live music and gigs

GIGS 2012
Sat 11 Feb 2012	The Gunnersbury - London 590 Chiswick High Rd (opp. Gunnesbury tube) London, W4 5RP Paradise 9 Belated Xmas/Solstice Party gig! (better late than never!) This year we have the One True Dog opening the night. Described as transglobal rhythms meets sonic poetry, they hail from South London and are releasing their new album. Also on the decks & MC'ing the night is our ol' mate DJ Kozmik Ken.

Sat 18 Feb 2012	The WoodBine Inn - Essex - CANCELLED - Sorry! Honey Lane Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 4QT
Thurs 19 April 2012	The Brunswick Pub - Brighton The Real Music Club 3 Holland Rd, Hove, Brighton BN3 1JF Also playing will be the legendary Edgar Broughton performing an intimate solo acoustic performance. When we played with Edgar at The Monty in Peckham last year his show was electrifying!
Fri/Mon 5/6/7/8 May 2012	Cosmic Puffin V Festival - Nr Colchester Mersea Youth Camp Rewsalls Lane, East Mersea Essex CO4 8SX Annual festival with 3 stages, proceeds raised goes to charity (National Autistic Society & Bliss). Paradise 9 to play on both Cosmic and MyChoonz stages!
Fri/Mon 1-4 June 2012	SoundFoursome - Derbyshire South Wingfield - Derbyshire Midlands, DE56 Forth Soundawesome gig at this great midlands location - some great bands to be announced!

Fri/Sun 27/29 July 2012	KOZFEST 2012 (KKPDF) - Devon Bobbies Farm (Wattsfest) Devon EX15 2AW Paradise 9 headlining The Judge Trev Stage on the sat night!

Fri/Sun 2/5 Aug 2012	Cambridge Rock Festival 2012 Haggis Farm Polo Club Barton Cambridge CB23 7PZ Legendary festival, debut appearance for Paradise 9. Please check back as discounted early bird tickets will be available thru this website!

Sat 3 Dec 2011	The Hydrant pub - Brighton The REAL MUSIC CLUB Preston Circus London Rd Brighton BN1 4JF This will be an all dayer gig with a festival vibe, as Trev would've liked it, with some of the bands that played his 60th birthday gig last year. Headlining will be KRANKSCHAFT, with Steve Pond & Dead Fred, who will then be joined by Nik Turner PLUS original drummer Dino Ferari, flying in from Italy, to become INNER CITY UNIT. This will be the first time in 27 years this line-up have performed together and will be playing a Trev'esque set! They will also be joined by dancer Miss ANGEL FLAME. Also playing will be MICK FARREN & ANDY COLQUHOUN, BUBBLEDUBBLE, WHIMWISE, SUMERIAN KYNGS, SLIM TIM SLIDE, DIRTY SCAVENGER, JAKI WINDMILL, and the multi talented Damned keyboardist, MONTY OXYMORON & Guests and Paradise 9's own Jaki Windmill. Paradise 9 will be performing the tracks that Trev played onthe EP. Proceeds from this gig will go to MARTLETS HOSPICE charity & RHYTHMIX charity (NOT the X Factor all- girl group of the now changed name !) TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE - PLEASE CLICK ON THE POSTER BELOW!

Thurs 20 Oct 2011	The Brunswick Pub - Brighton 3 Holland Rd, Hove, Brighton BN3 1JF NSPCC fundraising benefit gig......with Paradise 9 headlining. Also singer/songwriter pianist Simone Weeks with guests Gregg on clarinet,Andy Small on guitar & Linda Ronald on guitar, violin and backing vocals...plus folk rock dynamic duo, Guns Akimbo Gandhi.

Sun 16 Oct 2011	Riffs Bar - Swindon 26 Greatfield, Swindon SN4 8EQ Debut gig at this historic rock venue, with Neil & Carl's former band Casual Affair re-uniting with Mark Colton, Mike Mishra and Barry Nutthall and heading the night.
Fri 7 Oct 2011	The Montague Arms - London 289 Queens Road Peckham London SE15 2PG MADpride benefit gig with the legendary Edgar Broughton, also, The Strange Agency, Frank Bangey and David Studdert.

Sat 1 Oct 2011	The Gunnersbury - London 590 Chiswick High Rd (opp. Gunnesbury tube) London, W4 5RP Official launch night for the 4 track ep "State Of The Nation". We are now pleased to announce that Deviant Amps will also be playing this gig with us, and also the irrepressible DJ Kozmik Ken will be the master of ceremonies! Proceeds of CD sales will go to the Judge Trev Memorial Fund. Special thanks to Mark Reisor for the groovy poster!!

16/18 Sep 2011	Alchemy Festival - Lincs Tattershall Thorpe Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 4PD
Fri/Sun 29/31 July 2011	Kozmik Kens Psychedelic Festival - Devon Bobbies Farm (Wattsfest) Devon EX15 2AW

Sat 9 July	Lewisham People's Day - London Mountsfield Park Catford SE6 1AN
Fri 1st July 2011	The Montague Arms - London 289 Queens Road Peckham London SE15 2PG Also playing will be God and Men and also all girrrl band Gertrude.
Weds/Sun 22/26 June 2011	Glastonbury festival Tadpole Stage Green Futures Field Paradise 9 will be playing on the Friday night on the Tadpole stage!
Sat/Sun 18/19 June 2011	Sonic Rock Solstice - Wales Penmaenau Farm Builth Wells Wales LD2 3RD Major space-rock festival with bands now confirmed to play Here & Now, Curved Air, Group X, The Groundhogs, Krankshaft, Gunslinger/Eclectic Devils, Pre Med, Omnia Opera, Chumley Warner Bros (feat. Bridget Wishart), Dr Hasbeen, Spirits Of The Earth, Anubus, DJ Kozmik Ken...to name just a few. Paradise 9 will be playing on Sunday.

Fri 17 June 2011	The Hydrant - Brighton Preston Circus London Rd Brighton BN1 4JF Paradise 9 will be opening for Mick Farren & The Last Men Standing featuring Andy Colquhoun, Duncan 'Sandy' Sanderson, Russell Hunter from the Pink Fairies/Deviants plus Tim Rundall,and our very own Jaki Windmill. Suggest getting in early for this pre-Glasto gig!

Sat 28 May 2011	DR DELICIOUSNESS's 3rd PSYCHEDELIC FISH TANK The Gunnersbury - London 590 Chiswick High Rd (opp. Gunnesbury tube) London, W4 5RP Also playing TEA FOR THE WICKED and SilverSPACE plus DJ Wierditude on the decks...this gig has been re-scheduled from the Inn On The Green venue. To get on to the £5.00 paying guest list please e-mail your names to info@paradise9.net

Fri/Sat 20/21 May 2011	The 3rd Soundawesome Gig - Derbyshire South Wingfield - Derbyshire Midlands, DE56 Awesome line-up of bands...just announced Paradise 9 to appear on the Saturday on-stage 8-45PM. Free camping.

14/15 May 2011	Bearded Theory Festival 2011 - Derbyshire Kedleston Hall Derby DE22 5JQ Major festival, promoting the real festival ethos. Proceeds go to various charities. Also playing are The Waterboys, Dub Pistols, 3 Daft Monkeys, on the Saturday, Alabama 3, Transglobal Underground, Zion Train, UK Subs, & Tofu Love Frogs on the main stage, also Eat Static, The Orb Soundsystem, & Wobbly Squadron to name just a few....Paradise 9 play the Drop Inn stage on Sunday at 5PM..

Fri 13 May	ALD LIFE Benefit GIG - London (Alex's 18th Birthday Bash gig) Rye Hill Estate Community Hall, 241 Peckham Rye, London SE15 3AA Also playing will be The Real Bad Habits, plus the Trip Team DJs and all proceeds raised will be going to the charity ALDLIFE. Donations will be requested, along with a raffle of really groovy prizes! Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a rare, inherited metabolic disorder. In this disorder, the fatty covering (myelin sheath) of nerve fibres in the brain is lost, and the adrenal gland degenerates, usually leading to progressive neurological disability. Alex was not diagnosed with ALD until 2001, although the symptoms were progressing some years before a MRI scan diagnosed this very rare condition. We all hope to make this night a really special night for Alex.
Fri/Sun 6/7 May	Cosmic Puffin IV Festival - Nr Colchester Mersea Youth Camp Rewsalls Lane, East Mersea Essex CO4 8SX Annual festival with 3 stages, all bands play for nothing, all money raised goes to charity (National Autistic Society & Bliss). Also playing are Spiral Navigators, Flutatious, Bubbledubble, Omniaopera, Aurora, Starfighters, Nukli, Spirits of the Earth, Deviant Amps, Lizzie B, Ladybird & the Larks, The Crumpet Girls, Snakeoil, Kundalini Drive, The Family Dickens, Greg Blackman, Poeticat, Drift, Unity & Devision, DJ's Weirditude, Kozmik Ken, Ministry of Loud, Dub Organiza ...Paradise 9 on stage Friday 7-30PM

Sat 23 Apr 2011	The Amersham Arms 388 New Cross Road New Cross London SE14 6TY
Weds 23 Mar 2011	Wreck N Roll Brighton Coalition 171 - 181 Kings Road Arches Brighton BN1 1NB Awesome night of festival vibes with Here & Now heading this night. Also on the bill Dead Silence Syndicate Band ( brilliant live drum and bass) , Skip 'Little Axe' McDonald ( innovative bluesman also known for being part of the Sugarhill Records house band, Tackhead with Adrian Sherwoo , and his work with On U Sounds) , Tribazik ( nu-rave rock upstarts ) , Dead Plants (Caledonias finest kick-ass skiffle crossover ). Paradise 9 stage time tba. Ticket gate 400.

Sat 8 Jan 2011	Judge Trev's Memorial gig The Barn The Milton Arms Milton Road Portsmouth PO4 8PR Paradise 9 will be opening with a short set. Also playing Bubbledubble + The Starfighters + Whimwise + dj Kosmic Ken, celebrating the life of Judge Trev.
Sat 11 Dec	The Gunnesbury - London 590 Chiswick High Rd (opp. Gunnesbury tube) London, W4 5RP The annual Paradise 9 Xmas/Solstice gig. This year we have our ol' mates psychedelic hipsters from Essex, Deviant Amps in attendance plus avant garde duo Elwell and Bones from The Brain of Morbius', strange and twisted, but greatly entertaining ...Bert Shaft Orchestra Also on the decks & MC for the night DJ Kozmik Ken!
Sat 23 Oct 2010	Inn On The Green - London 3-5 Thorpe Close Ladbroke Grove London W10 5XL ....Paradise 9 back to this vibey West London venue with the fantastico Aurora plus Burn Deor featuring Aaron & Sharon from the Starfighters now added.......plus with our ol' mate spinning sonic soundz from DJ Kozmik Ken...
Fri 15 October 2010	The Hydrant (formerly The Hare & Hounds) 75 London Road Preston Circus Brighton BN1 4JF Paradise 9 will perform a couple songs at ICU Judge Trev's 60th birthday gig with Nik Turner Band headlining...also playing will be Slim Tim Slide, Dirty Scavenger, Blood Stereo, Paradise 9, Jaki Windmill & Sumerian Kyngs.., If you would like to be put on a paying guest list, to make sure of getting into the event, please e-mail rfmlist@hotmail.co.uk
Sat 09 Oct 2010	FEED YOUR HEAD III - Walthamstow The Plough Inn 173 Wood Street London E17 3NU FYHIII re-launched at this great East London venue plus awesome psych-fantasy band The Higher Craft, our ol' mates Deviant Amps and Hoffmans Bicycle...plus spacial soundz from DJ Kozmik Ken... MyChoonz Stall in attendance! Bar til 2.00AM
Fri/Sat 03/04 Sep 2010	ONBOARD THE CRAFT FESTIVAL 2010 - Derbyshire South Wingfield - Derbyshire Midlands, DE56 on the 3rd / 4th Sept - Sonic Rock Solstice presents Onboard the Craft festival 2010....Paradise 9 to play on the Saturday..... plus ex Hawkwinder's Group X also Alan Davey's Eclectic Devils...plus Dr Hasbeen, Starfighters, Bruise and others... Paradise 9 on-stage 7 o'clock Saturday...
27 August 2010	Classic Rock Club - Herts Cheshunt Football Club Theobalds Lane Cheshunt Herts EN8 8RU ...also playing the awesome indie psych-rockers Deviant Amps plus rocking soundz from the irrepressible DJ Chilli....and also DJ Kozmik Ken..
Thurs 26 Aug 2010	The Montague Arms - London 289 Queens Road Peckham London SE15 2PG ... Paradise 9 plus the psychedelic rockers Spirits Of The Earth and the noisy girrl-punk outfit ParaFernalia....
Sun 22 Aug 2010	The Green Man Rocks Again Festival Dagmar Avenue Wembley London HA9 8DF 2 day charity rock festival ...
24 Apr 2010	The Brunswick Pub - Brighton 3 Holland Rd, Hove, Brighton BN3 1JF ....Noize For The Boyz present this benefit evening..raising money for a boys ophanage in Sri Lanka....
16 Apr 2010	The Talbot - Tregaron The Square, Tregaron, Wales SY25 6JL
03 Apr 2010	Cosmic Puffin III Festival - Nr Colchester Mersea Island, Nr Colchester CO5 8SX First festie of the season...some great bands from the MyChoonz stable!
27 Feb 2010	The Flag - Watford 7 Station Road Watford WD17 1ET (bang next to Watford Junc Rail Station) ....benefit gig in support of the Bearded Theory Festival..... also playing ...... Flutatious, Fyrefly plus The Code. Bearded Theory is a festival dedicated to raising funds for charity. Last year the site was struck by a tornado which created havoc and devastation. The main stage was blown away and many trader vehicles and marquees destroyed, not to mention festival goers tents. A huge financial loss was incurred. There have been a few other gigs like this to raise funds to help ensure the festival can continue in its charity fundraising work. Please support it.
16 Jan 2010	The Albany - London Douglas Way, Deptford, London, SE8 4AG Reclaim Bedlam present this Mad Pride/Rock Against Racism gig at the Albany Theatre. Also playing the night will be roots-dub meisters RDK HI FI, ska-punk-dub-sters AS03, ETCHOO, Bloco Maluco, DJ Honey, Core Allstars, Flickering Light VJ, Madvertising Breaks
11 Jul 2009	Workhouse Festival The Workhouse, Llanfyllin Powys, Wales SY22 5LE. UK heading the bill are The Blockheads.. 6 stages. Paradise 9 will be on the main stage at 13.00 hrs... Workhouse Festival Tickets now on sale £69 Adult £39 Youth (13-17)......