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The Blow Monkeys

March 31, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm

$20 – $25

AGMP presents
THE BLOW MONKEYS
+ special guests

Friday 31st March 2023

With hits like Digging Your Scene and It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way, The Blow Monkeys epitomised the glamour of mid-80s pop at its most graceful and sophisticated. In the band’s frontman Robert Howard (aka Dr. Robert), they possessed a tall, charismatic singer who was both camera-friendly and clever, who appeared to be just as much at ease on the catwalk that is pop’s conveyer belt as he was penning witty, incisive songs. While quite clearly Robert’s band, though, the Blow Monkeys are also gifted three immensely talented musicians in bassist Mick Anker, saxophonist Neville Henry and drummer Crispin ‘The Pump’ Taylor.

The Blow Monkeys openly criticised the policies of the 1980’s Conservative government, railing against social injustices and adopting an openly left-of-centre stance on issues of the day. From openly endorsing the gay community Digging Your Scene to an outright attack on Margaret Thatcher Celebrate (The Day After You) – a duet with the late, great Curtis Mayfield, The Blow Monkeys were always the thinking person’s pop group.

Details

Date:
March 31, 2023
Time:
7:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Cost:
$20 – $25
Website:
https://www.seetickets.com/event/the-blow-monkeys/bedford-esquires/2450016

Venue

Bedford Esquires
60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
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Organizer

AGMP