SKA VS METAL! - REDEEMON / CODENAME COLIN / THE REAL MCKOYS / JACKAL'S BACKBONE / PTEROSAUR

Schedule

Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

74 Whinbush Road, SG5 1PZ Hitchin, United Kingdom | Hitchin, EN

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SKA VS METAL! - REDEEMON / CODENAME COLIN / THE REAL MCKOYS / JACKAL'S BACKBONE / PTEROSAUR
£10+ | 6:30pm | Saturday 11.04.2026
The worlds of ska and metal collide for this unique night of horns and riffs!

REDEEMON
www.facebook.com/redeemon
High Wycombe's six-piece ska-metallers, making their first appearance at 85. Featuring members from acts such as Beat The Red Light, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Smokey Bastard, Junction of Tiger Street and This Dying Hour, Redeemon combine the bounce of ska with the heavy riffs from metal to make their own sound!
Check out their debut album at:
www. redeemon.bandcamp.com/album/redeemon.
You can also check out their version of Metallica's 'Blackened' at:

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CODENAME COLIN
www.facebook.com/CodenameColin
Herts' favourite ska-punkers Codename Colin make a welcome return to C85, armed with a new EP 'The Imposter'.
Check it out here:
www.codenamecolin.bandcamp.com/album/the-imposter
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THE REAL MCKOYS
www.facebook.com/therealmckoys
Those cheeky chaps are once again swapping out their Haiwaiian shirts for leather jackets and delivering a set of genre-hopping metal covers.
Have a listen here:
www.therealmckoys.bandcamp.com/album/greatest-bits
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JACKAL'S BACKBONE
www.facebook.com/jackalsbackbone
The fierce metallers from North Herts, currently working on new material. They recently released the single 'Fear', featuring the last recording from their former vocalist Becca.
Check it out here: www.jackalsbackbone.bandcamp.com/track/fear
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PTEROSAUR
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583616221526
A noisy two-piece who are only a few gigs old but already picking up fans!
Check out their demo at:
www.pterosauruk.bandcamp.com/album/pterosaur-demo.

ENTRY £10.00 advance (plus online booking fee)/£13.00 on the door.
DOORS 7pm
Age: Persons aged 16+ may attend without a chaperone provided they have photo ID – younger patrons can be signed in at the door and accompanied for the duration of the show by a responsible adult.
Earplugs are available upon request.
Downstairs bar open until 1am.
We are just a 5-minute stroll from the station.; like all our gigs this show finishes well in time for the last trains North and South to Cambridge, Peterborough and London.
For full up to the minute listings please visit www.club-85.co.uk and consider signing up to our mailing list for information on existing and upcoming gigs straight to you!
And remember… Club 85 loves you! xo
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