Run For The Covers! Top Brit bands play Brixton covers-fest this weekend

Hot news of a hot, hot covers fest for this probably-not-very-hot weekend as the great and the good from around the country descend on the Brixton Windmill to play tribute, quite literally, over two days to the great and the good from across the pond.

Our Band Could BBQ Your Life sees the likes of The Xcerts, 4 or 5 Magicians and Ice! Sea! Dead People! give their take on the such lauded artistes as Black Flag, Mudhoney and Beat Happening.

As I'm sure you very well know, the event's title is a play on Michael Azzerad's Our Band Could Be Your Life and, obviously, each one of the bands chronicled in that very book will be "on the bill" this weekend.

What with it being at the Brixton Windmill there's also a BBQ on hand before the bands kick off, so if you want your fill of meat grilled by heat, then get there early doors. If that doesn't whet your appetite, both musically and gastronomically, then you are beyond redemption. Sorry.

Below is the lineup and running order. Take note!

Saturday August 8:

Winnebago Deal as Black Flag - 10:50 to 11:30pm
Winnebago Deal MySpace

4 or 5 Magicians as The Replacements - 9:55 to 10:35pm
4 or 5 Magicians MySpace

Wonderswan as Mudhoney - 9:10 to 9:40pm
Wonderswan MySpace

Internet Forever as Beat Happening - 8:25 to 8:55pm
Internet Forever MySpace

Not Cool as Minutemen - 7:40 to 8:10pm
Not Cool MySpace

Dutch Husband as Sonic Youth - 6:55 to 7:25pm
Dutch Husband MySpace

The Jelas as Mission Of Burma - 6:10pm to 6:40pm
The Jelas MySpace

Dan Ormsby as Paul Westerberg - 5:45 to 6:05pm
Dan Ormsby MySpace


Saturday Doors 5:00pm
FREE BBQ at 5:30pm
Bands 5:45pm to 11:30pm
Late night alternative disco after 'til late!

Sunday August 9:

The Xcerts as Husker Du - 10:00 to 10:40pm
The Xcerts MySpace

4 or 5 Magicians as **Dinosaur Jr. - 9:05 to 9:45pm
4 or 5 Magicians MySpace

The Muscle Club as Fugazi - 8:15 to 8:50pm
The Muscle Club MySpace

Ice! Sea! Dead People! as Minor Threat - 7:30 to 8:00pm
Ice! Sea! Dead People! MySpace

Everyone To The Anderson as Big Black - 6:45 to 7:15pm
ETTA MySpace

Amy Blue as Butthole Surfers - 6:00 to 6:30pm
Amy Blue on MySpace

After reading through that list you'll probably be thinking "how can I get tickets to this wonderful celebration?". Well, you can clickety-click on the following links for that!

Saturday Day Ticket - £6

Sunday Day Ticket - £5.50

Weekend Ticket - £10

More info and videos can be found here.

SEE YOU THERE! MINE'S A MUSTARD-LACED HOT DOG AND A PINT OF MARSTON'S!