8 Ball Aitken and Taya Chani

🎸 Two Voices, One Night of Fire

Blues-rock road-warrior 8 Ball Aitken and Taya Chani roll into Flamingos with fresh songs, deep grooves and the chemistry only real life gives. Their new duet album Nightbird has already topped the AMRAP charts; now the tracks land live, loud and dripping slide-guitar soul.

🎶 From Nashville Bars to Aussie Airwaves

Eight years in Tennessee sharpened 8 Ball’s swampy guitar and cigar-box swagger. Taya’s Sydney soul album Restless Heart lit up national radio. Together they forged the #1 blues hit ‘Only Guiding Light’. The partnership flew, spawning the rootsy, harmony-rich Nightbird sessions in one feverish week of co-writing.

🌟 Songs Built to Soar Live

Expect the haunting title track, foot-stomper ‘Ice Cream Man 2’, and a brand-new anthem they penned mid-tour. USA sax legend Buddy Leach guests on record; on stage his parts blaze from the keyboard while Dillon Aitken and drummer Declan Kelly lay down thunder. Hooks and harmonies stick in your head before the first chorus ends.

🪕 What Sets This Show Apart

Most duos trade verses. These two share phrases, slide into double-octave shouts, then drop to a hush that pulls every ear closer. The set slides from delta blues to country soul, sprinkled with fancy jazz chords. You feel the Nashville barrooms and Sydney back-alley clubs that shaped them.

💌 Why You’ll Leave Buzzing

Streaming can’t deliver Taya’s vocal grit vibrating against cigar-box snarl, or the grin on 8 Ball’s face when a solo lights up the room. Only live does the crowd become the choir on ‘Nightbird’. Miss it and you’ll hear about it tomorrow.

🚀 Claim Your Place in the Story

Grab the mates who love real instruments and real voices. Dress casual, expect goosebumps, and let 8 Ball Aitken and Taya Chani remind you why roots music still matters.