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The venue returns from it’s summer break on Saturday 27th September with Neville Staple and then proceeds with some fantastic gigs from the best tribute bands, the best ska and mod acts and the best in local music. See below for more details, with more dates yet to be confirmed.

WHEN: Saturday nights
TIME: Doors open 8pm ‘til 1am
WHERE: Kingsmeadow Stadium, Jack Goodchild Way, 422a Kingston Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey KT1 3PB (Extensive free parking available)
BOX OFFICE: 020 8547 3335
WEB: www.kingsmeadowlive.com
E-MAIL: info@kingsmeadowlive.com

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COMEDY@KINGSMEADOW presents...
Gordon Southern, Nik Coppin and Mike Manera

Gordon Southern (closing act)

"Top class all round" The Sunday Times

"Razor sharp wit and cavernous imagination" Evening Standard “Hugely talented” - Time Out

"Top notch stories…Had the audience in stitches" DB magazine, Australia

"Deliciously funny" Beat Magazine, Australia

Review of “Best of the Edinburgh Fest” in Adelaide:

"Gordon Southern was the pick of the three and could have carried the show on his own" The Independent

Nik Coppin (opening act)

"A rapid, non-stop act full of energy. His hour went so quickly, his charming smile and easy manner had the audience eating out of his hand and wanting more … 9 out of 10" Melbourne Comedy Festival

"Coppin sets a new benchmark for international comedy" Pun Magazine, Melbourne

"Charmed our audiences … scoundrelously funny" Classic Comedy Club, New Zealand

"There is absolutely nothing to dislike about Coppin as a performer" Chortle

Mike Manera (compere)

"You will still be talking about this guy weeks after seeing him" NME

"Funny, charming and a wiz with the ladies. A star in the making" Dan Willis, former Perrier panellist

"Don't expect the usual comedy gumpf… Funny, original and thought provoking" 3 Weeks

"A comedy force" Time Out

"There is something very charming yet menacing about him which I like greatly. A must-see" chortle.co.uk

Doors open 8pm/ comedy starts 9pm/ bar closes Midnight Admission: £12 (includes comedy and dinner) For more information, call our booking line on 020 8547 3335

Neville Staple (ex Specials)

With support from DJ’s spinning bluebeat, ska, two-tone faves with a side order of real deal 60’s soul, power pop and new wave.

Saturday 13th September
Doors 8pm, show starts 9.30pm, bar closes 1am
Admission: £12 (advance)/ £14 (door)
For more information, visit www.kingsmeadowlive.com
or call our booking line on 020 8547 3335

Best known for his work writing & composing, the lead singer from The Specials, and as one of the founding members of Fun Boy 3, Neville Staple is credited with changing the face of pop music not only once but twice.

Neville's biography and past projects read like a who's who of rock. He has worked with such legends as Elvis Costello (The Specials 1979 – Chrysalis Records), David Byrne (Fun Boy 3 Waiting 1983 – Chrysalis Records), and Ali Campbell (Today's Specials 1996 – Kuff Records/Virgin), to name only a few.

Since 1998 Neville has been on a mission to entertain, successfully touring Japan, South America and extensively touring North America with his own band. Above all he is a performer. It is worth seeing Neville's live performance, his captivation stage presence and distinct voice are well worth it. Catch his show these days, and you'll get a mix of old favourites plus loads of his brand new original solo material.

For more information, visit www.nevillestaple.co.uk.

The Jamm

With support from DJ’s spinning real deal 60’s soul, power pop and new wave with a side order of bluebeat, ska, and two-tone faves.

Saturday 4th October
Doors 8pm, show starts 9.30pm, bar closes 1am
Admission: £10 (advance)/ £12 (door)
For more information, visit www.kingsmeadowlive.com
or call our booking line on 020 8547 3335

The Jamm have been delighting fans of Paul Weller's original group since '97. They have proven time and again just how powerful the music is, and the quality of The Jamm's show remains unsurpassed.

Backed by the experience of over 2000 shows, the band will take you back to a time when The Jam ruled the charts and a youth culture identified with the lyrics, energy and attitude from a band that reflected their lives.

The show includes 30+ songs packed into a "high energy" authentic performance and continues to draw in crowds old and new, young and old.

For more information, visit www.thejamm.com.

Who’s Who

With support from DJ’s spinning real deal 60’s soul, power pop and new wave with a side order of bluebeat, ska, and two-tone faves.

Saturday 18th October
Doors 8pm, show starts 9.30pm, bar closes 1am
Admission: £8 (advance)/ £10 (door)
For more information, visit www.kingsmeadowlive.com
or call our booking line on 020 8547 3335

Who's Who is a dynamic powerful tribute band from the U.K with all of the energies, passion and angst of The Who at their peak. They recreate the classic hits whilst evoking the atmosphere of those heady times for a new generation to witness and for the older one’s to relive.

Who's Who's exciting live performances with Townshend's leaping and Daltrey's microphone whirling antics receive incredible reactions country wide. But it’s not just about the theatrics; they are widely recognised and respected by their musical peers, and The Who hierarchy, as the LEADING Who tribute style band in the country.

Gary, the bands vocalist, has been personally praised by Pete Townshend, and their interpretation of the original sound, is widely regarded as the best (and closest) that anyone will ever get to recreating the feeling and energy of The Who at their peak!

"Professional attitude….Indiscernible from the real thing"
The Stage

"The band ended with My Generation and the 1000 strong crowd went absolutely mental"
Scootering Magazine

"I rushed home and put on my Who albums. For a tribute act, there's no higher praise."
The Daily Record

For more information, visit www.thewhotribute.com.

The Dualers

With support from DJ’s spinning bluebeat, ska, two-tone faves with a side order of real deal 60’s soul, power pop and new wave.

Saturday 1st November
Doors 8pm, show starts 9.30pm, bar closes 1am
Admission: £12 (advance)/ £14 (door)
For more information, visit www.kingsmeadowlive.com
or call our booking line on 020 8547 3335

The Dualers first came to the attention of the nation in October 2004 when they became the world’s first street performers to enter the UK singles chart. Debuting at number 21 with self-penned Kiss on the Lips, they sold more records that week than established artists such as Duran Duran, the Scissor Sisters, Ronan Keating, Girls Aloud, and Natasha Bedingfield. No small feat given the lack of backing and publicity.

In November 2005, The Dualers released their second single, Truly Madly Deeply, another chart hit, entering at number 23 ahead of Bananarama, Jamiroquai, and Corrine Bailey Rae. Following the release of a third single, Don’t Go, their debut album, The Melting Pot, was unleashed on the nation on July 3rd, 2006.

The band is fronted by mercurial brothers Si and Tyber Cranstoun. Their musical preferences were heavily influenced by their father, Bill, who helped to introduce ska and soul music to the capital as aprt of the Savoy Sound System.

"These local superstars are inching towards fame"
The Independent

"When you start dancing to these guys, it's impossible to stop"
The Sun

"The Dualers soulful harmonising has admirable echoes of Bob Marley and Sam Cooke"
Q Magazine

For more information, visit www.thedualers.com.

The Small Fakers

With support from DJ’s spinning bluebeat, ska, two-tone faves with a side order of real deal 60’s soul, power pop and new wave.

Saturday 15th November
Doors 8pm, show starts 9.30pm, bar closes 1am
Admission: £8 (advance)/ £10 (door)
For more information, visit www.kingsmeadowlive.com
or call our booking line on 020 8547 3335

At last, a tribute to one of the most seminal, sensational bands of the swinging sixties, the one and only... Small Faces!

Featuring Matt Bond on vocals and guitar, described by 'Room For Ravers' website as 'truly a reborn Marriott'.

The Small Fakers will rip through all the classics, album tracks and b-sides from 'Whatcha Gonna Do About It' to 'Wham Bam Thank You Mam!'

"It was like being transported back in time, like being there the first time"
Val Weedon - Small Faces Fan Club

"As far as tribute bands go, they're better than anything I've seen before... Awesome"
John Hellier - Author of Steve Marriott biography 'All Too Beautiful'

"For those of you that never saw the Small Faces live, this is as close as you're gonna get"
Stan Lane - Brother of Ronnie Lane

For more information, visit www.smallfakers.co.uk.

Darron J Connett

With support from The Brights
Also DJ’s spinning bluebeat, ska, two-tone faves with a side order of real deal 60’s soul, power pop and new wave.

Saturday 29th November
Doors 8pm, show starts 9.30pm, bar closes 1am
Admission: £8 (advance)/ £10 (door)
For more information, visit www.kingsmeadowlive.com
or call our booking line on 020 8547 3335

One of Shepherds Bush's finest, Darron J Connett is not just another fresh faced wannabe off West London's conveyor belt of music. He's real. A driven singer-songwriter of depth, soulful integrity and immense talent.

With his varied and eclectic influences from luminary artists like Paul Weller, John Holt, Oasis, Small Faces, The Kinks and Elvis, teamed with a fantastic 'Look' that compliments his music, it's no wonder Darron's star is on the ascent.

With media acclaim from Time Out (who describe Darron as a 'Mod Rocker') Scootering Magazine, BBC London presenter Gary Crowley, and ex-NME journalist and writer Paolo Hewitt, (who called Darron's song 'Early in the Morning' , "Obvious Single material" ) Darron hit the streets of London Town at the end of 2005, and has been gigging ever since, building up a very healthy sized following.

For more information, see www.darronjconnett.co.uk.

The Brights

The Brights have been enjoying success in Japan with a debut Japanese single in November 07 on Fastcut Records ‘London belongs to me’. The single got to no 2 in Japan’s Jetset Records chart, outselling Babyshambles and Jack Penate.

A Japanese tour is planned for May/June 08 to coincide with the release of a mini album on Rimeout records, Japan.

The Brights featured on German indie label Firestation Records ‘The new British Invasion’ compilation in 2006 alongside the Pipettes, Rumble strips and Vincent Vincent & the Villains.

The Brights have been featured artist on XFM Music Response show, track of the week on BBC Essex, Bristol & Suffolk and were one of the last bands to be playlisted by John Peel.

"A shining light ... euphoric and poptastic ... definitely one to look out for"
Scootering 2006

For more information, visit www.thebrights.co.uk.