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Bands are expected to start at 9pm and finish at midnight with a break in between. I understand that two bands may start at 9:30; Lord Toffingham and Expose. Doors open at 7:30

Members carrying their green/yellow membership card may enter the hall and bring a LONG TERM partner in free.

Entry is £5 for non members and members without their membership card. Please note that, on Fridays, the hall may be booked for a private party on occasion and for ticketed events everyone has to pay the ticket price. The type of music the bands play is below under ‘In their own words’.

AUGUST

Sat 16th The Soul Corporation

Sat 23rd Hit Parade

Sun 24th Ska Sunday  21:00 – 12:30  The Decatonics at the Welcome Club

 helping to raise funds for UK Homes For Heroes. £10 in advance or £15 on the door. Tickets are on sale for this event and can be purchased from the club bar staff or on line at www.skiddle.com/e/40481208

They say: We are a powerful 8 piece female fronted ska band from The South Coast, featuring a 3 piece brass section. Our vibrant live show has built up a great reputation for its high energy and floor filled skanking nights. Drawing on the Ska, 2Tone, Soul, and Reggae genres we deliver a mix of the classics along with a few lesser played tunes…plus a few surprises with our own unique twist along the way, setting us slightly apart from your generic ska covers band.

Fri 29th  Summertime With DJ Jukes

Party Vibes, Cocktails and free music of you choice from the Jukebox in the Members Bar.

Sat 30th Break For Cover

SEPTEMBER

Fri 5th Rock Candy

Sat 6th Lord Toffingham

Fri 12th Expose

Sat 13th Fictus

Fri 19th Afterlife

Sat 20th Naked Apes

Fri 26th Maximum Who + ever popular DJ Ska N Mash

Maximum Who recently played at The Isle of Wight Festival with glowing reviews.

Ticketed event:  £12 from the club,  or from https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Southend-on-Sea/The-Welcome-Club/Tribute-Night-to-The-Who/40548269/    £13.45 including booking fee

Sat 27th Gotcha

New to the Welcome Club, see ‘in their own words’ below

OCTOBER

Fri 3rd Beautiful Dangerous

Sat 4th Scooby

Fri 10th Gunrunner

Sat 11th Tantric Zoo

Fri 17th Born Wild

Sat 18th Stellar Groove

Fri 24th Half Stoned

Sat 25th Frog On A Rocket

Fri 31st The White Gates

More dates below, and don’t forget to check out ‘In their own words’ lower down on this page

 

NOVEMBER

Sat 1st Peppermint Apes

Fri 7th

band to be announced

Sat 8th Expose

Fri 14th Dirty Harry

Sat 15th The Johns

Fri 21st UB40 tribute, Johnny2Bad.,plus DJ Ska & Mash

Ticketed event.. No date yet for when tickets will go on sale

Sat 22nd Wully Bully

Fri 28th Rock Candy

Sat 29th Electrum

DECEMBER

Fri  5th Mr Spankey & the Hipthrusters

Sat 6th The Soul Corporation

Fri 12th Sons of Southpaw

Sat 13th Naked Apes

Sun 14th Childrens Christmas Party

Fri 19th Afterlife

Sat 20th Horizon 5

Wed 31st Naked Apes plus DJ

‘In their own words’ is below

JANUARY 2026

Fri 2nd

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Fri 30th

Sat 31st

FEBRUARY 

Fri 6th

Sat 7th

Fri 13th

Sat 14th

Fri 20th  Bootleg Blonde

ticketed event. Details to follow

Sat 21st

Fri 27th

Sat 28th

 

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‘In their own words’ is below

In their own words:  

Descriptions taken from websites, Facebook and advertising and are used here as a guide only.

Afterlife: rock covers band

Beautiful Dangerous: Heavy rock, heavy metal. ACDC, Foo’s, Metallica, Billy Idol, Alanis Morisette, Skunk Anansie, Pink, Fleetwood Mac, Wheatus, Kansas, Nirvana, Journey, Muse, Queen & more.

DJ Jukes:  Our own juke box providing the music

Born Wild: Rock covers band with energy and attitude

Break for Cover. Playing current floor fillers from artists such as: Paul Weller / The Killers / The Fratellis / Stereophonics / The Zutons / The Coral / Maroon 5 / Oasis / REM / U2 / Ocean Colour Scene / Green Day / Travis / Crowded House / Snow Patrol / Kaiser Chiefs / Kings of Leon / Red Hot Chili Peppers / The La’s / Lenny Kravitz / Coldplay / Gary Moore

Broken Bones: Classic rock anthems and heavy rock hits; Highway to hell, Ace of Spades, Paranoid, Born to be wild, Smoke on the water

Dirty Harry: Rock covers band

Electrum: influences and genres such as Classical Music, Jazz, Progressive Rock, Jazz-Fusion, Prog Metal, Neo Progressive Music, Pop, Folk and Heavy Metal

Expose: Freestyle, House, R&B, Pop and love ballad

Fictus: Pop goes Rock. From the heart-wrenching ballads of Adele to the rebellious rock anthems of Nirvana, and from the pop perfection of Rihanna and Lily Allen to the iconic tunes of ABBA, Pink and many more

Fishing For Robots: playing all the great 80s from Numan, Bowie, Tears for Fears, Depeche Mode, OMD, Ultra ox, Roxy Music, Japan and many more.

Focus: Covering classic songs from across the decades

Frog on a Rocket: 5 piece all live covers band

Gotcha: High-energy covers band with an emphasis on FUN and a suprisingly BIG sound! Playing family-friendly hits from all eras and genres – Rock, Pop, Britpop, Ska, Funk, Soul, Big Band and more

Grounds For Divorce: Indie, grunge, rock

Gunrunner: Genres across the spectrum from blues to hard rock, pop to prog rock, punk and beyond. The band call it their “Classic Rock Jukebox”

Half Stoned: a rocking pub, club & private function half Rolling Stones and half Covers band

Hallmark: Covers Band

Hellenbach Country Band: All your favourite Country Music  hits from throughout the decades

Hit Parade: Hit Parade is a band armed with an extensive and varied repertoire from modern pop/rock to party classics.

Horizon 5: Essex based Rock/Indie/Pop Band. They say that music is the language of the soul, and this is certainly true for Horizon 5.

Johnny2Bad. Alias(J2B) are an 8 piece band from Birmingham, UK, who perform the music of UK Reggae legends UB40 (endorsed by UB40’s Ali Campbell  himself on national TV interview), presenting their spectacular, electrifying high energy live shows with a Unique twist, doing all the Hits and Classics.

Lord Toffingham: glam rock

Maximum Who: Maximum Who isn’t just a tribute band – it’s a high-energy, immersive experience that recreates the power, passion, and raw sound of The Who’s golden years (1965-1978). From thunderous drum fills to soaring guitar riffs, it’s a night that will transport you straight back to rock’s golden era!

Mixtape: party band. Lively music from the 1960’s to the 2000’s

Monkeys Wedding: Guitar and sax duo; ska, rocksteady, reggae, soul, pop

Mr Spankey and The Hipthrusters: Dire Straits and Dr.Feelgood  covers and many more, featuring ‘guitar hero’ Kenny Petrie.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa46kYVXww8

Police Academy: Recreating and reproducing a totally authentic Police experience that allows audiences to enjoy and immerse themselves in some of the best-known songs ever written by truly, one of the world’s greatest ever bands. ‘Roxanne’, ‘Message in a Bottle’, ‘Every Breath You Take’, ‘King of Pain’, ‘Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic’ and ‘Walking on the Moon’ are just few of the highlights in a set

Recharged: most popular genre’s of music

Rock Candy: Covers band,  from Bon Jovi to Blondie, Guns n Roses to Cher, AC/DC to Tina Turner. Metallica to Roxette.

Scooby: Our dynamic set list features chart-topping hits and timeless classics from The Beatles, Chic, Queen, The Killers, Kings of Leon, Daft Punk, Artful Dodger, Oasis, Ed Sheeran, and many more.

Section 8: ska influenced band playing originals and covers.

Ska & Mash: AKA Pete Lacey is a very popular and lively D.J, well known to the Welcome Club

Solar 9: Party Band

Solsbury Hill: popular rock and pop songs from artists such as, Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, The Police, The Beatles, The Cure, Pink Floyd, Oasis, Paul Weller plus the usual favourites!

Sons of Southpaw: Indie/Rock covers

Stellar Groove: Floor fillers from Michael Jackson, TLC, Moloko, Abba, Kylie Minogue, Faithless, Estelle, Gala, RobiS, Tina Turner, Adele, Sister Sledge, Amy Winehouse, Salt&Pepper, Republica plus many more 80’s, 90’s & 00’s

SX5: Covers band, classics from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and beyond

Tantric Zoo: covers band, playing some of the greatest rock and pop hits of all time.

That Eighties Band: Sing and dance along to your favourites with this incredible 6-piece live show. This fantastic ’80s tribute band with songs from Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Whitney Houston, Queen, Pet Shop Boys, Van Halen, Prince, Blondie, Madonna, Bon Jovi and more.

The Cheatles: Beatles tribute band

The 4 Pops: Five piece band Doctor Zero describe themselves as: Head Rocking, Foot Tapping, High Adrenaline R&B. The 4 Pops are 4 of the members from Doctor Zero.

The Decatonics: We are a powerful 8 piece female fronted ska band from The South Coast, featuring a 3 piece brass section. Our vibrant live show has built up a great reputation for its high energy and floor filled skanking nights. Drawing on the Ska, 2Tone, Soul, and Reggae genres we deliver a mix of the classics along with a few lesser played tunes…plus a few surprises with our own unique twist along the way, setting us slightly apart from your generic ska covers band

The Elevators: playing songs by artists such as Bowie, Blondie, Doors, Pink Floyd, Stevie Wonder, Beatles, Bryan Adams, Bob Marley, U2, Black Sabbath and many others.

The Johns: Music we cover include tunes from The Beatles, The Kinks, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Scott Walker, The Talking Heads, The Buzzcocks, The Monkees, Neil Young, The Who, The Doors and Creedence Clearwater Revival.

The Peppermint Apes: Covers Pub/Function/band , We also perform our own Originals. “The Peppermint Apes are a four piece band known for their dynamic and energetic sets featuring must have hits from across the decades!”

The Soul Corporation: Club Classics, Dance & Soul

The Sound Collective: Playing the best in Disco, Soul, Motown and Pop

The Targets 60’s/MOD/Ska covers band

TooT’n’Skamen: One of the best 2tone revival bands around. 2tone = second wave of ska music. So ska and reggae

Traveling Tilburys Popular tribute band who do not take themselves too seriously. A tribute to the Traveling Wilburys and the solo and collective songs of Roy Orbison, Bob Dylon,  George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty plus many more.

Under Cover of Midnight: Covers band  playing songs from 3 decades

West End Jerseys: A Night of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons performed by stars of London’s West End.

White Gates: They provide a high energy show featuring original rock / pop music. Their main influences are Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Paramore. They continue to write original material and at the moment they are in the process of recording their first set of songs for release this year.

Word of Mouth: Mix of 50’s rock’n’roll. classic 60’s numbers, the occasional 70’s hit mixed with some tasty country numbers.

Wully Bully: Performing classic soul, Motown, 70s/80s classics and recent covers.