| Day 1 of MDBTYD Festival will be an intimate all seated event limited to only 60 people with a very special finale, tickets are on sale now so buy your tickets early.
BUSWELL
Simply put, Buswell is a band formed of lots of musicians, playing music written by Shaun Buswell, even though he can't actually read or write music. Some play scores written by Shaun himself and others add their own take to the sounds. The result is a nearly 30 piece collective of musicians all reproducing the same songs in different forms, but all in the same spirit. The spirit of Buswell.
JESS HALL BAND
Jess Hall Band look set for big things this year. The teenagers have already won over their local BBC Radio Wiltshire, and the song Play Shy found its way on Radio 1s BBC Introducing playlist at the end of last year.
RUMOUR SHED
Rumour Shed are a folk band from Swindon, influenced by a hotchpotch of music, such as the esteemed Lindesfarne to the modern day Iron & Wine, via electronic music such as Stereolab.
Alice Offley
Alice Offley musician, pianist and singer songwriter. She plays classical, pop, folk, blues songs with piano, keyboards and vocals to create her quirky and beautiful sound.
First Act On Stage 8.30pm Adm £5
Friday 1st June 2012
My Dad's Bigger Than Your Dad festival
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YOUNG BLOOD
From the ashes of Napoleon in Rags comes the new wave of indie, superb songwriting with an edgy live performance.
CRASH & THE BANDICOOTS
Despite having only been in existence for less than a year, Crash & The Bandicoots are quickly becoming one of the most exciting acts to come out of the South West for a very long time.
The hyperactive and slightly warped brainchild of brothers Callum and Ewan Merrett, Crash & The Bandicoots' unique style of lo fi alternative pop has won them fans in their local area, such as BBC Wiltshire Introducing (who named them as one of their favourite bands of 2011), as well as on a national scale, including BBC 6 Music's Tom Robinson and Amazing Radio's Charlie Ashcroft.
THE COSTELLOS
5 not so fresh anymore faced lads riding a rusty old wagon through music. An ever changing mix of genres, instruments & wonderment.
SKYBURNSRED
Putting strings in rock music may not be exactly original but it is still rare enough and idea to warrant comment. Actually, Im surprised it doesnt happen more often. The Wagnerian sensibility of heavier music does seem the ideal place to work in the wonderful dynamic and weight of musical history that they bring. In SkyBurnsReds case, its a violin that adds fantastic extra layers to the music, from staccato rhythms and choppy sub riffs to elegantly drawn washes of sonic atmosphere.
JON TROWBRIDGE BAND
The Jon Trowbridge Band formed in March 2008. They bring together Rock, Soul, and Pop in an attempt to bring a little balls to piano based music
First Act On Stage 8.30pm Adm Free
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Monday 4th June 2012
My Dad's Bigger Than Your Dad festival
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SLAGERIJ
STOMPIN'N'SKANKIN'... Slagerij are a solid, high energy 3 piece stompin ska-punk act from Swindon, UK with an infectious original sound that get the crowd involved throughout their captivating live show. Twists and turns of exciting ska riffs and powerhouse sing-along punk-rock choruses that boom through the soundsystem, will definatly move your feet and get you screaming OI! OI! OI! with a fist in the air.
BROKEN DAYLIGHT
Broken Daylight bring together a unique blend of searing guitar riffs, powerful bass lines, pounding drums and melody drenched vocals that give them a sound of their very own. Stradling various genres in rock they are a band who do things in their own way and on their own terms.
SO AM I
A hard hitting, vocally haunting, big, booming, female fronted rock band from the south west, so am i are influenced by many but sound like themselves. Taking the best from a perfect circle, Oceansize, ASIWYFA, Queens of the Stone Age, deftones and more, they have something for everyone to latch on to.
THE ME ME MEs
Their name is a punctuation minefield, but their music is a lot more straightforward. This is not to say that it's unsophisticated: it's a witty and well informed take on post-punk musical stylings. Elements of latter day garage, noise-rock and indie are stirred up together in a big stew of chunky, meaty, beaty fun, topped with a confident and charismatic vocal delivery
SHRINE
Fuzzed out, psychedelic blues.
First band on stage 8.30pm Adm Free |
Tuesday 5th June 2012
My Dad's Bigger Than Your Dad festival
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| Swindon College School Of Art & Design Film Club Present.
White Stripes Documentary
UNDER GREAT WHITE NORTHERN LIGHTS
In 2007 the legendary American duo White Stripes toured Canada. Besides playing the usual venues they challenged themselves and played in buses, cafes and for Indian tribal elders. Music video director Emmett Malloy followed the band and managed to capture both the special tour, extraordinary concert versions of the band's minimalist, raw, blues-inspired rock songs and the special relationship between the extroverted Jack White and the introspective Meg White - a formerly married couple who for a long time claimed to be siblings. The film makes striking use of the band's concert colors: red, white and black.
Film Starts 8pm All Seated Adm Free |
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