Saturday 13th December
The Kings Arms, Frating
Saturday 20th December
Elmstead Cricket Cub
New Years Eve
The Gardeners Arms, Ipswich
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Friday 6th Feb 8:30pm
Trimley Sports & social Club
Saturday 21st Feb
The Prince, Sudbury
Saturday 14th March
The Boars head, Braintree
Saturday 21st March
The Conservative Club, Felixstowe
Sunday May 10th 3 - 6pm
Isaacs, Ipwsich
Sunday May 23rd 7:30pm
Sailor's Home, Kessingland
Friday 5th June 8 - 9:30pm
Semi-Acoustic gig
Alive & V-Dubbin Festival
Haughley Park, Suffolk
Sunday 7th June 1:45 - 2:45pm
Alive & V-Dubbin Festival
Haughley Park, Suffolk
Saturday 13th June
The Dooley, Felixstowe
Saturday 20th June
The Boars head, Braintree
Saturday 27th June
The Prince, Sudbury
Friday 24th July 9pm
The Gardeners Arms, Ipswich
Saturday 5th September
The Conservative Club, Felixstowe
Saturday 26th September
The Blue Boar, Walsham Le Willows
Saturday 3rd October
The Prince, Sudbury
Friday 16th October 9pm
The Gardeners Arms, Ipswich
Saturday 24th October
The Boars head, Braintree
Friday 13th November 8:30pm
Trimley Sports & social Club
Friday 27th November
The Kings Arms, Frating
Saturday 12th December
The Golden Hind, Ipswich
Playing hard rock covers throughout the South East
9/11/25
Note that this Saturday's gig at the Mermaid takes place 8-10pm.
9/11/25
Another semi-acoustic gig up next, on Saturday 16th November at the Brook in Great Cornard. This is a different type of gig where we play some different songs from the usual set and perform some stripped back versions of the usual favourites.
9/11/25
New Years Eve tickets now available from behind the bar at the Gardeners Arms, Ipswich! Tickets are £10 which includes a free pint or single mixer. Tickets may be available on the door subject to availability but they may well be sold out beforehand so be sure to get in early!New Years Eve tickets available from
24/9/25
We can now confirm that we will be playing at the Gardeners Arms in Ipswich at New Year's Eve!
21/9/25
Brilliant crowd at the Gardeners Arms on Friday night . . . thanks people! Next week we are back at the Cricketers in Westlciff-on-Sea.
20/9/25
We have now booked a replacement venue for New Years Eve . . . we are just confirming details before we make the official announcement!
9/9/25
Sadly our New Year's Eve gig has been cancelled at the Falcon in Felixstowe as they are under new management
Unfortunately we are unlikely to be able to make a replacement booking this late in the year, but we'll keep you posted if we manage to fill the slot.
1/8/25
It's family holiday time, we'll be back rockin' the Gardeners Arms in mid-September!
16/7/25
Sorry to muck you guy around, but further to yesterday's post about the cancelled gig at the Globe in Clare on Sunday 27th July . . . I can confirm that it is back on!
5/7/25
A big shout out to the amazing crowd at the Conservative Club in Felixstowe last night - you sang loud and danced all night, and we bloody loved it.
29/6/25
Congratulations to Jess and George who tied the knot this weekend and gave us the honour of performing at their party! It was fun, hot and the crowd were bonkers. All the best for the future guys!
23/5/25
The Boars head was a hot one! But a great atmosphere and a brilliant crowd - you know who you are!
26/5/25
Thanks to everyone who came to see us play at Isaac's! The hard rain held off until the encores had finished!
13/5/25
On Bank Holiday Monday 26th May we will be performing our annual show at Isaac's in Ipswich in the afternoon. It's a great venue to see and hear us live, and outdoors too.
6/4/25
Thanks to everyone who travelled to see us at the Pickerel. Great night! Next weekend is our first gig at the Golden Hind in Ipswich.
27/2/25
Please note that this Saturday's gig at the Falcon starts at 9pm, not 8:30pm as originally advertised.
27/1/25
We haven't played at the Pickerel in Stowmarket for a few years . . . BUT WE BLOODY WILL THIS FRIDAY!
1/1/25
Thank you so much to everyone who came along to the NYE bash at Trimley. Fabulous crowd, great atmosphere, lots of fun. A very Happy New Year to you all!
***NEW YEARS EVE***
Please note that there will only be tickets available on the door if there are any left over from the pre-sale. But they are selling fast so if you want to guarantee entry you need to get them directly from the venue ASAP! See info below.
20/12/24
Hey folks! We are playing at Trimley Sports and Social Club on New Years Eve. This is a ticketed entry only. Tickets are only available over the bar in the club. Members £6, non members £12. Please note that only member's children are permitted. Playing times will be roughly 9pm - 12:30am. Be sure to get there early if you want to grab a table (we will be playing in the main hall). We can't wait!
11/12/24
Just a heads up that there was a Facebook event advertising us playing at the Black Horse on the 20th December. Please note that this gig is NOT going ahead (the venue are aware of this and have cancelled the event).
LINEUP
Vocals Paul
Guitar & Backing Vocals Steve
Drums Justin
Bass & Backing Vocals Kleggy
ABOUT US
Matt learnt to play the guitar in his late teens and joined a band called Free Beer which later morphed into Stiff In The Morning.
Mark had formed his own band Perseverance, enlisting the percussive talents of his brother Gary.
Kleggy had played keyboards in a few bands. He first started gigging properly as lead guitarist in Gin Palace (who later became Boot50), but eventually began writing his own material. One day he got his brother Paul to try out the vocal parts and synth rock duo Shocked By The Scenery were born.
Mark enlisted Matt as lead guitarist in Perseverance and together with bass player James began trying out different vocalists to front their new lineup.
Bouncing Off Concrete was formed in October 2002, when Paul auditioned for the part of lead vocalist and Kleggy popped along to watch. James left the band due to other commitments and both Paul and Kleggy were enlisted as band members. The formula worked and the consistent lineup helped the band define their own sound. At the end of 2010 Gary left the band to be replaced by Chris who had previously played with a few bands including Roxoff and Time Out.
In May 2016 Matt left the band and after having a year off formed a new band Hoaxx. In November 2017 after a long audition process guitar virtuoso Steve joined the band as new lead guitarist. in 2018 Mat (Reload, Diesel) stepped in as a second guitar player, giving the band two distinctive sounding lineups.
In December 2019 Chris left the band to take some time out from the gig scene and Jimmy (ex Curious Penguin, Time Out, Rockslave, Trash Monroe, Dookie, Stiff in the Morning) became the new drummer, but at the end of 2020 left and was replaced by Andy (ex Hurricane Alley). But before the new lineup could play a gig the lockdown happened. Not long after the lockdown there was yet another change of drummers . . . and Justin (ex Steve Linton Band, Legend) became a new member of BOC.
In February 2024 founding member Mark left the band after more than two decades, but the band will continue as a four piece.
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The band have been fortunate enough to play many fantastic venues and events throughout Essex and Suffolk, culminating in their biggest ever gig playing to a festival audience of 4,000.
At the end of the day though, it's not just about the fastest guitar solos or who's got the tightest leather trousers (on second thoughts, it might be partly about who's got the tightest leather trousers) . . . it's also about trying to give people a great evening out. And if the crowd are loving it then you can guarantee BOC are too.
The band now has a thriving Facebook community with over 1,700 fans. Be sure to join our happy moshing throng online or even better . . . at a gig!
