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2008 FESTIVAL LISTING

 
VENUES Below are links to a few cool venues you might want to check out, undoubtedly thier own listings will be more up to date than this 'ere page
CLWB IFOR BACH: Cardiff’s premier city centre venue
TJs: the legendary dive in Newport that has been the backbone of the south Wales punk scene for many years
THE POINT: Amazing venue in a converted church down in Cardiff Bay
MONKEY CAFE: Funky little venue in Swansea
SIN CITY: naughty little venue in Swansea
TOMS PUB: Rock club in the heart of student land.. Treforest
TRINITY: Another converted church, this time in Bristol
QUEENS HALL: An oasis of culture stuck out in deepest west wales, Narbeth to be precise
WHAMMY: Fairly new metalish pub in Ystrad Mynach

 

GIG LISTING
Where all self-respecting groovers, punks and desperados will find themselves in the coming months. List contains selected juicy dates for the UK, and more detailed listings for South Wales.

If you want to get a date included, e-mail us (space is limited thoug, so we will have to be selective, please don’t e-mail us about your karaoke night)

PLEASE CHECK BEFORE TRAVELLING we don't want you coming round 'ere blaming us if the gig is not on (Click on band name for links)

FEBRUARY 2008

FRIDAY 1st Feb: NOUVELLE VAGUE French jazzy types playing punk covers THE POINT: CARDIFF

SATURDAY 2nd Feb: THIS SYSTEM KILLS South Wales number one shouty anarcho punks TJs: NEWPORT

SATURDAY 2nd Feb: BUDGIE Legendary South Wales metal pioneers from the 70's still squawking: MILKWOOD JAM: SWANSEA

FRIDAY 8th Feb: INNER TERRESTRIALS Sarth Landan’s number one punks honour South Wales with a visit, support from Kilnaboy, all wonga going to South Wales Anarchist prisoners fund TJs NEWPORT Gonna be a belter

FRIDAY 8th Feb: MIDASUNO South Wales hottest nu-metal kids, catch ‘em before they take off DOLLS HOUSE: ABERTILLERY

SATURDAY 9th Feb: HEADJAM Awesome psychedelic dubby punk THE MAZE: NOTTINGHAM

SATURDAY 9th Feb : MIDASUNO South Wales hottest nu-metal kids, catch ‘em before they take off STUDIO BAR: MERTHYR TYDFIL

TUESDAY 12th Feb: EAT STATIC and SYSTEM 7 Pioneers of festy techno joined by Steve Hillage's latest project TRINITY HALL BRISTOL Guaranteed to blow your mind

THURSDAY 14th Feb: DROP KICK MURPHY’S legendary Celtic punk outfit from the US of A BRANGWYN HALL: SWANSEA

SATURDAY 16th Feb; MILITARY SURPLUS/ RADICAL DANCE FACTION Original and best, crusty festival ska punk dub legends CLUB 85: HITCHEN

MONDAY 18th Feb : GALLOWS Shouty yob punk with a touch of class STUDENTS UNION: CARDIFF

FRIDAY 22nd Feb: THE IMPERIAL PIGS with FREAK UNIQUE : An evening of wicked psychedelic freakyness @ the new venue everyone is talking about. THE CLUB WITH NO NAME, CARDIFF (Down a dark alley off Westgate Street)

SUNDAY 24th Feb : MARTIN HARLEY BAND Awesome acoustic folk blues witha bucket load of talent CALLAGHAN’S BAR: CARDIFF NOT TO BE MISSED

THURSDAY 28th Feb: CURTIS IAN AND THE JOY DIVISION Will tear you apart with love MEZE BAR NEWPORT

FRIDAY 29th Feb TARANTISM: Afrocelticdubdiddlyfolkravepunk.. THE MAZE: NOTTINGHAM

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MARCH 2008

SUNDAY 2nd March POLICE BASTARD: They are not really police MARKET TAVERN: BIRMINGHAM

WEDNESDAY 12th March DREADZONE: Do we really need to say more? THE POINT: CARDIFF

FRIDAY 14th MARCH Babyhead and The Don Bradmans Two of the most original bands to hit the festival scene in the last decade.. on one bill CONCORDE II BRIGHTON If you live in Brighton, you would have to be mad to miss this one!

WEDNESDAY 18th March HAYSEED DIXIE: Shit kickin' rockers with a sense of fun THE POINT: CARDIFF

FRIDAY 28th March HEADJAM Psychedelic dub punk from the dark side JAMM BRIXTON

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APRIL 2008

THRSDAY 3rd April MILLIONS OF DEAD COPS: US Hardcore Legends TJS: NEWPORT

FRIDAY 4th April ORANGE GOBLIN: Stoners from the big smoke TJS: NEWPORT

SATURDAY 5th April THE HEADS: the ulitmate stoners play a rare gig .. and it's on thier home turf THE ATTIC: BRISTOL A SURE FIRE MIND BENDER

MONDAY 28th April ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE AND THE MELTING PARADISE UFO Possibly the most wigged out band on the planet.. from Japan THE POINT: CARDIFF MISS IT AT YOUR PERIL

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MAY 2008

SUNDAY 4th May BLOW OUT FESTIVAL indoor thing down Cardiff Bay in several venues. Line up not confirmed yet but SICK NOTE will be there cos they are organising it!

WEDNESDAY 14th May: ANDY McKEE: Truly amazing acoustic guitar geezer from the states MINERS INSTITUTE BLACKWOOD GONNA BE A CRACKER

23rd to 26th May PROJECTILE Annual anarchist film festival NEWCASTLE

SATURDAY 31st May INNER TERRESTRIALS: kings of anarcho ska punk play a massive protest against closure/party at the KOPI SQUAT: BERLIN GIG OF THE YEAR????

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