Jah Wobble and the Invaders of the Heart: Bradford on Avon Live Music Festival
Fri 30 May 7:30pm
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Fri 30 May 7:30pm
Jah Wobble
bass, vocals
George King
keyboards
Marc Layton-Bennett
drums
Martin Chung
guitar
Wiltshire Music Centre
Wiltshire Music Centre Ashley Road Bradford-on-Avon UK
01225 860 100
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From dub bass to reggae to drum and bass – there’s a whole mix of musical sounds in this rich and distinctive show launching Bradford on Avon Live Music Festival 2025
As a bassist, Jah Wobble is well-known for his heavy, hypnotic bass grooves, which often serve as the backbone for atmospheric, genre-crossing tracks. Covering everything from reggae to rock, dub bass to drum and bass, and global influences, his deep, melodic, and trance-like bass is central to the experience. He opens Bradford on Avon’s Live Music Festival for the Centre, along with this band of world-class musicians- the Invaders of the Heart.
Born John Wardle, he was given his first guitar and stage name Jah Wobble by punk icon Sid Vicious. Jah then went on to become a founding member of post-punk heroes, PiL (Public Image Limited) with John Lydon (Johnny Rotten), guitarist Keith Levene (The Clash) and drummer Jim Walker in May 1978. Jah’s music has developed since those post-punk days into something smoother, exploring ambient, post-punk, or avant-garde territory, often merging electronic textures with organic instruments.
Watch Jah Wobble and The Invaders of the Heart perform
Jah’s career speaks for itself, spanning over 40 year’s he’s played on countless albums, with performers such as PIL’s John Lydon, Brian Eno, Bill Laswell, U2’s The Edge, Sinead O’Conner, Primal Scream, Bjork, The Orb, The Cranberries Dolores O ́Riordan and many more, as well as a regular on the hit TV show Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
