UK pop-punk band China Drum play The Hairy Dog in Derby with new material and their classic tracks.
China Drum play The Hairy Dog on Friday 18 December, with doors opening at 19:00. It's a single-band bill, so the whole night belongs to them.
If the name doesn't ring a bell, you might still know the cover that put them on the map: their version of Kate Bush's 'Wuthering Heights'. That came before their 1996 debut album, Goosefair, and they spent the late nineties touring alongside Green Day, Ash and Supergrass. Two more albums followed, Self Made Maniac and Diskin — released as The Drum in some territories — before they split after being dropped by their label, Mantra. Along the way they picked up strong Radio 1 support, with Steve Lamacq, John Peel and Phil Jupitus among their champions.
They're back together now, and the set will draw from that catalogue of UK pop-punk alongside new material. The line-up is the same one that started it all in Northumberland back in 1989: drummer and vocalist Adam Lee fronting the band, with guitarist Bill McQueen and his brother Dave on bass. It's the original trio, so the songs will sound the way they were written.
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Tickets are £22 including fees — £20 face value and a £2 booking fee — and the venue is The Hairy Dog, 1 Becket Street, Derby, DE1 1HT. Doors open at 19:00 on Friday 18 December.
