The Bobo Show 2023

Schedule

Sat Jul 01 2023 at 02:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Location

Old Yardleians Rugby Football Club | BIRMINGHAM, EN

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An outdoor event celebrating local musicians of all ages with guidance from their tutors. A relaxed festival atmosphere with a party spirit.
About this Event

Doors from 2pm | First act 3pm

Keep up to date on Facebook. Last live act ends at 10pm with music continuing until 11pm (bar ends 11pm tbc)

Founded in 2012, 'The Bobo Country Show' was a live music event put together by Ben Porter, (guitar tutor extraordinaire and all around great guy) as a way of showcasing the amazing talent of his guitar students by featuring them in a live music event alongside a band of professional session musicians. Tom Collins played a large part in the organisation of the event as well as featuring as a session musician for the performance each year.

After a triumphant first event the show successfully returned in 2013 and was re imagined in 2014 as 'The Bobo Rock n' Roll Show'. After a four year hiatus the show returned in 2018 in a new and improved format. No more session musicians covering the entire set on drums, bass, keyboards and vocals.... just a multi instrumentalist student-led performance with a couple of guest musicians supporting the students.

In 2021 (postponed from 2020) the guitar/bass/vocal/ukulele students of Ben Porter, and Drum students of Tom Collins and Tom Findlay had the opportunity to perform together LIVE in bands with the expert guidance and mentorship of their tutors after a rather interesting 18 months of learning remotely via zoom. The event was incredible and a real shift in gears for The Bobo Show, with a full professional stage and crew being hired to deliver the event to an audience of 300 people.

FOR 2022 the addition of more stalls and activities will see The Bobo Show turn in to an awesome mini festival with a real community spirit.

FAQ - why BOBO? Well in 2012 the founder of the show was sitting next to his friend who's nickname is Bobo....and the name was formed. However in 2021 some lovely french students of Ben Porter highlighted that in french culture BOBO basically means Bohemian. If you look up Bohemian a brief description can be "Bohemianism is the practice of an unconventional lifestyle, often in the company of like-minded people and with few permanent ties. It involves musical, artistic, literary, or spiritual pursuits" We think this happens to be quite a nice interpretation of the ethos of the show.....another description of the show which is quite popular and true: ORGANISED CHAOS!!!!!

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Where is it happening?

Old Yardleians Rugby Football Club, Tilehouse Ln, Shirley, BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom

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Tickets

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