Tag: stoke

Off With The Octopus event

Off With The Octopus in Stoke is celebrating three years, with a 3rd anniversary night. Taking place at the Fat Cat Cafe in Hanley, Stoke on Trent on Friday 29th April 2011, the night will offer up five garage and psych bands playing live -  The Wicked Whispers, The Black […]

SoulBoy allnighter in Stoke

We've mentioned the movie so many times in the past, it seems pointless running through all the details again. So let's just say Soulboy is a movie about the original northern soul scene and it's on general release in the UK from September 1st. But if you want to see […]

The Pretty Things in Stoke

The band don't tend to appear 'up north' all that much, so if you're in the area, you might want to head to Stoke to see The Pretty Things. The Pretty Things will be ive at The Octopus Club, Stoke on Friday 15th October 2010. Specifically, you'll find that at […]

Trapped in the 60s weekender

If you're at a loose end over the weekend of the 25th June and can get yourself to the Stoke area, you can check out the Trapped in the 60s weekender. DJs, live bands, stalls, talks and a scooter ride out are all planned, the details of which are on […]

Club focus: The Octopus Club (Stoke)

Back in the UK for today's club focus, The Octopus Club in Stoke. The club has been ruinning since April 2008, mixing live bands with DJ sounds, the latter leaning towards the freakbeat/ psych side of things (although not exclusively). They have an alldayer coming up soon – more on […]