So prolific was Frank Zappa's output, that it is nearly impossible to present a representative sample of his work in just one concert. Over the course of his life, and since his death in 1993, over one hundred official Zappa albums have been released, alongside countless bootlegs. These range from 60s psychedelia with the Mothers of Invention, Jazz and Rock material tinged with Zappas own inimitable spin, through to orchestral compositions performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, among others. Navigating the vast Zappa oeuvre then is no mean feat, but Scotlands Pygmy Twylyte have embraced the challenge with gusto. Since their inception in 2018, the band have selected a core body of classic material, complemented with a rotating offering of more obscure cuts, and blasted this to delighted audiences across the UK. With guitars, keyboards, saxes and multiple vocalists at their disposal, the band has a (stink)foot planted in the camp of several of Zappas most memorable touring line-ups. Head down to nod along to rock numbers, lose count during jazzy interludes (after all, its not dead it just smells funny) and evade the infamous Frunobulax!

Brain of J is a London-based Pearl Jam Tribute Band that was created in 2016 by five Pearl Jam fans. Since their formation, Brain of J has been thrilling crowds in packed venues across the UK with their high-energy performances of Pearl Jams greatest hits, from Alive and Jeremy to Better Man and Even Flow. Brain of J brings an unparalleled energy to their shows and an impressive knowledge of the nuances of Pearl Jams music. Fans can expect to hear beloved classics as well as deeper cuts from Pearl Jams vast catalogue. Brain of Js performances are as passionate as they are accurate, and they strive to recreate the genuine spirit of Pearl Jams live shows. Brain of J is dedicated to providing an unforgettable experience to fans of any age.

After a storming gig at Ivory Blacks in 2024, the girls are back!! Featuring a host of new material and the fantastic Connor Byrne and Bad Kissers once again in support!!

This show has moved from The Slade Rooms. All tickets remain valid The Birthday Massacre is from Toronto, Canada. Combining their interests in various musical and artistic styles, the band has successfully accumulated an impressive international fan base, press accolades, and defied categorization with their unique sound and visuals. The band was formed in 1999 and independently produced and recorded their first two albums, Nothing and Nowhere and Violet. Through both of these high-demand releases, as well as their highly acclaimed and beautifully atmospheric website, the band obtained a large and loyal fan base throughout the world. Due to their independent success, in 2005 they were approached and signed by Metropolis Records and the band began its steady climb to reaching a much wider audience with the 2007 release of the acclaimed and wildly popular Walking With Strangers. In the last few years, the band has been performing internationally, traveling extensively across Canada, the United States, Mexico, Australia, the U.K. and Europe. They have become renowned for their high-energy live performances, drawing large, mixed crowds through their appeal to fans of a surprisingly wide range of genres. Equally comfortable playing intimate venues as they are on a festival stage, the band's highly-praised performances will continue into the next year as they continue touring.

Prepare for an unforgettable evening of progressive rock brilliance! Hailing from Glasgow, Long Earth deliver melodic prog rock with lush classic keys, soaring guitar solos, and pristine vocals, all driven by a powerful rhythm section. Since forming in 2016, theyve released three critically acclaimed albums. Their latest, An Ordinary Life (2024), was named Album of the Year by Béla Alabástrom (DPRP.net). A standout performance at Summer's End Progressive Rock Festival saw Prog magazine declare them a far from ordinary band. Guitarist and composer Yuval Ron performs original tunes that transcend the boundaries of any specific musical genre. Inspired by a crossover of modern jazz-rock, progressive music, cinematic and orchestral music genres, it is all well blended into an own fresh and distinct musical direction, best described as Cinematic Prog or Jazz-Rock. Yuval Ron's talent on guitar is both jaw-dropping, and refreshing at the same time. You cant help but have respect not only for his abilities, but his willingness, as the named frontman of his band, to allow his bandmates to have moments to shine during this performance. And shine, they do. - Heather Hickman, Jazzrockz Get ready to immerse yourself in a night of electrifying music that transcends boundaries and leaves you wanting more. Tickets: £10 + BF in advance, £15 door

Formed in Leicester in 1985 the Gaye Bykers on Acid rose to fame with their first independent release "Everythang's Groovy", which reached the Indie top 10. The Bykers followed their initial success with the "Nosedive Karma EP", which topped the independent charts. With their incendiary live shows their fan base grew, including a now infamous appearance at Glastonbury festival. The band were one of the first to fuse rocking riffs with Hip Hop beats and along with Pop Will Eat Itself became a part of the "Grebo" movement and in turn became front page news. Ahead of their time or just out of their minds, the Bykers were flavour of the month, which led the band to sign a deal with Virgin records, with whom they made 2 albums, "Drill your own hole" which was the soundtrack to a movie of the same name and the critically acclaimed "Stewed to the Gills". The Bykers then went stateside playing with the Cult at Madison Square Garden, where they impressed a watching Joey Ramone, who offered the band a support slot on the Ramones upcoming European tour. The band continued to evolve musically exploring new styles. Touring the UK, US and Europe it was this hedonistic and hectic schedule that eventually led the band to finally self-destruct in 1990... The original line up reformed in 2016 to play the Indie Daze festival and buoyed by the positive response they decided to carry on.

Zanias has been haunting underground clubs around the world with her instantly recognisable voice and uniquely ethereal electronic productions since 2011, with the spawning of her first project Linea Aspera in London. As a solo artist, now based in Berlin, she explores a more alien and spherical palette of sounds, fusing her coldwave past with the experimental pop influences of Fever Ray, Enya, early Grimes and Caroline Polachek. With her upcoming album Cataclysm, Zanias delivers a poignant call for revolution of both politics and consciousness in the face of humanitys existential threats of war and climate collapse, conveyed through her signature of deeply personal and poetic lyricism. Every song inhabits its own aesthetic universe and rhythm, featuring elemental fusions of witchhouse, trance, breakbeats and hyperpop. Cataclysm represents an ambitious defiance of genre in pursuit of artistry with a potent political message delivered with haunting balance of vulnerability and strength. It will be released into the world in late 2025, accompanied by a new audiovisual live set co-created with drummer Dylan Cairns.

Over the past decade, Empathy Test has evolved from complete obscurity to become one of the best-known and loved bands in the UK, German and American alternative electronic music scenes, with listeners all around the world. Empathy Tests unique brand of cinematic, analogue synthesizer-enthused pop has been hailed by the UKs Clash Magazine as gorgeous, by USAs KCRW as both nostalgic and immediate, and by Culture Clubs Boy George as a musical orgasm. As well as Boy George, Empathy Test also count Rusty Egan (Rich Kids, Visage), Midge Ure (Thin Lizzy, Ultravox), Republicas Saffron Sprackling and Spanish actress Ester Exposito (Elite) among their fans. Empathy Test's stunning debut single, Losing Touch, taken from the 2014 EP of the same name, has had over seven million streams on Spotify. Losing Touch first gained international recognition when it appeared in visual artist and animator Richard Swarbricks viral video celebrating Liverpool Football Clubs 2013/14 season. The animated video picked up over 270K views and was shown on the teams official TV channel. Swarbrick went on to use a second Empathy Test track, Kirrilee, as the soundtrack for another viral video The Cats of YouTube. A third, Last Night on Earth, soundtracked a series of videos commissioned by ESPN for the NBA Finals in the USA. In early 2015, Here is the Place, from the bands second EP Throwing Stones, appeared in an episode of MTVs Catfish, a show about people creating fake identities online. Catfish brought the band further recognition in North America and around the world, and the show has been rebroadcast in multiple countries almost constantly since then. In 2017, using the now defunct PledgeMusic platform, Empathy Test successfully crowdfunded the self-release of not one, but two debut albums, Losing Touch (Remastered) and Safe From Harm. The crowdfunder was 100% funded in just 10 hours and finished up 661% funded, allowing the band to press the two albums on CD and vinyl. The two albums were given a legendary 10/10 by Brutal Resonance, and 10/10 and 9/10 respectively, by Elektroskull. In 2020, once again harnessing the power of their rapidly growing and loyal fanbase, Empathy Test crowdfunded their third album, Monsters, via IndieGoGo. This time, the project was fully-funded in just 20 minutes, eventually finishing up 667% funded. The album was warmly received by fans and critics alike. Brutal Resonance gave Monsters 9/10, as did Release Magazine, while ReGen Magazine focused on its "production value, lyrics, and overall musicianship" and Swedish website Hymn praised their "timelessly melancholy melodies". Despite not having a record label (the band has turned down offers from many of the big labels in the scene, in favour of doing things their own way), Empathy Test are an attractive proposition for CD and vinyl collectors alike. Their short runs of consistently high-quality Digipak CDs, limited edition colour vinyl LPs, and picture discs, invariably sell out. You will see their limited 7" singles with asking prices of up to $100 on Discogs. Before September 2023, when they signed a physical distribution deal with SPKR, Empathy Test had sold over 4,000 12 vinyl and over 6,000 CD albums, without any formal distribution. On Spotify, Monsters has had upwards of 3.4m streams, Losing Touch (Remastered) 4.8m, and Safe From Harm, 1.9m. Aside from consistently releasing high-quality music, Empathy Test has toured as main support for the likes of VNV Nation, Covenant, Mesh and Aesthetic Perfection. They have also appeared at multiple alternative music festivals such as Wave Gotik Treffen, Mera Luna, Amphi, Plage Noire and NCN in Germany, Liverpool Sound City, Infest and Resistanz in the UK, and Winter Waves, Electrixmas and Subkultfestivalen in Sweden. They have also embarked on successful headline tours of the USA, Germany, France, and UK. Empathy Test is: Isaac Howlett (vocals / songwriting) and Adam Relf (production, composition). They currently perform live with the help of David Leisser on drums and Nadine Green on keyboards and are represented by Pluswelt Promotions for booking. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.

Nirvanher is bringing the ultimate tribute experience, playing all your favourite Nirvana hits and deep cuts in a high-energy set that will have you singing along from start to finish. The night will kick off with an amazing support act (TBC), setting the stage for a 90-minute headliner that you wont want to miss! Whether you're a die-hard Nirvana fan or just love grunge music, this is the show to be at. Don't miss out on this chance to experience the raw energy of Nirvanher live, secure your spot today! IMPORTANT: Minimum age is 18 - Physical ID required for entry, the venue holds the right to refuse entry for any reason, tickets will not be refunded if an attendee is refused entry or ejected.

Planet of Zeus are a heavy rock band from Athens, Greece. They have been around since 2000, playing extensively throughout their home country, just about anywhere they could, ranging from house parties to stadiums. Right now, Planet Of Zeus are the biggest rock band in Greece, consistently...

His Lordship emerged from lockdown in a blaze of boredom and frustration. The new project from guitarist James Walbourne (The Pretenders, The Pogues, The Rails) and Kristoffer Sonne (The Pretenders, Elton John, Willie Nelson), His Lordship is the sound of Walbourne unleashed as a frontman; a furious riot of raging guitar and perverted drums from another dimension.

After a huge 34 date North American tour to promote their last album, 'Ascending The Abyss' Industrial EBM legends Grendel did not sit still, continuing to tour Europe and playing festivals and doing a considerable amount of remix work for other artists, in 2025 they have been back in the studio, working on brand new material and a retrospective album to celebrate their 25 years in the scene.After a 6 year hiatus From touring in the UK, Stigmata are proud to welcome back Grendel, so join with us and celebrate their return with their 25 Anniversary UK Tour, they are hyped up and ready once more to rock the harsh generation!

The Best Bon Jovi Tribute Band In The World, as described by tribute band expert (Channel 4's The Convention Crasher) and TV celebrity Justin Lee-Collins. Wrong Jovi features some of the UKs finest professional musicians. With a set list crammed full of sing-along anthems, live favourites and rarities, audiences are guaranteed the ultimate Bon Jovi tribute show. Featuring Ally Ward as Jon Bon Jovi (X Factor, The Singer Takes It All and Britain's Got Talent) aka Jon Wrong Jovi on vocals, Wrong Jovi have one of the UKs most talented front men leading the band through some of rock n rolls most legendary songs. Ally is backed by some of the UKs most highly respected musicians. Founding member Mark Harding provides Richie Samboras fiery guitar lines, backing vocals and even lead vocals on occasion. Simon James (David Bryan) on keyboards and Backing vocals, Jim Houghton (Hugh McDonald) on bass and Backing vocals and Jon Alex Sturgeon (Tico Torres) on drums complete the line-up

Britallica is the worlds first metal tribute to Britney Spears a high-energy mashup of pop princess anthems and headbanging metal attitude. Expect iconic hits like Toxic and Baby One More Time reimagined with crushing guitars, powerful vocals, and thundering drums. For the nostalgic metalhead and the fearless pop fan alike Britallica is where guilty pleasure meets heavy pleasure.

Assemblage 23 is the future-pop / ebm project founded in 1988 by Tom Shear who writes the music and lyrics and does the recording himself. Live performances are supported by Paul Seegers on keyboards. Apart from the odd UK festival appearances Assemblage have not toured in the UK since 2018 so Stigmata are very proud to host them for this largest ever UK Tour to date, as a new album is scheduled to come out shortly after this tour we can expect a preview of some of their new music which is eagerly anticipated! On this tour he is supported by his partner Mari Kattman which will also be a UK first!

Celebrating the release of their debut album, Nobody's Home, Bristol alt rock/metal heavyweights, Dead Rubber Dolls, headline Ivory Blacks on Friday 3rd October 2025 as part of their UK tour!

Ashbury Heights are a synthpop duo from Sweden consisting of the dynamic singer/producer/songwriter team of Anders Hagström and Tea F. Thimé. Originally, the duo consisted of Anders Hagström and Yasmine Uhlin. However, she announced her surprise departure from the band in Hamburg at the last concert of the Out Of line festival tour 2008. Anders and Yazmine met in November 2005 and, upon discovering that they shared the same musical vision, decided to form a band. Their collaboration soon came to fruition with the release of a 9 track demo entitled "Angora Overdrive" after a very intensive month in the studio. The second four track demo, "Parliament of Rooks", which was finished in February 2006, had a more refined sound compared to their first offering. They decided to send it to a few select labels because the reaction they got to the first demo was quite overwhelming. Having sent the demos on Monday, Ashbury Heights was contacted and contracted by German Out of Line records on Wednesday, only an hour after the label had received the CD. This probably makes Ashbury Heights one of the fastest signings in history. Several other labels expressed an interest in the band, but there was no bidding war as Out of Line moved so quickly. Although having signed the famous German act "And One" at about the same time as Ashbury Heights, which ate a lot of the labels' resources, Out of Line wasted no time. The legendary producer John Fryer was brought on board to produce the promotional single "Cry Havoc" in April 2006, something quite unheard of in the world of the electronic underground. Very few bands in the synth-genre get to release promo-CDs (if any), and certainly no other band in modern synth-history has released a promo-CD produced by a celebrity of the likes of Fryer. John Fryer would eventually mix their first album "Three cheers for the newlydeads". Released in october 2007, the debut album was recieved with overwhelming optimism from press and audience alike proving once and for all that Ashbury Heights truly is a force to be reckoned with. In 2008 Ashbury Heights returned with the "Morningstar in a Black Car" EP, containing five new songs and four remixes. The EP received good reviews and helped keep up interest for the band. A video was made for the track "Spiders", a low budget affair which nevertheless managed to project some of the bands unique flair. Ashbury Heights, with brand-new female vocalist Kari Berg, released their new album 'Take Cair paramour' on the 2nd of july 2010. In 2010, following a long running dispute between Hagström and the record label Out Of Line the band disbanded. This dispute was settled in 2011, whereupon Hagstöm and Out of Line renewed their collaboration. However, it took until 2013 for Hagström to find a new singer. The new singer is Tea F. Thimé, the first female to co-write lyrics for Ashbury Heights. The band are excited to announce their first ever UK Tour which coincides with their 20th Anniversary, so this eagerly awaited UK tour is set to be very special indeed! Official Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ashbury.heights Official Tumblr:http://ashburyheightsofficial.tumblr.com/ Official Twitter:https://twitter.com/ashburyheights

Mephistofeles is one of the biggest acts of the new Doom Stoner scene from Argentina which has developed its own cult following all around the world. Dirty and sleazy heavy psychedelic doom. Great filthy guitar sound and creepy lyrics, this has been on repeat a lot. From Argentina, which seems to have a great scene of raw rock n roll music right now Excerpt from Jus Oborns interview with BROOKLYN VEGAN. Support comes from from Buried Sleeper and Mind Burial.

Get ready Glasgow for a night of pure, unapologetic rock 'n' roll mayhem! Löser, the ultimate Motörhead tribute, storm the Ivory Blacks stage with all the volume, grit, and ferocity youd expect from Lemmy and the boys. Expect the classics, the anthems, and the sheer raw power that defined a genre. Supporting them are Ego Trip, delivering hard-hitting riffs and swagger-soaked attitude, and Bay of Pigs, bringing their explosive energy and heavy grooves to kick the night off in style. This is not one for the faint of heartthis is loud, dirty, and guaranteed to shake the walls. Come ready, come thirsty, and come loud!

We invite not one but two of our favourite Djs to co-host Stigmata, Jack from SOFT RIOT and BRIAN from ASYLUM! So you can be sure youll hear your favourite EBM and Goth bangers as well as the coolest Post-Punk, Darkwave and industrial anthems too! Great Drink promos as always Premium Bottles of Beer £3.50 and Vodka + Splash and Tequila + Splash both at just Over 18's

Dutch death metal pioneers PESTILENCE return to UK stages this December, bringing a career-spanning set that bridges their late-‘80s foundations with their evolving, progressive edge. Led by guitarist-vocalist Patrick Mameli, the band’s current lineup delivers the technical firepower and ferocity that has made PESTILENCE a pillar of extreme metal for decades. Fans can expect a mix of long-awaited classics, deep cuts, and a first taste of material from the forthcoming Portals album-due spring 2026. Presented by Born Again Concerts. This is an 14+ event. U16s to be accompanied by an adult