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Festival Guide 2019
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With a new album and bags of festival fun,
Reading’s hometown heroes are ready for a golden summer
FESTIVAL GUIDE 2019
HELLO. The clocks have changed. The sun is (sometimes) out. We’ve all started worrying about our spreadsheets (is that just us). Yep, festival season is here again. In 2019’s Dork Festival Guide we’ll run you through everything you need to know over the next few months. From Live at Leeds through to Reading and beyond, we’ve got some of your favourite bands involved in the action. All of which comes at a particularly good time for The Amazons, who as well as a summer of festival fun, also have a brand new album on the books. You’ll be hearing much (much) more about ‘Future Dust’ over the next couple of months, but flip over this page to get the journey started. With stages at some of the hottest events of 2019, we’re more than ready to get going. Pass us the highlighters, please? We’ve got schedules to plan.
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Editor Stephen Ackroyd Deputy Editor Victoria Sinden Associate Editor Ali Shutler Contributing Editors Jamie Muir, Martyn Young Events Liam James Ward Scribblers Steven Loftin Snappers Corinne Cumming, Frances Beach, Sarah Louise Bennett P U B L I S H E D F RO M
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THE BANDS 04 THE AMAZONS 14 HONEYBLOOD 15 BEAR’S DEN 16 PIP BLOM 16 THE FUTUREHEADS 18 MARSICANS 20 MENACE BEACH 22 LEWIS CAPALDI
24 BLOXX 26 ALL TIME LOW 28 BOSTON MANOR 30 YONAKA 30 THE NIGHT CAFE 50 SEA GIRLS THE FESTIVALS 32 UK & IRELAND 44 INTERNATIONAL
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Gods Words: Steven Loftin. Photos: Sarah Louise Bennett.
A new album, a summer of festival fun - it’s all kicking off for The Amazons.
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For those about to rock*... (*and other pleasingly loud genres)
LISTEN NOW
Must Watch Slam Dunk 2019 Here’s a few of the bands we recommend you don’t miss if you’re heading to Slam Dunk this year.
THE MENZINGERS
Critical darlings, The Mezingers are sure to cause a stir when they hit our shores.
WATERPARKS
In Awsten Knight, Waterparks have a genuine scene icon in the making. Shiny pop punk is what Slam Dunk does best.
I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME
Lead vocalist and bassist Dallon Weekes - once of Panic! At The Disco fame - and drummer Ryan Seaman are already kicking up a storm. With magazine covers and a sizeable buzz already under their belt, check them out before they’re absolutely
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massive.
Check out our Slam Dunk playlist on Spotify. Just scan the code below to listen.
EMPLOYED TO SERVE
With new album ‘Eternal Forward Motion’ set to land very soon indeed, Employed To Serve make an ungodly din - just the way we like it.
AS IT IS
A band transformed, As It Is’ most recent album ‘The Great Depression’ saw them tackling weighty issues via direct musical action. Now, with a series of reworkings of those tracks underway, this could be one of the more interesting sets of rock’s 2019 festival season.
Slam Dunk isn’t just an important part of the UK rock scene, but an international red letter weekend for bands unafraid to turn it up to eleven. Here’s some of what you can expect.
With a Slam Dunk headline set on the books we caught up with All Time Low frontman Alex Gaskarth Words: Ali Shutler.
Hey Alex! Last year was super busy for All Time Low, right? The last two years have been pretty crazy and pretty fun. We’ve been slammed. ‘The Last Young Renegades’ cycle was a good one. We went pretty deep. We circled the world twice. It was good to get it all in. So what’s 2019 got in store for you? We don’t have a whole lot of plans. Obviously, we’re coming over in May for Slam Dunk, but that’s the only thing we’ve got on the calendar right now which is definitely weird for us. Is that break to work on new music? The starting point is just to step away. There’s always new music in mind. We’re always asking ‘what’s the next thing going to be’, but as of right now, there’s
nothing official. We just want to take a step back, reflect, look at what we’ve accomplished and basically take stock in what we’ve got and figure out where we go from here. ‘What’s the logical next step for All Time Low?’ To do that, we need to step away from it. So you never feel like you have to take a break because it’s getting too much? Honestly, no. We had a really rad record cycle, and we’re one of those gluttons for punishment. We love being on the road. I hear all kinds of stories from other bands about how they get tired or burnt out, but we love being out there. We love playing shows, whether they’re massive shows or club shows or festivals. We just like getting in front of people. It never felt like it was taking a toll. It is super nice to get home and have a minute to yourself, but we’ve never felt like we need to
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Wot’s on? UK & Ireland
Wot’s on? There’s a lot to keep ‘up’ on this festival season. Make things easy for yourself with our geographically segmented festival listings, and find the latest updates at readdork.com!
April 2019
Stockton Calling
Location: Various Venues, Stockton-on-Tees Date: 20th April Tickets: stocktoncalling.co.uk Line-up: The Futureheads, The Orielles, Reverend And The Makers, Plastic Mermaids, Avalanche Party, Naked Six
Undercover Festival
Location: Boston Music Room/ The Dome, London Date: 26th-28th April Tickets: undercoverfest.com Line-up: Slaughter & The Dogs, Sham 69, GBH, Penetration, Chelsea, XSLF, The Restarts, The Defects, Ed Banger & The Nosebleeds, Menace, 1919, Spunk Volcano And The Eruptions, Big Boy Tomato, Pussycat & The Dirty Johnsons
Hit The North Location: Various Venues, Newcastle Upon Tyne Date: 3rd-5th May Tickets: hitthenorthfestival.co.uk Line-up: Jake Bugg, Tom Grennan, Shame, The Academic, Blaenavon, Catherine Mcgrath, Lauren Aquilina, Ten Tonnes, The Blinders, The Mouse Outfit, Dylan Cartlidge, The Mysterines, Fuzzy Sun, Sheafs
Are You Listening?
Location: Various Venues, Reading Date: 27th April Tickets: areyoulistening.org.uk Line-up: Gengahr, Krafty Kuts, Bad Sounds, Willie J. Healey, Flamingods, Rozi Plain, TVAM, Our Girl, SK Shlomo, Gently Tender, Madonnatron, BIG LAD
May 2019
Liverpool Sound City
Location: Various Venues, Liverpool Date: 3rd-5th May Tickets: soundcity.uk.com Line-up: Shame, Blaenavon,
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Confidence Man, Tea Street Band, Mabel, Loyle Carner, Louis Berry, The Magic Gang, Our Girl, Ryan Mcmullan, Alligator, Benin City, Cousin Kula, Dancing On Tables, Dayo Bello, Giant Rooks, Goodies, Harry Miller, Heavy Lungs, Indigo Lo
Portsmouth Psych Fest
Location: Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth Date: 4th May Tickets: wedgewood-rooms.co.uk Line-up: YAK, The KVB, Black Country New Road, Drusila, Freya Beer, MYSTIC PEACH, GURU, Sweaty Palms
Handmade
Location: Various Venues, Leicester Date: 4th-5th May Tickets: handmadefestival.co.uk Line-up: Metronomy, The Futureheads, The Sherlocks, Ibibio Sound Machine, Black Honey, Mono, Jamie Lenman, C Duncan, Josefin Ohrn + The Liberation, Dream State, Blood Youth, Crows, Life, Heavy Lungs, Lice, Decade, Can’t Swim, Saint Agnes, Rozi Plain
Stag And Dagger
Location: Various Venues, Glasgow Date: 5th May Tickets: facebook.com/ StagAndDaggerGlasgow Line-up: Honeyblood, Rat Boy, Dream Wife, Goat Girl, Pip Blom, Heavy Rapids, Strange Bones, TVAM, The Ninth Wave, Audiobooks, Bobby Kakouris
Focus Wales
Location: Various Venues, Wrexham Date: 16th-18th May Tickets: focuswales.com Line-up: Boy Azooga, The Lovely Eggs, BC Camplight, Kero Kero Bonito, Cate Le Bon, The Beths, Life, Lizzy Farrall, Neck Deep, Skindred, Islet, Art School Girlfriend, Seazoo, Martyn Joseph, Ani Glass,
Live At Leeds Location: Various Venues, Leeds Date: 4th May Tickets: liveatleeds.com Line-up: Sundara Karma, Tom Grennan, Metronomy, Black Honey, Dream Wife, Goat Girl, Ibibio Sound Machine, Drenge, Kate Tempest, Sam Fender, The Sherlocks, Confidence Man, VANT, The Academic, The Slow Readers Club, Swim Deep, Easy Life, Elli Ingram, Gengahr, Lauren Aquilina, Marsicans
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Wot’s on? UK & Ireland
Dan Bettridge, I SEE RIVERS, Kidsmoke, Rachel K Collier
Orielles, Lauren Aquilina, Viagra Boys, Mini Mansions
Bearded Theory
Merthyr Rising Festival
Location: Catton Hall, Walton upon Trent Date: 23rd-26th May Tickets: beardedtheory.co.uk Line-up: The Cult, Suede, Doves, Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul, Editors, Oh Sees, The Wildhearts, Reef, Steel Pulse, Hollie Cook, The Blinders, Skatalites
Dot to Dot
Location: Manchester, Bristol, Nottingham Date: 24th-27th May Tickets: dottodotfestival.co.uk Line-up: Crystal Fighters, Jordan Rakei, Swim Deep, The Night Cafe, Dream Wife, The
Location: Penderyn Square, Merthyr Tydfil Date: 24th-26th May Tickets: merthyrrising.uk Line-up: Black Grape, Cast, The Men They Couldn’t Hang, Vant, Tom Hingley & The Karpets, The Now, Charlie Says
Raw Power Festival
Location: Boston Music Room/ The Dome, London Date: 24th-26th May Tickets: dometufnellpark.co.uk Line-up: Gnod, JK Flesh, Big Brave, My Disco, Hibushibire, Dead Otter, USA Nails, Mai Mai Mai, Teleplasmiste, The Ex, Part
This Is Tomorrow
Win tickets at readdork.com Location: Exhibition Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne Date: 24th-26th May Tickets: thisistomorrow.co.uk Line-up: Foals, You Me At Six, The Pale White, Bad Sounds, Anteros, Kawala, Wild Front, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, The Vaccines, Editors, Glasvegas, RedFaces, FEVA, Stereophonics
The Great Escape Location: Various Venues, Brighton Date: 9th-11th May Tickets: greatescapefestival.com Line-up: Foals, Lewis Capaldi, Pip Blom, Little Simz, Jockstrap, Self Esteem, Connie Constance, Maisie Peters, Sports Team, Kara Marni, Kawala, Skynd, Anna Calvi, Fontaines D.C., Lucia, Himalayas, Zuzu, Blaenavon
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Chimp, Skullflower, MoE, Blom, Swedish Death Candy
Sea Change
Location: Various Venues, Totnes Date: 24th-26th May Tickets: seachangefestival.co.uk Line-up: Metronomy, The Comet Is Coming, Gruff Rhys, Bill Ryder-Jones, Gazelle Twin, The Nightingales, Sandra Kerr And John Faulkner, Hannah Peel And Will Burns, You Tell Me, Pip Blom, TVAM
All Points East
Love Saves The Day
Location: Eastville Park, Bristol Date: 25th-26th May Tickets: lovesavestheday.org Line-up: Lily Allen, Maribou State, Camelphat, Sub Focus, Little Simz, Kojey Radical, Chase & Status Present RTRN II Jungle feat: Rage, Skibadee & Shabba D, General Levy, Brockie And Det, Not3s, Ray BLK, David Rodigan, Holy Goof, Bonobo (DJ Set), Goldie (25 Years Of Metalheadz), Prince Fatty and Horseman, Channel One Soundsystem
Neighbourhood Weekender
Location: Victoria Park, Warrington Date: 25th-26th May Tickets: nbhdweekender.com Line-up: George Ezra, Richard Ashcroft, Primal Scream, The Vaccines, You Me At Six, Slaves, Nothing But Thieves, The Charlatans, Tom Grennan, Gerry Cinnamon, The Hunna, Maximo Park, The Slow Readers Club, Embrace, Kate Nash, Pale Waves, Mystery Jets
Slam Dunk
Location: Leeds, Hatfield Date: 25th-26th May Tickets: slamdunkfestival.com Line-up: All Time Low, Bullet For My Valentine, The Bronx, Gallows, Mad Caddies, New Found Glory, Glassjaw, Simple Plan, The Menzingers, NoFX, Silverstein, Bad Religion, Story of the Year, Waterparks, Less Than Jake
Location: Victoria Park, London Date: 24th May-2nd June Tickets: allpointseastfestival.com Line-up: Chemical Brothers, The Strokes, Christine And The Queens, Bring Me The Horizon, Mumford & Sons, Bon Iver
Wychwood Music Festival
Location: Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham Date: 31st May-2nd June Tickets: wychwoodfestival.com Line-up: Scouting for Girls, The Stranglers, T’Pau, Toyah, Craig Charles, Tankus The Henge, John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett, Thrill Collins
Long Division
June 2019
Camden Rocks
Location: Various Venues, Camden Date: 1st-2nd June Tickets: camdenrocksfestival.com Line-up: Frank Turner, Deaf Havana, Ash, Rat Boy, New Model Army, Wheatus, Carl Barat, Ginger Wildheart, Milk Teeth, Pretty Vicious, Raging Speedhorn, Angelic Upstarts, The Virginmarys,
Location: Various Venues, Wakefield Date: 29th May-2nd June Tickets: longdivisionfestival.co.uk Line-up: Peter Hook & The Light, We Are Scientists, Asian Dub Foundation, Penguin Café, Art Brut, Bill Ryder-Jones, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert, Keston Cobblers Club, bis, Avi Buffalo, Menace Beach
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