The Diamonds

The Diamonds play The Farmer's Boy on Tuesday 22 December, from 20:00 to 22:00. They're a six-piece covers band, and the set pulls from rock, pop and favourites from the 1960s and 1970s. With six people on stage, it's a full band rather than a stripped-back outfit, so the sound carries across those decades without losing the original arrangements.

That mix of rock and pop covers the 60s and 70s in one go, so you'll hear songs from both eras in the same night. The 60s bring the beat-group sound and the early pop that defined the decade, while the 70s lean into the rock and pop that followed. Between the two, they cover a fair bit of ground, and having six musicians on stage means they can handle the fuller arrangements of the rockier side of things as well as the pop.

The Farmer's Boy is a London Road pub in St Albans that puts on regular free live music, alongside quizzes, karaoke and acoustic sessions. It's a pub that keeps a steady programme of live acts going throughout the year, so this is one of the nights they host as part of their usual line-up. The Diamonds fit right into that mix, playing the kind of familiar songs that work in a pub setting.

There's no entry fee, so it's free to come along. The Diamonds play from 20:00 to 22:00 on Tuesday 22 December at The Farmer's Boy, 134 London Road, St Albans, AL1 1PQ.