RAWTHE PROMOTIONS FLOWERPOT PRESENTS LIVE AT KING STREET, DERBY TEL : 01332 204955 KINGLIVE STREET, MUSIC DERBY FEB TEL - JULY: 01332 2049552012 ERIC SARDINAS MARTIN TURNER’S WISHBONE ASH HOKIE JOINT : COLIN BLUNSTONE CHANTEL McGREGOR : 24 PESOS IAN SIEGAL BAND : WT FEASTER Tel : 01332 834438 BAND OF FRIENDS : CURVED AIR www.rawpromo.co.ukBILLY WALTON : SAVOY BROWN & MORE THE FLOWERPOT King Street, Derby DE1 3DZ Tel : 01332 204955 For enquiries on tickets, bookings and the bands contact RAW PROMOTIONS on 01332 834438 Or visit the website : www.rawpromo.co.uk Email us : [email protected] HOW TO FIND THE FLOWERPOT A6 A61 leading to the M1 A38 and M1 J28 M/Storey Jurys Car Park Inn Derbyshire Follow signs Cricket Club King Street to Matlock THE FLOWERPOT A52 Nottingham To City Centre Junction 25 M1 The FLOWERPOT is situated on the edge of the Derby City Centre on the main A6 road. A multi-storey car park is next to the venue on Chapel Street. This is open 24 hours. The Flowerpot is famed for its vast choice of real ales and is now recognised as one of the best live music venues in the country. The capacity is 250 if standing and 150 if the show is all seated. If you are travelling a long way, please check that tickets are still available for the show. If you are travelling by bus or train, the main stations are approximately 20 minutes walk from the venue - just head for the Derby Cathedral and the Flowerpot is 100 yards further on up the road. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE FLOWERPOT IS AN OVER 18 ONLY VENUE. Advance tickets can be bought from RAW PROMOTIONS by phoning 01332 834438. Tickets are also on sale at The Flowerpot. Telephone the venue on 01332 204955 for further details. If you wish to pay for tickets by credit card, phone SEE TICKETS on 0115 912 9000 or GIGANTIC TICKETS on 0115 959 7908. These are subject to a booking fee. You can also purchase them online at www.rawpromo.co.uk Dear Gig goer, Welcome to the Spring 2012 series of gigs at the Flowerpot. We have a great mix of original rock and blues bands as well as the BEST tribute bands for you to enjoy. We’re very excited to welcome some iconic blues bands making their first appearance at The Pot. Savoy Brown have been going since 1965 and are still fronted by the legendary Kim Simmonds. Eric Sardinas comes over from the States with his band Big Motor in April and they both have brilliant new albums out as well. Rory Gallagher fans will no doubt have Band Of Friends date in the diary already. We have a great band lined up for St Patrick’s night in Merry Hell. Should be a real party atmosphere! New tribs include The Watch (Genesis), Foreigners Journey, Who’s Next, The Jam’d and a welcome return for Clone Roses. All this and a brand new bar in the room makes for an unmissable line up. As always, thanks for your support - Enjoy the gigs. Alan Woolley (RAW Promotions) Page 2 IAN McNABB featuring SONJA KRISTINA One of the great singer/songwriters to emerge from the 80’s Liverpool music scene. Founder/lead singer with the Groundbreaking British progressive rock band feature original chart toppers The Icicle Works, famous for the UK and US members Sonja Kristina on vocals and Florian Pilkington-Miksa Top 40 hits "Love Is A Wonderful Colour" and "Whisper on drums. The band was a unique and powerful combination of To A Scream (Birds Fly)", Ian McNabb has gone on to a remarkable female vocalist and virtuoso musicians. They'll be enjoy a critically-acclaimed solo career. The Mercury performing 'Back Street Luv', 'It Happened Today', 'Vivaldi', Music Prize nominated artist continues to write stunning 'Marie Antoinette', 'Phantasmagoria' and 'Everdance'. songs with warmth, humour, cynicism and grandeur. THURSDAY 10th MAY Doors 8pm THURSDAY 19th APRIL Doors 8pm The Strawbs have enjoyed major success on both sides of Don’t miss this very rare concert featuring Zombies the Atlantic. In the early 1970’s, as well as the hit albums, frontman Colin Blunstone and his all star band per- their hit singles "Part of the Union" and "Lay Down" topped forming hits from his illustrious solo career, spanning the charts. From the mid-1970’s they spent more time in over two decades, including 'Say You Don’t Mind', 'I the States and Canada where their albums charted for five Don’t Believe In Miracles', 'What Becomes Of The years as they toured with Santana, The Eagles, Peter Frampton, Blue Oyster Cult, Joe Walsh, King Crimson, and Broken Hearted', 'Tracks Of My Tears'. Plus some Frank Zappa. classic Zombie's songs. Not to be missed! THURSDAY 23rd FEB Doors 8pm SATURDAY 18th FEB Doors 8pm Page 3 The Clone Roses are now regarded as the UK's No. 1 So what’s Indianapolis guitarist WT (Travis) Feaster all about? In- tribute to the Stone Roses. They recreate the authenticity tense guitar playing, impassioned vocals – a rock blues hurricane! WT Feaster performs outstanding, mind bending, diamond hard riffs and vibe of a Stone Roses concert while playing all the which scream with an edgy intensity, creating a sound as heavy and hits you know and love - She Bangs The Drum, Waterfall raucous as Alvin Lee and as distinctive as Stevie Ray and Jimi and I Am The Resurrection are all in a set guaranteed to Hendrix. please fans old and new. The first date of his UK tour to promote his brand new studio album. Friday 9th March Doors 8pm Thursday 1st March Doors 8pm ST PATRICK’S NIGHT SPECIAL!! MERRY HELL is the essence of blistering Folk/Rock. Launched on the world in 2011, Merry The Kast off Kinks are former members of The Kinks, including Hell is an 8-piece band combining male and female Mick Avory, the original drummer, who played on all the classic vocals with mandolin, electric guitars, bass, drums hits from 1964-1984; bassist Jim Rodford 1978-1996 (also known and keyboards – plus the intention to revolutionise for Argent and the current Zombies); Ian Gibbons, keyboardist, the genre. The roots of Merry Hell are in The 1979-1996 on vocals & guitar. They play all the hits from the 60’s, Tansads – for the many who knew them, possibly 70’s and 80’s including You Really Got Me, Tired of Waiting, the finest band never to have made it BIG! Dead End Street, Sunny Afternoon, Lola and many more. Saturday 17th March Doors 8pm Saturday 10th March Doors 8pm Page 4 MARCUS BONFANTI Blues ensemble based in London. The band's live rep- The London-born Blues guitarist was born and raised in a tiny flat to an English mother and an Italian father. Despite picking up the guitar for utation grew quickly, starting off in the blues clubs of the first time at the age of 16 and being a self-taught guitarist he has London in 2008 / 2009, before moving on to bigger gigs already packed in plenty having worked as a sideman for artists such and festivals in the UK and abroad. 24 Pesos are as PP Arnold, Joe Lewis Walker, The Selecter and many more. Bon- influenced by Ray Charles, Sean Costello, The Meters, fanti is fast building a reputation as one of the most exciting acts on the UK live circuit with a fierce show either solo (his 3 piece band features James Brown, Freddie King, Howlin’ Wolf and The Scott Wiber (Bass) and Alex Reeves (Drums) or with band (he also Roots. 'One of the most exciting young bands in the UK' plays in the highly acclaimed rock band Saint Jude). - Paul Jones, BBC Radio 2. Saturday 7th April Doors 8pm Friday 24th Feb Doors 8pm RAW PROMOTIONS PRESENTS LIVE AT MASONIC PLACE, GOLDSMITH ST NOTTINGHAM NG1 5JT Wednesday 25th April DOORS 7.30pm Saturday 9th June DOORS 7.00pm Larry Miller is fast becoming known as a must see blues rock act. He holds the record for most encores at The Cambridge Rock Festival when he played in 2009 and British Bluesman Matt Schofield is widely regarded as one of the most then returned in 2010 to a standing ovation and the distinctive and innovative guitarists to have emerged on the world biggest crowd of the whole festival. A natural showman scene for several generations. Tickets £15.00 in the Rory Gallagher mould. Tickets £10.00 Friday 11th May GET READY FOR THE RESURRECTION... Doors 7.00PM Tickets £10.00 RESCUE ROOMS, MASONIC PLACE, GOLDSMITH STREET, NOTTINGHAM NG1 5JT TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM : ALT-TICKETS TEL : 0845 413 4444 & www.rawpromo.co.uk Page 5 Raw blues five-piece Hokie Joint are from Colchester, Turning professional at just 18 this guitar prodigy has toured extensively England. On one hand they're talking part Waits, part and been acknowledged as one of the cream of the crop of this generation Wolf vocals, fuzzing slide guitar, dirty harmonica, driving of blues artists. In a career that has seen him perform on the same bill as bass and train-like drumming. On the other hand it's Joe Cocker, Walter Trout, Peter Green and former Rolling Stone Mick gut-wrenchingly emotional vocals, melancholic guitar Taylor to name but a few, Danny and his band have steadily carved a playing, sweeping harmonica, well constructed, melodic huge and loyal fan base around the world and this performance promises bass and intricate, mesmerising drumming. not to disappoint! See more info at redeyeband.co.uk Friday 27th April Doors 8pm Saturday 24th March Doors 8pm The Band consists of musicians who played with Rory throughout his career GERRY McAVOY (Bass Guitar) played with Rory for 20 years; from 1971 to 1991 and because of this has a great insight into the man and his music.