Matthew Watkin picks out local gigs ...

IF you’re looking for a way to bring 2017 to a memorable close, there really isn’t a much better way than checking out some great live music. Here’s what’s on in Huddersfield and the local area this coming week. ■■Boston Sidecar, Pencil Necks and Palmes (Wednesday, December 27 at The Parish). Tickets - £4 https:// parishpub.co.uk/product/tickets/ boston-sidecar--pencil-necks-palmes

With their newest single, Illuminations, receiving coverage on BBC Music Introducing in West Yorkshire, Boston Sidecar’s undoubted potential is beginning to be recognised. The four-piece are bringing their ethereal guitar music to The Parish once again after guitarist Jay Canham-Thorp’s return from South Korea, and will be accompanied by fellow Huddersfield indie bands The Pencil Necks and Palmes. ■■Sex Pistols Experience (Friday, December 29 at The Parish). Tickets - £10 https://parishpub. co.uk/product/tickets/sex-pistolsexperience--40-years-sinceivanhoes

The Sex Pistols Experience will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Sex Pistols’ last ever UK show at Ivanhoe’s in Huddersfield in an epic show at The Parish. Having played over 1500 shows across Europe, they are one of the most successful tribute bands around, and from Steve Clones’ crunching guitar to Johnny Rotter’s sneer, they capture the essence of the legendary punk rockers with frightening accuracy. ■■Limehouse Lizzy (Saturday, December 30 at Holmfirth Picturedrome). Tickets - £16 https://www.picturedrome.net/ tickets/Limehouse%20 Lizzy/20171230.htm

For 21 years, Limehouse Lizzy have kept the spirit of one of the most iconic hard rock bands of all time alive. Credited by Billboard Magazine as the UK’s hardestworking band back in 2011, their journey through the backcatalogue of Thin Lizzy is incredibly well-realised.