The Ultimate Stone Roses

The Ultimate Stone Roses play Artisan Tap on Saturday 21 November, their tribute to the Manchester band. It's a full live show, and the set draws from the seminal first album, The Stone Roses, and The Second Coming, along with early fan favourites like 'Sally Cinnamon' and 'Mersey Paradise'.

There's a bit of a claim to the name, too: they're billed as the only Stone Roses tribute to hail from Manchester. Each member is a die-hard fan of the original band who has dedicated themselves to mastering the music of their heroes, and they describe their aim as giving audiences the most authentic Stone Roses experience possible. If you've spent years with those records, that's the kind of thing that'll ring true — the focus is on the songs as they were recorded, from the baggy, dance-inflected groove of the debut to the heavier, more psychedelic sound of The Second Coming.

Between the two albums, the set reaches back to the early days as well. 'Sally Cinnamon' and 'Mersey Paradise' are from the band's early period, and they sit alongside the better-known material from the two LPs. It's a broad look across the Stone Roses' output rather than a run through one particular era, so you'll hear the lighter, melodic side and the heavier stuff in the same night.

It all goes down at Artisan Tap, 552 Hartshill Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6AF, on Saturday 21 November, with the music starting at 8:00pm. Tickets are £16.50, which includes the booking fee.