JT SOAR FEST

Event Information

JT Soar and Coffee Beat Presents...

JT SOAR FEST - Celebrating 16 Years Of JT Soar

Sat 1st (1-11pm) + Sun 2nd Nov (1-9pm), 2025
2 Days, 1 Stage, Highly curated for maximum good times..

THE MONOCHROME SET, YUMMY FUR, 100 FLOWERS (USA), GOD IS MY CO-PILOT (USA), EBBY (NLD), WATER MACHINE, YE NUNS, APATT, BUFFET LUNCH, CRUMBS, VIVRON VIRVON, THE PLAN, BIG BREAK, GRAZIA, ES, TV CRIME, SCIENCE FICTION.

8 more bands, DJS and Comperes TBA
Food from Carolina's Chilli and Yellow Yard..
18+ / FREE PA TICKETS

The Monochrome Set
I first heard The Monochrome Set as a standout on a mixtape back in my musical formative years of the late 2000s.. It was their debut single, He’s Frank, and oh gee it set me on a musical deepdive, leading me to some of the most intriguing art poppin jangly oddball indie bangers I’d ever heard.. and I loved it all.. From 1978 to now they’ve released 18 albums and ??? singles/Eps.. so prolific.., on classic labels such as Cherry Red, Rough Trade, Blanko y Negro, Tapete and many others… I saw them back in 2012 at Indietracks festival and they totally blew my mind, there they were, the energy and verve I heard blast out my speakers all these years was there in the flesh… super excited to have them here at JT Soar Fest #2

Yummy Fur
They’re back! 1992 Og Scottish indie rockers with past/current members involved with The Country Teasers, Lung Leg, Franz Ferdinand and heaps more.. Their two LPs, Night Club and Sexy World, became instant classics on the 90s indie scene, both out on one of my fave labels, Guided Missile (Bis, Lung Leg, God Is My Co-Pilot etc)… More gritty but popping indie hits than you could shake a stick at… Their Peel sessions are a real treat to boot….
100 Flowers
What a treat, these LA post punks, that back in the day shared bills with Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Black Flag and a who’s who of punk’s punks make their way over to the UK for the FIRST TIME!. This post Urinals project initially spanned the early 80’s, releasing a couple of killer Eps (Drawing Fire is 10/10) and an LP of taut angular driving post punky garage goodness. OH GEE THEY’RE BACK!!! Think yer Big Boys, Wire, Minutemen, Fire Engines, all the good stuff.

God Is My Co-pilot
90’s No Wave Queercore band from New York GodCo.. ooof.. Flitting from intense dirges, arrhythmic chaos and spontaneous broken funk klangs to driving poetry beds, minimalist pin drop bliss and beauty on a dime.. So intense last time I saw em at JT.. Their 1992 album, the 34 track long, I Am Not This Body is a true masterwork of such pure expression that’s hard to put into words.. just listen to it (or any of their other 10lps/3 Peel Sessions)..

Ebby (FKA Euroboy)
The Netherlands, in the last few years, has been a spawning ground for some of my favourite bands, Lewsberg, The Klittens and now, Euroboy.. The latter brings together Cate le Bon/Drinks, The Breeders, Wet Leg, The Shaggs to make probably one of my records this year… ‘abcde’ Produced by Michiel (Lewsberg) and the band, this album (and the rest of their output) shows a prefect blend of musical freedom and childlike excitement that is still cohesive, driving and on-point.. Super excited to have em over here to the UK, about time we got to see em after treating those on the mainland with tours alongside The Bug Club and Horsegirl..

Ye Nuns
We all love The Monks right? 60’s proto krautrock garage punkers formed in Germany by a bunch of American GIs.. well, how about we get a 7 piece none male cover band to bring their churning furore to our tabholes.. 6 part harmonies, scratchy guitars, lush organs, fuzz bass, electric banjo, pounding drums etc, oh gee what a treat.. featuring members of Thee Headcoats, Desperate Journalist, Sleeper, Echobelly, Mambo Taxi etc… It’s Nun Time…

APATT
Liverpool’s multi limbed avant garde pop chameleons. I still remember the first time I heard them, on the split 12” with Peepholes on my faves Upset The Rhythm, it totally blew my mind, and I’ve been obsessed ever since.. There’s hints of Cardiacs, Sparks, Zappa, Of Montreal, Deerhoof, Gong and a whole heap more across their epic discography.. all executed with bizarre precision and fearless intent..

Water Machine
Glasgow’s Water Machine blew my mind at JT many moons ago, so chuffed they’re coming down for this. Their new LP, God Park, out on Fat Cat Records has received widespread acclaim, with Henry Rollins, Marc Riley etc all chiming in. “The world of Water Machine is a swirling eddy of melodic bass lines and volatile guitar sliding between jazz chords and punk riffs, all the while narrated by sardonic social commentary and silly stories” Very well put..

Buffet Lunch
Intricate squiggly art popping post punkin goodness from Glasgow/Edinburgh... This Upset The Rhythm released quartet give me big Diagram Brothers, slacker Duds, mid era Cate Le Bon/Drinks, Talking Heads on a broken walkman kinda vibe.. I absolutely love it, played their new (last year) LP, For Display Purposes Only, at least a million times... It features some lush vox from our fave Me Lost Me too!! Will they be there for the show.. tbc..... Go have a listen...

Big Break
Garage punkin stompin powerhouse from our brothers over at Sheffield’s Delicious Clam, their 2023 album Angel Piss and this years 7” EP Exile on Exchange Street (Both out on JT faves Wrong Speed Records) are records to make trashing and tidying your house a swift process.. absolute LIVE MONSTERS, last time I saw em, supporting Prison Affair, was transcendental.. Ft Members of The Hipshakes, Thee Mightees, Nai Harvest, Horrid etc… SO SO GOOD!

Es
Driving synthy gothy post punk from the big smoke with releases on legendary labels La Visa Es Un Mus and Upset the Rhythm.. This quartet, FtMO Jade Hairpins, Primetime and Marcel Wave, with driving drums, gnarly bass, otherworldy synth and exclaimed vocals, soundtrack an oddball dystopian future, but fill it with toe tappers and head boppers. Think Priests meets Joy Division meets Pylon meets PIL..

Virvon Virvon
I love Girlsville records, their comps are always so killer, with Sweeping Promises, Osees, The Hipshakes, Dum Dum Girls, Frankie and the Witchfingers nestled in there.. but most importantly, and often in a standout fashion, London’s Vivron Virvon. I saw them at Gonerfest a few years back and they blew me away.. FtMO Black Time, Candy Highway and The Jazz June, they play raw driving garage punk that manages to sneak in the pops and the smarts in equal measure…

The Plan
This Southend on Sea quintet with members who’s previous dalliances include Wetdog, The Subway Sect etc, make minimalist, dynamic post punk with touchpoints as wide as The Raincoats, Kleenex, mid era Cate Le Bon, great messthetics vibes.. New record out soon with our good pals Divine Schism..

Grazia
London garagey new wavey art pop from the minds that gave us Sauna Youth, Bruising and a whole heap more.. Their 7”, out on Cinci’s Feel It Records (Sweeping Promises, Arteficial Go etc) is the perfect strut enabler on your morning shop run.. springy bass, driving drums, janky/wirey guitars, squiffy synths and dry blah blah vocals, absolutely killer..

Science Fiction
Debut show from a brand new project from the folks that brought you Wolves Of Greece, Lords, Bob Tilton, Grey Hairs etc.. Member quality 10/10, music quality TBC, but I trust em.. “Sounds like The Fall” they say…

ACCESSIBILITY INFO..
The Vat and Fiddle is a single-story pub on street level.
There are no steps at the entrance of the pub.
There is ramp access to the beer garden at the rear of the pub.
The layout of the pub includes areas which are tucked away if you require quiet and calm – these can be reserved in advance. Day times at the Vat and Fiddle tend to be quieter.
There is an accessible toilet off the rear corridor.
Some doorways are wide, while others may be too narrow for larger wheelchairs. Please ask a member of our team for assistance.
The Old Cold Store is also on ground level and can be accessed via a large internal door, or via a ramp in the beer garden