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GET READY for the triumphant return of (drumroll….) MERRY HELLOWEEN!!!That’s right, your eyes are not deceiving you! Like a good (bad?) vampire, werewolf or zom-bie mysteriously back from the dead, on Saturday 25th October, everyone’s favourite folk rock band MERRY HELL returns to St Helens’ best loved music venue, The Citadel, with their annual Merry Helloween show. Expect devilishly good songs, spooktacular musician-ship, and singing so good it’ll send a shiver down your spine. Throw into the mix copious amounts of dancing and audience participation, and you’ve got yourself an experience that’ll haunt you all the way through to at least Christmas!
Merry Hell have made a name for themselves in recent years as one of the most energetic and entertaining bands on the UK folk festival circuit, with seven (count them!) critically ac-claimed albums under their belts (plus a chartbusting compilation double CD!!). The 2025 al-bum, Rising Of The Bold, went even better, hitting the Top 10 of the Official Folk Charts as well as the Mainstream Chart and Transatlantic success via the US Folk Airplay Chart.
Ignited from the embers of much-loved folk-punk combo, The Tansads, in 2010, this eight-piece brings together five of its members from Wigan and the rest from Chester, Ruthin and Dorset. Their music combines the soaring fiddle of Simon Swarbrick with the glorious harmo-nies of vocalists, Virginia and Andrew Kettle. Backed by guitar and bouzouki (John and Bob Kettle), bass, drums and keyboards (Colin Foster, Andy Jones and Lee Goulding), their ener-gy and passion are complemented by their love of what they do and their desire to share it with as many people as possible.
The great thing about The Citadel (the first place Merry Hell ever played - it couldn't have been anywhere else!) is that the venue is on two levels: downstairs for those who wish to stand (or dance!), upstairs for reserved seating for those who wish to rattle their jewellery in good old Beatles fashion. There is also a lift to the upper level. So come on, what are you waiting for? Grab your tickets now before they sell out!
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The Citadel Theatre, St Helens, United Kingdom
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