LIVE MUSIC: LA Pebbles festival in Littlehampton

Rat Scabies, of The Damned-fame, will be playing drums with The Members, best known for their 1979 hit Sound of the Suburbs, and fresh from Glastonbury and the Isle of Wight Festival, at LA Pebbles on the Beach on Saturday.

Kev Weller, of the Pebbles committee, said: "It's absolutely amazing that we have some of my heroes, some of the biggest names in punk, coming to Littlehampton.

"I think it will really put the town on the map."

JC Carroll, vocalist with The Members, added: "We are really excited to be bringing The Members to LA with punk legend Rat Scabies.

"This is the sound of Pebbles!"

The annual event is now in its third year, and this time has a capacity crowd of 5,000, two stages, two bars, and all profits will be shared between SERV, a charity that transports blood for emergency transfers, Enable Me, which works with the disabled, and St John Ambulance.

"Last year," said Kev, "it was extremely well received, and we had about 2,500 people even though it was freezing.

"We had lots of positive feedback, and we want to carry that forward."

Other bands taking to the main stage will be Trogg and the Mad Dogs, The Lullabies, Atombuzz and Lurid Display, and winners of this year's Pebbles Battle of the Bands, which has been running in The Crown for the last few weeks, King and I.

A "bar stage" has been added to this year's festivities, featuring 10 up-and-coming outfits, including Burn the Evidence, Naked and Really Really.

Kev, whose band Sausage will be playing the bar stage, said: "Pebbles started out being a few local musicians who wanted to play a big stage.

"That ethos is still there, and we are getting bigger and bigger.

"But it's not just about us enjoying ourselves, it's for the people of Littlehampton, everyone, it's a real family, community day."

Tickets, at 3 for adults and 1 for under-16s, will be available at The Crown, David O. Jones Sports, The Fabric Store and Way Out There and Back until Friday afternoon, and on the gate, which opens at 1pm on the day.

Bands playing are:

MAIN STAGE

The Members featuring Rat Scabies

Trogg and the Mad Dogs

Fat Chav

The Lullabies

Atombuzz

Force 7 Jazz Band

Lurid Display

Pitt Sisters featuring the Curly Mullet Band

King and I

BAR STAGE

Scuzzer

Sedge

Spudgun Assassins

Sausage

Halfway Down the Highway

KickFist

Naked

The Bamboo Band

Burn the Evidence

Really Really

Party dancing with Susie Pitt (various sessions throughout the day)

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