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The venue hosts a wide range of gigs from indie, rock, blues, jazz, punk, metal, folk etc with a special emphasis given to local performers as well as offering a well equipped space for touring national or international bands.
Entrance to gigs is kept deliberately cheap to encourage people to support live music, with further concessions for unwaged people.
The building has been designed to offer maximum access including a backstage platform lift to the stage area for disabled performers.
The venue capacity is 200.
Tower Street,
Hartlepool
TS24 7HQ
Tel: 01429 424440
What's On - March 2010
Thursday 4th
SKINT – STUDENT NIGHT
Great bands and drinks promos.
£2 / Free NUS
Friday 5th
FREE FRIDAY: SUNKENSKY + Support
An experimental blend of acoustic meets fusion rock. Influences are drawn in from artists such as, Dave Matthews, Goo Goo Dolls, Matchbox Twenty and Counting Crows.
www.myspace.com/sunkensky
Free
Saturday 6th
STIPE – A TRIBTUE TO REM
This band has performed throughout the UK and Europe and have a massive collection of songs in their repertoire including ‘Everybody Hurts’ and ‘Losing my Religion’.
http://www.stipe.co.uk/
£6 adv / £7 otd
Sunday 7th
Noon
MUSICIANS UNLIMITED
Weekly Sunday lunchtime jazz from this popular big band.
£2
Friday 12th
FREE FRIDAY: HEAVY LIES THE CROWN + SOLUSIPSE + support
It’s a Free Friday, metal night!
http://www.myspace.com/hltcband
www.myspace.com/solusipse
Free
Saturday 13th
THE MOURNING AFTER + THE GARES
Sounding like “Something your Mama wouldn’t like” The Mourning After revive the 60s psychedelic garage sounds and are returning after a great show early in 2009. The Gares bring garage blues from the Middlesbrough for their first appearance at The Studio
£3 adv / £4 otd
Sunday 14th
Noon
MUSICIANS UNLIMITED
Weekly Sunday lunchtime jazz from this popular big band.
£2
Friday 19th
FREE FRIDAY: 3 FOOT NINJA + THE REVERSE + UP! DOWN! STRANGE!
With a reputation for being one the region's most exciting and talented outfits and for their energetic live shows 3 Foot Ninja have supported The Subways during a UK tour last year and have played alongside bands such as The Fratellis, The Buzzcocks, Cage The Elephant, British Sea Power, The Airborne Toxic Event and General Fiasco and had airplay on BBC Radio One "Nobody can deny that these lads have created a collection of songs meant for sweaty clubs and big festival gigs, but with that, they have seamlessly managed to keep a commercial appeal that will see them soar beyond those limits" - Talk Magazine
www.myspace.com/3footninja
www.myspace.com/updownstrangemusic
Free
Saturday 20th
THE CLONE ROSES – A TRIBUTE TO THE STONE ROSES + THE VANITY RULES
The Clone Roses are now regarded by many as the UK’s No1 Tribute to Manchester legends
“The Stone Roses”. The Clone Roses have the looks and sounds of The Stone Roses and include all the classics in their set such as Waterfall, Fools Gold and I am the Resurrection.
http://www.thecloneroses.co.uk/
£9 adv / £10 otd
Sunday 21st
Noon
MUSICIANS UNLIMITED
Weekly Sunday lunchtime jazz from this popular big band.
£2
Friday 26th
tbc
Saturday 27th
RHYTHM & BLUES CLUB: THE BLUEFLIES + JAK
The Blueflies are fronted by Acoustic Alchemy member Miles Gilderdale on Guitar and Vocals with ex- Zoot and the Roots Bassman Gavin Ewing and Trevor "Fatha" King on Drums. Miles was awarded the prestigious Gibson Award at the Hollywood Ceremony in 2002 for the best blues /jazz guitarist of the year. He was also nominated for a Grammy for his work with Acoustic Alchemy. When not touring with Acoustic Alchemy in America, Miles plays with his home band The Blueflies.
Sharing the bill are local heroes JAK fronted by guitar wizard Alan Plaice with probably the best rhythm section around :- Johnny Brownsett on Bass Guitar and Kenny Ward on Drums. This band are a must see for Clapton / Cream / Hendrix fans.
http://www.theblueflies.co.uk/
£5
Sunday 28th
Noon
MUSICIANS UNLIMITED
Weekly Sunday lunchtime jazz from this popular big band.
£2
7.30pm
BIG OWL COMEDY CLUB
Vladimir McTavish serves up a delightful feast of social observation and topical satire, seasoned with his caustic wit and presented via a platter of breakneck-pace patter.
Plus John Whale and Bethany Black.
£5
Wednesday 31st
OPEN MIC NIGHT
Free
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