What's on in Pembroke Road

Hertfordshire, England

No stadium concerts here, just the good local stuff: markets, meetups, and events where you'll probably bump into someone you know. Classic Pembroke Road. Quiz nights, coffee mornings, craft fairs, book clubs, film screenings — the sort of calendar that makes somewhere feel properly local. Village halls with heating that works on a good day. Community centres that smell faintly of old carpet and possibility. Pubs hosting quizzes and open mics and talks about things you didn't know existed. We've found it all and put it in one place, because life's too short to check seventeen different websites every week.

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50 Years Of Punk: Chron Gen / Smash / Cold Caller / Fkn Feral / The Collider / Jony Vandal And The Vandalites
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50 Years Of Punk: Chron Gen / Smash / Cold Caller / Fkn Feral / The Collider / Jony Vandal And The Vandalites

Celebrating the 50-year anniversary of PUNK In celebration of the 50-year anniversary of the genre that sparked a musical revolution, Club 85 are delighted to present a mix of established and emerging Punk bands! All bands will be playing for free, with proceeds going to Club 85 to keep this precious venue and grass roots local live music scene alive, so please come and support!! CHRON GEN released their debut EP Puppets of War in 1981 which sold 40,000 copies and they went on to release further singles – Reality, Jet Boy Jet Girl and Outlaw. They toured extensively across Europe, UK and the USA, appeared on front covers of the music press and their debut album Chronic Generation charted. The critically acclaimed “Nowhere to Run” was released in 1983. Going back to their roots in 2026, Chron Gen will be performing key dates in London at the  Vive le Rock magazine anniversary gig in May, and also the 30th anniversary of the incredible Rebellion Punk Festival in August S*M*A*S*H, from Welwyn Garden City came to prominence in the early 90s. In 1994, they released their debut album and scored a hit single, appearing on ‘Top of The Pops’ and on the covers of NME and Melody Maker. A decade after imploding in 1996, they reformed and made two more albums before Salv left in 2018. Ed Borrie and Rob Hague continue to perform as S*M*A*S*H with Simon Parry on bass.

Sat 18 Apr17:30Bar 85(4.4mi)
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Metal 2 The Masses 2026 - Heat 1
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Metal 2 The Masses 2026 - Heat 1

Bloodstock Metal 2 the Masses – Hitchin – Heat 1. www.facebook.com/M2TMHITCHIN Club 85 and Bloodstock M2TM are uniting again for 2026, giving more of your favourite unsigned bands a chance to play Bloodstock Open Air and get their names out there! HOW IT WORKS: – All heats will be 50% audience vote and 50% judges vote. – 2 bands from each heat will go through to the May SEMI finals – 2 bands from each semi will then go through to the June GRAND final. – SEMI finals voting will be 70% judges vote and 30% audience vote. – GRAND final voting is 100% judges vote! Each heat will consist of four competing bands and a special guest headliner – line-up as follows: Special guest headliners: VANITAS – https://www.facebook.com/vanitasbanduk Competing bands: (running order determined on the night) APOLLO – https://www.facebook.com/WeAreApolloBand PAST DAMNATION – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61574196986359 TEMPER MENTAL – https://www.facebook.com/tempermentalband EXCINERUS – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581441711038 Tickets: £8 adv (+10% online booking fee) / £10.00 on the door. Doors 6:30pm Age: Persons aged 16+ may attend without a chaperone provided they have photo 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. We are just a 5-minute stroll from the station.; like all our gigs this show finishes well in time for...

Sun 19 Apr18:30Bar 85(4.4mi)
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China Crisis
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China Crisis

CHINA CRISIS! 7.30pm | Friday 24.04.26 | Club 85, Hitchin. China Crisis are an English pop/rock band formed in 1979 in Kirkby, near Liverpool, Merseyside with a core of vocalist/keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon. China Crisis were originally assimilated in the batch of new wave Liverpool acts of the late 1970s and early 1980s, led by OMD and also including The Teardrop Explodes, A Flock of Seagulls and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. China Crisis had huge success in the United Kingdom in the early 1980s with five Top 40 singles and three Top 40 albums, as well as commercial success worldwide. The string of hit singles included African & White, Christian, Working with Fire and Steel, Black Man Ray, Wake up King in Catholic style & Wishful Thinking. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Monday 24th November from SeeTickets and will be available 01/12 from the venue and H Town Rags in Hitchin, or David’s Music in Letchworth! DOORS 7.30pm ENTRY £28.50 advance (plus online booking fee)/more on the door. Age: persons aged 16+ may attend without a chaperone provided they have photo 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. Downstairs bar open until 1am. We are just a 5-minute stroll from the station; like all our gigs this show finishes well in time for the last trains North and South to Cambridge, Peterborough and London. For full up to the minute listings please...

Fri 24 Apr19:30Bar 85(4.4mi)
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Metal 2 The Masses 2026 - Heat 2
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Metal 2 The Masses 2026 - Heat 2

Bloodstock Metal 2 the Masses – Hitchin – Heat 2. www.facebook.com/M2TMHITCHIN Club 85 and Bloodstock M2TM are uniting again for 2026, giving more of your favourite unsigned bands a chance to play Bloodstock Open Air and get their names out there! HOW IT WORKS: – All heats will be 50% audience vote and 50% judges vote. – 2 bands from each heat will go through to the May SEMI finals – 2 bands from each semi will then go through to the June GRAND final. – SEMI finals voting will be 70% judges vote and 30% audience vote. – GRAND final voting is 100% judges vote! Each heat will consist of four competing bands and a special guest headliner – line-up as follows: Special guest headliners: Devilhusk (M2TM Brighton 2025 winners) – https://www.facebook.com/DEVILHUSK080Competing bands:(running order determined on the night)Plagued – https://www.facebook.com/Plagued.UKShadowfen – https://www.facebook.com/shadowfenbandDead Villains – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575513608747Deity & Devilry – https://www.facebook.com/DeityandDevilry Tickets: £8 adv (+10% online booking fee) / £10.00 on the door. Doors 6:30pm Age: Persons aged 16+ may attend without a chaperone provided they have photo 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. We are just a 5-minute stroll from the station.; like all our gigs this show finishes well in time...

Sun 26 Apr18:30Bar 85(4.4mi)
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