In the first of a series of regular blog posts from acts performing at Under The Influence and ahead of our special tribute to PULP on Mon 18th Aug at The Boogaloo, Rob Britton (Ex-Luxembourg), tells us what PULP mean to him. Although I had been a fan of Pulp from the TV broadcast of Glastonbury 1995 onwards, it wasn’t Continue Reading →
Under The Influence are proud to announce the launch of “Under The Influence Records” Continue Reading →
On 16th Sept guest host Alone Trooper put together a fantastic bill for an absolutely packed evening that paid tribute to the great Fleetwood Mac, coinciding with their own tour. Continue Reading →
To celebrate our 3rd Birthday we had an all day Festival where acts played original songs and a cover of the first single they ever bought! Continue Reading →
There was great excitement in Brighton on Saturday 18th May when Billy Bragg attended the Under The Influence showcase at Fitzherberts at The Alternative Escape (part of The Great Escape festival) and joined the acts onstage for a singalong of his hit “A New England”! Continue Reading →
On 22nd April, we’re lucky enough to have the wonderful, Helen McCookerybook and Acton as guest hosts. They’ve put together a fantastic bill to pay tribute to Jefferson Airplane, including Martin Stephenson, The Magnetic Mind, The Home Office, Guy Harries, Portia Winters & Trees & the Slipway. We can’t wait…
To celebrate the release of the new album “Bloodsports”, we paid tribute to SUEDE. As well as great artists performing two of their own songs and one SUEDE cover we also had official Suede Biographer, David Barnett’s lovely and poisonous Suede Quiz and rare Suede tracks on the playlist… Continue Reading →
On 18th Feb we paid our respects to the great TERRY CALLIER who sadly passed away in 2012. Acts performed two of their own songs and one Terry Callier cover. Acts performing included Midé, Wildcuts, Alone Trooper, Roger Askew, Kit Sam Kirr, Mick Terry Continue Reading →
On Mon 21st Jan we finally paid tribute to Bob Dylan: Acts included: Mide, Dylan Walshe,
Zeth Townsend, Phil Jordan, Jade Townsend, The Lucky Face and Nat The Hammer Continue Reading →
On Mon 17th Dec we had our Xmas Party: Acts performed two of their own songs and one Festive track. Acts included: The Reverse, The Anti-Poet, Helen McCookerybook, Miranda Quammie, The Lucky Face, Paul Hawkins and Ruff John. A selection of some of the performances from the night are now available to see on our youtube page Continue Reading →