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INITIAL EVENING LINE UP ANNOUNCED!!

Posted on 23rd February 2010 | 08:56 PM | 0 comments

INITIAL EVENING LINE UP ANNOUNCED!!


Scheduled to take place on the first May Bank holiday weekend of the year, the Gaymers Camden Crawl is pleased to reveal the first stage of its evening live music line up. As per 2009, MTV will host the legendary Roundhouse in conjunction with the Crawl and film sets by eight extra special guests due to be announced in early March.


TEENAGE FANCLUB * THE DRUMS

DAN LE SAC VS SCROOBIUS PIP * BABYBIRD * BILLY CHILDISH * DELAYS
CORNERSHOP * SPEECH DEBELLE * THE SUNSHINE UNDERGROUND

ALEX METRIC (LIVE) * ART VS. SCIENCE * AUTOKRATZ * BEST COAST * BETTY AND THE WEREWOLVES * BILLY VINCENT * BO NINGEN * CASIO KIDS * THE CHAPMAN FAMILY * CHEW LIPS * CHICKENHAWK * COSMO JARVIS * DAVID VINER * DEAD MEADOW * DRUMS OF DEATH * EIGHTIES MATCHBOX B-LINE DISASTER * ELIZA DOOLITTLE * EMILY BARKER * GAGGLE * GOLD PANDA * HOLLY MIRANDA * THE HUNDRED IN THE HANDS * INVASION * JAMIE WOON * JOE WORRICKER * KAP BAMBINO * KASMS * KATY B * KURRAN AND THE WOLFNOTES * LEAFCUTTER JOHN * LONELADY * THE LOST LEVELS * MALE BONDING * NAT JOHNSON & THE FIGUREHEADS * PULLED APART BY HORSES * RACEHORSES * SAMUEL AND THE DRAGON * SHARKS * SMOKE FAIRIES * STORNOWAY * SURFER BLOOD * TODD * TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS * TUBELORD * TURBOWOLF * VERONICA FALLS * WILD PALMS
...AND MANY MORE ARTISTS, SPECIAL GUESTS AND ROUNDHOUSE ACTS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!


In keeping with Crawl tradition, the full venue line-ups will remain a closely guarded secret until each day and surprise guests may appear at any time. The programme kicks off from midday and runs until 4:00 am both dates. Tickets are exchanged for wristbands allowing unlimited access to all official venues & clubs/parties and include free guide, magazine & compilation album.

Weekend tickets on sale now!!



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YOUR CHANCE FOR FREE TICKETS TO THIS YEARS CRAWL

Posted on 9th February 2010 | 08:58 PM | 0 comments

WIN AN EXCLUSIVE GIBSON LES PAUL GUITAR & V.I.P. BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND FOR TWO AT GAYMERS CAMDEN CRAWL

To be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize which includes, VIP passes, champagne on arrival, boat cruise brunch and artist aftershow party passes all you have to do is answer a simple crawl related question at www.thecamdencrawl.com/competition before March 25th

VOLUNTEER TO EARN TICKETS

Pick up a free wrist band and help the environment. Network Recycling will be assisting with the litter picking at this years crawl and it's the perfect way to get involved in the festival and see the gigs for free. Sign up at www.eventrecycling.co.uk

DON'T FORGET - VOTING FOR THE EMERGING TALENT AWARDS STARTS MONDAY 15th FEBRUARY

Head over to the ETA site to cast your vote. We have had a sneaky listen to some of the submissions so far and are really excited by what we hear! If you wish to be considered for an emerging talent award go to www.emergingtalentawards/enter before Friday 12th February.

Tickets for the Gaymers Camden Crawl 2010 are on sale now Initial line-ups will be announced early February.

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Artist submissions accepted via Emerging Talent Awards

Posted on 5th February 2010 | 11:57 AM | 0 comments

Artist submissions are no longer being accepted directly for this year’s Crawl however submissions for the Emerging Talent Awards are open until Friday 12th February.

Any band or solo artist is eligible to enter provided that they are from the UK and are unsigned. To enter either click the blue ETA banner on our home page or go directly to www.emergingtalentawards.com

There are 8 awards in total (Best New Band, Best New Solo Artist, Best Live Act, Best Song, DIY Award, Best Visual Impact, Innovation Award & Peoples Choice) the winner of each will play a slot on the dedicated ETA stage at this year’s event as well as receiving some amazing prizes (for full details check www.emergingtalentawards.com/awards

ROCKFEEDBACK & THE CRAWL LAUNCH EMERGING TALENT AWARDS

Posted on 18th January 2010 | 11:52 AM | 0 comments

Following three successful years as a vehicle supporting completely fresh talent in conjunction with the festival, the Gaymers Camden Crawl re-launches its annual 'Indie Idle' unsigned artist competition as an all new talent recognition campaign titled the Emerging Talent Awards in association with Rockfeedback.

The ETAs will aim to identify the most gifted new artists in the UK across a variety of disciplines through a combination of popular vote and judged awards. Artists may apply to enter the awards from 18th January at http://www.emergingtalentawards.com
Any band or solo artist will be eligible to enter provided that they are from the UK and are unsigned.

Following a period of public voting, a judging panel comprised of music industry experts will make final decisions and winners of each category (Best New Band • Best New Solo Artist • Best Live Act • Best Song • DIY Award • Best Image • Peoples Choice • Innovation Award) will be announced on the site on the 15th of March.

Full details of the awards and prizes are available at http://www.emergingtalentawards.com

Tickets for the Gaymers Camden Crawl 2010 are on sale now and available at http://www.thecamdencrawl.com Initial line-ups will be announced end January 2010.



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ANNOUNCING THE INITIAL DAYTIME PROGRAMME LINE UP

Posted on 6th January 2010 | 12:24 PM | 0 comments

After selling out early bird weekend tickets in conjunction with our launch album and live gig which earned more than £4,000 for charity partner War Child in time for the winter holidays, we are pleased to reveal the first stage of its line up announcements for 2010.

Marking our move to the first May bank holiday in the new year, we are continuing to develop the breadth of the daytime programme of cutting edge arts and music to warm up the Saturday and Sunday Spring afternoons leading up to some legendary rock & roll evenings. Featuring a live and interactive line up of comedy, spoken word, improv theatre, visual art installations, crafts, magic, games & quizzes, fantasy football, karaoke and, of course, live music, the daytime carnival of fringe entertainment sprawls across more than twenty Camden Town venues for the weekend.

THE 2010 CONFIRMED DAYTIME LINE UP

COMEDY:
The Fix • Camden Fringe • Myster General & Friends
SPOKEN WORD:
LitroLive! • Poejazzi • Bookslam • One Taste
THEATRE:
Grand Theft Impro• The Magic Bandwagon • SKIPtheatre
VISUAL ARTS & CRAFTS:
Craftacular • Grafik Warfare • Poster Roast • Stitch London
LIVE MUSIC:
Andy Ross Presents • Fierce Panda Showcase • Hawley Arms Sessions • Hoochinoo • Island Records Boat & BBQ Party • The Lantern Society • Loose Records Showcase • Rock A Hula • Red Stripe Busking Sessions
INTERACTIVE EVENTS & GAMES:
Bring & Share Musical Bingo • Hip Hop Karaoke • Karauke • Ringo: Music Bingo • Moshi Moshi Pop Quiz • Rough Trade Pop Quiz • Scrabble Sunday • Who Killed Bambi?

For full listings click on the hosts section.

The Crawl daytime schedule of events programme kicks off from midday on both Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd May and runs until 6:00 pm when the evening live music Crawl extravaganza embarks. Upon arrival at the festival each ticket holder will be presented with an all-access wristband, programme guide, timetable and free download album to help plot his/her day’s adventure. ‘Crawlers’ will be granted unlimited access to all official daytime and evening venues and parties capacity permitting.

The evening line-ups are selected by a committee of music industry tastemakers, including radio DJs, club promoters, journalists and record labels and will begin being announced in late January.
Weekend tickets for the Gaymers Camden Crawl 2010 are on sale now. For each of these tickets purchased, the Crawl will donate £2.00 to War Child (registered charity no: 1071659).

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