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The Prodigy guitarist spotted at pub bike night in Evesham

• 23rd July 2026
• Daniel Kelly

Holliday, who is best known as the live guitarist for legendary band The Prodigy, attended The Valkyrie's bike night on Tuesday (July 21) to the surprise of staff.

Staff say Holliday was 'a really nice guy' but admitted that they questioned whether it was really him, adding 'you don't expect a celebrity to just rock up like that'.

The Prodigy superstar asked staff if he could keep his bike at The Valkyrie overnight to be recovered but was able to get it going again. As a thank you, he took pictures with the shaken staff.

Becki Stean, events and marketing manager at The Valkyrie, said: "Rob Holliday from The Prodigy was at our bike night on Tuesday (July 21).

"He came in and said his bike had broken down and asked if he could leave it outside the Valkyrie overnight.

"Luckily, he got it going again, but as a thank you, he took some pictures with our staff.

"There has been a lot of interest; we've had over 400 reactions online, and a lot of people were gutted that they were not there and able to meet him.

"He just turned up; we didn't know he was coming.

"Our staff were shocked; they were saying, 'Is it really him?'

"You don't expect a celebrity to just rock up like that.

"He was a really nice guy.

"We've had a few celebrities over the years, including a couple from Holly Oaks, but that was several years ago, and we've never had one attend our bike night."

The Valkyrie hosts bike nights every Tuesday between March and November.

Rob Holliday has been the live guitarist and live bassist for The Prodigy since joining in 2005. He is also the live guitarist for Gary Numan and worked with Marilyn Manson during the Rape of the World tour.

• Rob Holliday