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74 Whinbush Rd, Hitchin, SG5 1PZ, United Kingdom

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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
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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
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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
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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
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Locust Furnace Presents... HELPLESS / HIGHER WALLS / T.R.E.S.T / LOCUSTS
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Locust Furnace Presents... HELPLESS / HIGHER WALLS / T.R.E.S.T / LOCUSTS

Locust Furnace Presents… HELPLESS / HIGHER WALLS / T.R.E.S.T / LOCUSTS! £13+ | 7.45pm | Friday 01.05.2026 Join us for a night of heavy metallic HC/math/crust at Club 85, Hitchin on Friday 1st May! HELPLESS Furious nihilistic mathy hardcore/grind from Plymouth will tear Club 85 a new one. Signed to majestic home of noise Church Road Records you’ll be hard pressed to find a more savage trio in the UK. HIGHER WALLS Technical hardcore from London. The raging ferocity of HC meets jarring polyrhythms and odd time signatures. Have a mosh if your body can take the strain. T.R.E.S.T. Crusty hardcore from London with elements of punk. If you like things a bit more unrefined but still embracing the d-beat, then these guys will be for you. LOCUSTS Aggressive hardcore/crossover from Kent. Kicking things off with mosh friendly grooves. New EP ‘Lapsus Ab Inferno’ is out now! DOORS 7.45pm ENTRY £13 advance (plus online booking fee)/£15 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 11pm. 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 consider signing up to our mailing list for information on existing...

Fri 1 May19:45Bar 85
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Decades Ii : Snubcat / Zeroes / The Polaroidz
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Decades Ii : Snubcat / Zeroes / The Polaroidz

DECADES II After last year’s sold-out show, DECADES returns with another fundraiser for CLUB 85 and another massive night of music and nostalgia. 3 bands playing 3 decades of awesome music from the ‘80s, ’90s and ‘00s, all in the name of live music and the love we all share for Hitchin’s premium live music venue; the incredible Club 85. Last year saw people being turned away at the door, so we’re recommending everyone to get your tickets in advance (and save yourself a couple of quid while you’re at it!). At only £8 in advance, with every penny going to Club 85, join us for another unforgettable night x Snubcat Dedicated to the era that saw guitar music become front and centre of mainstream culture. ‘90s indie/britpop had a bit of everything; it was silly, it was boisterous, and it was loud! It had characters and rivalries. It was dance, it was heavy, it was sensitive, but most of all, it was a movement that brought Britain together in a celebration of the incredible music this country can produce. And yeah, having a few pints along the way. The final set at Decades lets us all meet up in the 1990s (almost fully grown)! Zeroes 2006 and the release of Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not changed everything – so we’re celebrating 20 years of the Arctic Monkeys at this one-off gig. Join Zeroes for a high-energy live set packed with their biggest anthems – from the raw chaos of “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor” to the singalong swagger of “Fluorescent Adolescent”.

Sat 2 May19:00Bar 85
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Metal 2 The Masses 2026 - Heat 3
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Metal 2 The Masses 2026 - Heat 3

Bloodstock Metal 2 the Masses – Hitchin – Heat 3. 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: TBA Competing bands: (running order determined on the night) TBA TBA TBA TBA 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 the last trains North and South to Cambridge, Peterborough and London. For full up to the minute listings please visit www.club-85.co.uk and consider signing up to our mailing list for information on existing and upcoming gigs straight to you! And remember… Club 85 loves you! xo

Sun 3 May18:30Bar 85
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The 900 - The Tony Hawk Pro Skater Cover Band + Guests
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The 900 - The Tony Hawk Pro Skater Cover Band + Guests

The 900 – The Tony Hawk Pro Skater Cover Band + Guests! 7:30pm | Sat 9th May | Club 85, Hitchin. Picture this… It’s August 1999, people are getting excited about Red and Blue Pills, Star Wars have embarked on the first of their many prequel films, frosted tips & Sea Monkeys are all the rage and the Dalek-esque tones of Dial-Up fill the airwaves and landlines… But none of that is important because Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater has just entered the world of video games with a Soundtrack that we simply weren’t ready for! The 900 are the UK’s first and only Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater cover band. Formed by their mutual understanding that no other soundtrack could ever top THPS, The 900 gives you a reason for your back to hurt in the morning. With the approval of the Birdman himself they’re ready to kickflip into every big banger from THPS1 to American Wasteland. So roll back the years, get in the pit and come thrash around to some of the best Punk Rock and Ska tracks from Tony Hawk’s legendary series featuring tracks from the likes of Rage Against The Machine, Nirvana, Dead Kennedys, Millencolin, Bodyjar, Green Day, Alien Ant Farm, Refused, Ramones, AFI, Johnny Cash, Black Flag, Misfits, Adolescents, Agent Orange, Goldfinger, Less Than Jake, Flogging Molly, No FX, CKY, Motorhead, Suicidal Tendacies, Papa Roach, Bad Religion, Fu Manchu, System Of A Down, Lagwagon, My Chemical Romance, Powerman 5000, Queens of the Stone Age, Swingin’ Utters, Zebrahead, Kiss and many more. Tickets are on sale...

Sat 9 May19:30Bar 85
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Metal 2 The Masses 2026 - Heat 4
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Metal 2 The Masses 2026 - Heat 4

Bloodstock Metal 2 the Masses – Hitchin – Heat 4. 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: Dead Flesh – https://www.facebook.com/DeadFleshUK (M2TM 2024 winners – not that a reminder is needed!) Competing bands: (running order determined on the night) Withdrawn – https://www.facebook.com/withdrawnmusic Slaughter Theory – https://www.facebook.com/SlaughterTheoryOfficial Infernal Frostbite – https://www.facebook.com/Infernalfrostbite Acts of Vengeance – https://www.facebook.com/AoVOfficial 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...

Sun 10 May18:30Bar 85
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