NOW in their sixteenth year together, soon to be performing their 3,250th concert and with a national mailing list exceeding 20,000, the Hamsters are established as one of the UK's premier blues-rock attractions.
Although primarily performing their own material, they are widely regarded as leading interpreters of the music of Jimi Hendrix and more recently ZZ Top.
Originally forming for their own amusement (and taking their name from the Sex Pistols, who once used it as a pseudonym to outwit hostile councils), the Hamsters enjoy the irony of being an aggressive band with a cuddly name.
Although serious about what they do, they don't take themselves too seriously.
Members have performed with artists such as Eric Clapton, Alison Moyet, Doctor Feelgood, Walter Trout and the late, great gentleman of British Blues, Alexis Korner.
Catch The Hamsters at 10.30pm on Colne Municipal Hall's international stage on Friday.
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