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AbaKus[Covers - various, 4 piece]
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AbaKus are a fabulous covers band (with a few original numbers too!) who play classic songs from the last four decades. They cover artists such as Pink Floyd, The Who, Free, Hendrix, Led Zep, the Stones, Kaiser Chiefs, Snow Patrol, Green Day, Radiohead and many more. Their energetic frontman, Jay, combined with the musical prowess of the rest of the guys never fail to impress!
With their driven energy and sense of fun they make every event memorable for all the right reasons!
AbaKus have their own PA and lights and can provide recorded music through the PA if required before/after/during the event.
We have AbaKus baseball caps and t-shirts for sale, so if you would like one, email us!
http://uk.youtube.com/abakustheband - see them play live here - more to be added soon!
Forthcoming gigs (4 of 30 total): Sat 17th May: Rose & Crown, Wingrave... Sun 18th May: Rickmansworth Canal Festival, Watford... Fri 23rd May: The Oddfellows Arms, Hemel Hempstead... Sat 24th May: The Kings Head, Prestwood
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| Sat 17 May |  mobile »
| | AbaKus at Rose & Crown, Wingrave cracking covers band AbaKus return to the Rose and Crown with an eclectic mix of covers from the last four decades.
Featuring tracks from Hendrix, the Who, Pink Floyd, Razorlight, Queen, Rolling Stones, The Clash, Paul Weller, Green Day, Snow Patrol and many more there is something for everyone! 9pm - 11.30pm |
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| Sun 18 May | mobile »
| | AbaKus at Rickmansworth Canal Festival, Watford AbaKus join the line up at Ricky Canal Festival, with a set on the Sunday afternoon. Playing songs from the last four decades, including tracks by Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Green day, Kings of Leon, Hendrix, Free and Snow Patrol, there reallly is something for everyone! 2.50pm - 3.40pm AbaKus play short set sunday afternoon! |
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| Fri 23 May | mobile »
| | AbaKus at The Oddfellows Arms, Hemel Hempstead Cracking local band AbaKus are delighted to play the Oddfellows Arms for the second time! with an eclectic mix of covers from Pink floyd , the Who, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zep, to Snow Patrol, Razorlight and Green Day there really is something for everyone. Come along and support the pub and help keep music live! 9pm - 11.45pm come to AbaKus's second gig at the Oddfellows! |
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| Sat 24 May | mobile »
| | AbaKus at The Kings Head, Prestwood Cracking local covers band AbaKus play the Kings Head for the second time! Playing an eclectic mix of covers from Led Zep, The Who, Free and Pink Floyd to Green Day, Razorlight, The Clash and Snow Patrol, there really is something for everyone! Come along, support the pub and help keep music live!!!! 9pm - 11.30pm |
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| Thu 29 May | mobile »
| | AbaKus at Antelope, Wycombe Marsh CANCELLED BY VENUE DUE TO NOISE ISSUES :o( 9pm - 11.30pm CANCELLED |
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| Sun 1 Jun | mobile »
| | AbaKus at The White Hart, Hemel Hempstead AbaKus are delighted to return to the White Hart. This lovely old pub is well worth a visit, the staff and clientele are a very friendly bunch and the beer is great! Come along and see AbaKus do what they do best - cover great songs - and help support the pub in keeping music live! 8.45pm - 11pm |
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| Fri 6 Jun | mobile »
| | AbaKus at The Angel, Toddington 9pm - midnight |
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| Sat 14 Jun | mobile »
| | AbaKus at The Horns, Watford Cracking covers band AbaKus are delighted to be playing the Horns for the first time! With an eclectic mix of covers from the last four decades, featuring tracks from Hendrix, the Who, Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Razorlight, Queen, Rolling Stones, The Clash, Paul Weller, Green Day, Snow Patrol and many more, there is something for everyone! With their stunning musicianship and energetic frontman they are guaranteed to entertain! 9pm - 1am |
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| Thu 19 Jun | mobile »
| | AbaKus at Lisa's Bar, Hatfield Cancelled by venue :o( 9pm - midnight CANCELLED |
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| Fri 20 Jun | mobile »
| | AbaKus at The Crown, Chesham Cracking covers band AbaKus return to the Crown at Ley Hill Playing an eclectic mix of tracks from the last 4 decades they are bound to put on a great show! From tracks by Hendrix, Pink Floyd, the Who, Free, Bad Company, Razorlight, Radiohead, Snow Patrol, The Clash, Green Day, the cult, Paul Weller, there really IS something for everyone! 9pm - 11.15pm |
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| Sat 21 Jun | mobile »
| | AbaKus at The Hop Pole Inn, Aylesbury Cracking covers band AbaKus play the Hop Pole again! Please come along and see the band play a set of covers from Hendrix , the Stones, The Who and Pink Floyd to Razorlight, The Clash and Snow Patrol. With their sense of fun, excellent musicianship and energetic frontman you are sure to have a great night! You may even be subjected to a couple of original numbers! 9.30pm - 11.55pm |
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| Fri 4 Jul | mobile »
| | AbaKus at The Bull & Butcher, Buckingham Cracking covers band AbaKus return to the Bull and Butcher for Silverstone weekend!
Playing an eclectic mix of covers from the last four decades, including Free, Hendrix, Pink Floyd, The Who, Queen, Snow Patrol, Kaiser Chiefs and many others, there will be something for everyone! 9pm - 11.30pm |
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Original Demo 1 : Its Not Alright (orig) LIVE! [Rockabilly]12345678910 6 votes  average 7.83 Notes from AbaKus: "This original song was recorded LIVE at the Pheasant in Tring ... the song the Stray Cats wished they'd have written!?"Get the Flash Player (and enable JavaScript) to listen to this MP3.
Original Demo 2 : Take Me to the Top (orig) LIVE! [Rock]12345678910 6 votes  average 7.67 Notes from AbaKus: "This original song was recorded live at the Pheasant in Tring ... a little ditty Simon composed for the band..." | |
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| Previous Gigs / Events | |
AbaKus at Rising Sun, Slough on Sat 10th May 08  write a gig review for AbaKus » | |
| AbaKus at The Crown, Chesham on Fri 9th May 08 write a gig review for AbaKus » | |
| AbaKus at Rose & Crown Hawridge Common, Chesham on Sat 3rd May 08 write a gig review for AbaKus » | |
| AbaKus at The Hop Pole Inn, Aylesbury on Sat 26th Apr 08 write a gig review for AbaKus » | |
| AbaKus at Aristocrat, Aylesbury on Fri 25th Apr 08 write a gig review for AbaKus » | |
| AbaKus at The Bell, Stoke Mandeville on Sat 19th Apr 08 write a gig review for AbaKus » | |
| AbaKus at Wellington Arms, Watford on Sat 12th Apr 08 write a gig review for AbaKus » | |
| AbaKus at The Mermaid, St Albans on Fri 11th Apr 08 write a gig review for AbaKus » | |
| AbaKus at The Doctor's Tonic, Welwyn Garden City on Sat 5th Apr 08 write a gig review for AbaKus » | |
| AbaKus at The Royal Oak, Hemel Hempstead on Sat 29th Mar 08 write a gig review for AbaKus » | |
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 Great gig! Rising Sun, Slough on Sat 10th May 08 | |
   A thoroughly enjoyable gig from the AbaKus boys on Saturday night (10th May), jammed with full on rock classics but joyfully balanced with up to date chart toppers, seasoned with a hint of the occasional ballad. Disappointed to have missed the first half, I took up prime position to catch the 2nd. This was the first time I have seen the band and I was pleased I dragged myself down the pub in the end!
Great to see effort being put into stage design, with some good use of lights and layout of equipment, lots of colour flooding the performance area, sparkling off the chrome fittings and creating a feeling of atmosphere, I never like to see ambiently lit stage areas, too much like a "bedroom" gig!
Sound was well mixed and set to good volume, although in honesty, I could have personally taken another notch or two on the master volume, but then I do like it loud(er)! Around 10ft+ away from the stage area I found the usually perfect Line 6 amps were sounding a tiny bit too tinny and heavy on the high end and without a full bass enhanced PA system this created a small gap in the sound. It was less noticeable on the more power-rhythm based tracks but switch to solo and it became more apparent. However, this is only a minor point, it was certainly a nice sounding set up, maybe the venue bounced the sound around a bit in this case? Everyone played to a high standard, and I believe my drummer friend who was with me was incredibly turned on by the beautiful DW kit being thumped that night! It certainly looked and sounded the biz, really deep, rocking rhythm!
Material is excellent and well chosen, always a crowd pleaser being played and no selling out to middle of the road chart material or obscure, self indulgent classics, all tracks were appropriate for the venue and seemed carefully chosen for the songs own inherent quality and overall crowd appeal.
Visually the band are interesting, lots of classic rock n roll accessories on lead singer Jay who competently fronts the band with energy and charisma.
Overall, a great night, thanks for keeping me entertained and I'll hopefully catch you guys again in the future! Nice one! | |
| Graeme Nash, Mon 12th May 08 | |
| Reply from AbaKus: thanks Graeme, really appreciate the review! Glad you liked the band - and the lights, it was worth Dave cooking under them then ;o) !!
We are back over there in a few months time (sep 19th) but sometimes Theresa gets is in if she has a cancellation, so if you see us again come and say hello!
cheers! Trish | |
| Amazing band play great new venue White Bear, Rickmansworth on Sat 15th Mar 08 | |
 The wind and rain didn't stop everyone having a fantastic night at the White Bear - how could it when Abakus are playing?! This is an intriguing pub with a nautical flavour, being next to the Batchworth canal in Rickmansworth. Abakus played there for the first time and got a fantastic reception! They always give over 100% and their set is always intriguing and innovative with new numbers being introduced regularly alongside their core not-to-be-missed numbers that raise the roof and take you to heaven - She Sells Sanctuary, Vertigo, Comfortably Numb, Gimme All Your Lovin' and Rock & Roll which is absolutely out of this world!
Two new numbers they've introduced are Molly's Chambers by the Kings of Leon and Steady As She Goes by the Raconteurs which is hypnotic, steady and pounding and Jay's vocals are even more distinctive than the original.
They are not just a 'covers band', a title (which definitely doesn't do them justice!) and include two original numbers which go down a storm too - It's Not Alright and Take Me To The Top - a real belter in ZZ Top mode!
This is a band who love what they do, put everything into it and always deliver the goods without fail. Come and see them do their own choreography in Sanctuary and you'll see what I mean!
Their musicianship, energy and commitment is out of this world - you'll have an amazing evening each and every time.
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| maggs cattermole, Sun 23rd Mar 08 | |
| Reply from AbaKus: thanks Maggs! Again! It really was a great night - the venue and clientele were great, and I think everyone had a fab time! cheers, trish | |
| lovely pub was packed! The Bell, Stoke Mandeville on Sat 9th Feb 08 | |
Abakus were amazing - the pub was packed and everyone had a whale of a time. There wasn't really much space to dance - but that wasn't going to stop anyone!
This band really know how to whip up a storm and just get better with every gig. Their musicianship is excellent and their choice of songs very wide, all being appreciated for their differences. No set would be complete without Simon's wonderful emotive playing on Comfortably Numb and Jay's superb vocals on She Sells Sanctuary. Their playing on Syd Barrett's Shine On You Crazy Diamond rises to a climax and has become a real crowd pleaser. Dave Carreira (drums) really goes wild and Adam Jones (bass) is right there, providing solid rockin' bass lines to Jay's amazing guitar and vocals and Simon's brilliant guitar licks.
The most recent number to be added is Rock & Roll by Led Zep - you've just GOT to hear this, it's out of this world. Everything they do is first class - don't miss them - they'll be at a venue near you very soon - you'll have the time of your life and come back for more every week - like me! | |
| maggs, Mon 11th Feb 08 | |
| Reply from AbaKus: hi Maggs - thank you! You're very kind! It was a great gig wasnt it?! We were quite overwhelmed by the amount of peole who had come just to see us! Just so as you know, the Shine On Song is actually by Pink Floyd, and is about Syd Barrett... glad you like it so much, it does go down well though! | |
| Making History The Pheasant, Tring on Sat 1st Dec 07 | |
Those of us who regularly cross several Shires to enjoy what these guys give us, are never disappointed but on this occasion, history was made.
At the conclusion of yet another virtuoso performance of the Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" - one of the band's most oft-requested covers - drummer Dave Carera, burst a drum! For him, it was the first time ever in 25 years of playing... Fortunately, he carries spares and the skin was replaced with barely a missed beat!
Due to the time of year the crowd was smaller than usual on this occasion but the lack of numbers did not curb the enthusiasm of the greatly appreciative audience. The band, as always, gave their all for us and for love of the music - our thanks to them and the Landlords of all venues where live music is played - we can never get enough! | |
| Emily, Tue 4th Dec 07 | |
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 [Tue 15th Apr 08] Hi to everyone and here's the news Hi All,
First we would like to say a big thank - you to all that came to the Mermaid in St Albans and the Welly in Watford last weekend, 11th and 12th April. We had a brilliant time at both of these gigs and hope you did too!
We are going into the studio next week to record a cd - 8 or so songs that we use as both an ep and also pick a few tracks from for a new demo, so we are really looking forward to that - and so's Trish as she will soon have a half decent demo to send out! ;o)
Thats it for now and we all really hope to see you at a gig soon...
Cheers,
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