It’s far from being of summer for music
Hayes FM presenter Hughie Dixon reviews the live band scene
VER the optimist I like to think the summer’s end hits us around September’s demise not its beginning but maybe that’s just me.
This Saturday 3rd September sees a new and hopefully annual music festival where the artists are of the highest quality and the proceeds go to charity.
Situated just outside the Hillingdon Borough at Richens Park Clay Pigeon Club, Old Slade Lane, Iver running from midday to midnight this Saturday is the very first Summer’s End Music Festival. Giving you, not only, all the finest cover and original bands in the region but also one of our borough’s finest DJ’s, Chris Trokey who has provided the warm up sets for Rihanna and Beyoncé. Original bands such as Salt (pictured), The Wipes, Puppet Theory, Lonely Dakota and Rat Pack and familiar covers from Cloud Cover Acoustic, Blue Bicycle Band and Dusk Till Dawn. There’ll be lots of food and drinks available on site as well as kid’s entertainment.
Tickets are £18 each but a family ticket (2 adults and 2 kids) is just £30 and all proceeds go to Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital.
Be sure to tune into my interactive HayesFM radio show EVERY Tuesday at 9pm to hear live and original performers. PLUS more local live music news. You can find HayesFM on 91.8fm in London or GLOBAL on www. hayesfm.org.uk Friday September 2 Leech @ The General Eliott, St Johns Road, Uxbridge Large Portion @ The Brook House, Kingshill Avenue, Hayes Red Herring @ The Battle of Britain Club, Uxbridge Road, Hillingdon Chantel McGregor @ Tropic, Grosvenor Vale, Ruislip The Cover Lovers @ The Crock of Gold, Ruislip Devestation @ The Black Horse, High Road, Eastcote Saturday September 3 Undersound @ Ye Olde Crowne, Uxbridge Road, Hayes Big Al and the Blistering Buicks @ The Three Steps, High Street, Cowley The Artful Kodgers @ The General Eliott, St Johns Road, Uxbridge The Power of Soul @ The Crock of Gold, High Street, Ruislip Open Mic/Jam Sessions 4pm First Sunday of each month @ The Blues Bar, Station Road, West Drayton 8.30pm Tuesdays @ The General Eliott, St Johns Road, Uxbridge Thursday afternoons @ Harris and Hoole Coffee Shop, opp Uxbridge Tube Station