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Un-Convention Salford 1st - 3rd October, 2010






Posted by Tony Flynn on 6th August 2010 at 03:44 PM
Un-Convention Salford 1st - 3rd October, 2010
Where Brass Bands meet Colombian Hip Hop, Performance Art meet Salford Lads Club and Gramophones meet Digital. Tickets Available now

This years national Un-Convention event promises to be the biggest
and best yet. Taking influence from Un-Convention events around the
world and inviting some of the most inspirational and influential
figures from the global grassroots music scene this year will use
Un-Conventional spaces including a barge, Salford Lads Club, Chapel Street venues - Sacred Trinity Church, Islington Mill, Salford Central Station; and explore new and cutting edge issues around music, technology and creativity.

So far confirmed are Bill Drummond, Roisin Murphy, Jarvis
Cocker, Martin Atkins, Jon McClure, Brian Travers, Billy Bragg, Kevin Cummins and Don Letts will be doing unusual and interesting things in the most unexplored places in the City.

We will also host a travelling circus; music photography on buildings; very special interactive performances in unusual spaces around Salford and a brass band opening the event.

The panel programme features: Andrew Dubber (New Music Strategies),
Aki Nawaz (Fundamental), Steve Lawson, Scott Cohen (The Orchard),
Jason Singh, Cilla Baynes (Community Arts NW), Vijay Nair (OML India), Martin Giraldo (La Capsula, Colombia), Lykle de Vries (New Music Labs, Netherlands), John Robb, Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly.

Panel content includes; the politicisation of music; a digital day on a barge; music as a tool for social change; do it together,
bands and brands, building a sustainable career in music and we
fought the law.

Music from Roisin Murphy, Billy Bragg, Reverend Soundsystem, Gabby
Young and Other Animals performing with Eccles Borough Brass Band, Kid British, Silverclub, Jah Wobble, The Beating Wing Orchestra, The Unabombers, The Whip DJs, Young Fathers, Paul Green, King Capisce, Joe Kriss, The Janice Graham Band, Phillious Williams, Caro Snatch, Naomi Kashiwagi and Matthew Krysko, Mendiamler, Debt Records Stage and Coupe De Ville plus many more.

Plus a very special one off performance with Jon McClure, Martin
Atkins, Jah Wobble, Jarvis Cocker, The BBC Philharmonic and performers from DR Congo, Poland, Colombia, Brazil, Africa and more places around the world.

Music nights curated by BBC Introducing, Helmets for Men, Debt Records and Now Then Magazine.

Source: Un-Convention 2010





Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by Guest  5th September 2010
The Helmets for Men stage will be at the Peoples History Museum, Manchester and will feature four Salford based acts. Mr Heart,John Herring,The Black Knights and AAAK. This will take place on Saturday 2nd October admission will be only £5 on the door and free to anyone with an Un-convention wristband. The History Museum doe's have a bar by the way.

Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by Guest  7th August 2010
Sounds a top event, some big names coming to Salford, move over Manchester, your smaller brother is taking over.

Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by Guest  6th August 2010
This should be great. Good to see the Helmets for Men team getting in with the big guns.

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