We are happy to announce that our next show is a charity show for Cancer Research UK and Great Ormond Street Hospital and Charity, in which these charities have affected us and alot of people around us.
We have 5 local amazing bands who have offered to help put this on, who we appreciated very much. We have headlining Reno & Rome followed by @dearmonday syx_beats Oli Harris and Mutiny
Please come and help these amazing causes and have a good night with us.
Merry Christmas to all our customers and gig goers!
Pub and venue is CLOSED Christmas day and Boxing day, open as usual Friday 27th ay midday.
Join us for a traditional R*E*P*E*A*T (anti) Christmas Party, one in which joy, mess and delight will mingle with some seriously sad thoughts and an important message.Furious, feather boaed and frantic cross dressing face painted rock upstarts from a sleepy village in Cambridge.
instagram.com/acid_alchemist_band
Teenage psychedelic post-punk metal mayhem with an ear for unexpectedly massive sounds and unlikely time signatures. Their healthy disrespect for their elders and lessers hasn’t stopped them packing out venues across London and the South East.
instagram.com/themonoliths/
Noisy two-piece (three if you count the robot drummer) industrial death-rock band who sometimes play Abba.
https://www.facebook.com/DNR1969
https://andysmanclub.co.uk
£5 on the door
Solidarity Price £10 with this going to Andy’s Man Club.
The Ultimate Party Band comes to Cambridge for the first time on December 28th! A night filled with classic dance floor fillers and sing alongs from the 80s and beyond.
Whether you prefer dancing in the dark, in the street or on the ceiling, this is the night for you!
Countdown the new year with us at The Portland!
Our NYE events are legendary, and this year will be no different.
Featuring live music from party band SWAGGER, plus disco, buffet, cocktails and drinks promotions -expect a lively atmosphere and great vibes!
Grab your mates and make this year’s celebration one for the books!
Tickets go on sale December 1st
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Christian Smith & The Heretics are an Alternative Rock outfit taking influence from the likes of The Gaslight Anthem, Green Day and more.
Following a breakout year releasing three singles and receiving national and international radio play, the band have announced the release of their upcoming album ‘Relentless’, with an album launch show hosted at The Portland Arms, Cambridge on 9th January 2025.
A culmination of the past years work including singles ‘Aurora’, ‘Famous Last Words’ and ‘Revelry’, Relentless is destined to cement a place in any rock fans collection!
Don’t miss this first chance to hear the album in full!
John Otway is an English singer-songwriter who has built a sizeable cult audience through extensive touring, a surreal sense of humour and a self-deprecating underdog persona.
From the age of 9, Otway knew he wanted to be a pop star. But even at that young age, having listened to his sister’s Beatles and Stones records, he knew he would never be able to do what they do. However, when his sister got the latest Bob Dylan album, he knew there was a place for him and he set about learning how to play guitar.
Otway had to wait until 1977 and the rise of punk before his dream of fame and fortune would finally become a reality. Having caught the eye of the producers of the BBC’s Old Grey Whistle Test, Otway’s performance on that show would grab the attention of the watching audience. Otway, ever the showman, decided to jump on to the amplifier of his colleague during a performance of Bob Lind’s Cheryl’s Going Home. (Un)fortunately for Otway, he misjudged his leap and sent Wild Willy Barrett’s amplifier tumbling as he crashed down straddling the box under the amp.
The full force of the impact was absorbed by the most tender body parts, but in doing this one simple act of recklessness and his wanton disregard for his own safety, Otway was the talk of everyone who watched that evening’s programme.
A full on celebration of Eminem’s music featuring hits such as Lose Yourself, Without Me, The Real Slim Shady, Stan, The Monster & Rap God.
A night of Doomy Metal and Stoner Rock with The Grey, Orme and Birdwitch.
Raising money for the Scarecow corner area of Strawberry Fair.
£8 adv 10 on the door.
Headline: Ceyla AB
Originally from Paris, Celya AB stands out as a dynamic stand-up comedian and adept writer, commanding attention with her captivating stage presence and brilliantly crafted material.
Her performances have not only earned critical acclaim but have also resulted in sold-out runs and tours at prestigious venues and festivals, including the Edinburgh festival fringe 2022/2023 and Soho theatre.
She won chortle best newcomer in 2022 and was funny women finalist. Celya has left her mark on notable shows such as live at the apollo and off menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster.
She is just about embark on her next national tour so we are delighted to get a sneak peak so do not miss out!
Ceyla will be joined by Dave Chawmer, Jamie Green and Nuala Ryan – with our resident MC Ali Warwood.
OAYSIS perform tunes such as Supersonic, Don’t Look Back In Anger, Wonderwall and more with absolute accuracy.
This is the closet thing to seeing OASIS live, check their videos. They’ll bring the spirit of Knebworth to you!
The Best of Grohl is the ultimate rock show dedicated to the legendary rock icon Dave Grohl.
This four-piece powerhouse delivers an electrifying rock show that will transport you through the iconic hits of Grohl’s illustrious career through bands such as Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens Of The Stone Age, Tenacious D, Probot & Them Crooked Vultures.
Strawberry Fair Listening Party: judging panel for bands applying for Strawberry Fair gig spots.
DISCHARGE live gig presented by Fringe Theory
Discharge changed the face of punk – and indeed extreme music itself – with their stunning outpouring of pure intensity that boiled punk down to its basic components of rage, frustration and violent rebellion. Discharge stumbled upon a sound that was so ugly, it was beautiful; so horrifying, it was irresistible – and it ushered in a whole new wave of gnarlier, nastier UK punk, and ultimately paved the way for hardcore and thrash.
In 2016, Discharge have signed to Nuclear Blast Records, to unleash their single ‘New World Order’, and the aptly-titled album ‘End Of Days’ which reached #10 in The Official UK Rock Charts and have been playing to sold out crowds in America and in Europe.
Discharge are seemingly unstoppable, and a thousand bands spawned in their wake, making them one of the few bands to have fathered their very own genre, Discore or D-Beat as it’s now widely known around the world. Many of the songs from the band’s formative years have been covered by some of the biggest names in rock and metal music: Metallica, Anthrax, Sepultura, Machine Head, Prong, Soulfly, Arch Enemy to name but a few.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRgYGkxB7iA
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