Join us during the 4th of July weekend for Red and White, Blue Suede Shoes. On Saturday, after dancing to Leftover Salmon on The LAWN join us at the Surf Hotel's Ivy Ballroom for the Eddie Roberts & Friends late night show! Listen to Eddie Roberts & Friends featuring Jeff Franca of Thievery Corporation Live Band and Dan Africano of Ghost Light as they rock the Ivy Ballroom!
Help support the band, mingle outdoors with your family and friends, and dance the weekend away! Limited availability due to COVID-19 regulations.
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SATURDAY LATE NIGHT TICKETS: $25
Location: Ivy Ballroom at the Surf Hotel
Doors: 10pm | Show: 10:30pm
eddie roberts
In the late 1990’s, guitarist and producer Eddie Roberts was promoting a club night in Leeds called “The Cooker.” When The Cooker moved into a new venue with a second floor in 1999, there was space and the opportunity to put a live band together to complement the DJ sets. Simon Allen and Eddie had previously played together as The Mastersounds, though with a different bassist and no organ. Through friends and the intimate nature of the Leeds music scene, Pete Shand and Bob Birch were added on bass and Hammond respectively, and The New Mastersounds were born. Though it was raw, and more of a boogaloo sound at first, it was powerful from the start. Their first rehearsal was hot enough for Blow it Hard Records to release on two limited-edition 7” singles in 2000.
Fast-forward 19 years, and the band’s recorded catalogue boasts 24 more 7” singles, 13 studio albums, 3 live albums, 1 remix album and 3 compilation albums, released variously in UK, Japan, and USA - where they continue to tour extensively. Joe Tatton, another veteran of the Leeds scene, joined back in 2007, replacing Bob Birch on organ and piano.
As a band, and as individuals, they have collaborated with an impressive array of musicians, DJs and producers, including: Lou Donaldson, Corinne Bailey Rae, Quantic, Carleen Anderson, Keb Darge, Kenny Dope, Mr Scruff, LSK, Lack of Afro, Page McConnell, Grace Potter, Karl Denson, Melvin Sparks, Idris Muhammad, Fred Wesley, Pee-Wee Ellis, Maceo Parker, Bernard Purdie, George Porter Jr, Zigaboo Modeliste, Art Neville, Ernest Ranglin.