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LOSE YOUR COOL FESTIVAL!


0 LEICESTER: Firebug (info)
P Friday 27th August, 2010 to Sunday 29th August, 2010
(27th - 29th August, 2010)
N Door time varies - see individual ticket types
. Age restrictions are shown in the Event information and/or Ticket types
C Music - General, Other
> https://www.firebugbar.co.uk

Event Information

This 3 day festival of far-out fuzz and fun is happening over August bank holiday at the Firebug in Leicester, perfect for getting hot and bothered to a host of unruly and rulin' bands and rowdy record wranglers.

August 27-29th 2010

Swingin' Leicester: famed for the Elephant man, Gary Lineker, Englebert Humperdink and orange cheese, will be playing host to a rather exciting weekender this summer:

Friday 27th (8pm-4am) sees the folks from the Biff Bang Pow club spinnin' up the soul, psyche, 60s garage, funk and left field indie, whilst the stage will be swingin' to the hip sounds of:

THE SEE SEE

WE THREE& THE DEATH RATTLE

JAMIE SAYS

Saturday 28th (7pm-4am) is helmed by the Lava Lounge who'll be a 'twistin' and a 'shaking 'till late to wild R&B, sloppy soul, Rock n roll, garage, punk, surf, beat& other choice tunes, with four riotous live bands:

KING SALAMI and the CUMBERLAND THREE

THE HANDSOME DICKS

THEE LUDDS

THE DESPONDENTS

THE NO-BRAINERS

Sunday 29th (1pm-6pm) Children in for FREE (under supervision) with a record fair& retro market, fete& retro video games, beer garden BBQ

Acoustica downstairs 1pm-6pm:

THE LONELY TOURIST

PLAYER PIANO

CHRIS OLLEY

CHARLES RANDOLPH RIVERS SLIM RHYTHM REVUE

DJ WHEELIEBAG

Live bands downstairs(7pm-11pm) will be an aural blowout including:

DAVID PETER AND THE WILDE SECT

THEE VICARS

J.C. THOMAZ& THE MISSING SLIPPERS

DAYLIGHT FREQUENCIES

THE VITAMIN SEES

DJs across 2 rooms in between acts and until 3am, more fun, drinking, dancing, merriment, stupidity, thrills and wild dancing! A real blow-out finale, you'll be stirred, shaken and stimulated! NOT TO BE MISSED!!!

And remember, you're not at work on Monday so it's going to be a real party! Come down and LOSE YOUR COOL!
although we can confirm Englebert will NOT be playing. It's the hippest hottest happening Leicester has ever seen! Prepare to Lose Your Cool!

Advance price for each day is £5 or £10 for a weekend pass, see below.

All festival profits go to Macmillan Cancer Support and Alzheimer's Society!

More info on Facebook: facebook.com/group.php?gid=104958479550439&v=info&ref=ts

myspace: myspace.com/lose_your_cool

and: firebugbar.co.uk

Venue information

Leicester: Firebug
0 1 Millstone Lane
Leicester LE1 5JN
> www.firebugbar.co.uk
! 0116 2551228
` Opening times 12:00 - 04:00

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