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19/07/2024

🤩 If you've not seen Tankus the Henge before - where have you been??

Here's your chance to catch them in for the first time - or to get your 2024 fix of Tankus - they're at Papillon on Sat 19th Oct! Only 3 months to wait!

The freewheeling Tankus the Henge, the chameleonic gonzo rock’n’rollers from London; always on tour, never stopping to consider the consequences. Originally based around the songwriting of Jaz Delorean, but now an eclectic gang of international travelling musicians, with a myriad influences to boot. Styled after the relentlessly touring acts of the late 1960s, Tankus the Henge ask what is a band anyway? It’s live, it’s original, it doesn’t answer to anyone. For that one wild night of lights, sound and overwhelming emotion, then roaring off into the night, tyre tracks in the dust.
Over 1000 gigs in, and no signs of slowing down, setting stages alight at Glastonbury Festival (UK), Trans Musicales (FR), Fusion (DE, to Montreux Jazz Festival (CH), WOMAD (E), and Boomtown Fair (UK)… and countless others across the world.

Gonzo rock’n’roll?
/ˈɡɒnzəʊ/ adjective - bizarre or crazy. Storytelling that races your pulse and moves your feet.

🎫 in bio | SeeTickets

16/07/2024

💥💥💥 Absolute belter from Ruts/Ruts DC at Papillon tonight.

With our thanks and gratitude to Alice and all at the venue, to Izaak on sound, to the supercool crowd and of course the band for bringing the tunes and the energy to Southampton as part of their UK tour.

16/07/2024

Tonight Ruts DC play a beautiful old church building in Southampton, tickets available, come and join us!
Ruts DC ELECTRacoustic
Tuesday 16th July 2024
SOUTHAMPTON Papillon
Doors 7.30pm
Set One 8.30pm
Set Two 9.45pm

14/07/2024

We're excited to be bringing Luke Wright to Southampton as part of his forthcoming tour spreading JOY! throughout the UK.

This hard-touring performance poet incorporates dark humour, social commentary and smart word-play into his impressively slick live show. He's a Glastonbury regular and go-to support for John Cooper Clarke.

This show is 4 months today, but don't hang around.
“A winning combination of honesty, humour, ire and wonder. He is at the peak of his powers.” ★★★★★ The Stage

📌 Thurs 14th Nov

🎟️ https://www.seetickets.com/promoter/mm/20693

09/07/2024

⚡RUTS DC in SOUTHAMPTON - a week today! ⚡

Don't miss Ruts/Ruts DC live in a special stripped back show at Papillon
Get ready for pure, uncut, high grade Ruts DC as they kick out TWO live sets, and a curated DJ playlist. This seated show is in celebration of their brand new Electr-acoustic Volume 3 album.

📌 Tues 16th July

🎟️ https://www.seetickets.com/promoter/mm/20693

08/07/2024

Hear a bit about Ruts/Ruts DC's electr-acoustic album versions in this interview with the band.
We're looking forward to Ruts DC at Papillon, Southampton where you'll be able to hear their songs stripped back and raw as part of their UK tour supporting their new album.

Catch them next Tues at Papillon: https://www.seetickets.com/promoter/mm/20693

08/07/2024

We're delighted to announce support for Miles Hunt at Papillon, Southampton will be Billy Liberator Music

Check him out on his site: http://billyliberator.com/

And make sure you get down to Papillon before Miles Hunt hits the stage on 25th Oct so you can catch his set too!

07/07/2024

Really excited to be welcoming Ivor Novello winning singer songwriter Scott Matthews to beautiful St Mary's Church Twyford, four months today!

If you've not heard his incredible albums 'New Skin' and 'Restless Lullabies' here's some reasons you should be excited too:

“Another beautiful piece of work…it feels timeless…existing outside any genre, which is a beautiful thing… absolutely wonderful” – Ed O’Brien, Radiohead (on Restless Lullabies), 2023

“And here in a break from these dark times…a moment to move through Scott’s unique landscape of song and sound…compelling and beautiful” – Robert Plant (on Restless Lullabies), 2023

“The best feeling is when I can lose myself in the music, this couldn’t be more true for this album, filled with beauty and depth. Simplicity in its greatest form” – (on Restless Lullabies), 2023

“Scott’s voice is heart melting, his songs carry me away” – Vashti Bunyan (on Restless Lullabies), 2023

‘Engagingly thoughtful and classy singer-songwriter’ – The Guardian

Join us, just outside of Wi******er, for a very special night on 7th Nov: https://www.seetickets.com/promoter/mm/20693

03/07/2024

Ruts/Ruts DC UK tour kicks off imminently.

They hit up Southampton about half way through at Ruts DC at Papillon, Southampton on Tues 16th July.

Seated show, 2 very special sets from the band, and a curated DJ set too!

Who's coming to Papillon to hear belters like Babylon's Burning, Staring At The Rude Boys and In A Rut?

02/07/2024

Ruts DC at Papillon, Southampton is two weeks today!

Join us for a special seated show at Southampton's newest venue, Papillon.

Expect TWO electro-acoustic sets from legendary Ruts/Ruts DC with stripped back raw versions of your faves.

🎟️ https://www.seetickets.com/promoter/mm/20693

01/07/2024

🌞 Luke Wright brings JOY! to Southampton 🌞

Following the smash hit success of his Silver Jubilee show (“the best thing he’s done and that’s saying something.” ★★★★★ Telegraph) Luke Wright returns with a new set of poems that get to grips with the idea of JOY.
Is it possible, as a 42 year old to feel pure unbridled happiness, and what does it look like?
The French novelist Henry de Montherlant said that “happiness writes white” but Wright’s not exactly starting with a blank page. With a mix of the comic and the wistful, JOY takes in consumerism, boozing, cancer scares, abseiling vicars, and the joy of language itself. We might have to go down to come up, but we’ll get there in the end.

Come let a little joy into your life with a raconteur and wordsmith at the top of his game.

LIVE in Southampton at Papillon
📌 Thurs 14th Nov
🎫 https://www.seetickets.com/event/luke-wright/papillon/3042226

“Breathtaking … with a sharpness and wisdom that lifts the soul, and soothes the battered heart.” ★★★★ The Scotsman

“A winning combination of honesty, humour, ire and wonder. He is at the peak of his powers.” ★★★★★ The Stage

“Britain’s finest performance poet.” ★★★★★ Life As Theatre
Supported by Colchester Arts Centre

01/07/2024

We've got a double dose of the blues coming up for you in from Aynsley Lister !

Both shows are on sale now

SOLO at St Mary's Church Twyford: https://www.seetickets.com/event/aynsley-lister-solo-show-/st-mary-s-church/3078567

FULL BAND at Papillon Southampton: https://www.seetickets.com/event/aynsley-lister/papillon/2948317

Treat yourself!

30/06/2024

We are delighted to be welcoming folk royalty to St Mary's Church Twyford (Hampshire) in what will be an incredibly special show.

Join us to see legendary musician Martin Carthy share his stories and back catalogue with us, five months today on 30th Nov.

Buy tickets for Martin Carthy at St Mary's Church from the official retailer, See Tickets.

28/06/2024

Thinking about attending Ruts DC at Papillon, Southampton in a couple of weeks? 🤔💭

These reviews may seal the deal.

See you there! https://www.seetickets.com/promoter/mm/20693

As the tour approaches the reviews for ELECTRacoustic VOL 3 have started to come in …

💥Vive Le Rock -
“Still Rutting Majestically, Picking up pretty much where the previous two chapters left off, Volume 3 once again combines new renderings of some of the group's best loved recordings alongside lesser known material.”

💥Street Voice UK -
You really do need this baby in your collection! 10/10
Read the full review here - https://streetvoiceuk2020.co.uk/2024/06/23/ruts-dc-electr-acoustic-vol-3-album-review-june-24/

💥RPM Online -
“Remember these guitars kill fascists and the Ruts DC knows how to use them.”
Read the full review here - https://rpmonline.co.uk/?p=24962

Many more reviews to follow, but we definitely feel you deserve another HUGE taster track after the such flattering words above!
Sign up to our mailing list here - www.rutsdc.com to get the track later this evening!

As a reminder the tour dates can be found on our website - www.rutsdc.com/shows
Brighton is now completely SOLD OUT and Walthamstow Trades Hall will be SOLD OUT very soon.

28/06/2024

🎸🥁 Aynsley Lister full band show 🥁🎸

Aynsley Lister is bringing the blues back to Southampton with his full band live show at Papillon five months today.

Aynsley Lister has been at the top of the Blues scene for over two decades, billed as one of the most exciting contemporary Blues guitarists around today. Known not only for his exceptional guitar playing, he is also a highly regarded songwriter whose passion for music crosses genres, effortlessly combining blues, soul, Americana, rock and sometimes even pop elements.

Aynsley Lister will be leading his band through a sensational set, performing songs from the highly acclaimed new release "Along For The Ride", along with fan favourites from the past. “Along For The Ride” offers 13 songs - stories from everyday life about relationships, loss, feelings and life itself in all its facets, embedded in catchy melodies, rocking riffs, virtuoso guitar solos and an energetic mixture of modern elements and traditional blues.

For fans of: Gary Clarke Jnr., Eric Clapton, The Black Keys, John Mayer, Tedeschi Trucks
“Superb” – The Times

📌 Thurs 28th Nov

Tix: https://www.seetickets.com/event/aynsley-lister/papillon/2948317

26/06/2024

👀Lots coming up for you!👀

Ruts DC at Papillon, Southampton
Tankus the Henge at Papillon, Southampton
Roddy Woomble at St Mary's Church, Twyford
Miles Hunt at Papillon, Southampton
Scott Matthews at St Mary's Church, Twyford
Luke Wright: Joy at Papillon, Southampton (announced shortly!)
Rosalie Cunningham at Joiners, Southampton
Aynsley Lister (full band) at Papillon, Southampton
Martin Carthy at St Mary's Church, Twyford
An Evening with Aynsley Lister at St Mary's Church, Twyford

🎫 at SeeTickets

26/06/2024

⭐ SCOTT MATTHEWS ⭐

Ivor Novello award winning songwriter Scott Matthews is joining us live in the beautiful setting of St Mary's Church, Twyford

Scott Matthews has collaborated with Robert Plant and performed international sell-out tours with respected artists such as Rufus Wainwright, Bert Jansch, Alison Krauss, Foo Fighters, Snow Patrol and Tori Amos.

Matthews’ latest album, Restless Lullabies, emerges with a stark boldness that is breath taking. Entirely unadorned, stripped of their electronic veil, the album’s acoustic purity creates a subliminal listening experience. The skeletal delicacy of the songs allows his poetry to breathe, his transcendent vocal to soar, brings his dexterously sensitive guitar playing into microscopic focus and further cements his undeniable mastery as one of our greatest songsmiths.

‘Engagingly thoughtful and classy singer-songwriter’ – The Guardian

📌 Thurs 7th Nov

🎟️ https://www.seetickets.com/event/scott-matthews/st-mary-s-church/3083124

25/06/2024

💚 MILES HUNT of The Wonder Stuff 💚

The Wonder Stuff’s Miles Hunt will be playing a special seated acoustic set at Papillon in Southampton performing songs from his album ‘Things Can Change’, alongside many of The Wonder Stuff classics from his 36 year career.
Tickets are £20 advance

📌 Fri 25th Oct 👉 FOUR MONTHS TODAY KIDS!

🎟️ https://www.seetickets.com/event/miles-hunt/papillon/2985962

24/06/2024

Ruts DC at Papillon, Southampton is little over 3 weeks away.
Special, seated show in Southampton. Right next to the train station at beautiful Papillon

Get on it: https://www.seetickets.com/event/the-ruts-dc/papillion/3012401

22/06/2024

🪨 RODDY WOOMBLE 🪨

Don't miss iIdlewild frontman live at St Mary's Church, Twyford

With his enigmatic and poetic lyrics, warm baritone voice and consummate gift for a tune, Roddy Woomble is widely considered to be among Scotland's best contemporary songwriters.

📌 Tues 22nd Oct

https://www.seetickets.com/event/roddy-woomble/st-mary-s-church/3016562

21/06/2024

🎸 JUST ANNOUNCED 🎸

Award-winning blues-rock singer Aynsley Lister is back for a solo performance at St Mary's Church, Twyford

Although most commonly known for his band performances as a four-piece, these solo performances offer a rare chance to see Lister up close and personal in a stripped down, intimate set-up.

During his handful of solo shows in 2025, he will be bringing a brand-new set, showcasing some of his best songs accompanied with some classic covers.

📌 Saturday 1st March 2025

Tix from https://www.seetickets.com/event/aynsley-lister-solo-show-/st-mary-s-church/3078567

19/06/2024

🔥TANKUS THE HENGE🔥

Don't miss Tankus the Henge live in Southampton at Papillon - this hard-touring band are a live sensation that is an unmissable treat.

📌Saturday 19th October

🎫 https://www.seetickets.com/event/tankus-the-henge/papillion/3041554

17/06/2024

Just about 4 weeks until Ruts DC at Papillon, Southampton!

Don't miss this legendary band, celebrating 45 years of songs like "Babylon's Burning" with a super special electr-acoustic tour, hitting up Papillon on Tues 16th July

See ya there!

16/06/2024

coming up in !

1 month today Ruts/Ruts DC at Papillon
5 months today Rosalie Cunningham at The Joiners

🎟️🎟️🎟️ https://mirrormanshop.bigcartel.com/ and SeeTickets

11/06/2024

5 weeks today it's Ruts/Ruts DC time!
Join them for TWO sets at Papillon in Southampton.
Travelling from further afield - the venue is right next to the train station - convenient!
🎟️ https://mirrormanshop.bigcartel.com/

07/06/2024

Coming up from wire wool events

SUNDAY: The Work Of Love: The Politics Of Emotional Life with Alva Gotby
THURSDAY: Placeholder Poetry #3: Ashley Barr, Anna Jepson, Jo Fisher

07/06/2024

JUST ANNOUNCED!

Rosalie Cunningham brings her massive live sound to The Joiners Southampton on Sat 16th Nov.

‘Rosalie Cunningham is a rock star ... she exudes an effortless charisma and quiet confidence. The
music she makes is meticulously but lovingly designed to blow minds.’ – Metal Hammer

https://www.seetickets.com/event/rosalie-cunningham/the-joiners/3051486

04/06/2024

6 weeks to go Ruts/Ruts DC fans!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsdIxw8jImo

They're live in at Papillon on Tues 16th July - LET'S GO!
🎟️https://www.seetickets.com/event/the-ruts-dc/papillion/3012401

The Ruts live in Paris 1980 at the Empire theatre

30/05/2024

Towards the end of the year we have the absolute legend that is MARTIN CARTHY performing live for us at St Mary's Church Twyford (Hampshire)

For more than 50 years Martin Carthy has been one of folk music's greatest innovators, one of its best loved, most enthusiastic and, at times, most quietly controversial of figures. His skill, stage presence and natural charm have won him many admirers, and have influenced a generation of artists, including Bob Dylan and Paul Simon.

He's a ballad singer, a ground-breaking acoustic and electric-guitarist and an authoritative interpreter of newly composed material. We are excited to be hosting this incredible musician in this beautiful rural setting.

Join us, 6 months today, on Sat 30th Nov: https://www.seetickets.com/event/martin-carthy/st-mary-s-church/2956083