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CLUB WITH NO NAME proudly presents

RISKEE AND THE RIDICULE
Riskee And The Ridicule were formed from contrasting musical backgrounds combining grime, hip hop, punk and metal influences to make a new, exciting and unique sound. The band’s catchy hooks and tight harmonies combined with clever, witty, observational lyrics provide a sound that is fresh and that will appeal to a wide variety of music lovers. This, integrated with raw, emotional and energetic live performances, means the band are destined for big things. Check them out for yourselves in a small venue, while you’ve still got the chance.

support from CLUB BRAT and 1 More (TBC)

13th Chime formed in 1980 in the small London over-spill town of Haverhill in Suffolk. Born out of the British Punk scene: Vocalist Mick Hand, guitarist Gary O’Connor and drummer Ricki Cook were previously in The Antix while bass player Terry Taylor, played with the hard hitting three piece The Wynd-ups. The band released three independent singles: Coffin Maker, Cursed and Fire, and disbanded circa 1983.

After discovering the three independently produced 7” singles by the 13th Chime, Caleb Bertron of Sacred Bones Records, made it his mission to track the band down and released whatever material they had, on his Brooklyn based record label.

This sparked a renewed interest in the band, which inspired vocalist Mick Hand to form a new lineup that went on to tour Europe, the US …and remarkably an evening in St Petersburg, Russia.

Following on from their award-winning GEBURAH show, occultist comedian Andrew O’Neill returns with their brand new HISTORY OF PUNK.

In 2017, Andrew toured their HISTORY OF HEAVY METAL show to critical acclaim alongside the book of the same name. In 2025, they return with another genre they’re equally passionate about.

“One of the funniest comedians on the circuit at the moment… hitting new heights of comedic brilliance” – Timeout

“clever comedy for those who like their laughs original, off-kilter and cliché-free” – Three Weeks

“…comedian, metalhead, amateur occultist and musician… Sharp, artistic and unique, [their] innate confidence and fondness of absurdity leaves [their] audiences feeling full of glee” – Funhouse Comedy

80s parody spandex band back to the Portland for the first time in 3 years.

Arthur Brown is synonymous with his 1968 hit “Fire” and the Hammond-driven “Crazy World” line-up which spawned it. However, his ‘God of Hellfire’ burned out fast and, in 1970, he returned with a new project: the prog-festival freak-show Kingdom Come followed by a varied solo career. Those initial four band albums, by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and by Kingdom Come are thrilling, as tend to be Brown’s cameos on other peoples’ projects.

Best known for his flamboyant theatrical performances and his powerful, wide- ranging operatic voice. He has been a major influence on a wide range of musicians due to his outstanding vocal ability and wild stage persona and concepts. He is considered a pioneer of shock rock and progressive rock and influential on heavy metal music.
He associated with Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Frank Zappa, Hawkwind, Klaus Schultze and Alice Cooper and made a cameo appearance in the cult film “The Committee” and also “Tommy”. His countless collaborations include The Alan Parsons Project, The Stranglers and The Prodigy.
His best-known single “Fire” hit number 1 in the UK singles chart and Canada, and a number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The album “The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown” had top ten success on both sides of the Atlantic. Following “Fire”, the press would often refer to Brown as “The God of Hellfire”, in reference to the opening shouted line of the song.
Arthur shows no signs of stopping or slowing down and continues to record and release hugely inspiring music, including his most recent release “Long, Long Road” (2022) and the launch of his new multi-media show “A Human Perspective”.

https://www.thegodofhellfire.com

https://www.facebook.com/arthurbrownmusic

ProgRock/Metal night

Coming hot on the heels of the 30th anniversary of The Prodigy’s seminal album Music For The Jilted Generation, the band’s genre bending album that gave two fingers to the government of the time, we are thrilled to bring the finest Prodigy tribute in the land to Cambridge for the first time.

13th Chime formed in 1980 in the small London over-spill town of Haverhill in Suffolk. Born out of the British Punk scene: Vocalist Mick Hand, guitarist Gary O’Connor and drummer Ricki Cook were previously in The Antix while bass player Terry Taylor, played with the hard hitting three piece The Wynd-ups. The band released three independent singles: Coffin Maker, Cursed and Fire, and disbanded circa 1983.

After discovering the three independently produced 7” singles by the 13th Chime, Caleb Bertron of Sacred Bones Records, made it his mission to track the band down and released whatever material they had, on his Brooklyn based record label.

This sparked a renewed interest in the band, which inspired vocalist Mick Hand to form a new lineup that went on to tour Europe, the US …and remarkably an evening in St Petersburg, Russia.