Glen Matlock (born 27 August 1956) is an English musician, and the original bass guitarist of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols; having been introduced to guitarist Steve Jones, and drummer Paul Cook while working in Let It Rock - the precursor to SEX, Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood’s clothing boutique in London. He is credited as a songwriter on 10 of the 12 songs on the Sex Pistols&#39; only album, Never Mind The Bollocks. Glen MatlockMatlock left the band in late February 1977, with contemporary reports (given to news outlets by manager Malcolm McLaren) stating that he was “thrown out” because he liked the Beatles. The claim was fictional, with Steve Huey of AllMusic claiming that Matlock. In his self-penned book I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol, Matlock stated that he left the band of his own volition as he was &quot;was even more enamoured of The Faces and the mod groups prominently featured on London pirate radio in the late &#39;60s, as were Steve Jones and Paul Cook.&quot;&quot;sick of all the bullshit.&quot; In the 2000 documentary film The Filth and the Fury, the band members generally agree that there was tension between Matlock and vocalist Johnny Rotten, which Matlock suggests was further aggravated by Malcolm McLaren in an attempt to generate chaos within the band as a creative mechanism. In the 2002 Classic Albums documentary about Never Mind the Bollocks, Jones stated that in retrospect, pushing Matlock out of the band was a mistake, and that the group would have recorded more albums if Matlock had stayed in the band.After leaving the Sex Pistols, Matlock went on to form the Rich Kids, with himself as bass guitarist and singer, Midge Ure (guitarist, singer and keyboard player), Steve New (guitarist and singer) and Rusty Egan (drummer). They released three singles and one album entitled Ghosts Of Princes in Towers. Also during this time, Matlock and New would play with Sid Vicious along with Rat Scabies in the one-off band The Vicious White Kids as part of a benefit performance in London, to help pay for Sid’s travel expenses back to America. After The Rich Kids, Matlock would go on to form the short-lived Spectres, and then Hot Club. Prior to this Matlock toured Europe and North America with Iggy Pop and played bass and co wrote material for his album Soldier.In 1996, Matlock recorded and released his first solo album Who&#39;s He Think He Is When He&#39;s at Home? on Creation Records. However, the album’s release was overshadowed by Matlock rejoining the original Sex Pistols members for the first of their many reunion tours (1996, 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2008).Beginning in the early ‘00s, Matlock would then assemble many short-lived groups including The Philistines, Dead Men Walking (feat. Mike Peters of The Alarm, Kirk Brandon of Theatre of Hate, and Pete Wylie of Wah!), and Slinky Vagabond (feat. Earl Slick, and Clem Burke). In November 2006, the Sex Pistols were inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.In January 2010, Glen Matlock reformed The Rich Kids for a one-off benefit concert in aid of ailing Steve New. He was joined on stage by original members Rusty Eagan, and Midge Ure, as well as Mick Jones of The Clash, and Gary Kemp from Spandau Ballet. New would later die of cancer on 24 May 2010. That same year, Matlock was asked to join a reformed Faces, and then in April 2011, he stood in on bass for Primal Scream at the Japan Tsunami appeal concert at Brixton Academy in London.In late 2011, The International Swingers, a band comprising Matlock, Clem Burke, James Stevenson and Gary Twinn, was formed. The band, based in Los Angeles, toured Australia and the USA, and released a self-titled album in 2015. In 2012, Matlock made his acting debut in British drama film The Paddy Lincoln Gang, performing a scene at a live Faces concert. In 2017, Matlock joined a touring punk supergroup L.A.M.F. featuring Heartbreakers member Walter Lure, Clem Burke of Blondie, and Social Distortion&#39;s Mike Ness to pay tribute to the 40th Anniversary of Johnny Thunders &amp; the Heartbreakers‘ classic LP, 1977’s L.A.M.F.In 2018, Matlock released the critically acclaimed solo album Good To Go. A more stripped back, and almost rockabilly-styled album featuring legendary guitarist Earl Slick (David Bowie / John Lennon) and drummer Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats). The track “Keep On Pushing,” from the album was deemed “Best Song In The Universe Ever” on Little Steven’s Underground Garage radio show (Sirius XM).In April of 2022, Matlock was asked to join legendary New York band Blondie for their UK and US tours. Matlock remains a touring member of the group and is currently slated to appear on their forthcoming 2023 new studio album.In the summer of 2022, FX / Disney+ released the Danny Boyle directed Sex Pistols’ drama series Pistol (based on the Steve Jones autobiography ‘Lonely Boy’). Matlock was portrayed by actor Christian Lees in the series.In late 2022, Matlock signed a new worldwide solo record deal with Cooking Vinyl, which will see the label release Glen’s long-awaited, timely and politically pertinent new solo album Consequences Coming on April 27, 2023. A first single and video from the record “Head On A Stick” are slated to be released on January 27, 2023.“The album was written and recorded in Britain over the last 18 months or so with a posse of seasoned but on point performers.” says Matlock. “All done during the debacle that is Brexit and the rise and fall of the turgid Trump episode in the US. These songs reflect my take on the whole sorry mess that has ensued.” Matlock elaborates on the album, “Now the wheels of the music business can sometimes move at a lugubrious, glacial pace, and sometimes the moment might be lost but seeing no break in the clouds or clear light at the end of the tunnel, surely the only demand on people’s lips should be that there are ‘Consequences Coming’ for the fat headed oafs who have foisted their asinine warped sensibilities on us.”“The tunes are pretty catchy too...”

Glen Matlock

Edinburgh

The Voodoo Rooms - The Ballroom

Gasper Nali is a not-so-traditional babatoni player from the small town of Nkhata Bay on the shores of Lake Malawi. The babatoni is an African one-string home-made 3-metre long bass guitar, and with a stick and an empty beer bottle, together with a cow skin kick drum and catchy melodies, he creates the most amazing and danceable original Afro Beats possible!Gasper’s unique style of Kwela music has received an extraordinary amount of online attention after a video of him playing by the lake shore went viral with over 20 million views. He has been featured by CNN and in the documentary ‘Deep Roots Malawi’, jammed with Joss Stone, appeared on Wired for Sound – Malawi, remixed by Aroop Roy for Sol Power Sounds and has been played by Iggy Pop on BBC 6! His debut album, Abale Ndikuwuzeni, roughly translates to ‘People, I want to tell you’. It is a fitting title as Gasper’s songs, all sung in the Malawi national language of Chichewa, talk about life and strife in the country, often including social issues such as the rich and the poor, child marriages etc.Gasper has toured the UK and Europe several times since his breakthrough video, playing in all environments from seated arts centres spaces to major festival stages. This year, Gasper will be transforming his customary one-man-band show and perform with a 3-piece band for the very first time in the UK. Along for the ride is Malawi born songsmith and cultural proponent Luhangah on additional vocals and percussion, as well as Gasper’s long-time producer and collaborator Mattias Stålnacke on guitars. Gasper will also release his new record “Chule Chule Iwe” to coincide with a UK tour in May/June of 2025.As well as playing in Gasper’s new band, Edinburgh based solo artist Luhangah will be supporting, whose music spans many genres and styles from heavy reggae to what he calls ‘Voodjaz’ – traditional Malawian rhythms with a jazzy feel.“His music is simple but joyous, and totally infectious” – Songlines Magazine“His songs are moving to hear and a spectacle to watch” – Simon Broughton, Evening Standard

Gasper Nali

The Voodoo Rooms - The Speakeasy

Raised on American Roots music in East Tennessee, Daniel Kimbro is a multi GRAMMY-nominated musician with more than 20 years of experience performing, recording, and writing Roots music. As an accompanist Daniel has shared stages and studios with notable artists including Eric Clapton, Jerry Douglas, John Hiatt, The Transatlantic Sessions, Sarah Jarosz, and myriad others.While his recording credits are numerous, it is his new solo album Carpet in The Kitchen that best epitomizes Daniel’s experience as a writer and arranger. This debut collection features stories set to lyrics and chords that evoke Appalachian murder ballads and story-songs rooted in the folk traditions of Scotland, Ireland and England. The opening track ‘Loyston’ remembers the upheaval brought by the displacement of his fellow Appalachians with the construction of the TVA dams, focusing on the inundation of the eponymous town in Northeast Tennessee. Guest appearances on Carpet in The Kitchen include Jerry Douglas on slide guitars, Mike Baggetta (Nels Kline, David Wax Museum) on electric guitar, and Jordan Perlson (Gary Burton, Becca Stevens, Snarky Puppy) on Drumset.Known to listeners across the US, UK and Canada for his work with the folk-blues trio Harley Kimbro Lewis, Daniel continues to tour these regions with Sarah Jarosz, The Jerry Douglas Band, the Earls of Leicester and others. When time allows, Daniel can be found on bodies of water of any size with a fly rod in hand, and he is active in promoting and supporting the Conservation of these watersheds and their colourful constituents.

Daniel Kimbro

Wille Edwards is one Cornwall’s most successful exports an eclectic songwriter, and frontman of internationally acclaimed band Wille and the Bandits.He has toured with the likes of Deep Purple, Status Quo, Joe Bonamassa, the John Butler Trio and Warren Haynes. In 2014 his band was voted in the Top Ten bands to see at Glastonbury. The band were picked to play the London Olympics, by being voted one of UK’s best Live acts. Wille’s song writing prowess has also seen him perform from Broadway to Belgrade and everywhere in-between.Wille is known for writing deeply moving, anthemic songs that transport his audience into another life, often writing from the perspectives of people he has met on his travels and has been described as one of the country’s best songwriters.“Lyrics that hit hard targets in the lives of today’s global population”Rock and Blues Muse“Socially aware lyrics and planet-hopping instrumentation makes for the most refreshing sound heard in ages.”Classic Rock Magazine“Restless, urgent, spitting lyrics that mean something and demand attention”Guy Bellamy @ Great Music Storieswww.willeandthebandits.comTickets available through See Tickets, Tickets Scotland, TicketwebThis event was moved from Saturday 30th November 2024, any tickets purchased for November will be valid

Wille Edwards Duo  (Wille and the Bandits)

Gone Down Meadowland is the much-anticipated debut album release from Norwich, UK psych outfit Floral Image, releasing 25th April 2025 on the renowned Fuzz Club. After an extensive touring schedule throughout 2023, the band spent the following winter looking both inward and outward to the wide-skied rural landscape with the aim of distilling their wide pool of influences. Once the gigging horizons regularly started to expand beyond the sleepy shire of home, a fear of musical inertia had left the group asking themselves what their own sound even was. The long nights were used to re-assess and reconnect with a sense of play that had found itself shrunken in the rear-view mirror of a touring van. At Friday night jam sessions; wrapped in coats and warmed by homemade cocktails, Tex and Phil’s freezing living room provided the appropriate cultivation ground for the seeds of a new musical shape - one not solely intending to be big and formidable live, but provide a softer, more subtle recorded companion for both drunken gaiety with friends and unleashed introspection of the self.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;More than ever, the band wanted to produce a brand of East-Coast psychedelia that reflected the natural lusciousness and glorious solitude of the immediate world around them. Coming fresh out of support shows with Holy Wave and Glass Beams and witnessing first-hand how the delicate, sonic precision they flex on recordings only excels their live shows further, real justification was found. Over 30 songs were conjured, considered and arranged before being whittled down to a final 10 that epitomise what they do best - ten tracks of vivid hue, harnessed live power, all laced together in fluid lyrical harmonies. Taking inspiration from band favourites Woods, KGLW, Stereolab, among many others, a string of at-home recording sessions commenced over a 6-week period across the summer of 2024. There is a mischief and daydream to the character Floral Image, on full dynamic display across the record- a reflection of both the playful fraternity of band members Fergus Nolan (vocals, guitars), Jack Warner (vocals, keys), Matt Kennedy (bass guitar), Mitch Forsyth (drums, visuals), &amp; Phil Whitton (guitars, visuals), and the ever-weaving textures they make together. It is an infrastructure that is unstructured; a body of work that bends and grows and shifts between light, dark, malaise, excitement. There are moments of head-down ferocity and, right there beside them, pools of pulsing wonderment. Fist and feather, hand in hand.

Floral Image

Silver Shark Studios presents STRANGE GRAVITY with special guests allmyfriendsaresynths and Alex TronicA night of electronica with Strange Gravity and allmyfriendsaresynths and a special DJ set from Alex Tronic.On May 29th 2025, STRANGE GRAVITY will be playing live at the The Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh.This one-off concert presented by vintage synth nirvana, Silver Shark Studios, marks the Scottish live debut for Strange Gravity.Praise for STRANGE GRAVITY - Music For The Metaverse:&quot;Its smoky-voiced, sophisticated pop-jazz songs are individual works of art.&quot; Lounderthanwar.com&quot;The strong songwriting makes Music for the Metaverse a highly engaging reality!&quot; Electronic Sound.Also playing will are allmyfriendsaresynths. Stephen McLeod aka AMFAS is a Glaswegian experimental electronic artist and YouTube dilettante. Known for &#39;memorable&#39; live performances, he returns to Edinburgh after a string of shows in far-flung destinations like London, Tokyo, Guadalajara, and... Stoke-On-Trent.Alex Tronic will be performing a special DJ set throughout the nightDoors open 7:30 with live music and DJ till lateTickets £10 plus booking fee

Strange Gravity

Ellen Beth Abdi is a fearless and boundary-pushing artist, seamlessly blending analogue and digital sounds with influences spanning jazz, soul, and bedroom pop. Born and raised in Manchester, her music reflects a deep understanding of culture, love, and loss, shaped by a rich creative journey.A sought-after collaborator, Abdi has worked with A Certain Ratio, New Order, Angélique Kidjo, and many others, bringing her distinct musicianship and beyond-years wisdom to both studio and live performances. She has also shared stages with The Stone Roses and Ishmael Ensemble and guested with New Order at the Manchester International Festival.Her music explores the tension of modern relationships, the complexities of human connection, and the raw emotions of infatuation and heartbreak. With a voice of striking depth and lyrics that cut deep, she continues to stretch and redefine genre boundaries.Beyond her solo work, Abdi is involved in an upcoming PRS-funded collaboration with The Hallé Orchestra, Youth Choir, and Low Four Studio, further expanding her artistic vision. With a restless energy and a commitment to creative exploration, she remains an artist to watch. www.ellenbethabdi.co.ukInstagram: instagram.com/ellenbethabdiFacebook: facebook.com/EllenBethAbdiX (Twitter): x.com/ellenbethabdiTikTok: tiktok.com/@ellenbethabdi

Ellen Beth Abdi

ROCK FEMMES FATALES celebrates the brilliance of female-fronted rock artists through the ages. The band features powerhouse vocalists and musicians with decades of extensive live and recording experience in club, theatre and festival environments. Performing classics from artists such as Patti Smith, Heart, Cher, Pat Benatar, Blondie, Pretenders, Belinda Carlisle, Stevie Nicks, Alanis Morissette, KT Tunstall and many others, this show is an evening not to be missed!

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