Joe Kelly & The Royal Pharmacy
Schedule
Thu, 11 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
The Castle Old Town Swindon | Swindon, EN
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We are excited to be able to bring back to The Thursday Night Music Club a full band show from the brilliant Joe Kelly & The Royal Pharmacy! Joe Kelly is a chameleonic presence, sometimes showing up to solo sets with just a broken-necked guitar and a battered case full of harmonicas to accompany him. On other occasions, the dustbowl-dry skeletons of Joe Kelly's haunted blues and country songs are fleshed out with three-part vocal harmonies and atmospheric guitar and keyboard textures by members of The Royal Pharmacy, his backing band. Mercurial and spellbinding in equal measure, no version of the Joe Kelly live experience should be missed.
Now with two albums-worth of material under their belts, Joe and the band take the experimental instincts hinted at on album one and don't so much as throw everything but the kitchen sink at the songs as rip the kitchen sink off the wall, jump inside it and take flight.
It's a heady ride and although they are still formed around the sound of indie Americana there is now so much more to the sound - songs that channel sixties psych-pop, Arctic Monkeys at Rancho De La Luna, late-night West Coast soul, Unkle, The Raconteurs, Father John Misty, and side two of Abbey Road are all part of the repertoire.
Live music from 8.30pm. Pay-what-you-want - so free entry but the tip jar (cash) will be passed round so you can show your appreciation and support live music.
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Where is it happening?
The Castle Old Town Swindon, 25 Prospect Place, Swindon, SN1 3LQ, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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