A Fistful of Fandango (FOF) returns on September 2nd, with thirty bands playing across a five night period. Mmm, exciting. FOF launched last year, throwing cash, keys, cows, wives, kids, and caution to the wind by putting on a show in an unknown venue with an untried sound system. Thankfully it proved a big hit and went down a storm.
The Fandango Team has brought in an eclectic bunch this year, building on the twenty-four acts of 2007. All in all, three bands a night will play London’s 229 venue, with three bands playing the main room and three the smaller second. We’re talking everything from Indie-rock and whimsical folk, to electro-punk and punk-rock beats.
Tuesday 2nd September: Allow a fistful of shit-heavy Indie to pummel your drums in the shape of Stockholm luminaries The Shout Out Louds. They’ll be joined by the The Boy Least Likely To, the awesome Peter and The Wolf, Glam Chops, Popular Workshop, and the prog-pop of You Slut!... the band, not you...
Wednesday 3rd September: Pray silence please for the schizoid electro of Robots in Disguise, Black Affair, (We Are) Performance, the electro-beatery of Slagsmalsklubben, Tim Ten Yen, and the legendary Kid Carpet.
Thursday 4th September: Watch in wonder as Fionn Regan brings a dose of his much-lauded folk to the fray. So too Pete Greenwood, with young upstarts Cassie and the Cassettes, Stars and Sons, Pete Molinari and Lucky Soul completing the bill.
Friday 5th September: The penultimate night of FOF boasts Air Traffic as headliners. The Bournemouth quartet will be joined by The Ruling Class, Red Light Company, Capital and Edinburgh based super-band Broken Records; they play alt-rock with mandolins, accordions, cellos and everything. Splendid…
Saturday 6th September: And finally… 90s Indie legends of the Scottish highlands, Camera Obscura, will be joined by the equally brilliant (and Scottish) Frightened Rabbit, The Week That Was, The Wave Pictures, The Clientele, and the folk-rock and psych-tinged pop of Lawrence Arabia. PHEW!!!
So there we have it: A Fistful of Fandango. One of the events on the live music calendar. And all for a mere £12 a ticket... Or £50 for a 5-night pass. Hit HERE for more details…
