ROX Music & Arts Free Festival 2011

2 Days, 5 Stages, over 100 Bands, Arts, Crafts, Funfair, Bars, Food and of course ROX Bognor Sunshine!! All headlined by 60s Veterans The Diamonds on Saturday and the Legendary BLOCKHEADS on Sunday! Compered by Neil Ainsby and myself (with the last dregs of my voice after 2 days!) Click for a short video from The Observer Group

ROX Music & Arts FREE 21st Anniversary Festival

Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th JULY - in the grounds of the Royal Norfolk Hotel and Seafront in BOGNOR REGIS, West Sussex - the 21st ROX Festival! ARENA STAGE, U STAGE, SECRET GARDEN STAGE, CLASSICAL STAGE & DANCE STAGE with over 100 bands/acts/artists appearing!
Funfair, Food, Bars, Trader Village, Community Groups, and Family-orientated entertainment with Magic Lessons, Balloon Modelling Lessons, Face-Painting etc. The whole weekend is headlined by The late Ian Dury's wonderful band THE BLOCKHEADS!!! Tickets are FREE!!! Click the link for further info!

ComedyROX!!

Devastatingly hilarious opening night at LAUGH @ GEORGE last Saturday! This week finds Gwilum Argos, Richard Wood, Ben Harrington and Wayne The Weird at The HOLE In The WALL, St Martins Rd, Chichester with Billy Connearly compereing!!

For more info click the title!

ROX Presents...LAUGH @ GEORGE!

Saturday 21st May at the George Inn, Felpham Rd, Felpham, Bognor Regis. LAUGH @ GEORGE with ALEX CLISSOLD-JONES, BARNABY SLATER, PAUL RICKETTS and MATT RICHARDSON. Compered by myself! Tickets £5 from the George on 01243824177. For more details of ROX Presents...Comedy nights click on the link!

The Hole In The Wall ROX with Laughter!

Coming to The Hole In The Wall, 1A St. Martins Lane, Chichester on Sunday May 29th - COMEDY NIGHT!!!!

Featuring Wayne The Weird and Richard Wood with more acts TBC! Hosted by Me!!
Tickets £5 from the venue on 01243533182!

ComedyROX@The Prince of Wales

Unbelievable night at The Prince again on Saturday - Audience were amazing as were the acts - CHRIS TAVNER and CLAIRE STROUD - Joey Page and Frankie Peoples didn't turn up so I did the second half - aided by audience members Phil 1 and Phil 2, Jenny on vocals, Chris Tavner did another 10 minutes and the Star of the night was the Prince of Wales's dog (I forget his name) but he stole the show!! Another fantastic night's fun and laughter! Thanks Tracey and Damien - ROX Crew!

COMEDY ROX@The PRINCE of WALES

An Amazing opening night for Comedy ROX @the Prince of Wales Inn - The ROX Crew - Tracey Baker, Damien Reynolds and Nigel Bulley were Immense!! Next Event 9th April with 4 comedians plus - BILLY CONNEARLY!!!

Bev The Cake!!

I'd like to express my sincere thanks to "BEV The Cake" who provides me with loads of material both original and traditional! Keep it up Bev! xxx

Laugh@George!

Coming to The George Inn, Felpham once a month from May 21st 2011 - ROX Music & Arts Charity Presents...Laugh@George! The UK's Top Comedians and New Faces with ROX 2010 compere BILLY CONNEARLY!

Tickets £5.00 from:
The George Inn,102 Felpham Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO22 7PL

Telephone 01243 824177
Email : georgeinn@in.com
Click on Title for The George Inn website.

COMEDY ROX

ROX Music & Arts Charity presents...brand new comedy club at the Prince of Wales Inn, Bognor Regis...COMEDY ROX! Second Saturday in the month, featuring the UK's Top Comedians and New Faces in the Prince of Wales lounge. Tickets £5 from the venue on 01243 829633

Hilton Metropole, Brighton

Just back from a gig entertaining some really nice people at the The Metropole Hotel. They were really up for a laugh! No swearies though!! It's a bit difficult - trying to be BILLY without swearing!!

ROX Music & Arts

I have recently become a member of the ROX Music & Arts Charity which has been involved for 20 years in bringing Music and Arts to the local community in Bognor Regis. ROX aims to give young Performance Artists - Musicians, Actors, Comedians, Poets, Photographers, Painters, Sculptors etc etc a helping hand in developing their individual talent! ROX works in conjunction with West Sussex County Council, Butlins Bognor Regis, University of Chichester, Local Businesses etc and I feel privileged to be a small part of the organisation. Click on the link to see The ROX website!

My View of the Catholic Church.....

Click on the title to see what I mean!!

ROX Comedy Club

Click on the Title for details of the next Rox Comedy Night at The Waverley!

BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT!

Just back from Scotland - filmed introduction for next Spring's Glasgow auditions! Fantastic day in Buchanan Street, Glasgow with Falkirk's Camelon Pipe Band and Highland Dancers, Piper Iain Grant, 10 Scottish Terriers, the amazing Nick Richmond as Sir Sean Connery and my good self. The rain stopped and the Sun came out!!! Many thanks to Steve, Lucy and Alice from Talkback Thames for their professionalism!

COMEDY NIGHT!!

Saturday 27th November 2010 - The Waverley Pub, Marine Drive West, Aldwick, Bognor Regis, in Conjunction with ROX presents...

A Night Of COMEDY!!! Featuring:
MARK FELGATE - "...right on the funny bone and his voice throwing talents are very original" - The Stage
THE LEGENDARY FLOPSY BUNNIES - Stars of Musical Comedy
TONY TINMAN - If Tony Tinman were any more bitter he’d be a lemon.
Plus ROX 2010 MC BILLY CONNEARLY.
Tickets £7.50 from The Waverley, 01243823137.

ROX 2010 - The 20th Anniversary!

The best "BILLY CONNOLLY" gig I ever had!!! 38,000 fans, 2 nights of rock'n'roll at it's best all the way from 4 x 10-12 year olds to From The Jam with Bruce Foxton, Mark Brzezicki and Russell Hastings! - only 2 words for it - "Fuckin'" and "Amazing!" lmao - ROX are the best bunch of guys I've met in the last 20 years!!

EARLS COURT

I am appearing on the BOOK THE ACT stand at the National Wedding Exhibition at Earls Court this weekend! I absolutely love being MC/Compere at weddings - it's the best fun!!! I help things run according to plan and have a great laugh with the guests at the same time!!!

ROX 2010 - The 20th Anniversary!

I've just got back from Compering on the Arena Stage at the 20th ROX Music and Arts FREE! Festival in Bognor Regis with some of the finest talent from around the world! Artists and Musicians from as far away as Australia, New York, Canada, Germany, Spain as well as from all over the UK!! Too many highlights to mention but Headlining tonight was "FROM THE JAM" with original bass player/vocalist the amazing BRUCE FOXTON, Bognor's own RUSSELL HASTINGS lead/rhythm guitar/uncannily real "JAM" vocals and the legendary MARK BRZEZICKI from Big Country, Ultravox, Procul Harum, The Cult etc etc on Drums! ROX 20th Anniversary will definitely be the one to remember! Click on the Title and Links for more Info!

Hobbs 2010

Just heard today that Hobbs Farm 2010 in aid of 4SIGHT beat last year's total by raising a massive £21,000!!!! Great weekend, great music, great fun and great audiences!!