Matinee Madness Part II – Headstone Horrors, Dead Pollys & Steve Hooker at The Hope and Anchor

Have we got a Sunday afternoon for you? The amazing Headstone Horrors are coming to London supported by Dead Pollys and Steve Hooker’s Stripped Down Stomping Band.

HEADSTONE HORRORS

Headstone Horrors are a punk band based in Nottingham and Northants. Active since 2012, Headstone Horrors provide energetic performances with a fast and aggressive, yet melodic sound. To date, the band have released 3 full length albums, 2 EP’s and a live album.

DEAD POLLYS

Dead Pollys is a Swedish act of vintage rock and punk by vintage rockers and punx. It started in 2011 in Stockholm Sweden by Nizze (formerly Sighstens Grannar & Mansic) who is the singer (maker of noise). After a few years Juba (formerly Sir Reg) jumped in on bass. During 2022 Martin (De Lyckliga Kompisarna, formerly Sighstens Grannar) started beating the drums for a while until Miche came back. Clabbe (formerly Mansic) was taking over the lead guitar until he unfortunately passed away in september 2023. In November 2023 Lelle joined on guitar. Nizzes son Loke, the non-vintage member, is seen from time to time as a guest guitarist.

Dead Pollys toured with Down By Law in the US 2015 and The Vibrators in Sweden 2019. 2023 they made a Swedish tour with the legendary 999 in the spring and was invited to play with them in the UK in December. They have worked with the fantastic Riccardo Daga of Titans Lab Recording Studio (Italy)

STEVE HOOKER

Steve ex Heat, Shakers, Boz and the Bozmen, Rumble has burnt the black candle at both ends recording and touring the UK, Europe, Japan and the USA since 1977. He also played and recorded with Boz Boorer, Captain Drugbuster, Levi Dexter and Wilko Johnson and shared stages with Geno Washington, Chuck Berry, Steve Marriott, Johnny Thunders and Robert Gordon.

This Band is like nothing you’ve seen or heard before, an Elvis Mic, two amps and a snare drum. Their new limited edition CD and download “Seven Veils” features three originals, three instrumentals, two covers of Chuck and Otis Redding and a re mix of “Sadie Brown”. Recently they opened shows for the Vibrators, Skabilly Rebels, Daddy Long Legs, Glen Matlock and King Salami and feature on the soundtrack of the film “Rolling Stone”

They have made their mark at significant venues and festivals including the 100 Club with Robert Gordon, Gaz’s Rockin’ Blues, the Walldorf Rock ‘n’ Roll Weekender (Germany), headlined Chez Paulette (France) and the Secret Garden Party and Steve made a cameo appearance in the film “Looking For Johnny”.

Even in the strange Covid and post Brexit days they continued to work on new material, archive projects, a short music film “Opium Rose” and played around London and the UK. Now 2024 is lookin’ good, celebrating 40 years playing in Europe with exclusive appearances, airplay and press.