Canterbury
blues
club
Keeping The Blues Alive In Canterbury
About Us
The Canterbury Blues Club is the place to be if you love blues music. Our club nights, along with our open mic and jam nights, offer the best blues experience around. There’s no better way to immerse yourself in the blues and meet fellow blues music lovers than at our events. We are dedicated to keeping the blues alive, and we welcome you to join us.
The Canterbury Blues Club meets at A Rolling Stone on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of every month. The venue has a cosy atmosphere that’s perfect for enjoying live music. There’s also a great selection of food and drinks available, with current members receiving a 10% discount.
Come along and experience the best blues Canterbury has to offer!
What's On
Club Night
We’re wrapping up the year with an impressive lineup that showcases our local blues scene. Opening the night is the remarkable Lachlan Platt, whose riffs and natural feel for the blues far exceed his years. His performances sit well with audiences of all ages - proving that the blues is not only alive but evolving. Lachlan represents the next generation stepping confidently into the tradition while adding his own spark.
To complete the evening, we’re proud to feature two stellar acts who highlight the range of blues styles we love. Billy Vallance & Jon Hooker, long-standing Christchurch stalwarts, bring their respected blend of Delta earthiness and Chicago blues. Closing the night, The Fabulous Blue Beats - Steph McEwin, Steven Gill, Ari Freeman, John Strong, and Chris McEwin - will shift the energy with their psychedelic blues-jazz fusion. These performers promise a memorable final Club Night for CBC members.
Lachlan Platt
Lachlan's electrifying riffs and passion for blues music are beyond his years. His performances always leave audiences mesmerised, bridging age gaps and proving the blues are alive, evolving, and ready to inspire a new generation
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Billy Vallance and Jon Hooker
These guys are a dynamic Christchurch blues duo - and long-time friends, though neither will say quite how long. Over the years, their musical bond has only strengthened, giving their performances a natural ease and connection that can’t be faked.
Billy’s soulful harmonica and vocals carry real authority and emotion, while Jon’s sharp, melodic acoustic guitar lines create the perfect backdrop for their journeys through the blues - from the Delta to Chicago and beyond.
Their three albums - Lovehound (2002), Return to Greendale: Live (2011), and On the Trail of Lovehound (2023) - have all gone down really well. These two are definitely worth catching.
The Fabulous Blue Beats
are Steph McEwin, Steven Gill, Ari Freeman, John Strong, and Chris McEwin. They will be pulling together their different musical backgrounds into a sound that’s part psychedelic, part blues, part jazz and all energy.
You can expect unique takes on tunes by Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Susan Tedeschi, Jefferson Airplane, Tami Neilson, and Julie Driscoll.
Stephanie and Ari bring the vocal power - big, expressive, and more than capable of blowing the roof off a venue. Grit, style, and a whole heap of heart. Gonna be GREAT!
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