Events

Events

As we approach Christmas we slow down on the shows and focus 100% on being a high street and online retailer. But new gigs are being announced for next year, including Kingston returns from Blood Red Shoes and Rudimental Keep checking @BanquetRecords on twitter, facebook and instagram... but most importantly, don't miss out on being on the mailing list via BanquetRecords.com/mailouts

New Slang / Is That It Thursday 20th December at New Slangta, 9:00pm Just a few nights before the big day, New Slangta is having an indie-Christmas party. Is That It will be playing songs of The Strokes as well as some Christmas bangers. Come and work up an appetite for your Christmas holidays by partying with us. Before and after the band, we'll have all the usual classics for the likes of The Cribsmas, Sleigh Bells, The Crackerbees, Courtreeners, Reindeer Alice, We Three Kings Of Leon, Frankincense Turner, Miles Candy Cane, Metro-Snowmy, I'm Dreaming Of A Jack White Christmas and many many more. Pryzm is an 18+ venue. A valid Passport or Drivers License MUST BE SHOWN. New Slang is held at Pryzm, 154 Clarence St, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1QP New Slang Ticket

New Slang goes back to 2007 Thursday 27th December at New Slang As loads of the original New Slangers have this week off work, we thought we'd take a trip down memory lane, back to the time and the sounds of where New Slang began. A reunion of sorts, we're going back to 2007!!! At midnight, we'll roll back the years for some tunes from the likes of The Postal Service, Futureheads, Young Knives, I Was A Cub Scout, Maccabees, Long Blondes, Dartz!, Gossip, Tellison, Does It Offend You. Yeah?, Jamie T, Good Shoes, Los Campesinos, Bloc Party, Kate Nash, Foals, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, The Shins and plenty more. You can expect to hear current staples as well from artists such as The 1975, Vaccines, Two Door Cinema Club, Chvrches, Frank Turner and many more of course. Pryzm is an 18+ venue. A valid Passport or Drivers License MUST BE SHOWN. New Slang is held at Pryzm, 154 Clarence St, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1QP

You Tell Me Thursday 10th January at Banquet Records, 6:00pm The day before the release of their debut album, You Tell Me visit the shop. You Tell Me is the new side project from Peter Brewis and Sarah Hayes, known from Field Music and Admiral Fallow respectively. A spectacular fusion of crafted indie-pop songwriting with folky vibes. By blending their distinct compositional talents, they’ve created a record that possesses their own clear styles but also a new voice too. With both of them writing songs and lyrics, Peter describes it as “a sort of dual-personal record”. Sonically, the result is a subtly crafted album with a rich and intricate sense of composition, in which strings glide above multi-layered keyboards and percussion, and vocal melodies wrap around one another in snug unison. In many senses it feels like a classic songwriter record - rich in craft, songs, arrangements and vocal interplay - yet it manages to feel stylistically contemporary and void of nostalgia. In-store Grade B. Priority will be given to anyone who orders a copy of You Tell Me from us.

Rudimental / New Slang Thursday 17th January at New Slang We're delighted to welcome Rudimental back to Kingston for an album release show with their T2OD Soundsystem. Following on from 2015's We The Generation, Rudimental are back with their third full length album titled Toast To Our Differences, full to the brim with their acclaimed mix of drum and bass meets soul meets R&B, all combined with a huge range of guest vocalists including the likes of Jess Glynne, Tom Walker, James Arthur, Macklemore, Chronixx, Mr Eazi, Protoje and plenty more. TIMES TBC but we expect doors to be at 10:00pm. Albums and tickets will be posted separately, the album's release date is 25th January. New Slang is held at Pryzm, 154 Clarence St, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1QP This show is 18+. VALID PHOTO ID is required for admission (passport, driving licence, PASS card). This applies to all ticket holders, not just the purchaser. Bringing ID means bringing it with you. A photo on your phone will not be accepted. If you choose Collect In-store as your delivery option your full order, including tickets, will need to be collected from our shop rather than from the venue. Banquet closes at 7pm on Thursdays. New Slang Ticket CD | LP

Blood Red Shoes / New Slang Thursday 24th January at New Slang, 9:00pm Just before the release of their highly anticipated new album, Blood Red Shoes make their return to New Slang. The awesome indie-rock duo are following up from their 2014 self-titled record with their fifth full length Get Tragic. Expect lots of great and infectious garage-rock / noisey pop tunes, from the band with roots in Kingston. Through disaster and dismay, the band have emerged reinvigorated. Every incident has fed into a record of defiance and self-acceptance. Knowingly embracing the tragedy of their movements, and the clarity at the end of such woe – they even laugh at the very idea of having a picture of themselves on the cover – 'Get Tragic' is a total reimagining of the BLOOD RED SHOES you might think you know. After the show, it's New Slang as usual where you can expect to hear songs from the likes of Royal Blood, The Vaccines, The Cribs, Wolf Alice, Circa Waves, Catfish And The Bottlemen, Slaves, Sundara Karma and many more until 2AM. Times TBC but we expect doors to be at 9:00pm with Blood Red Shoes on at 10:30pm, please check back. New Slang is an over 18s event, and is strict on ID. Please bring photo ID with you on the night, whatever age you are. Albums+Tickets are available from £12. Extra ticket options can be found here. Tickets and albums will be posted separately - the album's release date is 25th January. New Slang is held at Pryzm, 154 Clarence St, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1QP New Slang Ticket CD | LP

Cherry Glazerr Wednesday 6th February at Banquet Records, 6:00pm Celebrating the release of their new album, Cherry Glazerr return to the shop. Stuffed & Ready is the third full length album from the awesome garage/indie-punkers that follows on from 2016's critically acclaimed Apocalipstick. We're super excited to have them come back and play in the shop, fans of The Breeders, Cloud Nothings or Black Honey should definitely check these out. “I am telling my story of how I feel and where I am in life,” says frontwoman Clementine Creevy. “I’ve felt the need to explain my feelings … not just state them, but search for why I feel the way I do honestly. With Apocalipstick, I was an over-confident teenager trying to solve the world’s problems. With Stuffed & Ready, I’m a much more weary and perhaps a more cynical woman who believes you need to figure your own self out first.” In-store Grade B. Priority will be given to anyone who orders a copy of Stuffed & Ready from us. CD | LP

Mumford & Sons Thursday 14th February at Pryzm, Matinee Due to massive demand, and with the New Slang and All Ages shows both sold out, we've added a third, matinee show earlier the same day - the first time in Banquet history for this! Celebrating the release of their new album, Mumford & Sons play all all ages, matinee set at Pryzm. It'll be a first Banquet visit for the critically acclaimed band and what better time than to celebrate their outstanding fourth full length album Delta, which follows on from 2015's Wilder Mind. We're super excited to witness their unique and highly emotive blend of atmospheric and explosive folk-rock in Kingston. “Delta” is a record of differing shades, colours and textures. A record that finds Mumford & Sons, no longer young lads caught in a whirlwind, exploring that sense of adulthood and responsibility that comes of turning thirty and revaluating priorities. It’s a tender listen, introspective and reflective but is married with those ecstatic stadium-sized dynamics. It sounds like a career-defining body of work. Album/ticket combos start at £15 or tickets separately are available here To combat touts, customers will be required to give their name when purchasing tickets and will be required to produce photo ID matching that name for entry to the gig. Tickets are not transferable. TIMES TBC but we expect doors to be at 5:00pm with the band on at 6:00pm. Please check back. Pryzm is all ages for this show - under 14s must be accompanied by a ticket-holding adult. Over 18s need VALID PHOTO ID (passport, driving licence, PASS card) for admission. Pryzm, 154 Clarence St, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1QP CD | LP

Mumford & Sons Thursday 14th February at Pryzm, 7:00pm Celebrating the release of their new album, Mumford & Sons play all all ages set at Pryzm, just before their show at New Slang. It'll be a first Banquet visit for the critically acclaimed band and what better time than to celebrate their outstanding fourth full length album Delta, which follows on from 2015's Wilder Mind. We're super excited to witness their unique and highly emotive blend of atmospheric and explosive folk-rock in Kingston. “Delta” is a record of differing shades, colours and textures. A record that finds Mumford & Sons, no longer young lads caught in a whirlwind, exploring that sense of adulthood and responsibility that comes of turning thirty and revaluating priorities. It’s a tender listen, introspective and reflective but is married with those ecstatic stadium-sized dynamics. It sounds like a career-defining body of work. Albums+Tickets are available from £15. other ticket options are available here. Tickets are not transferable. TIMES TBC but we expect doors to be at 7:30pm with the band on at 8:15pm. Please check back. Pryzm is all ages for this show - under 14s must be accompanied by a ticket-holding adult. Over 18s need VALID PHOTO ID (passport, driving licence, PASS card) for admission. Pryzm, 154 Clarence St, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1QP CD | LP

Mumford & Sons / New Slang Thursday 14th February at New Slang, 9:00pm Tickets are available over the counter right now, or online from 5:00pm tonight (Friday 16th November) To celebrate the release of their new album, Mumford & Sons play at New Slang. It'll be a New Slang debut for the critically acclaimed band and what better time than to celebrate their outstanding fourth full length album Delta, which follows on from 2015's Wilder Mind. We're super excited to witness their unique and highly emotive blend of atmospheric and explosive folk-rock in Kingston. “Delta” is a record of differing shades, colours and textures. A record that finds Mumford & Sons, no longer young lads caught in a whirlwind, exploring that sense of adulthood and responsibility that comes of turning thirty and revaluating priorities. It’s a tender listen, introspective and reflective but is married with those ecstatic stadium-sized dynamics. It sounds like a career-defining body of work. After the show, it's New Slang as usual where you can expect to hear songs from the likes of Mystery Jets, The 1975, Everything Everything, CHVRCHES The Vaccines, Wolf Alice, The Cribs, Circa Waves and many more until 2AM. TIMES TBC but we expect doors to be at 9:30pm with the band on at 10:30pm. Albums+Tickets are available from £15, other ticket options can be found here. New Slang is an over 18s event, and is strict on ID. Please bring photo ID with you on the night, whatever age you are. New Slang is held at Pryzm, 154 Clarence St, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1QP New Slang Ticket CD | LP

The Wedding Present Saturday 23rd March at Kingston College Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Bizarro, The Wedding Present return to Kingston to play the album in full. If you were to choose an album for them to play live, it would certainly be this all time classic. We had a taste of what this will be after their The Fighting Cocks show last year so we can wait to have them back in town this time to ACT at Kingston College to hear them with some of their greatest songs from a career spanning decades. Bizarro, cut down a bit on the frenetic jangle that the band had been known for in its early days and replaced it with healthy doses of darkness and power. Adding some fuzzy, crunchy, distortion to give the guitars some hefty impact, slowing the tempos down to speeds that allowed vocalist David Gedge to squeeze more heartbroken despair and bleak sarcasm out of every line and generally upping their game in every way, the album was the fullest realization of The Wedding Present's sound yet. PLEASE NOTE: If you choose Collect In-store as your delivery option your full order, including tickets, will need to be collected from our shop rather than from the venue. Times TBC, but we expect doors at 7:30 ACT at Kingston College, Kingston Hall Rd, Kingston upon Thames KT1 2AQ. It's a great medium-sized venue right in the centre of town with excellent lighting and sound - follow the signs on arrival at the main reception area of the college.