Events listings

Below are listings of all alternative events we know about in Cambridge. If you know of an event not on this list, or are organising one, then contact the webmaster to have it added.

Highlighted events are official Rocksoc events.

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Past events: 2002

12th Jan.

RockSoc Presents...

at The Boat Race

Viagra Falls & Pretty Vacant

17th Jan.

Requests Night

at The Alma

Bring some CDs and make requests. Enjoy listening to your and others' choices.

27th Jan.

Scream Bloody Roar

at Rio's, Bradford

An all afternoon event, in tribute to Chuck Shuldiner.

29th Jan.

Pre-WUS Curry

at Curry King

Come and enjoy a curry before going to WUS.

28th Feb.

A Night Of Insane Metal Madness.

at The Man on the Moon

Humanity, Vae Solis & Fire and Forget

2nd March

True Metal Night & Inter-RockSoc Pub Crawl

at Nottingham (meet: Victoria Avenue)

We're off to Nottingham for a day of rock-related fun.

9th March

RockSoc Presents...

at The Boat Race

Chaos Engine, Swarf & Psychophile

15th March

AGM 2002

at The Graduate

The Annual General Meeting. For electing the new committee and stuff.

26th March

Pre-WUS Curry

at Curry King

Come and enjoy a curry before going to WUS.

30th March

RockSoc Presents...

at The Boat Race

Revcounter, Rome Burns & D-Void

27th April

RockSoc Presents...

at The Boat Race

The Enchanted, Epitaph & Geared 4

7th May

Wake Up Screaming

at The Kambar

Rocksoc's fortnightly club night

10th May

The Sick And The Dead

at The Graduate

A playback night celebrating the fallen and falling. Entry £1.

18th May

RockSoc Presents...

at The Boat Race

Anachoic Reflection, Asylum & D-Void

21st May

Pub Party (in leiu of WUS)

at The Graduate

Come and drink notbeer instead of staying at home.

24th May

RockSoc Presents...

at The Boat Race

Projekt & Rome Burns

26th May

Metal Tea Shop Crawl

at The teashops of Cambridge

Join RockSoc's finest metal warriors for afternoon tea.

28th May

Fire & Forget / Skelliga

at The Sophbeck Sessions

Two local bands; come along before 'The Calling'.

4th June

Wake Up Screaming

at The Kambar

Rocksoc's fortnightly club night

13th June

May Brawl 2002

at The Junction

Kill II This + BlackRock + DarkCell

19th June

Punt Party

at Magdelene Bridge

Classic Cambridge post-exam fun. In a very rock'n'roll way of course.

22nd June

RockSoc Picnic

at Jesus Green

Sit in the sun, drink beer, scare trendies. Now in it's 3rd glorious year.

23rd June

Alternative Punt Party

at The Mill

Oli's alternative punting; more fun on the river and accessible to those with jobs.

29th June

Dungeonfest II

at Royal Park Hotel, Leeds

A small underground (literally) metal festival.

2nd July

Wake Up Screaming

at The Kambar

Rocksoc's fortnightly club night

5th July

Graspop 2002

at Dessel, Belgium

none

13th July

Skelliga @ TMOTM

at The Man on the Moon

Skelliga, The Positives & 4Fit

24th July

The Offering @ TBR

at The Boat Race

The Offering, Cracatilla & Eva's Dream

31st July

Wacken 2002

at Wacken, Germany (meeting: Drummer St. coach stop)

More heavy metal, beer and drunk Germans than you ever thought possible.

31st July

The 8th U.K. Air Guitar Championships

at The Boat Race

The name says it all! NB: time is TBC.

31st July

Wake Up Screaming

at The Kambar

Rocksoc's fortnightly club night

6th Aug.

"Wayne Hussey from The Mission" @TBR

at The Boat Race

"Playing all of The Mission's classic goth anthems unplugged". Tickets are £10 in advance.

9th Aug.

Bulldog Bash

at "Near Stratford upon Avon"

Trip to the middle two days of Britain's biggest biker festival. NB: time is TBC.

13th Aug.

Wake Up Screaming

at The Kambar

Rocksoc's fortnightly club night

27th Aug.

Wake Up Screaming

at The Kambar

Rocksoc's fortnightly club night

31st Aug.

Bloodstock '02

at Assembly Rooms, Derby

Blind Guardian, Gamma Ray and many others. The 2nd year of the only UK metal festival. NB: time TBC.

7th Sept.

Body Worlds

at Atlantis Gallery, London

Trip to see plasticised bodies. Meet at the (railway) station.

21st Sept.

Bedazzled

at The Junction

none

25th Sept.

The Wildhearts

at The Junction

none

2nd Oct.

Pitchshifter

at The Junction

none

5th Oct.

Humanity @ TMOTM

at The Man on the Moon

A fantastic local band. Support is Lundgren & Asomvel.

5th Oct.

DragonForce

at The Underworld, Camden, London

The UK's Catchiest Melodic Speed Power Metal band.

9th Oct.

Wake Up Screaming

at The Kambar

Rocksoc's fortnightly club night

11th Oct.

Robert Plant

at The Corn Exchange

none

17th Oct.

Limehouse Lizzy

at The Boat Race

none

19th Oct.

RockSoc Freshers' Gig

at The Boat Race

In association with Metal Hammer, we present: Flict, The Bardo, Throat & Pornorphans.

19th Oct.

Neo @ TMOTM

at The Man on the Moon

none

21st Oct.

RockSoc Pub Crawl

at The Baron of Beef

The annual pub crawl. Time TBC, watch for further details.

31st Oct.

Special Halloween Pub Meeting

at The Alma

The weekly pub meet. Halloween dress encouraged.

1st Nov.

The Vines

at The Corn Exchange

none

5th Nov.

Wake Up Screaming

at The Kambar

Rocksoc's fortnightly club night

9th Nov.

Magic (A Tribute To Queen)

at The Corn Exchange

none

10th Nov.

Metal Tea Shop Crawl II

at The teashops of Cambridge

Another opportunity to take afternoon tea with Cambridge's finest metal warriors.

15th Nov.

Vae Solis + Humanity + Epitaph

at The Boat Race

Three top bands for a fiver? Baaaargain!

16th Nov.

John Mayall & Peter Green

at The Corn Exchange

none

17th Nov.

Doro

at The Underworld, Camden, London

none

19th Nov.

Wake Up Screaming

at The Kambar

Rocksoc's fortnightly club night

21st Nov.

Status Quo

at The Corn Exchange

none

22nd Nov.

RockSoc Presents...

at The Boat Race

Geared4, Anachoic Reflection & Gore

24th Nov.

The Damned

at The Junction

none

3rd Dec.

Wake Up Screaming

at The Kambar

Rocksoc's fortnightly club night

5th Dec.

RockSoc Christmas Quiz

at The Alma

Festive fun for all the dark minions of Cambridge.

7th Dec.

Killing Miranda & Goteki

at The Boat Race

Two great goth bands in one night!

14th Dec.

Idlewild

at The Corn Exchange

none

14th Dec.

Jay's 21*cough*st Birthday

at The Alma

Wot it says on the tin!

17th Dec.

Wake Up Screaming

at The Kambar

Rocksoc's fortnightly club night