Three Bonzos and a Piano are Coming to Whimple - Sunday 8th July 2012 Featured

THREE BONZOS AND A PIANO

 

REMEMBER THE BONZO DOG DOO DAH BAND?


Yes it’s that time of the year again, when we at ‘On A Whim Promotion’ think of what delights we are going to entertain and surprise the East Devon community with. So after last years great successes from performances from the likes of Gordon Giltrap, Nine Below Zero, Eddie & The Hot Rods, and of course Richard Digance, and who could forget the two lovely girls from Madison Violet. To start off Whimple Village week, Alex and myself have pulled out all the stops to bring the one and only, legendary, [and rare performances] from..... Three Bonzos And A Piano.

They will be performing a full show at The Victory Hall, Whimple on Sunday, 8th July, tickets are priced at £10 each, doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm. There is a fully licensed bar, numbers are very limited, so please order your tickets early to avoid disappointment. Tickets can be ordered from this site, by clicking on the payment button below, [or from Whimple Post Office, or the Tourist Information Centre in Ottery St. Mary].

 

Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band fans will be delighted to learn that Roger Ruskin Spear, Rodney Slater and Sam Spoons have teamed up with super-pianist Dave Glasson to create more fun, music and subversive diversion in the spirit of the ageless band.

Diabolical mayhem from the largest number of Bonzos still playing together anywhere on the surface of the earth. Born in a distant art school past somewhere in the sixties, Three Bonzos And A Piano unleash their Bonzo Dog classics with energetic zip and palaver. Jollity Farm, Hunting Tigers Out In India, I'm Bored, My Pink Half of the Drainpipe, Big Shot, Monster Mash, The Trouser Press, Can Blue Men Sing The Whites? and many more.

Robots, smoke, unsuitable medical technology, ancient theatrical props, the kitchen sink and the audience (you get to join-in!) all combine to re-create the atmosphere of those formative years of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band at such legendary venues as The Tiger’s Head, Catford. Addictive stuff. You have been warned!

The Bonzos have appeared with members of Monty Python, The Beatles, Eric Clapton, The Kinks and The Who as well as having a Top 5 hit with Urban Spaceman. The musical missing link between The Goons and Monty Python, they featured as the house band on Do Not Adjust Your Set, a fore-runner of Monty Python, with Michael Palin, Eric Idle and Terry Jones, as well as a young David Jason. Comedians Stephen Fry, Adrian Edmondson, Eddie Izzard, Chris Morris and Bill Bailey have all named the Bonzos as a formative influence.

“A sort of Bash Street Bonzos” Roger Ruskin Spear

‘These guys are my heroes’ Adrian Edmondson, Comedian

'More costume changes than an evening with Lady Gaga and more laughs than an audience with Billy Connolly'



Three Bonzos And A Piano are:

Roger Ruskin Spear sax, clarinet, trouser press & robots

Rodney Slater Bonzos co-founder with the late Vivian Stanshall - saxophones & washboard

Sam Spoons drums, electric spoons & didgereedon’t

Dave Glasson piano, bass pullover & glasses

 


 

The Victory Hall, Whimple, EX5 2TS

Sunday 8th July 2012, Doors open at 7.00pm for a 8.00pm start

Licensed Bar, and Free Car Parking [Limited]

Tickets only £10 each in advance

which can be purchased securely online using the PayPal button below

[or from Whimple Post Office or The Tourist Information Centre in Ottery St. Mary].

(£12 on the door)

There will be a licenced bar available on the night.

 

Card payments can be made securely via PayPal,

using the button below

(enter the total number of tickets required

on the next screen).

Alternatively, payment in person to

Handsome Dicks Records.

Tickets will be sent by Recorded Delivery

(A charge of £3.00 P&P per order applies for online orders)

(no PayPal account required as long as you have a valid credit/debit card)

Tickets are also available from Whimple Post Office, Handsome Dicks Records, Whimple, or Ottery St. Mary Tourist Information Centre

 

Event Terms & Conditions

1. Tickets cannot be exchanged, refunded or returned after purchase.
2. The right of admission is reserved.
3. Management reserve the right to alter or in the event of adverse weather conditions to curtail or cancel the performance.
4. Lost tickets will not be replaced.
5. In the event of cancellation by the Management, refunds will be only be available from Handsome Dicks Records on production of the original, undamaged ticket.
6. Management reserve the right to add, withdraw or substitute artists, and to vary the advertised programme if necessary.
7. Those who are, or whom appear to be under 18 will not be served alcohol.
8. The Management will not be responsible for any loss or damage to personal belongings.
9. Guests are not allowed to bring alcohol into this event.

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