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December 2018
Syntronix // SOLD OUT
Syntronix are arguably the UK’s most authentic tribute to the sound of the 80s Synth era. With top class programming, the finest instruments, great vocals and a full DMX controlled LED light show, you’ll be instantly whisked back to the early 1980s. Massive hits like Rio, Fade To Grey, Vienna, Gold and Relax are reproduced with unbelievable realism and will guarantee your event is everything you want it to be. If you want to hear the sounds of the 80s Synth…
Dirty Earth Band
Very popular trio of characters that have been rocking around West Oxfordshire for a little while. With an eclectic and energetic mix of covers crossing lots of genre, Dirty Earth perform the songs in their own inimitable style. The place will be packed with loyal followers, so grab your tickets now. Doors open at 8.30pm and the band will be onstage around 9.30pm. So, why not book a table in our Bar/Restaurant from 5pm onwards and make real night of…
Hell’s Gazelles + Guests
HELL’S GAZELLES with TRAUMA, NEW DEPTH, SEMPER VERA Hell’s Gazelles return once again to Fat Lil’s in Witney to round off 2018 in style, with guests: Punk edged Witney veterans Trauma uk and two local alt rock up and comers New Depth, and Semper Vera HELL’S GAZELLES High-energy, riff-tastic Hard Rock. With appearances at Bloodstock Open Air, Breaking Bands Festival, The Hard Rock Hell Roadtrip and Giants of Rock, Hell’s Gazelles have been tearing up the scene with big hooks, ballsy riffs and soaring…
MONTHLY BLUES JAM
Join the fabulous House Band for an afternoon/evening of jamming the BLUES every last Sunday of every month…! Bring your instrument and sit in for a few numbers, or just grab a drink, sit back and relax. Fantastic atmosphere and great music. Free Entry from 3pm
January 2019
Rorke’s Drift
The long awaited return of RORKE’S DRIFT to Lil’s Powerful rock and metal covers from Bon Jovi to Metallica and everything in between.
Waterfools
The Witney Trio take to the stage at Fat Lil’s for their headline gig in aid of their recent releases.
MONTHLY BLUES JAM
Join the fabulous House Band for an afternoon/evening of jamming the BLUES every last Sunday of every month…! Bring your instrument and sit in for a few numbers, or just grab a drink, sit back and relax. Fantastic atmosphere and great music. Free Entry from 3pm
February 2019
CODA – A Tribute to Led Zeppelin
CODA are a superb, four-piece tribute to the greatest rock band ever. All four members are passionate about the music of Led Zeppelin and have the ability, flair and musicality to faithfully reproduce the power, magic and excitement of a typical Led Zeppelin concert. The four members of the band are all very experienced musicians, having played in many tribute bands nationally and internationally, as well as top function bands / rock bands and covers bands in London and beyond.…
Limehouse Lizzy
Limehouse Lizzy are officially one of the hardest working bands in the UK. They were accredited for their live shows by the Performing Rights Society in December 2011 and received their certificate from PRS Chairman (and respected songwriter) Guy Fletcher OBE. Renowned for an action-packed pyrothechnic-fuelled explosion of a show, Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of Celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stages worldwide. The band have also added a…
2 Tone All Ska’s
Oi Oi Skanker! Don’t miss the 2Tone All Ska’s first show of the year at Fat Lil’s! Slap on your gladrags and boogie down!
Damn Good Reason
Local guys Damn Good Reason deliver the goods with their brand of high voltage r’n’r! If you want to hear some Led Zep, ZZ Top, Skynyrd, Cult, Bad Company and lots more played by a band that love rocking out, don’t miss out!
The Long Insiders / Bad Monkey
The Long Insiders self generated, like b-movie slime, when Oxford and Cardiff merged briefly in 2006. Since then they have been on a journey weaving up and down the 50’s and early 60s before setting up camp in Rockabillysville, in late 2008. Add a few hundred hours of rocking and rolling together, a retrospective sense of style and a passion for music that makes you want to stomp your feet through the trailer floor. And you have – The Long…
Rusty Shackle
Welsh indie-roots band Rusty Shackle have been tearing up stages around the world since 2010. Brandishing their distinct folk-roots sound and armed with an electrifying mix of rampant fiddle, scorching electric guitars, pounding drums, searing trumpet and banjo, the band have built up a devoted fanbase with their captivating live shows. Constantly evolving their sound, the band have released three albums over the last few years, each reaching the top 3 in the iTunes ‘Alternative Folk/Singer Songwriter’ charts. The songs…
MONTHLY BLUES JAM
Join the fabulous House Band for an afternoon/evening of jamming the BLUES every last Sunday of every month…! Bring your instrument and sit in for a few numbers, or just grab a drink, sit back and relax. Fantastic atmosphere and great music. Free Entry from 3pm
March 2019
Jeremy & The Harlequins
New York garage rock’n’roll five-piece Jeremy & The Harlequins released their debut album American Dreamer in 2015 and its follow-up Into The Night in 2016. Momentum started to gather. “Trip Into The Light”, the first song on American Dreamer, was featured in the Tom Cruise movie Edge Of Tomorrow. It was also voted 2015’s ‘coolest track in the world’ by the listeners of Little Steven’s Underground Garage radio show, and topped the…
Bennett Wilson Poole
Danny Wilson (Danny and the Champions of the World, Grand Drive) and Robin Bennett (The Dreaming Spires, Goldrush, Saint Etienne) join forces with Tony Poole (Starry Eyed and Laughing), producer extraordinaire and king of the electric twelve-string Rickenbacker, their voices, guitars, and songwriting combining to marvellous effect in a collection of songs that began as uplifting acoustic music and grew into something far more wide-ranging and transcendent. Pulling on influences from the 60s pop of…
MONTHLY BLUES JAM
Join the fabulous House Band for an afternoon/evening of jamming the BLUES every last Sunday of every month…! Bring your instrument and sit in for a few numbers, or just grab a drink, sit back and relax. Fantastic atmosphere and great music. Free Entry from 3pm
April 2019
William the Conqueror
A character, a mythology, the flicker of a younger self, William the Conqueror is many things, but in simplest terms it is the name of a band put together by songwriter Ruarri Joseph, alongside his close musical conspirators Harry Harding (drums) and Naomi Holmes (bass). The trio have been picking up praise from far flung corners ever since Joseph took the step to go public with his erstwhile secret alter-ego, their shows steadily winning over…