ENTERTAINMENT 7 NIGHTS A WEEK

LAVERYS BACK BAR and BEER GARDEN

The Back Bar (aka Cobbles) has always been home to the more musically and artistically minded. Students mix with Backpackers, Workers with Dossers. It prides itself on providing an alternative in Belfast, a counter culture bar if you like. Something different yet familiar, something new yet traditional for the left of centre crowd.

Throughout the years it has provided a home for the followers of various music based movements including Hippies, Beatniks, Rockers, Mods, Bikers, Punks, Metalers, Beat Freaks and Indie Heads. It is Belfast’s bohemian bar and offers an unique blend of people, atmosphere and entertainment.

Music is the life blood of this bar and as you would expect the entertainment programme has been designed to encompass all aspects of real music. The jukebox library is constantly expanded to include more great music by more classic acts.

Each night on a weekly basis has its own dedicated sound or musical theme. You will hear all aspects of underground music from the last 50 years or so including Classic Rock, New Wave, Folk Rock, Punk, Reggae, Indie, Alternative rock, Electronica, Funk, Hip Hop, Roots, Ska, Prog, Singer Songwriters, Grunge, Country, Goth, Rock n Roll, Soul, Original R&B, Dub, Britpop, Rockabilly, Beats, Unplugged live acts, and Open Mic session.

The adjoining Beer Garden, an outside heated area for smokers, drinkers and eaters is wired to air all Back Bar entertainment. This is a first in Belfast as the smoking area feels part of the bar with the same atmosphere and entertainment. With a plasma screen and all weather speakers this beer garden reflects the character of this great pub.

Bar Food / Pub Grub served until 9pm daily with meal deals available.

And dont forget the Birthday Promotion where if you show your ID at the bar within a week of your birthday you'll receive a free bottle of bubbly.


UPRISING - Reggae Ska & Dub Club

Monday
9pm

UPRISING

Northern Ireland’s longest running weekly Reggae, Ska and Dub club, UPRISING (formally HEMP – a joint effort) serves up the best in Jamaican and world music. Residents Leon D & Cozzie play music from the birth of ska with its upbeat brass, through the heavier sounds produced in the roots and rockers movements, into the sound system, rocksteady and dancehall party tracks, right through to modern contenders. Original Mento and Skinhead sounds fuse with Dreadlock Skank and Rasta Rock as the vaults of Trojan, Madhouse, Island, Studio One, Crab, Upsetter, Tuff Gong and other record labels are raided. You will hear artists such as Lee "Scratch" Perry, Peter Tosh, Toots and the Maytals, Bunny Wailer, Steel Pulse, Big Youth, Prince Buster, Jimmy Cliff, The Slackers, Dennis Brown, Desmond Dekker, Black Uhuru, Third World Band, Jackie Mittoo, Chalice Reggae Band, King Tubby, and indeed Bob Marley. And as with every night in Lavery’s Back Bar in Belfast admission is free.
 
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Circus of Sound - The Roots of Rock

Tuesday
9pm

Circus of Sound

The Roots of Rock by Dr John E

 

The story of rock music is a long and complex one from its birth as some kind of hybrid that evolved from Rhythm and Blues, Country and Jazz into what is now the most listened to art form on the planet with numerous subgenres, forms and styles.

The Circus of Sound showcases the development of the sound from the early Bluesmen and Rock and Rollers right through till when Punk appeared and starting everything all over again.

Muddy Waters, BB King, Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Johnson, Lead Belly et al laid down the roots for others to follow.

Rock and Roll / Rockabilly by the likes of Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and Elvis Presley made the sound a global phenomenon inspiring bands to form to play the new sound on each side of the Atlantic.

Skiffle / Beat groups such as Them (featuring Belfast’s own Van Morrison), The Beatles, The Vipers and Lonnie Donegan came to the fore bringing a new energy to the music.

As the Sixties took hold rock began to split into various subgenres with Folk Rock, Blues Rock, Psychedelic, Experimental and indeed Heavy riff lead Rock all gaining prominence in various late night clubs, music halls and cafes.

By the dawn of the Seventies goliath scale acts seem to rule the world with massive tours by acts such as Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones and Black Sabbath bringing the sound to the stadiums and festivals and an even bigger worldwide audience.

All of thee above are included in this extensive set by Dr John every Tuesday.
 
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Performance - Acoustic Sessions

Wednesday
9pm

PERFORMANCE

Singer Songwriters, Unplugged Bands and Live Acoustic Acts.

Open Mic and Featured Artists.

 

Considered by many as the best place in Northern Ireland for new and upcoming musicians to showcase their music to a live audience, Performance is the place to hear new local talent beside seasoned globetrotters that continue with the folk traditions of Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Nick Drake.

The night relies on both stellar regulars and the constant influx of new and unique faces bringing a large variety of styles and sounds to the stage. With Buskers, Troubadours and Session Groups basking in the limelight.

Performance enjoys having a reciprocity of influence, having older, more learned musicians playing side by side with individuals who may have never played live before and can both learn from the more weathered players as well as contributing their own unique sound and style.

Whether you’re a singer/songwriter looking to play your latest tunes, a band in search of a stage to play an acoustic/broken down set or an amateur looking for your first taste of playing music live (covers and originals welcome), the back bar on Wednesday night is the place for you! Just show up before 9:30pm and talk to Chip Norris to be guaranteed a slot on the back bar stage.

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Headline Acts:

21st May: Armando P

28th May: Chip’s Last Waltz

4th June Jon Crocker

18th June Blance, Hastie & Tabor

2nd July Dave Phillips

 
 
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YETI by Bop Yestrum

Thursday
9pm

YETI by Bop Yestrum

Expanding the Underground.

 

Unearthed gems of musical greatness with a left of center standing are about a rare as, well a YETI, which is what explodes through the speakers at this music club for thinkers and drinkers at this laid back club with its anything goes mentality.

You might know some of the sounds, you won’t know others but you can rest assured that what’s brought before you is some of the most innovative music of the underground across the decades.

Nowhere else will you hear such a sublime mix of Psyche, Funk, Dub/Reggae, Krautrock, No/New Wave, Post-Punk, Rockabilly, Garage and Rock ’n’ Roll. Which regularly includes acts such as Birthday Party, Erase Errata, The Knife, Can, Chromatics, Y Pants, Liars, Royal Trux, PiL, Glass Candy, Parliament, Devo, Pop Group, Coachwhips, !!!, Au Pairs, Goxxip, Sly Stone, Slits, Cabaret Voltaire, Contortions, Chrome, Arthur Russell, Old Time Relijun, Screamers, Cramps, Get Hustle, ESG, Die Haut, Prince, Crystal Castles, Silver Apples, Fire Engines, Homosexuals, Big Black, Pere Ubu, Circle, Deerhoof, The Fall, Swell Maps, DNA, Gang Gang Dance, Les Georges Leningrad, Soft Pink Truth, Units, Can, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Coil, Eazy E, The Bug, Mr Bungle, Amon Duul II, Neu!, Scott Walker, Zombi, Black Sabbath, Psychic TV, Kool Keith, Boris, The Associates, Yello, Cluster, Neon Blonde, Todd Rundgren, MC5, Bruce Haack, Slim Gaillard, LFO, Butthole Surfers, Faith No More, Flower Travellin’ Band, The Monks, George Clinton, Scientist, Prince Fari, GZA, Raekwon, Harmonia, Jah Wobble, 808 State, Hawkwind, Jean-Claude Vannier, Carcass, The Pop Group, Jega, Killing Joke, Os Mutantes, Lee Perry & La Dusseldorf

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Vintage

Friday
6pm

VINTAGE                                                                                                                 8 hour set of Alternative Eclectic Rock & Soul by Gregz McCann

 

Using only music that has been aged at least 15 years Vintage is somewhat unique amongst clubs. The full spectrum of classic musical movements including Rhythm & Blues and Rock & Roll, through Beat Groups, Soul Sensations, Mod / Ska / Scooter Sounds, Classic Rock, Funk and Disco, Punk, New Wave and Two Tone, into 80’s Pop, Goth, Old School Hip Hop and early Indie are all aired in this extensive set.

Starting at 6pm with chilled out folk and acoustic versions makes this the perfect place for some after work eating and drinking on a Friday. As the night progresses so the music builds combining all the best alternative party music since the demise of the gramophone. Original versions of songs that you didn’t realize were covers, forgotten album tracks and crossover anthems makes this the place to start your weekend.

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Eclectic Electric

Saturday
9pm

Eclectic Electric

A Genre Jumping Mix By Andrew Leathem or Shep

 

 

For those who know that Saturday Night is a time to Party Laverys present Eclectic Electric our long running club of magic and mayhem. The latest underground grooves of guitar based rock fuse with bomb track beats in the heart of the city. Everything alternative is included on the menu, music that matters for those who want to feed their ears with a compilation of diverse textures with dynamic impact.  Hi voltage rock and roll swaggers alongside the edgy and the angular. Electronic cavilers easily converse with lo-fidelity revivalists, digital deviants share stories with punk pioneers, compositions of extreme craft boogie with raw energetic records. The soundtrack leads you on a journey from one promised land to the next on a ride that will never be forgotten. Once tried any other Saturday Night out in Belfast simply won’t do.

 

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The SOUL SOCIAL

Sunday
8pm

The SOUL SOCIAL

Soul, Funk and Original / Real R&B

 

Soul Music has taken many forms since its creation someplace round the Mississippi Delta when Gospel, God’s Music, decided to get down and dirty with the Devil’s Rhythm & Blues.

The offspring took root in the inner cities of Chicago, Detroit and Memphis. Each with its own recognisable sound and style. With ballads of unrivalled warmth and tenderness on one side and raw rocking rebel rousers on the other soul became the music of choice in every gin joint, liquor saloon, speakeasy and moonshine shack across the United States.

So what better way to spend Sunday evenings than in the Back Bar as Andy Leathem meanders through his extensive Soul, Funk and R&B collection spanning the 50s, 60s & 70s.

A veteran of the Northern Soul / Scooter scene in Ireland, Andy has played at scooter rallys across Europe. Some might remember him from his long running residency on the ground floor at Vico’s / The Brunswick club. Other might know him from his former club Knee Deep in the Garrick Bar.

All the great labels are included: Atlantic, Stax, Motown, Verve, Chess, Hi Records, Curtom, Hot wax, Volt, Soul Train, Neptune and Jazzman with acts such as Marvin Gaye, Al Green, The Temptations, Booker T and the MGs, Solomon Burke,  Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Gladys Knight & the Pips, The Capitols, Erma Franklin, Johnny Jones,  Ann Peebles, Otis Clay, Isaac Hayes, Isley Brothers, Billy Ocean, O. V. Wright, Syl Johnson, Bobby Womack, Ray Charles, Little Richard, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Aretha Franklin, The Marvelettes, Shirley Ellis, Ike Turner and The Kings Of Rythm, Beginning of The End, S.O.U.L., Camille Yarborough, Esther Phillips, Marva Whitney, Merry Clayton, Vicky Anderson, Professor Longhair, The Meters, Jimmy Castor Bunch, Otis Redding, The Undisputed Truth, Carla Thomas, Sam & Dave, Sam Cooke, The Mar-Keys, The Bar-Keys, Gloria Jones, Nina Simone, Jackie Wilson, Etta James, Rufus Thomas, Melba Moore, William Bell, Percy Sledge, Eddie Floyd, James Brown, Mary Wells, Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Staple Singers, Sly & the Family Stone, Curtis Mayfield, Quincy Jones, Gil Scott Heron, Marlena Shaw, Spanky Wilson, JBs Allstars, Pazant Brothers, Benny Spellman, Al Wilson, Edwin Starr, The Fifth Dimension, Wilson Pickett, Don Covay, The Jackson 5, The Chi-Lites, The Four Tops and Stevie Wonder

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