THERE is an exciting line-up at the Cheese and Grain for September including performances from Stiff Little Fingers, Green Haze, Metallica Reloaded, Guns N’ Roses Experience, and many more.
Kris Barras Band
Friday 8th July. Doors from 8pm. Tickets are £21.50 in advance. One of the UK’s breakout artists over the past few years, the Kris Barras Band are set for an incredible 12 months ahead; they’ve just finished a sold-out UK tour with Kentucky’s favourite sons Black Stone Cherry, culminating with a show at the world-famous Royal Albert Hall.
Wilko Johnson plus special guest John Otway
Saturday 9th July from 7pm. Tickets are £30.50 in advance. Following a remarkable recovery from diagnosis of terminal cancer, Wilko Johnson the original Dr Feelgood guitarist, actor (Game of Thrones character Ser ilyn Payne) and all-round national treasure has enjoyed a rousing return to the live arena.
Frome Symphony
Sunday 10th July from 7.30pm – tickets are £12 for an adult, £5 for under 18’s. Frome Symphony Orchestra performing an exciting programme featuring Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major.
Stiff Little Fingers
Monday 11th July at 7.30pm. Tickets are £28 in advance. The ‘In Your Back yard’ summer tour will see The Iconic Punk Rock band kicking off the July leg of their tour at The Cheese and Grain this summer! Stiff Little Fingers formed in 1977 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Their first album, Inflammable Material, made the world aware of The Troubles — the sectarian civil war happening in Northern Ireland at the time — and is generally considered to be one of the greatest punk albums of all time. They were there at the start of the punk rock movement and are still recording and touring today.
Green Haze
Friday 15th July from 8pm. Tickets are £12.50 in advance. The No1 Green Day Tribute act, Green Haze regularly play to sell-out crowds at some of the biggest and most established venues & festivals, including The Manchester Academy, BugJam Festival at The Santa Pod Raceway, The O2 Academies & The Rugby 7s Festival in Dubai to name just a few!
Metallica Reloaded
Friday 22nd July from 8pm. Tickets are £16 in advance. With over 50 years’ gigging experience amongst them, Metallica Reloaded are very skilled musicians that take their approach and sound very seriously, using exactly the same guitars and musical equipment as Metallica themselves.
Guns N’ Roses Experience
Friday 29th July from 8pm. Tickets are £15 in advance. Guns N’ Roses Experience are the biggest, the best, the most successful and the most in demand GN’R tribute in the world. Not an over-hyped claim; so close to the original that three different members of Guns N’ Roses have personally asked them to join them on stage.
The Orb Uford 30th anniversary live show
Saturday 30th July from 8pm. Tickets are £25 in advance. In July 1992 seminal ambient house band, The Orb hit the number one spot in the UK album charts with the genre-defining album UFOrb. This July The Orb will perform the album live in its entirety for the first and last time. They will also be adding on a small fluffy classic set at the end.
