Saturday 30th January - THE PLAYGROUND

MINIFEST OF MARVELLOUS MADNESS, one of Top 3 London events, as per The Guardian this week. Doors 7pm for bands, clubbing until 4am.

The Playground is rightly described as “A Studio 54 for the 21st century”. It’s a punky, dressed up extravaganza captured on film. This episode stars tipped Bands For The Decade With No Name – the event to experience in what is set to be a great year for 21st century rock:

Rogues - Alternative Idol Pop / Guardian Band Of The Day http://www.myspace.com/rogues

Officer Kicks - Unmissable live rock with international buzz - http://myspace.com/officerkicks
£5 list via names to press[at]wemakethings[dot]biz

Robot Disaster - Electro hip-pop disco http://www.myspace.com/therobotdisaster

Gentleman Starkey - The spooky rock blues http://www.myspace.com/gentlemanstarkey

Japanese Fighting Fish - Alternative rock http://www.myspace.com/japanesefightingfish

Plastic Heroes - High quality poper pop rockers http://www.myspace.com/plasticheroes

Gash DJs (Ibiza Rocks) http://www.myspace.com/thepetecarvell and Pacha / MixMag DJs, VJs and more more, until the early hours.

7pm-1am, 93 Feet East, Truman Brewery, 150 Brick Lane, Shoreditch, E1 6QL http://www.theplayground.co.uk/home.php

Further info

Saturday 30th January at 93 Feet East! THE PLAYGROUND presents BURLESQUE// DJ’S// VJ’S// BANDS// PERFORMANCE ART - Two rooms of live music and DJs. "a playground for some of the names that will undoubtedly mark the next decade of British music." - Remotegoat

<< ROGUES- Alternative/ pop- giving math rock and new rave a pop makeover. Reminiscent of the Klaxons and Foals with interesting time signatures and having supported Iglu and Hartley on their UK Tour 2010 looks bright for the five-piece.

OFFICER KICKS (11pm)Britrock with praised debut LP; The Six Grand Plot, triumphs at Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party, Bestival etc fests including main stage in UK/Europe, a record deal, In The City, Virgin TV, Q Mag acclaim, Juliette Lewis tour. They kick off 2010 w/TV play (Soccer AM) and new album; Citywide Curfew in April

<< GENTLEMAN STARKEY- Garage/ Rock- firing out unhinged garage rock. Straight out of a Lynch film they capture the Romanticism of Nostalgia with toe tapping rythms rivaling the likes of Eighties Matchbox Disaster. “Garage rockers who lure you into their dark world before wrapping you in their welcoming arms…songs that feel like two laps round the world best ghost train” XYZ Magazine, September 2009

<< ROBOT DISASTER - Electro / Indie - "Their new single is certainly one for the dance floor...and if Robot Disaster were a superhero this would be their super power, the ability to get you moving as their poppy, indie disco leaks into your pumping veins" – ARTROCKER (ONSTAGE 10.15pm)

<< JAPANESE FIGHTING FISH- Alternative/ Indie- Breaking the mould with a fresh take on rock carving interesting riffs along with a killer live set! “A highlight of my last five years..my tip for success!'” (Will Jackson - Producer of The Cribs, The Music and The Pigeon Detectives).

<< PLASTIC HEROES- Rock/ alternative/ pop- “A debut that causes sunshine to spill from the speakers, the clouds to part and a hand to reach down and lift us above the mediocrity of life- 8/ 10”- CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE

DJ’s Dan McKie (1980 / Pacha / Dance4Life)// PHIL ENGLAND (1980 / Pacha)// Fish Don't Dance DJs (Mixmag Tour / Get Loaded 09)// Andy BopH (1980 / Umm / Oxyd)// Zigmund Slezak (1980 / Benchmarc) will be spinning techy house with Burlesque show from our favourite beauty Miranda and a VJ set from Straightola.

93 Feet East is the only place to be on Saturday 30/01/10 – the event is being filmed so dress for excess.