OZRIC TENTACLES
We are thrilled to present cosmic rock pioneers Ozric Tentacles at Future Yard on Monday 24th November.
A band from another time, Ozric Tentacles served as the bridge from 70s cosmic rock to the organic dance and festival culture that came back into fashion during the 90s. The creative vision of multi-instrumentalist Ed Wynne, the Ozrics’ uniquely trippy soundscapes have connected fans of progressive rock, psychedelia and dance music culture since forming during the solstice at Stonehenge Free Festival 1983 and going on to become psychedelic staples at Glastonbury and other festivals for 4+ decades.
Tickets on sale from 10 AM on 28th March.
Formed in 1983 with a debt to jazz fusion as well as space rock, the band originally included guitarist Ed Wynne, drummer Nick Van Gelder, keyboard player Joie Hinton, bassist Roly Wynne (Ed’s brother) and second guitarist Gavin Griffiths (who left the group in 1984). The Ozrics played in clubs around London, releasing six cassette-only albums beginning with 1984’s Erpsongs.
Ozric Tentacles’ first major release, the 1990 album Erpland, foreshadowed the crusty movement, the British parallel to America’s hippie movement of the 60s. Crusties borrowed the hippies’ organic dress plus the cosmic thinking of new agers, and spent most of their time traveling around England to various festivals and outdoor gatherings. The movement fit in perfectly with bands like Ozric Tentacles and the Levellers, and the Ozric’s 1991 album Strangeitude became the band’s biggest seller yet.
The band continued to forge ahead, releasing a string of releases that takes their tally to more than 20, and continuing to explore space rock, prog and the weirder fringes of psychedelia. Further members have come and gone, but their legacy remains intact – as does their huge fanbase of loyal fans who have travelled far and wide with the band on many planes.
VENUE INFO
Future Yard is open every day from 10am – so you can stop by for a coffee or a pre-show drink in our bar area whenever you like! Our pizza kitchen is open on weekends and before every gig, 6 – 9pm.
The live room doors open at 7:30pm (this is separate from our bar area), and music starts at 7:45pm.
Future Yard presents
Ozric Tentacles
Monday 24th November 2025
7:30pm doors
75 Argyle Street
Tickets £22.50 advance (+ booking fee)
Tickets available online in advance or in person at the Future Yard Box Office.
Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. We cannot issue refunds to under 16s who are not accompanied by an adult.
Future Yard is a cashless venue – all payments are taken by contactless or chip and pin. Live curfew 11pm.
If you have any specific access requests, please read all of the details about accessibility at Future Yard here.
