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After launching to critical acclaim in 2008, Offset Festival returns to Hainault Forest Country Park on September 5-6th 2009 - a beautiful woodland location just 30 minutes from London (on the tube!)
The event will continue to join the dots between cutting-edge new bands and their influences; with 8 stages, 200 artists and a line-up that offers a compelling alternative to any other UK festival.
£28 / SINGLE DAY TICKET
£45 / FULL WEEKEND TICKET
£55 / WEEKEND WITH CAMPING
MAIN STAGE ==============================
THE HORRORS | THE SLITS | A CERTAIN RATIO
THE FUTUREHEADS | FUTURE OF THE LEFT
BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB | S.C.U.M
DANANANANAYKROYD | GOOD SHOES
KASMS | THE CHAPMAN FAMILY
DIE! DIE! DIE! PULLED APART BY HORSES
PANICO | OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT
LET'S WRESTLE | ULTERIOR | WILD PALMS
JOHN AND JEHN | FICTION | BLAKFISH
AN EXPERIMENT ON A BIRD IN THE AIR PUMP
CLASH STAGE =============================
WILD BEASTS | THE XX | MAPS
IPSO FACTO | TUBELORD | GOLD PANDA
SIAN ALICE GROUP | SHE KEEPS BEES
SHRAG | SUNDERBANS
LOUD & QUIET STAGE ======================
METRONOMY | DAMO SUZUKI | DRUM EYES
MALE BONDING | MAZES | COLD PUMAS
TEEN SHEIKHS | SPEAK & THE SPELLS
SPECTRALS | BO NINGEN
DIRTY BINGO DJs | LOUD AND QUIET DJs
SEX IS DISGUSTING DJs
HARDCORE STAGE ==========================
THE GHOST OF A THOUSAND
DEVIL SOLD HIS SOUL | ROLO TOMASSI
BLACKHOLE | THE STUPIDS | THROATS
DEAD SWANS | SHAPED BY FATE | TORTUGA
OUTCRY COLLECTIVE | EYES OF A TRAITOR
MATHS | HOLY STATE | THE PLIGHT
KONG | BRIDES | ATTACK!VIPERS! | AZRIEL
LOWER THAN ATLANTIS | TURBOWOLF
MORE THAN LIFE | TUPOLEV GHOST | RINOA
CROCUS | EASY HIPS | HOLY ROAR DJs
ECC STAGE ===============================
KAP BAMBINO | HATCHAM SOCIAL
FACTORY FLOOR | R O M A N C E
CHEVAL SOMBRE & SONIC BOOM (Spacemen 3)
TEETH OF THE SEA | CONNAN MOCKASIN
DISCONCERTS | GYRATORY SYSTEM
TIM BURGESS (DJ Set) | DOUGLAS HART (DJ Set)
THE RULING CLASS | ADVERT
GOODNIGHT AND I WISH* | NO BRA
ELECTRICITY IN OUR HOMES | MISS SOMETHING
METHODIST CENTRE | PRIVATE TROUSERS
CHAPTER SWEETHEART | MATH HEAD (DJ Set)
ECC DJs | THE SHE SET | DICE CLUB DJs
THE JUNKETTES | CHRIS FLATLINE (DJ Set)
CHELMSFORD RAVER ASSOCIATION DJs
KOOL KIDS KLUB DJs | DISCIPLINE DJs (Italy)
NUKE THEM ALL! DANCE TENT ===============
FONTEYN & BUSTER BENNETT (Nuke Them All!)
CASPER CLARK (Fluokids/Bloggers Delight)
ALI RENAULT (Heartbreak) | KOOL KIDS KLUB DJs
DOGSHOW (Live) | HARRY JAMES (Snap Crackle & Pop)
LADYNOISE (Live) | PAUL ST PAUL | K-TRON
SMITH TROPICAL | NEON SKULLZ | NIYI (Live)
MILAN O (Meat Raffle) | TRASH FASHION DJs
SCALLY DAN DAN (D-I-Y) | JOSH CAFFE (Caffe Latte)
RRR (Pure Filth) | NOT SHY (This Is Not A Rave)
ARNO DE BEAUFORT (Pump/Computer Blue)
DJ COOKS (Yo Majesty) | JOHN & ON (Always Fridays)
JAMIE WINTER (Trailer Trash/Computer Blue/Word)
NEW BANDS STAGE =========================
DEAD KIDS | THE RAYOGRAPHS | BO NINGEN
DETACHMENTS | BEARSUIT | FRIENDSHIP | WETDOG
QUAD THROW SALCHOW | STRANGER SON OF WB
MAGIC & FUR | TULIPOMANIA | THE DULOKS
ARTEFACTS FOR SPACE TRAVEL | NEWISLANDS
FABLES | BERLIN BRIDES | THE NUNS
NULLIFIER | LEKIDDO - LORD OF THE LOBSTERS!
DEATH CIGARETTES | LR ROCKETS
BRONTOSAURUS CHORUS | LONDON BLACKMARKET
WHAT WOULD JESUS DRIVE?
TOP NICE CAMPER VAN =====================
DANIEL SAVIO (FLOGSTADANSHALL / HARMöNIA)
PAUL B. DAVIS (BEIGE) | COMPLEXXION (CITINITE)
DAVID FREEDOM (CRYSTAL VISION) | LOUIS ENCHANTé
HAMPUS TIME DJ | ORBID-SILL
ALSO AT OFFSET FESTIVAL 2009 ============
BOB SLAYER’S COMEDY TENT
ANTI-CHILL OUT WITH CEMENTIMENTAL
PERFORMANCE ART, A VINTAGE CLOTHING FAIR
RARE BREEDS FARM , WORLD FOOD CAFES
OLD-FASHIONED FUNFAIR...AND MORE!
Press quotes
"...the bizarre sort of niche event which may prosper among the apparently standardized interchangeable festival fare" The Guardian
"Offset Festival, year one, the best alternative lineup of the summer." NME Magazine
"Festival of the year." Loud and Quiet
"...one of the hottest new music festivals of the summer...a miniature gem" The Sun
"I honestly cannot remember another event where I have seen so many bands in such a short space of time...there have been some of those magical moments that only happen when hundreds of disparate, hopeful people mass together in a field through the erratic English summer to watch a band either on top of their game or suddenly realising that they are on their way up. We have certainly had these at Offset. Let’s hope this brilliant boutique festival will be with us for many years to come." Contact Music
Side 1 Crocodiles - Hollow Hollow Eyes [previously unreleased in the UK] Mazes - Summer Hitz (Main Dykes) Golden Grrrls - Duane Denison [exclusive track] Cheatahs - Lycanthropy
Side 2 Cold Pumas - Day Monk Night Monk [exclusive track] La La Vasquez - Don't Rush Me The Hipshakes - Not Like I've Had Before Egyptian Hip Hop - Rad Pitt
Hexstatic the worlds greatest VJs, electro-breaks duo Stonephace (Portishead's Adrian Utley on guitar )
Glass Diamond a young band who is just throw punk, dance, experimental and electronic music all together, and smash them up.With VJ -Mash Cinema live A/V set,I'm sure you've never seen anything like it.
Advance limited DISCOUNT tickets for The VIDEOCRASH 4 / HEXSTATIC show for friends of the band GLASS DIAMOND only.
We asked installation artist Paul Kindersley to guest programme this episode of Exhibit A. Paul Kindersley is a graduate of the Chelsea College of Art and has participated in group exhibitions at galleries across London. His first solo exhibition will be taking place at Transition Gallery. The details of that are here:
