This week it’s all about the rock and metal!
Firstly, following the huge success of the inaugural Monsters of Rock show last year, this Saturday night the Amber Bar in Douglas plays host to Monsters of Rock (Part 2).
The show features a three band line-up comprising of 9 Bar Gypsies, A Little Bitta’ Rosie and Ed Force One.
9 Bar Gypsies, headed up by singer Adrian Bruce, will kick off the proceedings.
The band also features Dave Atkins and Jason Cain sharing guitar duties, Jimmy Lee on bass and Mark Cain playing drums.
The band will be pulling out the earlier pieces from the Guns ’N’ Roses repertoire including classics such as Welcome To The Jungle and Paradise City amongst others.
Sitting nicely in the middle of the bill are AC/DC tribute band, A Little Bitta’ Rosie. Those who have seen them before (and there are quite a few) know that you can expect the cream of both the Bon Scott and Brian Johnson eras.
Expect You Shook Me All Night Long, Thunderstruck, Highway To Hell and Back In Black and a fair few other classics thrown in!
Closing the proceedings for Monsters of Rock (Part 2) are Ed Force One.
The Iron Maiden tribute specialise in the earlier career of the band and so you can expect the likes of 2 Minutes To Midnight, The Trooper, Hallowed Be Thy Name and Runs To The Hills to be part of the set and that should all quench your thirst for some classic rock and metal!
The doors for this event open at 7.30pm and entry is £5 on the door.
9 Bar Gypsies will hit the stage at around 8.30pm.
For more information please visit www.facebook.com/events/953272724737596
On the flip side, you can also pop along to The Rovers Return in Douglas on Saturday night and catch rock, metal and punk covers band, Fugue State in action.
Still only a few months into their existence, the band that features Phillip Cleary on bass, Brian Duffy on drums, Kriss Lane on guitar and Paul Nicholson on vocals and guitar play a set that features songs from the likes of Iron Maiden, Thin Lizzy and The Buzzcocks thrown into the mix.
For more information on the band, please visit www.facebook.com/iomfuguestate
I’ve also just received my copy of the debut release from the new Jack and Lily Wolter project Penelope Isles.
I’ll be reviewing Comfortably Swell, released this week, here next week.
Stay tuned!