Happy Mondays Undrugged

Thursday, 15 April 2027, doors 7pm

Tickets £25 + booking fee

He co-wrote every Happy Mondays song. Now hear them like never before.

For years he drove one of Manchester's most notorious bands from the back of the stage. Now Ivor Novello award winning songwriter Gaz Whelan has stepped out from behind the Happy Mondays drum kit and picked up his first instrument, the guitar.

Armed with an acoustic guitar and a laptop, Gaz is out on the road with a solo show that puts the Happy Mondays back catalogue side by side with his own solo projects, past and present. One man, one guitar, and a songbook that helped define Manchester.

The Sex Pistols, The Beatles and one fateful injury

Some people remember the day music changed their life. Gaz got two for the price of one: in his early teens he discovered The Sex Pistols and The Beatles on the very same day. Weird, but true.

That zealous love of music, and the burning need to make his own, found its outlet with the Ryder brothers. At just 15, Happy Mondays were formed. Guitar was Gaz's first instrument, but an injury at the time put him on the drum stool instead. The rest is history.

And what a history. Gaz still tours the world with the Mondays, and their, let's say, "colourful" past has been very well documented.

More than the man behind the kit

Gaz co-wrote all the Mondays songs, fine-tuning his songwriting craft over the years. He hasn't stood still either: several side projects, a record label in Australia, music producing and writing music for a film have all kept him busy along the way.

The Manchester legacy, reimagined

A totally engaging night from start to finish. Expect new and inspiring versions of Happy Mondays classics, a heavy dose of electronic soul, and a smattering of original songs with some dark yet beautifully offensive lyrics thrown in for good measure.

It's the Mondays as you've never heard them, from the man who co-wrote them all, in a room of just 45 seats.

Tickets

Happy Mondays Undrugged: An Evening with Gaz Whelan Thursday 15 April 2027 Doors 7pm Whitetail @ The Hart, Headless Cross, Redditch Tickets £25 + booking fee Limited tickets. 45 seats.

Tickets coming soon.