The Langan Band (UK)

$25 +bf pre, $30 door 

7pm doors, 8pm show

Table bookings for groups of 8 or more only – please email us for table reservations AFTER you have prebooked to [email protected]

All other tables and seats are first in best dressed.

While general admission tickets do NOT guarantee seating, on most nights everyone gets a seat. Arriving as early as you can is always recommended, and conversely, arriving really really close to show time isn’t necessarily the best course of action.

Please book carefully – as no refunds, credits or exchanges on tix!
All ages welcome (but under 18′s must be accompanied by an adult)
Fully licensed – NO BYO. Delicious food (including pizza!) available.

Unhinged and musically extravagant, The Langan Band have become famous for performing an invigorating yet tight and precisely executed show. With a sense of abandonment for spontaneity and surprise, they always keep their audience on their toes.

The band formed shortly after John Langan won the prestigious Danny Kyle Award for new artists at Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow for his audacious, fresh and engaging rendition of a traditional song. It’s this rare and potent ability Langan has with singing to captivate and have audiences believe songs, that is the core of their shows.

Flanked on one side by Caplin, a Hebridean classically trained violinist and a stalwart of the London prog and trad folk scenes, he’s as adept at long bowed orchestral harmony passages as he is with swashbuckling dazzlingly quick tune playing and improvising. On the other side there’s Tunstall on Double Bass, sometimes utilising his sonorous bow technique in conjunction with Caplin to create eerie soundscapes, but mostly he’s fiercely pounding out bass lines which lock in seamlessly to Langan’s foot operated percussion and fiery rhythmic guitar playing to produce irresistible high energy, bouncy grooves, with beautifully subtle harmonies and vocals.

Their material draws from all that they’ve been exposed to and enjoyed, from a whole range of music and live experiences. Progressive folk, jazz influences and world music combine to create a modern and exhilarating sound very much rooted in modern traditions. It’s hard to pigeonhole but is for certain brilliant musicianship, with catchy tunes and beautiful lyrics.

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Live at Celtic Connections https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMfRSle0gvE

Live on the Ayala Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EavcNqQsWDI

The D-Mented Set/ Auld Jimmy – Live at Smugglers Festival 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxSG3s_jzig

I’m Alive Mama – Live (Arena Sessions): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2yiem65Z74