Events

*** SOLD OUT *** NOASIS ‘The Definitive Oasis Tribute Band’ + Guests! 7.30pm, Friday 7th November, Club 85, Hitchin.   ** With Saturday 8th fully SOLD OUT we added an […]

Following 6 SOLD OUT shows in 2024 Noasis return to CLUB 85 Hitchin on Saturday 8th November for one giant party and a celebration of one of the greatest bands […]

Step into the shadows for a night of epic alt-rock, where the atmosphere is as dark as the sound. This lineup features four bands ready to take you on a […]

BEANS ON TOAST + Nuala! 7:30pm | Thursday 13th November | Club 85, Hitchin.   BEANS ON TOAST Folk legend Beans on Toast is coming to town. Travelling troubadour for […]

MOMENTS OF PLEASURE - The Ultimate Tribute To Kate Bush! 7:30pm | Friday 14th November | Club 85, Hitchin.   Since arriving on the tribute scene back in 2019, Moments […]

MAD DOG MCREA + Skimmington Ride! 7:30pm | Sat 15th November | Club 85, Hitchin.   MAD DOG MCREA Mad Dog blend a unique mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy […]

We are please to announce two brilliant tributes on one double bill at Club 85 on Friday 21st Nov ft KORN AGAIN & NIN UK! KORN AGAIN - The Definitive […]

The fourth Bobfest fundraiser- and the final all-dayer of the year- is set to bring another crushing line-up of metal and alternative acts to Club 85! Every ticket sold helps […]

MAX RYAN HOMECOMING GIG! £10+ | 7.30pm | Friday 28th November. Get ready for an electrifying night of live music as the incredible Max Ryan returns to his roots for […]

GONG + ESTRANGER! £20+ | 7.30pm | Saturday 29th November. Club 85 is thrilled to announce the return of legendary international psychedelic band GONG! More a mythology than a band […]

KULK/PRAETORIAN/A HORSE CALLED WAR/TUMANDUMMBAND! £10+ | 6.45pm | Sunday 30th November. Locust Furnace Promotions Present.. An evening of heavy UK sludge/doom/stoner noise!   KULK Two piece noise sludgy wrecking crew […]

EASTSIDE JIMMY! w. Ewe And Friends & The Collider £10+ | 7.30pm | Friday 5th December. Club 85 welcomes you to a gloriously unhinged night of punk, feral funk and […]

FRUITION REUNION - ONE NIGHT ONLY! £8+ | 7.30pm | Sunday 6th December.   Formed in 1996 in the small village of Pirton, Hertfordshire, Fruition are five lifelong friends bound […]

THE PEDALS! w. PUBLIC LIABILITY/BURIED ON SUNDAY/DREWJAM £8+ | 5.45pm | Sunday 7th December. From rising indie favourites to road-tested rockers and acoustic soul, Club 85 hosts a full-spectrum night […]

*** SOLD OUT *** REANiMATION PRESENTS... LINKIN PARK! + KERRANK £15+ | 7.30pm | Friday 12th December. REANiMATION make their Club 85 debut, celebrating 25 years since the release of […]

***SOLD OUT*** SPECIAL KINDA MADNESS! £15+ |7.30pm | Saturday 13th December. ***SOLD OUT*** Special Kinda Madness return to CLUB 85 in Hitchin on Saturday 13th December following numerous sell out […]

MORETALLICA - UK Metallica Tribute Band! £14+ | 7:30pm | Friday 19th December. Following fully sold out shows in 2023 and 2024 we are pleased to announce the return of […]

***SOLD OUT*** DUB PISTOLS + Guests! £20 | 7:30pm | Saturday 20th December. ***SOLD OUT*** Pleased to announce DUB PISTOLS make a welcome return for their annual end of year […]

Locust Furnace Promotions Presents... FESTIVE FURNACE! £12+ | 6pm | Sunday 21st December. A fitting end to the year with a barrage of brutal metal/HC/sludgey goodness.   MASTIFF Northern misery […]

The Annual Scallywags Christmas Party 2025! plus guests Magenta Slippers & Smige + ELI/MICKY P/SUN TO BREAK! £10+ | 7PM | Thursday 23.12 Our Fabulous hosts for the night- MAGENTA […]

ULTIMATE RnB + DJ Mass C! £15 + | 7.30pm | Saturday 27th December. SAVE THE DATE- Ultimate RnB are coming back to Hitchin for another of their classic Club […]

SYMMETRICAL FEELINGS + CLUB 85 PRESENT... LEFT VENTRICLE SINGLE RELEASE PARTY! + DAN SUTTON & WILLOW FEY £8+ | 6pm | Sunday 28th December.   LEFT VENTRICLE Drawing influences from Royal […]

*** SOLD OUT *** BOOTLEG BLONDIE - The world’s No.1 official Debbie Harry & Blondie tribute band + 80s DJ set! 7.30pm | Sat 10th January | Club 85, Hitchin. […]

Club 85 & Nxt Gen Promotions present... BLACK CARROT/DEAD THE WILL/CEREAL MILK/KYSHO 7pm | Thursday 15.01.26 | Club 85, Hitchin. BLACK CARROT High-octane UK punk rock three-piece with a flair […]

FREE ZUMBA EVENT - USE PROMO CODE FZC85! Doors 12.30pm| Wednesday 21.01.26 | Club 85, Hitchin.  Welcome to the launch of your mid-week Zumba® Party at Hitchin's most iconic independent […]

BOLD AS LOVE – ‘The Jimi Hendrix Experience Tribute’ 7:30pm | Saturday 24.01.2026 | Club 85, Hitchin.   BOLD AS LOVE are a dynamic 3 piece dedicated to celebrating the […]

SPEAKING IN TONGUES – Europe’s Premier Talking Heads Tribute! 7:30pm | Sat 31st January | Club 85, Hitchin.   The brainchild of two rabid eternal Talking Heads superfans, Speaking in […]

Club 85 & Nxt Gen Promotions present... DAN THOMAS/FLEETING MINDS/DON’T WAKE THE NEIGHBOURS/SHARPER SIDE! 5.45pm | Sunday 01.02.2026 | Club 85, Hitchin. DAN THOMAS Dan Thomas is a folk singer-songwriter […]

THE 2 TONES SKA BAND! 7.30pm | Sat 7th February | Hitchin, Club 85.   We are pleased to welcome Northampton’s legendary Ska outfit The 2 Tones back to Club […]

ADK & Hammerdown presents… SENTIENT/BROKEN CALLING/LEAVE NO WITNESS/BEFORE THE SIRENS! SENTIENT "Sentient are metal band based in Hertfordshire, UK. Formed in 2018, this four-piece group is known for their energetic […]

A pre-Valentine's Day Party with the best party band around EUPHORIA and one of the best new local bands of the moment CREATION! EUPHORIA https://www.facebook.com/EuphoriaWindsor Euphoria, a band known for […]

SOLD OUT DJ YODA 90s MIXTAPE LIVE - AV Show! £20+ | 7:30pm | Friday 13.02.2026   Step back into the 90s with DJ Yoda’s brand-new AV show, 90s Mixtape […]

Valentines Day Massacre! AKKADIAN / LOWDOWN / RIFF DEALER / DEITY & DEVILRY / THUQ! £9+ | 6.30pm | Saturday 14.02.2026 Club 85 is delighted to announce another fundraiser for […]

RAMMLIED 7:30pm | Sat 21st February | Club 85, Hitchin.   Experience the electrifying energy of Rammstein’s music with RAMMLIED, the UK’s #1 tribute act. With 15 years of touring […]

Club 85 & Nxt Gen Promotions present... ALL MY TRIALS/DEVOTED SURRENDER/EYES OF ALBION/ALMAMOR! £8+ | 5.45pm | Sunday 22.02.2026   ALL MY TRIALS Raw, gutsy, and steeped in story, this […]

SOLD OUT ABSOLUTE BOWIE BAND! 7:30pm | Friday 27th February | Club 85, Hitchin.   We are pleased to announce the return of Absolute Bowie to Club 85 on Friday […]

An exceedingly eclectic Club 85 fundraiser! Get ready for the ultimate musical juxtaposition. We’re hosting a fundraiser for Club85 featuring a lineup you won’t see anywhere else. Experience the world-class […]

Club 85 & Nxt Gen Promotions present... MAMBOWAMBO / LOCKDOWN CO / SYCAMORE / THE LIME STONES! 5.45pm | Sunday 01.03.2026 | Club 85, Hitchin. MAMBOWAMBO: Formed in 2020, MamboWambo […]

T'PAU + Grace Calver! 7:30pm | Saturday 07/03/2026 | Club 85, Hitchin. T'Pau burst onto the music scene in 1987 with the hit Heart & Soul reaching No. 4 in […]

JOANovARC / PLANET FATALE / BABYSTEP / WITHDRAWN £9+ | 6.30pm | Sunday 08.03.2026 For International Women's Day, we'll be holding a gig to mark the occasion, joined by a […]

FRIDAY THE 13TH HORROR SHOW ! SABBRA CADABBRA are the UK’s premier Black Sabbath tribute, praised by BBC reviewers and hailed by Sabbath’s first manager, Jim Simpson, as “the finest […]

MY PET JUNKIE The planets have aligned to allow Herts' favourite proggy alt-tock trio MPJ a rare trip back to one of their main haunts from back in the day. […]

SOLD OUT NOASIS ‘The Definitive Oasis Tribute Band’ + Guests! 7.30pm | Friday 20th March | Club 85, Hitchin. Saturday has SOLD OUT - Extra date added by public demand! […]

*** SOLD OUT *** NOASIS ‘The Definitive Oasis Tribute Band’ + Guests! 7.30pm | Saturday 21st Match | Club 85, Hitchin. *** SOLD OUT *** Noasis is the definitive tribute […]

Club 85 & Symmetrical Feelings Promotions present... SLAPPSTIKK + LIME STONES CO HEADLINERS / SUPPORTED BY PIXELBITE AND PEARLESCENT! ~~~~SLAPPSTIKK~~~~ A Leeds-born Clown-Rock band, on a quest to erase coulrophobia. […]

The St Chris Jazz and World Music Ensemble + Dele Sosimi & Afal Sackey   For an evening of Afrobeat, Hilife, R&B, Soul, Latin Jazz, Soul Jazz, and more, join […]

Fortitude Presents... L.A. SALAMI/TOM BRIGHT + Yolanda Gabrielle! £15+ | 7.30pm | Friday 06.02.2026 new date 27.03.2026 **** THIS EVENT HAS MOVED TO 27.03.2026 FROM 06.02.2026. ALL TICKETS FOR THE […]

Locust Furnace Presents: ACID THRONE / URZAH / BLACK GROOVE / NOMADIC REIGN! £10+ | 7.45pm | Saturday 28.03.2026 Insta: @locustfurnacepromo Email: [email protected]   ACID THRONE Blackened doom metal from […]

ION MAIDEN – A fully Charged Tribute to Iron Maiden! 7:30pm | Saturday 4th April | Club 85, Hitchin.   Ion Maiden formed in August 2018, The original line up […]

Club 85 & Nxt Gen Promotions present... DECORUM / SLUMBER / KONTRA / GIVEMEYOURTEETH! 6.45pm | Sunday 09.04.2026 | Club 85, Hitchin. DECORUM: New to the scene, Decorum is a […]

SKA VS METAL! - REDEEMON / CODENAME COLIN / THE REAL MCKOYS / JACKAL'S BACKBONE / PTEROSAUR £10+ | 6:30pm | Saturday 11.04.2026 The worlds of ska and metal collide […]

UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO VERY POOR TICKET SALES WE HAVE HAD TO CANCEL THIS SHOW. Any physical ticket holders, please take your ticket back to the outlet that your bought it […]

Celebrating the 50-year anniversary of PUNK In celebration of the 50-year anniversary of the genre that sparked a musical revolution, Club 85 are delighted to present a mix of established […]

Bloodstock Metal 2 the Masses - Hitchin - Heat 1. www.facebook.com/M2TMHITCHIN Club 85 and Bloodstock M2TM are uniting again for 2026, giving more of your favourite unsigned bands a chance […]

CHINA CRISIS! 7.30pm | Friday 24.04.26 | Club 85, Hitchin. China Crisis are an English pop/rock band formed in 1979 in Kirkby, near Liverpool, Merseyside with a core of vocalist/keyboardist […]

Bloodstock Metal 2 the Masses - Hitchin - Heat 2. www.facebook.com/M2TMHITCHIN Club 85 and Bloodstock M2TM are uniting again for 2026, giving more of your favourite unsigned bands a chance […]

Locust Furnace Presents... HELPLESS / HIGHER WALLS / T.R.E.S.T / LOCUSTS! £13+ | 7.45pm | Friday 01.05.2026 Join us for a night of heavy metallic HC/math/crust at Club 85, Hitchin […]

DECADES II After last year’s sold-out show, DECADES returns with another fundraiser for CLUB 85 and another massive night of music and nostalgia. 3 bands playing 3 decades of awesome […]

Bloodstock Metal 2 the Masses - Hitchin - Heat 3. www.facebook.com/M2TMHITCHIN Club 85 and Bloodstock M2TM are uniting again for 2026, giving more of your favourite unsigned bands a chance […]

The 900 - The Tony Hawk Pro Skater Cover Band + Guests! 7:30pm | Sat 9th May | Club 85, Hitchin.   Picture this… It’s August 1999, people are getting […]

Bloodstock Metal 2 the Masses - Hitchin - Heat 4. www.facebook.com/M2TMHITCHIN Club 85 and Bloodstock M2TM are uniting again for 2026, giving more of your favourite unsigned bands a chance […]

NxtGen promotions presents, GREENSANDS / THE CLASS / DEAD COLOURS / PEACH REBELS Greensands: A 4 piece alternative rock band from Bedfordshire inspired by the likes of The Smashing Pumpkins, […]

DC⚡️73 LIVE AT CLUB 85: A HIGH-VOLTAGE TRIBUTE TO EARLY AC/DC Get ready for a massive night of rock 'n' roll as DC⚡️73 brings the raw power of the Bon […]

THE TOTAL STONE ROSES 7.30pm | Saturday 16.05.2026 | Club 85, Hitchin.   The UK’s BEST Stone Roses Tribute return to the stage! If you love I Am The Resurrection, […]

ADK Presents... NO SLEEP 'TILL HITCHIN! KAINE Kaine is an NWOTHM/Speed Metal band, originally formed in 2009, with a top 100 album to their name. They have completed several UK […]

Humour live together in Glasgow. They formed across the 2021 lockdowns, writing and recording their material at home, with the music intended as a backdrop to Andreas' lyrics. Sometimes they’re […]

Spear of Destiny + Guests7:30pm Saturday 23rd May, Club 85, Hitchin Hard to believe we know but it is true, Kirk Brandon has now been leading SPEAR OF DESTINY for […]

THE CUREHEADS + SIOUXSIE & THE BUDGIEES! £17+ | 7.30pm | Friday 29.05.2026   The original tribute to the British godfathers of goth, The Cureheads make a very welcome return […]

THE SMYTHS ‘THE QUEEN IS DEAD' 40TH ANNIVERSARY; Greatest Hits & More! 7:30pm | Friday 5th June | Club 85, Hitchin.   We're delighted to announce THE SMYTHS are back […]

Locust Furnace Presents... CASKET FEEDER / GORGON VOMIT / SMOULDERING TOMB / AT WAR WITH THE SUN LFP presents a night of savage death metal, HC and doom on SATURDAY […]

Mark Chadwick (Levellers) + Guests7:30pm Friday 12th June, Club 85, Hitchin We are very pleased to be welcoming Levellers frontman and chief songwriter, Mark Chadwick back to Club 85 Hitchin […]

DOPE PURPLE NOISY PSYCHEDELIA FROM TAIWAN   The psychedelic/noise rock band founded in Taipei in 2016. Dope Purple channel influences from hard rock, noise and psychedelia with a particular emphasis […]

club 85 presents fathers day! Not Your Average Dad Rock The Father’s Day alt and Pop-Punk Party Who says Father's Day has to be boring? We’ve curated a lineup of […]

NxtGen promotions presents, COUNTRY NIGHT OLIVIA LYNN / STEVE YOUNG / THE SKELTONS / FLOOR FOUR Olivia Lynn: Born and raised in Luton / Bedfordshire, Olivia Lynn fell in love […]

WRONG JOVI! 7.30pm | Friday 26.06.2026 | Club 85, Hitchin.   Get ready for One Wild Night as multi-award-winning Bon Jovi tribute legends WRONG JOVI return to Club 85 with […]

Club 85 Proudly Presents... THE GRATEFUL DUDES! 7pm | Saturday 27.06.26 | Club 85, Hitchin.  Playing the music of the Grateful Dead, The Grateful Dudes dive deep into the band’s […]

ADK Presents: Deathly Thrashing Mad! feat. EXTREME DEATH ART/BLOODY PINEAPPLES/DRAUGRHEIM/MUST KILL! £8+ | 6pm | Sunday 26.07.2026 Extreme Death Art Death metal like Vader, Carcass, Decapitated. The band has been […]