SUE RYDER CARE SPONSORED BIKE RIDE
Prince of Wales regular Tracey is organising a sponsored bike ride around Fleet in aid of Sue Ryder Care. The 8.5 mile ride starts at 2pm from the pub in Fleet on August 22. It's free to take part - you just need a sponsorship form. Get on your bike for a good cause and call Tracey on 07866 733962 for more details. 

JUNE/JULY UPDATE
The band returned to doing what they do best last night after a couple of months off due to a summer break. We played at a great pub called the Prince of Wales in Fleet. Fantastic crowd who really got behind the band. Special thanks for making You Can't Always Get What You Want so memorable. We hope to see you all again later in the year or early 2011.
 
LONDON GIG
RoadRunner are finally bringing their ultimate blues, rock 'n' roll and soul experience to the capital on Wednesday, August 18. We're playing at the intimate Jazz After Dark in Greek Street, Soho. It's a 9pm start and admission is £5. Advanced table bookings are recommended as the venue only has a capacity of 50!

GIG CANCELLATION
Due to a change of management and no music license our gig at the King Of Wessex in Basingstoke on August 7 has been cancelled at short notice. It also means out Xmas bash there in Dec is also off. Cheers to Sue for supporting the band for the past two years and good luck for the future. STOP PRESS. We're told the pub is hoping to renew its license so watch this space we will be back! 

INTRODUCING...
We've had a re-shuffle of the current RoadRunner line-up and brought in Kiran Amliwala as our new second guitarist to replace Danny Lean who left the band back in April. For those of you that saw us at The Rowbarge in Guildford you'll know that Kiran rocked the joint on his first gig with us. We'll be getting some words from the man himself soon so watch this space to find out more.
 
XMAS EVE
RoadRunner will be holding their Xmas Eve party at The Rowbarge in Guildford this year. Great little friendly boozer on the canal so come down and join us for a night of blues, rock 'n' roll all mixed up with a lot of soul. 

APRIL/MAY UPDATE
We've been booked again for this year's Wandsworth Street party in Old York Road after our successful gig last year which we're all looking forward to. We're also playing at The Jolly Miller's World Cup party on Friday June 11. Tickets are £6 and include your first drink. Come down and help us kick-off England's hopes in style.

JAN/FEB/MARCH UPDATE
A great start to the year with some fantastic gigs at new venues. Basingstoke's Winton pub and Wellington Social Club were brilliant as was our visit to the Rose and Crown in Sandhurst. Look out for our return dates later in the year on the gig guide. Next up we're back at our old favourite The White Hart in Alton on Saturday April 10.

FACEBOOK
The band is now on Facebook so please feel free to 'befriend' us and give us feedback from gigs.

DECEMBER UPDATE
The band would like to wish everyone a Happy Christmas and thank you for your support throughout 2009. The 2010 tour kicks off on Jan 23rd at The White Hart in Alton. Happy New Year!
 
NOVEMBER UPDATE
Well the this year's RoadRunner tour is coming to an end with our two final gigs of the year. First up is The King Of Wessex in Basingstoke on December 5. The boys can't wait to return to the pub to play again. Then it's our Xmas party at The Wolvesdene Club in Andover. So get your Santa hats on and come on down.

OCTOBER UPDATE
It's been a great few weeks for the band coming off the back of Wandsworth and Scratchers. We played a great new venue in Andover - The Queen Charlotte - and had a fantastic evening with Angie and the locals. Next up we return to The Jolly Miller pub in North Warnborough, near Hook, on October 23rd. Always a good night had by all there so looking forward to it. The band has been busy rehearsing up some new material to gig shortly - we've got some more crowd favourites and we've also been giving some more songs the RoadRunner 'treatment', so watch this space!!!


INTRODUCING...
RoadRunner's newest member - Danny Lean who has joined the band after a long search for another guitarist. He's a great addition to the group who has blown us all away with his style of playing and incredible sound in the short time he's been with us. We'll get a mugshot of him up on the site and some words from him soon.

SEPTEMBER UPDATE
The band are still on a high from last weekend when we went on the road with our first stop being Old York Road Street Party in Wandsworth. The sun was out as we performed to more than 3,000 people throughout an action packed day - thanks to everyone who turned up to support us. Next stop was Scratchers in Farncombe where we played for the first time. The band had a blast and really appreciated all the support from regulars down there. See you again in 2010.
 
WANDSWORTH STREET PARTY- Saturday September 26
RoadRunner will be playing several sets throughout the day at Wandsworth's Old York Road Street Party. Entry is free and as well as the band there will be more than 30 stalls including food, beer and crafts. Lots of things to do for all the family, including opera singers, childrens' entertainer Zorchak, belly dancers and much, much more. More than 3,000 people turned up to last year's bash so make sure you don't miss out! The event kicks off at midday.

AUGUST UPDATE
It's been an action packed August for the band with several new venues on the calendar. First stop was The Old Fox in Ickenham. Great venue for live music and a good crowd made sure the evening was a lot of fun. Knaphill Working Men's Club was a fantastic night to. Great response from everyone who saw us and top venue for bands to come. Hopefully we will be back at both venues in 2010.
Off the back of the Knaphill gig we've been invited to play at The Surrey just down the road on Friday November 6 at 9pm. So if you liked us there come and see us again in November.
 
JULY UPDATE
After a brief break RoadRunner are back again and looking forward to a summer of music.
We returned to British Airways' Wingspan Club last Saturday and welcomed back our dep guitarist Dave Bowles for the evening. Fantastic venue and audience made for a great night. 
We make the trip south west on August 1 for our visit to The Wolvesdene Club in Andover - great club with plenty of atmosphere -a favourite of the bands. If you're around then come down and say hello.
Then it's off to West London on August 8 and The Old Fox in Ickenham, near Uxbridge. A new venue for the band - looking forward to playing there.

MARCH UPDATE
RoadRunner's 2009 tour finally kicks off this Saturday (7th) at The Jolly Miller in North Warnborough. We've played there a few times in the past and its got some great potential as a live music venue so come down and see us kick things off in style.
We're also going to be launching our new album "Unfinished Business" - tracks on the album include Valerie, Gimme Some Lovin, I Feel Good, Little Wing and Purple Rain.

FEBRUARY UPDATE
Unfortunately, we had to cancel our gig at The White Hart at the last minute due to the snow and ice. But we're back there on April 4 so if you missed us stick the date in your diary.
Please check the gig listings if you're thinking of coming down to see us as a couple of venues and dates have changed.

NEW DEMO
The band has just returned from two days at Opus Studios in Hindhead recording our second album. Crowd favourites featured on the CD include Valerie and Purple Rain along with Little Wing, I Feel Good, Highgate Shuffle, Gimme Some Lovin and Unchain My Heart. We're putting the finishing touches to it as we speak so look out for the CD at gigs in March.

JANUARY 2009
RoadRunner kick off their 2009 tour on February 7 at The White Hart in Alton. Full details in our "gigs" section.

NEW WEBSITE
We hope you like our new website which has finally gone live after months of hard work. Special thanks to our website developer Carl and to Colin Byers for the great pictures.

NEW ALBUM
After the runaway success of our first mini-album The Blues Is Gonna Get You, RoadRunner are locking themselves away in the studio for another two days in January to record five new tracks. Be sure to check back here in early Feb for a release date.

MERRY CHRISTMAS
The band would just like to wish everyone a happy Xmas and thank you all for your continued support. It's been a great year for the band and hopefully 2009 will be even better.

BOOKINGS
We're currently taking bookings for 2009. Already we've been booked for a 2009 Xmas party so if want the RoadRunner Blues, Soul and Rock 'n' Roll experience then do please get in touch.

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 08 UPDATE
Xmas is almost upon us and that can only mean one thing - the RoadRunner Xmas party! Unfortunately, even the band is being hit by the credit crunch and The Kestrel in Basingstoke has cancelled their party on Friday December 19th due to lack of funds. But as they say, the show must go on and we'll be down at our old haunt The White Hart in Alton on Saturday December 20. So if you are in the mood to party then make sure you don't miss out.
We're also hoping to relaunch our new website on one of these days with some great new pics thanks to Colin Byers at C2photography.co.uk.

SEPTEMBER UPDATE
After a short break the band are gearing up for the final few months of the year. We're playing at The Kestrel in Basingstoke, this Saturday (Sept 27) followed by the Gatwick British Airways Club the following Friday. Be great to see you there. Meep Meep!

AUGUST UPDATE
After the success of Tania's Charity ball the band were booked to play at a 30th birthday party for one of the guests. The party took place at The Cobden Club in Kensal Green, London with RoadRunner performing a mix of Rock 'N' Roll and Soul classics.

JULY UPDATE
The band played for the first time at the Anton Arms in Andover last week. Great pub - fantastic for music - look out for us back there some time in early 2009! The week after the band performed at Tania's Ball at Wotton House. The charity bash was a huge success with more than 9K being raised in aid of Woking Hospice.

ROADRUNNER JAM AND CATCH UP
Many thanks to everyone who came down for the band's first jam night at The White Hart in Tongham on Wednesday. It was a big success and we can't wait to see you all again next month (July 9) along with some new faces!
At the end of May the band made a long overdue return to The White Hart in Alton and showcased lots of new numbers including our favourite 'Purple Rain'.
Once again we were joined by Dave Raphael on harmonica and keys and were even treated to a number he wrote himself.
Cheers to the gang who interupted their garden BBQ after hearing us and coming to the pub - hope we were worth missing your burgers for!
Last weekend we played for the first time at The Ottershaw Club in Surrey and had a great time with the members who were in fine voice - especially Janet!! Great to play a blues dominated set for a change. Meep Meep!

JAM NIGHT
RoadRunner will be hosting a 'jam night' at The White Hart in Tongham, Surrey, on the first Wednesday of every month starting on June 11. If you fancy singing or playing a number or two, then come on down! wwww.whiteharttongham.co.uk

CHARITY GIG JULY 12
RoadRunner will be performing at Tania's Summer Ball at Wotton House, Dorking, Surrey, in aid of Woking Hospice.
Tickets for this fundraising event are 49 pounds each and include a a three course meal, welcome drink, half bottle of wine, coffee and mints and of course great entertainment! For more details please contact Debbie at deborahkemp@talktalk.net

APRIL 08
Well the wait is over and RoadRunner's new demo is finally available! The official launch party will be at The Cricketers Pub in Yateley on Friday April 25th. The CD costs a fiver and we hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it. See below for track listings!
Gig wise, our first time at The Buckskin earlier in the year was a success and we have been invited back to play throughout the rest of the year.
The boys played at The Angel in Andover last Saturday (19th) and had a great time showcasing our new suits, hats and shades combo for the first time. Great pub with fantastic sound - hope to be back there at some point. Meep Meep!

FEB 08
It's been a busy start to 2008 at RoadRunner HQ with the band going into the studio to record the first demo with the great new line-up. It was hard to whittle down our track list to just five numbers but eventually we got there.
Hoochie Coochie Man, I Can Tell, Worried About My Baby, Backdoor Man and Rough Justice are five stonking numbers which we feel best show what RoadRunner is all about - Rhythm and Blues with attitude.
We hope to have the CD ready for sale at gigs by the end of March. Thanks to Harmonica whizz Dave Raphael who came along to guest spot on three of the tracks and Tim Benson at Opus studios.

When we haven't been in the studio the band has been hard at work rehearsing in new material to keep things fresh and different. We kick-off our Catch Us If You Can 2008 Tour on Saturday February 9th at The Buckskin Pub, Basingstoke - 9pm start.

DEC 07
It's been a busy past year for RoadRunner with changes in personel. Guitarists John Emslie and John Lawrence joined the group at the end of 2006 and enjoyed 10 months with us before moving on, along with RoadRunner original member Bob Francis who had been with the band since it was formed 13 years ago - some innings!
With gig commitments to fulfill and no band, drummer Terry suggested calling on the expertise of Ken and Dave Bowles from his other group, Evening Sun. Five hours of rehearsals later and the new RoadRunner line-up were performing their first gig together. In September guitarist Matt Oliver was found to complete one of RoadRunner's strongest line-ups to date. And the rest, as they say, is Rock 'N' Roll....