ACTS / TICKETS / CONTACT / VENUE / TERMS & CONDITIONS / HOME Way back in the halcyon days of rock, there came a trio of 'superheroes' known as the Groundhogs, riding the blues boom into unchartered territory, they gained a reputation as one of the most dynamic live acts around, and are influential and inspirational to this day. The classic line-up of Tony McPhee, Ken Pustelnik and Pete Cruickshank toured the world for 6 years straight, including seminal shows with the Rolling Stones, John Lee Hooker, John Mayall and Canned Heat, and at the legendary 1970 Isle of Wight festival along with Jimi Hendrix. In this time they produced 4 renowned albums: 'Blues Obituary', 'Thank Christ for the Bomb', 'Split' and 'Who Will Save the World'... Now Ken Pustelnik brings you a new and exciting line-up - Groundhogs, playing that classic material with verve and power, and giving performances of energy and excitement that are as fresh and relevant to the modern audience as the originals were back in the day... 'John Verity, the man and musician who is ‘blue to his soul’ and for years has been one of the most consistent performers on the blues rock circuit. Opening for Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin amongst others in the USA and then with Argent, he also spent time in the studio recording and guesting with Saxon, The Zombies, Colin Blunstone and Ringo Starr and many more. John is now experiencing a musical renaissance through recent live appearances and album releases and will also be celebrating The 50th Anniversary in 2020 of the very first appearances of The John Verity Band in Florida back in 1970.   ‘And while John Verity is still in mighty fine voice, strong deliveries with a deceptively high upper range, it’s his prowess with his Fret-King Corona ‘JV’ signature guitar that truly does the talking. This is heard to maximum effect on numbers such as the expressive ‘Hope for the best’ and the weightier, pulsating blues rock of ‘Blues in Heaven’. Bang on about Joe Bonamassa all you want but in the smaller but no less rich arena of blues clubs, festivals and theatres then John Verity, for tone and touch is your player of choice. ‘One of the finest, most listenable guitarists and bluesmen I know; John has a real rock solid voice that just seems to get better with age.’ SOLID ENTERTAINMENTS Presents... LONDON ROCKS