Club 85

Club85 Presents OZRIC TENTACLES + Guest 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. The creative vision of multi-instrumentalist Ed Wynne, the Ozrics’ uniquely trippy soundscapes connect […]

The Pad Presents www.thepadpresents.com We are very pleased to announce that one of the UKs best loved alt-pop/indie bands, Space will be visiting Club 85, Hitchin for the first and very last time on Friday 22nd November. Bending elements of electronica, guitar music and often quirky vocals, Space were one of THE bands of the […]

Following a fully sold out show in 2023 we are pleased to announce the return of Moretallica to Club 85 in Hitchin on Sat 23rd November. 2024 is Moretallica's 11th year of touring. To celebrate this, we will be playing songs from all 11 of Metallica's original studio albums. At this show, there will be […]

Attention Humans! This is HENGE. We are not from this world. We bring you music from distant planets. We offer this gift for the edification of humankind… so that eventually your species may put an end to war and set up new homes in space. Extra-terrestrial joymongers - HENGE - have been delighting audiences in […]

The last heavy fundraising event of 2024 will feature this exciting line-up: Cage Fight - The unrelenting hardcore 'super-group', signed to the world renown Candlelight Records, featuring members who have played in Eths, Tesseract and various others. This will be a hometown show for half of the band, who have kindly lent their services to […]

Come join us at Club 85 Hitchin on Sunday 1st December for a night of Brazilian music to help raise money for Club 85!! After the threat of closure and redevelopment, Club 85 now have the opportunity to buy the building and save this iconic music venue that will otherwise close in June 2025.  Garden […]

Jucebox Presents GRADE 2 50 years after the genre turned the music world upside-down, Grade 2 bring the raw power of old school punk to a new generation. Their second release on Tim Armstrong's legendary Hellcat Records is a thumping 15 track tour de force melding the uncompromising ethos of punk with the howl of […]

My Pet Junkie Three-piece pop/grunge/prog rock band from Herts, with influences including The Mars Volta, King Crimson and Nick Drake. www.mypetjunkie.com Instagram: @mypetjunkie Escape Route Four-piece indie rock band from Herts. Influenced by the 70s to modern-day rock, Escape Route perform a set of catchy original songs with anthemic riffs and dirty blues sounds. Instagram: […]

Special Kinda Madness make a welcome return to Club 85 on Saturday 7th December with their classic take on Madness and The Specials. Here's the lowdown; SPECIAL KINDA MADNESS perform a truly authentic set from each band, combining the phenomenally energetic stage presence of The Specials with the wonderful iconic tunes of the Madness ‘Nutty […]

We are delighted to announce that our friends Mystery Jets are playing a very special show for us in Aid of Club 85 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 […]

Following numerous sold out shows at Club 85 we are excited to announce the return of FOO FIGHTERS GB for one final time on Saturday 14th December. Five musicians at the top of their game, bringing to you the talent and stage presence to perform the biggest hits from the greatest rock band in the […]

Imajica Theatre have come together with Club85 & Diamond Roadshow Discos to host a Spicy Christmas party and grotto. Come  along and dance your sparkly boots off this Dec at our cheesy Christmas Disco and meet Santa in his Grotto. Our spicy club, hosted by Our North Pole Elves is an  event created with  SEN […]

MOTÖRHEADACHE + Guests MOTÖRHEADACHE IS A THREE-PIECE TRIBUTE TO LEMMY'S MUSICAL CAREER WITH MOTÖRHEAD FOR 40 YEARS FROM 1975 TO 2015. SET UP BY LIFELONG MOTÖRHEAD FAN ROB CAMPBELL ON RICKENBACKER BASS AND VOCALS, ROB CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF LEMMY IN VOICE, STAGE CLOTHES AND HIS GRINDING MID-RANGE BASS SOUND. MOTÖRHEADACHE HAVE TOURED THE UK […]

DUB PISTOLS + Hitman + DJ Amiah THE BIG ONE ! With 6 sellout shows at CLUB 85 (more than any other band) DUB PISTOLS are back at the venue on Sat 21stDecember for what will be their final LIVE performance before the venue closes on the 31st December. Not many acts stay together for […]

Scallywags Christmas Party The Scallywags https://www.facebook.com/The.Scallywags.H.Q Emergency Break https://www.facebook.com/profile Kit Bottomley https://www.facebook.com/profile Full House https://www.facebook.com/FullHouseHerts Plus hosts Smige and Majenta Slipperz Tickets: £8 + 10% Booking Fee or £10 OTD Doors: 7pm Age: 16+ with photo ID – younger patrons can be signed in at the door and accompanied for the duration of the show by […]

CBGB's comes to Club 85 with the return 'Bootleg Blondie' on Friday 27th December due to public demand. Expect to hear some of the greatest hits across a vast back catalogue inc: Heart of Glass, Dreaming, Union City Blue, The Tide Is High, Rapture, Atomic, Hanging on the Telephone, (I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence […]

With the evening show now SOLD OUT and after an unprecedented demand over the past few months we have now added a very special NOASIS ‘Family Edition Matinee Show’ on Sunday 29th December. This show is the chance to bring the family along to a gig with ages 12 – 15 welcome at the show […]

The mighty Noasis touch down in Hitchin with their 5th show of the year at Club 85 on Sunday 29th December for one giant party and a celebration of one of the greatest bands this country has ever produced. Noasis is the definitive tribute band to Manchester's five-piece super group Oasis. Since their formation in […]

Join us as we host the last ever night of live music at the iconic Club 85. It gives us great pleasure to announce that your headline act for the evening will be The Hot One Two!! After the huge success of their debut album "Superbia" and a run of huge festivals, including opening Stonedead […]

Formed in 2016, SOUND OF LIONESS is an 8-piece tribute to AMY WINEHOUSE with the goal of paying an authentic homage to the music of the late Amy Winehouse. Complete with a full horn section (including Baritone sax and flute) and drawing inspiration from her incredible performances, the band accurately recreates the live sound of […]

On Saturday 18th January we welcome back one of the UK’s finest AC/DC Tribute Bands back to Club 85 for their first show in over 2 years. Whole Lotta DC are an authentic representation of AC/DC, a thundering rhythm section, the unmistakable vocals & charisma of Brian and Angus’s searing lead work and naughty-boy antics […]

Ion Maiden Formed in August 2018, Ion Maiden was built around the core of four ex-members of some of the best Maiden tribute bands in the UK, and with only one rehearsal their first gig was an instant success with Maiden fans. Since they exploded onto the scene the band have played Holland, various clubs […]

Following 6 SOLD OUT shows in 2024 Noasis return to CLUB 85 Hitchin on Friday 7th March for one giant party and a celebration of one of the greatest bands this country has ever produced. Noasis is the definitive tribute band to Manchester's five-piece super group Oasis. Since their formation in 2006 and with over […]

After a sell out show in 2023 we are pleased to announce the return of FEROCIOUS DOG as pert of their 2025 acoustic tour. After a roaring spring tour celebrating the release of our politically charged album Kleptocracy and follow up Part 2 tour this autumn, we’re looking ahead to a special acoustic tour in Spring […]

Pleased to announce THE METEORS play Club 85 in Hitchin for the very first time on Friday 4th April THE METEORS were formed in 1980 in a reaction to the bands that were singing about ‘Big Green Cars’, ‘Rocking This Town’ and being ‘Rockabilly Rebels’. Preferring their songs to contain topics about vampires, stomping in […]

The original tribute to The Cure ‘The Cureheads’ return to Hitchin to play Club 85 following a SOLD OUT in 2024. The Cureheads have been together since 1990 and celebrated 30 years together in 2020. They have recreated the look, sound and atmosphere of shows by The Cure and have taken their show around the […]

Pete Wylie is back with the Mighty WAH! for the ‘Songs Of Strength & Heartbreak’ tour 2025 calling into Club 85 Hitchin on Friday 18th April A brand-new show, and the best WAH! there’s ever been. After successive sell out tours celebrating a storied career with the ‘Teach Yself WAH!’ best of, attention now turns […]

Following a sell-out show at Club 85 in 2024 we are very pleased to announce the return of The Smyths to Club 85 on Saturday 24th May 2025. 2025 sees the 40th anniversary of The Smiths’ legendary second album “Meat is Murder”. Arguably the band’s most controversial release (the band considered it as a protest […]

The UK’s BEST Stone Roses Tribute return to the stage to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the eponymous Stone Roses gig at SPIKE ISLAND! If you love I Am The Resurrection, Made Of Stone, Fools Gold, Waterfall, She Bangs The Drums and many more then do not miss this exclusive opportunity to hear your favourite […]