On Saturday August 8th, and Sunday August 9th, 13 bands descend upon London's premier punk rock ethic venue The Windmill in Brixton for a weekend celebrating the best in 80s US, and current UK underground rock.
The weekend is based around highly regarded journalist Michael Azzerad's critically acclaimed biography of the American undeground scene from 1981 to 1991, 'Our Band Could Be Your Life'. 13 of the best bands in the UK have been assembled to perform split sets between their own material and one of the 13 bands each profiled in the in the book.
Tickets can be bought in advance from http://www.wegottickets.com and are priced as follows :
SATURDAY DAY TICKET : £6 : http://www.wegottickets.com/event/54037
SUNDAY DAY TICKET : £5.50 : http://www.wegottickets.com/event/54038
Doors are at 5pm on both days, with a FREE BBQ commencing at 5:30pm on both days including burgers, sausages, chicken, and vegetarian alternatives, as well as pasta and bean salads, and curly fries!
Saturday bands run from 5:00pm until 11:30pm, with the best indie-rock disco in town commencing afterwards until 2:00am.
On Sunday bands run from 5:00pm to 10:45pm.
The full lineup is available on your left!
Here are selection of videos by the bands performing, and the bands they are paying homage to :
WINNEBAGO DEAL - MANHUNT :
BLACK FLAG - TV PARTY :
THE XCERTS - JUST GO HOME :
HUSKER DU - MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL :
4 or 5 MAGICIANS - PREACHING TO THE CONVERSED :
DINOSAUR JR - RAISANS :
THE REPLACEMENTS - I'M IN TROUBLE / DON'T ASK WHY :
