Fri 30th - SONIC TAPESTRY - CLASSIC ROCK COVERS BAND INCLUDING THIN LIZZY , IRON MAIDEN , THE CULT , OZZY , SCORPIONS , FREE , DEEP PURPLE AND MANY MORE + CLASSIC ROCK DISCO AND SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMER !
Sat 31st - SWAY - This local band have been performing covers since 1997 and still have the same line up 13 years on. Before that Sway played original material as "The Listening Room" dating back to 1988. Sway are a four piece all male line & they perform well known songs covering the past 4 decades from The Beatles to Elvis, right up to Kaiser Chiefs and Snow Patrol.
AUGUST
Sun 1st - JAM/SHOWCASE NIGHT. Hosted by John, Martin & Alex, our new style Sunday nights still have a jam session but now we invite new/up & coming bands to play a 30 minute showcase spot. Just ring or e-mail the Jolly Tar to book your band or act in! (Free drink for players or singers!)
TONIGHTS SHOWCASE ARE 'THE RESISTANCE' (HARD ROCK)
Mon 2nd - EVERY MONDAY VIDEO JUKEBOX HAPPY HOUR!!
10 TRACKS FOR £1 - 5.00pm till Midnight!!
Tue 3rd - Every Tuesday. SCOTTS ACOUSTIC OPEN NIGHT
All entertainers welcome! Singer/songwriters, comedy acts, jugglers, Poets, solo & duo acts, in fact anything entertaining!!
Free selected bottled drink for anyone performing on stage
Wed 4th - Jazz & Curry Night with - 'THE SALT CITY JAZZMEN'
Now playing The Jolly Tar on the first & third Wednesday of every month, The Salt City Jazzmen play 'Trad Jazz' covers from the likes of Kenny Ball, Acker Bilk & Chris Barber to name just a few. Entry is free but a voluntary donation (into the hat!) would be much appreciated! Also, don't forget every Wednesday is CURRY & A PINT NIGHT - £4.99! Every Wednesday evening, from 6.00pm to 9.00pm, enjoy a curry & rice or chips + naan bread with a free pint for just £4.99!! Your free drink can be any standard bitter or lager, pint of coke, a small glass of wine or any bottled soft drink.
Our usual menu is available 5pm to 9pm.
Thu 5th - JIM KIRKPATRICK & HEAVY WEATHER (Monthly residency) Zeppelin to Hendrix & more. Fantastic rock/blues covers, & a few original numbers, played at their very best by Jim, Neil, Kegsy & 'Gunners' and occasional guests! One of the best bands you will see, in a free entry gig, ever!!
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Fri 6th - CASINO - One of the best tributes to the 60's on the local music scene! Excellent show includes loads of hit songs to tap your feet to including songs by The Stones, The Beatles, Roy Orbison, & many more. Top night!!
Sat 7th - BAND T.B.A.
SORRY SENSATIONAL BALL & CHAIN HAD TO CANCEL THIS GIG
Sun 8th - JAM/SHOWCASE NIGHT. Hosted by John, Martin & Alex, our new style Sunday nights still have a jam session but now we invite new/up & coming bands to play a 30 minute showcase spot. Just ring or e-mail the Jolly Tar to book your band or act in! (Free drink for players or singers!)
Mon 9th - EVERY MONDAY VIDEO JUKEBOX HAPPY HOUR!!
10 TRACKS FOR £1 - 5.00pm till Midnight!!
Tue 10th - Every Tuesday. SCOTTS ACOUSTIC OPEN NIGHT
All entertainers welcome! Singer/songwriters, comedy acts, jugglers, Poets, solo & duo acts, in fact anything entertaining!!
Free selected bottled drink for anyone performing on stage
Wed 11th - 2nd & 4th WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH
IRISH NIGHT WITH LIVE BAND THE 'DRAGON SLAYERS'
Traditional Irish Jigs & Reels featuring Fiddle, Guitar & Bodhran!
PLUS - EVER WEDNESDAY ITS - CURRY & A PINT NIGHT - £4.99! Every Wednesday evening, from 6.00pm to 9.00pm, enjoy a curry & rice or chips with a free pint for just £4.99!! Your free drink can be any standard bitter or lager, pint of coke, a small glass of wine or any bottled soft drink. Our usual menu is available 5 to 9pm.
Thu 12th - STEVE HAYES & LES HUNT - What a great line up for our regular monthly spot as Steve (of The Barflys fame) & Les (from the Climax Blues Band) take to the stage. Expect some mighty fine guitar work, some great vocals & a little bit of stage banter from these boys!! CLASS ACT!!
Fri 13th - THE START - excellent local band who went down a storm here earlier in the year! The band features Graeme Malman on vocals, Aidy Lloyd on guitar, Tony Tweats on bass, Adam Tweats on rhythm guitar & Andy Smith on drums. They cover bands such as The Kooks, The Rifles, The Jam & many more , in a fun filled & lively show!!
Sat 14th - FREE AT LAST A simply stunning tribute to Free & Bad Company. This four piece band will blow you away with their quality, both musically & vocals!! Even if you're not a fan of Free or Bad Co. you will just be knocked out by the band & I can guarrentee you will enjoy their show!!
Sun 15th - JAM/SHOWCASE NIGHT. Hosted by John, Martin & Alex, our new style Sunday nights still have a jam session but now we invite new/up & coming bands to play a 30 minute showcase spot. Just ring or e-mail the Jolly Tar to book your band or act in! (Free drink for players or singers!)
TONIGHTS SHOWCASE ARE 'PHOTO BOOTH SMILE'
A FEMALE FRONTED ALTERNATIVE ROCK BAND PLAYING
A SELECTION OF HITS & SOME ORIGINAL MATERIAL.
Mon 16th - EVERY MONDAY VIDEO JUKEBOX HAPPY HOUR!!
10 TRACKS FOR £1 - 5.00pm till Midnight!!
Tue 17th - Every Tuesday. SCOTTS ACOUSTIC OPEN NIGHT
All entertainers welcome! Singer/songwriters, comedy acts, jugglers, Poets, solo & duo acts, in fact anything entertaining!!
Free selected bottled drink for anyone performing on stage
Wed 18th - Jazz & Curry Night with - 'THE SALT CITY JAZZMEN'
Now playing The Jolly Tar on the first & third Wednesday of every month, The Salt City Jazzmen play 'Trad Jazz' covers from the likes of Kenny Ball, Acker Bilk & Chris Barber to name just a few. Entry is free but a voluntary donation (into the hat!) would be much appreciated! Also, don't forget every Wednesday is CURRY & A PINT NIGHT - £4.99! Every Wednesday evening, from 6.00pm to 9.00pm, enjoy a curry & rice or chips + naan bread with a free pint for just £4.99!! Your free drink can be any standard bitter or lager, pint of coke, a small glass of wine or any bottled soft drink.
Our usual menu is available 5pm to 9pm.
Thu 19th - BEARDSMITH - One of our three Our monthly residency bands are the fantasic six piece family outfit who play a great selection of pop & rock covers. They play songs by bands such as Queen, Quo, Journey, Guns 'n Roses & more!!
Fri 20th - TRILOGY - Great rock & pop covers band featuring Johnny Hulse (ex Flying Pigs), Dave Chipling (also ex Pigs) & Johnny Miller (Tumbling Dice). They play songs from bands such as Thin Lizzy, Cream, Bon Jovi, Free & Bryan Adams, all covered in a sort of 'Pigs' style!!
Sat 21st - DISTURBIN THE PEACE - Like your classic heavy rock? then this top quality band is for you!! Twin lead guitars are the big feature of the band as they cover some of rocks all time classic songs by bands such as Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Iron Maiden & Status Quo!! Oh, and did I mention AC/DC??? Almost every third track is a DC song!!!
Sun 22nd - JAM/SHOWCASE NIGHT. Hosted by John, Martin & Alex, our new style Sunday nights still have a jam session but now we invite new/up & coming bands to play a 30 minute showcase spot. Just ring or e-mail the Jolly Tar to book your band or act in! (Free drink for players or singers!)
Mon 23rd - EVERY MONDAY VIDEO JUKEBOX HAPPY HOUR!!
10 TRACKS FOR £1 - 5.00pm till Midnight!!
Tue 24th - Every Tuesday. SCOTTS ACOUSTIC OPEN NIGHT
All entertainers welcome! Singer/songwriters, comedy acts, jugglers, Poets, solo & duo acts, in fact anything entertaining!!
Free selected bottled drink for anyone performing on stage
Wed 25th - 2nd & 4th WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH
IRISH NIGHT WITH LIVE BAND THE 'DRAGON SLAYERS'
Traditional Irish Jigs & Reels featuring Fiddle, Guitar & Bodhran!
PLUS - EVER WEDNESDAY ITS - CURRY & A PINT NIGHT - £4.99! Every Wednesday evening, from 6.00pm to 9.00pm, enjoy a curry & rice or chips with a free pint for just £4.99!! Your free drink can be any standard bitter or lager, pint of coke, a small glass of wine or any bottled soft drink. Our usual menu is available 5 to 9pm.
Thu 26th - THE BON JOVI EXPERIANCE
TICKETS £5
The Bon Jovi Experience are the worlds first and finest tribute to the great Bon Jovi and features Jon Bon Jovi clone frontman Tony (Jon By Jovi), accompanying him are 3 other ex By Jovi members, namely Jon (Tico) drums, Steve C (Hugh) bass and Chris (Dave) keyboards, having left the now defunked By Jovi. With Edd, (Richie Sambora - Guitarist) in place, together they produce the looks and sounds of the real thing so closely that: We quote: "You could almost be fooled into thinking that this band was the real thing". "Quite simply a mirror image of the man himself" and " Have you seen this guy he looks so much like Jon Bon Jovi it's freaky man" Chad Kroeger - Nickelback.
Fri 27th - MOTHERSHIP - Fantastic Led Zeppelin tribute who play a fine selection of classic Zep songs from accross all the albums. From great guitar riffs to a singer who reaches the high notes without even trying, this is a must see band for Zep fans & they are quickly becoming a Jolly Tar favorite show!!!
Sat 28th - EVENING BAND T.B.A.
JOLLYFEST 3 - NOW THREE DAYS!
Saturday 28th, Sunday 29th & Monday 30th
Starting at 2.00pm all 3 days will see bands & acoustic acts on the outside stage & one inside.
ALL DAY BBQ EVERY DAY - FREE ADMISSION!!
FREE CAMPING IN THE REAR FIELD!!
SATURDAY
2pm - 6pm Various solo or duo acoustic acts
on the outside stage - Acts t.b.a. soon!!
Saturday night band - T.B.A.
SUNDAY
2pm - (outside) - BOB ON OUR SIDE
4pm - (outside) - LED BALLOON
6pm - (outside) - R.E.M. TRIBUTE 'STIPE'
9pm (inside) - MOTHER HUMBUCKER
MONDAY
2pm - (outside) - THE PLOT
4pm - (outside) - HEAVY WEATHER
6pm - (outside) - FREE AT LAST
9pm - (inside) - DEEPSNAKE
Tue 31st - Every Tuesday. SCOTTS ACOUSTIC OPEN NIGHT
All entertainers welcome! Singer/songwriters, comedy acts, jugglers, Poets, solo & duo acts, in fact anything entertaining!!
Free selected bottled drink for anyone performing on stage
SEPTEMBER
Wed 1st - Jazz & Curry Night with - 'THE SALT CITY JAZZMEN'
Now playing The Jolly Tar on the first & third Wednesday of every month, The Salt City Jazzmen play 'Trad Jazz' covers from the likes of Kenny Ball, Acker Bilk & Chris Barber to name just a few. Entry is free but a voluntary donation (into the hat!) would be much appreciated! Also, don't forget every Wednesday is CURRY & A PINT NIGHT - £4.99! Every Wednesday evening, from 6.00pm to 9.00pm, enjoy a curry & rice or chips + naan bread with a free pint for just £4.99!! Your free drink can be any standard bitter or lager, pint of coke, a small glass of wine or any bottled soft drink.
Our usual menu is available 5pm to 9pm.
Thu 2nd - IT'S JIMMYS (ELLIS THAT IS) BIRTHDAY BASH!!!
STATED QUO - Brilliant tribute to the Quo who only play tracks from the classic Status Quo era of 1968 to 1982. They cover such monster tracks as Big Fat Mama, Ain't Gonna Work No More & 4500 Times plus the early era hits such as Ice In The Sun & loads of the Quo top 10 hits including Rockin' All Over The World, Don't Drive My Car, Caroline, & Down Down!!
This is a show that lasts up to three hours without a break!!!
SUPPORT COMES FROM EXCELLENT CANADIAN SINGER/SONGWRITER ANDREW ALLEN, ON STAGE AT 8.45pm
Fri 3rd - BAND T.B.A.
Sat 4th - CALIFORNIA BLUE - Superb band who play a great selection of 60's & 70's pop/light rock/chart hits by bands such as The Beatles/McCartney, Roy Orbison & loads of other top artists!
Sun 5th - JAM/SHOWCASE NIGHT. Hosted by John, Martin & Alex, our new style Sunday nights still have a jam session but now we invite new/up & coming bands to play a 30 minute showcase spot. Just ring or e-mail the Jolly Tar to book your band or act in! (Free drink for players or singers!)
Mon 6th - EVERY MONDAY VIDEO JUKEBOX HAPPY HOUR!!
10 TRACKS FOR £1 - 5.00pm till Midnight!!
Tue 7th - Every Tuesday. SCOTTS ACOUSTIC OPEN NIGHT
All entertainers welcome! Singer/songwriters, comedy acts, jugglers, Poets, solo & duo acts, in fact anything entertaining!!
Free selected bottled drink for anyone performing on stage
Wed 8th - 2nd & 4th WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH
IRISH NIGHT WITH LIVE BAND THE 'DRAGON SLAYERS'
Traditional Irish Jigs & Reels featuring Fiddle, Guitar & Bodhran!
PLUS - EVER WEDNESDAY ITS - CURRY & A PINT NIGHT - £4.99! Every Wednesday evening, from 6.00pm to 9.00pm, enjoy a curry & rice or chips with a free pint for just £4.99!! Your free drink can be any standard bitter or lager, pint of coke, a small glass of wine or any bottled soft drink. Our usual menu is available 5 to 9pm.
Thu 9th - STEVE HAYES & LES HUNT - What a great line up for our regular monthly spot as Steve (of The Barflys fame) & Les (from the Climax Blues Band) take to the stage. Expect some mighty fine guitar work, some great vocals & a little bit of stage banter from these boys!! CLASS ACT!!
Fri 10th - SIN AFTER SIN - Wow, what a band!! Classic heavy rock, but done with such energy that even non-heavy rock fans will enjoy the show!! Not only do they play some of the all time classics, but they cover a refreshing set of songs that are not the 'norm' including solo Ozzy material, Iron Maiden, Metallica & even the odd Pantera track!!!! If you havn't seen them yet - do it now!!
Sat 11th - COLD FLAME - are one of the most exciting, energetic, dedicated and original English rocking blues bands performing live music today. Formed in November 1984 and based in Glossop, Derbyshire, England, Cold Flame have established themselves as one of the most hardworking and innovative acts on the circuit playing across the country as well as more recently in Europe The band's original blend of classic rock blues, celtic and acoustic music continues attracting local and international radio airplay both in the UK, Europe, Australia and South America. The band occasionally combine this with showcase gigs incorporating classic rock covers performed with the same enthusiasm and dedication that goes into their original music. The band's covers repertoire is immense covering the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Free, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Whitesnake, Gary Moore and Fleetwood Mac!!
Sun 12th - JAM/SHOWCASE NIGHT. Hosted by John, Martin & Alex, our new style Sunday nights still have a jam session but now we invite new/up & coming bands to play a 30 minute showcase spot. Just ring or e-mail the Jolly Tar to book your band or act in! (Free drink for players or singers!)
Mon 13th - EVERY MONDAY VIDEO JUKEBOX HAPPY HOUR!!
10 TRACKS FOR £1 - 5.00pm till Midnight!!
Tue 14th - Every Tuesday. SCOTTS ACOUSTIC OPEN NIGHT All entertainers welcome! Singer/songwriters, comedy acts, jugglers, Poets, solo & duo acts, in fact anything entertaining!!
Free selected bottled drink for anyone performing on stage
Wed 15th - Jazz & Curry Night with - 'THE SALT CITY JAZZMEN' Now playing The Jolly Tar on the first & third Wednesday of every month, The Salt City Jazzmen play 'Trad Jazz' covers from the likes of Kenny Ball, Acker Bilk & Chris Barber to name just a few. Entry is free but a voluntary donation (into the hat!) would be much appreciated! Also, don't forget every Wednesday is CURRY & A PINT NIGHT - £4.99! Every Wednesday evening, from 6.00pm to 9.00pm, enjoy a curry & rice or chips + naan bread with a free pint for just £4.99!! Your free drink can be any standard bitter or lager, pint of coke, a small glass of wine or any bottled soft drink.
Our usual menu is available 5pm to 9pm.
Thu 16th - BEARDSMITH - One of our three Our monthly residency bands are the fantasic six piece family outfit who play a great selection of pop & rock covers. They play songs by bands such as Queen, Quo, Journey, Guns 'n Roses & more!!