What’s On

Prepare yourself for a night of unforgettable live music as The CB5, a young Cambridge band on the rise, team up with the explosive Quack Attack for a high-energy gig that promises to shake the walls and light up the crowd. Known for their bold, unapologetic 80s rock sound, The CB5 deliver ripping guitar solos, powerful vocals, and a stage presence that keeps the audience locked in from the first note to the final encore. Every show is a mix of timeless anthems and original tracks that blend nostalgic grit with fresh, youthful fire. This one’s set to be our biggest yet.

Sharing the stage are Quack Attack, bringing their own unique energy and fearless performance style. With their chaotic charm and fearless stage presence they always bring something unpredictable and unforgettable. Together showcasing two rising bands who are pouring everything into their craft. Expect soaring melodies, head-banging rhythms, and the kind of atmosphere that only comes from two passionate bands giving it their all. Whether you’re a long-time fan of live rock or just looking for something real, raw, and loud, this is your invitation to be part of something special. Come for the music, stay for the energy and leave knowing you witnessed the future of local rock. You’re in for a treat

The Junction presents: The Dangerous Summer.

The Dangerous Summer signed their first record deal as high school seniors and quickly established themselves among the alt-rock world’s elite. Passionate delivery, confessional authenticity, and deeply resonant musical storytelling define their sound.
The band writes hooks that serve as soundtracks for important life moments for a diverse group of listeners spread across the globe. The audience is more family than a fanbase. The community feeling is apparent at every gig, from Slam Dunk to Riot Fest, from touring with State Champs to headlining shows. Reach for the Sun is the record that “shot them into the pop-punk pantheon” (Kerrang!). Powered by unshakeable, enduring alt-rock anthems, the Ellicott City, Maryland band’s debut album made them heroes of the Warped Tour world, all while they carved their own unique path.

2011’s War Paint was a sophomore-slump-smashing follow-up. Grantland likened the “tall and wide” riffs of 2013’s Golden Record to The Hold Steady and U2. (“Catholic Girls” even earned The Danger Summer praise from the famously discerning Pitchfork.) Alternative Press saluted The Dangerous Summer as a group that stayed true to their sound, praising the songs on their 2018 self-titled comeback album as equal parts charismatic and addictive. 2019’s Mother Nature conjured an emotional storm, with an uplifting bent. Underoath’s Aaron Gillespie appeared on the 2020 EP, All That Is Left Of The Blue Sky. Produced by Will Beasley (Turnstile, Asking Alexandria), 2022’s Coming Home ushers in a new era for TDS. The Dangerous Summer never sacrificed their unique, diverse sonic identity, one that appeals to fans of everything from Kings Of Leon and Coldplay to Jimmy Eat World and Bright Eyes.

Coming Home is a triumphant summary of what The Dangerous Summer is all about, past, present, and future.

Michael Morrow And The Culprits are a true Rock n Roll Band born out of the Rocky Mountian Region

Over the past dozen years they’ve opened for Loverboy, Foghat, Texas Hippie Coalition, Great White, Dokken, Kix, Slaughter, Steel Heart, Uli Roth, Chris Duarte, Popa Chubby, Nicole Daniels, Framing The Red, Anthony Gomes.

Their expansion out into the UK in London, Cambridge, Birmingham and Edinburgh has been met enthusiastically as the band continues to build its following internationally.

The Circles
Emerging from the vibrant music scene of the West Midlands in the late 1970s, The Circles became a cornerstone of the mod revival movement. Blending the sharp style of 1960s mod icons with the raw energy of punk, their music captured the defiance and optimism of a generation. With influential tracks like “Opening Up” and “Angry Voices,” The Circles combined poignant storytelling with driving rhythms, establishing themselves as a voice for those seeking authenticity and connection during uncertain times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwLa3SCz61Y

Bootleg Boss – Bruce Springsteen tribute

Bootleg Boss are a UK based seven-piece band that perform the classic songs of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band.
Formed in 2012 this accomplished and exciting Live Band feature Kev Jamieson as the vocal-singing, guitar-playing, harmonica-blowing, band-leading, audience-engaging, dance-inducing, singalong-inspiring Boss.

If you were born to run down backstreets, across badlands and to go dancing in the dark in a brilliant disguise, Bootleg Boss is the band you need to see.

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

Celebrate the peak of post punk and goth with a celebration of two of the pioneers in the genre! All the hits from Lovecats to Boys Don’t Cry, Peekaboo, Kiss Them For me and more!

Red Hot Tribute Peppers will be bringing their powered-up-funkadelic show to The Portland Arms on 30th August!
RHTP are the ultimate tribute to the Chili Peppers, performing all the biggest hits from one of the best-selling bands of all time.

Delivering a dynamic show with a deep appreciation for the Peppers’ unique sound and style, they strive to recreate the bands’ legendary vibe.

Igniting the stage with all of your favourite Chilli Peppers’ tracks from their vast discography, as well as deeper cuts for the die-hard fans, this is an evening that you don’t want to miss!

The Junction presents… The New Roses + The Mercury Riots

Popular German hard rockers THE NEW ROSES will release their brand new album, entitled Attracted To Danger, via Napalm Records on October 4, 2024. Their previous hit album, Sweet Poision (2022), quickly climbed up the German album charts to #13 and with its predecessor, Nothing But Wild (2019), the band entered the top 10 in Germany.

THE NEW ROSES set a mark early in their career when their song “Without a Trace” was featured in the world famous US TV series Sons of Anarchy. Over the years, they solidified themselves as a staple and listener favorite on international rock radio, but the best way to experience their incredible and untamable rock’n’roll energy is during their famous live shows. They were not only the first German band to perform at KISS Kruise in 2018 and 2019, but they also supported the living legends on their German shows and shared stages with immortal Aerosmith, Foreigner and the German rock icons Scorpions. In 2023, they welcomed back guitarist Norman Bites and united as a quintet.

Without a doubt, THE NEW ROSES are headed to the very top of hard rock!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqgfJE35Djw

Cian Downing’s back! After his hugely successful support slot to Sharp Class @ The Portland in November 2024 he’ll now be headlining. (+ support) “Don’t come calling me again!” is Cian Downing’s message to his doubters in his brand new single ‘Untouchable’, a toe-tapping indie-ska belter that has become a sing-along classic at gigs in a matter of weeks.
Cian Downing, a singer-songwriter hailing from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, is emerging onto the British indie scene with his infectious energy and refreshing melodic songwriting in the style of Billy Bragg, Paul Weller and The Specials. These influences, combined with the insightful social commentary and personal reflections in his lyrics, give Cian’s music a unique sound which is attracting supporters from across the UK.

In 1968, when Terry Reid was only 18, Aretha Franklin remarked that “there are only three things happening in England: The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and Terry Reid.” Firmly on the radar of those in the know back in those halcyon days, he still is, several decades later.

Reid’s teenage years found him touring with The Rolling Stones (including their fabled 1969 American tour), Cream, Jethro Tull and Fleetwood Mac, as well as playing prestige slots at festivals such as Isle of Wight and Glastonbury. The story of him having to turn down Jimmy Page to front Led Zeppelin and recommending that he check out a certain other young singer who had recently supported him instead has become legendary. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant discuss Terry in the Led Zeppelin documentary “Becoming Led Zeppelin”

Already a singer of some repute, Reid’s soulful voice and powerful vocal range also earned him the nickname ‘Superlungs’ following his recording in 1969 of the Donovan song “Superlungs My Supergirl” that opened his self-titled second album.

Price includes a 50p venue levy

Rock night

The Best Of Grohl
Foo Fighters | Nirvana | QOTSA
The Best Of Grohl is the ultimate rock show based in the UK dedicated to the legendary rock icon Dave Grohl. Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens Of The Stone Age, Tenacious D, Probot & Them Crooked Vultures.

Wrest EP launch.

Will Anderson needed to call a timeout. It was October 2024, in the studio of modern DIY hero Amos Pitsch, clear across Wisconsin from the small town where Anderson was raised. As he has done for every increasingly absorbing Hotline TNT album, Anderson arrived at the studio with eight, maybe nine demos he liked, leaving himself room not only to expand their sound but to write a few tracks in the room, too. But this time, and for the first time, the quartet that had toured for the last 10 months as Hotline TNT had come with Anderson, somewhat unexpectedly. He had intended to make one more album his way – holing up with a producer and building songs piece by piece, as he’d done for the 2023 breakthrough “Cartwheel” – before making Hotline TNT a full-band affair in the future. But guitarist Lucky Hunter, bassist Haylen Trammel, and drummer Mike Ralston wanted in. Anderson relented.

As they cycled repeatedly through one of Anderson’s demos, they couldn’t unlock the way to play it, the power and pattern that Hunter’s and Anderson’s guitars needed to share. When Hunter began playing a part that had nothing to do with that song, Anderson dipped, heading upstairs with his guitar in a spell of mild pique and fatigue. When he emerged a few hours later, he’d written “The Scene”, a spiralling-and-stomping new song about wanting someone to throw a tantrum on your behalf. The rest of Hotline TNT, meanwhile, had written a lunging and moody instrumental, guitars pulled as tightly as razor wire against Motorik drums. Anderson resisted at first but then helped finish “Break Right”. Both songs are now tentpoles of Raspberry Moon, the most sweeping and compelling Hotline TNT album to date and, crucially, the first built by a full band. Oh, the other song they couldn’t get right? No one remembers its name.