Tiger Jazz presents The Dial Up!
Tiger Jazz is the jazz singing alter ego of writer, actor and director Alexander Williams. He hosts the popular Dial Up Open Mic, providing a much-loved platform for people to celebrate community and creativity in all its forms.
Friday, 18 April 2025
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Monday, 7 April 2025
The Dial Up @ Johnny's Bar!
Thanks so much to everyone who made The Dial Up Open Mic yesterday such fun! Terrific performances from David Silver, Melville Lovatt, Jon Medcalf, Liam, Brian Scott, John Asher, Jude Moonchild, and Bon Siu! Great support from Sue Ahrens, Tina, Ian, Roy Crocker, Glyn Catchpole, Nathalie Betts and Bassett Hound Fred who joined in on several songs in perfect pitch! Looking forward to April where our theme, appropriately enough, is Birds and beasts! Hope to see you there and big hugs! xx
Monday, 3 March 2025
Sunday, 2 February 2025
LGBT Dial Up 2025 now live on Youtube!
Thank you so much to everyone who came along to The Dial Up Open Mic last night to celebrate the start of LGBT history month! Special thanks to our crew and performers including Peter Taylor - Mayor of Watford Simon Lordon David Morgan Brian Scott Jon Wood david bearfield Scott Awcock Matthew Wakefield Steve Austin Pete White Karen Bell John Anthony Baseley Chris McDermott bandana gill Ian Port Jon Medcalf Sharon Salter Charlotte Harker Panos Fellas Alison Raymond Susan Ann Alexander Lou Yeoman Michelle Davidson and Marcus Jones!
The Dial Up fun continues today at The Dial Up Returns! @ Johnny's Bar 2-4pm, and then the first Sunday of every month going forward. Hope to see you there! Xx
Friday, 3 January 2025
Happy New Year From The Dial Up!
Watford’s Pump House Theatre is proud to host The Dial Up Open Mic LGBT History Month Special! We’re throwing the doors of the Colne River Room wide open for this FREE EVENT in celebration of our town’s wonderful diversity! There is a suggested donation of £5 at the door for those who feel able to pay.
Whether you are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, curious, undecided, an ally or something else entirely we welcome you to come along and join us for this much loved highlight of the Watford LGBT calendar. Share you music, your poetry, your passion, your stories. The stage is yours!
Where: The Colne River Room
Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre,
Local Board Road, Lower Watford High Street, WD17 2JP
(2 minutes from Watford High Street train station)
When: Saturday 1st February
Doors 7pm/ Show 7.30pm
And as a special New Year treat I'm delighted to announce The Dial Up will also be back monthly at Johnny's Bar on Queens Road, Watford, on the first Sunday of each month 2-4pm! The first three events are Sunday 2nd February, 2nd March and 6th April. Hope to see you there! xx
Monday, 7 October 2024
Black History Month Dial Up 2024!
Thank you so much to everyone who came and supported The Dial Up Black History Month Celebration! What a wonderful afternoon! Here’s looking forward to next year’s, and to our LGBT special in February!
Tuesday, 6 August 2024
Sunday 6th October confirmed for our Black History Month Dial Up!
The Watford Pumphouse is proud to be hosting a Dial Up Open Mic in celebration of Black History Month and I'm delighted to announce the date will be 3- 5pm, Sunday 6th October!
We want to throw the doors of the Pumphouse wide open so this is a FREE EVENT with a suggested donation of £5 at the door for those who are able to pay.
As ever, we will be celebrating community and creativity in all their forms, so whether you are Black, White, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Mixed or however you identify, we welcome you to join us for this joyful occasion! Share you music, your poetry, your passion, your stories. The stage is yours!
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