Headliner bio
The Quakes started in 1986 in Buffalo, New York with Paul Roman on guitar and vocals, Rob Peltier on slap bass and Dave “the ace” Hoy on drums. The band moved to London England in the fall of 1987. At that time, London was the center of the psychobilly/rockabilly scene.The band played their first European show in front of 4000 people at a psychobilly festival in Belgium. Upon their return to England they were stopped at the border and deported because they didn’t have work permits.
The Quakes returned to Europe supporting the Coffin Nails on tour in early 1988. They were signed to Nervous records and released their first self titled album in June of 88. The album was very raw energetic and full of angst. It was very well received on the psychobilly scene and remains a classic. The band at that time were living in an abandoned apartment in London surviving on five dollars a day to feed the whole band. During that time in London, The Quakes got to play at some well known venues such as Dingwalls and The Klubfoot.
Support act bio
The Test Pilots is a rockin’ trio from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band formed in 2012 and consists of Mattias Uneback (bass & vocals), Anton Eriksson (guitar) and Johan Hjalmarsson (drums). Drawing from wide array of musical genres the band has been striving to combine influence into an original sound yet never far away from their stomping roots of psychobilly and neo-rockabilly.
After drinking rocket fuel and with their parachutes near at hand, these maniacs aren’t afraid of crash landing. Come see for your self!