What's On at The Fleece This April
Posted on: 10 Apr 2018The Fleece is one of the best and most lively music venues in Bristol. With plenty on this April, from Queen tribute bands to garage pop and 80s nights to young rap artists, here's some of the acts that you can see this month...
MisterWives – 11th April
MisterWives are an indie pop band based in New York City. Formed in 2012 around the core trio of singer/keyboardist Mandy Lee, bassist William Hehir, and drummer Etienne Bowler, they have an unusual sound that combines elements of synth pop, folk, and indie rock, falling somewhere between the quirky dance-pop of No Doubt and the pastoral folk-rock of Of Monsters and Men.
The Bohemians – 13th April
One for all you killer queens and lover boys – head to the Fleece on Friday the 13th to hear the first Queen tribute band to be seen and play on the same bill as Queen guitarist Brian May, who described them as ‘brilliant’.
The Bohemians, based in Greater London, have been together since 1996 and play venues all over the world including; Ireland, Belgium, Holland, Jorden, Swizerland and China. It is their aim to deliver the energy, costumes & showmanship of the world's greatest rock band.
Dreadzone – 14th April
One of the most energetic, exciting and powerful live bands to emerge from the post-rave scene, Dreadzone have steadily been releasing albums and progressively bettering, refining and perfecting their own unique and inimitable take on dub since their inception in 1993.
After nearly 25 years in the game, they are now focusing more on the electronic and dub elements of their stage show - a sound they developed in earlier years of Dreadzone.
Little Comets – 15th April
Coming just over a year after the self-release of fourth album Worhead, sell-out headline shows and an arena tour supporting Catfish and the Bottlemen, Little Comets remain determined to encapsulate the depth of societal woe using a mix of clattering syllables, innocent melody and sweetly drummed thrust.
The Meteors – 16th April
The Meteors are a psychobilly band from the United Kingdom, who are often credited with giving the genre its distinctive sound. Although the origins of psychobilly are debatable, the Meteors consider themselves the first and only psychobilly band.
Alexis Taylor – 17th April
Best known as Hot Chip's clear-voiced frontman, Alexis Taylor also pursued a solo career as an introspective singer/songwriter. Taylor's debut, Rubbed Out, arrived in 2008 and found him trading his band's percolating electropop for more intimate, often acoustic fare.
Hinds – 18th April
Hinds are a four-piece garage pop band based in Madrid, Spain. Originally formed as a duo by singers and guitarists Carlotta Cosials and Ana García Perrote in 2011, the two friends released two noisy, melodic pop tunes, "Bamboo" and "Trippy Gum," which caught the attention of several U.K. publications like NME and The Guardian. Their debut album, Leave Me Alone, arrived in January 2016 on British label Lucky Number Music.
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Mellow Mood – 19th April
Italian reggae band Mellow Mood was formed in Pordenone in 2005 but officially debuted in 2009 with their first record, entitled “Move!”. Their heartfelt live shows led Rototom Sunsplash to name Mellow Mood best Italian reggae band, ranked third at European level.
Their latest album, entitled “Twinz” is released in June 2014. It is once again produced by Paolo Baldini, has a streamlined line-up, prestigious international collaborations and couples the rediscovery of roots music with a deeper knowledge of the newest Jamaican sounds.
Nada Surf – 20th April
Nada Surf are excited to announce the first dates of their tour celebrating the 15th anniversary of the seminal album Let Go, which was released in September 2002 on Labels/EMI in Europe and Heavenly Records in the UK.
Billed as ‘An Evening with Nada Surf’, the band will perform Let Go in its entirety, and after a short break they'll return to play a second set.
Club Tropicana 80s Club Night – 20th April
All of the 80s classics, all night. Expect music from the likes of Wham!, Duran Duran, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Eurythmics, Billy Joel, Van Halen and more. Tickets start at £4 and with cheap drinks all night, this pretty much sounds like heaven.
Nirvana UK + Pity The Foo – 21st April
Nirvana UK, Europe's premier Nirvana Tribute band, are from Birmingham and have been hailed by Total Guitar as the best Nirvana tribute they have heard in years.
Pity The Foo are the South West’s premier Foo Fighters Tribute Band, recreating the Foo’s awesome live sound and performance and bringing it to a stage near you!
You can expect to experience awesome high powered sets with all a true Foo Fighters fan's favourite songs including Learn To Fly, Monkey Wrench, Everlong, The Pretender, Something From Nothing, All My Life, Rope and Best Of You.
Balaam and the Angel – 22nd April
The gothic pop band Balaam & the Angel were formed in Birmingham, England in 1984 by the Scottish-born Morris brothers -- vocalist/bassist Mark, drummer Des, and guitarist Jim. The siblings started their career while still children, playing men's clubs as a cabaret-style act; as adults, they began as a more pop-oriented unit but found themselves affiliated with the goth rock movement after a series of opening dates for the Cult.
Merkules – 24th April
Canadian rapper Merkules makes his way to Leeds, Bristol and London for his first UK tour!
Merkules doesn't look like a typical rapper, which makes sense since he's been defying conventions for almost half a decade now.
He’s one of the most celebrated and exciting rappers around, this young MC has had over 90 million views on Facebook and YouTube, 30 million Apple Music streams and has sold out shows across North America. He isn’t slowing down.
Salad – 25th April
Salad are a UK-based Indie-Prog band formed in London, England in 1992 by Marijne van der Vlugt, Paul Kennedy, Pete Brown and Rob Wakeman. After splitting in 1998 SALAD reformed in 2017 and their first official gig was at the Indie Daze 2017 Festival on Oct 7th at the Forum Kentish Town - London, featuring Charley Stone on lead guitar and Donald Ross Skinner on drums.
Wayward Sons – 26th April
Wayward Sons began life early in 2016 after Italian Record label Frontiers approached Toby Jepson with the idea of making a solo album. This was not something that initially rang true with Toby having spent most of his career as a British Rock musician in bands. From the early days of Little Angels, through Toby and The Whole Truth, The Toby Jepson band in the early noughties, into GUN, Fastway and Dio’s Disciples, it had always been about bands, groups of people joining together to say something, to create together, to perform together.
Doreen Doreen – 27th April
Formed in 1982 when Duran Duran hit the scene, Doreen Doreen are everything that Duran are not. Dance the night away with some of the best (and funniest) cover versions you will hear including ABBA, Queen, Ian Dury, Britney Spears and Tom Jones. Deservedly voted the third best band in Bristol (by the people) after Massive Attack and Portishead.
Black Parade – 27th April
The UK's biggest emo night. Expect to hear all the biggest 00's emo classics from Panic! At The Disco, Jimmy Eat World, My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Taking Back Sunday, Fall Out Boy, All American Rejects, Hawthorne Heights, Cute Is What We Aim For, You Me At Six, Enter Shikari and loads more.
Molotov Jukebox – 28th April
Molotov Jukebox were founded in a sea of love when singer Nat (who also plays the accordion) met her spouse Sam who plays the violin. Through their tour-de-force power performances, they drew in all the other members of the band to amalgamate into their current state of outlandish, in your face BANG sound. When they play, you dance! Their contagious fusion of up-beat reggae, gypsy dance and funk lunacy combine with pop choruses to get any party off the ground in no time.
Bernie Marsden – 29th April
Former Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden will be supported by Hand Of Dimes ft. Skin vocalist Nev MacDonald who will play a full support set of their own material before joining Bernie Marsden for a headline set of Whitesnake classics.
The Fleece is located at 12 St Thomas St, Bristol, BS1 6JJ.
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Iona is a final year Biomedical Science Undergraduate at the University of Bristol. Her passions include blogging, walks by the harbour and exploring new cocktail venues. Iona is working with 365Bristol as part of the Santander Internship scheme for spring and summer 2018.
