About this Event

KICK START 2015 AT BANKS BAR WITH OUR ★ NEW YEAR SOUL PARTY ★ LIVE ON THE TERRACE!



Saturday 3rd January 2015

8pm - 2am



LIVE on the Banks Terrace:



♬ ROBBIE VINCENT



♬ JEFF YOUNG



Following our last sell out Soul event in October, where we bought you the outstanding Jaki Graham and Heatwave, we are incredibly excited to bring you another TWO of the BIGGEST ACTS from the 80's Soul, Funk and Disco Scene!



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★ ROBBIE VINCENT ★



Long before Trevor Nelson, before Pete Tong, even before Jeff Young, the first ‘specialist’ black music DJ to earn a coveted slot on Radio One was Robbie Vincent. His ‘Sound of Sunday Night’, (and latterly ‘Saturday Night’,) provided the audio inspiration for a generation of soul/ jazz/ funk/ black dance fans, and gave the entire nation a taste of what Londoners had been getting from Greg Edwards on Capital Radio. Robbie was an odd contender for such a role, not least in his appearance. He was a former journalist until his covert fanaticism for his music pushed him in an alternative direction, first earning him a soul show on BBC Radio London. In the ensuing years, he was credited with launching the career of Maze, and was one of only a handful of UK radio presenters to have interviewed Marvin Gaye. When his Radio One stint ended in 1989, he took up a talk programme on London station LBC.



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★ JEFF YOUNG ★



Although his successor has attained far greater heights, it was Jeff Young who paved the way for Pete Tong’s phenomenal rise to prominence at Radio One. His long-standing status as a knowledgeable and credible soul/ black music DJ in the South East stood Jeff in good stead to secure a highly influential weekend show on BBC Radio London. Although this was termed a ‘breakfast show’, its 8am start meant it was ideally timed for ravers gradually stirring following a night on the tiles. As very early house music from Chicago and New York started laying the foundations of what’s known as ‘dance music’ today, Jeff was in just the right place at the right time to be snapped up by Radio One in 1987 to host the new Friday night ‘Big Beat.’ This saw him playing music right across the black music spectrum, from Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley to Public Enemy, but his soulful roots were always evident. Jeff handed the baton to Pete Tong in 1990, and, apart from a stint on Capital Radio shortly afterwards, has kept largely behind-the-scenes roles since.



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Banks Bar presents to you, another huge night of Soul, Funk and Disco in January. Previous events have sold out so we advise getting your tickets ahead of the event. Tickets not guaranteed on the door!



Standard Tickets are just £15 and are available direct from Banks or online from the link.



http://www.wegottickets.com/event/290838



★ VIP JUST £30 ★

VIP Guests have their own area on the terrace giving you the chance to be up close and personal to the artists. VIP ticket holders have separate access to the bar. VIP tickets are only available direct from Banks. Please drop in during Christmas opening hours or call us to reserve your tickets.



See you on the dancefloor!



Banks Bar Maidstone

01622 676799

www.banksbar.co.uk

https://www.wegottickets.com/event/300249



Over 18’s only please



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