Shame plus guests

October 12th, 2017

“Our music is about wanting to provoke something,” says Charlie Steen, lead singer of London’s band SHAME. “It’s not about standing onstage and singing pretty love songs. It’s about confrontation, energy, adrenaline and anarchy.”

“We are not puppets. Everything we do, we do ourselves,” states former Camberwell student, Steen. “From our songs to our clothes to the artwork for the singles, T-shirts, and fanzines. It’s all us. We are about creating a movement – it’s all our blood, sweat and tears.”
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Benji B at Witness

October 11th, 2017

Benji B is one of the UK’s most respected DJs. Renowned worldwide for his radio shows and club sets alike, he’s amassed a fan base who have come to see him as a leader in the future music movement.
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Sløtface plus guests Fistymuffs

October 9th, 2017

Norwegian band aiming to make moshing safe for women and create the most joyous punk ditties you’ve heard since the 90s.
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Orpheus Collective Presents…
Bad Protagonist Club, Nasari, AVU and Tape Deck Ghost

October 8th, 2017

Bad Protagonist Club is a post hardcore band whose influences range from Fugazi to Mac Demarco and Weezer. Their unique marriage of raucous punk and laid-back slacker rock has been causing waves in the Edinburgh scene since the trio’s beginnings last year. Following on from their Mash House headline gig in May and a recent gig at Opium showcasing some new material, BPC headline the first ever Oprheus Collective event. Creative song structures, huge riffs and an enigmatic stage presence to boot.
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Heal Yourself And Move #11 with Jonny Nash and House Of Traps

October 7th, 2017

House of Traps Firecracker Recs offshoot party, ‘Heal Yourself & Move’ returns with Melody As Truth boss and Amsterdam resident Jonny Nash.

They’ve been working on a new project this year, and you can always trust Traps to bring the goods. Oddball house, techno and electronica with teeth.

Don’t jerk it – work it!

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Peaness, Mt.Doubt, Tongue Trap

October 7th, 2017

Three piece indie-pop band Peaness formed in Chester. Their debut EP “No Fun” was self released on cassette tape and began their flourishing ascend. The trio have gigged extensively since then, winning “the hearts of unsuspecting listeners across the length and breadth of the DIY scene, right through to BBC Radio 1’s Huw Stephens”.
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Nick’s Drum Workshop – Fundraiser for Children With Cancer

October 6th, 2017

Hi I’m back doing the drum thing again, this time with pals Delia From Derbyshire (Ka Te) and Yves (Andy Danet).

All drum tracks all the time across genres, gets a bit wild. It’s actually really good fun, and we break the drums only rules a bit and have loads of singing and stuff anyway, because it’s my club and I can do what I want.

The choice of charity is because of the terrible time my friend’s family is going through right now, so let’s get some coin raised here and improve some lives please!

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Fling – Get Flung Tour

October 6th, 2017

Bradford’s FLING provide the previously unsearched-for missing link between T-Rex and the Fat White Family. Forging together Glam Rock, Punk, and Psych with a solid sense of Northern irony and an ever-present aura of late night haziness FLING have created a sound which captivates, entertains and stands out from the crowd gaining support at Beats 1, 6music, and a rapidly growing fanbase of ‘Flingers’.
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Erol Alkan all night

October 5th, 2017

An inspirational man, Erol is one of the reasons we do what we do. It’s been a year since we’ve seen Erol so it’s time to welcome him back.

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Dancing On Tables plus The Opera Comic and Nate Collins

October 5th, 2017

Dancing on Tables are a five-piece indie-pop band from Dunfermline. Officially formed in a school cupboard, the boys have spent their last teenage years earning plaudits for their ‘dreamy melodies wrapped up in luring harmonies’.

The Opera Comic – “Packed full of energy, laced with wit and intelligence… impossible to dislodge from your cranium.” – Clash

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