Live show by Ozric Tentacles, the British psychedelic progressive rock band, at the Social on Humber Street.
Ozric Tentacles play Social on Wednesday 18 November, their only Hull date of the run. They're a psychedelic and progressive rock band that's spent more than four decades on the UK festival circuit, and this is a full-band night rather than a DJ set.
They started out at the Stonehenge Free Festival during the solstice in 1983, and from there they became regulars at Glastonbury and other festivals. Their sound layers ambient and ethereal landscapes with freeform dub trips, rave grooves and psychedelic progressive rock, and they describe it as aiming to unite the audience and open portals for astral travel. Multi-instrumentalist Ed Wynne has been the band's only constant presence through numerous line-up changes, and his creative vision has built a following that spans progressive rock, psychedelia and dance music.
In the 1980s the band grew on the festival circuit, releasing a series of cassettes sold at gigs and through a fan club. Their first label release arrived in 1989, Pungent Effulgent, followed by Erpland in 1990, dedicated to Erp, a character who appears on much of their album artwork, and Strangeitude in 1991. The track 'Sploosh!' became their only single and was used in a BMW advertising campaign. By 1993 Jurassic Shift reached the top ten of the UK album charts.
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Doors open at 7:30 PM at Social, Humber Street, Hull, HU1 1TU. Tickets are £25 plus booking fee.
