Artrocker Festival
By: Thomas Hannan
Venue: Various, see below.
Dates: 12th - 17th of January 2009
Tickets: £10.00 face value for the finale, available HERE, other details below.
Why is this worthy of my time and money?: We used to share a building with Artrocker, don't you know. So we know all about their weird toilet habits and their inability to clean a kitchen (or am I getting them confused with the Transgressive boys?). We are also achingly aware of their brilliance, and wish to bring your attention to this week's Artrocker Festival - the first festival of the year, and one oh so worth your sweet time.
This is the fourth year the event has been run, and as ever, it will present some of the most exciting acts the ensuing new year has to offer. Previous years have seen Foals, Good Shoes, The Maccabees and many more unveil themselves to the discerning Artrocker readership (think the Rockfeedback readership but with inkier fingers), so, who's to say this year's likes of SCUM, Official Secrets Act, And Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump and Kong [pictured] aren't going to be as massive? Only a right prat.
That line up in full:
Mon Jan 12th - LAUNCH EVENT
Shrag + An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump
FREE At Rough Trade East, Brick Lane E1 7pm
Tues Jan 13th
Nelson + The Answering Machine + burningpilot
Vibe Live (The Vibe Bar) 91 - 95 Brick Lane, The Old Truman Brewery E1 6QL
Wed Jan 14th
Official Secrets Act + Barringtone
Vibe Live (The Vibe Bar) 91 - 95 Brick Lane, The Old Truman Brewery E1 6QL
Thurs Jan 15th
SCUM + Electricity in our Homes + Ex Lion Tamers
Vibe Live (The Vibe Bar) 91 - 95 Brick Lane, The Old Truman Brewery E1 6QL
Fri 16th Jan
Pulled Apart By Horses + Tubelord + Kong
Vibe Live (The Vibe Bar) 91 - 95 Brick Lane, The Old Truman Brewery E1 6QL
AND TO ROUND OFF THE WEEK...
Saturday 17th January - ARTROCKER ALL AGES SHOW (6pm to 10pm)
Pete & The Pirates + Ipso Facto + Chapman Family + An Experiment on a Bird in the air pump + Kasms + Hatcham Social + more TBC
At Islington Academy, N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street, London N1 0PS