CANDIDE
Candide, the legendary progressive punk trio, erupts as a kind of theatrical fever dream: a shambolic yet exacting northern soul dancer, the mighty boosh of rock. Garage-guitar fireworks collide with Baroque-esque melodrama; these are the melodies of a boy band exploding at Chornobyl; a sneering punk tantrum dissolves into a strange, tender confessional.
MONKISH
Formed in London/Gravesend in 2005, Monkish have steadily increased their fanbase by playing regularly, and picking up support slots with the likes of Bad Manners, The Dead Boys, The Vibrators, The Macc Lads, Johnny Moped, Anti-Nowhere League, The Members, Eddie and the Hot Rods, Jilted John, and Neville Staple.
Monkish have played at the Blackpool Rebellion Festivals no less than 9 times between 2007 and the present, They have also played at Rebellion Festivals in Austria, Italy, and Holland, and have arranged their own tours of the USA, Germany (3 times), and Belgium (3 times). They also travelled to Ireland to play the Drumacanoo Punx Picnic in 2009 where they appeared alongside Sleaford Mods. Other major festival appearances have included the Wickerman Festival in Scotland and the Great British Alternative Music Festival at Butlins in Skegness 2017, and Minehead 2020.
In 2011 they released their debut album, “You Can’t Polish a Turd” which was very well received, and received a higher score than the Red Hot Chilli Peppers new album in Big Cheese Magazine. The song “Please Don’t Piss In My Microwave” was voted Best Punk Song of 2011 on Gary Bushell’s Rancid Sounds show on Total Rock FM.
D!M!TAR
D!M!TAR is the solo project of Bulgarian guitarist, songwriter and producer Dimitar Daskalov. Built entirely around guitar, voice and live looping, D!M!TAR transforms the guitar into a full musical landscape using a looper pedal, creating layered rhythms, bass lines, harmonies and atmospheric textures in real time. Rooted in classical guitar but shaped by rock, indie, electronic and psychedelic influences, his performances blend precision with spontaneity. Drawing on decades of experience across classical, acoustic and electric guitar, D!M!TAR creates an immersive one-man sound that moves between intimate songwriting, driving grooves and expansive sonic landscapes.
TICKETS: £6 Adv / £9 Door (subject to availability)
Ages 14+ (Under 18s to be accompanied by a guardian)