AUGUST?s packed programme at the The Wharf in Tavistock continues with number one tribute band Guns 2 Roses this weekend. Guns 2 Roses not only sound just like their idols, the great Guns N Roses ? they are physical ?clones? of the original group too! Regarded as the number one GNR tribute performers in the UK, Guns 2 Roses were established in 2002. Their act has won the seal of approval from several members of Guns N Roses, whose drummer Steven Adler sits in to play with them from time to time. The tribute group has performed sell-out shows at Liverpool?s famous Cavern Club as well as appearing before thousands of people all over Britain, the USA and Europe. Guns 2 Roses recreate such GNR classics as ?Appetite for Destruction? and ?Use Your Illusion?. Book early to enjoy again the fabulous GNR experience as Guns 2 Roses offer the most authentic look and sound of the original band. Their amazing tribute show will be at The Wharf this Saturday at 8pm. Tickets will be priced at £10 (in advance) and £12 on the night. There will be a barbecue and late bar from 7pm. At the other musical extreme are The Wurzels,who bring their ?Scrumpy and Western? style to Tavistock on August 15. Somerset?s favourite drink will be flowing freely at the late bar and barbecue, which will be available from 7pm on the night of the show. Famous internationally for four decades, the band was originally named Adge Cutler and the Wurzels, after its founder member. After Adge was killed in a car crash in 1974, the other members of the group decided to carry on performing as The Wurzels. More than 30 years later, they are still going strong! West Country pursuits, such as cider-making (and drinking); farming and work songs with a comic twist, are still the themes of The Wurzels? witty show. Another local eccentric, Tony Beard, better known as The Wag from Widecombe, will be on stage to support The Wurzels. And from the West Country to the East End,Chas and Dave visit The Wharf the following day, August 16. The pair insist they invented punk music in 1973, three years before the trend was allegedly started by the Sex Pistols, when they produced ?Gertcha? the first punk rock anthem. It was chosen as the theme tune of a long-running publicity campaign for Courage beer and eventually reached the Top Twenty. ?Gertcha? was soon followed by a string of other witty numbers, such as ?Rabbit?, ?Margate? and ?The Sideboard Song?. Chas and Dave hail from Edmonton in north London and they have long been identified with the capital?s pub culture. They started playing together because they both felt that an alternative was needed to the pseudo-American style adopted by many British bands. Although they specialise in comic songs, they have also had massive hits with more romantic numbers. These include ?Ain?t No Pleasing You? for which strings were added to the usual piano, drum and bass sound. Early in their career, the term ?Rockney? was coined to describe their style. Tickets for all the above are available from The Wharf on 01822 611166.
