McVicar

McVicar play The Mermaid on Saturday 17 April, a late-night set that runs from 9.30pm until midnight. They're a four-piece covers band, and the night is built around the songs they've picked from across rock and pop, rather than any original material of their own. It's a straightforward bill: the band on stage, the songs they've put together, and nothing else to the evening.

Being a covers act, the set is a collection of rock and pop favourites, the kind of songs that most of us know by heart. With four people on stage, they've got a full band sound to work with, and the set runs right through to midnight, so there's plenty of room to get through a good number of tracks. It's a late one, too, starting at 9.30pm, which puts it more in the territory of a night out than a typical afternoon or early evening gig.

The Mermaid is on Hatfield Road, at number 98 in St Albans, AL1 3RL. It's a well-known spot in the city, and since it's a Saturday night, it's easy to combine the music with whatever else you've got planned for the weekend. The set starts at 9.30pm and goes on until midnight, so you'll have a few hours of music to settle into.

Entry is free, so there's no ticket to book in advance. You can just turn up on the night and find a spot. Between the late start and the free entry, it's the kind of gig you can decide on at the last minute and just roll up to.