The Hamsters 25th Anniversary and Farewell Tour:
The Hamsters + John Otway + Richard Holgarth
Salisbury City Hall,
Salisbury
Saturday 10th March 2012 from 8:00pm
Featured performers
The Hamsters
The rockin' rodents are probably the hardest working band in the world. The guitar, bass and drums trio have long been established as one of our premier blues-rock attractions, having performed 4,500 concerts in 24 years. They have been voted the UK's best blues rock band and are the leading interpreters of the music of Jimi Hendrix and ZZ Top. These guys are not just awesome - they are phenomenal! But all good things must come to an end. The Hamsters bow out after 25 years, playing their final gig on March 31st 2012, so make sure you catch them in their final year.
John Otway
John first achieved notoriety with his eye-watering performance on Old Grey Whistle Test and subsequent hit single 'Really Free' in 1977. A heady mix of blind ambition and rank incompetence was to keep this microstar shining for almost two decades despite Otway's ability to turn any situation to his own disadvantage. His autobiography 'Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure' out sold, by a factor of ten, all the records he had released since his hit, and now Otway is struggling to live up to this billing - selling out London Astoria for his 2000th gig in 1993, filling the Royal Albert Hall in 1998, and charting at number 9 with his 2002 single 'Bunsen Burner'. For John 'Two Hits' Otway, 'the future's bright; the future's Otway!
John Otway
John first achieved notoriety with his eye-watering performance on Old Grey Whistle Test and subsequent hit single 'Really Free' in 1977. A heady mix of blind ambition and rank incompetence was to keep this microstar shining for almost two decades despite Otway's ability to turn any situation to his own disadvantage. His autobiography 'Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure' out sold, by a factor of ten, all the records he had released since his hit, and now Otway is struggling to live up to this billing - selling out London Astoria for his 2000th gig in 1993, filling the Royal Albert Hall in 1998, and charting at number 9 with his 2002 single 'Bunsen Burner'. For John 'Two Hits' Otway, 'the future's bright; the future's Otway!
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