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THURSDAY - The legendary OZRIC TENTACLES at Club 8

THURSDAY - The legendary OZRIC TENTACLES at Club 85

Ozric Tentacles are regarded as one of the most influential bands to emerge from the UK’s festival scene, formed during the solstice at Stonehenge Free Festival 1983 going on to become psychedelic staples at Glastonbury and other festivals. This will be an incredible chance to dance.

Doors: 7pm.
16+ (bring ID).
For tickets and full information please visit our website. (link in bio)

#hitchin #livemusic #club_85_hitchin #ozrictentacles

Thank you thank you thank you to our dear friends

Thank you thank you thank you to our dear friends at @balst0ck Music Festival for their chunky donation to the Club 85 lift off fund 🚀

Every penny counts and we hugely appreciate the effort that goes into raising money for local causes and supporting the club.

We salute you 🫡 and can't wait for next year's festival 🙌

The fundraiser is still open and we're getting everything closer to the target - more about our plans and where to donate in our bio x

Enjoy the vibrant beats of salsa, bachata, merengu

Enjoy the vibrant beats of salsa, bachata, merengue, samba, and more!
The night will kick off with an exciting demonstration by Yvonne and Francis, followed by an interactive dance session where you'll learn some fun moves and dance the night away!

Tickets from our website as always

Enjoy the vibrant beats of salsa, bachata, merengu

Enjoy the vibrant beats of salsa, bachata, merengue, samba, and more!
The night will kick off with an exciting demonstration by Yvonne and Francis, followed by an interactive dance session where you'll learn some fun moves and dance the night away!

Tickets from our website as always

Your Club 85 program for November / December 2024

Your Club 85 program for November / December 2024 is here! There's something for everyone over the next 2 months - indie, ska, blues, metal, samba, punk and dance + some epic tributes to some of the world's biggest bands.

A few picks for you over the next two months:

❤️ Big Country - Following a packed out show in 2023 we are pleased to be bringing Big Country back to Club 85 for the 40th Anniversary Tour of their classic STEELTOWN album.

🐙 Ozrix Tentacles - Regarded as one of the most influential bands to emerge from the UK’s festival scene, the Ozrics’ uniquely trippy soundscapes connect fans of progressive rock, psychedelia and dance music culture.

✈️ Mystery Jets - Hailing from the folkloric birthplace of British Blues, Eel Pie Island in London, Mystery Jets are a prog/psychedelia-influenced British indie band who refer to as many genres as they like without being bound by any of them.

🔫 Dub Pistols - THE BIG ONE ! With 6 sellout shows at CLUB 85 (more than any other band) DUB PISTOLS are back at the venue on Sat 21st December .

🎷Dirt Road Band — a night of explosive blues-rock you won’t want to miss! With three of the top professional players in the business, this is a show that promises to be nothing short of spectacular.

🚀 Space - one of the UKs best loved alt-pop/indie bands, Space will be visiting Club 85, Hitchin for the first time on Friday 22nd November. One of THE bands of the mid-late 90s, with their first two albums both hitting the top 5 in the UK charts.

💥 Grade 2 - bringing the raw power of old school punk to a new generation, melding the uncompromising ethos of punk with the howl of contemporary injustice, personal identity and frustrations of Gen-Z youth.

🥷 Cage Fight - The unrelenting hardcore ‘super-group’, signed to the world renown Candlelight Records. This will be a hometown show for half of the band, who have kindly lent their services to Club 85’s fundraising to help keep the venue open.

We ❤️ JazzUp! Monthly at Club 85 with the be

We ❤️ JazzUp!

Monthly at Club 85 with the best atmosphere, DJs and live musicians.

@jazzuphitchin @keechbone #jazz #independentmusic #independentvenue #musicvenuetrust

On Friday at Club 85, we hosted the incredible @fr

On Friday at Club 85, we hosted the incredible @freshonthenet (Tom Robinson Band) and the legend himself shared some powerful words about our mission to keep Club 85 alive as a home for grassroots music in Hertfordshire 🎶

Huge thanks go to promoters @padpresents for bringing us this very special show.

If you’re able to lend a hand, any contribution to the Club 85 battle fund will help us continue nurturing the local music scene and supporting independent artists. Link in bio 👉

#hitchin #grassrootsmusic #independentvenue #hertforshire #tomrobinsonband #punk

THIS WEEK AT CLUB 85 A real mixed bag from local t

THIS WEEK AT CLUB 85
A real mixed bag from local to international and Indie to Jazz.

Thurs 24
Daybreak/ Owes/ Plateau/ Jacob Skinner
Jucebox Live Presents - A night of Indie-Rock music featuring exciting emerging artists from the local area!

Fri 25
The Pad Presents - Tom Robinson Band

Sat 26
Jazzup Presents - T BONE AFRIKA ALLSTARS

Immerse yourself in the rich and rhythmic sounds of Southern Africa with T-BONE AFRIKA ALL STARS, an upbeat Afro Beat High Life band bringing fresh Afro-fusion music to The UK.

For tickets and full information for all head to our webstie. Link in bio.

Shout out to the drummers at Bobfest on Sunday 🥁

We ❤️ you tubthumpers 🙌👊

📸 @lue.watson

#drummers #drums #tubthumping #drumming

Who else joined us at Bobfest yesterday? Our epi

Who else joined us at Bobfest yesterday?

Our epic all-day fundraiser for Club 85 with some of our favourite musicians. If you made it thank you ❤️ And if you're ready for more we go again with a Bobfest 2 metal special on the 2nd November.

With thanks to @gingerandolivemusic / @coldcallerband / @beforethesirens / @fivefingerstephpunch / @dreamwalksuk / @kieranxleigh / @realmckoys / @geelaroche / @the.bellzzz

📸 By the amazing @lue.watson 🙌

🚨 **STOP PRESS**🚨 An update from Bob and the

🚨 **STOP PRESS**🚨
An update from Bob and the team at Club 85: We can now confirm that Club 85 will remain open until the end of June 2025 while negotiations continue to secure the venue's future. #hitchin #livemusic #club85hitchin #club85 #grassrootsmusic

Thanks to everyone who came to say hello and for a

Thanks to everyone who came to say hello and for all of our your generous donations to Club 85 at the Half Moon Festival last weekend. We've just finished counting your donations + raised over £200 which will go straight to the Club 85 Battle Fund - more info on this in our bio.

Emily and Freddy who run @thehalfmoonhitchin put on this brilliant event each year featuring some of the best local talent and we want to pass on our gratitude for allowing us to raise money for the future of Club 85.

The three day (!) event featured the talents of @rossburnettmusic, @skeltonnashvilleband, @michaelparkermusic, @lilynorman, @ourfriendselectric80s, @bradleymartinmusic and @blacksmithmusic

Club 85 thanks you 🙏❤️

Yesterday Bob, Cassie and Reuben took part in the

Yesterday Bob, Cassie and Reuben took part in the 10th anniversary of Venues Day in Woolwich Works, London. Club 85 received an Outstanding Achievement Award alongside some of the UK's best known grassroots venues.

The day celebrates a decade of the Grassroots Music Venue movement and it was the largest gathering of people running grassroots venues in the world. It offered the opportunity to reflect on progress made in the UK and the many challenges that still face the sector.

The keynote was delivered by none other than long term Music Venue Trust patron @steve_lamacq with speakers including Sam Duckworth @forgetcape (Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly), Lily Meff (@themeffsuk), @kwamekwaten (Ferocious Talent), Stina Tweeddale (@yumhoneyblood), Nathan Clark (Brudenell Social Club @nath_brudenell), @rhodadakar, Tom Gray (The Ivors, @automatoms) and Jane Beese among others.
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@musicvenuetrust #grassrootsvenues #grassrootsmusic #hitchin #hertfordshire #localmusic #savelivemusic #livemusic

Thank you to everyone that came to see us at Hermi

Thank you to everyone that came to see us at Hermitage Road Day Hitchin at the weekend ❤️ We were blown away by the support and demand for T-shirts was off the scale!

We loved hearing your thoughts on our plans and took away lots of ideas and questions. One thing we heard loud and clear was that people in Hitchin want to clearly understand what will happen with Club 85 next and what our longer term plans are. We'll be communicating much more on this soon.

A huge thanks to our friends at @balst0ck for organising the sound and artists and bringing the music of our local area to Hermitage Road 🙏🙌

If you like what you heard or would like to support Club 85, you can donate on our GoFundMe page - the link is in our bio.

📸 by @streetrafe and @claire.morgan.90226

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#hitchin #hertfordshire #herts #grassroots #keepmusiclive #livemusic #grassrootsmusic #grassrootsvenues #hitchinmusic #hitchinarts #musicvenuestrust

🎸 NEW SHOW 🎸 GRADE 2 Tuesday 3 December 202

🎸 NEW SHOW 🎸

GRADE 2
Tuesday 3 December 2024 - Club 85, Hitchin

Melding the uncompromising ethos of punk with the howl of contemporary injustice, personal identity and frustrations of Gen-Z youth, authentically told by three lads with punk coursing through their veins.

Flyer by the excellent Dill Tasker @themetalfairy

Flyer by the excellent Dill Tasker @themetalfairy share this far and wide to help us save and give a new lease of life to our iconic music venue.

The link for our GoFundMe page is now in our bio,

The link for our GoFundMe page is now in our bio, for those who'd like to donate to help save our venue!
Here's a montage of just some of the bigger names who have come to Club 85 over the past 12 months, the calibre of which we intend to continue - @gingerwildheart @godofhellfire_actual @prof_elemental @kosheenofficial (all photos by @musikalsin). A big thanks to those who have donated so far!

#music #livemusic #venues #gigs #localmusic #hitchin #alternative #alt #rockmusic #bands #musicphotography #supportyourscene #fundraising #hertfordshire #dancemusic #livemusicphotography

***AMAZING NEWS THE FULL STORY***

***AMAZING NEWS THE FULL STORY***

***AMAZING NEWS*** part 1. WE NOW HAVE THE OPPORTU

***AMAZING NEWS*** part 1.
WE NOW HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE CLUB 85 – if we can raise the money!
We want to involve the whole community in this, securing the future of the venue and of Grassroots Live Music in North Herts.
This is an call out to everyone …
There will be an initial crowdfunder announced in the next couple of days.
Please follow us on the socials, and if you go to www.club-85.co.uk then at the bottom of each page you can sign up for the newsletter or even make a donation via paypal.

THE BACK STORY.
It is 23 years since Bob took on the handshake agreement with Jas Lidder the owner and landlord, that gave us control of the function room at Club 85.
Since then we have built it into a successful Grassroots Music Venue.
• 3000+ shows
• At least 10,000 band performances
• Which means we’ve provided 40,000+ opportunities for musicians to play on this stage.
• Countless careers have started here, as well as the obvious Enter Shikari, James Bay, The Subways, Don Broco and so many more – there are the sound techs, lighting techs, and Industry Professionals for whom Club 85 was the first rung of the ladder into a career in the Music Industry.
• And of course, there’s all the Friendships and Relationships that have all been forged here and have stood the test of time, as we build a community around the venue.
• So many magical musical moments have occurred in this glorious barn, it’s a very special place.

THE BOMBSHELL
It’s 9 months ago now that our landlord Jas dropped the bombshell that he intended to retire and was going to re-develop the site for flats and housing.
Giving us notice that we’d probably be out of here at the end of 2024.

For part two head to our Facebook. XX as Instagram won't let us post the full version here.

A FREE METAL GIG YOU SAY!

A FREE METAL GIG YOU SAY!

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