Vipertime

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“That was Vipertime. I wouldn't mind hanging out somewhere where that was going on. I guess I'd have to go to Leeds" - Iggy Pop

Any jazz band that earns the approval of Iggy is alright by us – FFS! The Stooges ‘Funhouse’ is a avant jazz freak our masterpiece! Add jazzhead Jamie Cullum to the bands fans and you know you’re going to get a very interesting and fun gig…

Born in the snake pit of Leeds house parties, aggro-jazz four-piece Vipertime have earned a ferocious reputation making a series of incendiary appearances at venues and festivals across the UK, honing their craft while pushing their line up of saxophone, bass and twin drum sets to its sonic limits.

Both live and in the studio, their music is a sweaty dance floor incarnate. A heady brew blending 70s Ethio-jazz, The Stooges, Alice and John Coltrane, Fela Kuti, The Pop Group and Lee Perry.

Beginning as a free-improvising group, Vipertime swiftly began writing and moved into the studio to create 2019’s Shakedown, 2020’s Limbs/All Our Heroes Are Dead and 2023’s critically acclaimed Arise. These releases all received prime airplay on BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Introducing and Worldwide FM and were lauded by Iggy Pop, Gilles Peterson, Jamie Cullum and Colin Curtis.

The bands live shows are a celebration of music of joy and rebellion and we can’t wait to welcome Vipertime to Things Happen Here with the added bonus of DJ extrastereo providing a set of avant-garde and experimental vinyl rhythms.