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C86 Special at How Does It Feel To Be Loved? at The Great North Wood

Presented by: How Does It Feel To Be Loved
0LONDON: The Great North Wood
PFriday 30th January, 2026
N7:00pm

Event information

Happy 40th anniversary to C86! We're celebrating 40 glorious years of jangly and noisy indepop with a one-off C86 Special at The Great North Wood in West Norwood, running from 7pm-midnight on Friday January 30th.

Expect to hear:

Another Sunny Day * The Bodines * The Brilliant Corners * The Close Lobsters * The Clouds * The Corn Dollies * The Farmer's Boys * The Flatmates * The Field Mice * The Go Betweens * The Groove Farm * The Haywains * The Hit Parade * The House Of Love * The Housemartins * James Dean Driving Experience * The Jasmine Minks * The June Brides * Kitchens Of Distinction * The Loft * McCarthy * Monochrome Set * The Motorcycle Boy * My Bloody Valentine * The Orchids * The Pooh Sticks *The Pastels * Primal Scream * The Sea Urchins * The Shop Assistants * The Siddeleys * The Soup Dragons * Strawberry Switchblade * The Trashcan Sinatras * The Vaselines * The Wake * The Waltones * The Wolfhounds * The Wedding Present * 14 Iced Bears

TICKET AND BOOK COMBO TICKET

This ticket includes a copy of my novel The Tunnels, which you can pick up on the night. The Tunnels is a "suburban science fantasy ghost story", which will hopefully appeal to fans of Douglas Adams, Kurt Vonnegut, Martin Millar and Robert Rankin. It's published by Secret Name Books on February 26th, 2026, but we're selling a few copies in advance. More info about the book here - www.secretname.co.uk. The book is priced £9.99.

Venue information

LONDON: The Great North Wood
03 Knights Hill
Norwood
London
SE27 0HS
> www.thegreatnorthwood.co.uk/
! 02087660351
` Pub next to West Norwood train station with a first floor 100 capacity function room.