What’s on at Hootananny and Mad Hatters
For 17 years, Hootananny has been promoting the best grass roots music in Scotland. Mumford and Sons, Sam Fender, Little Boots, Dougie Mclean and Skerryvore have all played the venue. The building is a lovely traditional Victorian Inverness old sweety shop with traditional and fusion Scottish ceilidh and celtic rock downstairs. Emerging original artists, indy, hiphop, heavy metal, ska and rock upstairs on the Madhatters stage. Djs in the Glow bar on the top floor. The family run business has been awarded Scotland’s Best Live Music Venue 2019 by Scottish Bar and Pub Awards and Best Inverness Pub of the Year, 8 years running, by Inverness City Advertiser. Open daily for pub drinkers, we have a delicious Scottish menu of traditional dishes cooked to perfection from 5-10pm daily
Since March 2020 Hootananny has been unable to promote live music or background music. We hope to bring back the best live music soon! Click on the Keeping Safe tab for details about safety.
We’re pleased to announce that Boogie will return to @madhatters Inverness on November the 29th and also on December the 27th!
So if you happen to have no plans on those dates or simply can’t wait until the weekend for a boogie, come join us 🕺💃
Table For Four are a band hailing from the Highlands of Scotland offering high energy pop punk/metal music, catering to the inner rockstar of us all!
Based in London and a stand-up comic for more than 12 years, Nik Coppin has performed all over the world and developed an international cult following, having performed many solo shows at the Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringe Festivals, New Zealand and Melbourne International Comedy Festivals, all over Australia and the inaugural Hollywood Fringe Festival in Los Angeles. His confident, affable and energetic style of comedy is quick to build audience rapport, as he talks about subjects as wide-ranging as observations on human nature, his experiences in The Antipodes, Europe and Asia, his extensive knowledge of wildlife, superheroes, current affairs and his mixed race up-bringing in London. His mother is English and his father is from Barbados.Aswell as becoming one of the most consistent acts on the comedy circuit, his versatility has also made him a much sought after compere. He has the ability to adapt and play to a multitude of audiences and is skillful, observant and affable enough put them immediately at ease.
In additon to this, Nik Coppin is also the creator, producer and MC of the international and hugely popular hit show ‘Shaggers’, which has experienced sell-out shows in Edinburgh, Adelaide, Melbourne, Darwin and a number of UK cities.A spin-off from this is the ‘Huggers’ show which is also growing in popularity after it’s first seasons at the international comedy festivals.
“Could Nik Coppin be any more spectacular?” Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Founded in 1979, North Sea Gas have been performing their own brand of Scottish music all over the world ever since.
18 albums, literally 1000s of venues, more miles than anyone wants to think about, and a lot of fun and music.
Their most recent album, The Fire and The Passion of Scotland, won the 2013 Album of the Year Award on Celtic Radio in Boston (USA) and the set of tunes from the same album won first place in the Jigs and Reels category.
Come for a JAM or to WATCH! 10 pm till 12 am!
Stick about for our resident DJ from 12 am till 3 am!
Founded in 1979, North Sea Gas have been performing their own brand of Scottish music all over the world ever since.
18 albums, literally 1000s of venues, more miles than anyone wants to think about, and a lot of fun and music.
Their most recent album, The Fire and The Passion of Scotland, won the 2013 Album of the Year Award on Celtic Radio in Boston (USA) and the set of tunes from the same album won first place in the Jigs and Reels category.
More fantastic traditional tunes.
The best party band in the Highlands and Islands performing their last ever gig with us in Hootananny. Should be a special night.
Escape From Reality Promotions
in Association with Good Times Roll Presents
Dave McPherson (InMe) + Luke Rainsford
Saturday December 15th
8pm
Dave McPherson’s Christmas Medley Tour comes to Inverness at Mad Hatters (above Hootananny)… with Support from Luke Rainsford
Tickets ONSALE NOW!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
www.buytickets.at/GoodTimesRoll
Calum is a warm, down-to-earth, young man from the West Coast of Scotland who fell in love with the accordion at a tender age of 7. As a young boy with the desire to learn more, he spent more years learning the rudiments from the best accordionists in the Highlands until he eventually created his unique style. Though he hailed from Fort William, Calum moved to Inverness in 2007 where he strived to focus on his technique.
Calum is an energetic musician who has performed in Italy, Belgium, France, and Germany. Now he is coming to Hootananny for a night that can not be missed!
Free entry.
4 piece covers band from Ross-Shire, covering party tunes from Stevie Wonder to George Ezra and most points in between
FORMED in 2000, Rooty Ma Toot Big Band has, over the years, included many of the top musicians around Inverness.
They have played at castles, Highland stately homes, corporate functions, Inverness Caledonian Thistle Stadium, festivals, clubs, many private functions, and featured several times on MFR.
Regular line up has piano, bass, drums, guitar, 3 or 4 trumpets, 3 or 4 trombones and 5 saxes. Guest vocalists appear often with the band. Big band swing, jazz, jump jive, Sixties soul – all regularly feature.
Join them between 8.00 pm and 10.00 pm at Hoots for their Xmas Special on Saturday December 19th.
West Coast Ceilidh Band not to be missed!
“I said HALLELUJAH!!!”
Highland Voices Gospel Choir was created by Musical Director Tony Henry in 2017.
The Gospel Choir is based in Dingwall, Ross-shire in the Highlands of Scotland.
The choir consists of male and female vocalists who come together to create close harmonies, generating an amazing sound for their audiences at each and every performance.
The choir has been performing around the Highlands with the ultimate aim of competing in the national competitions.
Traditional tunes from Nick and friends to welcome in Xmas!