Elvana, a tribute band where Elvis Presley fronts Nirvana, blends rockabilly with grunge at The Sugarmill.
Elvana play The Sugarmill on Friday 20 November, bringing their particular take on the Nirvana songbook to Hanley. The premise is a strange one: Elvis Presley fronts Nirvana, with the King of Rock & Roll stepping out of the afterlife to lead the band, blending rockabilly swagger with the raw punch of grunge. It's exactly what the name suggests.
The set tears through Nirvana's catalogue and spices in grunged-up sections of Elvis's finest moments, the whole thing building towards an audible overdrive of old-school rockabilly. It's a crossover that sounds like it shouldn't work, but it's earned some strong press along the way: The Guardian called it 'Bafflingly Brilliant', NME 'Absolutely f*ing epic' and Vice 'the only band worth getting excited about this year'. Billy Idol summed it up with a joke that if Elvis were still around, he'd probably be covering Nirvana anyway.
The Sugarmill, on Brunswick Street in Hanley's Cultural Quarter, has been one of Stoke-on-Trent's most iconic live music venues since the mid-1990s, known for showcasing emerging talent alongside established acts across indie, rock, electronic, alternative and hip hop. It's a familiar spot for live music in the city, and this is one of the more unusual bills to come through its doors.
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Doors open at 19:00, and tickets are £30.50.
