Tropic at Ruislip Blog
Tropic At Ruislip News and Views
2nd May 2024
Dear Live Music Fan,
COMING UP
FRIDAY 3rd MAY
WHAT A WASTE
(A tribute to all things Ian Dury)
The UK's most authentic Ian Dury & The Blockheads tribute act Brought to you by six totally committed musicians with a love & respect for the music of The Blockheads & the poetry of Ian Dury
A live experience that faithfully recreates the humour, poetry and expert musicianship of one of the UK’s most original, diverse and unique bands.
Made up of 6 seasoned musicians with a genuine enthusiasm for performing the most authentic show possible.
We are currently playing the set from the iconic 1990 live album & reunion show Warts 'N' Audience.
We're ready....are you?
The What A Waste set includes:
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick,
Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part3),
What A Waste,
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll,
I Want To Be Stright,
Clever Trevor,
Billericay Dickie,
There Ain't Half Been Some Clever B*stards,
My Old Man,
Sweet Gene Vincent,
Blockheads,
F*cking Ada,
Pardon,
Inbetweenies,
Plastow Patricia,
Jack Sh*t George,
Wake Up & Make Love With Me,
If I was With A Woman,
Uneasy Sunny Day Hotsy Totsy,
I'm Partial To Your Abracadabra,
Common As Muck.
As you may well be able to tell from the list above you can expect some strong language during this show. You have been warned!
Book now at https://www.tropicatruislip.co.uk/ebook or your usual web links.
LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD
FRIDAY 10th MAY
STANLEY DEE
(A tribute to Steely Dan)
Whilst they take the playing of the music seriously Stanley Dee present a show that is, to put it simply, great fun! Even if you do not know the music of Steely Dan (You will know more than you think I promise) if you come along you will leave with aching feet from dancing and a smile on your face guaranteed!
As it says on the web site: -
Stanley Dee came together in 2010 as the result of a few friends having the mad ambition of playing some of the most technically demanding yet musically rewarding material in the world of music.
There are many ways to approach the music of Steely Dan. Music which means so much to those of us who appreciate a tightly crafted groove, a memorable tune, an intriguing chord progression and often a twisted story line. Bearing in mind the sheer quality of the musicians who played on the original recordings, the scope of the task can seem daunting. For that reason, you might reasonably expect a Steely Dan tribute band to have a somewhat serious manner…..
But not Stanley Dee! We love the music of Becker and Fagen, and it makes us happy. Audiences can tell from the way some of us bounce around on stage, and the way we all have large smiles plastered on our faces most of the time. This music is FUN!
Which is not to say that we treat the music lightly. This stuff is hard to do well, and we pride ourselves on recreating the authentic sounds, down to the details of the amazing solos and the intricate vocal harmonies. We’re all huge fans of the music itself, and we know what our audiences want to hear. We’ve been at this since 2009, and have racked up loads of gigs, starting in our home area of South Herts, but also (increasingly) going much further afield. If you’ve seen us, you’ll know what we’re about, and if you haven’t… it’s about time you checked us out.
Authentic sounds played with skill and enthusiasm. If you like Steely Dan, you will love Stanley Dee!
Book now at https://www.tropicatruislip.co.uk/ebook or your usual web links.
NEWS
THE HORNS, WATFORD
It seems that, sadly, The Horns in Watford has once again closed down.
The loss of this iconic music venue (again) has to be seen as bad news.
The latest gossip I have heard is that it is set to re-open but as a restaurant.
Such a shame.
BANDS BOOKED IN
Two Sunday shows to tell you about:-
Sunday 13th September – The Del Bromham Band
Sunday 13th October – Toby Walker
And for a Friday: -
Friday 7th March 2025 – Gold Rush (Neil Young Tribute)
ULEZ (a repeat reminder)
Please remember that Tropic is inside the new expanded ULEZ Zone
LOOKING BACK
GOLD RUSH
What can I say?
The largest audience we have ever had for them and as Ian and I strong-armed a few of these in as they had never seen them before and all those pressganged made a point of saying how much they enjoyed the show and regretted not seeing them on their previous visits to us!
This really was quite a night. If you came, thank you for helping to make it so special, if you did (or did not) then I can tell you they will return to us on 7th March 2025 and as they only play two gigs a year (yes really) this may well be their next live show!
NEVER, EVER, MISS THIS BAND
I think that is all see you soon.
Regards
Philip
COMING UP
FRIDAY 3rd MAY
WHAT A WASTE
(A tribute to all things Ian Dury)
The UK's most authentic Ian Dury & The Blockheads tribute act Brought to you by six totally committed musicians with a love & respect for the music of The Blockheads & the poetry of Ian Dury
A live experience that faithfully recreates the humour, poetry and expert musicianship of one of the UK’s most original, diverse and unique bands.
Made up of 6 seasoned musicians with a genuine enthusiasm for performing the most authentic show possible.
We are currently playing the set from the iconic 1990 live album & reunion show Warts 'N' Audience.
We're ready....are you?
The What A Waste set includes:
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick,
Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part3),
What A Waste,
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll,
I Want To Be Stright,
Clever Trevor,
Billericay Dickie,
There Ain't Half Been Some Clever B*stards,
My Old Man,
Sweet Gene Vincent,
Blockheads,
F*cking Ada,
Pardon,
Inbetweenies,
Plastow Patricia,
Jack Sh*t George,
Wake Up & Make Love With Me,
If I was With A Woman,
Uneasy Sunny Day Hotsy Totsy,
I'm Partial To Your Abracadabra,
Common As Muck.
As you may well be able to tell from the list above you can expect some strong language during this show. You have been warned!
Book now at https://www.tropicatruislip.co.uk/ebook or your usual web links.
LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD
FRIDAY 10th MAY
STANLEY DEE
(A tribute to Steely Dan)
Whilst they take the playing of the music seriously Stanley Dee present a show that is, to put it simply, great fun! Even if you do not know the music of Steely Dan (You will know more than you think I promise) if you come along you will leave with aching feet from dancing and a smile on your face guaranteed!
As it says on the web site: -
Stanley Dee came together in 2010 as the result of a few friends having the mad ambition of playing some of the most technically demanding yet musically rewarding material in the world of music.
There are many ways to approach the music of Steely Dan. Music which means so much to those of us who appreciate a tightly crafted groove, a memorable tune, an intriguing chord progression and often a twisted story line. Bearing in mind the sheer quality of the musicians who played on the original recordings, the scope of the task can seem daunting. For that reason, you might reasonably expect a Steely Dan tribute band to have a somewhat serious manner…..
But not Stanley Dee! We love the music of Becker and Fagen, and it makes us happy. Audiences can tell from the way some of us bounce around on stage, and the way we all have large smiles plastered on our faces most of the time. This music is FUN!
Which is not to say that we treat the music lightly. This stuff is hard to do well, and we pride ourselves on recreating the authentic sounds, down to the details of the amazing solos and the intricate vocal harmonies. We’re all huge fans of the music itself, and we know what our audiences want to hear. We’ve been at this since 2009, and have racked up loads of gigs, starting in our home area of South Herts, but also (increasingly) going much further afield. If you’ve seen us, you’ll know what we’re about, and if you haven’t… it’s about time you checked us out.
Authentic sounds played with skill and enthusiasm. If you like Steely Dan, you will love Stanley Dee!
Book now at https://www.tropicatruislip.co.uk/ebook or your usual web links.
NEWS
THE HORNS, WATFORD
It seems that, sadly, The Horns in Watford has once again closed down.
The loss of this iconic music venue (again) has to be seen as bad news.
The latest gossip I have heard is that it is set to re-open but as a restaurant.
Such a shame.
BANDS BOOKED IN
Two Sunday shows to tell you about:-
Sunday 13th September – The Del Bromham Band
Sunday 13th October – Toby Walker
And for a Friday: -
Friday 7th March 2025 – Gold Rush (Neil Young Tribute)
ULEZ (a repeat reminder)
Please remember that Tropic is inside the new expanded ULEZ Zone
LOOKING BACK
GOLD RUSH
What can I say?
The largest audience we have ever had for them and as Ian and I strong-armed a few of these in as they had never seen them before and all those pressganged made a point of saying how much they enjoyed the show and regretted not seeing them on their previous visits to us!
This really was quite a night. If you came, thank you for helping to make it so special, if you did (or did not) then I can tell you they will return to us on 7th March 2025 and as they only play two gigs a year (yes really) this may well be their next live show!
NEVER, EVER, MISS THIS BAND
I think that is all see you soon.
Regards
Philip
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