2026
Saturday 14th February 2026

A Valentine's Day Massacre!

Club 85, 74 Whinbush Road, Hitchin SG5 1PZ
Doors open at 6.30pm

A fundraiser to help Club 85 stay open!

Expect a loud and heavy line-up for our Valentine’s Day gig, featuring a full line up of bands looking to steal your heart.

AKKADIAN
The atmospheric metallers from Cambridge, making a welcome return. Their sound lies somewhere between progressive metalcore and post-metal

LOWDOWN
North Herts riff dealers, who released their debut album ‘Alpha Omega’ in 2025

For fans of Black Label Society and Damageplan.

RIFF DEALER
A London/Kent-based ‘supergroup’ featuring members from Bloodstock’s New Blood alumni, including members from bands such as Godless Suns and Broken Calling. Currently working on their debut material.

DEITY & DEVILRY
A symphonic metal act from London, making their first C85 appearance.

THUQ
A new band from Essex, featuring members of Everburn, M2TM Hitchin winners Raze The Void and Deepthroat Trauma, describing themselves as ‘speaking death grind fluently and learning some slam in night school’.

 

ENTRY £9.00 advance (plus online booking fee)/£11.00 on the door.