[kj] KJ at Blackpool Punk Fest! Aug.9th

Brendan bq at soundgardener.co.nz
Mon Mar 2 20:49:55 EST 2009


Here's a suggested cover for their playlist:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pA8BfzdEiU



> Morecambe was great. Went to a couple of WOMADS there (almost entirely to

> see Pere Ubu, mind you).

>

> I must be lone in thinking that this seaside KJ is hysterically funny.

> What

> happened o the tour of war zones he promised us at the 25th Anniversary

> gigs? Is he referring to the Great Mods And Rockers fisticuffs?

>

> I don't think Minehead can be regarded in the same way as Blackpool,

> though.

> I've been to several ATPs, and they've all been great. It's far

> preferable,

> to my mind, having a chalet to sleep in at a festival than a

> semi-submerged,

> ransacked tent, and it's not as though there will be anyone other than

> festival-goers there. Attendees would therefore be unlikely to need to pad

> through pools of candy floss vomit, unless they bring their own.

>

> Blackpool has lots of bands I'd like to see, particularly UK Decay, who

> are

> almost invisible at the bottom of the list. But there's the danger of

> inadvertently seeing Peter & The Test Tube Babies. What a dichotomy.

>

> Darren

> Hungerford, UK

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]

> On

> Behalf Of jane.shadforth at shell.com

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> Subject: Re: [kj] KJ at Blackpool Punk Fest! Aug.9th

>

> Shame they didn't do it when the festival was at Morecambe. That was a

> much

> better festival than any Blackpool's I have been to - somehow it had a

> totally different vibe...

>

> Jane

>

> -----Original Message-----

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> gingoblin at easynet.co.uk

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> Subject: [kj] KJ at Blackpool Punk Fest! Aug.9th

>

>

> Yup, just got a message saying KJ are headlining the sunday night at this

> years Rebellion festival in Blackpool. Christ, I think I'd rather see

> 'em

> at Butlins! They better be doing some proper gigs! Despite some good

> bands, those Blackpool festivals are fucking awful!!

>

> http://www.rebellionfestivals.com/

>

> Dave in Edinburgh

>

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