BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3266@calendar.clonmel.town SUMMARY:Captain Accident & the Disasters DTSTAMP:20260619T135645Z DTSTART:20260726T190000Z DESCRIPTION:> 6-piece Reggae/Ska/Soul band from Cardiff\, Wales\n\nCaptain Accident creates his unique blend of rock-driven soulful roots reggae\,\ns ka & dub at his home studio in Cardiff. With the help of the finest musica l\ncollective dubbed “The Disasters” this sound is then explosively transf ormed\nonto the stage\, bringing an energetic & captivating live show. Wit h soulful\nvocals\, luscious harmonies\, soaring twin guitars and a truly infectious groove\,\nthere’s no standing still when Captain Accident and h is companions hit the\nstage.\nCaptain Accident currently has 4 self-produ ced albums under his belt: “Pick up\nthe Microphone” (2010)\, “Slippin Up” (2013)\, “Wake & Break” (2016) and the\ncritically acclaimed “Bad Press” (2021) which has received great reviews and\npraise.\n\nThrough intensive touring of the UK and Europe\, an abundance of video content\,\nfestival a ppearances and high-profile radio airplay\, more and more people are\nbeco ming aware of the Captain’s unique sound & approach to songwriting. With a n\never-growing fanbase and a live show gaining so much momentum in terms of sound\nand energy\, Captain Accident and The Disasters are becoming har der and harder to\nignore on the UK reggae/ska circuit and further afield. \n\nIn 2016\, Captain Accident and The Disasters were hand-picked to join reggae\nheroes Toots & the Maytals for a run of dates on their UK tour. Af ter impressing\nthe reggae legends\, their fans and their agency\, the ban d were invited back out\nas full-tour support in 2017 and 2018\, taking th em to some of the UK’s most\nprestigious venues including London Barbican Theatre\, Brighton Dome\, Manchester\nAcademy\, Nottingham Rock City.\n\nC A & the D have shared a stage with many of the biggest names in reggae & s ka\nincluding: Suggs (who jumped on stage to sing with the band!)\, Steel Pulse\,\nAlborosie\, Less Than Jake\, Aswad\, The Abyssinians\, Big Youth\ , The Skints\, The\nSkatalites\, Bad Manners\, The Toasters\, Neville Stap le (The Specials)\, Fishbone\,\nDavid Rodigan and most recently\, Reggae R oyalty\, Julian Marley who the band have\njust completed a UK tour with.\n \nThe band are a festival favourite\, appearing at many of the best includ ing\;\nGlastonbury\, Wilderness\, Cornbury\, Bestival\, SGP\, Boomtown & a rguably the\nbiggest reggae festival in Europe\, Spain’s legendary”Rototom Sunsplash”\n\nAdam Parsons – Lead Vocals & Guitar\nSteven Johns – Guitar & BVs\nJoel Beswick – Keyboards\nGethin Lock – Bass Guitar\nJonathan Cole – Percussion & BVs\nJim Strickland – Drums\n\nDoors 7pm\, show at 8pm. Sta nding gig with limited seating URL:https://calendar.clonmel.town/event/captain-accident-and-the-disasters GEO:52.3535504;-7.6982851 LOCATION:Baker's - 17 Parnell Street STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Fee paid,Live Music X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

6-piece Reggae/Ska/Soul band fr om Cardiff, Wales

Captain Accident creates his unique b lend of rock-driven soulful roots reggae, ska & dub at his home studio in Cardiff. With the help of the finest musical collective dubbed “The Di sasters” this sound is then explosively transformed onto the stage, bringi ng an energetic & captivating live show. With soulful vocals, luscious harmonies, soaring twin guitars and a truly infectious groove, there’s no standing still when Captain Accident and his companions hit the stage.
Captain Accident currently has 4 self-produced albums under his belt: “Pi ck up the Microphone” (2010), “Slippin Up” (2013), “Wake & Break” (201 6) and the critically acclaimed “Bad Press” (2021) which has received grea t reviews and praise.

Through intensive touring of the UK and Europe , an abundance of video content, festival appearances and high-profile rad io airplay, more and more people are becoming aware of the Captain’s uniqu e sound & approach to songwriting. With an ever-growing fanbase and a live show gaining so much momentum in terms of sound and energy, Captain A ccident and The Disasters are becoming harder and harder to ignore on the UK reggae/ska circuit and further afield.

In 2016, Captain Accident and The Disasters were hand-picked to join reggae heroes Toots & the M aytals for a run of dates on their UK tour. After impressing the reggae le gends, their fans and their agency, the band were invited back out as full -tour support in 2017 and 2018, taking them to some of the UK’s most prest igious venues including London Barbican Theatre, Brighton Dome, Manchester Academy, Nottingham Rock City.

CA & the D have shared a stage w ith many of the biggest names in reggae & ska including: Suggs (who ju mped on stage to sing with the band!), Steel Pulse, Alborosie, Less Than J ake, Aswad, The Abyssinians, Big Youth, The Skints, The Skatalites, Bad Ma nners, The Toasters, Neville Staple (The Specials), Fishbone, David Rodiga n and most recently, Reggae Royalty, Julian Marley who the band have just completed a UK tour with.

The band are a festival favourite, appeari ng at many of the best including; Glastonbury, Wilderness, Cornbury, Besti val, SGP, Boomtown & arguably the biggest reggae festival in Europe, S pain’s legendary”Rototom Sunsplash”

Adam Parsons – Lead Vocals & Guitar
Steven Johns – Guitar & BVs
Joel Beswick – Keyboards
Gethin Lock – Bass Guitar
Jonathan Cole – Percussion & BVs
Jim S trickland – Drums

Doors 7pm, show at 8pm. Standing gig with limited seating

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