7.30pm - 11pm
The Nightingales were formed by a few members of The Prefects following that band’s demise in 1979. Described in John Robb’s definitive book on post punk ('Death To Trad Rock') as “The misfits’ misfits” and comprising an ever fluctuating line up, based around lyricist/singer Robert Lloyd, The Nightingales enjoyed cult status in the early ’80’s as darlings of the credible music scene and were championed by John Peel, who said of them “Their performances will serve to confirm their excellence when we are far enough distanced from the 1980’s to look at the period rationally and other, infinitely better known, bands stand revealed as charlatans”.
The group recorded a bunch of critically acclaimed singles, pretty much always ‘Single Of The Week’ in the music press, and three albums plus many radio sessions for their great supporter Peel. They also regularly toured the UK and Northern Europe, as headliners and supporting acts as diverse as Bo Diddley and Nico.
In the late Eighties The Nightingales stopped working but, following the occasional gig between times, they re-grouped in 2004.
They have regularly toured UK, mainland Europe and also the USA numerous times, playing various festivals and recording many radio sessions along the way. The band continue to operate with no actual manager, booking agent, at all, but they get by. And they work equally well with pop musicians, rock n rollers and the avant garde. The group is independent, maverick, diligent, daft, blah blah.
Please Note: Ramsgate Music Hall is a standing venue. Seats are extremely limited. If you would like to reserve a chair, please contact info@ramsgatemusichall.com before purchasing a ticket.
All ages show
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