London Popfest

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Popfest 2012 compilation

Woohoo! See you all tomorrow!

Exciting times!

Here is our traditional printable programme, in which you can find full door and stage times: Popfest programme 2012

Please note the door times for Saturday (3pm) and Sunday (12pm for the quiz and 3pm for the popshow).

Here are also the details for the FREE film afternoon on Friday:

Friday 24th February, 12 noon – 5pm

FREE ENTRY

Roxy Bar And Screen
128-132 Borough High Street
London SE1 1LB
(Next to Sainsbury’s)

Tel: 020 7407 4057

• Borough Tube (Northern Line) – out of station, turn left, walk up Borough High Street
• London Bridge (Rail, Northern, Jubilee Line) out of station via Borough High Street exit, walk down
• Buses 21, 35, 40, 133 and 343 pass our front door

ABOUT

London Popfest is super excited to announce this year’s film programme, a short directed by Hillfield’s bassist Grant Wilkinson featuring the music of The Clientele, followed by our main feature, an exclusive showing of the Jim Burn’s incredible feature length documentary about the BMX Bandits, with a Q&A with the director himself.

2pm

‘C’
(2006, dir: Nikos Dayandas, Grant Wilkinson)
‘C’ is a twist through a dream world. From the city, through a fairground and a forest, to the sea, ‘C’ is an exploration of what it is like to look at the world through a viewfinder for the first time, old memories captured through a new way of seeing. The film was shot on colour and B and W Super 8, and has been scored by The Clientele.

3pm

Serious Drugs – A Film About BMX Bandits
(2011, dir. Jim Burns)
There is something special about BMX Bandits. Something special about their music and something special about being a member of the band. This film will help you understand what it means to be a BMX Bandit. When first-time filmmaker Jim Burns was deeply depressed he found hope in the playful, tender, and joyous music of melodic Scottish Indie-pop band BMX Bandits. Shot and produced over a period of four years, Burns’ debut documentary film frames an affectionate portrait of BMX Bandits founder Duglas Stewart and his musical mission to quietly save the world – and himself – one song at a time.

Watch the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk6G44uRcdk

www.bmxbandits.tv

Popfest is next week! Where does time go?

Here is the final line-up:

THURSDAY 23 FEB

Bull & Gate

MJ Hibbett
One Happy Island (USA)
The School
Cats on Fire

FRIDAY 24 FEB

The Grosvenor

The Give It Ups
The Sock Puppets
Tunabunny (USA)
Shrag

SATURDAY 25 FEB (all-dayer)

100 Club

The Hobbes Fanclub
Tigercats
The Proctors
Ace Bushy Striptease
This Many Boyfriends
Dignan Porch
Comet gain
Allo, Darlin’
+more

SUNDAY 26 FEB

The Lexington (afternoon gig)

Electrophonevintage
Haiku Salut
Rosie Taylor Project
The Just Joans

With huge apologies for not updating the website sooner. Here are all the details, with more exciting news to come!

Buy your tickets in advance from We Got Tickets

Current schedule is as follows:

THURSDAY 23 FEB

Bull & Gate

MJ Hibbett
One Happy Island (USA)
The School
+ special guest

FRIDAY 24 FEB

The Grosvenor

The Give It Ups
The Sock Puppets
Tunabunny (USA)
Shrag

SATURDAY 25 FEB (all-dayer)

100 Club

The Hobbes Fanclub
Tigercats
Ace Bushy Striptease
This Many Boyfriends
Dignan Porch
Comet gain
Allo, Darlin’

+more

SUNDAY 26 FEB

The Lexington (afternoon gig)

Electrophonevantage
Haiku Salut
Rosie Taylor Project
The Just Joans

The Lexington
Downstairs 1-2pm: pop quiz!
Upstairs: doors 3:30pm, first band on stage 4pm

14 Iced Bears
Girls Names
Youngfuck
The Notes

DJs: Hangover Lounge

The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JB | website | map | transport: Angel / Kings Cross tube stations or Kings Cross / St Pancras rail stations

SATURDAY 26 FEB
100 Club – doors 3pm, first band on stage 4pm – then after the bands, dancing until 2am!

The Monochrome Set
Bearsuit
Help Stamp Out Loneliness
Eux Autres
The Felt Tips
Evans the Death
Humousexual
The History of Apple Pie

DJs: Sumire, Paul (Scared to Dance)

100 Club, 100 Oxford Street, London W1D 1LL | website | map | transport: Tottenham Court Road / Oxford Circus tube stations

The Miller – afternoon gathering from 1pm, films start at 2:30pm. Free for all!
The Lucksmiths – Darkening Doorways
Strange Powers – Stephin Merritt and The Magnetic Fields

The Miller, 96 Snowsfields Road, London SE1 3SS | website | map | transport: London Bridge/Borough tube stations

Brixton Windmill – doors 7:30pm, first band on stage 8pm, then after the bands, dancing until late!

Sourpatch
The Andersen Tapes
The X-ing School
Town Bike

DJs: Roque (Cloudberry Records), Marianthi and Ian (Spiral Scratch), Sean (Fortuna Pop!)

Brixton Windmill, 22 Blenheim Gardens, London SW2 5BZ | website | map | transport: Brixton tube station/Brixton train station

Sorry we are late with this! It’s a PDF to give you quick ideas about what to do on each day around the areas where popfest takes place as well as a handy guide to the popfest itself: Popfest Programme 2011 (printable)

See you all tomorrow!

Hello everyone. Just to let you know, there’s been a couple of small changes in the schedule, with Thursday and Saturday starting slightly earlier. Please have a look on this page for more accurate timings.

We hope you’ve all been enjoying the Popfest 2011 sampler!