Past events: 2006

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DateEventVenue ReviewsPictures
3rd Jan. No Calling this week
The Kambar is closed over the Christmas holiday: The Calling will be back on the 17th of January
9th Jan. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
10th Jan. No Wake Up Screaming this week
The Kambar is closed over the Christmas holiday: Wake Up Screaming will be back on the 24th of January
16th Jan. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
17th Jan. The Calling The Kambar
Fortnightly Gothic/Industrial/EBM club night, entry £3 before 11, £4 after
23rd Jan. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
24th Jan. Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative club night; entry £2.50 members, £3.50 nonmembers
30th Jan. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
31st Jan. The Calling The Kambar
Fortnightly Gothic/Industrial/EBM club night, entry £3 before 11, £4 after
4th Feb. Rocksoc presents: Belisha, Disarm, 20Story The Man on the Moon smcv
Belisha: alternative rock/industrial/metal; Disarm: sleazy punk-inspired rock'n'roll; 20Story: indie-rock. £4/£3 Rocksoc members.
6th Feb. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
7th Feb. Soil + American Headcharge + Panic Cell The Junction
Tickets £12.50 adv / £14.50. Come to WUS afterwards!
7th Feb. Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative club night; entry £2.50 members, £3.50 nonmembers
13th Feb. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
14th Feb. The Calling The Kambar
Fortnightly Gothic/Industrial/EBM club night, entry £3 before 11, £4 after
20th Feb. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
21st Feb. Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative club night; entry £2.50 members, £3.50 nonmembers
27th Feb. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
28th Feb. The Calling The Kambar
Fortnightly Gothic/Industrial/EBM club night, entry £3 before 11, £4 after
4th March Masters of Rock The Corn Exchange
Tribute bands Hi-on Maiden, Dressed to Kill (Kiss), Guns 2 Roses, and sets from Church of Noise DJs; tickets £10, Rocksoc discount may become available
6th March Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
7th March Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative club night; entry £2.50 members, £3.50 nonmembers
11th March The Rocksoc Teashop Crawl The teashops of Cambridge smcv
Wear your stompiest boots, spikiest collars and most offensive t-shirts, and wander Cambridge being polite and civilised. Start at Auntie's (between the Market and Senate House) at 2pm
11th March Rocksoc presents: Headless Cross, Evile, Leaden, Zinfandelle The Man on the Moon smcv, gngr t3a
Rabid thrash with prog-metal and emo support
13th March Rocksoc AGM The Castle Inn, Castle Hill
Get free food and elect (or join) the next Rocksoc committee. (read more...)
14th March The Calling The Kambar
Fortnightly Gothic/Industrial/EBM club night, entry £3 before 11, £4 after
20th March Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
21st March Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative club night; entry £2.50 members, £3.50 nonmembers
27th March Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
28th March The Calling The Kambar
Fortnightly Gothic/Industrial/EBM club night, entry £3 before 11, £4 after
3rd April Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
4th April Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative club night; entry £2.50 members, £3.50 nonmembers
10th April Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
11th April The Calling The Kambar
Fortnightly Gothic/Industrial/EBM club night, entry £3 before 11, £4 after
17th April Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
18th April Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative club night; entry £2.50 members, £3.50 nonmembers
24th April Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
25th April The Calling The Kambar
Fortnightly Gothic/Industrial/EBM club night, entry £3 before 11, £4 after
1st May Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
2nd May Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative club night; entry £2.50 members, £3.50 nonmembers
6th May Rocksoc presents: Ephel Duath + support The Man on the Moon smcv
Extreme metal/prog jazz fusion, on Earache Records. Supported by The Darkest Tomorrow and Cold Lazarus
8th May Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
9th May The Calling The Kambar
Fortnightly Gothic/Industrial/EBM club night, entry £3 before 11, £4 after
15th May Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
16th May Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative club night; entry £2.50 members, £3.50 nonmembers
22nd May "Pub" Meeting Jesus Green
This week it's the Cambridge Beer Festival, so the weekly pubmeet will take place there instead and will feature even more beer than usual.
23rd May The Calling The Kambar
Fortnightly Gothic/Industrial/EBM club night, entry £3 before 11, £4 after
29th May Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
30th May Wake Up Screaming CANCELLED
The Kambar is closed for staff holidays. It reopens in time for The Calling on 20th June and WUS on 27th June.
5th June Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
6th June The Calling CANCELLED
The Kambar is closed for staff holidays. It reopens in time for The Calling on 20th June and WUS on 27th June.
12th June Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
13th June Wake Up Screaming CANCELLED
The Kambar is closed for staff holidays. It reopens in time for The Calling on 20th June and WUS on 27th June.
16th June Smashing Silence Legends Bar, Cambridge City FC
Second night of classic rock clubnight, 9pm-3am, last entry 1am. £5/£4 Rocksoc members and a free shot of vodka on the door!
18th June The Rocksoc Picnic Jesus Green
What it says on the tin! Bring drink and barbecuables.
18th June Rocksoc presents: The May Brawl 2006 The Man on the Moon
Rocksoc's annual May Week gig, featuring Desecration, Legion of Doom, Sons of Merrick, Cats Against the Bomb
19th June Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
20th June The Rocksoc Punt Party Meet at Scudamores'
A pleasant trip to Grantchester. Bring food and wine. Those who can still walk will probably head to the Calling afterwards.
20th June The Calling The Kambar
Fortnightly Gothic/Industrial/EBM club night, entry £3 before 11, £4 after
26th June Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
27th June Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative club night; entry £2.50 members, £3.50 nonmembers
3rd July Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
4th July The Calling The Kambar
Fortnightly Gothic/Industrial/EBM club night, entry £3 before 11, £4 after
10th July Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
11th July Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative club night; entry £2.50 members, £3.50 nonmembers
12th July Rome Burns + Fire & Forget + Wychweed The Portland Arms
Local bands including the legendary Fire & Forget (which may at this point consist entirely of former Rocksoc presidents). £4/£3 Rocksoc members
17th July Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
18th July The Calling The Kambar
Fortnightly Gothic/Industrial/EBM club night, entry £3 before 11, £4 after
24th July Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
25th July Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative club night; entry £2.50 members, £3.50 nonmembers
31st July Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
1st Aug. The Calling The Kambar
Fortnightly Gothic/Industrial/EBM club night, entry £3 before 11, £4 after
8th Aug. Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative club night; entry £2.50 members, £3.50 nonmembers
15th Aug. The Calling The Kambar
Fortnightly Gothic/Industrial/EBM club night, entry £3 before 11, £4 after
22nd Aug. Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative club night; entry £2.50 members, £3.50 nonmembers
28th Aug. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
29th Aug. The Calling The Kambar
Fortnightly Gothic/Industrial/EBM club night, entry £3 before 11, £4 after
4th Sept. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
5th Sept. Wake Up Screaming CANCELLED The Kambar
The Kambar is closed for staff holidays. It reopens in time for WUS on the 3rd of October
11th Sept. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
18th Sept. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
19th Sept. Rocksoc Curry Curry Queen, Mill Road
Since there's no Wake Up Screaming this week, let's go out for a curry... Please let me know by Friday lunchtime if you want to go, so I can book.
19th Sept. Wake Up Screaming CANCELLED The Kambar
The Kambar is closed for staff holidays. It reopens in time for WUS on the 3rd of October
25th Sept. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
2nd Oct. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
3rd Oct. Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative club night; entry £2.50 members, £3.50 nonmembers
5th Oct. Rocksoc presents: Criminal, Wychweed, Konfusion The Portland Arms
Rocksoc presents Criminal (thrash metal on Metal Blade records), Wychweed (tripped-out stoner-doom) and Konfusion (thrash metal)
9th Oct. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
10th Oct. The Calling The Kambar
Fortnightly Gothic/Industrial/EBM club night, entry £3 before 11, £4 after
13th Oct. Rocksoc/Gothsoc Pub Crawl Various Cambridge pubs
It's Friday 13th, which seemed appropriate to our friends at Gothsoc. Join us at the pub (and the other pub, and the other other pub, etc.) for some concerted drinking.
16th Oct. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
17th Oct. Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative club night; entry £2.50 members, £3.50 nonmembers
23rd Oct. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
24th Oct. The Calling The Kambar
Fortnightly Gothic/Industrial/EBM club night, entry £3 before 11, £4 after
30th Oct. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
31st Oct. Wake Up Screaming - Halloween Special The Kambar
It's Halloween - shamble over to Rocksoc's club night for enough Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative to get even the most decayed zombie headbanging! £2.50 members, £3.50 nonmembers.
6th Nov. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
7th Nov. The Calling The Kambar
Fortnightly Gothic/Industrial/EBM club night, entry £3 before 11, £4 after
13th Nov. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
14th Nov. Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative club night; entry £2.50 members, £3.50 nonmembers
17th Nov. Rocksoc presents Mael Mordha + Mass Extinction + Plague Ridden The Man on the Moon
Mael Mordha (Gaelic doom metal from Ireland, in a rare UK appearance) supported by Mass Extinction (old-school thrash, also from Ireland, playing in the UK for the first time) and Plague Ridden (brutal horror metal).
20th Nov. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
21st Nov. The Calling The Kambar
Fortnightly Gothic/Industrial/EBM club night, entry £3 before 11, £4 after
27th Nov. ALT-Xmas Soul Tree

Cambridge's only alternative end-of-term party, run by Rocksoc, Gothsoc and CUFS.

28th Nov. Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative club night; entry £2.50 members, £3.50 nonmembers
29th Nov. Rocksoc Christmas Quiz The Castle Inn, Castle Hill
Rocksoc's annual rock quiz and Christmas party. Free food!
1st Dec. Manuskript + Voices of Masada + Killing Ophelia The Man on the Moon
The best in guitar goth from Iron Lord Promotions (a.k.a. a former Rocksoc president :-)
4th Dec. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
5th Dec. The Calling The Kambar
Fortnightly Gothic/Industrial/EBM club night, entry £3 before 11, £4 after
11th Dec. Pub Meeting The Pickerel
The weekly pub meeting
12th Dec. Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative club night; entry £2.50 members, £3.50 nonmembers. This is the last WUS until 23rd January, so don't miss it!
19th Dec. No Calling this week - venue holiday The Kambar
The Calling will be back after Christmas.
26th Dec. No Wake Up Screaming this week - venue holiday The Kambar
Wake Up Screaming will return after new year.