The BATS of Ealing

We had a great night at the Hanwell Cavern, helping to celebrate the 5th anniversary of this superb venue!

Tonight’s the night…

We’re thrilled to be headlining the Hanwell Cavern’s 5th Birthday Party with a double set on Friday 24 November! Tickets and information here 👇👇👇

Hard at work choosing new songs for our next gig…

🚨 NEXT GIG DATE CONFIRMED 🚨

We’re able to confirm that we’ll be playing our next gig on the evening of Friday 24 November, in a venue in Ealing. Full details will be posted here soon but for now, save the date!

We had a fantastic time at the Brentford Festival yesterday… the summer weather finally arrived and it was great to see such an enthusiastic crowd enjoying themselves in the sunshine! Thanks for your support; and watch this space for news of our next gig…

Coming up this weekend… It’s your last chance this summer to see the BATS of Ealing in action! On Sunday 3 September we’re once again playing at the fabulous Brentford Festival, in Blondin Park, W5 4UL. We’ll be on the main stage at 4:15 with our usual blend of rock and pop favourites. It’s a great way to end the summer holidays - hope to see you there!

Hey there Facefriends! This next Saturday, 8 July, you have TWO opportunities to watch the mighty BATS of Ealing, playing in Barnes and Hanwell!

We start the day at the brilliant Barnes Fair. We’ll be playing a set at the bandstand from 12:00 to 12:45.

Then, in a dramatic homage to the time Phil Collins traversed the Atlantic by helicopter to play both Live Aid gigs (except without the helicopter or, thankfully, Phil Collins) we’ll be racing across town to Hanwell Community Centre to play as part of their Fun Day from 3:00 to 3:45.

Further details for both events below. Hope to see you there!

Barnes Fair
https://www.barnes-ca.org/bca-events/barnesfair

Hanwell Community Centre Fun Day
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=644594094377564&id=100064809366204

Summer is coming and The BATS are excited to kick off our summer gigs this Saturday, 10th June with an appearance at Green Days, part of the Bedford Park Festival (see www.bedfordparkfestival.org). We take to the stage at 4.30pm. Hopefully see you there!

Bedford Park Festival The Bedford Park Festival is Chiswick's biggest arts and community event, attracting thousands of people from the local area and further afield.

Merry Christmas 🎄 from The BATS! 🎸 🎤 🥁 🎷 🎸

Looking forward to our next gig on Saturday 3 December, from 8pm at Geordies, Hanwell Town Football Club. Three great bands to enjoy!

For more info see: https://hanwelltown.com/events/geordies-bar/cavern

This Saturday, 17th September, sees our final festival appearance of the summer at the Barnes Food Fair (www.barnes-ca.org/bca-events/barnes-food-fair).

For this event we are delighted to welcome back our original bass player Stu (the S in BATS!) in our classic Bats line up. We take to the stage at 12.30. Hope to see you there!

We're excited to be playing again at The Brentford Festival on Sunday 4th September at 1.40pm. It's a great family event. Come along.
Address is Blondin Park, W5 4UR.

Good old Pete!

In his autobiography Pattie Boyd explained that after the Concert for the Bangladesh, Eric Clapton and his girlfriend Alice Ormsby-Gore cut themselves off from their friends. Eventually, though, Ormsby-Gore’s father and The Who’s Pete Townshend spoke to Clapton.

“Alice’s father and Pete Townshend of the Who eventually got through to Eric and persuaded him to seek treatment,” Boyd wrote, adding, “Pete Townshend had been the only friend who had refused to take no for an answer and had been to the house so often that eventually Eric had seen him. If anyone else managed to get in, Eric had hidden upstairs. But Eric confided in Pete, and as good as asked for help.”

Great fun playing at the Barnes Fair yesterday!