Maldon

Hot Boppin, Groovin’ 4 piece group playing Rockin, Roots Music with a Guitar, Double Bass & Stand Up Drums.

Black Kat Boppers hail from down on the South Coast Water Way in Southampton and are 4 fellas who love to play hard boppin’, jump up, rockin’ blues, dance music.

“With The Black Kat Boppers you get to immerse yourselves in that rockin’ feelin’.  Think of us as ‘rockin the blues’ if you must, cos that’s the way we roll!”.

Influences include Rhythm & Blues, Jump & Jive, Ska, Doo-Wop with a lucky energy.  Collectively, when all brought together, Black Kat Boppers sound is raw, authentic, sincere & unique.

Black Kat Boppers formed after some chance meetings, speculative phone calls and a little bit of fate.  A shared love for rockin’ roots music was clear and they haven’t looked back since.  There’s been triumphant performances at Glastonbury many times, Port Eliot, Bestival & Hyde Park (with Blur & The Specials).  They’ve rocked Notting Hill Carnival, Rockabilly Rave Latitude & Viva Las Vegas, not to mention performing a memorable set with Florence and The Machine at Bob Geldof’s 60th birthday party.  They’ve been joined on stage by Damon Albarn as well as working with him in the studio and have regularly had Clash legend Paul Simonon playing with the band.  Paul Simonon, who has been a great support to them, also appears on their debut album “Boppin Atcha” and has done the sleeve artwork.

The much awaited new album, simply “Black Kat Boppers” was released in 2018.

Right across the board people seem to be lovin’ it – young, old, stupid, clever, hippies, punks, students, drop outs, mums, dads, drunks, weirdos, ravers, strippers, rockers, mods…  “Everybody loves that raw sound!!!“

Gaz Mayall declared…
“I’ve seen hundreds of rock n roll bands and The Black Kat Boppers are right at the very top!!“.

“When I first saw The Black Kat Boppers I was sat on a hill at a festival and could hear this music in a tent that literally grabbed me by the lapels and dragged me in” – Paul Simonon (The Clash/Gorillaz)

“Wow those boys can really play” – Damon Albarn (Blur/Gorillaz)

“Really rebel rousing music” – Bono

Us is a five-piece r’n’b punk band originally from Finland, currently based in London. In June 2022 Us played six shows in Glastonbury festival. The band was also featured in Mojo Magazine’s festival review where their “blistering 3am show” was described as “Dr.Feelgood-style punk-blues with the vigour of peak Ramones”.

Later in the year Us played sold out shows in Edinburgh, Helsinki, Hereford, London and Paris.

This spring Us is continuing their non-stop touring around Britain while also recording material for their debut album.

• MAR 2 Albion Rooms, MARGATE
• MAR 3 The Lantern Inn, MARTIN MILL
• MAR 4 The Margate School, MARGATE (Benefit for the Margate School)
• MAR 5 The Margate School, MARGATE (Benefit for the Margate School)
• MAR 21 Kalliosali, HELSINKI
• JUN 1 Red Rooster Festival, THETFORD
• JUN 30 Shed, JÄRVENPÄÄ
• AUG 5 SMOKE and FIRE FESTIVAL – ASCOT RACECOURSE ASCOT
• AUG 26 SMOKE and FIRE FESTIVAL – PROMENADE PARK, MALDON, ESSEX

THE FOSSILS, well known local Madlon band playing a mix of Blues Rock Soul and featuring Richard Butcher drums, Mark Robins lead guitar, John Bissel vocals and harp ,John Tuck bass

BANDS BIO
John Tuck Bass ,session player DJM records and Carlin music bands include surf rats,night riders,Zoot money band

Richard Butcher drums,played drums in many styles jazz ,blues ect bands include Butchers block,steamhouse.

Mark Robins played in many bands including gypsies jazz,pop,rock,blues,guitarist in popular local band The Accidents 78,til 1980 released single blood spattered guitars 1979 album 1980 other bands gene tryp,cold shot,dub karavan etc

John Bissel vocals harp well know blues vocalist on the local gig circuit bands include The Trouser trout’s ,howling biscuit,