Met News

Classic Children’s Book Brought to Life at The Met

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:34:39 +0000

The Met welcomes Blunderbus Theatre Company with their enchanting tale, The Rainbow Fish on Saturday 13 March at 1pm.

Based on the classic children’s story by Marcus Pfister, Blunderbus Theatre Company return with their brand new adaptation of this underwater adventure.

Come and swim with The Rainbow Fish in her glittering underwater paradise, but prepare to be whisked away on a deep-sea adventure as our storytellers bring this enchanting tale to life.

The Rainbow Fish, with her shimmering scales, is the most beautiful fish in the ocean. But she is proud and vain, and none of the other fish want to be her friends. Not until she learns to give away some of her most prized possessions.

Bursting with Blunderbus magic and fun, along with some glittering underwater puppetry sequences, this funny, fishy tale is a must see for children aged 4 - 7, and the young at heart.

Blunderbus have been creating magical, memorable theatrical experiences for children and their families for over a decade. The company play across the UK and internationally.

The show will start at 1pm and tickets are £6. To book tickets or for further information please contact our ticket office on 0161 761 2216, visit our website at www.themet.biz or telephone Quaytickets on 0843 208 0500.
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Latest Wainwright Star to Perform at The Met

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:04:56 +0000

The Met welcomes award-winning folk songstress Lucy Wainwright Roche on Wednesday 10 March at 8pm.

Daughter of Loudon Wainwright and half sister to Martha and Rufus, it is hardly surprising that Lucy Wainwright Roche gave up teaching in New York and entered the famous family trade five years ago.

Now well-known for her powerful and distinctive voice, her songs showcase truly inspiring lyrics and vocals, and in 2007 she released an EP, 8 Songs. Last year the Independent Music Awards awarded her Best Folk/Singer-Songwriter for the song Snare Drum. Her new album, Lucy is due for release in March, ahead of a 16-date tour of the UK and Ireland.

“Sincere and raw, at times recalling Joni Mitchell and Patty Griffin, Roche’s bittersweet voice leaps out; she paints an indelible image…” NPR’s Song of the Day

Lucy will be supported by Met favourite Alana Levandoski,

The show will start at 8pm and tickets are £10, £8 concessions. To book tickets or for further information please contact our ticket office on 0161 761 2216, visit our website at www.themet.biz or telephone Quaytickets on 0843 208 0500.
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New York’s Guitar Virtuoso Preston Reed To Play The Met

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:16:47 +0000

The Met welcomes New York’s Preston Reed to its regular R&B Club on Friday 19 March at 8.30pm.

Preston Reed has virtually reinvented how the acoustic guitar is played. Reed practices a flamboyant self-invented style, characterized by percussive techniques and simultaneous rhythm and melody lines that dance and ricochet around each other, giving his music a level of excitement that is unparalleled among today’s guitarists.

“…a mesmerising set of instrumentals from the guitar virtuoso, taking on allcomers from funk to blues to jazz and beyond.” Uncut Magazine

Playing an array of guitars from acoustic to electric to classical Reed’s vast range of explosively original music will forever change your expectation of a guitarist.
Reed’s compositional talents extend to film soundtracks and prestigious commissions for the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet.

Reed attacks the entire instrument in a never-ending search for the orchestra he knows is lurking inside. At full tilt, his fingers, thumbs, fists and hands at once suggest a drummer, keyboardist, bassist and several guitarists at work.

“…each short piece evokes a beautifully lit scene of classic Americana.” BBC Music Magazine

Tickets for Preston Reed are £8, £6 concessions and the show starts at 8.30pm. To book or for more information please call our ticket office on 0161 761 2216, go to the web site at www.themet.biz or ring Quaytickets on 0843 208 0500.
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Rising Star Louise Parker Performs Jazz Classics at The Met

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:53:46 +0000

The Met welcomes jazz singer Louise Parker and her terrific quartet on Saturday 6 March at 8pm.

The band covers the legends of jazz, from Billie Holiday and Ray Charles to Roberta Flack and Bill Withers. Combining a potent mix of funk and gospel, Louise Parker blends an effortless rhythmical style with a sweet warm tone to create a performance that truly stirs the soul.

A regular on Radio 2’s Best of Jazz, Louise is a powerful live performer and a skilful interpreter of swing, blues and gospel classics. She commits to each song with the warmth, spirit and passion of the great jazz divas.

Citing influences that include Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday, Louise has been enchanting audiences at venues and festivals around the UK including the Glastonbury Festival, The Isle of Wight International Jazz Festival and the Plymouth Orange Music Festival, among others.

“A splendid new voice on the block… Swings like fury.” Humphrey Lyttelton

The Louise Parker Quartet can be seen at The Met on Saturday 6 March at 8pm. Tickets cost £8.To book or for more information please call our ticket office on 0161 761 2216, go to the web site at www.themet.biz or ring Quaytickets on 0843 208 0500.
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The Department of Smelling Pistakes

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:50:00 +0000

The Met welcomes Publick Transport Theatre Company with their brand new physical comedy show, the Department of Smelling Pistakes on Wednesday 3 March at 7.30pm.

Publick Transport presents a new comedy set in a forgotten office deep within the bowels of a Russian governmental building where two civil servants jostle for power, one a puffed up bureaucrat in search of a job description, the other an unidentified inspector, the purpose of whose visit remains frighteningly vague.

Reluctant to commit to specific thought for fear of showing ignorance of the party line - which changes hourly - they make idle conversation out of which is extrapolated the deepest meaning, while their attempts at political correctness only result in grammatical incorrectness.

“More fun than you would ever imagine an hour spent on the brink of death could be! Publick Transport expertly combine physical theatre with dark comedy…”
The Big Issue

Suitable for ages 10+. The show is performed by Angus Barr and Toby W.Davies, and co-directed by Phil Booth (Bloolips).

Tickets for the show are £8, £5 concession and the show starts at 8pm. To book or for more information please call our ticket office on 0161 761 2216, go to the web site at www.themet.biz or ring Quaytickets on 0843 208 0500.
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Award Winning Spiers and Boden Return To The Met

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:15:43 +0000

The Met welcomes Dynamic young folk duo John Spiers and Jon Boden on Friday 5 March at 8pm.

Founders of the Big-Band folk phenomenon Bellowhead, Spiers and Boden are at the forefront of the new folk revival. Admired by their peers, this multi award winning duo have picked up an award at every Folk Awards for the past few years - this year, Jon Boden was named Folk Singer of the Year.

The pair have been wowing audiences up and down the country with their unique blend of traditional English folk song with a contemporary twist and hi-octane dance tunes which get everyone dancing. Spiers and Boden deliver a big, thumping night out with showmanship, humour and raw stomping energy.

Jon Boden (singer, fiddle, guitar, stomp-box) follows in the footsteps of many of the great folk-singers with his theatrical style that can tell the story of a 20 verse ballad from the 18th century while maintaining the audience’s attention throughout every twist and turn of the story and then sing a roaring sea-shanty with enough gusto to get everyone joining in. All the time Jon plays fiddle with an earthy vigour that’s utterly compelling.

John Spiers (melodeon, concertina) has taken the traditional squeezebox styles and blended them with his knowledge of contemporary dance music to create an infectious acoustic groove that sounds like folk music but has an amazing effect on the uninitiated.

“The finest instrumental duo on the traditional scene, and the contemporary equivalent of Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick” The Guardian

Tickets for the show are £14, £12 concession and the show starts at 8pm. To book or for more information please call our ticket office on 0161 761 2216, go to the web site at www.themet.biz or ring Quaytickets on 0843 208 0500.
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US Alt Country Band Richmond Fontaine Perform at The Met

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:27:11 +0000

The Met welcomes Oregon band Richmond Fontaine on Sunday 28 February at 8pm.

Formed in 1994, the four-piece alternative country band has written and produced some remarkably emotive music reflecting the ups and downs of life in Western America. The band has released eight studio albums, underpinned by lead singer and songwriter, Willy Vlautin’s lyrics.

Richmond Fontaine songs often evoke imagery of Reno, Nevada, Portland, the Western United States and Mexico while telling stories in a style that critics have compared to Raymond Carver. Musically the group has cited influences such as Gram Parsons, Green on Red and Dave Alvin.

“There’s a real heat to the band’s performance, and an unassuming brilliance to much that they do…why it took so long for such a great band to show up on our radar remains, frankly, baffling.” Uncut Magazine

The band’s new album, and most accessible yet, We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River follows on from the band’s albums Thirteen Cities (2007), the stripped down, The Fitzgerald (2005) and the alt country classic Post To Wire (2004), which was named 4th best album of the year by Uncut (behind Brian Wilson, Wilco, & Loretta Lynn).

Willy Vlautin’s literate lyrical style landed him a publishing deal which saw the publication of two novels, one of which is currently being made into a motion picture

Tickets for the show are £13 and the show starts at 8pm. To book or for more information please call our ticket office on 0161 761 2216, go to the web site at www.themet.biz or ring Quaytickets on 0843 208 0500.
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Lindisfarne Guitarist Rod Clements to Play The Met

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:02:51 +0000

The Met welcomes, legendary Lindisfarne guitarist Rod Clements on Saturday 27 February at 8.30pm.

Tyneside’s Rod Clements is one of the most widely respected figures in British folk roots, both as an artist in his own right and through his associations with such seminal figures as Bert Jansch and Thea Gilmore, topping the charts with Ralph McTell and touring the world with Pentangle.
Rod released his first solo album Stamping Ground in 2000. His last album Odd Man Out in 2006 consolidated BBC Radio Scotland’s assessment of him as “…a man emerging from the Lindisfarne years and carving his own unique furrow in inimitable style.”
Live, Clements performs classic Lindifarne hits and compelling songs from his landmark solo albums with wit, panache and spine-tingling slide guitar. His vocal delivery, at once throwaway and passionate, is complimented by his expertise on both dobro and acoustic six-string and his laid-back, conversational presentation.

Tickets for the show are £14, £16 on the door and the show starts at 8.30pm. To book or for more information please call our ticket office on 0161 761 2216, go to the web site at www.themet.biz or ring Quaytickets on 0843 208 0500.
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Award Winning Strummer Play Returns to The Met

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:48:05 +0000

The Met welcomes back the award winning punk play Meeting Joe Strummer on Thursday 25 February at 7.30pm.

Packed full of loud music, raucous comedy - and deep respect for the music and life of the great Joe Strummer, the play is an emotional blast through rebel politics since punk - and a celebration of the man who set the agenda for a generation. But it’s not a tribute to The Clash or Strummer, really it’s a heartfelt play about friendship.

Meeting Joe Strummer charts the friendship of two lads over three extraordinary decades. Meeting as teenagers in the late ’70s, at the legendary Anti-Nazi League concert in Victoria Park, the play follows their lives as they cope with the Thatcher years and crap 80s music, struggle to stay true to the cause while paying the bills and maintaining relationships, and how they grew up in the real world while trying to stay true to the myth of their hero.

Joe Strummer was a hero to many, including Paul Hodson (writer & director) and Steve North (performer). After Strummer’s tragically early death just before Christmas 2002, Paul and Steve began talking about making a piece of theatre to celebrate his life. A biopic type show seemed wrong; but a piece that told of Joe’s spirit, passion, talent and humour through the eyes of some of his fans seemed right.

Meeting Joe Strummer is played in a deliberately rough-and-ready, semi stand-up style. It glows with warmth, humour and self-deprecation - ‘it’s required viewing, not just for Strummer’s many admirers, but also for anyone who enjoys funny, perceptive and passionately sincere new writing.’ Manchester Evening News

Tickets for the show are £10, £8 concessions and the show starts at 7.30pm. To book or for more information please call our ticket office on 0161 761 2216, go to the web site at www.themet.biz or ring Quaytickets on 0843 208 0500.
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Lau - BBC Folk Award’s Best Group Return to The Met

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:46:50 +0000

The Met welcomes back the multi award winging Scottish trio, Lau on Friday 26 February at 8pm.

Formed out of the progressive traditional music scene in Edinburgh, Lau have consistently discovered new musical boundaries with their unique take on folk. The band combine the talents of Scotland’s Kris Drever and Aidan O’Rourke, and token Englishman Martin Green - each highly regarded musicians in their own right but together an all-conquering trio who have been crowned Best Group three times at the BBC Folk Awards, including 2010.

“Lau’s explosive live performances have been generating a major buzz around the UK folk circuit… one of the most exciting acts in years” Songlines

The multi- award winning trio have issued three highly acclaimed albums, which have seen the band taken their legendary live show to all corners of the globe. Following last year’s tour, which lasted most of the year, 2010 sees Lau return again to the studio to record some ‘new Lau noise’ for the first in an occasional series of limited edition Lau EP’s.

Tickets for the show are £14, 12 concessions and the show starts at 8pm. To book or for more information please call our ticket office on 0161 761 2216, go to the web site at www.themet.biz or ring Quaytickets on 0843 208 0500.

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Sock Puppet Theatre Bring Laughs, Socks & Violence to The Met

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:55:30 +0000

The Met welcomes the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre with their brand new Sock Tour 2010 on Friday 19 February at 8pm.

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre, literally two sock puppets, gtare the comedy double act that has to be seen to be believed. The stars of BBC 3’s Comedy Shuffle and Upstaged, and MTV’s Best Show Ever, and the darlings of YouTube bring you songs, sketches, socks and violence.

The duo were Best Show Nominees at Leicester Comedy Festival 2009.

“For sheer energy and laughs per hour, these comic stockings are the biz - denier miss it.” - **** The Scotsman Aug 2008

“A show that will rock your socks off - if only all laundry could be this fun.” - ****Three Weeks Aug 2008

“Utterly irresistible” - The Stage

Tickets for the show are £8 and the show starts at 8pm. To book or for more information please call our ticket office on 0161 761 2216, go to the web site at www.themet.biz or ring Quaytickets on 0843 208 0500.
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Spike Theatre is Reaching The Summit in Bury

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:24:55 +0000

The Met welcomes Spike Theatre for the premiere of Top of The World on Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 February at 7.30pm.

Top of the World is a re-telling of the story behind one of the greatest achievements of the 20th Century - The conquest of Everest. In 1953 beekeeper Edmund Hillary and porter Tenzing Norgay began a grueling and treacherous ascent to conquer the summit of the world’s highest mountain.

Taking inspiration from Hillary and Norgay’s biographies and the Oscar nominated documentary - The Conquest of Everest, being show at The Met on Saturday 13 February, Spike will incorporate projected animation, puppetry, and a whole load of snow as two heroic performers bring to life this epic tale of adventure, bravery and international fame.

Top of the World is produced by Spike Theatre in collaboration with Unity Theatre Liverpool and The Met Bury. Directed by Mark Smith (Spike’s Artistic Director) and designed by Kevin Pollard (National Theatre, English National Opera) with original new music by Paul Skinner (Momentum, Spike Theatre, Ramesh Meyyappan)

Spike has been entertaining audiences for over ten years with its unique style of theatre that puts the storytelling performer at its heart. Top of the World is recommended for audiences aged 7+.

Tickets for the show are £8, £6 for concessions. To book or for more information please call our ticket office on 0161 761 2216, go to the web site at www.themet.biz or ring Quaytickets on 0843 208 0500.
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Half Term Puppetry Fun at The Met

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:49:18 +0000

The Met welcomes the Theatre of Widdershins with their new show The King’s Got Donkey Ears on Tuesday 16 February at 1pm.

A walk in the woods should be for fun, play or for a visit to Grandma’s. Not so for Good King Orik. He went in smiling and came out cursed with the great big furry ears of a donkey!

Shocked, embarrassed and very upset, the King hides away in his tower, desperately hoping that no one will find out the secret hidden beneath his hat. But Scruffibus, the King’s wise and faithful dog, cannot bear to see his master upset and realises that something must be done!

Following its massive hit with Rapunzel at The Met last year, Theatre of Widdershins brings you this tale of mythical mayhem and asinine antics, lovingly retold with the company’s unique blend of puppetry, storytelling and original music.

“Ingenious and imaginative fun". Irish Times

“The combination of energetic storytelling, specially composed enchanting music and amazing visual puppets make this show a must.” Primary Times

The show is suitable for audiences aged 4+. Tickets for the show are £6 for adults and children. To book or for more information please call our ticket office on 0161 761 2216, go to the web site at www.themet.biz or ring Quaytickets on 0843 208 0500.
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Remarkable Afro American String Music from the Carolina Chocolate Drops

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:51:34 +0000

The Met welcomes the Caroline Chocolate Drops on Saturday 6 February at 8pm for one of only eight dates in the UK.

Carolina Chocolate Drops are a young string band in the centuries-old Piedmont banjo and fiddle musical tradition. The group’s members - Dom Flemons, Rhiannon Giddens, and Justin Robinson - all trade duties as singers and swap instruments, and have continuously since 2005.

Old-time Southern string music is often associated with Caucasian musicians from Appalachia, not African-Americans from the North Carolina Piedmont. Carolina Chocolate Drops seek to not only correct this misunderstanding, but to keep the old-time string music tradition alive.

Their new album, Genuine Negro Jig features string band interpretations of Blu Cantrell’s beat-box driven R&B single Hit ‘Em Up Style and Tom Waits’ Trampled Rose, as well as a pair of original compositions, alongside traditional tracks. It is the band’s second record; their 2007 release, Dona Got a Ramblin’ Mind, was praised by Paste Magazine for “bravely and expertly reclaiming the string band tradition for modern African-American culture.”

Tickets for the show are £16 and the show starts at 8pm, all proceeds go to Mr Kite Benefits. To book or for more information please call our ticket office on 0161 761 2216, go to the web site at www.themet.biz or ring Quaytickets on 0843 208 0500.

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The Hamsters to Perform Rare Hendrix and ZZ Top Show at The Met

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:24:54 +0000

The Met welcomes blues band The Hamsters who will be performing their very special Hendrix and ZZ Top show on Thursday 4 February at 8pm.

Blues trio The Hamsters have long been established as a premier blues-rock attraction. Although primarily playing their own brand of rootsy rock, blues and americana, they’re also widely regarded as the UK’s leading interpreters of the music of Jimi Hendrix and ZZ Top.

“Nobody does the music of Jimi Hendrix and ZZ Top better (except the real ZZ Top)” The Times

Originally forming for their own amusement (and taking their name from the Sex Pistols, who once used it as a pseudonym to outwit hostile councils), The Hamsters enjoy the irony of being an aggressive band with a cuddly name. Members have performed with artists such as Eric Clapton, Alison Moyet, Doctor Feelgood, Walter Trout and the late, great gentleman of British Blues, Alexis Korner.

Tickets for the show are £12 advance or £14 on the door and the show starts at 8pm. . To book or for more information please call our ticket office on 0161 761 2216, go to the web site at www.themet.biz or ring Quaytickets on 0843 208 0500.

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First Thursday Comedy Returns For the New Year

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:35:19 +0000

The Met welcomes back First Thursday Comedy Club, starting the new year with Mr Paul Foot, Imran Yusuf, Jo Dakin and Barry Dodds on Thursday 4 February at 8.30pm.

Paul Foot was finalist in the Paramount Worldwide Search for a Star and has gained may other accolades including the BBC New Comedy Award Winner, Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award Winner, a runner up for So You Think You’re Funny Award and a Perrier Award nominee. He was also part of the hit US reality TV show, Last Comic Standing.
“If, thanks to a diet of mainly bland, made-for-TV standups, we’ve forgotten what raw, risky character comedy is all about, an evening with Paul Foot will remind you…This is Foot at his best, speaking universal truths and - like Woody Allen - making them seem less daunting to the repressed masses.” Daily Express

The show will also feature Imran Yusuf, the missing link between Ross Noble and Frankie Howard, plus the delightful but daring Jo Dakin and compere Barry Dodds.

Tickets for a night of hilarious entertainment are only £8. To book or for more information please call our ticket office on 0161 761 2216, go to the web site at www.themet.biz or ring Quaytickets on 0843 208 0500.

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Scottish Super Group Session A9 to Play The Met

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:01:30 +0000

The Met welcomes Scottish super group Session A9 on Friday 5 February at 8pm.

Described as the best band to have come out of Scotland in 100 years, Session A9 are a super group in the truest sense of the word. Comprising the principal musicians from Scotland’s most famous and well-respected traditional bands, the group will be playing material from their latest album Bottlenecks and Armbreakers, featuring their own original compositions alongside tunes from new talent emerging from Scotland.

Session A9 are Charlie McKerron (Capercaillie), Adam Sutherland (Peatbog Faeries), Kevin Henderson (Fiddlers Bid), Gordon Gunn (a host of bands!), David Robertson (Capercaillie), Marc Clement (Blazin’ Fiddles) and Brian MacAlpine (too many to mention!).

Having released two successful albums, the band have toured the major festivals including, Glastonbury, Cambridge folk Festival, Celtic Connections. They are playing The Met as one of only a limited number of dates in England.

Tickets for the show are £10, £8 concessions and the show starts at 8pm. For more information call our ticket office on 0161 761 2216, go to the web site at www.themet.biz or ring Quaytickets on 0843 208 0500.

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West End Show Morecambe comes To The Met

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:35:00 +0000

The Met welcomes Morecambe - Bob Golding’s extraordinary portrayal of the life of Britain’s best loved comic on Wednesday 3 February at 7.30pm.

This fantastic show commemorates the 25th anniversary of Eric Morecambe’s untimely final curtain, and is a moving portrait of an affectionate lad with funny bones, a born entertainer, a big-hearted perfectionist… the tall one with glasses.

Featuring the multi-talented Bob Golding - who could have been born to play Eric - penned by the brilliant Tim Whitnall and directed by solo-maestro Guy Masterson, Morecambe is a must-see for all fans of classic British comedy.

“Golding’s is a tour-de-force tribute to Eric Morecambe. I have rarely experienced a warmer, funnier or more touching one-man show. * * * * *” The Daily Telegraph

The show premiered at Edinburgh Festival last year and is currently in a six week run at the Duchess Theatre in the West End, before touring the UK.

“…an unpretentious heart warmer. **** Financial Times

“…a remarkable performance and quite moving in its accuracy. ****” Daily Express

So come laugh, come cry, and celebrate “the tall one with glasses” who had that twinkle in his eye and shared it with us all.

The show is now sold out. For more information call our ticket office on 0161 761 2216, go to the web site at www.themet.biz or ring Quaytickets on 0843 208 0500.

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High Energy Irish Band Dervish to Perform at The Met

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:32:46 +0000

The Met welcomes traditional Irish music band, Dervish on Friday 29 January at 8pm.

For over twenty years there has been no better way to get a taste of the traditions and the magic of Sligo, in the North West of Ireland than through the music of Dervish. They have performed throughout every corner of the globe, playing for heads of state and for an audience of 240,000 in Rio de Janeiro. They have shared the stage with James Brown, The Buena Vista Social Club, Oasis, Sting, REM and Beck.

Onstage, a Dervish performance ranges from powerful and energetic dance tunes to sublime interpretations of Irish songs and airs with vocals, fiddle, flute, accordion, bodhran, mandola and bouzouki. Interwoven with Cathy’s beguiling voice and engaging stage presence, an evening with Dervish is filled with enough warmth, conviviality and inspiration fill a lifelong memory.

Year after year their CDs have topped Folk, World and Roots Music charts in Ireland and worldwide and have met with rave reviews in the international media. Readers of Irish Music Magazine have awarded Dervish Best Overall Trad/Folk Band of the Year and, in what is perhaps their proudest moment, Sligo City Council bestowed on them Freedom of the Borough in recognition of their work.

Dervish are Cathy Jordan (vocals), Liam Kelly (flute/whistles), Shane Mitchell (accordion), Tom Morrow (fiddle), Michael Holmes (bouzouki), Brian McDonagh (mandola).

Tickets are £12, £10 concessions and the show starts at 8pm. To book call our ticket office on 0161 761 2216, go to the web site at www.themet.biz or ring Quaytickets on 0843 208 0500.
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Mark Radcliffe’s New R&B Band to Headline The Met

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:02:05 +0000

The Met welcomes The Big Figures featuring Mark Radcliffe on Saturday 30 January at 8pm.

The Big Figures are a proper R & B band in the classic Dr.Feelgood mould. Radio 2 DJ Mark Radcliffe and his best mate of over thirty years PJ Walmsley bonded over the Feelgood’s debut album Down By The Jetty when they met in hall of residence in September 1976. They vowed that one day they would emulate their heroes Lee Brilleaux and Wilko Johnson and be lead singer and guitarist in their own snarling, spitting rhythm and blues combo. Being bone idle, it took them three decades to get round to it.

The illustrious line-up is completed by three more hunks of burning Lancastrian love, ‘Go-go’ Johnny Jobson (harmonica), Cameron Sweetnam (bass) and Andy Hyams (drums). Feelgood aficionados will know that The Big Figure was the drummer in the original group and that explains the name of this band, rather than any reference to the middle aged spread experienced by certain members.

The Big Figures are also delighted to be sharing the stage with lap steel, one man blues band Tom Doughty. A pie eating and dog walking companion of Mark’s, Tom creates a unique sound and atmosphere with his orginal songwriting and range of vintage instruments.

Tickets are £10 advance/ £12 on the door, and the show starts at 8pm. To book call our ticket office on 0161 761 2216, go to the web site at www.themet.biz or ring Quaytickets on 0843 208 0500.
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