Date
Tuesday 1 November 2011 at 6:30pm
Location
Scala
275 Pentonville Road,
London,
N1 9NL,
United Kingdom
Tel: 02078332022
Link
Description
Night one of Fortuna POP! 15 Years of Fun
Season tickets - £25 in advance
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/125680
Tickets for this show - £11.50 in advance
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/131292
The Primitives
Fronted by indiepop blonde bombshell Tracy Tracy, The Primitives emerged from the independent scene of the mid-80s that spawned The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, The Wedding Present and Primal Scream. Their sound distilled the shimmering guitar jangle of the Byrds, the buzzsaw style of The Ramones and 60's girl group melodies into two and a half minute pop gems. Regular session guests on John Peel’s radio show, with many an appearance in his Festive Fifty, their career was boosted / hindered when Morrissey named them as one of his favourite bands.
The band were reunited in 2009 by the untimely passing of their original bass player Steve Dullaghan, reforming to play a show in his memory later that year in their home town of Coventry; their first show together for 17 years. Bolstered by its success they went on to tour the UK in April 2010, receiving a rapturous response, followed by a headline slot at the Indietracks festival and shows in the US and Spain.
Bearsuit
Bearsuit are a boy/girl five-piece from Norwich who were also favourites of the late John Peel. Known for their electric and outlandish performances, especially their many and varied onstage outfits, from blood covered zombies to majorettes, Bearsuit have supported the likes of Crystal Castles, Future of the Left, Lightspeed Champion and Hot Chip. Their latest album, Fortuna POP!’s “Phantom Forest” features their new edgy sound of dirty synths and fierce guitars and was recorded with Gareth Parton - producer to the Go Team!, Foals, The Breeders, Pink Grease and Pete and the Pirates
“A colourful pop hotchpotch” NME
"Cinematic doodlings, screamy art punk, and many twists and turns" The Independent
"Retro space age, riotously cute disco-punk. This is what my 80s sounded like." Everett True
Monnone Alone (The Lucksmiths)
Monnone Alone is Mark Monnone with an assorted cast of friends, buddies, pals, cronies, deadbeats, etc. As bass-player-about town, Mark is a regular casanova, musically seducing the likes of Sally Seltmann, Darren Hanlon, Bart & Friends, Guy Blackman, amongst other lucky sods. However, between the years of 1993 and 2009 inclusive, Mark was best known as the bass player for The Lucksmiths and was responsible for penning such familiar favourites as T-Shirt Weather, Myopic Friends and Take This Lying Down. From their northern corner of Melbourne, armed with songwriting smarts and a warm live rapport, The Lucksmiths gathered a loyal fanbase that stuck with the band for near-on a dozen albums.
Line-up (5)
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