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Heroes
2010
Fancy a pint ?
2009
Mondo Fuzz
Amy's Ghost
The Fabulous Laggards
Mark Adler
Denham, Reed & Rosenthal
Scattered Few
COMETS
LiveWire
Plundercats
Andy Rourke (of The Smiths)
Koru
Furion
North for the Winter
Courtesey of my thinking
The Black Jaguars
Silver Fin
E.C.P
The Verdict
Red Partizans
Chigurh
Pure Niceness
Mike Miller and his Trio
Hook and the Twin
Mr Fogg
West Reading Galaxy
Joey Remote
The Tufty Club
Hear Yourself Think
The Black Hat Band
Hot Muffins
The Hi-Fidels
Ben and Dan
Smash Robots
Mike Joyce (of The Smiths)
The Oakford
The After Dark
The Jazz Cafe
The Face Bar
The 3Bs Bar
The Global Cafe
The Horse and Groom Pub
Oxfam Records
Moondogs Art Gallery
Deja Vu
Old Orleans
2008
Jen-I
Bathdub Sound System
Whitehouse Studio DJ's
The Dolly Mixture Girls
Jewels & Heidi
Rarefootage
Mean Poppa Lean
Eddie Chilvers
Ben Cox-Smith
James Fayers
Party Shank
Glamour for Better
We Haunt Wizards
Paula Curtis
Lorraine Joslin
Kill the Killer
Shadow Army
Daddys Little Secret
Without Risk
Russell Teapot
Matt Tanner
Bogrock
The Race
The Wookies
Matt Hegarty
West Readin Galxy DJs
AlisonDJ
Stev Welsh
The Mike Miller Jazz Trio
DJ Matt Secker
The Gobys
Whisky Blitz
The Oakford
Face Bar
The Rising Sun
Institute
The Global Cafe
Pavlovs Dog
The 3Bs Bar
The Moondog Gallery
2007
VIATROPHY
NATO
SHOTTHEMOON
UNITED BLOOD
ON TRIAL
BLACK WATER VERMIN
WILD CHILD
YOUR MUM
ZOE CHAINSAW
S-F, S-P
FUN WITHOUT KILLING
JAHLION MOVEMENT
DJ SARAH
DIAMOND LINES
NOYSE
THE TROUBLE WITH ME
THRIVE
NOCTURNAL
FABIO AND GROOVERIDER
PURE REASON REVOLUTION
DARK RED
BIDDLE
THE COLOURS
WHITE SUNDAY
THE VICE
THE FALLING IDOLS
BLARDY BLARS
HEARTWEAR PROCESS
GLASVEGAS
HELLO WEMBLEY
BEN MARWOOD
DJ DREADNOUGHT
THE DINGDONGDADDIOS
LASH OUT
ALL MY FRIENDS ARE GHOSTS
DANGERFIELD
ROB SEBASTIAN
RICKY GROVER
MANDY KNIGHT
ROGER D HAL CRUTTENDEN
JUNKYARD SCIENTISTS
JEWELS
STU CLARK
JASON MANNERS
MARK MATTHEWS
MARK ALDER
GERRY THE GENT (6NS)
TOM BAKER
MATT HEGARTY
KEVIN MCARTHY
JOHN FOTHERGILL
ADAM CROW
GARY DELANEY
RED HAT SALSA
THE FEZ
THE TURKS
THE FACE BAR
3BS
THE WALKABOUT
RISC
BAR RISA
THE AFTER DARK
BLAH BLAH MAGAZINE
CLUB VELOCITY
BLACK AND WHITE PROMOTIONS
PLUG AND PAY READING
CAFE IGUANA
AMPLIFY THIS PROMOTIONS
ROCKBITCH PROMOTIONS
BUKANDSKIT
More to come.........
2006
Rebus My Luminaries Sandcreek Massacre Heartwear Process Paul Avery Squiff Alex Martin (Midnight Steppers) Cone DJ Nook (V Machine) Andi Barflyz Dub Bug Ross She Sound Lee Curtis Jah Lion School for the Gifted Muf Six Nation State Kaldera OBIAT The Colours Sulum Aqua Livi and The Roots Imansion Carter Ben Marwood Polar Remote Suitabel Case for Treatment Kraked Sound System Nu Way Army Ecoute Pure Reason Revolution Wire Jesus Sonic Test Era Kokatxa Ding Dong Daddio Salvage The Vice DJ Dreadnought Exit Tahiti Big Wednesday To The Barricades Tarnish Shorty Hundred Handed The Palestinians Through Snowy Static Three Litre White Sunday Audio Runway Juno Pete and the Pirates Desdemona Mr Fogg Professor Polaco Even After Preacher John The Skies Steve Yimga Page44 Chairman of the Bored Bashphelt Kicks Libor Spacek Jah Lion Sound System Mothertruckers Domes of Silence Red Sister This Incident The Jurassic Ska Bandits Abie Budgen Norman Jay DJ Alfresco Damien A Passmore Mark Handley The Beggars Opera The Bone Idols EightiesDisco James Hardin Goodfellow The Limes Hot Silk Pockets The Sleep Room Stolz Aden Pearce Naama Hilman Jim Bowes The Mean Season Radiate Lazywall No Connection My Red Angel Karn8 Lucid The Guarded Kiss or Kill The Enigma Project Red Sister Morning Runner The Race Broken Jack The Diablos The Velcros Rob Sharples Malefice Outcry Fire Mia Hope Divine Chaos Punctured Lung Subdue A Hawk and A Hacksaw The Pictish Trail Elaine Palmer Sleeps In Oysters Alan McGee Client Olympus Mons Bolt Action Five Water Rats Theatre London Plug n Play The Jazz Cafe RISC Cafe Iguana Po Na Na 3Bs Starmaker Theatre The Purple Turtle Revolutions Bar Jongleurs Rising Sun Pub 21 South Street Fighting Cocks Kingston Bar Iguana The Gateway Pub The Face Bar The Roebuck The Fez Club, Reading The Up In Arms
The Reading Fringe Festival is a showcase for local talent in music, comedy and the arts, held in the lead-up to the Carling Reading Festival.
2005's fringe festival saw music ranging from Aqua Livae's roots reggae to Pure Reason Revolution's nu-prog, via the cartoon-ska-pop of sixnationstate, while people flocked to dance lessons, art exhibitions and comedy shows all over town. 2006 saw an even more comprehensive programme planned, with the festival branching out into film and theatre as well as music, art, comedy and dance. 2007 followed in the same vein as did 2008 and 2009, the Fringes fifth year. Plans are now under way for the 2010 Fringe.
Reading has for a long time been a major player in the arts scene, playing host to the Carling Reading Festival, WOMAD and many others, and proudly boasts a thriving community of local musicians, actors, comedians, dancers and artists. The Reading Fringe Festival aims to nurture links between different fields, genres and cultures, and to actively seek out, encourage and promote new talent.
For more information, visit the official website at www.readingfringefestival.com .
Pete and the Pirates taking it to the extreme. Improptu gig inside the Festival....
Robina works in London with Hedkandi records among other, but you can't teke the Reading out of the girl.
Pete Doherty likes to look for bargains on Readings Oxford Road, near the Reading Festival site :
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Who I'd like to meet: Venues Bands and Promoters who are hosting, performing or promoting gigs during the 2009 Fringe Period which runs from 20 August 2010 to 26 August 2010
Club Velocity presents FRIDAY OCT 9TH 2009 at THE GOODSHIP 289 KILBURN HIGH RD LONDON Nrst Tube Kilburn sixty watt bayonets (first show since REading/Leeds sassy poss the finest female fronted popcore band in the land championed by Kerrang!/Rock Sound) midimidis (the only 8 bit real punx band in the world championed by radio 1 and xfm) neon highwire (Sassy devo v justice v omd three piece sexy) elliott to hong kong (full on post nu wave punk excellent mark e smith, dan la sac;mark e smith are fans) doors 8pm 5 quid on the door bring yr mum!!! www.velocityrecordings.com
Junkyard Scientists, Dust, Big Tunes, Beat Feast, Resonance and WhiteHouse Team up to bring you Readings best mix of Funk, Hip-Hop, Dub, Jungle, Dub-step, Rock, IDM, Ambient + Visuals!
....and its FREE!!!
ROOM 1 (Main Hall)
OM CORPORATION 3 Piece Jazzy Jungle Ambiency
JUNKYARD SCIENTISTS Sporadic Instrumental set from the Reading Funksters
BLACK ROAD HOME Stoke Based Grungy Rock
LEGAL EYES Funk Rock Dubsters
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LOFTY Good Vibe Drum n Bass
BINGE Beats and Bobs from the Reading Turntable Master
Junkyard Scientists, Dust, Big Tunes, Beat Feast, Resonance and WhiteHouse Team up to bring you Readings best mix of Funk, Hip-Hop, Dub, Jungle, Dub-step, Rock, IDM, Ambient + Visuals!
....and its FREE!!!
ROOM 1 (Main Hall)
OM CORPORATION 3 Piece Jazzy Jungle Ambiency
JUNKYARD SCIENTISTS Sporadic Instrumental set from the Reading Funksters
BLACK ROAD HOME Stoke Based Grungy Rock
LEGAL EYES Funk Rock Dubsters
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LOFTY Good Vibe Drum n Bass
BINGE Beats and Bobs from the Reading Turntable Master
Bandorama/Club Velocity presents Kevin Mr Rising Suns Fifty Birthday party Rising Sun Arts Centre Silver Street Reading RG1 FRIDAY JULY 31ST 2009 Doors 8pm All Ages Doors 8pm OFF THE RADAR (PowerPOP greatness Think Prisoners/Five Thirty/The Jam) THE ZEROS (Tip top punky-dub-ska sex) THE VICARS OF TWIDDLY (Ace surf punk fuzz with Go Go dancers) BRING YOUR MUM!!!
Club Velocity/BlahBlah presents Saturday July 11th 2009 at Plugnplay 35 Milford Road Reading RG1 Doors 8pm £5 door £4 advance www.wegotickets.com / flyer Bands TRIPWIRES Home coming show!Local living legends. Played Reading Festival in 2008. Championed by Huw Stephens/Tom Robinson/XFM/Steve Lamacq. A must see. Think Interpol/The Cure/Biffy WOOKIES Local answer to Pink Floyd fronted by Rick Wakeman. A Nu Prog wank fest. Imagine Pure Reason Revolution without owning any records by Justice. "To be honest ladies and gents, I blooming loved it," 10/10 Maps Magazine JETS AGAINST GIANTS Like munching disco biscuits, whilst drinking brandy. Best new local band in Reading who have played less than five gigs. JOHNNY ARROW ANT THE CHEAP DAY RETURNS Johnny was recently spotted at the Oi legend Hardskin gig taking notes. Johnny reminds us when 'indie' was a dirty word. To us they are our Flatmates. See C86 was not that bad. Club Velocity djs
A Big Club Velocity show Friday April 24th Rising Sun Arts Centre 30 Silver Street Reading RG1 Limited to 100 tickets TOM HINGLEY (lead singer of Inspiral Carperts, one of the most successful bands not only to come out of Manchester,but the UK. The Carperts had more hit singles than THE STONE ROSES or HAPPY MONDAYS, they headlined Reading Festival in 1990, sold out G Mex in Manchester, toured the world and Noel Gallagher used to be their roadie. This will be one of the smallest shows he has done in many a year.It will be very special. Tom will be playing solo and has promised he will play the hits!!)/ Ben Marwood/Jay Newton will support Doors 8pm All Ages Advance £10 www.wegottickets.com £12 door
Date Saturday March 14th 2008 Venue Plugnplay 35 Milford Road Reading RG1 Doors 8pm to 2am 16 plus LOSERS (if you dont know is Tom Copper Temple Clause and Eddie Temple Morris XFM dj-this is a live set NOT a dj set!!) MIDIMIDIS (2009 is looking like a good year-already good gigs coming in.Eddie above is now a huge fan.Tom has been in the studio with them and Mr Fogg.Their last three gigs have been life affirming. They could now be real contenders)HUNTING THE SHY (Poss the most exciting Reading band of 2009.Getting Mr Suit excited.Think Big Black/Nirvana/Fleet Foxes/Spaceman Three/Velvets) THE GOOD NATURED (All ove the dailies Guardian/Times.Confirms Kate Nash got lucky Just turned 18 too Yowsa) DJS MR FOGG/MIDIMIDIS/ANNABOLIC Advance tickets £6.50 www. wegotickets. com £7.50 door BRING THE NOISE!! www. wegottickets. com
Club Velocity presents a night celebrating the life of John Peel at Plugnplay 35 Milford Rd Reading RG1 www. plugnplay. tv Doors 8pm to 2am Tax £5 door £4 advance www. wegottickets. com/ flyer SATURDAY OCTOBER 11TH 2008 DESDEMONA (Living local legends.Peel faves) MARK KNIGHT AND THE WITCHES (Lou Barlow genius) HUNTING THE SHY (Codeine/Big Black/Grandaddy) RUSSELL'S TEAPOT ("Like nothing you have heard before," Soundfires) AUBREY DYE (if you dig Laura Marling-your die for this lady) MIDIMIDIS V MR FOGG DJ FACE OFF Bring a crew!!!!!!! www. velocityrecordings. com
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