6pm - A strange Journey - Visual arts exhibition opening showing work exploring gender themes and identity, stalls, performance artists, refreshments and more... Rachel Cox, Lady Kitt with David Reynolds as his alter ego the Sicilian Widow, TOAD Danby, Hayley Hare, Dawn Latimer, Lizzie Rowe, The artists Smith and more. FREE ENTRY

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7:30pm - 3am SHE Night! - For the girls who would be king - To fight back at the male dominated music world - Live music by female fronted bands and solo artists PLUS DJ's Playing sets comprising of a wide range of genres spanning over the past 6 decades. Expect much of the tunes to be by women who helped shape the music world alongside camptastic floor stompers... £6/£5 conc

7:30pm ish - CHARITY CASE w/Miss Danby on geetar 

Charity Case is an accomplished lover, fighter, horsewoman, musician and international play girl. On the run for a crime she didn’t commit, she has taken to singing in shady bars with a group of ner'do wells found roaming the streets of Newcastle in an attempt to fund her passage back home to Berlin. What a voice, what a woman. She is also available for weddings, funerals, & bar mitzvahs. When not reaking general havoc about the place she forms one third of the wonderful Iceni. Guitar support comes from manic rocka-girly Miss Danby.

http://www.myspace.com/iceniband

www.myspace.com/cheersmedusa

 

8:15pm - MINNIE AND THE VICTORS

 

Minnie and The Victors are a fresh and raw new band who burst onto the local Tyneside scene in Spring 2009. The Victors are a group of accomplished musicians which features Mark on guitar, Jamie on bass and Doug on drums. They are fronted by Minnie with her powerhouse of a voice and energetic performance.

Covering the likes of Erma Franklin, Stevie Wonder, The Animals and The Rolling Stones they manage to bring a new sound to these classic tunes. In 2009 they played at Newcastle, Morecambe and Callander Blues Festivals as well as Live radio performances for Bishop FM Blues Show.  In 2010 they are booked for Callander Blues festival, Morecambe Motown Magic Festival Stormin’ the Castle and a support slot for Monsters of Rock (featuring former members of Whitesnake and Black Sabbath).  At present they are covering venues from Mid-Scotland down to Leeds!

http://www.myspace.com/minnieandthevictors

 

9:30pm - HATTIE MURDOCH

 

Hattie Murdoch, is a young songsmith/guitarist originating from Lincolnshire, now residing in Newcastle. With a classical background as a pianist and flautist, as well as a devoted passion for rap music and hip-hop culture, her eclectic style effortlessly blends the pop sheen of KT Tunstall and Ellie Goulding with the urgency and darkness of Sneaker Pimpz, Frou Frou and Chemical Brothers. On the brink of delivering her first E.P in collaboration with John Elliott (TRAFIK, Global Underground), and veering off into the unknown from her live acoustic act, this is set be an exciting year Reckless General Records artist...

http://hattiemurdoch.co.uk/

http://www.therecklessgeneral.co.uk

 

10:15pm - MUSH

 

Mush's performances are not to be missed, Nicky's vivid and beguiling live performance is offset by Sarah's irreverent humour and glued back together with general uplifting happiness of drummer Kallie. This band called Mush, however, is not the first group in which these talents have converged, as all three can be found indulging through the years in the subversive delights of the Camp Vamps – and all because the lady love. Kallie boasting that the first concert he ever attended was an all because the lady loves Ladies gig aged two! By daylight, Kallie expands his vast knowledge of playstation games/myspace and films. Sarah Van Jellie spends her days extracting and licking her cute, podgy fingers from her many maverick pies, whilst Nicky Rushton can be found reposing in sunlit rooms, with a stress incontinent dog called Heidi, masterminding the next Mush melodies to come...

http://www.myspace.com/mushmusic

 

11:15pmish CHRISTI ANDROPOLIS

 

Hailing from New York State, Christi Andropolis is a singer and fiddler whose musical inspirations range from the Southern States of the US to the UK, exploring connections between traditional music on both sides of the Atlantic. From delta blues to Appalachian tunes, she combines the influence of her American roots with a flair for Scottish and English fiddle, establishing a new voice for transatlantic folk music.

http://www.myspace.com/christiandropolis

http://furrowrecords.co.uk/

 

UNTIL 3AM - To end the night will be DJ's Michael Clunkie (Trash shack, Sounds of seduction), Andromeda (Club mf, Lick) and Gailen. M. (Milk, Poke).

 

http://www.festivalofgb.com/