"Their set is varied and magical" maggs cattermole

Sun 23rd Jan 2011  |   NEW DEMO on LEMONROCK

If this website takes you to myspace to hear our demo, it has gone wrong. The new demo is on lemonrock www.lemonrock.com/abakus please close the webpage and go back in, but go straight to demos thanks and apologies - we are working on fixing this!

Sat 20th Nov 2010  |   New Demo

AbaKus have recorded an new LIVE demo. It was recorded live at the Aristocrat in Aylesbury at a gig in October, by Ash Barber of CoolBeans fame. Please have a listen and feel free to email us your comments.

Sat 11th Sep 2010  |   red lion - enfield, cancelled 11/9/10

sorry all, due to illness we have had to cancel tonights gig at the red lion - apologies xx

Wed 18th Aug 2010  |   Last minute availability! 21/8/2010

AbaKus are unexpectedly available this weekend, having had their gig in Aylesbury cancelled.. so if you need a live band for sat 21st aug, give us a ring!

Wed 18th Aug 2010  |

Wed 18th Aug 2010  |   Last minute availability - this sat! 21st Aug

AbaKus are unexpectedly available this weekend, having had their gig in Aylesbury cancelled.. so if you need a live band for sat 21st aug, give us a ring!

Mon 19th Apr 2010  |   Sat 24th April - Jolly Sportsman, Chesham

Both our gigs 23rd and 24th July, Dome Bar and Red Lion have been cancelled by the venues at the last minute. We have secured a booking at the Jolly sportsman in Chesham for Sat 24th ...hope you can make it!

Sun 4th Apr 2010  |   Buntingford, you rock!

Cracking gig at the Buntingford Social Club last night! Thanks to all of you for making us feel so welcome, as ever, and your fabuluous dancing and enthusiasm! you rock!! Cheers all! AbaKus xx

Fri 15th Jan 2010  |   AbaKus get Jolly - jan 16th

Sat 16th jan sees AbaKus on home turf, in the Jolly Sportsman, Chesham... the going will be good as we help celebrate landlady Clem Hunters 60th birthday... Mr Dave Carrera will be the drummer in the saddle for this event.. Hope to see you there!

Sat 24th Oct 2009  |   SYSTON - you rock!

thanks Renee for invitng us to Syston to Paul at Pauls suprise 50th birthday! what a gas! Glad everyone had such a great time - so did we! you are a lovely buch of folk and I hope we come up to Leicester again sometime! cheers huns trish + abakus xx

Wed 7th Oct 2009  |   AbaKus - O Neils Sat 10th Oct

We have a last minute booking this saturday 10th Oct covering for another band who are unable to play through illness

Wed 9th Sep 2009  |   AbaKus to play the Goat 11/9/09

we have a last minute booking at the Goat, Berkhamsted, this friday sept 11th

Fri 4th Sep 2009  |

Fri 4th Sep 2009  |   WHITE HART Hemel 6/9/09 cancelled

Sorry - this gig has been cancelled, not by us :o(

Thu 20th Aug 2009  |   AbaKus to rock Windsor

Abakus debut at the Old Ticket Hll in Windsor on Sat Aug 29th ... our first outing to Windsor, we hope to see some friendly faces there to support us! Be aware that the gig is free entry until 10pm but is £3 thereafter cheers! Trish

Tue 21st Jul 2009  |   Charity Successes!

first of all well one to Dave for breaking the world record for the largest amount of drummers in the same room, playing the same tune - congrats to all 581 other participants! so far they have raised about £40,000 - WOW!! Thanks to act2baby, burn, brimstone and the bullfrog blues band for joining us at the Jolly Sportsman on the weekend, for our charity fundraiser. Thanks to all who donated - we have made £1010 so far!

Wed 29th Apr 2009  |   Loads of gigs coming up

so make sure you keep an eye on our gigs page to keep upto date of a gig near you.

Fri 20th Mar 2009  |   sunday 22nd March - cancelled

sorry guys - in case I havent got the message through to you yet, sunday at the white hart in hemel has been cancelled ... see you there soon though! cheers, trish xx

Tue 27th Jan 2009  |   hi all - booking info

hello everyone... just a quick note to say that Im booking gigs for 2009 right now... If you have a private party, wedding or other event in the pipeline, and you think you may like Abakus to play for you please drop me a line so I can reserve the date - or rearrange it if necessary -to avoid possible disappointment... If you know of any pub you think we should be playing at, again let me know! thanks, Trish xx

Thu 8th Jan 2009  |   venue change

Please note that this saturdays gig (jan 10th) is no longer at the Bell, Stoke Mandeville, but is at their sister pub instead... THE BELL HOTEL, Market Sq, Aylesbury. thanks, Trish

Wed 31st Dec 2008  |   Wishing you a Happy 2009

AbaKus would like to wish everyone a fantastic & Happy 2009 & hope to see you all at a gig ner you soon. AbaKus

Mon 22nd Dec 2008  |   Wishing the very best of Yule Tides

AbaKus would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Can we also take this chance to say thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout 2008 and as such, have supported the continuing growth of live music back into the UK music scene. A BIG thank you from Jay, Simon, Adam, Dave & Trish. See you all in 2009 AbaKus

Wed 26th Nov 2008  |   Bell Hotel - cancelled - poor Adam :o(

Adam (our bassist) was involved in a head on collision with a stolen car last friday night .... it now appears he has sustained broken ribs in the accident so we have been forced to cancel this saturdays gig at the Bell Hotel in Aylesbury (29th Nov) Sorry all, trish xx

Sun 2nd Nov 2008  |

Sun 2nd Nov 2008  |   West London Harley Riders Group

Sat 1st Nov - thanks to the guys for booking us, we had a cracking time and are already looking forward to the bash you are hosting in August... !! It was a brilliant night, so hope we see some of you guys soon! cheers Trish and AbaKus xx

Sun 2nd Nov 2008  |   Halloween at the Rose and Crown

A great night at the Rose and Crown in Waterside! Huge thanks to Rik from Cool Beans (great band, check them out!) for getting up and singing a couple of U2 numbers with us - nice one Rik! Thanks to all of you who came - especially Maggs and Emily who finally made it after going to every pub in the area with "Crown" in its name trying to find us!! ;o) Hope to see you all again soon trish + AbaKus xx

Tue 28th Oct 2008  |   Fri 31st - Halloween

Come along to our All Hallows Eve gig at the Rose and Crown in Waterside this friday ... fancy dress - with prizes AND a special guest appearance from a *famous* lead vocalist!

Mon 27th Oct 2008  |   Hop Pole Gig 25th Oct 2008

What a great night we had @ the Hop Pole 25th Oct 2008. It was really great to see all of you there and we hope to see you all again, and some friends of yours, at another gig soon. As always many thanks from all of us in AbaKus. Got some pictures up on the site. Are you in them ? AbaKus

Sat 11th Oct 2008  |   Fleur de Lis cancelled :o(

disaster ... we are gutted .. Adam is really ill so tonight is our first ever cancellation ... sorry everyone - and particularly to Andy and Nick :o( xxx

Mon 6th Oct 2008  |   New Venues needed

Hi everyone Im booking gigs for next year- so please can you let me know if you know of any great venues we should be badgering for gigs ... hopefully biggish ones that are *real* music venues, but also if you know of any pub that we dont already play and you think we would go down well there, let me know! thans a lot trish xx

Sat 27th Sep 2008  |   Great night had at the Goat

Hi All, We would like to say a BIG thanks to everyone who came to the Goat in Berkhamsted and helped make a fantastic night. The boys in the band had a lot of fun and could see you were to. A big thank you to Gary and his great bar staff for all the work they do to make this great music venue happen. Hope to see you all again soon AbaKus

Mon 15th Sep 2008  |   Richard Wright RIP

As many of you know, AbaKus love playing tracks by Pink Floyd, and it is such sad news that today 15th Sept 2008 we hear that the fantastic keyboard player Mr Richard Wright has passed away after a long fight with cancer. This is a massive loss to music and we wish his family and friends love and peace at this sad time. AbaKus

Tue 26th Aug 2008  |   New pics on this August Bank Holidays gigs

Hi Again, We have a full pictorial view of this bank holidays fantastic gigs. We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who came along to support us. See you very soon AbaKus

Mon 18th Aug 2008  |   Hobble on the Cobble

We are now playing 3rd, at 3pm on sunday 24th at HOTC in Aylesbury. Hope to see you there, sshamme we only have a half hour set, but it will be great day - and HOPEFULLY a dry one! The evening of Sunday 24th sees us at the Crown, Ley hill. We will be going on directly after the blues fetival finihes outside...

Wed 13th Aug 2008  |   Jolly at the Jolly

We had a great time on the 9th August at the Jolly Sportsman in Chesham. Even with the rain the charity gig, and Jims Birthday, was very well attended and we thank every single one of you who turn up. We have some photos we need more, and we saw loads of you taking some, so please email them over to Trish and Dave will get them up here. Once agin thanks for a great night and hope to see many of you again soon. AbaKus

Mon 11th Aug 2008  |   A Jolly at the Jolly

Many thanks to everyone who came along to support the Scan Appeal at the Jolly Sportsman Chesham. Also many happy returns to Jim, and we hope for many more. All of AbaKus and everyone who came to the Fleur De Lis on Friday and The Jolly on Saturday wish to say a big thank you to Danny, who stood in for Adam on bass and did a fantastic job. Once again many thanks AbaKus

Sat 9th Aug 2008  |   gig tonight 9/8/08

the gig WILL be going ahead at the Jolly Sportsman tonight, but will be indoors (pending a miracle) we will be kicking off 8.30 ish instead though. BBQ still on from 4pm ish hope you can come!

Thu 24th Jul 2008  |   GIG FRI 1st AUG - all change!

We are now playing the Goat in Berkhamsted, and are delighted to be doing so, instead of playing at the Red Lion in Chesham who have had to cancel the gig we were due to do there.... hope you can make it!

Mon 14th Jul 2008  |   AbaKus rocked O Neills, Reading 12th July 2008

Well this was a very late booking for us, our first time @ an O Neills pub. We and the nearly 400 strong customers had a fantastic time and we cant wait to go back to Reading or anyone of the O Neills chain. Great rocking night had by all All the best AbaKus

Mon 14th Jul 2008  |   Great night at the Aristocrat, Aylesbury on Fri 11th Jul 08

We had a great fun night at the Aristocrat, in Aylesbury on Fri 11th Jul 08. Thanks to everyone who came along and hope to see you again soon. AbaKus

Mon 14th Jul 2008  |   Great night at the Aristocrat, Aylesbury on Fri 11th Jul 08

We had a great fun night at the Aristocrat, in Aylesbury on Fri 11th Jul 08. Thanks to everyone who came along and hope to see you again soon. AbaKus

Wed 9th Jul 2008  |   Top gig at the Bull & Butcher Buckingham on Fri 4th Jul 08

What a great gig we all had at the BB in Buckingham. A fantastic gig which we hope to repeat very soon Have a look at the pics to see all the fun :-) All the best AbaKus

Mon 30th Jun 2008  |   Great night had by all at the Crown

Well what a great night we all had at The Crown Chesham Friday 27th June. This is one of a fav pubs and as you can see in the pics everyone had a ball. Hope to see you there again soon AbaKus

Sun 15th Jun 2008  |   Stunning gig at the Horns Watford 14thJune 2008

First can we thank everyone who came to the Horns to support our first time there. Well what a great night, the crowd were great, Denis is a top man and we had the best fun we have had in ages. Have a look at the pics, taken by Leon Boon, and Trish, to get a feel for the night and see if you are in them. Its a shame we are unlikely to get back to the Horns until next year due to full diaries but that gives us all something to look forward to. Once again thanks for coming and see you at a gig very soon. AbaKus

Mon 26th May 2008  |   Charity gig at the Jolly Sportsman, Chesham

We have been asked to play a charity gig at our local in Chesham! Sat August 9th in aid of Scanappeal. There will also be a barbeque and raffle etc... event due to kick off at 4pm, put it in your diaries! this is an unlikley -to -be - repeated event so dont miss LIVE MUSIC at the Jolly!

Mon 26th May 2008  |   Great night had at the Fleur De Lis 25th May 2008

We, the boys in AbaKus, wish to thank everyone at the Fleur De Lis for a great night. We hope to see you again at the Fleur De Lis very soon and please look at the pics Leon and Trish took, they are fantastic, thanks guys. All the best AbaKus

Fri 23rd May 2008  |   Sun 25th Late booking at the Fleur De Lis, The Common, Oxford Road, Stokenchurch, Bucks 01494 482269

We have a late booking, phoned last night Thursday 22nd May 2008, @ Fleur De Lis, The Common, Oxford Road, Stokenchurch, Bucks 01494 482269 It is this coming Sunday 25th and is just of Junc 5 M40 near High Wycombe. If you can make please do and hope to see you there for some fun All the best AbaKus

Tue 20th May 2008  |   Great Day at the Rickmansworth Festival 18-05-08

We had a great day at the ricky festival on the 18th May 2008 and would like to thanks everyone who came along. The weather was on our side ;-) and we managed to get some great photos, thanks Leon. Hope to see some of you again at one of our gigs AbaKus

Wed 14th May 2008  |   New gig August 2nd - Froth and Elbow, Dunstable

NEW GIG, NEW VENUE We are very pleased to have a new gig on the 2nd August at The Froth and Elbow, which is a new venue for us, in Dunstable, near Luton. If you can, please make it along to support live music in pubs. See you then ;-)

Wed 14th May 2008  |   August 9th - The Bell, Stoke Mandeville - Cancelled

The gig at The Bell in Stoke Mandeville on August 9th has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We will be at the Bell next on the Saturday 18th of October 2008, and hope to see you there :-)

Wed 14th May 2008  |   June 20th now June 27th - the Crown, Ley Hill

The gig at the Crown, Ley Hill, one of our fave venues has been changed from June 20th to June 27th. Hope you can make it!

Wed 14th May 2008  |   Thurs May 29th - Antelope - cancelled

The gig at the Antelope on the 29th of May has been cancelled by the venue due to local noise problems. If the issues with the council get sorted out then we will be back ;-)