BARNSLEY ENTERTAINMENT

ALCATRAZ Alcatraz are a proper 'Solid Rock' 5 piece LIVE band, the singer having a very distinctive voice. They have a good following too, with the more hard core rockers!! Their first set is much heavier than their second, singing songs by: Whitesnake, Bonjovi, Journey, AC/DC, Guns & Roses, etc
ALEXANDERS PALACE Alexander Edwards of Alexanders Palace is an excellent performer, always looks good and puts loads of effort into his performances. They have a very large following, especially Journey Lovers! Alex can pull off cover versions of Journey very well. They do an excellent 'Bat out of Hell' too. Their performance also includes songs by Bon Jovi, Free, Meatloaf, Toto, Santana, Brian Adams, Aerosmith, Stereophonics and many more, very well worth seeing. Alexanders Palace MySpace
BILLY BLACK BAND Wow, what a good looking bloke Billy Black is!!! Definately worth another look! Singing songs by Europe, David Lee Roth, Van Halen, Bad Co. Don't miss the second spot where Billy takes his kit off, and the photo on the left here has not been airbrushed!! He has a perfect six pack. The room is always full of women and jealous blokes. Excellent performers, Excellent Entertainment.
BITTER SUITE Bitter Suite are a nother brilliant Rock Band to watch out for. I think it was the late 70's the last time I saw these before they split. The set list included: Queen - We Will Rock You - Tie Your Mother Down - Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back in Town - Dont Believe a Word - Emerald - & Jailbreak - Waiting For an Alibi - Gary Moore - Parissiane Walkways - I'm Walking - Led Zeppelen - Stairway To Heaven - Free - Wishing Well - Lynyrd Skynyr - Freebird - Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way - ,Golden Earing - Radar Love - Deep Purple - Black Night -Bad Company - Can't Get Enough - Free - Alright Now - Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild.
BLACK PEARL Black Pearl were excellent. The first spot was a bit heavier than the other similar bands on the circuit and the new lead singer had loads of energy!! He came on in a Kilt which was different! He seems to laugh a lot too? The drummer is Danny Needham, one of the best drummers I have ever seen and quite a showman. (He also plays with the Tony Martin Band). Apart from the lead singer they have all played with the Billy Black Band and Alexanders Palace. Very entertaing they are too, their set list is as follows: Long Train Running, Boys of Summer, Feel like making love, Can't get enough of your love, With a little help from my friends, Painted Black, Wishing Well, Live n let die, You give love a bad name, Livin' on a prayer, Smooth, Best days of my life, Honky tonk woman, Keep the faith, Smoke on the Water.
BLUEZONIA Bluezonia are two Barnsley Lads and did us proud on Friday Night! Scott & Dave sang a number of up to date chart songs by Busted, Will Young and Sam n Mark to name but a few. The club was full for a Friday night and we all had a good time. Well done Lads!
BON JORDI He sounded like him - and looked like him (from the back anyway) and Bon Jordi really got the crowd going. They sang all the songs you'd expect to hear from Bon Jovi, plus a few more rock songs in the second half. He did talk quite a bit though and fancies himself as a bit of a comedian! and to be honest his jokes were quite funny. On the whole they were a pretty decent band.
THE CIVILIANS Formed at the beginning of 2008,The Civilians are a 100% live four piece band. Featuring ex members of Complete Madness, Revolution and The Buzztones, they recreate some of the best sounds from ska, new wave, mod and beyond. Bands covered include: Kinks, Beatles, The Who, Undertones, Buzzcocks, Clash, The Jam, Specials, Madness, Bad Manners, Oasis, Stereophonics and more contempary acts like Artic Monkeys, Kaiser Cheifs and Fratellis. Guaranteed to get the crowd going! Enhanced by a top of the range Logic PA system and light show, these lads give it all every show and always get re-booked where ever they appear.
COAST coAst are a hard working, four piece covers band who knock out non stop classic rock hits from the 60’s to the present day, with all three guitarists sharing lead vocals. Their impressive diary is testament to their tight musicianship and excellent harmony vocals. The band covers songs by AC/DC, Deep Purple, Green Day, Oasis, Queen, Thin Lizzy, ZZ Top and many more and features: Dave Cooper – guitar, vocals – founder member of 70’s TV/chart band CHILD. More recently with function band TEACHER’S PET Darren Scarfe – bass guitar, vocals – previously front man with Whitesnake tribute band LOVEHUNTER. Richard Cooper – guitar, vocals. Formerly of TEACHER’S PET. Martin ‘Mitch’ Mitchell - Drums. Formerly of ROUGH EDGE.
DEE DOWLING BAND One word - Brilliant! Fronted by the man himself, Dee Dowling, this band just gets better and the other members of the band are simply the best. The music is all live and very entertaining. Dee fronted bands like Boss and was a member of Six of the Best. Singing songs by The Jam, The Beatles, The Who, The Hollies, Manic Street Preachers, The Knack, Oasis, Police, Rod Stewart, Brian Adams, REM, Van Morrison, Whitesnake and many more. Seeing this band is a real treat!! His keyboard solo of the Stereophonics "Handbags & Gladrags" is excellent.
DEFT LEPPARD Deft Leppard was formed in 2005 when musicians from 3 successful bands decided to join forces and form not only the UK's, but Europe's only Def Leppard tribute band. Featuring a dazzling array of musical talent and stage experience, Deft Leppard can comfortably claim to be the closest you will ever get to the real thing, with 5 frontline vocals, keyboards and the sound fx reproducing every nuance of the original line-up’s live performance Featuring top class front-man Ashley (Joe) as well as 4 other session-standard musicians, Deft Leppard is a must see act brimming with enthusiasm, experience, talent and energy. For information on forthcoming gigs, streamed audio and live photos please click on WEBSITE link.
DIESEL Diesel are four fit lads that gave very good presentation. They were very entertaining and put on an excellent show. Singing songs: I am the One and Only, Bop Bop Baby, Could it be Magic, Relight my Fire, Beyond the Sea, Mack the Knife, You've Lost that Loving Feeling, The Heat is On, You can Leave your Hat on, Pretty Woman and Filthy Gorgeous.
DION ANDRE'S ABSOLUTE 80'S Dionne Andre's Absolute 80's were worth seeing, I thought Dionne was superb on vocals and had a good backing band too. Sang songs by Kim Wilde, The Bangles, Bananarama, Belinda Carlisle, Depesch Mode, Eurithmics, Soft Cell, Yazoo, Tiffany and many more, she also had quite a few costume changes. They seemed to put a lot of effort into their performance, really good!!!!
DONE N DUSTED Done N Dusted are a new LIVE BAND and were very enjoyable to watch! With the 'FANTASTIC FEZZ' on keyboards this band were really good. It makes a real nice change to see a new band on the block. They sang different songs to the norm too which made them more interesting. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Their set list includes Dakota, The One I Love, Teenage Kicks, Wherever You will Go (The Calling), Chasing Cars, Hindu Times, Nickleback, Feel Like Making Love, Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, End Has a Start - The Editors, Hello, Wishin' Well, Born To Be Wild, JailBreak, Local Boy, Gimme Some Lovin', My Generation, Town Called Malace, Addicted to Love, Summer of 69, Come on Feel The Noise, Boys are Back in Town. Well worth seeing again!
DUBLIN RAIDERS Colin Barber fronts the Dublin Raiders band along with John, Anth and Steve. It's party time when you go watch these and it's better if you get a few pints down ya neck!! They have quite a following, covering songs in a "dodgy Irish accent" - by Thin Lizzy, The Proclaimers, The Pogues, Sham Rock, The Dubliners, Big Country, Rod Stewart, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Rednex and many more - These lads are crackers!!! but very entertaining!
ENVY Envy put on a great show. 4 good looking lads, excellent presentation and good tunes! They have a film show on a screen at the back of the stage. Singing songs by Westlife, Michael Jackson, my favourite Build me up Buttercup by the Foundations, Stepps, Tavaras and many more!!
ESSENTIAL JOURNEY If you're a Journey fan then you'll love The Essential Journey, and judging by the crowd there were plenty of those!! The Open Arms song was a really good moment, most of the club was up singing the words. The Journey Set list included: Be Good To Yourself - Separate Ways - After The Fall - Stone In Love - Higher Place - Open Arms - Who's Crying Now - Lights - Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' - Escape - Faithfully - Any Way You Want It - Chain Reaction - Don't Stop Believin'. At times I thought another guitar would have enhanced their performance, but the band were great. They sang a couple of songs by Toto & then a couple by Styx that I hadn't heard before, The band were excellent, with Paul Trappett on keyboards, Tim Rowe on Guitar, Warren Shaw on Drums & Lead Vocals and Neil Craddock on Bass Guitar & Lead Vocals. Well worth seeing!! THE ESSENTIAL JOURNEY WEBSITE
THE EXECUTIVES It was really nice to see The Executives as they were fresh and an chose an excellent choice of songs too: Jailbreak, Waiting for a girl Like you, Why can't this be Love, Here I go Again, Is this Love, Only the Young, I wanna Love Ya All night Long, Since you've been gone , She sells sanctuary, Fool for your loving, Wishing Well, Alright now, Sweet child of mine, Smoke on the water, Black night, Rosalee, Living on a prayer, Shot through the heart, Whole lotta rosie, Sweet home alabama, and Don't stop believing. Excellent Entertainment!!!!
THE FANTASTICS I found The Fantastics pretty Fantastic! These are 4 local lads with 2 members from the Incredibles Mark Munroe and Neil D'Angelo and an X Factor finalist Vince Fontayne a.k.a Kai Taylor as well as another new excellent performer Rosald Johnson, these lads are packing the clubs with young and old music fans alike! Singing songs from the motown and soul era, with new suits and shiny shoes, they are well worth going to see. One of my faves! Their setlist goes something like this: I`ll go where the music takes me -jimmy james, More than a number - the drifters, Baby now that i`ve found you, My girl -the temptations, A man like me - jimmy james and the vagabonds. Build me up buttercup - the foundations, I can`t help myself - the four tops, Ain`t no mountain-various artistes, Ain`t no woman - the four tops, Hold back the night - the tramps, There goes my first love - the drifters, I swear - boyz to men, Walk away renee - four tops, Love i lost - harold melvin and the bluenotes, Love train - the ojays, Kissing in the back row - the drifters Higher and Higher - jackie wilson, Reach out, northern soul medley-various artistes, First my last my everything - barry white, Something old something new - the fantastics, Dancing on the ceiling - lionel richie.
FERAL CIRCUS by Sam Harrison, Royston Get ya hands on ya knees an trash ya head like its 1980. Feral circus is back. This is the greatest Metallica tribute band I have ever heard. It’s always a night to remember. Feral Circus know how to rock the place. Now they have a new lead guitarist Chris, and a new drummer Sam (who I thought was absolutely fantastic), Rick on rhythm guitar/vocals and Gaz on bass (I think this new line up is awesome). The set list is even better now they are playing more of the Metallica classics. Every song sounded amazing and heavier than ever, I think ‘One’ was the best. But the whole set was breath taking. Can’t wait for the next gig!
FIREWORX Fireworx are a trio consisting of one man and two girls. These were excellent entertainment, the club was full and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. They sang a wide selection of up to date tunes and carried off the Liberty X songs very well. Well worth seeing again.
FOXX Foxx gave us a very entertaining evening. Loads of effort went into their performance and all the club were up dancing. They covered songs by Westlife, Robbie, Beach Boys, Backstreet Boys, Blue and Five to name but a few! Excellent!!
FRITENITE Fritenite are very funny and fantastic entertaininment. The band get dressed up in "scarry" costumes and plays Rock music!! Very original, thats for sure!! You can tell that these lads do it because they love it, and its plain to see they enjoy what they do! Singing songs by Alice Cooper, Sweet, Bon Jovi, Queen, Kaiser Chiefs and The Darkness. Very talented lads and the propman/roadie also has a big part in this band and is hilarious on stage. Well done lads, brilliant!
HARLEM NIGHTS I thought Harlem Nights were excellent! They were thoroughly entertaining! A really good motown threesome singing all the songs you'd expect - including Build me up Buttercup, (my fave) The Snake, My Girl etc. They also covered songs by The Temptations, Frankie Valley, Marvin Gaye, Detroit Spinners, Stylistics, Kool & The Gang and The Drifters.Band members are B.B Smith (BillyBoy), Danny Dee, and recent addition Sean "Floyd" Charles. Well worth going to see in my opinion.
HERE'S JOHNNY Get ready for an amazing show! With Ben on bass guitar, "Crystal" Pete on lead guitar, Christopher on drums and boy what a drummer!! and last but by no means least, Johnny on lead vocals and guitar. What a guy! Where does he get his energy from? He does an excellent impression of Mick Jagger from the Rolling Stones, seeing is believing!! This show is 100% live and a joy to watch. The set list went something like this: Elvis ain't dead, I fought the law, Brown sugar blues, Substitute, Champagne super nova, My generation, Paperback writer, Jailbreak, Start me up, Ruby Ruby, Pretty vacant, You gotta make it happen, Dakota, Going underground, Painted black, 20th century boy, Teenage kicks, Jumpin jack flash, Down down.
HEROES Heroes certainly seem to pull the crowds in. The filmshow in the background was impressive with videos of the artists who's songs they were singing playing on the screen. They sang songs by Robbie, Elton John, Beatles and Stevie Wonder. They seem to be a firm favourite of the local clubs.
HOUSEPARTY I really enjoyed HouseParty, far better than last time I saw them. Good looking frontman too!! talented guitarist. Singing a good selection of songs: Love the one you're with, Signed sealed delivered, Sweetest feeling, Lying eyes, Hotel California, You make me feel brand new, I believe in a thing called love, Shadows medly by Ricky on guitar, Just a gigolo, Heaven must be missing an angel, Young hearts run free, Brown eye'd girl, and my fave to top it off, Build me up Buttercup.
HOUSEQUAKE If you're a prude then don't watch Housequake! but if you like a bit of fun then this band's hilarious!! They are without doubt the country's most risque comedy showband. They feature routines from Riverdance, Michael Jackson and The Corrs. They also do a Kelly and Ozzy Osbourne song which is so funny. Their songs include Boyzone and Robbie Williams, plus up-to-date chart material.
INFINITY Infinity were originally called Tokyo and their name comes from a Journey album's title so as you can imagine they play a fair bit of Journey which just happens to be my favourite band. They play soft rock ballads and play an excellent range of songs including: Long train running, Talk about love, Girl can't help it, Babe, Hotel California, Who's cryin' now, Feel like makin' love, Take it on the run, Show me the way (with voice box pipe)!!, Faithfully, Jump, You give love a bad name, Separate ways, Hold the line, 20th Century boy, Addicted to love, Doctor doctor, Here i go again, Don't stop believing, It's my life and Run to you. Well worth seeing when they come to a club near you and now they have the Fantastic Fezz on keys so that can't be bad can it!!
JAGGED EDGE The first thing that hit me was the fantastic lighting. I think it just adds to the quality of the entertainment and to add to that Jagged Edge were excellent musicians. They sang a good selection of songs including Runaway, Don't Wanna Miss a Thing, Wanted - Dead or Alive, then 3 from my fave band JOURNEY, Be good to Yourself, Anyway You Want It, and Seperate Ways. They also did Sweet Child of Mine, All Right Now and Living on a Prayer. They have a good following and music fans love this band.
JAMES CANNON AND THE SINNERS by Pat Crawford 'James Cannon And The Sinners are a Barnsley based 5 piece Traditional Irish Folk band with energy. They play alot of Pogues, Dubliners, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and of course Traditional Irish Songs. James Cannon is the son of Sean Cannon out of the legendary irish folk group - THE DUBLINERS and has toured Europe with his father for the last 12 years and is now playing with is own band THE SINNERS. The Sinners have just completed a tour of Croatia for the St. Patrick Day Celebrations (2008) and at one a Festival, they played infront of 8,000 people, also making an appearance on Craotian National Television. 'A must see', says The Barnsley Chronicle. The band features:- drums, bass, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar and the great authentic voice of James Cannon, who is a credit to his father.' http://www.myspace.com/jamescannonandthesinners
LEEROY JOHNSON & THE FLICKS Leeroy Johnson seems to have found his niche in the music business now! Having seen him in "Johnson" and "Hitsville" he was the youngest member of the bands and he now has a band of his very own. He crammed so many songs into his set, and he didn't speak much in the first spot, but by the second set, he had the audience eating out of his hand and everybody loved them. They were very talented too, the bass and two lead guitars were very tight and an excellent drummer too. Make sure you catch them next time they are in the area. The set was as follows: Teenage Kicks, Honky Tonk Woman, Brown Sugar Blues, Jumping Jack Flash, I can't get no Satisfaction, My Sherona, You really got me, You're Beautiful, I fought the Law, Should I stay or should I go, What a wonderful world, Ever Fallen in love with someone, I predict a riot, Suspicious Minds, Stuck in the Middle, Swords of a thousand men, I'm a believer, Turning Japanese (do you know what that song is about)!!!! Brown eyed girl, to name just a few!!!!
THE LIMIT The Limit are very entertaining. They are local lads and travel all over to share their talent, mainly in the holiday camps and cover a wide audience. They sing songs by Westlife, Backstreet Boys, Robbie, Ronan, Take That plus many more. I must have seen these thirty times but still find them exciting to watch!
LIVEWIRE Live Wire are an AC/DC Tribute Band - Absolutely brilliant!! I hardly knew any of the songs but they were fantastic. They sure got the crowd going and have a really good following of fans WOW!! If you like rock, they are a must see!!
THE MANHATTANS The Manhattans pack the clubs to the rafters every time I see them. They are really well presented, very talented vocalists and sound really good together. Singing motown and soul songs such as Miss Grace, Gotta get next to you babe, Get Ready, My Girl, Sister and Brother, Now is the Time, I'll go where the music takes me, The love I Lost, Just a gygalo, S.O.S, End of the Road, H.A.P.P.Y, Heaven must be missing an angel, Let the music play on, The first, My last, My everything, Build me up Buttercup (my favourite), I'll be there, Be Young, Be Foolish, but be Happy, Your love is lifting me Higher, All Night Long, There goes my first Love and Can't get by without you. EXCELLENT!! This music brings back some good memories!!
THE MENS CLUB What an excellent nights entertainment from The Mens Club!! Glyn still does his hallmark jokes and impressions (Ashley from Coronation St and the drunk in Rita, Sue and Bob Too) hilarious!! as well as a shed full of new stuff from the band too. You're always assured to have a good time watching this dance/party act. Women in particular tend to love this band. Personally I think they all just wanna take Glyn home!!!! Watch out for their version of Boom Shakalak which gets everyone up dancing and an hilarious impression of Amy Winehouse from Glyn. The other songs they sing include Special Brew, I believe in a thing called love, September, Shake your Tailfeather, Sweetest Feeling, "Build me up Buttercup", A little respect, Shine, Grace Kelly, Hero, Two hearts, Don't feel like dancing, Summer of 69, All right now, Going Loco Down in Acapulco, Baby Come Back, Black and Gold, Dead ringer for love and Mercy (Duffy). All in all, a very entertaining band!! One of my fave's! http://www.boomshakamanagement.co.uk/
NYC A sensational all male vocal trio. You are sure to have a party night with these guys. They carry a 3K P.A system and an excellent intelligent lighting rig and are without doubt, the most indemand male vocal harmony trio in the UK. All three members take their turn at lead vocals as well as providing superb harmonies. A slick and dynamic show that predominantly features the fabulous music of Motown & Soul - contrasted with high energy pop. A packed dance floor and a great atmosphere are the hallmarks of any NYC gig. Performing amazing versions of songs such as: Working My Way Back To You Babe, Lets Go Round Again, I Swear, The Love I Lost, Can You Feel The Love Tonight, I Believe, End Of The Road, When Your Looking Like That, Love Ain't Here, Anymore, Earth Wind & Fire Medley, Get Ready, Bay City Rollers, Medley, Tiger Feet, Tavares Medley, Real Thing Medley, Take That Medley
MR CHIEF Mr Chief are personally one of my favourites!! These five lads from West Yorkshire sure put on a good show. They played an excellent choice of songs: American Idiot, You really got me, Heard it through the grapevine, Creep (excellent version), Let her be (Hootie & the blowfish), Another brick in the wall, Hotel california, Sweet child of mine, Dead or alive, Basket case, Pinball wizzard, Don't believe a word (acoustic and rock), Crazy train, Tie your mother down, Radar love, No more tears, I just wanna make love to you, No more tears, All my life, Word up, Highway to hell, Enter the sandman, Vertigo, Whole lotta rosie, Comfortably numb and Freebird. What a nice change to see a new band with talent! MR CHIEF WEBSITE
THE PIGGIES Originally formed in 1980, THE PIGGIES were the pioneers of the lookalike/ soundalike age, well before most of the current crop of Tribute Bands were even born. Through constant touring, in the UK and abroad, the band quickly gained a reputation as the most authentic 60s/ Beatles tribute in Britain, with an array of vintage instruments, flamboyant costumes and an attention to detail that, to this day, cannot be rivalled. In 2000/2001 THE PIGGIES starred in their own production ..THE BEATLES REVOLUTION SHOW.. which ran for 17 weeks at the Folkan Theatre in Stockholm perfoming to over 50000 people. They also appeared live on Swedish national TV and radio. THE PIGGIES 'CLASSIC GROUPS OF THE 60's SHOW' takes you on magical mystery tour from Merseybeat to The Rolling Stones Hyde Park concert of 1969, taking in The Summer of Love and Flower Power along the way. Artistes portrayed, both musically and visually, include The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Monkees, Cliff and The Shadows, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan and many more.
POWER AND SOUL Didn't know what to expect when I went to watch Power & Soul but I was pleasantly surprised!! They sounded good, looked good and the selection of songs were pretty good too and the set list went like this: Love the one your with (Luther Vandross) Somebody elses guy (Jocelyn Brown), Sisters are doing it for themselves (Aretha Franklin & Annie Lennox), Use it up Wear it out (Odyssey) Enough is Enough (Streisand & Donna Summer) My Guy/Jimmy Mac/ Its My Party/The Happening/Heatwave/One fine day/Can't hurry Love (Medley) Misty Blue (Dorothy Moore) also (Mary J Blige) Havn't Stopped Dancing Yet ( Gonzales) Eye To Eye Contact (Edwinn Starr) Knock On Wood (Amy Stewart), Chain Reaction (Diana Ross) Carwash/Dancing in the street/we are family/Needle in a haystack I love to love/Feels like im in love Younghearts Run Free Footsteps on the Dancefloor (Teardrops) Celebration/Dance to the Music/Love Train/Give me just a little more time/hold back the night/dont leave me this way Walkin on Sunshine. Well worth a look at!! Also the singer Linzi has a figure to die for!!!
RIO MADNESS Rio Madness are a boy/girl duo who always seems to fill a club! I must admit though, they do sing a pretty good selection of songs and she has an excellent voice. So here are some of their songs: Sweet dreams, You raise me up, I'm still standing, 9 times out of 10, Shattered glass, Feel like a woman, Call on me, Must have been love, Living on a prayer and Gloria.
ROCK LEGACY Rock Legacy are proper Solid Rock so you get your really heavy rock fans going to these gigs! I really enjoyed this LIVE band even though they do songs I don't know. These are four local lads and excellent musicians comprising of Drummer, two lead guitars and bass guitar but not forgetting Vanessa their Manager!! If you haven't seen this band you're missing a treat and must check them out. They played songs by Thunder, Journey, The Cult, Deep Purple, Thin Lizzy and Queen, amongst many others. http://www.rocklegacy.com/
SOULTOWN Singing songs ranging from Tavares, The Drifters, Barry White and motown medleys songs plus The First My Last My Everything, Sugar Pie Honeybunch, Don't Take away the music, More than a woman, A man like me, 25 miles, What becomes of a broken hearted, Treat her like a lady, Be young be foolish, 123, Build me up buttercup, Reach out, all the motown and soul greats!
STAGEFRIGHT - WEBSITE A really enjoyable night was had whilst watching this fairly new TOTALLY LIVE rock band on the club circuit. I really liked their choice of songs and am told by their fantastic drummer Christian (formerly Alcatraz) that they change their set frequently so I'm looking forward to seeing them again pretty soon. The set list went like this: Lets get rocked, Aint Talkin Bout Love, Vertigo, Love Walked In, Crazy, Dakota, TieYour Mother Down, Cant Stop This Thing We Started, Cant Get Enough of Your Love, Hammer to Fall, We Will Rock You, Forever Young, Word Up, Hush, Hard to Handle, 1 Night Love affair, Fool for your Loving, I Want To Break Free, In These Arms, Gimme Some Lovin, Mony Mony, Sit Down, Jovi Medley and It's My Life.
STEELER "Steeler has been on the road for over 15 years, they are currently with the Dixon Agency and do a lot of work in the North East, All Steeler dates can be found on www.malaki.org . The current lineup is, Steve Gray from Rotherham on Drums he is also band leader. An amazing drummer with a fantastic array of great powerful sounds at his finger tips and rarely misses a beat. Bass guitar, is Steve Humphreys, From the Manor in Sheffield, a true genious on the bass guitar, he also takes lead vocals on a few tracks including Eddie Van Halens Jump, and Whole Lotta Rosie. Front Man Shaun Tomlinson (Tommo) from Sheffield. The best man in the business for getting an audience on the side of the band, no matter how the audience feel, Tommos, we're from the home of football war cry alway gets a laugh even in Newcastle, and after a song he will shout "CHEER, Pretend it's new years eve and it's free beer and there is a good turn on CHEER" He can be a bit "X" rated at times but no one can take offence at this man who commands the stage. Keyboards P.C. Simon Evens, Even though Simon is no longer a Police Officer he is still announced as one it always gets a moan and a laugh, Tommo always warnes the audience, "If anyone has any drugs or illegal Cigs"..............................Simon will buy em" Not only a great keyboard player, an excellent singer a guitarist too, his vocals on Bon Jovis "Bed of Roses" are just like the record he sings and plays and it sounds just amazing. Lead Guitar, Ken Sturt AKA Malaki (pronounced Mall-Ack-Eye) newest member of Steeler , joined 3rd March 2006. Known more for the "Malaki Roadshows" Where he does a Joe Satriani tribute show, has fitted in with the band really well and has lifted the Steeler sound to a new level. A fantastic sound and a very experienced guitarist. Towards the end of the night he does a solo bit using digital delays where by he replicates Brian Mays BRIGHTON ROCK SOLO, never fails to amaze and impress. www.malaki.org for more details. SOUND MAN, IAN PECK, Last but not least the man that makes it all happen, one of the best sound men in the business, Ian has been with the band since the start, he single handedly controls a 10k rig and also a massive lighting rig, drives the van and gets the guys and the gear to every gig safely.Steeler have missed only 4 gigs in their time on the road, these were due to ill health."
STORM The ultimate in young male live party groups. Storm blast their way through hit after hit taking you through the 60's, 70's, 80' 90's and present day with a very up beat selection of sensational songs. Featuring two outstanding young and dynamic male vocalists Storm never fail to generate a party atmosphere and a packed dance floor. An act for the most discerning client who demands and appreciates quality. Storm have worked a variety of Venues including: Hotels, Nightclubs, Clubs and Holiday Parks and have been booked by some of the Country's leading entertainment suppliers. Songs Include: Dont Stop Me Now, Beatles Medley, You Raise Me Up, Mr Bojangles Jacksons Medley, When Your Looking Like That,Your Song, Earth Wind And Fire Medley, Words, Shine, You To Me Are Everything, Dont Let The Sun Go Down On Me , Grace Kelly, Take That Medley Dont Feel Like Dancing, Dancing On The Ceiling, Shake Your Tail Feather, Picture Of You, I'm Your Man, Mambo Number 5, Rollercoaster, Going Gets Tough, Uptown Girl, Spirit In The Sky
SWEET DREAMS Euryhtmics tribute, (Sweet Dreams, little bird, Thorn in my side, Right by our side, Sex crimes, Sister are doin’ it for themselves & I only wanna be with you) Madness Tribute (One step beyond, House of fun, our house, Baggy trousers, one step beyond) Why----Annie Lennox, Elton John Tribute, (I’m still standing, crocodile rock, Don’t go breaking my heart, are you ready for love) Stop---Sam brown (which I loved) Prince Tribute, (Rasberry beret, You got the look, 1999, Let’s go crazy), Cher tribute, Gypsies tramps & thieves, Turn back time, I found someone, Dead ringer for love), One way or another/Maria—Blondie, Call me al----Paul Simon, 9 to 5------Dolly Parton, Hey Ya------Outcast, Believe/ String enough---Cher, 80’s Synthpop medley (Electric dreams, Don’t you want me baby, Just can’t get enough, Don’t go, Stop) 80’s Rock medley, (Livin’ on a prayer, Final countdown, Sweet child of mine, Summer of 69), I love Rock’n roll---- Joan Jett, Whenever---Shakira
THREE "Three Men, One Show". A trio made up of members from past high calibre acts including 'The Linacres', 'Matinee' and 'Hero'. They have crafted an all new stage show combining immaculate harmonies with slick choreography and excellent lighting..this act is sure to take your venue and audience by storm." Singing songs by Stylistics, Styx, Chicago, Eagles, Jamie Cullam, Michael Jackson, Simply Red, Lionel Richie plus many many more. Definitely worth a look!!
THE TONY LIDDLE BAND If you like rock music, you'll like The Tony Liddle Band. Last time I saw these they sang Suzanne, Stone in Love, Faithfully, Who's Crying Now, Separate Ways, and Don't Stop Believing and Be Good to Yourself, (Journey) Paid My Dues and Left Outside Alone (Anestasia), he also sang The Warrier, Rescue Me, Sweet Child of Mine, Juke Box Hero, Whole Lotta Rosie, and the one everyone loves to hear him sing, More than a Feeling.

ALCATRAZ
Alcatraz are a proper 'Solid Rock' 5 piece LIVE band, the singer having a very distinctive voice. They have a good following too, with the more hard core rockers!! Their first set is much heavier than their second, singing songs by: Whitesnake, Bonjovi, Journey, AC/DC, Guns & Roses, etc

ALEXANDERS PALACE
Alexander Edwards of Alexanders Palace is an excellent performer, always looks good and puts loads of effort into his performances. They have a very large following, especially Journey Lovers! Alex can pull off cover versions of Journey very well. They do an excellent 'Bat out of Hell' too.
Their performance also includes songs by Bon Jovi, Free, Meatloaf, Toto, Santana, Brian Adams, Aerosmith, Stereophonics and many more, very well worth seeing.
Alexanders Palace MySpace

BILLY BLACK BAND
Wow, what a good looking bloke Billy Black is!!! Definately worth another look! Singing songs by Europe, David Lee Roth, Van Halen, Bad Co. Don't miss the second spot where Billy takes his kit off, and the photo on the left here has not been airbrushed!! He has a perfect six pack. The room is always full of women and jealous blokes. Excellent performers, Excellent Entertainment.

BITTER SUITE
Bitter Suite are a nother brilliant Rock Band to watch out for. I think it was the late 70's the last time I saw these before they split. The set list included: Queen - We Will Rock You - Tie Your Mother Down - Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back in Town - Dont Believe a Word - Emerald - & Jailbreak - Waiting For an Alibi - Gary Moore - Parissiane Walkways - I'm Walking - Led Zeppelen - Stairway To Heaven - Free - Wishing Well - Lynyrd Skynyr - Freebird - Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way - ,Golden Earing - Radar Love - Deep Purple - Black Night -Bad Company - Can't Get Enough - Free - Alright Now - Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild.

BLACK PEARL
Black Pearl were excellent. The first spot was a bit heavier than the other similar bands on the circuit and the new lead singer had loads of energy!! He came on in a Kilt which was different! He seems to laugh a lot too? The drummer is Danny Needham, one of the best drummers I have ever seen and quite a showman. (He also plays with the Tony Martin Band). Apart from the lead singer they have all played with the Billy Black Band and Alexanders Palace. Very entertaing they are too, their set list is as follows: Long Train Running, Boys of Summer, Feel like making love, Can't get enough of your love, With a little help from my friends, Painted Black, Wishing Well, Live n let die, You give love a bad name, Livin' on a prayer, Smooth, Best days of my life, Honky tonk woman, Keep the faith, Smoke on the Water.

BLUEZONIA
Bluezonia are two Barnsley Lads and did us proud on Friday Night! Scott & Dave sang a number of up to date chart songs by Busted, Will Young and Sam n Mark to name but a few. The club was full for a Friday night and we all had a good time. Well done Lads!

BON JORDI
He sounded like him - and looked like him (from the back anyway) and Bon Jordi really got the crowd going. They sang all the songs you'd expect to hear from Bon Jovi, plus a few more rock songs in the second half. He did talk quite a bit though and fancies himself as a bit of a comedian! and to be honest his jokes were quite funny. On the whole they were a pretty decent band.

THE CIVILIANS
Formed at the beginning of 2008,The Civilians are a 100% live four piece band. Featuring ex members of Complete Madness, Revolution and The Buzztones, they recreate some of the best sounds from ska, new wave, mod and beyond. Bands covered include: Kinks, Beatles, The Who, Undertones, Buzzcocks, Clash, The Jam, Specials, Madness, Bad Manners, Oasis, Stereophonics and more contempary acts like Artic Monkeys, Kaiser Cheifs and Fratellis. Guaranteed to get the crowd going! Enhanced by a top of the range Logic PA system and light show, these lads give it all every show and always get re-booked where ever they appear.

COAST
coAst are a hard working, four piece covers band who knock out non stop classic rock hits from the 60’s to the present day, with all three guitarists sharing lead vocals. Their impressive diary is testament to their tight musicianship and excellent harmony vocals. The band covers songs by AC/DC, Deep Purple, Green Day, Oasis, Queen, Thin Lizzy, ZZ Top and many more and features:
Dave Cooper – guitar, vocals – founder member of 70’s TV/chart band CHILD. More recently with function band TEACHER’S PET
Darren Scarfe – bass guitar, vocals – previously front man with Whitesnake tribute band LOVEHUNTER.
Richard Cooper – guitar, vocals. Formerly of TEACHER’S PET.
Martin ‘Mitch’ Mitchell - Drums. Formerly of ROUGH EDGE.

DEE DOWLING BAND
One word - Brilliant!
Fronted by the man himself, Dee Dowling, this band just gets better and the other members of the band are simply the best. The music is all live and very entertaining. Dee fronted bands like Boss and was a member of Six of the Best. Singing songs by The Jam, The Beatles, The Who, The Hollies, Manic Street Preachers, The Knack, Oasis, Police, Rod Stewart, Brian Adams, REM, Van Morrison, Whitesnake and many more. Seeing this band is a real treat!! His keyboard solo of the Stereophonics "Handbags & Gladrags" is excellent.

DEFT LEPPARD
Deft Leppard was formed in 2005 when musicians from 3 successful bands decided to join forces and form not only the UK's, but Europe's only Def Leppard tribute band.
Featuring a dazzling array of musical talent and stage experience, Deft Leppard can comfortably claim to be the closest you will ever get to the real thing, with 5 frontline vocals, keyboards and the sound fx reproducing every nuance of the original line-up’s live performance
Featuring top class front-man Ashley (Joe) as well as 4 other session-standard musicians, Deft Leppard is a must see act brimming with enthusiasm, experience, talent and energy.
For information on forthcoming gigs, streamed audio and live photos please click on WEBSITE link.

DIESEL
Diesel are four fit lads that gave very good presentation. They were very entertaining and put on an excellent show. Singing songs: I am the One and Only, Bop Bop Baby, Could it be Magic, Relight my Fire, Beyond the Sea, Mack the Knife, You've Lost that Loving Feeling, The Heat is On, You can Leave your Hat on, Pretty Woman and Filthy Gorgeous.

DION ANDRE'S ABSOLUTE 80'S
Dionne Andre's Absolute 80's were worth seeing, I thought Dionne was superb on vocals and had a good backing band too. Sang songs by Kim Wilde, The Bangles, Bananarama, Belinda Carlisle, Depesch Mode, Eurithmics, Soft Cell, Yazoo, Tiffany and many more, she also had quite a few costume changes. They seemed to put a lot of effort into their performance, really good!!!!

DONE N DUSTED
Done N Dusted are a new LIVE BAND and were very enjoyable to watch! With the 'FANTASTIC FEZZ' on keyboards this band were really good. It makes a real nice change to see a new band on the block. They sang different songs to the norm too which made them more interesting. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.
Their set list includes Dakota, The One I Love, Teenage Kicks, Wherever You will Go (The Calling), Chasing Cars, Hindu Times, Nickleback, Feel Like Making Love, Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, End Has a Start - The Editors, Hello, Wishin' Well, Born To Be Wild, JailBreak, Local Boy, Gimme Some Lovin', My Generation, Town Called Malace, Addicted to Love, Summer of 69, Come on Feel The Noise, Boys are Back in Town. Well worth seeing again!

DUBLIN RAIDERS
Colin Barber fronts the Dublin Raiders band along with John, Anth and Steve. It's party time when you go watch these and it's better if you get a few pints down ya neck!! They have quite a following, covering songs in a "dodgy Irish accent" - by Thin Lizzy, The Proclaimers, The Pogues, Sham Rock, The Dubliners, Big Country, Rod Stewart, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Rednex and many more - These lads are crackers!!! but very entertaining!

ENVY
Envy put on a great show. 4 good looking lads, excellent presentation and good tunes! They have a film show on a screen at the back of the stage. Singing songs by Westlife, Michael Jackson, my favourite Build me up Buttercup by the Foundations, Stepps, Tavaras and many more!!

ESSENTIAL JOURNEY
If you're a Journey fan then you'll love The Essential Journey, and judging by the crowd there were plenty of those!! The Open Arms song was a really good moment, most of the club was up singing the words. The Journey Set list included: Be Good To Yourself - Separate Ways - After The Fall - Stone In Love - Higher Place - Open Arms - Who's Crying Now - Lights - Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' - Escape - Faithfully - Any Way You Want It - Chain Reaction - Don't Stop Believin'. At times I thought another guitar would have enhanced their performance, but the band were great. They sang a couple of songs by Toto & then a couple by Styx that I hadn't heard before, The band were excellent, with Paul Trappett on keyboards, Tim Rowe on Guitar, Warren Shaw on Drums & Lead Vocals and Neil Craddock on Bass Guitar & Lead Vocals. Well worth seeing!!
THE ESSENTIAL JOURNEY WEBSITE

THE EXECUTIVES
It was really nice to see The Executives as they were fresh and an chose an excellent choice of songs too: Jailbreak, Waiting for a girl Like you, Why can't this be Love, Here I go Again, Is this Love, Only the Young, I wanna Love Ya All night Long, Since you've been gone , She sells sanctuary, Fool for your loving, Wishing Well, Alright now, Sweet child of mine, Smoke on the water, Black night, Rosalee, Living on a prayer, Shot through the heart, Whole lotta rosie, Sweet home alabama, and Don't stop believing. Excellent Entertainment!!!!

THE FANTASTICS
I found The Fantastics pretty Fantastic! These are 4 local lads with 2 members from the Incredibles Mark Munroe and Neil D'Angelo and an X Factor finalist Vince Fontayne a.k.a Kai Taylor as well as another new excellent performer Rosald Johnson, these lads are packing the clubs with young and old music fans alike! Singing songs from the motown and soul era, with new suits and shiny shoes, they are well worth going to see. One of my faves! Their setlist goes something like this: I`ll go where the music takes me -jimmy james, More than a number - the drifters, Baby now that i`ve found you, My girl -the temptations, A man like me - jimmy james and the vagabonds. Build me up buttercup - the foundations, I can`t help myself - the four tops, Ain`t no mountain-various artistes, Ain`t no woman - the four tops, Hold back the night - the tramps, There goes my first love - the drifters, I swear - boyz to men, Walk away renee - four tops, Love i lost - harold melvin and the bluenotes, Love train - the ojays, Kissing in the back row - the drifters Higher and Higher - jackie wilson, Reach out, northern soul medley-various artistes, First my last my everything - barry white, Something old something new - the fantastics, Dancing on the ceiling - lionel richie.

FERAL CIRCUS by Sam Harrison, Royston
Get ya hands on ya knees an trash ya head like its 1980. Feral circus is back. This is the greatest Metallica tribute band I have ever heard. It’s always a night to remember. Feral Circus know how to rock the place.
Now they have a new lead guitarist Chris, and a new drummer Sam (who I thought was absolutely fantastic), Rick on rhythm guitar/vocals and Gaz on bass (I think this new line up is awesome). The set list is even better now they are playing more of the Metallica classics.
Every song sounded amazing and heavier than ever, I think ‘One’ was the best. But the whole set was breath taking. Can’t wait for the next gig!

FIREWORX
Fireworx are a trio consisting of one man and two girls. These were excellent entertainment, the club was full and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. They sang a wide selection of up to date tunes and carried off the Liberty X songs very well. Well worth seeing again.

FOXX
Foxx gave us a very entertaining evening. Loads of effort went into their performance and all the club were up dancing. They covered songs by Westlife, Robbie, Beach Boys, Backstreet Boys, Blue and Five to name but a few! Excellent!!

FRITENITE
Fritenite are very funny and fantastic entertaininment. The band get dressed up in "scarry" costumes and plays Rock music!! Very original, thats for sure!! You can tell that these lads do it because they love it, and its plain to see they enjoy what they do! Singing songs by Alice Cooper, Sweet, Bon Jovi, Queen, Kaiser Chiefs and The Darkness. Very talented lads and the propman/roadie also has a big part in this band and is hilarious on stage. Well done lads, brilliant!

HARLEM NIGHTS
I thought Harlem Nights were excellent! They were thoroughly entertaining! A really good motown threesome singing all the songs you'd expect - including Build me up Buttercup, (my fave) The Snake, My Girl etc. They also covered songs by The Temptations, Frankie Valley, Marvin Gaye, Detroit Spinners, Stylistics, Kool & The Gang and The Drifters.Band members are B.B Smith (BillyBoy), Danny Dee, and recent addition Sean "Floyd" Charles. Well worth going to see in my opinion.

HERE'S JOHNNY
Get ready for an amazing show! With Ben on bass guitar, "Crystal" Pete on lead guitar, Christopher on drums and boy what a drummer!! and last but by no means least, Johnny on lead vocals and guitar. What a guy! Where does he get his energy from? He does an excellent impression of Mick Jagger from the Rolling Stones, seeing is believing!! This show is 100% live and a joy to watch. The set list went something like this: Elvis ain't dead, I fought the law, Brown sugar blues, Substitute, Champagne super nova, My generation, Paperback writer, Jailbreak, Start me up, Ruby Ruby, Pretty vacant, You gotta make it happen, Dakota, Going underground, Painted black, 20th century boy, Teenage kicks, Jumpin jack flash, Down down.

HEROES
Heroes certainly seem to pull the crowds in. The filmshow in the background was impressive with videos of the artists who's songs they were singing playing on the screen. They sang songs by Robbie, Elton John, Beatles and Stevie Wonder. They seem to be a firm favourite of the local clubs.

HOUSEPARTY
I really enjoyed HouseParty, far better than last time I saw them. Good looking frontman too!! talented guitarist. Singing a good selection of songs: Love the one you're with, Signed sealed delivered, Sweetest feeling, Lying eyes, Hotel California, You make me feel brand new, I believe in a thing called love, Shadows medly by Ricky on guitar, Just a gigolo, Heaven must be missing an angel, Young hearts run free, Brown eye'd girl, and my fave to top it off, Build me up Buttercup.

HOUSEQUAKE
If you're a prude then don't watch Housequake! but if you like a bit of fun then this band's hilarious!! They are without doubt the country's most risque comedy showband. They feature routines from Riverdance, Michael Jackson and The Corrs. They also do a Kelly and Ozzy Osbourne song which is so funny. Their songs include Boyzone and Robbie Williams, plus up-to-date chart material.

INFINITY
Infinity were originally called Tokyo and their name comes from a Journey album's title so as you can imagine they play a fair bit of Journey which just happens to be my favourite band. They play soft rock ballads and play an excellent range of songs including: Long train running, Talk about love, Girl can't help it, Babe, Hotel California, Who's cryin' now, Feel like makin' love, Take it on the run, Show me the way (with voice box pipe)!!, Faithfully, Jump, You give love a bad name, Separate ways, Hold the line, 20th Century boy, Addicted to love, Doctor doctor, Here i go again, Don't stop believing, It's my life and Run to you. Well worth seeing when they come to a club near you and now they have the Fantastic Fezz on keys so that can't be bad can it!!

JAGGED EDGE
The first thing that hit me was the fantastic lighting. I think it just adds to the quality of the entertainment and to add to that Jagged Edge were excellent musicians. They sang a good selection of songs including Runaway, Don't Wanna Miss a Thing, Wanted - Dead or Alive, then 3 from my fave band JOURNEY, Be good to Yourself, Anyway You Want It, and Seperate Ways. They also did Sweet Child of Mine, All Right Now and Living on a Prayer. They have a good following and music fans love this band.

JAMES CANNON AND THE SINNERS by Pat Crawford
'James Cannon And The Sinners are a Barnsley based 5 piece Traditional Irish Folk band with energy. They play alot of Pogues, Dubliners, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and of course Traditional Irish Songs. James Cannon is the son of Sean Cannon out of the legendary irish folk group - THE DUBLINERS and has toured Europe with his father for the last 12 years and is now playing with is own band THE SINNERS. The Sinners have just completed a tour of Croatia for the St. Patrick Day Celebrations (2008) and at one a Festival, they played infront of 8,000 people, also making an appearance on Craotian National Television. 'A must see', says The Barnsley Chronicle. The band features:- drums, bass, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar and the great authentic voice of James Cannon, who is a credit to his father.'
http://www.myspace.com/jamescannonandthesinners

LEEROY JOHNSON & THE FLICKS
Leeroy Johnson seems to have found his niche in the music business now! Having seen him in "Johnson" and "Hitsville" he was the youngest member of the bands and he now has a band of his very own. He crammed so many songs into his set, and he didn't speak much in the first spot, but by the second set, he had the audience eating out of his hand and everybody loved them. They were very talented too, the bass and two lead guitars were very tight and an excellent drummer too. Make sure you catch them next time they are in the area. The set was as follows: Teenage Kicks, Honky Tonk Woman, Brown Sugar Blues, Jumping Jack Flash, I can't get no Satisfaction, My Sherona, You really got me, You're Beautiful, I fought the Law, Should I stay or should I go, What a wonderful world, Ever Fallen in love with someone, I predict a riot, Suspicious Minds, Stuck in the Middle, Swords of a thousand men, I'm a believer, Turning Japanese (do you know what that song is about)!!!! Brown eyed girl, to name just a few!!!!

THE LIMIT
The Limit are very entertaining. They are local lads and travel all over to share their talent, mainly in the holiday camps and cover a wide audience. They sing songs by Westlife, Backstreet Boys, Robbie, Ronan, Take That plus many more. I must have seen these thirty times but still find them exciting to watch!

LIVEWIRE
Live Wire are an AC/DC Tribute Band - Absolutely brilliant!! I hardly knew any of the songs but they were fantastic. They sure got the crowd going and have a really good following of fans WOW!! If you like rock, they are a must see!!

THE MANHATTANS
The Manhattans pack the clubs to the rafters every time I see them. They are really well presented, very talented vocalists and sound really good together. Singing motown and soul songs such as Miss Grace, Gotta get next to you babe, Get Ready, My Girl, Sister and Brother, Now is the Time, I'll go where the music takes me, The love I Lost, Just a gygalo, S.O.S, End of the Road, H.A.P.P.Y, Heaven must be missing an angel, Let the music play on, The first, My last, My everything, Build me up Buttercup (my favourite), I'll be there, Be Young, Be Foolish, but be Happy, Your love is lifting me Higher, All Night Long, There goes my first Love and Can't get by without you. EXCELLENT!! This music brings back some good memories!!

THE MENS CLUB
What an excellent nights entertainment from The Mens Club!! Glyn still does his hallmark jokes and impressions (Ashley from Coronation St and the drunk in Rita, Sue and Bob Too) hilarious!! as well as a shed full of new stuff from the band too. You're always assured to have a good time watching this dance/party act. Women in particular tend to love this band. Personally I think they all just wanna take Glyn home!!!! Watch out for their version of Boom Shakalak which gets everyone up dancing and an hilarious impression of Amy Winehouse from Glyn. The other songs they sing include Special Brew, I believe in a thing called love, September, Shake your Tailfeather, Sweetest Feeling, "Build me up Buttercup", A little respect, Shine, Grace Kelly, Hero, Two hearts, Don't feel like dancing, Summer of 69, All right now, Going Loco Down in Acapulco, Baby Come Back, Black and Gold, Dead ringer for love and Mercy (Duffy). All in all, a very entertaining band!! One of my fave's!
http://www.boomshakamanagement.co.uk/

NYC
A sensational all male vocal trio. You are sure to have a party night with these guys. They carry a 3K P.A system and an excellent intelligent lighting rig and are without doubt, the most indemand male vocal harmony trio in the UK.
All three members take their turn at lead vocals as well as providing superb harmonies. A slick and dynamic show that predominantly features the fabulous music of Motown & Soul - contrasted with high energy pop. A packed dance floor and a great atmosphere are the hallmarks of any NYC gig. Performing amazing versions of songs such as: Working My Way Back To You Babe, Lets Go Round Again, I Swear, The Love I Lost, Can You Feel The Love Tonight, I Believe, End Of The Road, When Your Looking Like That, Love Ain't Here, Anymore, Earth Wind & Fire Medley, Get Ready, Bay City Rollers, Medley, Tiger Feet, Tavares Medley, Real Thing Medley, Take That Medley

MR CHIEF
Mr Chief are personally one of my favourites!! These five lads from West Yorkshire sure put on a good show. They played an excellent choice of songs: American Idiot, You really got me, Heard it through the grapevine, Creep (excellent version), Let her be (Hootie & the blowfish), Another brick in the wall, Hotel california, Sweet child of mine, Dead or alive, Basket case, Pinball wizzard, Don't believe a word (acoustic and rock), Crazy train, Tie your mother down, Radar love, No more tears, I just wanna make love to you, No more tears, All my life, Word up, Highway to hell, Enter the sandman, Vertigo, Whole lotta rosie, Comfortably numb and Freebird. What a nice change to see a new band with talent!
MR CHIEF WEBSITE

THE PIGGIES
Originally formed in 1980, THE PIGGIES were the pioneers of the lookalike/ soundalike age, well before most of the current crop of Tribute Bands were even born. Through constant touring, in the UK and abroad, the band quickly gained a reputation as the most authentic 60s/ Beatles tribute in Britain, with an array of vintage instruments, flamboyant costumes and an attention to detail that, to this day, cannot be rivalled. In 2000/2001 THE PIGGIES starred in their own production ..THE BEATLES REVOLUTION SHOW.. which ran for 17 weeks at the Folkan Theatre in Stockholm perfoming to over 50000 people. They also appeared live on Swedish national TV and radio. THE PIGGIES 'CLASSIC GROUPS OF THE 60's SHOW' takes you on magical mystery tour from Merseybeat to The Rolling Stones Hyde Park concert of 1969, taking in The Summer of Love and Flower Power along the way. Artistes portrayed, both musically and visually, include The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Monkees, Cliff and The Shadows, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan and many more.

POWER AND SOUL
Didn't know what to expect when I went to watch Power & Soul but I was pleasantly surprised!! They sounded good, looked good and the selection of songs were pretty good too and the set list went like this: Love the one your with (Luther Vandross) Somebody elses guy (Jocelyn Brown), Sisters are doing it for themselves (Aretha Franklin & Annie Lennox), Use it up Wear it out (Odyssey) Enough is Enough (Streisand & Donna Summer) My Guy/Jimmy Mac/ Its My Party/The Happening/Heatwave/One fine day/Can't hurry Love (Medley) Misty Blue (Dorothy Moore) also (Mary J Blige) Havn't Stopped Dancing Yet ( Gonzales) Eye To Eye Contact (Edwinn Starr) Knock On Wood (Amy Stewart), Chain Reaction (Diana Ross) Carwash/Dancing in the street/we are family/Needle in a haystack I love to love/Feels like im in love Younghearts Run Free Footsteps on the Dancefloor (Teardrops) Celebration/Dance to the Music/Love Train/Give me just a little more time/hold back the night/dont leave me this way Walkin on Sunshine. Well worth a look at!! Also the singer Linzi has a figure to die for!!!

RIO MADNESS
Rio Madness are a boy/girl duo who always seems to fill a club! I must admit though, they do sing a pretty good selection of songs and she has an excellent voice. So here are some of their songs: Sweet dreams, You raise me up, I'm still standing, 9 times out of 10, Shattered glass, Feel like a woman, Call on me, Must have been love, Living on a prayer and Gloria.

ROCK LEGACY
Rock Legacy are proper Solid Rock so you get your really heavy rock fans going to these gigs! I really enjoyed this LIVE band even though they do songs I don't know. These are four local lads and excellent musicians comprising of Drummer, two lead guitars and bass guitar but not forgetting Vanessa their Manager!! If you haven't seen this band you're missing a treat and must check them out. They played songs by Thunder, Journey, The Cult, Deep Purple, Thin Lizzy and Queen, amongst many others.
http://www.rocklegacy.com/

SOULTOWN

Singing songs ranging from Tavares, The Drifters, Barry White and motown medleys songs plus The First My Last My Everything, Sugar Pie Honeybunch, Don't Take away the music, More than a woman, A man like me, 25 miles, What becomes of a broken hearted, Treat her like a lady, Be young be foolish, 123, Build me up buttercup, Reach out, all the motown and soul greats!

STAGEFRIGHT - WEBSITE
A really enjoyable night was had whilst watching this fairly new TOTALLY LIVE rock band on the club circuit. I really liked their choice of songs and am told by their fantastic drummer Christian (formerly Alcatraz) that they change their set frequently so I'm looking forward to seeing them again pretty soon. The set list went like this: Lets get rocked, Aint Talkin Bout Love, Vertigo, Love Walked In, Crazy, Dakota, TieYour Mother Down, Cant Stop This Thing We Started, Cant Get Enough of Your Love, Hammer to Fall, We Will Rock You, Forever Young, Word Up, Hush, Hard to Handle, 1 Night Love affair, Fool for your Loving, I Want To Break Free, In These Arms, Gimme Some Lovin, Mony Mony, Sit Down, Jovi Medley and It's My Life.

STEELER
"Steeler has been on the road for over 15 years, they are currently with the Dixon Agency and do a lot of work in the North East, All Steeler dates can be found on www.malaki.org . The current lineup is, Steve Gray from Rotherham on Drums he is also band leader. An amazing drummer with a fantastic array of great powerful sounds at his finger tips and rarely misses a beat. Bass guitar, is Steve Humphreys, From the Manor in Sheffield, a true genious on the bass guitar, he also takes lead vocals on a few tracks including Eddie Van Halens Jump, and Whole Lotta Rosie. Front Man Shaun Tomlinson (Tommo) from Sheffield. The best man in the business for getting an audience on the side of the band, no matter how the audience feel, Tommos, we're from the home of football war cry alway gets a laugh even in Newcastle, and after a song he will shout "CHEER, Pretend it's new years eve and it's free beer and there is a good turn on CHEER" He can be a bit "X" rated at times but no one can take offence at this man who commands the stage. Keyboards P.C. Simon Evens, Even though Simon is no longer a Police Officer he is still announced as one it always gets a moan and a laugh, Tommo always warnes the audience, "If anyone has any drugs or illegal Cigs"..............................Simon will buy em" Not only a great keyboard player, an excellent singer a guitarist too, his vocals on Bon Jovis "Bed of Roses" are just like the record he sings and plays and it sounds just amazing. Lead Guitar, Ken Sturt AKA Malaki (pronounced Mall-Ack-Eye) newest member of Steeler , joined 3rd March 2006. Known more for the "Malaki Roadshows" Where he does a Joe Satriani tribute show, has fitted in with the band really well and has lifted the Steeler sound to a new level. A fantastic sound and a very experienced guitarist. Towards the end of the night he does a solo bit using digital delays where by he replicates Brian Mays BRIGHTON ROCK SOLO, never fails to amaze and impress. www.malaki.org for more details. SOUND MAN, IAN PECK, Last but not least the man that makes it all happen, one of the best sound men in the business, Ian has been with the band since the start, he single handedly controls a 10k rig and also a massive lighting rig, drives the van and gets the guys and the gear to every gig safely.Steeler have missed only 4 gigs in their time on the road, these were due to ill health."

STORM
The ultimate in young male live party groups. Storm blast their way through hit after hit taking you through the 60's, 70's, 80' 90's and present day with a very up beat selection of sensational songs. Featuring two outstanding young and dynamic male vocalists Storm never fail to generate a party atmosphere and a packed dance floor. An act for the most discerning client who demands and appreciates quality. Storm have worked a variety of Venues including: Hotels, Nightclubs, Clubs and Holiday Parks and have been booked by some of the Country's leading entertainment suppliers. Songs Include:
Dont Stop Me Now, Beatles Medley, You Raise Me Up, Mr Bojangles
Jacksons Medley, When Your Looking Like That,Your Song, Earth Wind And Fire Medley, Words, Shine, You To Me Are Everything, Dont Let The Sun Go Down On Me , Grace Kelly, Take That Medley
Dont Feel Like Dancing, Dancing On The Ceiling, Shake Your Tail Feather, Picture Of You, I'm Your Man, Mambo Number 5, Rollercoaster, Going Gets Tough, Uptown Girl, Spirit In The Sky

SWEET DREAMS
Euryhtmics tribute, (Sweet Dreams, little bird, Thorn in my side, Right by our side, Sex crimes, Sister are doin’ it for themselves & I only wanna be with you)
Madness Tribute (One step beyond, House of fun, our house, Baggy trousers, one step beyond)
Why----Annie Lennox,
Elton John Tribute, (I’m still standing, crocodile rock, Don’t go breaking my heart, are you ready for love)
Stop---Sam brown (which I loved)
Prince Tribute, (Rasberry beret, You got the look, 1999, Let’s go crazy),
Cher tribute, Gypsies tramps & thieves, Turn back time, I found someone, Dead ringer for love),
One way or another/Maria—Blondie, Call me al----Paul Simon, 9 to 5------Dolly Parton, Hey Ya------Outcast, Believe/ String enough---Cher, 80’s Synthpop medley
(Electric dreams, Don’t you want me baby, Just can’t get enough, Don’t go, Stop)
80’s Rock medley, (Livin’ on a prayer, Final countdown, Sweet child of mine, Summer of 69), I love Rock’n roll---- Joan Jett, Whenever---Shakira

THREE
"Three Men, One Show". A trio made up of members from past high calibre acts including 'The Linacres', 'Matinee' and 'Hero'. They have crafted an all new stage show combining immaculate harmonies with slick choreography and excellent lighting..this act is sure to take your venue and audience by storm." Singing songs by Stylistics, Styx, Chicago, Eagles, Jamie Cullam, Michael Jackson, Simply Red, Lionel Richie plus many many more. Definitely worth a look!!

THE TONY LIDDLE BAND
If you like rock music, you'll like The Tony Liddle Band. Last time I saw these they sang Suzanne, Stone in Love, Faithfully, Who's Crying Now, Separate Ways, and Don't Stop Believing and Be Good to Yourself, (Journey) Paid My Dues and Left Outside Alone (Anestasia), he also sang The Warrier, Rescue Me, Sweet Child of Mine, Juke Box Hero, Whole Lotta Rosie, and the one everyone loves to hear him sing, More than a Feeling.