JOHN MITCHELL'S BIG
COME AND CELEBRATE JOHN MITCHELL'S 50th!
Starring JOHN MITCHELL
Also Featuring DORIS BRENDEL & LEE DUNHAM
SATURDAY 17th JUNE 2023
Join us for a special celebration gig at the Butler in Reading.
85-91 Chatham St, Reading RG1 7DS
THIS EVENT IS BY INVITATION BUT WE HAVE SET ASIDE A SMALL NUMBER OF SPACES FOR PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THE CONCERT
John Mitchell will be performing a set of his songs to celebrate his Birthday.
6.00pm - Doors
7.15pm - 8.15pm - Doris Brendel & Lee Dunham
8.30pm - 9.30pm - John Mitchell
9.30pm - 1am - 80s PARTY - Yacht Through The Heart comes to Reading with DJ Alex Milas!
80s Dress encouraged!
TICKETS ARE PAY WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD
John Mitchell is an English musician, songwriter and record producer.
A multi-instrumentalist who predominantly sings and plays guitar, Mitchell is a member of several popular progressive rock bands, including Frost*, It Bites and Arena. John releases his solo music under the pseudonym Lonely Robot. John also masterminded the bands Kino and The Urbane and played bass for alternative rock band A.
John has performed live with the likes of John Wetton (Asia) and Martin Barre (Jethro Tull) to name a few.
John is also a record producer and sound engineer at Outhouse Studios, his own recording studio in Reading, UK, where he has recorded and produced music for a number of mainstream rock artists including Enter Shikari, You Me At Six, Steven Wilson, Don Broco, Lower Than Atlantis, Architects, The Blackout, Kids In Glass Houses, Funeral for a Friend, Deaf Havana and many more.
John's superb guitar playing and husky vocals have gained him fans across the globe.
''Quirky esoteric singer-songwriter with a bluesy twist'' ''Highly Entertaining''
Doris and Lee are currently recording their 5th studio album together, but the singer has an incredible 17 albums to her name, not to mention a vast catalogue of session work. The daughter of famed classical pianist Alfred Brendel, her distinctive vocals were the driving force behind 1990s alt-rockers The Violet Hour, who were signed to Sony when they released their now revered, classic album ‘The Fire Sermon’ in 1991.
Doris has worked with some notable artists over the years, including Alvin Lee, Gary Moore, Sam Brown, Joe Brown and Herbie Flowers, and has toured extensively with Marillion as well as Nils Lofgren, John Farnham and Steve Marriott. She was also invited to sing with Pink Floyd on the Great Gig in the Sky tour, but had to decline due to already-contracted tour commitments. She recently sang backing vocals on Fish’s acclaimed album ‘Weltschmerz’.