The Elevators

The Elevators are playing The Blacksmiths Arms on Saturday 29 May, with the set starting at 21:30 and running until midnight. They're a five-piece pop and rock covers band, and their set is built around the names they cover: Bowie, Blondie, Stevie Wonder and Pink Floyd. That's a broad spread to fit into one night, and it's a good idea of what you're in for — you'll hear the glam and art-pop of Bowie, the new wave of Blondie, the soul and funk of Stevie Wonder, and the psychedelic rock of Pink Floyd. It's not a night for one particular genre, so it's more of a mixed bag than a single-artist tribute.

The Blacksmiths Arms is a central St Peter's Street pub run by the Stonegate Group, and it does more than just music. It's a food pub with live sport on the screens and a large beer garden, and it keeps late on Friday and Saturday nights, so it's easy to make a full evening of it. If you're coming from elsewhere in St Albans, it's right in the middle of things on St Peter's Street, so you won't have far to go.

The band is a five-piece, and that's worth keeping in mind when you think about the set. With five on stage, they've got the numbers to cover the different sounds they're drawing from — the soul of Stevie Wonder and the rock of Pink Floyd don't exactly share the same requirements, and having a full band makes a difference when you're jumping between them. The set runs from 21:30 until midnight, so it's a late one, and since it's a Saturday night, the pub will be open well after they've finished.

So, if you're after a night of covers that doesn't stick to one corner of the record shop, The Elevators are at The Blacksmiths Arms on Saturday 29 May, 21:30 to midnight.