We’re delighted to welcome Swiss Drum World to The UK Drum Show 2026, joining an incredible line-up of exhibitors at ACC Liverpool on 24 – 25 October. Swiss Drum World is the team behind DRUM WORLD, a new annual trade fair dedicated to drums and percussion. Following the success of Drum Day 2025, the ...
For CJ Hokdal, aka That Swedish Drummer, the journey to The UK Drum Show has been a long way from the dreams of an 18-year-old drummer in Sweden. His first drum teacher had attended the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles in the early 1990s, and the way he described the ...
From picking up the drumsticks at 13 to performing with Bloc Party at some of the biggest venues in the world, Louise Bartle’s career has been built on a mixture of hard work, putting herself out there, and as she openly admits, a little bit of luck. Louise’s musical journey ...
From playing drums on his dad’s head at the age of two to performing on some of the world’s biggest stages, JJ Wallace has packed an extraordinary amount into his career. Now an established name in the pop and R&B world, Wallace has performed everywhere from Ronnie Scott’s and church ...
Drumeo — title sponsor of The UK Drum Show 2026 — is giving every drummer a free copy of its best-selling e-book, 100 Grooves Every Drummer Needs To Know, in the run-up to this October’s show at Exhibition Centre Liverpool. The book normally sells for around £20 and has sold ...
Ahead of his headline performance at The UK Drum Show 2026, Simon Phillips joined us to discuss a career spanning Toto, countless recording sessions, Protocol, drum clinics and some truly remarkable moments in drumming history. So, what keeps him motivated after more than five decades behind the kit? “I get bored,” ...
When Greg Clark Jr. takes to the main stage at The UK Drum Show on Saturday 24 October, he won’t simply be opening the event, he’ll be setting the tone for an entire weekend of drumming… Arriving on stage at 9:45am at LEX Liverpool, Clark Jr. is understandably excited about ...
For Ben Sharp, becoming the drummer for YUNGBLUD wasn’t the result of a carefully planned career move or a high-profile audition. It actually began with a chance meeting more than a decade ago. Sharp first met Dominic Harrison when the future YUNGBLUD frontman was just 15. Fourteen years later, after ...
With over three decades dedicated to the art of drumming, James Cook has lived and breathed drums from every angle. From working in a leading UK drum store and playing countless live shows, to teaching adults and children and helping shape the next generation of drummers, drums have always been ...