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Kenneth McMurtrie

Kenneth McMurtrie

New Acts Added To Drill : Brighton Line-up

Following last week's initial news about Wire's Drill event in Brighton a further 30 new acts have been added to the already pretty special bill.

Newcomers announced this week include BRITISH SEA POWER (W/ THE BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BRASS QUINTET), YOUNG FATHERS, THESE NEW PURITANS, THREE TRAPPED TIGERS, CASSETTEBOY VS DJ RUBBISH and ESBEN & THE WITCH.

The current break down of performances by day is as follows, with further additions still to be made:-

THURSDAY 4TH DECEMBER
Wire / The Pink Flag Guitar Orchestra (W/ Wire) / These New Puritans / Cassetteboy Vs Dj Rubbish / The Wytches / Telegram / Jesca Hoop / Younghusband / Games / Adrian Crowley / Monotony / Graham Duff
 
FRIDAY 5TH DECEMBER
Savages / British Sea Power (W/ The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet) At All Saints Church / Toy / Three Trapped Tigers / Mono / Traams / The Physics House Band / Bad Breeding / Lonelady / Sauna Youth / Black Honey / Exes / Helen Money / Steve Beresford / Krautrock Karaoke
 
SATURDAY 6TH DECEMBER
Courtney Barnett / Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin Perform Suspiria At St Bartholomew’s Church / East India Youth / Fujiya & Miyagi / Esben And The Witch / Githead / Plank / Spectres / Man Forever / Negative Pegasus / The Slot Revolt / Cuts / Shabberoon
 
SUNDAY 7TH DECEMBER
Swans / Wire + Swans Perform Drill (World Exclusive) / Gold Panda / Young Fathers / Zu / Vessels / Ulrich Schnauss / Grumbling Fur / Dawn Of Midi / Samaris / God Damn / Gulp / Hexenschuss / Flies + Flies / Paul Kendall

Damo Suzuki has, however, had to pull out due to illness.

Ticket purchasing and further information can all be found at the festival website here.

Hipsville Horror-A-Go-Go

 

With Hallowe'en in sight it's suitably fitting that the initial line-up for next May's horror-themed Hipsville is now available to view online.

As thoroughly international as its previous two outings this already promises to maintain the high standards of horror, fun & sleaze purveyed since 2012.

Announced so far are the following acts:- 

GIUDA (Italy)“Stompin’ glam punk ‘n’ roll” video/info

THE NEUMANS (USA)“The hottest youngest authentic US garage punk act on the scene” video/info

OH! GUNQUIT (UK)“Trashy, rumble, surf, bop, blitz” video/info

THE ANOMALYS (Netherlands)“Psychotic, unpredictable and primitive rock ‘n roll trio” video/info

THE TiKi HEADS (who knows?)“The world’s foremost enigmatic and exotic surf group extraordinaire” video/info

LES GRYS GRYS (France)“Fearsome French 60’s R’n’B crazy assed wild men” video/info

THE ERROR TEAM (Belgium)“Instrumental film exotica music with a jazzy twist” info

THE NINE TON PEANUT SMUGGLERS (UK)“Sir Baldy’s all-star combo playing authentic, swinging, ska and shufflin’ rhythm’n’blues” video

THEE INCERDIBLE SHRINKING MEN (Belgium)“Fifty Foot Combo side project playing Las Vegas grind style monstrous rock’n’roll”

Further additions will be made in the coming months but now you need to log on to the event's website and pick up your £55 early booking ticket and peruse the other elements on offer at this fantastic weekender. 

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