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# Review: King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys at the Lichfield Guildhall
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/review-king-pleasure-and-the-biscuit-boys-at-the-lichfield-guildhall/
- Published: 2016-12-14T09:23:23.000Z
- Updated: 2016-12-14T09:23:23.000Z
- Description: There are few things that can be guaranteed in life, but a large audience at a King Pleasure concert is usually one of them – and the six piece ensemble played to a packed house when they appeared at Lichfield Guildhall.
- Author: Ben Macnair
- Tags: Reviews, What's On, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:27

There are few things that can be guaranteed in life, but a large audience at a King Pleasure concert is usually one of them – and the six piece ensemble played to a packed house when they appeared at Lichfield Guildhall.

With their bright blue suits, slick musicianship and easy stage manner they played a set of feel-good jump jive classics, which featured a full brass section, and some fine, genre defining solos on keyboards and guitar.

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King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys

The ensemble of lead vocalist and saxophonist King Pleasure, guitarist Bulmoose K Shirley, drummer Gary Barber, pianist Matt Foundling and group clown, bassist Shark Von Schtoop, played music that as well as having a feel good party vibe, was also extremely well played.

Behind the good time façade, the six piece is a very sharp and tight ensemble with a full sound. Their set ranged from the opening driving rhythms of Ginhouse Boogie, which featured some fine keyboard, while the early pop of Wishing, Hoping had a toe-tapping beat.

The classic rock ‘n’ roll number Shake, Rattle and Roll was well received, before the long instrumental of The Popular Blues gave all six members a chance to show their musical pedigree.

The ever popular sax-fuelled Tequilla had some of the crowd on their feet, while Back to Birmingham – which closed the second half – was a brassy, heavy stomp that featured exciting solo and a heavy beat.

The Christmas songs that filled the encore sent the large audience out into the cold December night happy with their lot.