Club85 Presents
OZRIC TENTACLES + Support
Ozric Tentacles are regarded as one of the most influential bands to emerge from the UK’s festival scene, formed during the solstice at Stonehenge Free Festival 1983 going on to become psychedelic staples at Glastonbury and other festivals. The creative vision of multi-instrumentalist Ed Wynne, the Ozrics’ uniquely trippy soundscapes connect fans of progressive rock, psychedelia and dance music culture.
In the 1980s the band built a fan base on the festival circuit and made a series of cassette releases, sold at gigs and via a fan club. Their first label release was Pungent Effulgent in 1989, which was also re-released in the early 2000s, packaged with Strangeitude. This was followed by Erpland (1990), an album dedicated to Erp, a character who appears on many of the band’s album artworks. 1991 saw the Strangeitude LP. The track “Sploosh!” was used by BMW in an advertising campaign and became the band’s only single. By 1993 their Jurassic Shift album reached the top ten of the U.K. album charts.
Over the years the band has gone through many line-up changes, with only Ed Wynne (guitar and keyboards) maintaining a constant presence. The sonically illustrated excursion through the musical realms the band have explored has resulted in 17 albums to date, with their latest, Lotus Unfolding, released in their 40th anniversary year. The band maintain their identity and continue to tour worldwide and produce intriguing albums.
Ozric Tentacles are:
Ed Wynne: Guitars / Keyboards
Silas Wynne: Keyboards
Corey Wallace: Bass
Pat Garvey: Drums
Saskia Maxwell: Flutes / Modular Synth
Tickets: £25.00 + 10% booking fee or £28.00 on the door.
Available from:
https://club-85.co.uk/event/ozric-tentacles-support/
Also available for £25 (cash only) from Bar 85, Club 85 Box Office, H-Town Rags, David's Music - Letchworth
Doors: 5.30pm - 9.45pm (a special Early Sunday Evening Show)
16+ (bring ID).
Younger patrons can be signed in at the door and accompanied for the duration of the show by a responsible adult.
Earplugs are available upon request (50p).
Downstairs bar open until 11pm.
Like all our gigs this show finishes well in time for the last trains North and South to Cambridge/Peterborough and London and we are just a 5 minute stroll from the station.
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