Release The Bats
By: Thomas Hannan
Date and Venue:
London Kentish Town Forum, Friday October 2nd 2007
Tickets: £17.50 face value, available HERE.
Why is this worthy of my time and money?: There are five bands for your £17.50 here, a couple who've been raising a lot of eyebrows on the London alt-rock circuit of late - Fuck Buttons and Black Lips - alongside another who seem incapable of having a bad word said about them anywhere over the globe yet rarely grace the UK with their presence - Deerhunter - and to cap it all off, two of Rockfeedback's favourite underground luminaries of recent times - the inimitable Deerhoof and behemoth of a band that is Liars. That, and Barry Hogan of ATP, Declan Allen and Fra DJing until 2am, all goes under the name of 'Release The Bats', ATP's first annual Hallowe'en concert. Anyone who knows what a blast the Nightmare Before Christmas events they run are will be giddy with excitement at the prospect of the best promoters in London adding another must-not-miss date to the gig-going calendar. Come in fancy dress and you get a chance to win a chalet for you and your friends at the next festival!
Timings for the evening are as follows:
Doors: 6.30pm
DJ - Barry Hogan: 6.30pm / 7.30pm (60m)
Fuck Buttons - On Stage: 7.30pm/8.00pm (30m)
DJ Declan Allen: 8.00pm/8.20pm (20m)
Deerhunter - On Stage: 8.20pm/9.00pm (40m)
DJ Declan Allen: 9.00pm/9.20pm (20m)
Black Lips - On Stage: 9.20pm/10.00pm (40m)
DJ Declan Allen: 10.00pm/10.20pm (20m)
The Liars - On Stage: 10.20pm/11.00pm (40m)
DJ Declan Allen: 11.00pm/11.30pm (30m)
Deerhoof - On Stage: 11.30pm/12.30pm (60m)
DJ Fra: 12.30pm/2.00ampm (90m)
Curfew: 2:00am