Main Stage
21.45 Super Furry Animals Gruff Rhys and the boys are the Welsh wizards of stomping, half-crazed pop - with no less than twenty Top 40 hits to their name. 20.15 Clinic Liverpool’s premier experimentalists are back! Droning guitars, vintage organs and new album ‘Do It’ is as spikyas ever. 19.15 The Lurios Funny, irresistable indie from the local heroes whose debut album ‘A Way Out From The Boredom’ is a toe-tapping treat. 18.15 Theoretical Girl & The Equations Taking proper 80s-style indie and giving it a 60s girl group edge, London’s Theoretical Girl is enchanting and eccentric in equal measure. 17.15 Das Wanderlust Radio 1, XFM, and NME have all fallen for the charms of Teesside’s splendidly shouty ‘wrong-pop’ merchants. 16.30 Grandma’s House Irresistable punky pop fun from these impossibly youthful Boro heroes. 15.45 Brandon Steep Spiky, hook-laden indie pop beloved of XFM and fresh from dates with The Young Knives. 15.00 Stonedrifters Anthemic, big-sounding indie rock from darkest Billingham… with just a touch of vintage Verve about them. 14.15 3 Foot Ninja Rifftastic old-school punk - think a fresher-faced Ramones scribbling lyrics in their schoolbooks! 13.30 The Target A fantastic slice of new wave indie (with a dab of Ska thrown in!) from Hartlepool’s bright young things! 12.45 King Simian Spiky, cynical Stockton indie with a raucous punk edge, rapidly building a cult live following. 12.00 The Chapters The classic sound of jingly-jangly guitars and heartfelt vocals that rekindle memories of early Stone Roses.
Loosely Acoustic Stage
21.15 The Underdogs Razor-sharp indie-rock with classic shoutalong choruses that have already rung around most of Teesside’s major stages. 19.55 Lee Madison Band Hartlepool’s own king of smoky-voiced jazz-tinged folk. Think John Martyn with just a hint of Tom Waits. 18.55 Mary Hampton Influences? English weather, Fred Astaire and The Muppet Show, apparently. Exotic, unusual folk with feeling. 17.55 Dave Mosley One of half of Hartlepool’s legendary Moses brothers - and an old hand at blissful, sixties-tinged garage folk. 17.00 Amber Wilson & Mr Gavin McGinty In which Orkney’s delicate folk queen and Dundee’s harmonica-toting ‘New Dylan’ join forces to beautiful effect. 16.15 Nigel Cooke Raw, angry folk with a political edge from Teesside’s original angry young man. 15.30 White Vinyl Foot tapping indie-folk-pop magic, Middlesbrough’s White Vinyl, having shared stages with The Maccabees and Hatcham Social of late, are destined for big things! 14.45 Carl Eaton Utterly beguiling pop gems from this charming local hero - think Elvis Costello meets Squeeze 14.00 Amber Wilson & Mr Gavin McGintyIn which Orkney’s delicate folk queen and Dundee’s harmonica-toting ‘New Dylan’ join forces to beautiful effect. 13.15 Jonathon Booth Plaintive, witty acoustic indie - like a more relaxed Arctic Monkeys, or a slightly less ragged Razorlight. 12.30 White Vinyl Foot tapping indie-folk-pop magic, Middlesbrough’s White Vinyl, having shared stages with The Maccabees and Hatcham Social of late, are destined for big things!
Comedy Tent
22.00 Bob Mills Since breaking on to the comedy scene in 1985 Bob established himself as one of the most successful live acts in the country, as well as putting together a string of acclaimed TV and radio credits. Comedian, presenter, games show host his credits include his weird and wonderful late night ‘In Bed With Me Dinner’, ‘There’s Only One Brian Moore’ and is also a popular guest on ‘Fighting Talk’ (BBC Radio 5) & Loose Ends (BBC Radio 4). 21.20 Gary Delaney A razor sharp one-liner comedian, who is widely regarded as being the most quotable comic on the circuit. Gary regularly plays all the big clubs including The Comedy Store, Jongleurs, Komedia, Glee. 20.55 Break 20.25 Martin Bigpig Martin is blessed with animal-keen senses that enable him to track people and objects with an impressive degree of success. He also processes uncanny comic improvisational skills. ) He appeared at the 2003 and 2004 Edinburgh Festivals to great media acclaim. 20.00 Carl Hutchinson The phrase ‘One to watch’ gets bandied around a lot on the comedy circuit, but Carl is one of a few new comedians where it actually applies. An up and coming talent, Carl takes the mundane and makes it down right hilarious. 19.25 Susan Murray Bad-assed Black Country lass takes no prisoners with her irreverent, close to the knuckle and honest humour. She’ll have you laughing well into the next millennium with her razor sharp cynicism. 19.20 Matt Read As pleasant as he is wonderfully brutal Matt is a welcome addition to any comedy night entertaining the crowd while skilfully destroying any heckler that crosses his path. 19.05 Break 18.45 Andy Watson Quick-fire comic immediately grabs audiences with his hard-hitting one-liners and leaves them in hysterics with his surreal observations and physical comedy skills. 18.10 Daliso Chaponda A stand up comedian with raw Eddie Murphy confidence, cheek and super-polished style. 18.00 Matt Reed
The Georgian Theatre
Official Fringe Aftershow Party Feat: Theoretical Girl (DJ set) Idiot Savant (Acoustic set) + SPECIAL GUESTS !!!!! As the main stage finishes the Georgian Theatre swings into action, hosting the official aftershow party. IDIOT SAVANT play a stripped down set, THEORETICAL GIRL plays a special DJ SET, and expect a few surprises!
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