Diary of Live Music Pubs in Harlow and Surrounding Area

Diary


Some bands booked entertainment may be subject to change so please check with the pub first.  If you click on the band the link will take you to a short description of the band and in some cases the bands own website.  Sorry there are some bands I have no information for.



THE HERALD
, Broadley Road, Sumners, Harlow
01279 437965


Fri 2 Apr  Charlies Aunt
Fri 30 Apr  Cupid Stunts
Fri 7 May  Rekovered
Fri 11 Jun  Braezen
Fri 9 Jul  Charlies Aunt
Fri 20 Aug  Rekovered
Fri 3 Sep  Cupid Stunts
Fri 17 Sep  Braezen
Fri 1 Oct  Charlies Aunt
Fri 5 Nov Rekovered
Fri 17 Dec  Cupid Stunts
Fri 17 Dec Braezen


THE POPLAR KITTEN, Tawneys Road, Harlow

Sat 29 May  Double Trouble
Sat 2 Oct  Charlies Aunt


THE COCK INN, Cock Green, Harlow
01279 423921

Fri 26 Mar  Side FX
Sat 5 Jun  Side FX
Sat 25 Sep  Side FX
Fri 24 Dec  Side FX


THE CROWN, 40 Market Street, Old Harlow CM17 0AP



THE LINK, Parsloe Road, Harlow CM19 4RT

Sat 13 Mar  Under Ether
Sat 3 Apr  Me & Him
Sat 10 Apr Braezen
Sat 17 Apr  The reason

Sat 30 Apr  Diverse Divas
Fri 14 May  Scooby
fri 31 May  Sax on Fire


THE SHARK, HOBTOE ROAD, Colt Hatch, Harlow CM20 1TH
01279 416297

Sat 13 Mar  Repertoire Dogs
Sat 27 Mar  Freebird
Fri 2 Apr  Captured
Sat 17 Apr  Charlies Aunt
Fri 23 Apr  The Donkeys
Sat 24 Apr  Graffitti
Sat 1 May  Fly
Tue 4 May  Dragon
Fri 14 May  Livewire
Sat 15 May  DeLorean
Sat 22 May  Hell n BacK
Fri 28 May  Repertoire Dogs
Sat 29 May  Scooby


THE PURPLE EMPEROR, Burgoyne Hatch, Momples Road, Harlow
01279 418102

Fri 12 Mar  East of Java
Fri 19 Mar  Scam 69
Sat 27 Mar  Graffitti
Fri 02 Apr  Triple X
Sat 03 Apr  Repertoire Dogs
Sun 04 Apr  East of Java
Sat 10 Apr  Hedgehog
Sat 17 Apr  BIG 10
Fri 23 Apr  Scam 69


THE THREE HORSESHOES, Great Parndon, Harlow
01279 423411


Fri 20 Jul  Side FX

G.P.C.A. Harlow, Abercrombie Way, Harlow
01279 414081

Sat 27 March  Side FX
Sat 22 May  Side FX
Sat 20 Nov  Side FX


THE KING WILLIAM, Sawbridgeworth, Herts CM21 9AJ

Sat 20 Mar  Purple Haze
Sat 17 Apr  The Weller Collective
Sat 24 Jul  The Weller Collective
Sat 16 Oct  The Weller Collective


THE MARNE INN, Thorley Park Centre, Bishops Stortford, CM23 4EG
01279 652101


Sat 3 Apr  Charlies Aunt
Sat 8 May  Chinawhite
Sat 12 Jun  Charlies Aunt
Sat 31 Jul  Full Metal Jacket
Sat 28 Aug  Double Trouble
Sat 11 Sep  Charlies Aunt
Sat 25 Sep  Monkey See
Sat 9 Oct  Full Metal Jacket


THE ROSE & CROWN, 16, Station Road, Bishops Stortford, CM23 3BL
01279 652515

Sat 13 Mar  Portland Avenue
Sat 10 Apr   Sugarush
Fri 30 Apr  Darren Bardoe
Sat 22 May  Blueprint
Fri 18 Jun  Darren Bardoe
Sat 19 Jun  Portland Avenue
Sat 26 Jun  Sugarush
Fri 27 Aug  Darren Bardoe
Sat 11 Sep  Portland Avenue
Sat 25 Sep  Sugarush
Fri 29 Oct  Darren Bardoe
Sat 27 Nov  Portland Avenue
Fri 10 Dec  Darren Bardoe
Sat 18 Dec  Sugarush

THE STAR, 7 Bridge Street, Bishops Stortford, Herts
01279 654211

Sat 30 Jan  Gun Metal Grey
Sat 29 May  Gun Metal Grey


THE WHITE SWAN, High Street, Hoddesdon, EN11 8TN


Sat 13 Mar  Purple Haze
Sat 12 Jun  The Donkeys
Sat 19 Jun  Charlies Aunt
Sat 14 Aug  Captured
Sat 9 Oct  Charlies Aunt
Sat 13 Nov The Donkeys
Sat 27 Nov  Captured

THE GOLDEN LION, Hoddesdon High Street, EN11 8SX
01992 463146

Sat 22 May  Hot Maegus
Sat 10 Jul  Hot Maegus


THE OLD BULLS HEAD, 26, Baldock Street, Ware SG12 9DZ
01920 461112

Sat 13 Mar  Hot Maegus
Sat 1 May  Hot Maegus


THE WHITE BEAR, 95, High Road, Broxbourne, Herts EN10 0BN
01992 441389

Sat 24 Apr  Purple Haze
Sat 5 Jun  AngelFire

THE DUNCOMBE ARMS, 24 Railway Street, Hertford SG14 1BA




DESCRPTION OF BANDS


Andy Robinson Band  - 3 piece rock band

http://andyrobinsonband.bravehost.com/

http://www.myspace.com/theandyrobinsonband

 

Anthem  Rock covers band from Essex covering Bon Jovi, Nirvana, Jet, Blink 182, Judas, Priest, Feeder, Kaiser Chiefs, White Snake, The Darkness, AC/DC, Billy Idol, U2, and many more.

http://www.myspace.com/anthemrockband1

 

Allergy  Three piece alternative poppy punk band

http://www.myspace.com/allergy2

 

AngelFire  Rock covers band – 4 piece, female fronted, lively energetic, talented and full of energy. Covers – Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Alannis Moirisette, Beatles, Foo Fighters, Bryan Adams, Green Day, Snow Patrol, Kaiser Chiefs, Razorlight, Bon Jovi, Free, Robert Palmer, Rod Stewart, ZZ Top, to name a few.

http://www.myspace.com/angelfirelive

 

Ash  Rock, pop, indie covers three piece band

 

Bad Hair Day
http://www.badhairday.org.uk/
Powerful guitar based blues/rock and classic rock.  Embraces all types of blues and classic rock

 

Bob & Doug  Soul & Classics Duo – 60’s to present day

 

Beagles
http://www.wherebeaglesdare.co.uk/
Essex rock covers band

 

 

Big10  Ska covers band, sounds like Madness, Bad Manners, The Specials, The Beat, Toots and The Maytals, Neville Staples, The Selector, Desmond Dekker.

www.big10ska.co.uk/

 

Blues Medoc  Blues & Soul classics

 

Blueprint
http://www.blueprintthepartyband.co.uk/
4 piece Essex based band have their roots back in the late 70’s and have the combined experience of over 1000 gigs between them.  Playing songs from Elvis to the Stones with modern classics such as  The Police,   Some of their most requested songs include:  Pretty Woman, Brown sugar, I’m a Believer, Move It, You Never can Tell,I saw her standing there, Twist and shout, Do you love me, Shakin’ all over, Easy, She loves you and more.

 

 

Captured
http://www.myspace.com/captured2009
Rock covers band from Essex formed in April 09.
Influences:  Pink Floyd, Toto, Journey, Van Halen, Stereophonics, Gary Moore, Joe Satriani, Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Muse, Linkin Park, Bon Jovi, The Cult.

 

Chinawhite
http://www.chinawhiteonline.com/
No holds barred, in your face hard rock guitar.

 

Crossbow  Cover rock band – Influences:  Bad company, Judas Priest, Free, Gary Moore, Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy

http://www.crossbowrock.moonfruit.com/

 

Cupid Stunts  70’s Glam rock tribute band

http://www.cupidstunts.org.uk/

 

Charlies Aunt  Four piece rock band

www.charliesaunt.org.uk

 

Covered in Skas
http://www.myspace.com/coveredinskas
Rock and Pop covers band

 

 

Double Trouble   ‘Harmony’ rock covers band

http://www.doubletroubleband.co.uk/index.html

 

Dragon  Playing classic rock & roll.  Thin Lizzy, Led Zeppelin, Cult, Queen, Nickelback, Metallica, AC/DC, The Darkness, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Deep Purple, Python Lee Jackson, Billy Idol, Pink Floyd, U2, Bon Jovi, The Who, Neil Young, Def Leppard.

http://hometown.aol.co.uk/dragonrockband/

 

DeLorean
http://www.deloreanband.co.uk/
DeLorean play sets of 70s, 80s, and early 90s rock.DeLorean perform tracks by legendary artists such as :  Bon Jovi, Guns n’Roses, Whitesname, AC/DC, Queen, Van Halen, Def Leppard, Billy Idol, The Scorpions and many , many more.

 

 

East of Java  rock/indie/covers band

http://www.eastofjava.org/

 

Expose  Covers include  U2, Stereophonics, Placebo, Maroon 5, Pink Floyd, Queens of Stone Age, Metallica, Rasmus, Foo Fighters, U2, Manic Street Preachers, Nirvana, The Cranberries, Led Zepplin, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Kaiser Chiefs.

www.expose-e.co.uk

 

Fly
http://flyrockcovers.com/
Four-piece Modern & Classic Rock Covers Band from Essex.  Playing classic and modern covers from Thin Lizzy, The Who, Muse, The Killers, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kings of Leon, Bon Jovi and may more.

 

 

Freebird  This four piece band play classic rock, blues & soul, covering artists as diverse as Wilson Pickett to Bad Company and AC/DC.  Most of the set comes from the 60’s 70’s & early 80’s

www.freebird.org.uk

 

Fubar  Rock/Punk/Pop favourites

 

Full Metal Jacket
http://www.myspace.com/fmj07
Classic rock covers band from London playing set list of rock classics from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s with some older or more modern stuff thrown into the mix. 

 

 

Flame  - Sorry no info at present

 

 

Gun Metal Grey
http://www.gunmetalgrey.co.uk/
Rock band

 

Graffiti  Rock bank covering The Darkness, Jet, Maroon 5, Orson, The Fratellis, Feeder, Blink 182, Green Day, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Queens of the Stone Age, Bryan Adams, U2, Kaiser Chiefs, Lenny Krabsticks, Stevie Wonder, Stereophonics, The Strokes, Billy Idol, Don Henley, Thin Lizzy, REM, Primal Scram, Black Crowes, Santana, Whitesnake and many more.

http://graffiti-are-not-dead.moonfruit.com/

 

Head First  5 piece covers band covering songs from zz top, Keiser Chiefs, Status Quo, Beatles, AC/DC, The Automatic, Billy Idol, Free, Lenny Kravez, The Fratellis, Britney Spiers, Thin Lizzy, Blur, Jet, Ugly Kid Joe, Pink Floyd, Brian Adams, Gary Moore, Steve Marriot, Queen, The Undertones, Oasis & more.

http://www.ednoddy.com/the_current_band.htm

 

Hedgehog – Rock band

www.hedgehogrock.co.uk

 

Hell N BacK
http://www.hellnback.org.uk/
 Three piece rock covers band based in Essex.

 

Hot Maegus
http://www.myspace.com/hotmaegus
3 musician blues and rock band.  The set includes covers of blues material from the likes of Robert Johnson, Jimmy Reed, howlin’ Wolf, etc – plus rock from the Who, Stones, Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac and others.  
 

 

Krush
http://www.dragonrockband.com/Crush.htm

 

 

Mashed  Rock, Grunge,

 

Mike Mathews Band  Sorry no information for this band at present

 

Monkey See
http://www.monkeysee.co.uk/
Monkey See.., are four good friends who set out to play a varied and popular collection of songs.
They play a range of songs from a wide range of artists, reflecting the variety of music tastes in the band. With numbers from bads as diverse as: U2, The Beatles, The Stereophonics, The Who, Oasis, David Bowie, Robbie Williams, Hard Fi, The Foo Fighters, Radiohead, The Killers, Snow Patrol, Morrisssey, The Artic Monkeys, The Darkness, Feeder, The Kaiser Chiefs and more.

 

Purple Haze
http://www.myspace.com/purplehazerocks
Three piece rock band specialising in and paying tribute to Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

 

Roxoff  Play tracks from Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne, AC/DC, Gun’s & Roses, Linkin Park, Led Zeplin & many more.

 

Rekovered  Formally known as De ja Blue

Rekovered play a very varied playlist with song ranging from James Brown, Otis Reading to Classic rock like Deep Purple, Sabbath, Zeppelin and the Undertones.  More recent blues include REM, Green Day and The Darkness

http://www.rekovered.co.uk/

 

Repertoire Dogs  Play songs from the Who, The Jam, Ocean Colour Scene, Oasis, Blur, The Kinks, The Beatles, The Coral, Scissor Sisters, Greenday, Franz Ferdinand, Jam, Killers, Kaiser Chiefs, Kinks, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Radiohead, Stereophonics, The Who, Blur, Artic Monkeys.

www.repertoiredogs.co.uk/repdogshome.htm

Rusty Sheriffs  Rock band

www.rustysheriffs.co.uk

 

Scam69  Punk and New Wave Tribute band

 

Scooby  5 piece rock covers band who have been around for 8 years.

They play all time rock classics such as Stones, Beatles, Free, Kinks etc and some of the greatest party songs from the last 5 decades.  Newest material covered is The Fratellis, Kaiser Chiefs, The Klaxons, Kasabian, Artic Monkeys and more.

www.scoobyband.com

 

Storm  Play tracks from The Kaiser Chiefs, AC/DC Bon Jovi, Green Day and many more.

www.storm.gb.com

 

Steve Adams  Solo Artist

 

Shady Deal  Rock/Pop Covers

 

Sugarush
http://www.sugarushmusic.co.uk/
Based near Stansted in Essex Sugarush play great rock ‘n’ roll covers, Their repertoire includes: Aerosmith, Guns ‘ n’ Roses, Bon Jovi, Red Hot Chili Peppers, T Rex, Rolling Stones and many more.
 

 

Side FX
http://www.myspace.com/sidefxgb
Five piece Harlow based band playing their own versions of some of the great blues and rock songs. Also getting uptodate with a few favourite indie tracks as well.

 

The Weller Collective
http://www.myspace.com/thewellercollective
Play all the hits from The Jam, The Style Council and Paul Weller solo material. 
 

 

 

Triple X   Three piece band with a reggae style

www.triplex.org.uk/

 

Twice Removed  indie/classic rock/punk

www.twiceremoved.co.uk

 

The Cougars  Well established four piece ‘covers’ band.  Tracks by Elvis, Eddie Cochran, The Stray Kats, Dave Edmunds, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who, Thin Lizzy, Bad Company & Bryan Adams

 

The Pistols  The finest Sex Pistols tribute band in the land.  The band looks and sounds like the real thing.  Playlist includes Pretty Vacant, God Save The Queen, Anarchy in the UK and all of the Sex Pistols hits.  Plus all of the covers and rarities the original Pistols ever recorded or played live.

 

The Accused
http://accused.moonfruit.com/
A heady mixture of music consisting of rock and roll, classic rock, blues and pop, all to create a feel-good facor and to get people up dancing

 

The Donkeys  Harlow based classic rock band covering AC/DC, Deep Purple, Metallica etc.

 

The Stools  Pop/rock duo

 

The Doctors  Rock band

 

The Food Lovin Criminals  Classic Rock/Blues/Rock

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1 Response to "Diary of Live Music Pubs in Harlow and Surrounding Area"

  • Paul Harrison said this on 29 May 2009 6:18:38 PM UTC
    Hi Chris,
    Trying to promote my son who's a professional guitarist and has a few local gigs lined up between now and September when he goes on USA tour with Aussie Floyd again. Check out his site and add it if possible ... would be much appreciated
    Paul

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