Issue 121 | April 2011 Publishing Nigel Muntz / nigel.muntz@ Director: outofhand.co.uk Editor: Rachael D’Cruze / rachael. dcruze@outofhand.co.uk Design: Lucy Reynolds lucy@outofhand.co.uk Production: Nigel Muntz, Andy Nelson & Advertising: Nick Tuckfield sales@outofhand.co.uk Contributing Ben Perks, Laura Williams, Writers: John Barker, Backbone, Alan Butler, Arash Torabi, UK Rocka, Aldo Vanucci Contributing Front cover by Brad Photographers: Wakefield/SWNS. Other photographers; Zack Zaitoti, Nigel Muntz, Matt Smith, Jacob Cockle, Dom Moore, Katrina Aleksa, Kate Sullivan & Jack Wiseall Contributing Barnaby Purdy, illustrators: Lucy Reynolds Listings: Micheala Howe
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Spring has definitely sprung and here at 247 Magazine towers that can mean only one thing: the start of festival season! There are so many great festivals on in the South West this year that deciding which one(s) to spend your hard earn mulla on can be a real ‘mare. Our festival guide on pg 15 will certainly help though. Then again, it may just make you want to go to them all (greedy, us?), which is where our Festivals for Free feature, page 11, comes in handy, not forgetting all the pairs of tickets we’ve got for you to win over at www.247magazine.co.uk. And just to keep you lovely readers safe, we’ve complied a guide to festival freaks and how to avoid them, page 13. Enjoy the issue! Rachael D’Cruze, Editor. www.247magazine.co.uk
Contents ILLUSTRATION:
Illustrator Barnaby Purdy lives in a little house in Penryn, Cornwall, with three cats and a girl. He’s inspired by anybody who can use a pencil properly, as well as those in the illustration industry who stay true to themselves, rather than getting caught up in trends. Like most talented creatives, Barn is a fan of daydreaming, describing it as “creative mediation”. We are led to believe that this is in fact entirely different to sleeping. Barn hopes to publish his own books in the future, consisting of his stories and images, and is starting to make it happen: April 5-30 sees him exhibit at Falmouth’s Here and Now gallery. The exhibition is called ‘Just passing through’, part of an ongoing project called ‘The Visitants‘, and features a series of robot visitors to earth, twelve good, and twelve bad. “Each piece is a lino print that has been cut specifically for the background images which have come from a set of encyclopaedias from 1972, and printed on to the original page. Once dried, they are drawn again in graphite on top of the print. Due to the vintage images used there is only one chance to get it right meaning each is unique and a one off,” says Barn. See www.barnabypurdy. com, www.visitants.co.uk and go see the exhibition too if you can.
Features Festivals for free 11 Yes, you can have your cake and eat it
Avoiding festival freaks 13 Friends you really don’t want to make
Ultimate Festival Guide 15 Your 2011 festival season sorted
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Bette Noir’s fair
If you enjoyed Bette Noir’s vintage and handmade fair last month, you’ll be pleased to know there are another two just around the corner: May 7, in Plymouth, and May 21, in Exeter. Expect a delectable array of vintage clothes and handmade treasure. See www.bettenoirsvintagefair.blogspot.com for fair details, a behind the scenes look at some of the traders and tips for vintage shopping too.
The Masked Ball
The Masked Ball, taking place on April 30 in Porthleven has confirmed AutoKratz, record label Kitsunes’ début artist, who will be bringing their full live show to the main tent Saturday Night, with live support show from hotly tipped Killaflaw. The acts will be playing alongside the cream of Cornish DJs with all musical tastes catered for in the usual eclectic manner The Masked Ball is known for. Some additional creative fruits have been thrown into the Ball juice this year with the extra long weekend of the Royal Wedding, organisers have taken onboard the national interest by adding a new area known as the Big Love Church. Famous for its appearances at Bestival, lucky ball couples wil be able to wed in an (un)holy matrimony during the evening, followed by a wedding party to end all wedding parties with Sir Vinyl of the Fattest providing the night long musical sermon. It’s not legally binding by the way so you can still bring your beer goggles. To make the most of the long weekend the doors will open back up on the Sunday, for ticket holders only, to the ‘Masked Chill’: slightly little more chilled tunes to listen to with your friends, after the big one... Tickets cost £30 including camping parking and admission on the Sunday, see www.maskedball.net
Rumble on
After the sell out success of last year, where Chase and Status headlined a sell out, multi-venue show at the Eden Project, the event is set to return at the end of the summer, once building work to repair the flood damage at the Eden Project is complete. The winter floods caused hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage at the site, and it’s taking longer than expected to get things better to full working order. We will announce full details as soon as they are confirmed at www. therumbleinthejungle.co.uk Follow South West Drum & Bass Awards on Facebook for the latest news.
Happy Birthday
It’s our 11th birthday issue don’t you know! Of course, we’ll be celebrating in style with a party, where we’ll also announce winners of the Student Model Search competion. Keep your eyes on www.247magazine. co.uk for details.
Win VIP Tickets to Obsession’s Legends Obsession return to it’s South West homeland this month for an epic 9 hour part at C103 in Plymouth on April 30 and we’ve got four VIP tickets to give away. On from 10pm - 7am, across three arenas with DJs including Fabio1, Seb Fontaine, Rat Pack, DJ Sy, Faydz and more. Win them at www.247magazine.co.uk
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Cornish Pasty Protected The long loved Cornish Pasty, a staple of bakeries all over Britain, is the latest food to be added to the ‘Protected Designation of Origin’ list. The EU law is designed to protect the names of regional foods, prevent inferior copies, and boost trade for the originators. Now only Cornish pasties, made in Cornwall, following the traditional recipe can bear the ‘Cornish’ name. The ruling has caused a headache for high street bakers and supermarkets including Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Greggs who must now find a new name for the pasties formally known as Cornish! See more foodstuffs from around Europe which sit under the safeguard of EU protection at www.skyscanner.net Student Gig Foundation Degree students from the Academy of Music and Sound Exeter are holding a two minght mini tour called ‘Pirate Night On Tour’ on April 7th and 8th, with proceeds going to the RNLI.The gig on the 7th will be at Dunkeswell Airfield and the one on the 8th at Double Locks, Exeter. Gigs start at 7:30 and there will be three bands made up of foundation degree students from the academy. Entry is free but you’ll be asked to dig deep for the RNLI. Forty Five Clothing If you were loving the garms from Forty Five Clothing, featured in last month’s fashion shoot, you may have already noticed out butter fingers missed the ‘clothing’ part from their web address wrongly. Head to www. fortyfiveclothing.com
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Email news to: 247@outofhand.co.uk Exeter Pride Exeter’s third pride event, one of the South West’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) celebrations will take place on Saturday April 9, with most events at Exeter Phoenix and venues in Gandy Street. Events will include a rainbow flag parade through the city centre beginning at 11.30am, legal and health workshops, bands and DJs, drumming, speed dating and a chill-out café. See www. exeterpride.co.uk
Barn Club relaunch The Barn Club, Penzance, Cornwall’s very first club, will re-open its doors on March 26 following a major redevelopment with a specialist nightclub Design Team who have re-invented the club with amazing lighting effects, digital sound systems and 4 new bars creating different themes for each of the three rooms. See you there, see www. barnclub.com Fundraiser Gig As part of his fundraising to enable him to volunteer in Zimbabwe this summer, helping to breed and rehabilitate Lions back in to the wild, Simon Rees from Saltash, has organised a charity gig at the Barbican Live Lounge on Good Friday (April 22), 8.30pm - 4am. Artists performing include The Van Daniels, Keiko Rise and Ol Beach (appearing solo from Yellow Wire), with more yet to be confirmed. Entry is £2 on the door. See www.simonthelion. moonfruit.com Free Podcasts Music Club South West is offering a free monthly podcast featuring the very best of Cornwalls unsigned music talent – this month’d features Kaj Skjervik, Si Holmes, Tom Nicholas and Devils Creek. Music Club aims to help promote the ever growing hot-bed of songwriters, bands and performers from this region of the South West. The podcast is hosted by Kaj Skjervik and Ben Wilson, with whom Ben’s Truro based media company Noises Off the podcast is compiled and released. Get it at www. noisesoffcornwall.co.uk
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Festival Frenzy
So, we’ve done our damnedest to fit as many festivals as we possibly could into our special spread on page 15 but they just keep on coming! Here are a few more festies and events we’d hate you to miss:
Livestock Festival July 23, Near Sidmouth, Devon, £18 including camping www.newdevonarmy.co.uk Run by newdevonarmy in association with Sid Valley Events, Livestock promises to be a great one-dayer – great acts including Babyhead, A Genuine Freakshow, Breaks Collective,New Riot, Supenik, Kosmo Kings, The Alf Hale band, 97 Lovers and Rigid Lizard plus Angry Badger Dance tent, at the bargain basement price of £18. Nightsurf with REEF May 29, Lusty Glaze, Newquay, £15.50 (early bird) Legendary rockers REEF will be headlining this incredible event, which includes Carve Surf Magazines flying fish retro surf contest, which will be running throughout the day, till the sun goes down with hog roasts, BBQs, tipis and other bands to be confirmed. Watch the pro surfers tear it up whilst rocking out to REEF with a cold drink and toes between the sand – perfik! Get your ticket from www.seetickets.com Sundowner Sessions July 4 & 10 Lusty Glaze, Newquay, £12.50
On the 4th Ocean Colour Scene’s Simon Fowler and Oscar Harrison play live, supported by Martin Harley and some of Cornwall’s best surfers will showcase their skills in Carve Magazine’s Flying Fish retro board and British Longboard Union surf contest too. Looks set to be a great day, as does the 10th, which sees the brilliant John Bulter Trio play. Get your ticket from www.seetickets.com
The Barbican International Jazz and Blues Festival 29 April - 2 May, Plymouth
The Festival brings together local and international acts from across the spectrum of jazz and blues. Headliners this year include piano man T J Johnson, keyboard crooner Joe Stilgoe, sax-funkers Porkchop and US guitar bluesman Michael Roach. Local highlights include Becca Langsford launching her new album, blues player Vince Lee, slide guitar man Thomas Ford and his band the Dirty Harmonies, gospel soul-singer Mama Tokus and jazz diva Louise Parker. Young jazz and blues musicians are included in the programming, ensuring that the next generation of musicians are supported and showcased. There will be a network of waterside venues linking together to create a buzzy atmosphere of free and ticketed gigs with Stroller Tickets give entry to the Festival’s main stage – within a licensed marquee at the centre of the all-new Festival Village on Commercial Wharf. The marquee will have a rolling programme of excellent live local, national and international acts. Mote info and tickets from www.barbicanjazzandbluesfestival.com We follow them, so you don’t have too. However you can follow us at www.twitter.com/247magazine Lemonfest After much deliberation, we STILL don’t know which logo to use. Who fancies a logo creating competition? For a bunch of free tickets? Lemonfest is a 1 day music festival, taking place in the usually sleepy market town of Newton Abbot on Saturday 6th August 2011! westownfarm Our next event Spring at the Farm 17th April 11-4pm #Exeter#Devon come and see us the bluebells should be out!http://twitpic.com/36ur4d. West Town Farm is a beautiful organic farm 3 miles from Exeter.
Airculture Volcom spring clothing has arrived. Airculture Clothing Brand found on the high street of Bude.
TheEdenSessions New announcement! Brandon Flowers and Mystery Jets, Tues 12 July. Inside Trackers can buy tickets now: http://bit.ly/awCfLv Follow The Eden Sessions to hear about upcoming musical performances taking place at the fantastic Eden Project.
PlymPavilionsTickets for Stephen Merchants show in November are on sale now!http://ow.ly/47JVA Don’t miss out on your favourite band or comedian by following Plymouth Pavilions on Twitter.
CarveMag_Sharpy I’m giving up giving things up for lent. Carve surf magazine – worth following if you’re into the sea ‘n’ that.
ExeterCavern The old Cavern vids are on YouTube. If you scroll down the tweets on www.exetercavern.com you’ll find the links. Also facebook! A live music venue that puts on punk and indie bands and various clubnights.
TheScrumper A perfect day for a Scrumpers Ploughmans served with a raised Chicken & Ham Pie. Somerset Deli & Canteen in Bath Place, Taunton and Somerton.
campervanliving @ClovellyVillage and another thing. What’s the official name for a Clovelly person? Clovellyite? Cobblehobbler? Donkeypusher (!)? BBC 2’s One man and his Campervan star Martin Dorey is a constant Tweeter.
faltown Working on some new graphics. Its late.. Eyes hurt but can’t stop drawing! Falmouth based company producing unique, high quality longboards and skateboards. Compiled by: Ailsa Watson
Web Watch - This Month We’re Loving
www.minack.com Upcoming performances for this Spring are up on their website. Book your tickets now for one of the most atmospheric and beautiful theatres in the world
www.bikeshedtheatre.co.uk A great place for innovative theatre. Bike Shed is an intimate venue seating 60, complete with a retro bar. Bohemian style at its best. Check out their website for what they have coming up this spring.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk Click the ‘local to you’ tab for the South West area of their website for lots of suggestions of things to do for FREE in the Westcountry.
www.amonthofsundays.co.uk A cool crafty blog by a girl called Lara, from Bude, who makes cards, scrap books and photo albums. Visit to find out what inspires her and have a look at her crafty creations.
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How To Do Festivals For FREE If our festival guide has whet your appetite for this year’s offerings but your eyes are bigger than your wallet worry not, we’re here to tell you how you can do festivals for free Ever since the dawn of festivals people have been trying to blag their way in for free. Before the giant impenetrable fence went up at Glastonbury thousands of people climbed/tunnelled/jumped in for free resulting in the odd broken bone or red-face but festivals have wised up to that old game. Some spend thousands on security while others don’t reveal the location of their event until they send out the tickets. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get in for free. When you think about it, festivals are like mini towns or cities. They’ve got accommodation (albeit canvas based), irrigation (portable toilets), entertainment (bands/stages etc), cinemas, food courts, bars, hospitals (masqueraded as first aid tents), police (security) and other odds and sods depending on which festival you’re at (swimming pools, amusement arcades, museums etc). These kind of places all need staff and that’s where you could come in. If you’re eyeing up any of this year’s festivals it’s well worth checking out whether they need staff. From volunteer stewards to paid catering staff and event management internships to litter pickers there are no end of opportunities at festivals. Not only could you get in for free but you could pick up valuable experience and work skills for future jobs and might even secure a permanent job at your favourite festival. Chris Tarren, looks after the 600 plus staff at End of the Road Festival. He said: “Volunteering at festivals is not just about stewarding. We have volunteers coming to work on the merchandise stall, wash up in the catering tent or as stage crew. We offer internships in the site office and event management side of things and have 12 artist liaison volunteers. Everyone except the stewards get paid expenses and everyone gets fed. “We have a dedicated staff campsite this year with clean showers and toilets and no queues! You do up to five shifts – amounting to about 15 hours. You can do more up front if you can come a couple of days early then have more time off over the festival weekend. The rotas are all interchangeable. “We’re looking for sensible people. We have an application form where we ask your date of birth, whether you have done anything like this before, if you have a first aid certificate (which is really useful). You also have to tick what jobs you’re interested in. If someone ticks every job on there they are clearly just trying to get in for nothing www.247magazine.co.uk
and will just want to watch the bands. Others put ‘please can I volunteer on the main stage this is my favourite band in the world’ but we don’t really go for star-struck, autograph-hunters. We’re looking for people who want to come along because they want to get involved with the festival.” Leigh Bazan, stewarding co-ordinator in the Oxfam South West office in Bristol, which provides volunteers for some of the region’s major festivals including Glastonbury, Beautiful Days and Camp Bestival. Oxfam’s stewarding operation is much more stringent (they look after 15 + events nationwide in an operation involving a total of more than 2,000 stewards) and people must pay a fully refundable £195 deposit which they’ll get back once they complete their shifts. Leigh said: “There are three arms of volunteering at festivals with Oxfam – there’s stewarding, campaigning and working in the shops. The last two are often taken up with people who are already involved with Oxfam but we’re always interested to hear from people interested in stewarding. “You apply via our website and if successful must do a three hour training session (these are held all across the country). During the festival you are rota’d in for three eight and a half hour shifts over a five day period – Wednesday to Monday. Stewarding is all about helping things run smoothly in terms of public information ad safety so we need flexible people. We have a shift swap board so if you’re down to work when you want to see a certain band there is a chance to swap with someone else. Sadly we’ve had our fingers burned in the past with people volunteering, getting into the festival then not completing their shifts which is why we have the deposit scheme now. This is returned to the volunteer within 4 weeks after the festival if they complete their shifts. Stewarding is a key service and a great fundraiser for Oxfam so we need to make sure we do it right.” Essential web addresses for wannabe festival volunteers: Oxfam (Glastonbury, Beautiful Days, Camp Bestival etc) www.oxfam.org.uk/Stewarding End of the Road: www.endoftheroadfestival.com/ information/volunteering-and-stewarding/ magazine | 11
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freaks Zany and freakish characters are part and parcel of music festivals. Maybe it’s the carnival atmosphere combined with the sight of people emptying their bowels in half secluded corners that attracts these weirdos. Love them or hate them, they are coming to a festival near you…
Many of us have had an exchange with these cranks, or even know them. “I used to know a bloke called Pinky, who told David Bowie he was a ‘Fuck Up’ whist stealing cider backstage at Glastonbury. He also jumped through the glass sunroof of my car when it was shut,” said Falmouth student, Ian Williams. “There was a guy in a wedding dress that tried to fight a girl I was with. It was not the best experience,” says Durty Disco DJ, Jackson Tayler. Indeed, they may look docile, but don’t be always judge these people by their comedic attire. Meeting one of these maniacs for the first time can be unnerving at worst and amusing at best. When a strange and crusty individual leaps in front of you demanding hugs, beer and a tent for the night, the look of horror is hard to hold back. The worst problem with an encounter like this is that the concept of the word ‘no’ isn’t understood by these troll-like beings, who incidentally all seem to suffer with a distinct lack of personal hygiene. So what do to do about these flowery lunatics? Follow the steps below as damage limitation.
1. Avoid eye contact Festival freaks come in an array of shapes and sizes. Some are harmful and will peacefully pass you by. But if they do approach and get all ‘touchy feely’, whatever you do don’t look into their hypnotically persuasive eyes; We’ve heard stories when this advice was ignored: a boat was made from used kebab boxes.
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2. Oscillate wildly When approached fling your limbs and bop around to the music, as your life could depend on it. While getting your frenetic boogie on yell: “I’m lost in the rhythm!” Remember to keep those eyelids shut to avoid a dance off with these reprobates.
3. Lie Yes, that’s right; lying never hurt anybody. Make up a story to send them on a wild goose chase; the more elaborate the better. “Did you hear that one of the tents is giving away wheatgrass juice to anyone that smells like a rotting badger and can do headstands?”
4. Out Freak them This is nearly the last resort, and like all advice displayed, it can’t guarantee you peace of mind. Tap into your inner weirdo; we’re all quite odd deep down really... We like to make up our own language, mixing it up occasionally by flailing of the tongue. It’s not like being a kid in a sweet shop, but there’s an array of degradingly stupid stuff you can do – be creative.
5.Run This is the last resort. Pretty simple; put your first foot in front then follow it with the other in quick succession - repeat as long as necessary. Words: Ben Perks
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Summer lovin’
247’s recommended festivals for 2011 - get yer diary and wellies out! Win tickets at www.247magazine.co.uk
Summit Festival
May 21, Callington, Cornwall, £20, www.summitfestival.co.uk Kit Hill in Callington is 800ft above see level, making Summit England’s highest dance festival. All genres of dance are catered for at Summit, with acts including DJ Fresh, Scott Attrill, Organ Donors and Funtcase. The festival is extended this year with a warm up party, taking place at Karma Night Club on April 2 – great to get you in the mood for the main event! As well as bangin’ tunes and spectacular views, they’ll be an attempt to break a Guinness World Record, for the worlds largest custard pie fight...
PLYMOUTH VOLKSFEST
May 27 - 29, Newnham Park, Plympton, Plymouth, £30, www.plymouthvolksfest.co.uk If you’re looking for a über chilled weekend in a field (camping is £5 extra by the way), you won’t get more laid back than Plymouth Volksfest. The family friendly festival has lots on offer including two music tents, a comedy tent, children’s entertainment, cinema tent, stalls and of course Show’n’Shine VW displays. This year’s line-up looks great: Zion Train, The Beat, Ali Campbell, Toploader, Mad Dog Mcrea, The Outcast Band, Bible John and the Reptiles, Richard James and The Redoubt, Infinite Collective, Josie and The Lovecats, The Rooftop Gambler, What Would Jesus Drive?, Steve Strong, The Aftermath, Spree, Hogan and more...
RUN TO THE SUN
May 27 – 30, Trevelgue Holiday Park, Porth, Newquay, Cornwall, £80, www.runtothesun.co.uk Run to the Sun is the festival which perhaps best optimises Cornish culture and lifestyle – it’s all about the atmosphere made from the collision of cars, DJs, surf, beach life and hopefully sunshine. Expect to see the UK’s finest VWs and modified cars, as well as world class Djs who do literally play all night and a whole host of bands (line-up tbc at the moment). The Silent Disco returns this year too and for those who like their music mellow after a good session in the sea there’s also an acoustic arena. The £80 ticket price includes a weeks free camping so you can make the most of Newquay in the summer.
CULTURAL VIBES
June 3 – 5, Dartmoor Zoological Park, Sparkwell Nr Plymouth, £85, www.culturalvibes.co.uk Love music? Love animals? Then you’ll love Cultural Vibes – the festival held at the zoo. A weekend ticket gets you three days camping plus zoo entry (no, you won’t actually be having it large in the cheetah enclosure...) The line-up looks good with Andrew Weatherall,.Tom Middleton, MC Ribbz, Otimo, Justin Robertson, Kelvin Andrews (Wonk. Soul Mekanik), Earl Gateshead (Trojan Sound System), Girls On Top, DJ Digit & Max Mistry, Mark Luv-Dup, Graeme Fisher, Haze, Richie Rundle, Phil Banks, DJ Spider, Mitch, Verdi, Duncan Parks and David Pardue (Mr Dee) all confirmed. The lions will love it!
3 WISHES FAERY FEST
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June 17 -19, Mount Edgcumbe Country Park, Torpoint, Cornwall, £89, www.faeryevents.com Ever wanted to step into the fairy ring portal and into the realms of the Fae? Well, 3 Wishes Faery Fest offers you that opportunity... This celebration of midsummer sees humans and faerie folk walk sideby-side in perfect harmony – if you like to don wings and fancy delving into fairyland for three days you’ll love it. Music line-up includes 3 Daft Monkeys, The Dolmen, Daughters of Gaia, Freyia, Aero, Spriggan Mist, Elfin Spiral, Beneath The Oak, Malachite, Taking the Piskies, Elizabeth-Jane Baldry, Ziazan, World Tree Music and Lady Georgianna. Workshops are yet to be announced, so keep your eyes on the website. £5 discount off the full 3 day ticket price if you quote 247 magazine when calling the ticket magazine | 15
GOLDCOAST OCEANFEST
June 17 -19, Croyde Bay, North Devon, £35, www.goldcoastoceanfest.co.uk With Seasick Steve, Ben Howard and Stringerbessant the first of the line-up to be announced, Goldcoast looks set to be a great weekend. As well as top music acts, you can expect a whole host of sports from surfing to beach scooters! It’s a festival with a conscience too, which aims to create awareness for ocean-related causes and to encourage corporate participation in conservation. Music and sport combined with a celebration of the biosphere reserve – tops. The only downside is the lack of on-site accommodation, so scout nearby camp sites now, to avoid disappointment.
OTHER UK
The world’s biggest touring festival, Sonisphere, stops off in the UK (Knebworth, Hertfordshire) on July 8 – 10 and will see thousands of rock/metal fans partying hard to the likes of Motorhead and Weezer. Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeth. Newer acts include Gallows, Architects and INME. Tickets £165.25 from uk.sonispherefestivals.com Secret Garden Party is, as the name suggests, one of those hidden gems of the UK festival circuit. Taking place in a secret location on July 21 – 24, SGP is a magical mystery journey into an unknown land of music, performance and dressing up. Acts for this year’s festival include Leftfield, Martha and the Vandellas, Mystery Jets, Blondie, I Am Kloot, CW Stoneking and more. Tickets £155 from uk.secretgardenparty.com
EDEN SESSIONS
June 23 – 12 July, Eden Project, Bodelva, St Austell, Cornwall, £37.50 per gig, www.edenproject.com As there’s no camping at the Eden Project, their festival offering comes in the form of the Eden Sessions – six evenings of great gigs within the beautiful surroundings of Eden, with all proceeds going to the Eden Trust. Confirmed acts are Pendulum, Primal Scream plus The Horrors, The Flaming Lips plus The Go! Team and OK Go, Fleet Foxes plus Villagers and Brandon Flowers plus Mystery Jets. The sessions are very different from conventional gigs in that they have a festival feel, with extra bands and entertainers playing around the site in the run-up to the main event.
Boomtown Fair, which takes place in a secret location near London on August 11–14, has always proven popular with the Bristol contingent. Think Carnyville meets Glastonbury. There are always epic fancy dress efforts and no shortage of non-music based entertainment, but be warned it can get very messy. Line up includes Gogol Bordello, Goldie Lookin Chain, Babyhead, The King Blues, Smerins Anti Social Club and more. Tickets £93 from www.boomtownfair.co.uk The last festival of the season, Bestival, takes place on the Isle of Wight from September 9 –11. Curated by Radio One DJ Rob Da Bank, it has grown to become one of the biggest and best festivals in the UK but has managed to maintain a friendly and welcoming vibe. This year’s festival has a wonderfully diverse line up (as ever) which includes The Cure, Magnetic Man, Crystal Castles, Primal Scream, DJ Shadow and Robyn. Tickets £170 from www.bestival.net To win tickets to Sonisphere or Boomtown Fair please visit www.247magazine.co.uk 16 |
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RAME DANCE 2
July 1 – 3, Maker Heights, Mount Edgcumbe, Cornwall, £55, www.makerfestival.co.uk ‘Small is beautiful’ is the Maker philosophy and the organisers have reduced the size of the family friendly festival this year, to keep things as they want them. The festival site, complete with camping, is spectacular – a few miles across the Tamar and a ten minute walk along a cliff path down to the beach. Acts haven’t been confirmed yet, but there will be a main marquee with live bands, a cabaret stage, real ale bars, DJ and dance tent. There will also be workshops including circus skills, drumming, potting, weaving, bush craft, dance and a natural therapies area with Reiki, crystals and shiatsu.
PORT ELIOTT
July 21 – 24, Port Eliott, St Germans, Saltash, Cornwall, £140, www.porteliotfestival.com If you’re after something a bit different this year, or fancy yourself as a bit of a culture vulture then you should check out the Port Eliot Festival. Now in its ninth year the festival is a happy-go-lucky celebration of words, music, imagination and laughter. It’s not a high pressure literary festival though, more like an upmarket pop festival with its colourful, fun, laid back approach. At the time of going to press the line-up hadn’t been confirmed, but it’s always good – Jarvis Cocker is a fan. Martin Scorsese has programmed four nights of film at the festival too. www.247magazine.co.uk
LEOPALLOOZA
July 30 – 31, The Wyldes, Nr Bude, Cornwall, £35/£50 VIP, www.leopallooza.com Dubbed ‘the greatest house party in a field’ Leopallooza is just that. The independent festival is still small enough to feel intimate and has all the ingredients you need for a perfect summer weekender: sunning location, good music, camping and cider. There were early bird tickets but they sold quicker than Kylie’s hot pants – if you go once you’ll return the next year. Full line-up yet to be announced, but we do know Man Like Me and Company B are returning. A VIP ticket is a good buy as you get access to the festival, backstage bar, a meal and wine on the Saturday evening and a Leopallooza goody bag.
RELENTLESS BOARDMASTERS
August 10 – 14, Watergate Bay, nr Newquay, Cornwall, £65 / £85 with camping, www.relentlessboardmasters.com The biggest surf and music festival on the Cornish calendar. Held on three sites across Newquay, including a cliff-top location overlooking Watergate Bay and Fistral Beach. The festival offers big skate and bmx comps and demos, as well the world-class surfing it’s founded on. Fatboy Slim is headlining on the Saturday night and other confirmed acts include Sub Focus, Eliza Doolittle, Andy C, Scratch Perverts, Willy Mason, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Liam Bailey and Stereo MC’s. To experience Boarmasters fully you really need to camp, but if you’re feeling a little low key just get yourself a day ticket – it’s quite a full on affair.
BEAUTIFUL DAYS
August 19-21, Escot Park, Ottery St Mary, Devon, £110, www.beautifuldays.org The aptly named Beautiful Days festival is one of 247’s favourites. Founded by the Levellers it’s perhaps the least corporate festival you can choose, always boasts a great line-up and even better feel good vibe. Already confirmed acts this year include the ground breaking rock-hiphop-reggae outfit; Big Audio Dynamite – who’ve reunited after twenty five years, gypsy-punks; Gogol Bordello, Carter USM and, of course, the Levellers themselves. There’s comedy, lots of little arty offerings and a fantastic fireworks finale. It’s a good one for families, as there’s a nice friendly atmosphere.
IVYLIVE
September 9 – 11, Filham Park, Ivybridge, Devon, £40, www.ivylive.co.uk The line-up for IvyLive is yet to be announced, but as always the festival will showcase a mix of indie, acoustic, rock and folk. The festival is all about promoting the the South West’s best local talent and merging our homegrown heros with a few big name artists. Held at the end of the summer, IvyLive is a nice way to wrap up festival season and always has a great chilled atmosphere. There’ll be three main stages: Outdoor Main Stage; Big-Top Stage including late night Silent Disco; and IvyLive Lounge Stage featuring Stand-up, Dance and Open Mic. www.247magazine.co.uk
EUROPE
The top European pick has to be Primavera Sound in Barcelona next month (May 26 – 28). The festival will host Britpop legend Pulp’s first reunion gig. It also features the terrific talent that is The National, Public Image Limited, James Blake, The Vaccines, Fleet Foxes, Phosphorescent, PJ Harvey, Sufjan Stevens, Mogwai, Belle & Sebastian and more. The line-up speaks for itself and the fact it’s in the Spanish sun is just a bonus! Tickets £145 from www.primaverasound.com It’s not just Primavera Sound that has got us packing for Spain this summer either: Bilbao BBK Live 2011, held on the outskirts of Bilbao, looks set to go off. The three day festival, taking place on July 7 – 9 has a top line-up including Coldplay, Amy Winehouse, The Black Crowes, 30 Seconds to Mars, Kaiser Chiefs, Kasabian, Crystal Castles, The Chemical Brothers, Jack Johnson, Blondie, TV on the Radio and Beady Eye. Tickets are £95, see www.bilbaobbklive.com/2011. Eastern Europe is getting well and truly in on the festival act this year with Exit Festival in Serbia and Soundwave in Croatia. Pulp, Arcade Fire and Portishead are all playing this year’s Exit Festival (July 7-10) along with the likes of Underwold, Grinderman, Beiruit and Hadouken. With 400 performances on 20 stages connected by cobbled streets, ramparts and tunnels, Exit is one of those magical festivals you cannot afford to miss. More info and tickets, priced £89, at www.exitfest.org Soundwave takes place from July 22-24 in Croatia and is a snip at just £89 a ticket. This year’s line up features Roots Manuva, Bonobo, Zero 7, Belleruche, Hexstatic and DJ Cheeba as well as Bristol’s own Smerin’s Anti Social Club! The festival showcases the most in-demand leftfield artists of our time all set on the Adriatic Coast in the beautiful 900 year old white wash walled Croatian fishing village of Petrcane. More at www. soundwavecroatia.com To win tickets to Exit Festival or Soundwave please visit www.247magazine.co.uk magazine | 19
Sally Finnigan, 21 Coat – Gap / Shoes – Office / Scarf – Charity Shop Socks – Topshop / Headphones – Sony
Aymie Thompson, 20 Coat – New Look / Jeans – Charity Shop Shoes – Doc Martins / Scarf – Street Seller
Joe Wonnacott, 21 Tee - Quicksilver / Shirt – Ripcurl / Jeans – Emerica Shoes – Burton
Alex Szal, 19 Coat – Tresspass / Top – New Look Leggings – New Look / Boots – Ugg / Bag - Accessorize
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Ed Emsley, 19 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Tee – Matalan / Shirt – Cottonfield / Jacket – Full Circle XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Jeans – Levis / Shoes – Adidas / Ally Capellino bag – Tate XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Emily Smith, 21 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Scarf – Secrets / Coat – H&M / Tee – Topshop XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Skirt – Topshop / Bag - Secrets XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Isabella Shirley-Miller, 22 Scarf – Charity Shop / Coat – Charity Shop Bag - Francesco Biasia / Handmade Boots - Conkers Totnes
Micheal Eva, 20 Shoes – River Island / Jeans – From Miami Coat – Primark / Scarf – Burton / Shirt - Superdry
Katie Smith, 18 Shoes – Primark / Dress – Asda Jacket – Primark / Bag – H&M
Amy Stubbs, 22 Flower – Claires / Coat – Charity Shop Bag – Barratts / Jeans – Topshop / Boots – New Look
Style Hunter
Check out the garms on this gorgeous lot, spotted out and about in Falmouth this month.
Photos: Dom Moore
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Retail Therapy Predicatable but useful, some colourful festival essentials aka festival survival kit 2
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11. Finally, the piece de resistance, a cool multi-functional bag by Cardiffbased retailer Kin Kin. The bag is handmade with synthetic leather, fully waterproof and can be worn over the shoulder, as a back pack or even a bum bag. They come in all different colours and are sure to make you stand out from the crowd. They retail at £130 and are available from www.kinkin.co.uk www.247magazine.co.uk
Andy wears: T-Shirt: ‘Real men Love Disco’ by Grizzly Nights Maya wears: T-Shirt: ‘Birds’ by Grizzly Nights Leggings: Butchi & Gosmos £18 Hoodie: One of a kind by Butchi & Gosmos £36
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Above: Maya wears: Dutty Girl tee £2O // Hoodie: Dutty Girl £35 Andy wears: Sweatshirt: ‘Diamond sweat’ by Butchi & Gosmos £40 Angelina wears: Top: Butchi & Gosmos £14 // Jeans: Dutty Girl £30 Headscarf: Vintage £6 // Aztec Earings: Butchi and Gosmos £6 Necklace: Working Clasp £15 24 |
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Right: Andy wears: T-shirt: Dirty Old Town £20 Photographer: Zachary Saitoti / Styling: Louisa Jones and Joh Rindom, assisted by Charlotte James / Make-up: Zoe Lodde Models: Andy Martin, Angelina Ogborne and Maya Indea All clothes available at Shop Dutty and The Gold Mine, downstairs at Shop Dutty, Cheltenham Road, Bristol. Website: www.shopdutty.com www.247magazine.co.uk
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Selection of new pieces that have appeared on walls around Bristol over the past couple of weeks. Photos: Nigel Muntz
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Music Backbone
Arash Torabi
UK Rocka
Favourite Festival: Hood Fayre 1984
Favourite Festival: Exeter Respect Festival
Favourite Festival: Bestival
Fight Like Apes
The Body Of Christ And The Legs Of Tina Turner
(Model Citizen) You can tell that irreverent Dubliners, Fight Like Apes, have tailored their electro-punk to enable them to elicit wild abandon in the live arena. Which isn’t to say that the death rattle groove of ‘Let’s Talk About Our Feelings’ or the ludicrously deceptive torch song, ‘Pull Off Your Arms And Let’s Play In Your Blood’, don’t work on record. Cos they do, more than most. But after one listen, the need to go and soak up their sampledelic, horror-pop shtick in the flesh becomes rather pressing indeed. There’s more here than just visceral thrills, however. The likes of ‘Poached Eggs’ displays a sense of Le Tigre-esque warmth and windswept grandeur, largely in part thanks to MayKay’s wonderfully penetrating howl. A winner.
Mazes
A Thousand Heys (FatCat)
I’m not entirely sold on this album by Mazes. I get the attraction: DIY charm, loose lofi ethos, arm-waving ‘60s surf-pop, scruffy Pavement-loving paeans that’ll keep nice men in blazers and t-shirts for years to come, but there’s something not quite ready. Probably the fact that if I want to hear Pavement I’ll listen to Pavement. And if I want to hear The Beach Boys or Buzzcocks or Big Star… well you get the idea. There doesn’t seem to be anything that you can call Mazes yet – just the tried and tested sound of scratchy guitars being tickled by chirpy bass-lines while some guy weedily, yet knowingly, coos over the top. ‘Cenetaph’, however, is a great song. Nearly sold.
Dan Sartain
Legacy Of Hospitality (One Little Indian)
Blame it on the balmy springs flowing down from the Appalachian mountains, but for some reason, people do things differently in Alabama. Dan Sartain has certainly turned a few loose screws to his advantage with a clutch of albums that revel in twangtastic, trash-noir garage stomp cut from the lowest of fis. This sprawling collection of alternate versions, outtakes and unheard ditties that pre-date his debut album serve as a timely insight into Sartain’s arch ‘50s-frolicking’ influences but doesn’t seem altogether treasurable, even with stalking gems like ‘Atheist Funeral’ and the surf-sleazy ‘Doin’ Anything I Say’ on board. A record just for those suffering from Obsessive Completist Discography Disorder, perhaps?
The Pigeon Detectives Up, Guards And At ‘Em! (Dance To The Radio)
It’s easy to see the attraction with The Pigeon Detectives but hard to imagine going as far as actually loving them. Album number 3 finds them doing what they do best but with the oven turned down to gas mark ‘meh’. Devoid of the hi-energy bluster that initially turned them into potential world beaters, the band’s attempts to discover a less superficial sonic formula have fallen flat, relying on tired old guitar motifs and Britpop vocal melodies like some kind of worka-day default setting. ‘What Can I Say?’ carries some heart-swelling charm but their new single, ‘Done In Secret’, sounds like it was written in their lunch break. By the canteen cook.
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The Vaccines
What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? (Columbia) It’s true, The Vaccines are here to save us from eternal indie boredom. With a pure rock & roll spirit, they salute their influences without simply cloning them. Theirs is a clear basic sound and yet it is large, without ever going over the top. They manage to create a warm, spacious sound and keep it raw and stripped-down at the same time. Last year’s raucous Wreckin’ Bar and the addictive Post Break Up Sex singles are both on this record, as is the new one, If You Wanna. The songs grab you by the balls and the guitars sound fantastic. A sexy and exciting record.
Glasvegas
Euphoric///Heartbreak (Chemikal Underground)
There’s no getting away from it, Glasvegas’s debut self-titled album was a musical masterpiece, so the simple thing to do, would have been to repeat the formula. But instead, this time, Glasvegas have kept the essential elements and subtly altered their sound. The World Is Yours (the new single) features the same heartbreaking, soaring vocals that we love them for, but with a snappy bass and synthetic strings added in to boot. Similar to The Vaccines, Glasvegas can comfortably fill a big space in sound, without resorting to pompous, stadium rock clichés. Another departure is that unlike its predecessor, with its instant appeal, the songs on Euphoric take longer to sink in. A deeper set than their first, and just as pleasurable.
Cornershop
featuring Bubbley Kaur
Cornershop and the Double O Groove of (Ample Play Records) How do you follow a winner like 2009’s Judy Sucks A Lemon album? Ben & Tjinder from Cornershop have managed it. And they’ve done it by enlisting a female singer with absolutely no previous recording history - and recorded her singing the entire album in Punjabi. The general vibe is cut and paste beats (mainly a drum machine with some live drums) and samples, over which Bubbley sings sweetly, Bollywoodstyle. It’s like the soundtrack of a Hindi movie, in a true East-meets-West fashion. Apart from the jazzed-out Biro Pen, the feel and production on this album are mainly sparse and simplistic, with sampled sitars and other Indian sounds that cut in and out over the beats. Sweet.
The Gentle Good
Tethered For the Storm (Gwymon)
Blissed out and soothing songs from Welsh folkies The Gentle Good. Traditional with a dreamy psychedelic feel, the material here washes over you and the songs flow together nicely as an album. Bonello’s singing style and vocal tone are similar to say, Nick Drake or Stuart Murdoch from Belle & Sebastian. One of the highlights is the breathtakingly beautiful Colled, sung in Welsh. But the majority of the songs are in English, including Pamela, yet another highlight. Everything you need from this kind of music is very much in place: imaginative songwriting, great string arrangements and an altogether joyous sound. They tell no lies: they’re gentle and they’re definitely good.
Chase and Status No More Idols (Ram Records)
Chase and Status (who have just been confirmed for Bristol’s We The People Festival) have a lot to live up to after their success from the last album and I think the public have the confidence in them to make them proud. This album has an impressive list of collaborations including Maverick Sabre, Tinie Tempah, Plan B, Sub Focus, Dizzee Rascal, Cee Lo Green, Claire Maguire and even the mighty White Lies. Pioneers of urban sound, Chase and Status have pushed boundaries on many levels of Bass fused music and gathered up a staggering fan base launching them into a pop star status. This album will push them further along on their journey, taking the bass with them to the top.
Instra:mental Resolution 653 (NonPlus+)
Alex Green and Damon Kirkham make up Instra:mental, they’ve been going for more than a decade now and show no signs of slowing down. This album is not restricted by genres by any means, not only are different genre’s fused together but different eras are delved into - to twist things up a bit. You will come across Dubstep with a taste of early 90’s house as well as techno, electro and leftfield. There is one tune in particular from this album being championed by the likes of Benji B, Loefah and Addison Groove just to name-drop a few hard hitters. The track is called ‘Thomp’ and it is an electro floor filler for sure. Techno lovers will be particularly impressed by this album.
Albert
Albert EP
(Studio Rockers) This EP is a nice taste of future garage from Copenhagen’s very own ‘Albert’. The sound has a mellow feel to it but keeping a bounce in tow. ‘Darling Now’ is very atmospheric and sets the tone of the EP well. The track builds up rolling well and keeps you interested throughout. ‘Whores Bath’ which is the last track, stays in line with the other tunes on the EP but delves into the 2-step side giving it that extra bit of bounce. If you’re not into a deeper sound, this EP might not be the one for you but for those that like the deeper side occasionally paired up with a bouncing flow, this will hit a spot.
Tim Healey Rest in Beats
(Surfer Rosa Records) This album has a nice punch to it. In a club, the beats on this album will make some serious impact. Tim Healey shows off some real highenergy production that can be appreciated by music lovers from many genres. A personal favourite of mine is track number three, which is a collaboration with Calvertron - featuring SirReal and Pippa Trix. Other collaborators on the album include artists like Top Cat, Manners, Marco Adamo, Atomic Drop, and not to forget a legendary cult classic favourite, ‘Super Hans’ from Peep Show, who you will hear on the spoken word intro to the album. The first single from the album, ‘Live it Love it’, has been picked up by Sony, so be sure to hear alot more from Mr Healey this year. www.247magazine.co.uk
Music Aldo Vanucci
Backbone
Favourite Festival: Artists in Penabilli, Italy
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Busy P & Dj Mehdi Let the children techno (Ed Banger records)
There was a time when any release on Ed Banger was bought without even listening to the tracks beforehand as they were that essential, nowadays it’s all about cherry picking the best bits. This album however has re positioned them both in this reviewers eyes (and ears) and in those of the music industry in general. A-list names like Sebastian and Cassius represent but for me the real gems are the likes of Breakbot showing that the French style of taking wicked loops and samples and adding killer productions and Duke Dumont, who has moved on from Fidgit to some damn fine cut’n’paste style electronica, works. All that before I even mention Skream and Flying Lotus are on this too. Vive le bangers.
My Head Radio Reality Cheque
(Hotblack Records) A leftfield album, quite hard to pin down by style, there are equal parts of jazz, hip hop, spoken word and electronica. Usually I’d say that would be a problem, like just decide what you’re gonna be and do it already, But, with this album, each step in a new direction seems to lift the album. Half way through what seems a jazz track, the vocalist comes in and does some Dubstar type vocals before dropping back to the jazz and beats. If you are open minded and want to discover something different, this is your album of the summer. It includes the title track Reality Cheque and a cover of Suzanne Vega’s classic song, Tom’s Diner.
Cyrus Malachi
Patrick James Pearson www.patrickjamespearson.co.uk
The second PJP demo in three issues? Well, if you send work of this quality our way, what else are we supposed to do but praise it to the hilt? Let it be said that Patrick James Pearson is headed for some kind of stardom whether he likes it or not. New single, ‘American Lover’, is an effortlessly brilliant retro-pop nugget that combines the essence of John Lennon and Billy Joel while still retaining the individuality of a modern song-writing upstart. The b-sides, especially ‘These Valiant Bones’, proffer more keyboard-straddling excellence with melodic invention that you rarely hear in this part of the country. As we said, a future star walks among us.
Weazel Dust
Featuring ex-members of past Cornish movers, Seed and Kelly Don’t Drive, Weazel Dust come to us armed with roistering punkabilly chops, Link Wray surfadelics and some secular sound-bites that hit their target square in the hips. Drenched in ‘50s reverb, the likes of ‘Dead Fireworks’ and ‘Pile Of Bones’ aspire to the dirty rock’n’roll heroes of the past but there’s still a way to go here. Trevor A Kemp’s indie vocal inflection doesn’t quite match the switchblade swagger of the music but if that’s the intention, fair play. I’d prefer to hear some nasty voodoo baritone but each to their own. Certainly a band worth keeping an eye on.
Zapoppin’
Released through Serious Types Records, ‘Antiquarian Party Ballads For Dames’ is the debut album from Cornish crypto-cajun avantCyrus Malachi started off with Triple Darkness folkies Zapoppin’ and a mightily eccentric and back in the late Noughties. Fast-forward a few exhilarating one it is too. With Tom Sharpe (exyears and here he is with a solo offering. If you ragged Trousered Philanthropist) at the helm, like your hip hop jiggy and mainstream then stay and some trad instrumentation at their disposal, the frack away from this. An uncompromising the trio navigate through all kinds of old-timey tough album with excellent but dark production, signatures, sounding like an excitable Blyth whilst the grime stars are taking the music out Power (ask your anarcho-punk uncle) had they of the hood and into the charts the hip hop used banjo and harmonium instead of crunchy guys are keeping it gully, this is the perfect guitars. ‘Oops You’re A Racist’ speeds along example. Great story’s and flow with well with satirical delight but the real beauty lies in done productions, that are tight and sharp. melancholic curios like ‘Oh, Martello’. Defiantly This album deserves a bigger audience and if lo-fi but undeniably clever, Zapoppin’ could be success was based on talent this guy would be the face of a new strain of folk once everyone’s massive. Check it and tell your friends to too. recovered from their Mumford measles. (Duck Down)
A definite highlight in my life is one Sunday night I spent at the Tunnel in New York, Funkmaster Flex DJing, with a live PA from Method Man and Redman, they brought on this guy to perform his new single, just thinking about it makes me smile. There are few MC’s left in the game still delivering that sound which hails from the good old days of hip hop. From his time in Organized Konfusion, thru Simon Says to now, Monch is untouchable and I’m including his ghostwriting for P Diddy. With an awesome line up of producers, Exile, Marco Polo and Diamond D and more as well as some wicked guests Styles P, Royce and Phonte. You know how good this is gonna be. Essential. Go. Buy. Now. www.247magazine.co.uk
It’s been flogged to death a million times by a million youth-blessed ensembles who fell in love with Flogging Molly & the Dropkick Murphys, found the majesty of The Pogues & whisky & decided to follow suit. South East pups, Will Tun & The Wasters, update the template by lobbing in a bit of King Blues-esque block-party ska, the result being something which encapsulates rebel youth in all its glory – boundless energy, occasionally cringeworthy outpourings and the kind of unbridled, community optimism that you can’t help but admire.
I Saved Latin
www.isavedlatin.bandcamp.com Uxbridge indie songsmiths, I Saved Latin, embrace all the best elements of modern guitardriven music: they’re unassuming yet creative with gently powerful riffs, they sing with an air of sophistication, and they have oodles of natural ability. Like, say, Tellison, the trio (featuring members of underrated post-punkers, Action And Action) rely on a combination of finesse and melancholy where nothing is rushed and no corners are cut in the quest for the perfect sub-pop song. ‘The Ballroom’ handles delayed guitars and emotive vocals like a less grandiose Appleseed Cast, while ‘It’s Over’ imbues the listener with warmth and wonderment.
Andy B
www.myspace.com/andybotterill
www.myspace.com/zapoppin
(No Cure Records)
we are renegades
www.myspace.com/imetnature
www.myspace.com/weazeldust
Ancient Future
Pharoahe Monch
Will Tun & The Wasters
Finding Adam
Another quaint, under-the-radar release from the Pastime Records imprint (closely related to Pop Noise Records), Andy B’s ‘Buttons & Badges’ is an album of benign, retiring antipop music that won’t appeal to you if you’ve been sucked in by high gloss production and raunchy rock’n’roll but will have you sighing in empathy if you grew up surrounded by twee Sarah Records singles and a general niggling sense of disaffection. Exeter based, Andy Botterill, seemingly doesn’t give a damn if any of the records he’s been involved with in various bands garners a substantial audience. This kind of music is an acquired taste made by and for people who don’t boast of their sonic choices. Enjoyably esoteric.
Jason Cleverley
jasoncleverley@googlemail.com
www.myspace.com/findingadam Finding Adam is Steve Clark and some muso friends roped in to flesh out his MOR rock ballads. The Truro band’s debut album, ‘Brand New Day’, sounds like something you might stumble across in any Dire Straits-friendly ale house on a Sunday eve. At least ‘Just Walk Away’ and the morbidly sentimental ‘Still Waiting’ are self-penned songs that display an admirable understanding of conventional song structure. But verse, modulation, bridge, chorus, verse, solo, chorus doesn’t count for much if the passions don’t burrow under your skin and set up camp. Steve Clark is talented and genuine – it’s just hard to imagine anyone under 50 finding solace in these drive-time radio tones.
Plymouth-based Jason Cleverly established himself as a quality songwriter many years ago under the nom de plume, Agent J, with the single ‘Big Blue Sky’. Radio One’s Mark and Lard went nuts over it as did other prominent industry types. ‘Shadow Man’, his newly self-recorded album, delivers another eleven reasons why Cleverley should be a household name. From the harrowing and fragile piano confessions of ‘All Of The Lights’ and the Pink Floyd-esque ‘All Out In The Open’ to the chimurenga inspired ‘Long Long Summer’ and unnerving album closer ‘Fanfare Vol 2’, there are few individuals with this much multi-talent at their fingertips, not to mention a voice that harnesses the emotion perfectly. Awesome.
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Moustache’ star and avowed atheist resurrects and revamps his first and favourite solo show, exploring his strange obsession and affinity with the Messiah
7 - 9 April 2 April An Evening With Neil Morrissey – Celebrities Stripped Bare
Queens Theatre, Boutport Street, 01271 324242, northdevonntheatres.org.uk, 7.45pm, £20 For the first time ever, Neil Morrissey will be touring his ‘Evening With’ show where he will share stories, anecdotes and answer questions on every aspect of his acting career, right from his first role in the film ‘The Bounty’ with Mel Gibson and Laurence Olivier, to his most recent TV and West End Theatre roles, as well as his new career as a brewer of ales!
The Naked Truth
Queens Theatre, Boutport Street, 01271 324242, northdevonntheatres.org.uk, 8pm, £16 - £18.50 Tailor-made for Women, The Naked Truth is the hit comedy play from Dave Simpson, writer of the smash-hit comedy ‘Girls Night Out‘, starring: Maureen Nolan, Claire King (Emmerdale), Michelle Heaton (Liberty X) and Leanne Jones (star of Hairspray) Now in its fifth fantastic tour, this show has had people on their feet all over the UK. Set in a pole dancing class (the latest get-fit craze) The Naked Truth is a brilliantly funny comedy about sisterhood: five very different women struggle hilariously to conquer pole dancing for an event to raise awareness and money for a breast cancer charity. As their stories unfold and unravel, they share laughter and tears in this hilarious, sad and ultimately moving play.
Until 9th April Hidden City: Drive In Deco
5 - 9 April The Summer House
Drum Theatre, Royal Parade, 01752 267222, theatreroyal. com, 7.45pm, £8 - £12 Three men arrive by car at a remote house in the countryside. Who are they? Where are they? Are those stuffed beavers on the wall? Then the Vikings arrive. This is a play about men and all their crap, about myths and what they’re for and about the weather and how it blows all the other stuff away anyway.
7 April Richard Herring: Christ On A Bike – The Second Coming
Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Exeter, 01392 667080, exeterphoenix.org.uk 8pm, £15 “Jesus was cool, it’s just all the people who follow him are such idiots. He’s like the Fonz in that respect.” The ‘Hitler
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Theatre Royal, Royal Parade, 01752 267222, theatreroyal.com, 7.30pm, £10 - £25 A Drive-in with a Difference! Part Exchange Co, the team behind Hidden City Festival 2008, invites you to a unique drive-in performance, combining film, theatre, live music, radio broadcast and popcorn, where the building is the star! Representative of the International Guild of City Tenders, Mr Smith, will use his latest technology to reawaken a forgotten art deco car showroom, and guide you through the fascinating life story of this wonderful old star of the West End whose forecourt will be transformed into a 1930s drive-in cinema. Enjoy all the excitement of a drive-in at this world premiere, where you will be greeted in your car by bellhops and usherettes, enjoy refreshments, and watch dancers perform to big-band hits of the 30s & 40s. As night falls, you will be invited to tune in and sit back for the main feature.
9 April – 27 May Claire Loder – Look Sea
New Craftsman Gallery, Torbay Road, 01736 795652, newcraftsman.com Bath based ceramicist Claire Loder will be exhibiting a new collection of her witty and disarming standing heads. The exhibition explores Loder’s fascination with faces, and the stories faces can’t help but tell: in particular she addresses the contemplative effect of the averted gaze, and the extra dimension afforded by the wearing of spectacles. Originally an illustration graduate who went on
Dance
to study an MA in ceramics, Loder’s instantly engaging ceramic ‘people’ are infused with a colour and textural quality more akin to painting and drawing than sculpture. Their charm lies in the naive quality of their construction and the manner in which each exudes an individual yet oddly familiar personality, enhanced by the humorous wordplay of titles like ‘Irregular Guy‘, ‘Sheepish’ and ‘All Eyes‘.
10 April Lenny Henry: Cradle To Rave
Theatre Royal, Royal Parade, 01752 267222, theatreroyal.com, 7.30pm, £23.50 Cradle to Rave is the brand new one man show from Lenny Henry, fresh from his award winning stint in Northern Broadside’s Othello. Lenny returns to his roots with a funky, funny and touching show about the thing he loves most: music.
11 - 16 April Blood Brothers
Princess Theatre, Torbay Road, 01803 290228, princesstheatre.org. uk, 7.30pm, £19.50 - £38.25 Written by Willy Russell, the legendary Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with tragic consequences.
Events
12 - 16 April King Lear
Hall for Cornwall, Black Quay, TR1 2LL, 01872 262466, hallforcornwall. co.uk 7.30pm, £11 - £27.50 Alongside this plot runs the story of the Duke of Gloucester and his two sons, one legitimate, the other illegitimate. Once again family bonds are tested and found wanting as the bitter struggle for power supersedes love and filial loyalty.
21 April David Nash
Drewe Arms, Nr Exeter, 01647 281295, dartmoorarts.com, 7.30pm, £5 David Nash is Britain’s most important contemporary sculptor in wood, a material in which he has worked for over 40 years. This programme will include sculptures, drawings showing his working processes, documentary films and smaller studies.
28 April Uncut Poets: Sally Douglas
Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Exeter, 01392 667080, exeterphoenix.org.uk 7.30pm, £5 Sally Douglas, reading from her first collection ‘Candling the Eggs’, published by Cinnamon Press, 2011. Want to read? Contact Tony Frazer on 07789 430485.
Until 30 April
The Art Of Lost Words
12 - 16 April Teenage Riot
Drum Theatre, Royal Parade, 01752 267222, theatreroyal. com, 7.45pm, £8 - £12 Teenage Riot returns to the Drum Theatre following a critically acclaimed run at the 2010 Edinburgh Festival. Eight youngsters shut themselves off because they feel like it. They don’t know why exactly. In fact, they don’t even know what they want or don’t want, but there’s enough lust, frustration and irritation to find out what’s shitty about the fact that they’ll become someone like you.
Peninsula Arts Gallery, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, 01752 585050, peninsula-arts.co.uk 10am to 5pm, Free Admission What happens to lost words: chucked in language’s landfill while the world sweeps on in pursuit of new phrases? This is a playful exploration of the relationship between language and image, The Art of Lost Words invites artists, designers and illustrators to create artworks inspired by endangered words from the past. Their imaginative responses reflect the diversity of media in which they create, from animation to handmade books and posters.
Until 1 May
A Life in Art of Monica Kinley
Plymouth Arts Centre, 38 Looe Street, Plymouth, 01752 306114, plymouthartscentre.org10am – 8.30pm This group exhibition explores A Life in Art of Monika Kinley: who all her working life has been involved with the arts. Monika Kinley is a significant figure in the art world who supported and helped the careers of many exceptional artists.
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Film John Barker Fave festival: Big Chill
Franco, Jon Hamm and MaryLouise Parker 2010/US/ 84 min It’s San Francisco in 1957, and an American literary masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led a young Allen Ginsberg to find his true voice as an artist, society’s reaction (the obscenity trial), and animation that echoes the poem’s surreal style. An interesting oddity starring the hotter than hot James Franco.
HOT NEW RELEASES
Black Narcissus (12A)
14 April Exeter Phoenix, 01392 667080, www.exeterphoenix.org. uk 1947/UK/ 100 min Dir: Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger Starring: Deborah Kerr, Katheleen Byron and Sabu Anglican nuns, led by the stern Sister Clodagh, attempt to establish a religious community in the Himalayas, and must battle not only suspicious locals and the elements, but their own demons as well. A fantastic tribute to the talents of British cinema and well worth seeing on the big screen.
The Illusionist (PG)
25 April The Church Rooms –
Carmen 3D (12A)
3 April Exeter Picture
House, 0871 704 2057, www. picturehouses.co.uk Dir: Julian Napier Starring: Christine Rice, Bryan Hymel, and Aris Argiris 2011/UK/ 180 min A co-production with Royal Opera House, Carmen in 3D gives viewers the best seat in the house, taking them on a magic carpet ride into the heart of the production, immersing them in an exciting story of love, jealousy and betrayal. Carmen in 3D is a dazzling film filled with some of the best-loved music ever written, performed by some of the world’s greatest singers. It is the perfect event for life-long opera fans and first-timers alike.
Source Code (12A)
Released: 1 April Dir: Duncan Jones Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright and Michelle Monaghan 2011/US/93 min As part of a top secret government program, a soldier is transported into the body of a man on a train just before it is attacked by a bomb-setting terrorist. Sent back time and time again to the same point, he’s ordered to find information to help stop the bomber, only to fall for one of the other passengers and become convinced - against orders - that he can save everyone on the train.
Meet The Fockers: Little Fockers (12)
Released: April 18 Dir: Starring: Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Barbara Streisand, Owen Wilson, Jessica Alba, Harvey Keitel. 2010/US/98 min For more than a decade, the antics of the extended Focker-Byrnes family have kept audiences laughing. Now, the latest chapter of this hilarious family saga turns its focus towards another of life’s milestones – raising kids. Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) has finally begun to earn the respect of his ex-CIA father-in-law, Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro) but one important test still lies ahead: can Greg prove that he has what it takes to be the
Gnomeo & Juliet (PG)
2 April The Barn – Dartington,
01803 847000, www.dartington. org/barn-cinema Dir: Kelly Asbury Starring: James McAvoy and Emily Blunt 2010 / UK/ 83 min A light hearted, quintessentially British take on Romeo and Juliet, this time as warring, suburban Garden Gnomes. Garden gnomes Gnomeo (voice of McAvoy) and Juliet (voice of Blunt) have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbours. But with plastic pink flamingos and lawnmower races in the mix, can this young couple find lasting happiness? Howl (15)
3 - 4 April Savoy – Penzance, 01736 332 001, www. merlincinema.co.uk
5 – 6 April Royal – St. Ives, 01736 796843, merlincinema. co.uk
7 April Falmouth Phoenix, 01326 313072 www. merlincinemas.co.uk Dir: Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman Starring James
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Thor (TBC)
Released: 27 April Dir: Kenneth Branagh Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Nick Fury, Josh Hartnett, Alexander Skarsgard and Tom Hiddleston 2010/US/130 min The powerful but arrogant warrior Thor is cast out of the fantastical realm of Asgard and sent to live amongst humans on Earth, where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders. This comic book adaptation boasts an impressive cast and a director in Kenneth Branagh who is more at home with Shakespeare than spandex… should be original and hopefully very entertaining.
Lostwithiel, 01208 873242, www. lostinfilm.org Dir: Sylvain Chomet Starring: Jean-Claude Donda and Edith Rankin 2010/France/ 80 min Beautiful, quirky, funny and atmospheric, this is the tale of the friendship between an entertainer facing the end of his era, and a young girl entering the beginning of hers. This film comes from the same mould as Belleville Rendez-Vous and is just as enjoyable with its quirky Gaelic sense of humour. The King’s Speech (15)
23 April Bampton Riverside
Hall, 01398 331265,www. bampton.org.uk Dir: Tom Hooper Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter 2010/UK/118 min The King’s Speech is based on the true story of Queen Elizabeth II’s father and his friendship with maverick speech therapist, Lionel Logue. The Prince suffered with a stammer from an early age and he turns to Logue in the hope of finding a voice with which to lead the nation. Toy Story 3 (U)
13 – 18 April Croyde
Village Hall - North Devon, 07970 051 058, www. croydedeckchaircinema.co.uk Dir: Lee Unkrich Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger 2010/US/103 min Twelve years after the magnificent Toy Story 2, Pixar revisit their finest moment for a final instalment. Woody, Buzz and the whole gang are back. As their owner Andy prepares to depart for college, his loyal toys find themselves in day care where untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice. So, it’s all for one and one for all as they join Barbie’s counterpart Ken, and a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants and a pink to plan their great escape.
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Live Fri.01 Bideford
THE BLUES DOCTORS Palladium Club £3 Local Blues band
Camborne
MAD HATTER Clipper Bar. Supported by Chanovski
Exeter
HOUSE BAND feat LEIGH COLEMAN Mama Stones, St Mary Arches St
Mevagissy
SANDFIRE SIREN The Harbour Tavern 9.15pm, £free
Plymouth
PINEAPPLE AND SILENT ROUTINE The Junction 8.30pm £free
Truro
The Winter Mountain Band Zafiros 8pm, £free
Sat.02 Bideford
WENDY MAYS BOOM BOOM ROOM Palladium Club £3 Soul, funk and ska
Exeter
JOEY THE LIPS Mama Stones, St Mary Arches St Funk, soul disco band.
Perranporth
SANDFIRE SIREN The Tywanhayle 9.15pm, £free
Plymouth
JADED ANGEL The Revenue 9pm11pm, £free
Saltash
FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND Livewire Youth Project Brooke Close PL12 4EN Sold out! THE WIRELESS, Union Inn 9pm-11pm, £free. Info: www. thewirelessradio.co.uk
St Austell
Tue.05 Bideford
JAM NIGHT Palladium Club £free
Exeter
METAL UNDERGROUND Cavern Club, Queens St 8pm-1am £3 Fatty Chan playing live - intense metal band “an emotional, honest and gritty affair. Supported by Oresta, Mad Hatter 2, Vier & My Deprivation.
Plymouth
OPEN MIC Bac Bar, North Hill 10.30pm – late, £tbc Try up and perform, simple as that!
Wed.06 Exeter
SON OF DAVE Timepiece, Little Castle St 8pm £8 Part of the Easter Blues 2011 series of events, support from Sarah Binney RICHARD JAMES Mama Stones, St Mary Arches St – Acoustic pop & rock
Plymouth
ROOM FOR ONE MORE The White Rabbit, Bretonside Bus Station 8pm, £2 in adv Support from Cheating Jack Ketch and Hold Fast
Thu.07 Exeter
FODO Exeter Picturehouse Bar 8.30pm £Free Supported by Matthew North, National Pastime & Jas Walker HOT DUB BIKINI PARTY Mama Stones, St Mary Arches St Reggae, ska & dub night, remember you must wear a bikini (applies to ladies only!)
Liskeard
FULL METTLE RACKETT Barley Sheaf, 9pm, £free For those about to Rock, we salute you! This band will rock your socks off
Plymouth
THE ACOUSTIC CAFÉ The Cellar Bar, the Fortescue, Mutley Plain 8.30pm-12am, £1 Jimmy Buddha Om plus three guests each week, info 01752 Torrington 660673 MAYBE NAKED The Cavalier LIVE THURSDAYS Ride Café, 9pm, £free Tavistock Place 9pm – 12am £free A selection of the most exciting live rock/ dub/ska/hip hop/roots and reggae acts from across the nation and beyond. Redruth BOUND FOR NOWHERE Gaslights METAL TO THE MASSES – Heat 3 The White Rabbit, Bretonside Bus Station Hill 7pm Station 7pm, £4 in adv Competition for Saltash the chance to play at Bloodstock Festival. JADED ANGEL The Rodney 5pmBands playing tonight include Cambion, 7pm, £free Elithia & Holodomor Torquay VINCE LEE & BECCA HAMER & ISAACS GYPSY SWING LANGSFORD B-Bar, Barbican BAND Rainbow Hotel 8pm-12am, 9pm, £2 Folk outfit featuring Alison £5. Chapman & Steve Mason. MAD HATTER Band Club. Supported by No Closure and Chanovski
Sun.03
Mon.04
Saltash
JON STAFFORD ACOUSTIC NIGHT Livewire Youth Project Brooke Close PL12 4EN Support ODDFELLOWS OPEN MIC The Oddfellows, 60 New North Rd 7pm- acts tbc. Truro late, £free. Open Mic Night with drinks deals – turn up and play! LIVE BANDS Bunters Bar, Little Castle St, 9pm, £free. Bands TBC, see
Exeter
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Exeter
Bideford
ODDFELLOWS OPEN MIC The Oddfellows, 60 New North Rd 7pmlate, £free. Open Mic Night with drinks deals – turn up and play!
Plymouth
Bideford
Fri.08 GROUND HOGS Palladium Club £10 The legends of R’n’B rock in their first visit to the Palladium LOST IN SPACE B-bar, Barbican 9pm, £3 Cornish ska/jazz & latin outfit
Sat.09 Bideford
MAYBE NAKED Palladium Club 9pm, £3 Rock covers band
Polperro
JADED ANGEL Polperro Royal British Legion 9pm-11pm, £free
Exeter
HOUSE BAND feat HANNAH BERNY Mama Stones, St Mary Arches St
Plymouth
IVYLIVE IN THE CITY UCP Marjon 2pm and 10:30pm £5 Seven bands including Saltstone, Icaruss, Unnamed Heroes, April Lights, Jack Bird, Morning Rush & Corsellis. All profits will be donated to S.O.P.H.I.E. One of the supporting bands will be picked to play at Ivylive in Sept too. LAND OF THE GIANTS Blackjacks, Barbican, 9.30pm, £free THE UNDERTONES The White Rabbit, Bretonside Bus Station 7pm, £16 in adv. Punk band from Derry much beloved by the late John Peel and originally fronted by Feargal Sharkey. Their signature tune is ‘Teenage Kicks’ but the band have recorded other notable songs such as ‘Get Over You’, ‘It’s Going To Happen’, ‘You Got My Number’, ‘Chain Of Love’, ‘My Perfect Cousin’ and ‘Wednesday Week’. THE WIRELESS, Kitty O’Hanlons 9pm-11.30pm, £free. Info: www.thewirelessradio.co.uk
Redruth
HANTERHIR Gaslights Station Hill 7pm
Great Torrington
PLANET OF SOUND The Plough Arts Centre, 9-11 Fore St 8pm
Sun.10
Tue.12 OPEN MIC NIGHT, The Palladium, Lower Gunstone, EX39 2DE, £free.
Plymouth
OPEN MIC Bac Bar, North Hill 10.30pm – late, £tbc Try up and perform, simple as that!
Newquay
BROTHER & BONES Lusty Glaze Beach 7pm, £tbc Trio show
Wed.13 Exeter
BROTHER & BONES Mama Stones, 1 Mary Arches St 9pm, £tbc Full band JON ALLEN Timepiece, Little Castle St 8pm £10 Part of the Easter Blues 2011 series of events, support from Roger Styles
Plymouth
CAFÉ ACOUSTICA B-Bar, Barbican £free, 9pm Fortnightly showcase of unplugged talent, hosted by Jessie Mullen THE BLACKOUT The White Rabbit, Bretonside Bus Station 6pm, £13 in adv. Supported by Swellers & Hyro Da Hero Playing a hot-wired mixture of metal, punk and indie rock with melodies that only increase the music’s impact velocity.
Thu.14 Exeter
CLOWNS, FIREFLIES & TERRIBLE STRANGERS Cavern Club, Queens St 8pm-1am £3 16+ show. The best in indie sounds from UK bands. Clowns feature members of Electric Soft Parade, Brakes and Field Music, and have a new single out soon. TOMMIE ‘THE FINGERS’ FORD Exeter Picturehouse Bar 8.30pm £Free Supported by The Morrisons, Matt Calder & Falling Trees
Great Torrington
CHLOE BIX The Plough Arts Centre, 9-11 Fore St 8pm
Plymouth
Liskeard
Truro
Plymouth
BLACK DUO FRIDAY B-Bar, Barbican £free, 4pm-6pm
DEVILS CREEK Barley Sheaf, 9pm, £free
Tsunami Fundraiser B-Side at Bunters, Little Castle St 4pm10.30pm £3 donation. Help raise funds for the victims of Japans recent disaster, Cornish bands Backbeat Soundsystem, Cosmo Jarvis, Miss World, Three Minute Warning, Mister Postman, Gallowglass, Ice Cold Idiots, Tom Cary, Slapdash Trio and supporting DJ slots from Solo Collective DJ’s.
THE ACOUSTIC CAFÉ The Cellar Bar, the Fortescue, Mutley Plain 8.30pm-12am, £1 Jimmy Buddha Om plus three guests each week, info 01752 660673 LIVE THURSDAYS Ride Café, Tavistock Place 9pm – 12am £free A selection of the most exciting live rock/ dub/ska/hip hop/roots and reggae acts from across the nation and beyond. SUNRETURN ENSEMBLE B-Bar, Barbican 9pm £3 Slick blend of reggae, funk, jazz & fusion
Mon.11
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Live “Festivus for the rest of us!”
Truro
LIVE BANDS Bunters Bar, Little Castle St, 9pm, £free. Bands TBC, see www.buntersbar.co.uk for more details
Fri.15 Plymouth’s first underground all-dayer in as long as I can remember (cheers Opposite Number!) featured a dapper cross-section of reliable noiseniks (Voodoo Lounge, Plymouth, 13th Feb). Cornwall trio AS WE SINK kicked things off with their infectious, turbo-speed rock’n’roll, while Giles ‘CYNICS’ Bidder held everyone in thrall to his Tom Gabel via Alkaline Trio, semi-acoustic warble. Straight-ahead punksters PORCHES were passable but very endearing when the drummer humbly apologised, mid-song, to his band-mates for fucking up. Exeter’s BROTHERS and Cardiff’s SOLUTIONS proffered frenetic tempos and passionate hook-filled tuneage respectively. Neo-hardcore Welshmen GOODTIME BOYS were bewilderingly, indecipherably good, followed by the art-angst onslaught of Cornish crackerjacks CROCUS. Time for rough-hewn melodies and towering hooks? Yes. The muchloved BANGERS shot them out faster than a tennis ball machine. After we’d sweated ourselves into a puddle, Swansea’s THE ARTERIES upped the ante with their delicious blend of old school US hardcore and ‘70s heavy rock, sounding more like world-beaters by the minute. A long day, a good day, a successful day. Respect due. Our weekend in the South East was a rewarding one, playing two shows alongside London gems THE DISSOCIATES and their German buddies LONGING FOR TOMORROW (18th and 19th Feb). The Tomorrows may not be the greatest post-hardcore band in the world but they were amusing to watch, especially the sweetly hyperactive bassist who looked like he should have been in Anvil. Meanwhile, London’s loose cannons played out of their skins, lapping up the crowd’s fondness for their hi-octane, post-punk euphoria. “Give me the beer, give me the bitches, give me the drugs...”. Indeed, you have three choices when watching VIKING SKULL: love the music and ignore the words, love the music and interpret the words ironically, or take the words literally and detest the fuckers; unless, of course, you’re one of those croutons who enjoys such laddish, misogynist bluster (White Rabbit, Plymouth, 20th Feb). I haven’t made up my mind yet. Mismatched support came courtesy of local screamozoids VIOLENT VIRTUES and a heap of shit from Essex by the name of VIDINA who couldn’t be any more laboured and laborious if they tried.
Bideford
CHINA SHOP BULL Palladium Club £tbc Supported by Offbeat and King Tuts Revenge – Ska, punky rock
Exeter
FRESHLY SQUEEZED Mama Stones, St Mary Arches St Great funk band from Plymouth
Falmouth
THE BLACKOUT Princess Pavilion, £13 in adv, 7.30pm doors open. One of the most hotly-tipped new hard rock/punk bands to come out of Wales in recent years, The Blackout are a heavy slamming, but poppy six-piece who combine furious drumming, soaring melodies and a dual vocal assault. Support from The Swellers and Save Your Breath. Tickets from www.seetickets.com 0871 2200260
Plymouth
OUT TO GRASS B-Bar, Barbican 9pm £5 Bluegrass boys who mean bad-ass business THE XCERTS The White Rabbit, Bretonside Bus Station 8pm, £6.50 in adv. Support from Crazy Arm
Truro
BROTHER & BONES B-Side at Bunters Bar, Little Castle St 9pm, £tbc STATON FAULKS Zafiros 8pm, £free
Sat.16 Bideford
DIRTY FRANK Palladium Club £tbc Rock covers
Exeter
South East neo-hardcore luminaries YOUR DEMISE may fall on the right side of righteous but you’re still left wondering what it all means beyond the airborne fists and fashionable ink (White Rabbit, Plymouth, 26th Feb). I missed all the other bands due to an early start but local thrashmeister, Tom Bunch, thought that STICK TO YOUR GUNS were fucking amazing. Thanks a bunch. Ho ho.
INDIE CLUB with THE XCERTS Cavern Club, Queen St, 8pm2.30am £free B4 9pm. Live set from this indie rock band, alongside the usual Indie DJ’s Jake & Johnny Yen for the weekly Indie club night.
Fresh-faced New York quintet SUCH GOLD were the antithesis of mancore – authentic, animated and malice-free (White Rabbit, Plymouth, 7th March). Dublin’s STARTERS were reduced to an acoustic duo, with their none-more-emo vocalist doing his best Dashboard impression; plaintive of coo and busy of plectrum. From the ashes of Quarantine, homeboys DREXL are quickly finding their feet via slightly unhinged punk rifferama with a stealthy nod to hardcore, all wrapped up in Chris Muirs’ unmistakable howl. Début release imminent.
THE CHRISTIANS The Plough Arts Centre, 9-11 Fore St 8pm
To launch their ace new platter on onec Records, DAMERELS pulled out all the stops with a face-melting display of stripped down, menacing garage rock that bodes well for future endeavours nationwide (White Rabbit, Plymouth, 11th March). Main support, the PATRICK JAMES PEARSON BAND, will one day be headlining arenas with their wellhoned combo of lush keyboard trails, expert craft, post-pop sensibilities and life-affirming songs, if there’s any justice. Openers MACHETE could easily pass for one of those feisty, furrowed-brow bands you find on Swami Records: whip-crack rhythms underpinning tense melodies that jump unexpectedly from the shadows with a touch of Mcluskyesque abandon. A proud night for regional rock’n’roll representation. See-ya bye.
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Great Torrington Ivybridge
Dartington Hall, TQ9 6EL 8pm, £12/£10 in adv The first in a new series of regular live music and DJ nights at Dartington. Headlined by Zun Zun Egui, supported by Oxbow Lakes
Redruth
ARGUMENTS & HER Gaslights Station Hill 7pm
St Agnes
SANDFIRE SIREN The Driftwood Spar 9.15pm, £free
Sun.17 Falmouth
BROTHER & BONES Gyllyngvase Beach Cafe 8pm, £tbc
Plymouth
HAMER & ISAACS GYPSY SWING BAND Ride Cafe/Bar 10pm, £free
Mon.18 Exeter
ODDFELLOWS OPEN MIC The Oddfellows, 60 New North Rd 7pmlate, £free. Open Mic Night with drinks deals – turn up and play! METAL MONDAYS with COUGH Cavern Club, Queen St, 8pm-1am £5 An interesting mixture of psychedelic/ prog and doom from this American band. Support from 31, Austere and Falcon Axe
Tue.19 Bideford
JAM NIGHT Palladium Club £free
Exeter
THE BIG V Mama Stones, St Mary Arches St – Indie, blues and rock
Plymouth
OPEN MIC Bac Bar, North Hill 10.30pm – late, £tbc Turn up and perform, simple as that!
Wed.20 Exeter
CELINE DOS SANTOS Mama Stones, St Mary Arches St Supported by Marc Taylor, playing acoustic, pop and rock. OLI BROWN BAND Timepiece, Little Castle St 8pm £12.50 Part of the Easter Blues 2011 series of events, support from Jeff Horsey
Penzance
JADED ANGEL Westward Inn 9pmROCK FOR ROSIE 2 Sound 11pm £free Nightclub, Bramwells Mill 11pmLaunceston 3am £5 in adv. Live bands I Pony, San KITTY AND THE LOST BOYS QGL Pablo & Cubs Sessions at Launceston Town Hall Plymouth
Plymouth
LAND OF THE GIANTS Barbican Live Lounge, 9.30pm, £tbc THE WIRELESS, Blackjacks 9pm-12am, £free. Info: www. thewirelessradio.co.uk METAL TO THE MASSES – Heat 4 The White Rabbit, Bretonside Bus Station 7pm, £4 in adv Competition for the chance to play at Bloodstock Festival.
Totnes
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CARRIE ELKIN B-Bar, Barbican 8pm £10 Signed to Red Hosue Records and with a new ablum out called ‘Call It My Garden’, USA born Carrie is back touring the UK
Newquay
LAND OF THE GIANTS Chy Bar, 12 Beach Rd, 9.30pm, £tbc. Charity night
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Live Exeter
FREAKSCENE present UNFUN Cavern Club, Queen St, 8pm-1am £4 Awesome band from Vancover, supported by Us Against All, Silver and Gold & Teen Rebel Dopefiends GRAHAM BUTTERFIELD Exeter Picturehouse Bar 8.30pm £Free Supported by Jazz Quartet – So What?
Falmouth
Club 9pm-11pm £free
Sat.23 Bideford
BEATSWORKIN REGGAE NIGHT Palladium Club £tbc Reggae night with DJ’s and acts tbc, all put together by Barnstaple based clothing and streetwear shop Beatsworkin.
Exeter
SAXON, Princess Pavilion, £17.50 in adv, doors open 7.30pm. Plus support from Wolfsbane and Fury UK. Having sold more than 13 million albums worldwide and credited with influencing bands as big as Metallica and Megadeth, Saxon are bringing the thunder to Falmouth. Tickets from www.seetickets. com 0871 2200260
CRUSH UK The Bowling Green Pub 9pm-11.15pm, £tbc. INDIE CLUB with RAYOGRAPGHS Cavern Club, Queen St, 8pm2.30am £free B4 9pm. Live set from this indie rock band, alongside the usual Indie DJ’s Jake & Johnny Yen for the weekly Indie club night.
JAM SESSION Barley Sheaf, 9pm, £free Turn up and play, then drink.
THE HAMSTERS The Plough Arts Centre, 9-11 Fore St 8pm
Liskeard
Plymouth
THE ACOUSTIC CAFÉ The Cellar Bar, the Fortescue, Mutley Plain 8.30pm-12am, £1 Jimmy Buddha Om plus three guests each week, info 01752 660673 LIVE THURSDAYS Ride Café, Tavistock Place 9pm – 12am £free A selection of the most exciting live rock/ dub/ska/hip hop/roots and reggae acts from across the nation and beyond. METAL TO THE MASSES – Heat 5 The White Rabbit, Bretonside Bus Station 8pm, £4 in adv Competition for the chance to play at Bloodstock Festival. Bands playing tonight include Falcon Axe, Cyrostorm & Daggers Drawn
Truro
LIVE BANDS Bunters Bar, Little Castle St, 9pm, £free. Bands TBC, see www.buntersbar.co.uk for more details
Fri.22 Barnstaple
MAYBE NAKED The Olive Branch, 9pm, £free
Bideford
JOHN OTTWAY & WILD WILLY BARRETT Palladium Club £12 The 40 odd Years Tour - a very rare chance to see the iconic duo in a small venue.
Exeter
MAD DOG MCREA Mama Stones, St Mary Arches St Celtic, folk and rock
Falmouth
SANDFIRE SIREN Finn McCools 9.30pm, £free
Liskeard
HAMER & ISAACS GYPSY SWING BAND Barley Sheaf 9pm, £free.
Redruth
NORTHERN SOUL NIGHT Gaslights Station Hill 7pm
Plymouth
COMEBACK KID The White Rabbit, Bretonside Bus Station 8pm, £13.50 in adv Supported by The Ghost Inside, Kvelertak, Gravemaker & Social Suicide. SARAH HASELER Stoke Social
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ROCKFEST 2011 The Junction, Mutley Plain 1pm – late, £donations. Fund raiser for St Luke’s Hospice, bands playing on the first day of this weekend include Sleaze, The Bad Roaches, Mad Hatter 2.0, S Punk 3, Full Mettle Racket, Cambion, Bus Station Loonies, Joker, Blue on Black, Rock n Roll Outlaws and Badland Bandits. Very worthy cause, show your support. WE COME AS ROMANS The White Rabbit, Bretonside Bus Station 8pm, £8 in adv Supported by Miss May I, The Word Alive, This Or The Apolcalypse – all post hardcore bands
Looe
SANDFIRE SIREN The Ship 9pm, £free
Redruth
COBALTROOTS Gaslights Station Hill 7pm
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Tavistock Music Festival Tavistock Wharf £7/£5 Featuring Mad Dog Mcrea suported by Kity and the Lost Boys The barbecue will be serving food and the bar will be open, sponsored by The Wharf Arts Centre and the Music Room at Book Stop.
Torpoint
HAMER & ISAACS GYPSY SWING BAND Torpoint Rowing Club 9pm £free
Sun.24 Exeter
STILLYANO Mama Stones, St Mary Arches St Rock music
Merryn
Pods, Devils Riders & Half cut. Very worthy cause, show your support.
Mon.25 Exeter
ODDFELLOWS OPEN MIC The Oddfellows, 60 New North Rd 7pmlate, £free. Open Mic Night with drinks deals – turn up and play!
Tue.26 Bideford
JAM NIGHT Palladium Club £free
Exeter
Torch The House Presents CRUEL HAND The Cavern, Queen St 8pm, £8/£7 in adv. Support from Brace For A Fall, Napoleon, Cast Iron Jaw and Rasputin
Plymouth
OPEN MIC Bac Bar, North Hill 10.30pm – late, £tbc Turn up and perform, simple as that!
Wed.27 Exeter
SANDI THOM Timepiece, Little Castle St 8pm £15 Part of the Easter Blues 2011 series of events, support from Harry Mundy RICHARD JAMES Mama Stones, St Mary Arches St Acoustic pop and rock
Plymouth
CAFÉ ACOUSTICA B-Bar, Barbican £free, 9pm Fortnightly showcase of unplugged talent, hosted by Jessie Mullen LIVE THURSDAYS Ride Café, Tavistock Place 9pm – 12am £free A selection of the most exciting live rock/ dub/ska/hip hop/roots and reggae acts from across the nation and beyond.
Thu.28 Exeter
FREAKSCENE presents BLACKLIST ROYALS Cavern Club, Queens St, 8pm-1am, £5, 16+ Awesome punkrock from Nashville, Tennessee which is like a cross between Gaslight Anthem and Rancid. Supports are Some Sort of Threat, Mega Games, Onsind(on Plan-X Records, like Against Me) plus Hollowhead. ROGER HUNT Exeter Picturehouse Bar 8.30pm £Free Supported by Rosie Eade & Dan Desmond
Plymouth
GALLERY BEGGAR B-Bar, Barbican 9pm, £3 THE ACOUSTIC CAFÉ The Cellar Plymouth Bar, the Fortescue, Mutley Plain ROCKFEST 2011 The Junction, 8.30pm-12am, £1 Jimmy Buddha Om Mutley Plain 1pm – late £donations. plus three guests each week, info 01752 Fund raiser for St Luke’s Hospice, bands 660673 playing on the second day of this weekend METAL TO THE MASSES – Heat 6 include Rusty Anges, Room 4 1 more, The White Rabbit, Bretonside Bus The Jack, Eye for an Eye, X.L.R, Rudi’s Station 8pm, £4 in adv Competition Message, Black Diamonds, Population for the chance to play at Bloodstock SANDFIRE SIREN Smugglers 9pm, £free
Festival. Bands playing tonight include Cry Havoc, Lunix, Witness The Forgotten
Truro
LIVE BANDS Bunters Bar, Little Castle St, 9pm, £free. Bands TBC, see www.buntersbar.co.uk for more details
Fri.29 Bideford
NOT THE ROYAL WEDDING PARTY Palladium Club £tbc Alternative party night
Exeter
FREQ NASTY LIVE Cavern Club, Queens St, 9pm-2am, £6 Supported by DJ’s Ben & Lex and Lewah. Dubstep, D’n’B and breaks. HOUSE BAND feat KAT SAVAGE Mama Stones, St Mary Arches St
Falmouth
MIDGE URE Princess Pavilion, 8pm, £16 in adv. After enjoying considerable success throughout the 70s and 80s with Thin Lizzy, Visage and Ultravox, Midge Ure went on to achieve platinum sales as a solo artist with hits like If I was and Breathe. Instrumental in the organisation of the Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 concerts, he also co-wrote Do they know it’s Christmas with Bob Geldof.
Plymouth
MAMA TOKUS B-Bar, Barbican 9pm, £3 Mama Tokus hosts a night of soul and blues with special guests
Truro
Not the Beatles (British Night) Zafiros 8pm, £free
Sat.30 Bideford
PETER BRUNTNELL BAND Palladium Club £tbc Cool soft rock
Exeter
SESSION ONE Mama Stones, St Mary Arches St Soul, funk, pop and disco
Falmouth
LIVE/WIRE AC/DC + THE ZZ TOPS Princess Pavilions, 8.30pm, £12 in adv. The AC/DC show with a difference - open the gates of ROCK and let loose their wild beast of a show. Complete with the cannons, the backdrops, a rock-hard rhythm section and Lorne cutting the rug as Angus Young.
Redruth
TOM NICHLOLS Gaslights Station Hill 7pm
Saltash
THE WIRELESS, Union Inn 9pm-11pm, £free. Info: www. thewirelessradio.co.uk
Torpoint
JADED ANGEL Jubilee Inn Inn 9pm-11pm £free
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Featured Venue
Karma is the newest addition to Plymouth’s bustling nightlife. Tucked away on Mayflower St, away from the main run that is Union Street, the site that was previously ‘Zanzibar’ has all the necessary requirements to become the leading venue for the whole region, never mind Plymouth. 3 rooms of exciting elegant chic decor, friendly but firm security, strong sound and lighting systems and more importantly some of the regions and the UK’s finest promoters, all add up to what looks to be the South West’s very next big thing...
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Mayflower St, Plymouth. PL1 1SD 01752 228752 www.thekarmanightclub.co.uk www.facebook.com/thekarmanightclub www.twitter.com/KarmaPlymouth
April listings: MONDAYS SUGAR 10pm – late / £2 3 rooms of R & B, hip hop, party, cheese, dubstep and D’n’B. Drinks deals including £1 Pints / £1 shots, £2 Snakebite / £2 Jager Bombs and Double vodka & mixer. THURSDAYS PILGRIMAGE 10pm – late / £2 Pilgrimage tickets on sale from UPSU Bars. Massive commercial party, dance, indie and a bit of cheese to get you partying your pants off. Snatch the Wax host the second room playin hip hop, break beats, and drum and bass. Drinks deals including £1 Pints, £1 Shots, £2 Snakebite, £2 Jager Bombs & 2VS for £3 28th. COVERT Present Pendulum 10pm – 4am / £8 in adv Special one off night with an exclusive DJ set from Pendulum, featuring MC Rage – the biggest thing in Drum and Bass and cross over! Support from Dom Jay, Madskillz, Mr Nice, Crisis, Gravity and more. SATURDAYS 2nd SUMMIT FESTIVAL WARM UP PARTy 10pm-5am / £13 in adv Featuring Kissy Sell Out (complete with his Visual Tour), Freestylers, Danny Byrd, Something Obscure, Mr Nice, Tom Costelloe, Kelly Jay and more. 16th Pilgrim Boxing Club tournament 23rd KINKY MALINKI launch party 10pm- late / £tbc Based in London’s Ministry Of Sound, this club night is on tour and this night marks the start of a regular Plymouth session. Expect kinky uplifting house music. www.kinkymalinki.com 30th UNLEASHED 10pm-6am / £15 in adv Huge D’n’B & Dubstep line-up with Alix Perez, Emalkay, Wilkinson, Sukh Knight, P.Money, The Phototypes, the Others, Rockwell, Chasing Shadows, Spectrasoul, Eddie K, Lenzman and more tbc. SUNDAYS 17th Taurus Kick Boxing tournament Upcoming in May: Friday 13th May: Innovation in the Sun 10pm-6am / £14 in adv Huge D’n’B night with Grooverider, Hype, Original Sin, Phantasy, TC, Hamilton, Mr Nice, Hatcha and many more. Thursday 26th May: Chase & Status (DJ Set) Door prices and times vary – info line 01752228752
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L2 is Truro’s largest Nightclub. With state of the art lighting, amazing sound system and some of the best DJ’s around, L2 is the place to be. Spread over 4 Rooms with music ranging from House to Drum and Bass, Chart to Dubstep and anything in between, there is something for anyone. With an extensive drinks selection at great price’s and a great atmosphere, you wont find a better night out! Sign up for L2 Membership at www.l2nightclub.co.uk
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Calenick St, Truro, TR1 2SL 01872 222023 www.l2nightclub.co.uk Facebook: Search Loft Truro
April listings: Mondays Student Night 9:30pm till 1:30am Free entry before 10pm / £5 after The biggest student night around, Matt Wing plays all the big tunes, Drinks from £1. Get your advance tickets at www.l2nightclub.co.uk 25th Easter Monday special with JAGUAR SKILLS 9.30pm – 1.30am / £5 BBC Radio 1’s mash-up mixer, Jaguar Skills comes to L2 for a massive night of dancefloor action. support from Charlie G, Jason M, Klimax and Premise. Cheap drinks deals on the night too THURSDAYS 21st Pre Easter Party with Jason M and Tom Willz Free entry all night / All Drinks £2 Fridays Fresh Fridays - Something different every week 22nd Pendulum 9.30pm – 2.30am / £7 in adv Drum and bass night with an exclusive DJ set from Pendulum, with MC ID. Support from Premise, Catalyst, Palm and Crisis MC 1st / 8th / 15th 150 Fridays 9.30pm – 2.30am / £free DJ Tom Willz gets the weekend party started with party tunes and requests. All drinks £1.50 all night long. Saturdays Social - Truro’s Weekly Big Party Night
9:30pm till 2:30pm Free entry before 10pm / £3 before 11pm / £5 after Matt Wing plays all the best chart, hip hop and R’n’B, Jason M with all the upfront house, electro and trance. 9th Featurecast Making his L2 debut, expect a night of nu-funk, party breaks and scratching, with support from Snatch the Wax.
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Featured Venue
Bored of the same old thing? Then get out of work & into The Office Nightclub, Truro. Every Friday there should only be one place to be - The Office Apprentice student night for over 18s, FREE ENTRY all night, £1.50 all spirits, £2 all bottles! With DJ Tom Matthews, a monthly guest appearance, friendly staff & amazing atmosphere it’s a no brainer!!! Saturday nights it steps up a gear with an over 21 party like none other in the South West. Cornwall’s best DJ’s play to the drop down dancefloor, amazing products and service & the best night in Cornwall. Hen, stag and birthday packages are available with VIP sections and discount cards for a very special night. Also available for bookings. And to start you’re night off check out Zafiros Bar, 50 yards away from The Office and Truro’s most popular style bar, with the addition of dartboard, PS3 & poker nights there’s more fun than you can shake a stick at!!!
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The Office Nightclub, 1 Riverwalk, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2AB. 01872 223163 info@theofficenightclub www.theofficenightclub.co.uk www.facebook.com/theoffice.truro www.facebook.com/office.undereighteens
April listings: MONDAYS 11th Easter Holiday Over 16’s Special one off event for over 16’s, complete with Foam Party
7pm – late / £5
THURSDAYS 21st Dream Boys Over 18’s show, one for the ladies!
Times TBC / £10
Fridays 8th / 15th / 22nd HedOffice Over 18’s night with DJ Tom Matthews
10.30pm –late / £free
29th HedOffice Presents British Night
11.30pm – late / £free
8th Under Eighteens night 22nd Under Eighteens Geek night Underage clubbing for 14-17yr olds.
7pm-10pm / £3 7pm-11pm / £5
Saturdays The Big Night Out 10pm-2.30am / £5 all night (Discount given for birthdays/hen parties/stag dos – call for more info) Over 21+ night
SUNDAYS 24th & 1st May Super Sunday Over 18’s with drinks promos
ZAFIROS 3 New Bridge St Truro TR1 2AA 01872 223163
Part of our HMZ (Homemade Music at Zafiros) lineup. 1st The Winter Mountain Band
8pm / £Free
15th Stanton Faulks
8pm / £Free
29th Not the Beatles (British night)
8pm / £Free
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CAFE SABROSO. Timepiece, Little Castle St. 7.30pm-1.30am, £free. Salsa, Samba and Merengue with DJ Ricardo come along to one of Exeter’s longest running salsa nights and see how they party on the continent! CHEESY TUESDAYS. Arena. Summerland St. 10pm-2.30am. £4.50 A huge slice of cheese from the 80’s, 90’s & 00’s sandwiched in between all the biggest student anthems.
MONDAY NIGHT MADNESS. Arena. Summerland St. 10pm2.30am. £4.50/£2adv available from reps and the student guild. Exeters biggest and best student night, every week is themed, check out the weekly themes on our facebook group - Monday Madness at Arena MONDAYS. Timepiece. Little Castle St. 7.30pm-1am. £free. Cheesy Exmouth pop mash up! OFFICE PARTY. Fahrenheit, The METAL MONDAYS! Cavern Club. Parade. 10pm-2.30am, £2/free B4 83-84 Queen St. 8pm-late, £3otd. Vanadium/ Cambion/ These Ruins/ Caesura. 11pm. Commercial night. Metal. Falmouth FRIUT SHAKE. Toast. 10pm-2am, Falmouth STUDENT NIGHT. Toast. 18 Church £tbc. First Tuesday of the month for this monthly gay night. St. until 1am. £free. Monday night is TUESDAYS. Remedies. The Moor. student night at toast with lots of £1.50 10pm-2am, £free. Indie music with drink deals! competitive drinks prices. STUDENT NIGHT. Q Bar. 15a Killigrew St. 8pm-late. £free. Monkey 26th Dr Sketchy’s Mango Tango T of Simian Sound playing guilty pleasures 7pm-10pm £8/£7 in adv. Burlesque life on the decks. drawing featuring performances and posing from Miss Glory Pearl and Ophelia Fox. Newquay SUPER CHY MONDAYS. The Chy There’ll be imaginative contests aplenty with & Koola. 12 Beach Road. 10pmprizes, no drawing skills required... 3.30am, £4/£2. DJ’s Robin Parris & Proof Penzance playing hip hop, funk, party, breaks, indie, BARN CLUB. The Barn Club, rock, dance, grime, R’n’B, reggae, D’n’B, Eastern Green 10pm-2am. £tbc. gypsy swing kinda thing & cheap booze Midweek Studnet and locals party at this for locals! newly refurbished club, more info at www. JAGERMONDAYS. Belushi’s. thebarnclub.co.uk Fore St. 9pm-1am. £free. Playing all STUDENT NIGHT. Sound things funky and soulful every Monday this Nightclub. Branwell Mill, entrance summer. £1.50 Jager bombs mixed with is on Market Jew Street (Opposite Hip-Hop, Funk, DnB, Breaks, House and Kasbar). 11pm-3am. £free B4 exclusive mash-ups with EatBeatz + Adski. 12am/£4 after. DJs Boris & Diesto playing chart and commercial bangers! All Plymouth drinks £2. DROP THE BOMB. Ride Cafe. 45 Tavistock Place. 9pm-2am. £free all 19th RATTLER TUESDAY. Sound night. Featuring DJ Wonkey Ben bringing Nightclub. Branwell Mill, entrance a totally new night of House and Electro. is on Market Jew Street (Opposite Bombs from £2! Kasbar). 10.30pm-3am. £free B4 FUZZY LOGIC. Oceana. Barbican 12am/£4 after. DJs Boris & DS playing Leisure Park. 7pm-2am. £free B4 chart and commercial bangers! Free Rattler 10pm/£2 until 11pm/£3NUS. Free giveaways and hoodies. bus from UPSU 9.30pm-12.30am. Plymouth Plymouth’s biggest student night with 6 SCANDALOUS. Firefly. 2 Sherwell rooms of entertainment. 70’s, 80’s, 90’s Arcade. 10pm – 4am. £free. Your party in the New York Disco, Commercial weekly dose of everything RnB supplied by classics in the Ice House. Selected drinks Plymouths 14th best Aldo Vanucci. just £1.50. TWISTED TUESDAYS. Wow. 11 The SUGAR. Karma, Mayflower St Parade, Barbican. 10.30pm. £free. 10pm-3am. £2otd. Plymouth’s biggest DJ Simon Pitt playing the best in Chart, RnB student night returns to the venue where & 90’s classics. it all began. Three rooms and awesome drinks deals, students only, bring ID to proof WEDNESDAYS your worthy! WONKEYLEGS. Firefly. 2 Sherwell Bude Arcade. 10pm– 4am. £tbc.The 10 year RENAISSANCE. Rogue Nightclub. 38 The Strand. 10pm-2.30am, £3. old club night rocks on every monday with DJ Aldo Vanucci playing the biggest and best Chart hits & club classics. drum n bass and dubstep. Exeter STUDENT NIGHT. Timepiece. Little St Austell Castle St. 7.30pm-1.30am. £free. In BIG STUDENT NIGHT. Puls-8. 14 the main room they go bananas to all the High Cross St. 10pm-2am. £4/£2 student disco classics and current cheesey NUS. DJ Dean playing the party classics. faves. In the Balcony Bar they get down to All drinks £1.50. the very latest urban sounds with JSR. This Truro L2 STUDENT NIGHT. L2 Nightclub. is a night run by students for students and proceed go to support student societies. Calenick St. 9.30pm-1.30am. £free B4 10pm/£5 after. DJ Matt Wing playing THE GUM CLUB. Angel Bar. 32 Queen St. 9pm-1am, £free. With DJ Chart, RnB, Hip Hop and Party Classics. You can expect to hear funk/ 11th OVER 16’s EASTER FOAM Dropsteady. reggae/hip hop/breaks/old school/latin/ PARTY The Office, 9pm-late, £5. northern soul/cheese and generally anything that makes you rock your head and puts a TUESDAYS big grin on your face. www.247magazine.co.uk
LOFI HIFI. Cavern Club. 83-84 Queen St. 8pm-3am. £free. Indie/ Electro clubnight. LOFI HIFI bring you the best in Indie/Electro/Dubstep with resident DJs and live guests. Carlsberg £1 before 9pm.
Falmouth
OPEN DECKS. Q Bar. 15a Killigrew St. 9pm-late. £free. Hosted by Selecta Demo. All aspiring DJs welcome. KNIT CLUB. Toast. 18 Church St. from 7pm. £free. As it says on the tin, knitting in a club! www.falmouthknitclub. wordpress.com
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BIG WEDNESDAY. Ride Cafe. 45 Tavistock Place. 9pm-2am. £2. Wonky Ben - Hook up, kick back, rock out. £1 drinks deals; this night is rammed every week! The ultimate antidote to mid week blues! BOOGIE NIGHTS (in assoc. with Uni Plymouth). C103. 103 Union St. 10pm-2am. £3. Student only night. Commercial tunes, giveaways, games and drinks deals. COWPOW. The Dairy, 25 Bretonside. 6pm-late. Student night, chart popping classics, great student deals, all are welcome to join in the fun. NON-STOP MUSIC. Zero’s. 24 Lockyer St. 10.30pm-1am. £free. HOUSE PARTY. Firefly. 2 Sherwell Arcade. 10pm-4am. £free. One of Firefly’s weekend resident DJs, DJ I.D.E.A.L introduces a night of electro, all mixed in with some Breakbeat, House and timeless dancefloor classics to get everyone going! STUDENT SOCIETY NIGHT. Blush Lounge. 102 Tavistock Place, North Hill. 10pm-3am. 2 cocktails for £6 and draught lager from £1.50. VODKA WEDNESDAY’S. Revolution. Derrys Cross. 9pm-2am. £2/free B4 10pm. Every Wednesday Revs card holders can take advantage of 2-4-1 on all our Revolution Cocktails, Pitchers and six shot sticks! VIBE. Oceana. Barbican Leisure Park, 9pm-3am, £free with flyer B4 11pm/£3. All your urban favourites from old-skool to new-skool, courtesy of your resident, DJ Jonezy Disco - Cheese and Party tunes all night long with John C With £1.60 drinks all night. 27th SLEAZE & SONNYJIM ‘WORK IN MNEMONICS’ PLYMOUTH LAUNCH The White Rabbit, Bretonside 10pm-2am, £2 Support by Staffy, Pandamonium & The Top Billin’ Family.
THURSDAYS Bude
REVERT. Rogue Nightclub. 38 The Strand. 10pm - 2am. £5. Student/local night with all drinks £1.50 all night!
Exeter
FLAVA. Angel Bar. 32 Queen St. 9pm-1am. £free. Funk, Soul, Reggae, Hip Hop, House, Beta, Breaks and Bass. Hosted by DJ Freddy Pimms (Solid Steel/ SWU/ Full Melt) plus special guests. FUZZY LOGIC. Arena Nightclub, Summerland St. 9.30pm-2.30am. £5.Without doubt the busiest student night in Exeter. Playing the biggest and best tunes, with some great drink deals!! SCANDALOUS. Timepiece. Little Castle St. 10pm-2am, £2 B4 11pm with flyer/£3. DJ JSR provides the upfront
freshness and youthful vigour while Aldo Vanucci brings you the biggest and best joints around. ‘WAX THE VAN’ PRESENT SHAKE. The Amber Rooms. 161 Sidwell St. Main Bar. 9pm - 2am. £free. DJs playing the finest Funk / Disco / Acid Jazz.
Falmouth
DJ DENO. Remedies. The Moor. 10pm-2am, £free. Chart music R&B Hip-Hop. STUDENT NIGHT. Toast. 18 Church St. Until 1am. Thursday night is student night at toast with lots of £1.50 drink deals! THURSDAYS. Q Bar. 15a Killigrew St. 8pm-late. £free. The best local D.J’s & Live Bands.
Penzance
21st STUDENT NIGHT 16+. Sound Nightclub. Branwell Mill, entrance is on Market Jew Street (Opposite Kasbar). 11pm-3am. £free B4 12am. Sound residents start off theEaster Bank Holiday weekend with a bang and a party. Plymouth
BATTLE STATIONS. Voodoo Lounge. 1 The Money Centre. 9pm-2am. £2. 2nd Thursday of Every Month. Plymouth’s only night of TRUE hip-hop battles, representing all the elements in one massive session. Bboying, Graffiti, Turntablism, Beatboxing, MC-ing all under one roof, with bragging rights on the line. METAL UP YOUR ASS! Blush Lounge. 102 Tavistock Place, North Hill. 10pm-3am. Shooters from £1.50, 4 bottles from £5. HONKYTONK. Firefly. 2 Sherwell Arcade. 10pm–4am. £free. DJ Griff (rambunctious social club / jelly jazz) Playing the best in Soul, Funk, World, Jazz and all that good stuff. STUDENT NIGHT. Zero’s. 24 Lockyer St. 10.30pm-2am. £free. Chart, Cheese & RnB. ROCK NIGHT. Wow. 11 The Parade, Barbican. 10pm–3am, £2 B4 11pm/£3 after. Rock night with DJ Mark Williams. RUMBLE Karma. 103 Mayflower St. 10pm–3am, £1. New student night, get on the guest list for cheap entry 28thPENDULUM Karma Nightclub, 103 Mayflower St 10pm - 4am, £8 in adv. One of the biggest names in the D’n’B scene, Pendulum play an exclusive DJ set.
Taunton
BLISS THURSDAYS. 43/45 East St. 10pm-3am. £5. DJs will be playing all the floor-filling tunes!
Truro
PUB STAR. Zafiro’s. River St. 7.30pm-late. £2 donation. Sing your heart out with some classic karaoke. 21st DREAM BOYS The Office, 9pm-late, £10. Night out for the ladies
FRIDAYS Barnstaple
VENUE. The Venue. The Strand. 10pm-3am. £tbc. Party the weekend away with this commercial night of dance and chart tunes.
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FUNKY FRIDAYS. Caesar’s Palace. King St. 11pm. £4. All the classics, a DJ and no rules whatsoever.
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Clubs 22nd HI-FREQENCY. Caesar’s Palace. King St. 9pm-3am. £6/£5 B4 12am. Hard dance night with Danny K, Doug EG and guests Scott Attrill (Riot/ Traffic), supported by Mark Loannides, Danny Harris, Stewart T. Bude RETOX. Rogue Nightclub. 38 The Strand. 10pm-3am. £5. Alternative night featuring Funky/ Electro, House, live acts plus more! Exeter
CHART TOPPERS Hole in the Wall. 8pm-2am. £free. Chart tunes and drinks deals, good start to the night… COLLISION. Timepiece. Little Castle St. 7.30pm-2am. £3. Expect everything from Indie anthems, alt Rock, Punk to Electro.... BUNGALOWED. Timepiece Balcony Bar. Little Castle St. 10.30pm-2am. £3 B4 12pm. Student night. Hip Hop, House, Electro, Dub Step. FRIDAY NIGHT FEVER. Arena. Summerland St. 10pm-3am. £free entry with sticker/wristband. Feel good party atmosphere, get down and party on the dancefloor with all your favourite music - the very best dance, chart, party and RnB - and all your shouts, birthdays and requests! STRICTLY VINYL. Angel Bar. 32 Queen St. 10pm-2am. £free. The local boys blowing up party vibes and digging out of the crates to unleash their hidden vinyl. Funk/Hip-Hop/Old School/Reggae/Ska/Party/ Cheese/Selected Boom. 1st OMG present SUBFOCUS Lemon Grove, Exeter Universtiy 9pm-4am, £14 in adv Live D’n’B style set from Subfocus, supported by Tempa T and DC Breaks - both making their SW debuts in Exeter.
Eastern Green 10pm-3am. £tbc. Party at the weekend in this newly refurbished club, more info at www. thebarnclub.co.uk SOUND FRIDAYS. Sound Nightclub. Branwell Mill. 11pm4am. £5. DJ Boris & CQ take over the main room, guests in room 2. 1st DYNAMITE HIP-HOP Presents JURASSIC 5 MC AKIL Sound Nightclub. Branwell Mill. 11pm-4am. £5. Full Dynamite dj line up playing Hip hop with special gust MC Akil. 8th XS - XTREME SOUND PRESENTS TIDY DJS Sound Nightclub. Branwell Mill. 11pm4am. £5. Cornwall’s newest hard dance brand returns with Mark EG supported by Greg Zizique, Ashley Thomas and more. Main Room Boris & CQ. 22nd GOOD FRIDAY SPECIAL WITH LOUIS J Sound Nightclub. Branwell Mill. 11pm-4am. £5. With support from Sound residences Boris and CQ.
Plymouth
THE BIG CHEESE. University of Plymouth Students Union. Drakes Circus. 8pm. £1 B4 12/ £3after (NUS)/£2 B4 12/£4after. All the cheesiest tunes to get your weekend off to a flying start. CRISIS. White Rabbit. Bretonside Bus Station. £1. 12am-5am. An eclectic hot mix of Indie/Punk/Rock/Hip-Hop/ Funk/80’s. Served to you by JC & OZ. DJ APACHE. View 2. Vauxhall St. £5/£4/£3/free B4 10.30pm, 9pmlate. Playing RnB, Funk, House and Club classics. Downstairs DJ Ryan Platts. DOLLY MIXTURES. Zero’s, 24 Lockyer St. 10.30pm-4am, £free B4 11pm/£4 after. Gay night with resident Falmouth FRIDAY NIGHTS. Toast. 18 Church DJs Stev-E & Juzzy B play Cheese, Chart, R’n’B, Dance and Hard House. St. 6.30pm-2am. £free. Something FUNKY FRIDAYS. The Treasury. different every week with Solo Collective on Royal Parade. 9pm-3am, £tbc. Funky 1st, Eclectically eclectic Jennifer O Jenni on grooves. the 8th, Dante Gabriel on 15th and Snatch FUNKY FRIDAYS. Annabel’s The Wax with Kristoff Moine on 22nd. Cabaret and Discotheque, Vauxhall WEEKEND WARM-UP. Remedies. St. 8.30pm-3pm. £tbc. Funky grooves The Moor. 10pm-2am. £3. 3 Bars, all night. 2 Floors, 3 different DJs playing all sorts FUNKY FRESIAN FRIDAYS. The of different music from R&B to Cheese Dairy. 25 Bretonside. and Chart. PUNK ROCK DISCO. Jack Chams. FRIDAYS. Q Bar. 15a Killigrew St. 50 Ebrington St. £1.50 vodka and mixer 8pm-2am. Only the best DJs from the area all night. playing for your aural pleasure. THE ROCK SHOW. C103. 103 Newquay Union St. 10pm-3.30am. £2/ I CANDY. Sailors. Fore St. 10.30pm- members £1. Rock, Indie and Punk with 4am, £ladies free/£2 B4 12.30am. DJ K-Rad, Dy Synn, DJ JJ and Aides over Chart, RnB, Dance and Party. three rooms. OMG! FOAM PARTY! Berties SIMON PITT. Wow. 11 The Parade, Nightclub. East St. 10.30pm-4am. Barbican. 10pm–3am, £2 B4 £2 B4 12.30pm. In the main room our 11pm/£3 after. Great Chart Party tunes to resident DJ Will.B mashes up the best Chart, let your hair down to and heighten that Friday Dance, RnB, Indie and Party. feeling! Plus some great drinks deals! KOOLA ROCKS. The Koola. SUPER DUPER SOUND CLASH. 9pm-3am, £free with VIP cards. All Ride Cafe. 45 Tavistock Place. 3 rooms open / live music & DJ’s / Indie 9pm-2am. Featuring: Super Duper Dan’s Electro mash-ups / Latin spirit / live dancers block quaking five hour soundclash of / cocktail lounge / happy hour 6pm - 11pm dance floor mashups, megamixes & twisted / special guests. basement noise. Leaping over dullness in a single bound! 22nd TFI GOOD FRIDAY Tall SUPERFLY . Firefly. 2 Sherwell Trees/Hype Tolcarne Rd 10pm-3am, Arcade. 9pm–5am. £free. Resident £tbc. Special guest Jodie Connor of DJs on rotation. Just J from Jac the Disco Rolldeep performing Good Times, Now or Never and her new signle, Bring IT. Tonight is playing a disco set downstairs and a banging club set upstairs. the launch of a new weekly Friday session. 1st PROJECT WARP dBs Music Penzance (Formerly the Hippo) 13 Bath BARN CLUB. The Barn Club,
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St 9pm-late £free tickets from www.dBsmusic.co.uk Evening of experimential and new music headlined by dBs Music students, with Ben Solo, Lab Coat, An Earth Without People, Tambourine Dream, Uranium Club, The April Fools, Zeitgeist and many more. 29th ROLL THE DRUMS The Drakes Drum Plymstock, 8pm late, £free. Celebrating the bank holiday in style with ten years of Classic Trance/ Hard Trance music with DJs Louk, Dantes, Matt Watering, Evanz, Matt Edwards b2b Stew Ewens, Carl Austin b2b DJ Raze, Kevin Hoskin b2b Paul Golding.
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FRIDAYS. Puls-8. 14 High Cross St. 10pm-2am. New resident DJ Stevie G throwing RnB, Chart and Dance into the mix. DUB SUB & PUB. The Stag Inn. Victoria Place. 8pm-2am. £free. Dubstep Cornwall presents its weekly night of underground electronica and the latest in Dubstep. 18+
Tiverton 1st THE FUSION PROJECT.
Remedies 9pm-late. A night of Breaks, Dirty House & Trance with a hint of Old Skool.
Torquay
LADIES NIGHT. The Venue. 13 Torwood St. 9pm-1am. £3/ladies £free all night. The biggest night in the bay. FRIDAYS. Bohemia Nightclub. 41 Torwood St. 11pm-3pm. £4 B4 12pm/£5 after. DJs on rotation including DJ Hype, Coalition, MC Daddy Earl, Jordan Suckle, Lee Haslam, DJ Gammer, DJ Supreme, Ben Mcgowan and Jimmy P. FRIDAYS. Studio 22. 22 Victoria Parade. The club on rotation is pumping the best of grimey, dirty heavy Dance, DnB, Dubstep and Hip Hop. I LOVE INDIE. Rude Bar. 3 Victoria Parade. 9pm-2.30am. £2. With Electric Kills Children. 1st - 3rd. RUBY SLIPPERS RETRO ROMP Club Rainbow, Belgrave Rd. Weekend of burlesque acts and dancing, dress up and get on down, and you can stay over for all three days too! More info at www.retroromp.com 22nd. TWISTED DESTINY & FULL TILT. Bohemia Nightclub. 41 Torwood St. 10pm-late. £8. Hard sytle night with Hardcore DJ Gammer v’s Al Storm. Supported by MC Keyes and locals Jimmy P, Luke Barns, Matt EP, Noisy Boyz, Mike Armet & Red Ronan. 29th. SECTIONED. Bohemia Nightclub. 41 Torwood St. 10.30pmlate. £8/£7 B4 12am. Dubstep night with Cookie Monsta and South Bound Hangers, supported by Genetix, Big Merv, Era and MC’s J-Man & Padman.
Totnes 22nd. JELLY JAZZ. Barrel
House, High St. 8pm-1am, £8. Jelly’s new groovy session at The Barrel House with a LIVE show from one of the country’s best soul/jazz singers, Tru Thoughts’ amazingly talented Lizzy Parks. A smokin’ songstress if there ever was one! Supported by Pete Isaac and DJ Thomas Dusseune. Look out for their 18th birthday on 27th May at the Sandsifter in Cornwall.
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FRESH FRIDAYS. L2 Nightclub.
Calenick St. 9.30pm-2.30am. £free. DJ Tom Wills playing all the best party tunes. Lots of drink promotions inc. all Draught £2.50, Selected Spirits £1.50. HEDOFFICE . The Office. 10.30pmlate. £free. Start the weekend as you mean to go on. Speical night on the 29th as they present a Bristish Night. 22nd PENDULUM L2 Nightclub, Calenick St 10pm - late, £tbc. One of the biggest names in the D’n’B scene, Pendulum play an exclusive DJ set.
SATURDAYS Bude
RENAISSANCE. Rogue Nightclub. 38 The Strand. 10pm-3.30am. £5. All the best Commercial Club Classics from the past two decades.
Camborne
KRIS NEBROSO, The Clipper, 9pm – 1am, £free. A night of Cheese + Chart Party, Dance, R’n’B, Oldies and Motown tunes.
Exeter
BENJIS REGGAE BUS. Angel Bar. 32 Queen St. 9pm-2am. £free. All of Devon’s best raggamuffin DJs and bongo drummers crammed in a VW Splitscreen, hosted by DJ Ben Adams every month @ The Angel Bar! ESSENTIAL SATURDAY. Arena. Summerland St. 10pm-3.30am. £6.50otd. Best in Dance, Chart, Party and RnB. INDIE CLUB. Cavern Club, 83-84 Queen St. 8pm-2.30am. £free B4 9pm. The best in Indie/Alternative & Electro Sounds from DJS Jake and Paddy. With live guests. JELLY JAZZ! Angel Bar. 32 Queen St. 10pm-2am. £free. Once a month. Musically joining the dots between Soul/ Jazz/Funk/Latin/Boogaloo/Breaks/D&B +more! PLAYGROUND HQ. Angel Bar. 32 Queen St. 9pm-2am. £free. A fusion of local and beyond DJs offering what we consider to be the biggest and baddest party tunes. SATURDAYS. The Amber Rooms. 161 Sidwell St. 9pm-3am. £free. Guest DJs dropping all things funky. TOTAL REQUEST LIVE Hole in the Wall. 8pm-2am. £free. Chart tunes, you request it, they play it and drinks deals, good start to the night… WOBBLE. Timepiece. 7.30pm-2am, £3 B4 11pm with flyer. Mr. Onions lets rip, dropping everything anything from R’n’B to Indie, Jazz to Pop, Funk to Rock, Drum & Bass to House. 23rd. LUMINALS v’s HOUSETRAP Exeter Phoenix Bradninch Place 9pm-late. £12.50 in adv. Massive trance, house and electro night with over 22 DJ’s including Germany’s Uberdruck, Tom Costelloe, Nick the Kid, Lee H, Kelly Jay, Tommy Tease, Creature Craig and many more.
Falmouth
TOAST. Toast. 8pm - 2am. £free. Sir Something different every week with guests Sir Vinyl of the Fattest on 2nd, DJ Green Renegade on 9th, and Mitch from Plymouth’s long running UFO nights on the 30th. SATURDAY. Q Bar. 15a Killigrew St. 8pm-2am. Always a massive night @ Q with the DJs spinning the best music for you
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Clubs to dance and drink to. See weekly invites for line-ups! WEEKEND WARM-UP. Remedies. The Moor. 10pm-2am. £3. 3 Bars, 2 Floors, 3 different DJs playing all sorts of different music from R&B to Cheese and Chart. 30th THROWIN SHAPES 1st BIRTHDAY BOAT PARTY Prince of Wales Pier, £10 in adv, Boat leaves 8pm Blacc Jazz, DJ Chewy and Miles Davis funk breaks reggae drum n bass and live sax!
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9th. LOVE RIOT The Sandsifter, Godrevy 9pm-late. £tbc. Feturing Boy 8-Bit, supported by Ry Spenceley, Ollie Stratton and Jonny Hodges, it’s pumping house and beats all night with a Love Riot twist. Newquay
PASSION. Sailors. Fore St. 10.30pm-4am. £tbc. Chart, dance & retro tunes to shake your booty with DJs John London & Pete Jordan. GIRLS NIGHT OUT. Berties. East St. Ladies £free B4 1am with flyer/£2. DJ Will.B mixing the best chart/RnB/Dance/ Party/Indie and Old Skool. DJ proof keeps it Urban in Club 2. (Saturdays). Red Square. Gover Lane. 10pm-4am. £free. An upfront mix of everything from Chart to Club, R&B to Dub... we have everything you’re looking for to make that ultimate Saturday night out in Newquay. DJ EDGE. Belushi’s. Fore St. Till late. £free. A live DJ night with a selection of Hip Hop (mainly old school) , Funk, Electro, Soul, 80’s/90’s Pop. 2nd. HARD ENERGY. Tall Trees, Tolcarne Rd. 10pm-late. £8/£6 in adv. Another hard style night with Andy Whitby & DJ Breeze, supported by Steve Lid, Ben Jammin, Aplha Beatz, Supply and Demand. 9th. RICHARD DURAND Tall Trees, Tolcarne Rd. 10pm-late. £tbc. Exclusive album launch party with this trance legend. 16th. RENNIE PILGRIM Tall Trees, Tolcarne Rd. 10pm-late. £tbc. Breaks night with one of the key people in the breaks movemnet, supported by Kristoff, Max Honeymoon & Kyle Edwards. 23rd. PREMONTION EASTER TOUR. Tall Trees, Tolcarne Rd. 10pm-late. £tbc. Plymouth hard style night heads to Cornwall’s party capital with the Trance Generators, Uberdruck and residents Supply and Demand. Big Easter party by the sea. 23rd JUDGE JULES Berties. East St. 11pm-4am, from £8. Radio 1 DJ, Judge Jules makes a welcome return to Newquay for an Easter banger! Early bird tickets online at www.bertiesclub.com 30th. TIDY BOYS BANK HOLIDAY SPECIAL. Tall Trees, Tolcarne Rd. 10pm-late. £tbc. Say no more, the Tidy Boys are in town, with a live set and banging it out hard! Supported by Klubfiller, Steve Lid, Ben Jammin and more.
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BARN CLUB. The Barn Club, Eastern Green 10pm-3am. £tbc. Party at the weekend in this newly refurbished club, more info at www.
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will get the crowd bouncing gets dropped!! SATURDAYS. Annabel’s Cabaret and Discotheque. 8pm-3am. £tbc. 2 floors of entertainment with live cabaret and discotheque. 2nd SUMMIT FESTIVAL WARMUP Karma 103 Mayflower St 10pm5am £13 in adv Massive warm-up party with Kissy Sell Out, complete with his Live Visual Show, supported by Danny Byrd, Freestylers (DJ Set) and Something Obsure, supported by Mr Nice, Tom Costelloe, Doomka and many more. Big. 2nd. ROOTS STREET Fortescue Cellar Bar. Mutley Plain. 8pm-12am. £free. Steppin Razor & DJ Crusty. 9th. PREMONITION. C103. 103 Union St. 10pm-6am. £10 in adv Massive 8th Birthday bash with hard trance Plymouth and hardstyle in themain room with DJ Thera SUBHEAVY. Maggies. Bretonside (Brennan + Heart), Mark EG, Alex Kidd, Bus Station. 10pm-4am. £free. Slideout B2B Teflo, whilst it’s hardcore all Dubstep night playing UK Funky, Grime and the way in the 2nd room with Darren Styles Garage on a 10K subheavy sound. taking charge, supported by Chris Cornish, ULTIMATE SATURDAYS. University Benny P, DJ Searly and more. of Plymouth Students Union. 16th. DISTORTION. C103. 103 Drakes Circus. 8pm. We have great Union St. 10.30pm-5am. £5/£3 in music, great value for money and a great adv Hard style night with an exclusive 5hr venue to ensure that everyone has a set from Tom Costelloe, free Mix CD for brilliant night. the first 100 people! Supported by Tommie SUPER DUPER SOUND CLASH. Quick. House in the 2nd room with Sean Ride Cafe. 45 Tavistock Place. Holland, Kelly Jay, Sam Pridham, Simon Pitt, 9pm-2am. Featuring: Super Duper Dan’s Aaron Cook & Marc Spicer. block quaking five hour soundclash of dance floor mashups, megamixes & twisted 23rd. BADGERS BALL 3rd BIRTHDAY. C103. 103 Union St. basement noise. Leaping over dullness in a 10.30pm-7am. £7 Badgers Ball celebrte single bound! their birthday with residents and guests SATURDAY FORUM. Jack Chams. 50 Ebrington St. Live show and DJ sets. Ipotocaticac (live and dj set) FRESH CITY. Crash Manor. Union 30th. OBSESSION PRESENTS St. 10pm-4am. £4 B4 midnight with LEGENDS. C103. 103 Union St. flyer. R&B, Hip Hop, Bashment and UK 10.30pm-7am. £tbc OMG, Obsession Funky with residents DJ Jonezy, DJ Snake return with a real blast from the past night and DJ Badness. called Legends, with an 9hr epic back to the SIMON PITT. Wow. 11 The Parade, old skool night of D’n’B, house and old skool Barbican. 10pm. Quality Saturday night classics with Fabio, Seb Fontaine, Ratpack, entertainment on the Barbican with DJ Spyke DJ SY, Faydz, john Kelly, Lomas and more. playing the best in Chart, R&B, Electro Pop, Something like this hasn’t been seen in ages, Dance, Indie & Soul. show your support, and it’s a bank holiday POWERHOUSE & CHEESE weekend too! FACTORY. Zero’s. 24 Lockyer St. 30th. UNLEASHED. Karma. 103 10.30pm- 5am. £5. DJ DARON main Mayflower St. 10pm-6am. £15 in room: Chart remixes, Commercial Dance & adv MassiveD’n’B night with Andy C (tbc), RnB. DJ FUZION upstairs: Cheesefest and Alix Prez, Emalkay, Wilkinson, Sukh Knight, camping up the top floor with Camp classics P.Money, The Prototypes and loads more through the years!! over two rooms. DJ APACHE. View 2. Vauxhall St. Sst Austell £5/£4/£3/free B4 10.30pm, 9pmTHE BIG ONE. The Club. 14 High late. Playing RnB, Funk, House and Club Cross St. 10pm-2am. £6. Massive classics. Downstairs DJ Ryan Platts. party night with DJ Stevie G playing RnB, SUPERFLY. Firefly. 2 Sherwell Dance, Hip Hop and DnB.. Arcade. 9pm–5am. £free. Resident DJs on rotation. Just J from Jac the Disco Taunton playing a disco set downstairs and a SATURDAYS. Bliss. 43/45 East St. 9pm-3am. £free B4 10.30pm with banging club set upstairs. FREE CUBA PARTY. The B-bar. guestlist/£5 after 10pm. It’s the original Barbican Theatre, Castle St. 8pm. big night out, with the biggest mix of Party, £free. Cocktails, Latin music, a steamy Dance and R & B. atmosphere and dancing until late. Tiverton PARTY NIGHT. Walkabout. Derrys Cross. 10pm-2am, £free. Latest chart 30th PUKKA BEATS. Twyford Inn 9pm-late. A night of mainstream music, & dance hits with DJ Darren Watts. and underground gems dropped in for good SATURDAYS. Revolution. Derrys measure. Cross. 8pm-2am, £free B4 11pm. A collection of party grooves, funky tunes, soul Torquay & old skool beats, RnB, Funky house, House KINDA FUNKY. Bohemia. 41 Torwood St. 10.30pm-4am, £4 B4 & classic anthems over two floors. 11pm/£6 after. Room1 plays R&B, Hip SATURDAY NIGHT MASH-UP. Bac Bar. North Hill. 10pm-3am. £free. Hop and smooth Grooves. Room 2 for DJ Skank Marvin, playing a bit of everything uplifting House, Trance and Dance anthems. SATURDAYS. The Venue. 13 from dancefloor classics, mash-ups, cheese, dance, rock and funk. Anything that Torwood St. 10pm-3am. £free B4
thebarnclub.co.uk SOUND SATURDAYS. Sound Nightclub. Branwell Mill, entrance is on Market Jew Street (Opposite Hype). 11pm-4am. £6 1am. DJs Boris & DS playing chart and commercial bangers! Special Guest in Room 2 (check out facebook for more info). 9th. LOVE RIOT The Sandsifter, Godrevy 9pm-late. £tbc. Feturing Boy 8-Bit, supported by Ry Spenceley, Ollie Stratton and Jonny Hodges, it’s pumping house and beats all night with a Love Riot Twist. 23rd JUDGE JULES Sound Nightclub. Branwell Mill. 11pm5am. £5. One of Radio 1’s leading dance DJ’s, makes a rare visit to Penzance, with support from Charlie G and Ashley Thomas
12am for members/£2 B4 12am/£3. REWIND. Rude Bar. 3 Victoria Parade. 9pm-2.30am. £free. Playing the best mix of classic Rock, Indie, 90’s anthems and chart. 23rd. CLUB DEVIATE The Attic, 13 Torwood St. 10pm-3am. £10/£8 in adv. D’n’B night with TC, Eksman, Mr Nice, Maxxi P, BP Lazer, The Coalition and many more.
Truro
SATURDAY SOCIAL. L2 Nightclub. Calenick St. 9.30pm-2.30am. 9.30pm-2.30am. £free B4 10pm/£3 B4 11pm/£5 after. DJ Matt Wing in Room 1 playing Chart, RnB, Hip Hop and Party Tunes. DJ Jason M in Room 2 playing House, Electro & Trance. Room 3 - Chillout Room. Room 4 - Lounge Bar. THE BIG NIGHT OUT. The Office. 1 River Walk. 10.30pm-2.30am. £5. Weekend party for over 21’s, or over 18’s if in a big group. 9th FEATURECAST L2 Nightclub Calenick St 9.30am - 2.30am £free B4 10pm Special Social Saturday night
SUNDAYS Exeter
WORLD BEATS. Timepiece. Little Castle St, 8pm-1.30am, £free. Latin, Salsa, Afro Beat, Reggae, Arabic & Spanish. 1st May. RINSEOUT PRESENT NERO Exeter Phoenix Bradninch Place 10pm-4am £14.50 in adv. Bank holiday spectacular with NERO ablum launch, supported by Original Sin, Crissy Criss, Ruffstep, MC Fun, Culture Shockm Dope Ammo and many more over four rooms These events are always roadblocked, so get your tickets in adv.
Falmouth
OPEN JAM. Q Bar. 15a Killigrew St. 6pm-late. £free. Hosted by Perry followed at 10pm with Titan Sound finishing off your weekend with PRESSURE DROP RootsRockReggae/Digital Dancehall.
Penzance 24th SUPER SUNDAY Sound
Nightclub. Branwell Mill. 11pm-late. £tbc. Full Sound resident line up to finish off the bank holiday weekend.
Plymouth
CHURCH OF ZERO’S SUNDAY SESSIONS. Zero’s. 24 Lockyer St. 10.30pm-1am. £free. Chart & RnB, and Dance. REQUEST. Firefly. 2 Sherwell Arcade. From 9pm. Everything from Dubstep to chill out, the music is yours to control all night, the perfect way to carry on with the weekend or chill out and wind down. LEGENDAIRY. The Dairy. 25 Bretonside. 6pm-late. 80’s & 90’s music. SUNDAY SESSIONS. Revolution, Derrys Cross. 10pm-2am. £free. In the Club, DJ Jonezy (a premier south west Urban and RnB DJ) brings you his legendary ‘Sunday Session.’ DESTINATION. Oceana. Barbican Leisure Park. £free for 1st 100 ladies/£1. With 2 fantastic rooms of music to chill out, relax & enjoy the best Sunday night in town. In First Port it’s DJ Snake & Mr Flexxx as the host for all the classic urban tunes. In Disco it’s DJ Mark Allan for a night of full on Mixmash of every genre you can
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BLOC 2011 touched down in Minehead, Somerset in March, bringing 6,000 techno and electro heads from all over Europe together for three days of electronic bliss, with a massive line up featuring legendary artists topping the bill such as Aphex Twin, Magnetic Man and LFO all taking to a stage normally reserved for a lame kids pop extravaganza! The vibe was electric from the minute we threw our bags in our chalet right through to Sunday night when Laurent Garnier wrapped the weekend up perfectly to a crowd that seemed like they had moved in for good at Butlins. Tickets for 2012 are sale at the now at www.blocweekend.com‌ See you all there! Photos: Matt Smith
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