| Hello Everyone, FINDING OUT WHAT'S ON AT THE CON CLUB 
One of the quickest and easiest ways to find out What's On at the Con Club is to use one of our Smartphone apps. We have them available for both Android and Apple, they're free, very simple to use and they work on both phones and tablets. They fetch their information directly from our website's database, so they're guaranteed to be up-to-date. You can of course also use social media and/or our website, but the apps are so quick - they give you the information you need with one simple tap and you can easily browse up and down through the events with one hand even if you're being jostled on a crowded bus or in a busy bar. Truly 'Information at your Fingertips' as Bill Gates used to say! Try it for yourself and let us know what you think. Here are the next few events we're putting on at the club... 
Best known for his high energy full band shows, it is something of a rare treat to catch Billy Rowan, aka The Undercover Hippy, giving an intimate solo performance. It offers an opportunity to hear the songs in their rawest form, up close and personal, and to really connect with the lyrics and the performer. One of Billy’s biggest strengths is the way he manages to pack his songs full of political and social commentary whilst at the same time remaining playful and uplifting, and this playfulness is even more apparent in an acoustic setting. Covering topics from fake news, internet privacy and the U.S. election, to nappy wearing barristers and best friends trying to snog your mum, his performance takes you on a rollercoaster of storytelling and thought provoking protest pieces. 8:00 to 11:00pm - Tickets £12 + b/f from http://www.undercoverhippy.com/ | 
We are pleased to present the Blackjacks for the first time at the Con Club Cruisin' for a bloozin' maximum R&B Harmonica driven, southern style www.facebook.com/The-Blackjacks Bar from 4:30 - Doors 8:00 to 11:30pm Free entry all welcome | 
Global Beats Presents: Mad Professor Live Dub Show. Support by Sir Coxsone Outernational Sound with Lloyd Coxsone He might be called MAD PROFESSOR, but he is one of the sanest working musicians around. In his long and accomplished career, this globally acclaimed dub talent has amassed a fine discography that includes many cult albums. He has also worked with the likes of Johnny Clarke and Mikey Dread, Reggae Regular and Ruts DC, all of whom are legends in their own right. Right back in the 80s did Mad Professor build his own first mixing desk and he soon began working with the Ariwa Studio and label on a 12 part album series Dub Me Crazy. With new instalments coming each year, they helped establish the Londoner as a real master of the mix, of echo and reverb, of spacious rhythms and dub attitude. His crazy use of sound effects and clarity of mixing won him many fans and plaudits, and remixes of acts like The Orb, Beats International, Sade and 400 Blows all followed. And of course so did live shows, which took the Mad Professor to high profile gigs all over North America, Europe, Japan and many places in between. High profile remix work on Massive Attack’s seminal Protection album helped elevate him yet further, and the new century brought with it many more big releases for his Ariwa label, which eventually went on to distribute more than 200 releases in all. Still in demand for shows and studio work, Mad Professor plays cult events like Unsound and Outlook Festival in Croatia and works with the likes of Lee Scratch Perry, U Roy, BigYouth and many more on his ever excellent label. The legendary UK soundman & record producer, LLOYD COXSONE, began his career in the sixties, soon after arriving from Jamaica. He was one of the first soundmen to play at West End clubs like Tiles and the Roaring Twenties, where a generation of British pop stars like the Beatles, Rolling Stones and Elton John first heard the music of Jamaica. Coxsone then dominated the seventies, when Bob Marley and Dennis Brown were among his closest allies, as heard on unforgettable dub-plates from that era. Lloyd is an elder statesman with more than fifty years’ history behind him, but he knows there’s still a place in the music for those who are young at heart and willing to embrace change. Doors 7.30pm - 12am Tickets £15 www.tickettailor.com/events/globalbeats/ | COMEDY AT THE CON PRESENTS: ROB DEERING, ALISTAIR BECKETT-KING, CRESSIDA WETTON PLUS! SPECIAL GUEST MC TBC ROB DEERING ...performs stand-up comedy with music, using a guitar, a loop pedal and his voice to create impressive rock and pop soundscapes – and do jokes, of course. Along with being one of the most in-demand headliners on the UK circuit, he’s toured nationally and performed solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe many times since starting out in comedy in the year 2000. His late-night, live-music comedy pop quiz Beat This is a festival institution, on London’s South Bank, at Wales’ Green Man and many more besides Edinburgh. Rob has performed throughout the world, in shows from the Middle East to Melbourne, Shanghai to the South of France, and he has appeared on any number of Radio and TV shows, often using his extensive knowledge of film, popular music and… well, ‘general’; he has won Celebrity Mastermind and a comedians’ special of the Weakest Link on BBC One, for example. He also recently ran all over Britain for BBC 6 Music. Yes, Rob runs, presenting the podcast Running Commentary with fellow running comic Paul Tonkinson, and fundraising for his favoured charity Parkinson’s UK; he has run seven marathons. He produces and hosts Parkinson’s UK’s annual gig Shake With Laughter at London’s Comedy Store, where he is also a regular member of the Cutting Edge topical comedy team. ALISTAIR BECKETT-KING ...is a legendary comedian, in that there is little historical evidence that he exists. But he does exist. Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2017, Alasdair has featured on BBC radio as a comedian and sketch writer, and performed stand-up across the UK, at Glastonbury, Citadel Fest, the Udderbelly Southbank and at the Edinburgh Fringe. He knows quite a lot about 19th century magicians. Tourists often ask to have their photo taken with him, presumably impressed by this. "Alasdair Beckett-King is a nice man" *****Edinburgh Festivals Magazine. "A singular and truly distinct act, Alasdair Beckett-King creates his own multi-faceted world" ****The Scotsman. "A suave stand up with some killer lines" Arthur Smith, Arthur’s Blog. "Delicious writing and exceptional observations"Chortle. “A bold and fresh comedy voice”The Stage. "One to Watch"Time Out CRESSIDA WETTON - Join Cressida Wetton (Captivating presence, great response - The Stand) as she develops a stand-up comedy show about adapting to this new, rustic way of life and still making it into the office every morning! Independent twenty first century beatnik or naïve housing crisis casualty? Cressida explores her identity through life on the cut, remembers the horrors of house sharing, meets a stream of hilarious eccentrics and at times, just misses her hair dryer. Cressida Wetton is original, charming and very funny! – Dave Thompson. Funny Women New Act Competition - 2018 Regional Finalist. BBC New Comedy Award – 2017 Heat runner up. So You Think You’re Funny – 2015 Semi finalist. Laughing Horse New Act of the Year – 2014 Semi finalist PLUS! SPECIAL GUEST MC TBC COMEDY AT THE CON! 5th March 2020 Doors 7.30 Show 8pm
Price(s) of entry:Early bird online from £9.00 @ http://www.wegottickets.com/ComedyAtTheCon
only plus booking fee. Union Music:£11/9 (concessions) plus booking fee. Door £12/10
Reservations on 07582408418 Contact: davidmounfield@yahoo.com | 
Samaki is an afrobeat project based on the sound of 1970s African musicians like Fela Kuti, Tony Allen, and Oscar Sulley. Featuring a collective of Hastings musicians, Samaki bring the primal elements of relentless grooves and soaring melodies to the stage. Samaki’s musicians have recorded, toured and/or played with Van Morrison, Noel Gallagher, Ray Charles, Sade, James Brown, Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue, Liane Carol, Kirk Whalum, Jack Bruce, Steve Hackett, Ayub Ogada, Julia Biel, Gilberto Gil, Jeff Beck, and the Estatic Republic of Conga, amongst many others. www.facebook.com/samakiband/ https://open.spotify.com Bar from 4:30pm - Doors 8:00 to 11:30pm Entry £6 OTD, Club members free | 
The Mountain Firework Company is an acoustic 5 piece based in Brighton,. They came together over heartache and wine to create what has been described as "gorgeous folk/alt country pop, with equal parts darkness and cheeky humour " and "alternative bluegrass with a dark treacle folk centre".
Simultaneously mournful and upbeat, The Mountain Firework Company’s driving and melodic sound comes from an all acoustic string band line up of guitars, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, double bass and drums. Taking the traditional bluegrass line-up in new directions, they incorporate country, folk, bluegrass and Americana within their sound. Bar from 4:30pm - Doors 8:00pm £10 www.themountainfireworkcompany.com www.facebook.com/events Tickets : www.skiddle.com | 
Irish songwriter Bjorn Baillie spent the late-noughties as part of the vibrant LA music scene with his band La Rocca. They shared stages with Phoenix, Cold War Kids and The Fratellis as well as making records with Tony Hoffer (Beck, Chromeo, Belle & Sebastian).
As a solo artist he’s had his music used across hit US tv shows and films, and with the launch of new music in 2020, comes the debut show for new project ‘The Jonah Medal’.
Their upcoming ep was recorded in Los Angeles, Nashville and Brighton.
‘..a bottomless supply of songwriting ability’ (The Owl Mag) Doors 7:30pm Tickets £8 +b/f www.seetickets.com | 
Solo tour March 2020! John Fairhurst has spent the majority of his life travelling the world and playing music, meeting innumerable characters, collecting stories and drawing influence and inspiration from the varied musical styles and first hand experiences of a life on the road. Hailed by Acoustic Guitar Magazine USA as one of the Top Resonator guitar players worldwide, John has released 5 albums over the last 10 years as both a solo artist and with his full electric band. ‘The Divided Kingdom’, was released in April 2019 to international critical acclaim. John Fairhurst makes heavy blues for heavy times. In equal parts revealing, vulgar, cathartic and thrilling, the virtuoso guitarist is channelling the discontent felt in the western world to pay tribute to – and to update – the very idea of rock n roll as protest music. “I feel that as an artist, I myself am duty bound to comment upon the times in which we live. Rather than avoid the topics of the day, I have decided to face them head on.” From back alley Bangkok bars to international festival main stages, from the jungles of Panama, the streets of New York to a wide range of venues and podiums across Europe and beyond. From performances and tuition both formal and informal with blues greats, Moroccan gnaoua musicians, Indian Sarod masters and Spanish rock bands, Johns music continues expand from its blues basis. A new album is currently in production for release in 2020. Its contents currently remain a secret, although it is rumoured to draw deeply from the rich and varied melting-pot of Johns musical and life experiences. He is not here to mince his words, expect the record to be raw and honest. John Fairhurst remains probably the only performer ever to have played every single Glastonbury Festival Main Stage in one single day.... At 6am with a battery amplifier. www.johnfairhurst.com 7:30pm Tickets £8 www.eventbrite.co.uk Con Club members free | | |
