Tribute band Elvana, with an Elvis impersonator fronting Nirvana's grunge songs, plays Asylum at Hull University Union.
Elvana play Asylum on Saturday 24 October, a night that's hard to describe without sounding like a joke. They call themselves 'the world's finest Elvis fronted tribute to Nirvana', and that's exactly what you get: an Elvis impersonator fronting the set and weaving Nirvana's grunge catalogue with the King of Rock & Roll's own moments. It's a strange pairing on paper, but that's the whole point. The set pulls from both ends of the record collection, so you'll hear the Nirvana songs you know, with the Elvis side of things woven in throughout.
On stage, the line-up is Elvis 'The King of Tourettes' Presley on vocals, Captain Doom on bass and vocals, and The Bray Bros on guitar, vocals and drums. The whole thing is built around that central clash — the swagger of the 50s meeting the noise of the 90s — and it's the kind of gig that works best when you just lean into the absurdity of it. The band has drawn praise from Vice, Kerrang, Classic Rock and Billy Idol, so it's a bit more than just a novelty act.
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It's at Asylum, inside the Hull University Union on Cottingham Road, HU6 7RX. The night starts at 19:00, so if you're coming from across the city, you've got plenty of time to get there before the first chord. If you've never been to Asylum, it's the student union's music venue, right in the heart of the campus.
