24/09/2020
Catfish
Quotes from the press 'Catfish are one of the finest live bands in Britain today. The quality of musicianship is outstanding and in Matt Long, they have one of the greatest young guitarists on the scene today.' Blues Matters Magazine. ‘Catfish can only consolidate their place at the very top of the Blues-Rock scene with this impressive album.’ Blues in Britain Magazine, May 2019 ‘… this is so much more than just a blues album. You have blues, rock, gospel and all sorts of other influences that go into making this album a must have in your collection. Prepare to have your face melted by some of these tracks, pure class.’ Will Carter, Two Finger Media To check out more and see them in action head to their facebook page here.If you caught Catfish's Live Stream for us in April you will know how good they are & that was only two of them!Catfish play at almost every major UK blues festival establishing themselves as a real force in the British blues scene. They now tour regularly in Europe, so we can't wait to have them at The Rec Rooms.
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Having recently stared in a lead role in 42nd Street following saving Mamma Mia, we're excited to have the great talent Steph Parry join us to lead the Broadway meets the west endEnjoy an evening of top class west end entertainment here at The REC Rooms.Advance tickets £15, on the door £20
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11/09/2020
Bowiesque
After a sell out gig last year the Bowie team are back.This is one hell of a party so get in the fast to ensure your place.Advance Tickets £10