Gig Guide: Sat 27th Dec

 

Sat 27th Dec 20:00 THE EIGHTIES MATCHBOX B-LINE DISASTER W/THE PARENTS & OCEAN BOTTOM NIGHTMARE

The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster

The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster are a psychosis rock band from Brighton, formed in 1999. The band's sound is dark and blues-influenced, with wild crooning vocals, deep bass lines and tom-heavy tribal drumming. The band are renowned for their intense live shows, where McKnight regularly leaves the stage during numbers to mingle with the crowd.

They have released two full-length albums, Hörse Of the Dög in 2002 and The Royal Society in October 2004. The band have released seven singles on various different formats, each release has had several b-sides included and so the band have a large amount of songs that cannot be found on their albums. The song "Mister Mental" was featured on the 'rom-zom-com' movie "Shaun of the Dead",

The band have played at both The Glastonbury Festival and The Reading and Leeds Festivals for several years running. They have also toured and supported many mainstream bands, including; System of a Down, Placebo, Klaxons, Murderdolls and Queens of the Stone Age.

'Every song detonates the dancefloor. Straight up heroes. Believe!' - 5/5 KERRANG!
'Punk of the highest order – delight in their return' – Timeout
'Intriguing, perplexing and downright brilliant' - Artrocker

Support comes from Derby band The Parents and Nottingham outfit Ocean Bottom Nightmare.

Price: £8.00
Age Limit: 18+
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Location: The Rockhouse, Babington Lane, Derby, DE1 1SX

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