Steve Cooper & Iain Gardner's Birthday Concert feat. The Dead Can Wait, Fear Lies & Death Warmed Up.

Come and enjoy a Ravishing Rocking Night with two great characters who live in Sheffield - Steve Cooper & Iain Gardner.

This year in their honour we present:

The Dead Can Wait:

A legendary town centre music pub in Reading, Berkshire, popular with many local and touring bands was the catalyst for the formation of Classic Rock band The Dead Can Wait. At a reunion of band members and gig goers from The Target in 2016, conversations started between guitarists Steve McLoughlin and Mick Hare about forming a band. From the seeds of an idea The Dead Can Wait was formed.

A couple of changes of vocalist later saw the introduction of Ashley Stone and the band started working on material for their debut album. Tracks were recorded at Outhouse Studios in Reading with production from John Mitchell (Asia, Lonely Robot, It Bites).

Almost as soon as the sessions were finished Covid struck and delayed the completion of the album. The band fell into a period of hibernation and the bass guitarist and drummer decided to leave and follow other opportunities.

Move forward to 2024 and while reflecting on the unfinished album, the three remaining band members decided to resurrect the band, find replacements for the rhythm section, and release the record. A chance conversation between Andy Rowe bass player of melodic rockers The Room (Andy had also been a regular performer at The Target) and Steve McLoughlin instigated a plan to bring Rowe and his band mate Chris York on Drums into a rehearsal studio with the band. The session went well and The Dead Can Wait reformed to finish the album and start playing some live shows.

• Ashley Stone: Vocals
• Mick Hare: Lead Guitar
• Steve McLoughlin: Lead Guitar
• Chris York: Drums
• Andy Rowe: Bass Guitar

Fear Lies:

Thunderous anthemic rockers who deliver high tempo and engaging live shows. A band who need  who need no introduction in these parts and consist of Ben Orrah (Vocals), Dan Eades (Bass), Tim McNeill (Guitar) & Jim Hockney (Drums).

Death Warmed Up:

A loud five-piece Hard Rock and Hair Metal band formed in 2023 or in other words, Old-School, 80's-inspired Glam and Hard Rock with a modern edge.

Their influences included Def Leppard, Queen & Whitesnake. who gained early momentum by winning a round of the local Metal 2 The Masses competition and performing as finalists.

They have a line-up of Will Evans (Vocals), Charlie Willis (Guitar), Ollie Hunt (Bass) & Sebastian Pomeroy (Drums)