MA25 - Marion and Goldblade to join Buzzcocks for Anniversary show

MA25 - Marion and Goldblade to join Buzzcocks for Anniversary show

Manchester Academy is thrilled to unveil the first acts who will be joining Buzzcocks in our celebration of the iconic venue's 25th Anniversary.

We can now reveal that cult Brit Pop era titans Marion and 90s punk revivalists Goldblade will join the legendary headliners to mark the special occasion on 10th October 2015.

Marion first cut their teeth at the Manchester Academy on an NME tour in January 1995 alongside Veruca Salt having formed only 18 months previous. Led by wild eyed front-man Jaime Harding, Manchester's stately rock unit would later return to headline Academy 2 a further three times over their career including a triumphant reunion gig at the venue in 2011.

Expressing his delight at their addition to the line up and return to Manchester Academy, vocalist and songwriter for the group Jaime Harding said:

"It feels like Marion have come full circle, playing our first hometown Manchester show with our huge inspiration, old friends the Buzzcocks. Feels like beautiful karma."

Goldblade aren't short of a few run-ins with the venue either. Formed out of the ashes of visceral upstarts The Membranes by the band's anarchic leader John Robb, the band hit the Academy for the first time in April 1997 on their 'Home Turf' tour, before returning as friends of the venue for many more shows throughout the noughties.

Now with the Academy back in their sights, the band will support their Mancunian punk brethren Buzzcocks to get the celebrations off with a bang as they rip through tracks from their 11 album strong repertoire.       

Taking place on the 10th October 2015, Marion and Goldblade are the first acts announced so far to support the formerly announced bill-toppers Buzzcocks. Additional line up announcements are still to come. 

Furthermore, the show will launch a year-long series of unique commemorative gigs planned by the venue in honour of its special anniversary (see line up announcements so far below for details).

Previously we announced that Manchester's very own Buzzcocks, the band who opened the venue in October 1990 would return to mark the 25th Anniversary of the venue. The band will bring their 2015 The Way Tour for their first gig at the venue in over 6 years.

Look out for a further announcement confirming more  special guests who will be joining Buzzcocks + Marion + Goldblade for this 25th anniversary show. 

Doors 4.00pm / Curfew 11pm / Tickets £20.00 Advance STBF

Tickets

Tickets are now on General Sale for BUZZCOCKS + Very Special Guests MARION + GOLDBLADE + Supports taking place on 10th October 2015 at:

TICKETLINE: https://manchesteracademy.ticketline.co.uk/order/tickets/13303039/buzzcocks-manchester-academy-1-2015-10-10-16-00-00

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Bearded Theory festival Announce Headline Acts incl: James and Alabama 3

Bearded Theory festival Announce Headline Acts incl: James and Alabama 3

The unique, family friendly festival Bearded Theory are thrilled to announce what is their strongest line-up yet in 2015, their 8th year. Multi-million selling indie legends JAMES will now bring the festival to an emphatic close when they headline the festival on Sunday night. Fresh from a sold out UK tour, their 13th studio album La Petite Mort was released earlier this year to critical acclaim and hailed as one of the “Best Albums of 2014” by The Guardian featuring the singles ‘Moving On’, ’Frozen Britain’ ‘Curse Curse’ and 'All I'm Saying', all mainstays on BBC6 Music. 

Jim Glennie from James said: “It's a real pleasure to be asked to play at Bearded Theory 2015. I've heard great things about the festival and I appreciate the ethics and principles behind it. I'm thoroughly looking forward to it and I hope we can end the weekend with a bang”.

Steve Blount from Bearded Theory says “We are delighted to have secured arguably our biggest booking to date while freezing adult ticket prices and having reduced or frozen child ticket prices. 2015 is on course to be our quickest sell out in our history after 25% of our capacity sold on the first day tickets went on sale and with early bird tickets selling out in less than 4 minutes”.

Bearded Theory is a creative and performing arts family festival hosted in the heart of England at the picturesque Catton Park on the West Midlands and Staffordshire border. Hosted over 4 days, with a line up unrivalled against the ticket price and still allowing your own drinks into the arena, Bearded Theory remains the best value independent festival in the country. Bearded Theory remains independent and the organisers remain unsalaried and work fulltime. This means they can deliver the best festival experience possible against the ticket price.

The festival has set up home at Catton Park where the festival showcases 5 stages including a Woodland Stage celebrating the National Forest location, a dance arena, huge outdoor Main Stage and all with cutting edge production. The festival is hosted over Spring Bank Holiday 21st – 24th May 2015.

See more at: www.beardedtheory.co.uk/line-up

2015 Line up in full:

THE PALLET STAGE

Friday

The Mission, Alabama 3, Gun, Itch, Dizraeli and The Small Dogs, The Wakes

Saturday

New Model Army, Afro Celt Sound System, British Sea Power, The Mahones, Skinny Lister, Neck, Three Minute Heist,

Sunday

James, Buzzcocks, Misty In Roots, The Beat, Mad Professor + The Robotiks, Pronghorn, Back To The Planet, New Town Kings

MAGICAL SOUNDS STAGE

Friday

LAB4, Jah Scoop/ Geezer, Zion Train, Clumsy, Halcyon, Andy Haze, Chigs and Techip, Data 3, Drum Machine

Saturday

East Static, Green Nuns of the Revolution (DJ set), Cosmosis, Ed Tangent, Zetan Spore, Kristian, The Pressure Technique, Charlie H, Drum Machine

Sunday

Banco De Gaia, Merv Pepler (DJ set), Transglobal Underground, Black Star Liner (DJ set), Dr Trippy, Templehead, Grousebeater Soundsystem, Rev Phil Dread, Ushti Baba

THE WOODLAND STAGE

Friday

Jaya The Cat, The Talks, Pigbag, Kilnaboy, Tree House Fire, Captain Knives,

Saturday

Cara Dillon, Bill Smarme, The Jack Ratts, Louise Distras, The Leylines, Joe Zeffa, Mark Harrison, Troubadour,

Sunday

Paprika Corps, JB Conspiracy, P.A.I.N, Baba Jack, Mistys Big Adventure, Keiths Big Uke Jam, Superfast Girly Show, Please Y Self Skiffle Band, Mr Motivator

SOMETHING ELSE BIG TOP STAGE

Thursday

3 Daft Monkeys, Hobo Jones and The Junkyard Dogs, Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican, Zombie Met Girl

Friday

Radical Dance Faction, John Player Specials, Gaz Brookfield, Muff Said, Sweetchunks Band, Ash Victim, Ukulele Dave,

Saturday

Inner Terrestrials, Tarantism, Who Killed The Bear, Pure Evil, Demob, Muddy Summers & Gails Whores, Efa Supertramp

Sunday

AOS3, Stuart Turner and The Flat Earth, Society, Abdoujaparov, Skewwiff, Quercus Burlesque, Penny Orchids, Tez and The Suicidal Fish

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Buzzcocks @ Eric's Liverpool Friday 16 November 2012

There are hardly any bands performing today that genuinely deserve the adjective ‘legendary’. Buzzcocks are one of those very few. Their achievements are staggering: one of the original holy trinity of British punk (with the Sex Pistols and the Clash), innovators of the independent record scene and genuine punk rock superstars who have been cited as inspirational by bands as diverse as REM, Nirvana and Green Day. Eight studio albums, over twenty singles and EPs, a constellation of compilations, covers by other bands and songs on film soundtracks and advertisements have put Buzzcocks among the top echelons of British recording artists. A Mojo Inspiration award in 2006 is just one of the many accolades they have received for their work.

Buzzcocks have been thrilling audiences for over thirty years. Once called ‘the Beatles of punk’, their music blends high-octane guitar, bass and drum power with heartrending personal statements of love won and lost or dismay at the modern world to create a unique catalogue of unforgettable and immortal music – music they continue to deliver to fans old and new around the world with  undiminished passion and energy.

Buzzcocks have forged a unique relationship with their public and are deeply loved and revered by a global audience. They are simultaneously true to their original ideals and open to new ideas – a happy result of their own uncompromising and individual standing.

Over the years, generations of musicians have tried the Buzzcocks methodology and have made their own variations of it. Most are generous in their thanks to the band that started it all. Those impressed by the recent waves of 'punk' bands would do well to spend an afternoon with Buzzcocks' seminal pop treasure Singles Going Steady, consistently the band’s biggest seller and a masterclass in genre-busting songcraft. This compilation of their first UK Top 40 hits is a classic album in every

sense, an astounding collection of stunning moments such as ‘Orgasm Addict’, ‘What Do I Get?’ the anthemic ‘Harmony In My Head’ and, of course, the song that has become their calling card: ‘Ever Fallen In Love With Someone (You Shouldn’t’ve Fallen In Love With?)’. These songs have been covered by dozens of groups in many styles, a testament to the originals' strengths not as slices of punk rock history but as examples of songwriting craft.

Buzzcocks are the true godfathers of punk-pop, having laid down that infinitely superior archetype. They are also a band with a past, present, and future. It is a history the group's members could never have imagined back in the hot punk rock summer of '76. Says Pete Shelley: "Looking back on it now, what's going on is like echoes of the Big Bang. You look around you in society and the culture; so many things would not have been the same if there never was punk rock. It's strange; it's like a science fiction novel. But to us at the time, it just sprung naturally."

They're still doing it, better than anyone. Sometimes the archetype is clearly the best. Buzzcocks – no. 1 in people’s hearts. Icons, superstars, legends.