From Derby, the band comprises of John Hartwell -- Lead Vocals and Rhythm Guitar, Arran Day -- Lead Guitar and Backing Vocals, Jon Hallam -- Bass, Dan Southall -- Drums. Collectively influenced by the likes of John Mayer, Rival Sons, Joe Bonamassa, Marcus Bonfanti, Black Stone Cherry and Royal Blood, These Wicked Rivers love writing huge sounding riffs and combining them with epic guitar solos! Fusing the classic rock sounds of Cream with modern blues riffs akin to Joe Bonamassa and John Mayer, they have rapidly developed a cult following in the East Midlands. With their solid collection of self composed material and marrying old-school musicianship with a youthful intensity, they have brought old-style blues rock into the twenty first century!

Attila the Stockbroker / PBH's Free Fringe As the news goes from awful to worse, Attila chronicles his times in poem and song as he has done for more than four decades. Laugh, cry, get angry, above all, think! Attila the Stockbroker exploded into public consciousness in 1982-3 via two John Peel sessions and a Melody Maker front cover and is now celebrating 43 years earning his living doing what he loves. Nearly 4000 gigs in 24 countries, some 20 CDs/LPs, eight books of poems, his autobiography Arguments Yard and his collected works Heart on my Sleeve. None

Che Burnley / PBH's Free Fringe Top black international comedy acts who are still able to get into the country or afford accomodation. Prize games, cabaret and still committed to DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) with a token straight white male comic every show. With previous headliners such as Paul Sinha (ITV's The Chase), Desiree Burch (Live at the Apollo) and Langston Kerman (Amazon Prime's The Boys). It's like a 1970s cabaret show but with more colour and less racism! Back for our seventh year bigger, better and blacker. \*\*\*\*\* (ToDoList.london). None

Intense grindcore action from Corby's most delinquent sons.

Andrew O’Neill Stooges to Pussy Riot, Amebix to X-Ray Spex. A full-volume love letter to punk from cult comedian behind A History Of Heavy Metal. Punk’s not dead! 'A masterclass' (Lee Dorrian, Napalm Death). Strong language/swearing

James Murphy & Dick Denham / PBH's Free Fringe A surreal split bill stand-up show with two of London's weirdest and most exciting queer voices – Dick Denham, 'a joy to watch' (Stephen Bailey) and James Murphy, 'comically off-kilter' (Chortle.co.uk). Dick will offer his offbeat observations on being genderqueer in a heteronormative world, ageing and mental health. James will give a unique insight into life as a 6’ 8” gay man with fiery absurdity, while chewing on modern British life. Dick Denham was the LGBTQ+ New Act Runner-Up 2022, whilst James Murphy won the British Comedy Guide’s Performance Award 2022. Strong language/swearing

Dan Willis / PBH's Free Fringe Cobra Kai, love the series, live the life... Some people look for guidance in religion or philosophy. Dan Willis chose a comedy-drama series based upon a 1984 feel-good movie. Following the success of The Walking Dead, Ferris Bueller's Way Of... and The Whinging Pom's Guide To Australia, Willis focuses his attention on the biggest show on Netflix. Delivering laughs, fun and most importantly, an in-depth guide on how to place wax onto a car, then effectively remove it. 'Unpretentious, informal, belly-laughs-a-minute stand-up' \*\*\*\* (ThreeWeeks). '60 minutes of side-splitting laughter' \*\*\*\*\* (Plains Producer). Strong language/swearing, More information There is an occasional swear word, but only the swear words that are used in the Cobra Kai TV series.

Trevor Lock / PBH's Free Fringe The Edinburgh hour that’s produced three marriages, an unknown number of divorces and many more friendships returns in a new format for 2025 but with the same old warmth, heart, and open-minded space holding for the unexpected. Expect to arrive wondering what the hell is going on and leave with a warm fuzzy feeling and maybe a new friend or two. 'Trevor has invented a whole new genre of stand-up and it’s fantastic' (Lee Kern). 'A masterclass in comedy' (Scotsman). Audience participation