Exclusive: Wire confirmed as headliners at new London festival

by Kev Kharas [Edit this content] ▾ 18 comments 13:12 May 1st, 2008

The first ever Offset festival arrives with a bang this summer, organisers confirming that Wire will headline the event in east London.

Taking place in Hainault Forest Country Park, Redbridge – about half an hour from London on the Central Line - Young Knives, Chrome Hoof, Ipso Facto and Make Model will also play the inaugural Offset, alongside over 100 other acts yet to be announced.

Those acts will line-up across seven stages – hosted by the likes of Last.fm and Southend’s fine Experimental Circle Club – set in what’s described as “idyllic woodland, surrounded by lakes, wild deer and even a zoo”.

Like deer? Like zoos? Like influential, innovative art-rock, indie and electro? Early-bird tickets go on sale today, (1st May) priced at £35 (£45 w/camping) for the whole weekend, Saturday the 30th and Sunday the 31st of August.

More news on this promising new event will be with you, via us, soon.

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interesting.

i'd only like to see chrome hoof tho. and for £35? hmm.

sarkyfox | 1 May '08, 13:39 | X | Reply

Yeah

and Experimental Circle have impeccable taste. Could be great, could be Jackalope. We'll see...

TheBoyDeadly @sarkyfox | 1 May '08, 13:57 | X | Reply

wire

i don't think they'll be playing pink flag though. it'll be colin newman painting a ladder and the rest dressed in black and chanting for all of about 2 hours.

johnny25 | 1 May '08, 14:33 | X | Reply

everyone bums experimental circle club

its alright... nothing special really

fucktherave | 1 May '08, 15:56 | X | Reply

gosh

golly

This looks wicked!

shame it's not free :(

finchleydisco @fucktherave | 1 May '08, 15:58 | X | Reply

i'm definitely

having some of this eardrum buzz

hairyboy @finchleydisco | 1 May '08, 16:07 | X | Reply

:)

Glad to hear positive feedback already. I can assure you that the line up for all the stages will be ones to keep an eye on.

rubbafish | 1 May '08, 21:26 | X | Reply

From the Artrocker mailout this week

"I am currently helping organise an August festival for you avid Artrockers and it's a great thrill to include past favourites such as Pere Ubu, Wire, Suicide and The Slits alongside the new scene, and a shame we could not entice the likes of Devo or Gang of 4 to take part. Further details to be announced shortly. www.offsetfestival.co.uk"

This sounds absolutely bloody fucking brilliant.

travisb | 2 May '08, 05:27 | X | Reply

Tickets arrived today !

and I only booked them yesterday ! No fucking about with this one

hairyboy @travisb | 2 May '08, 12:44 | X | Reply

Not free? £35 is maaad cheap

can't wait to hear more confirmations...

ham_and_cheese @finchleydisco | 2 May '08, 13:54 | X | Reply

wow

This looks amazing! Great line-up, can't wait to hear who else will be playing.

I'm getting my ticket now.

charmingman | 2 May '08, 15:45 | X | Reply

Booking fee tip off

Just ordered 2 more tickets and got them through the Google tickets link - the booking fee is only £1.50.

ham_and_cheese @jsneer | 6 May '08, 10:04 | X | Reply

Ive just got tickets for this.

I used to work opposite Hainult Forest. Its a really lovely location for a festival. This is gonna be a good one! :)

Bundoz @charmingman | 16 May '08, 13:14 | X | Reply