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Recap of Secret Garden Party

July 29, 2009

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Secret Garden Party was off the hook! We were only supposed to play for an hour, but the band before us finished early, and the next act was late… so in the end we got to play for over 90 mins! This required an on the fly reworking of the set (we’d pre-planned this one) but it all turned out fine thankfully.

The tent we were playing in was fantastic, it looked amazing and because it was Friday night and the start of the festival the crowd were there to get down. Started off pretty quiet with about 200 people but it quickly filled and by the end the tent was absolutely packed out, 1000+ people easy!

Thanks to everyone who came to see us play, the response was amazing and we’re still buzzing about it… massive thanks goes to Mr Man Make Music, DJ Sketchy who was running the Valley of Antics stage over the weekend… and a fantastic job he did too. We only hope we can make the return visit next year.

Unfortunately we couldn’t record the set, but we’ll record it asap and get it up on the blog. In the meantime check out some of the pics!

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Secret Garden Party was off the hook! We were only supposed to play for an hour, but the band before us finished early, and the next act was late… so in the end we got to play for over 90 mins! This required an on the fly reworking of the set (we’d pre-planned this one) but it all turned out fine thankfully.
The tent we were playing in was fantastic, it looked amazing and because it was Friday night and the start of the festival the crowd were there to get down. Started off pretty quiet with about 200 people but it quickly filled and by the end the tent was absolutely packed out, 1000+ people easy!
Thanks to everyone who came to see us play, the response was amazing and we’re still buzzing about it… massive thanks goes to Mr Man Make Music, DJ Sketchy who was running the Valley of Antics stage over the weekend… and a fantastic job he did too. We only hope we can make the return visit next year.

Iran election protest Manchester

June 22, 2009

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This Sunday I attended the protest against the atrocities occurring in Iran. The protest took place in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester City Centre. It was a peaceful protest and although people were clearly very upset and concerned about the issue at hand, there was absolutely no trouble at all. As a sign of support, we brought down strips of green material and handed them out amongst the demonstrators, the colour now being synonymous with the opposition party fighting for freedom in Iran.

We seemed to be the only white Brits at the demo, and I was pretty disappointed not to see more faces in the crowd showing support… however it was clear that the Iranians attending the demo were very appreciative to see at least a couple of us standing with them.

I found the whole thing to be extremely moving, the most striking thing was the amount of people covering their faces to protect their identities, obviously concerned that their presence may cause trouble for family and friends in Iran.

Not being a Farsi* speaker I couldn’t follow most of the protests, but this only gave me time to reflect on how I would feel if it were my family and countrymen in a similar situation. We should all be thankful for our freedoms, not everyone is as lucky as us.

You can show support by changing your Twitter pic green here

Our thoughts are with the people of Iran.

*thanks for your corrections!

Yum Yum Manchester 5th June!

May 29, 2009

This year is flying by… June already?!? It’s like I blinked and it’s 4 months later!

Anyway, our guest for this month is MAN MAKE MUSIC from London village, these guys definitely know how to get a party started so get down early and grab a mix CD (the’ve have been dissapearing as quick as we can make them!)

Don’t forget you can catch the Yum Yum residents downstairs @ Walrus every Friday night from 9pm FREE ENTRY, it’s been going off on Fridays so get yourself down there asap!

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Yum Yum Manchester 7th May

April 29, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For this month’s Yum Yum we’ve got something a bit special lined up in the guest department… we’re not giving it away just yet but we’ll let you in on the secret soon enough.

As a clue… Original Fabric party boy [6,7]

stay tuned for more info. Remember to join us on the Manchester Facebook group

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Here we go folks, bean spillin’ time!

We are pleased to announce that the guest for May 7th is none other than Damon Baxter, aka original Fabric resident and party boy Deadly Avenger! Now releasing under the moniker Dorothy’s Fortress for his Destroy All Planets label, Damon will be kicking back with us and spinning some gems from his weird and wonderful box of vinyl.

So join us next Thursday for what promises to be a great night with Stevie Kinevil, Robzilla and of course guest of honour Mr Baxter… 9pm – 2am downstairs @ Walrus Bar FREE ENTRY!

Get down early to grab this month’s exclusive mix CD… limited numbers to give away and judging by how fast Volume 2 flew out they won’t be around for long, don’t miss out.

See ya down the front ;)
Sx 

PS Don’t forget about the Yum Yum cocktails, only available @ Walrus on Yum Yum nights!

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Yum Yum Manchester@Walrus, April 2nd

March 11, 2009

I’m happy to announce the first Yum Yum Manchester @ Walrus lounge bar on Thursday April 2nd… located in the heart of the Northern Quarter, Walrus is a refreshing change to your average club/bar and we’re over the moon about Yum Yum’s latest home. Musical and interior stylings aside, Walrus has some of the tastiest food and cocktails in town! Joining Manchester residents Steve “Ill” Kinevil & Robzilla will be Yum Yum head honcho Chrome (munich) and Duisburg’s main man Tand Williams. Meet us downstairs @ 9pm onwards… hop on down early and pick up an exclusive Yum Yum mix CD from our family of DJs.

check out the new venue here! (www.walrusmanchester.com)

here’s my bet for March Top Tune Chart…

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