{"id":29576,"date":"2019-01-04T13:20:03","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T13:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=29576"},"modified":"2019-01-04T13:20:03","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T13:20:03","slug":"camden-rocks-festival-announces-first-wave-of-artists-for-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/camden-rocks-festival-announces-first-wave-of-artists-for-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Camden Rocks Festival Announces First Wave of Artists for 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-29577\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/01\/14f8124e-96b6-4702-9d04-d5426c39afcc-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"891\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">\u201cCamden\u00a0remains at the heart of where generations of\u00a0new music gets its start and I&#8217;m proud to be a part of that tradition.\u201d<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Billy Bragg<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCamden Rocks is where you can enjoy more than 200 bands &#8211; as long as you don\u2019t mind skipping between more than 20 venues. We\u2019re talking decent music\u2026 Quality and Quantity\u201d<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Metro<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\u201cIt\u2019s great to see punters and bands from all genres come together to celebrate the best of live music. The energy across the day is electric and does Camden\u2019s rock and roll heritage proud\u201d.<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Chris McCormack, Camden Rocks Festival Organiser<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h5>\nTaking place on Saturday 1<sup>st<\/sup>and Sunday 2<sup>nd<\/sup>June 2019, the festival, now in its eighth year, is established as one of the must-see events in the UK musical calendar. Over 15,000 punters will have the opportunity to see over 400 bands in 20 venues across Camden,\u00a0London over two days. Camden Rocks Festival will host over 3,000 musicians over the weekend. Previous Camden Rocks read like a who\u2019s who of music \u2013 see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/duffpress.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cc020de84a2ab9e2344e71e25&amp;id=ba5383c21c&amp;e=1db3974ee5\">HERE<\/a>.\u00a0The festival crosses genres, bringing together the finest in rock, indie, alternative, folk and punk music.<\/p>\n<p>There are certain areas across the UK that are woven into the fabric of the countries musical DNA. Camden is one. A district of North West London that\u2019s been at the forefront of Rock N Roll and alternative culture for five decades. As venues close in many cities and towns around the UK, Camden remains a thriving hub of music and culture. So much so that there is talk of Camden receiving its own\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/duffpress.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cc020de84a2ab9e2344e71e25&amp;id=493d1382fe&amp;e=1db3974ee5\">Hollywood\u00a0Boulevard-style Walk of Fame<\/a>\u00a0in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The festival has prided itself in not only bringing some of the finest and best known and loved acts in the world but also in showcasing some of the brightest, freshest global talent. The day or weekend tickets will grant punters access to all the venues on a first come, first served basis, in addition to everything else Camden has to offer in terms of food, culture and shopping. Camden Rocks is a chance for the UK music scene to come together and celebrate everything that is great in this country. Just as the USA has SXSW, so the UK has Camden Rocks Festival. The festival sees fans travel from not only the UK, but all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>Camden Rocks Festival 2019 launch with a hugely impressive list of bands, including acts as varied as riotous alt rock act Ash, Essex troubadour Rat Boy, legendary post punks New Model Army, USA teenage dirtbags Wheatus, Carl Barat, one of the UK\u2019s great songwriters Ginger Wildheart,\u00a0UK alternative punks Milk Teeth, much hyped Welsh fourpiece Pretty Vicious, British metallers Raging Speedhorn, 70\u2019s punks Angelic Upstarts, the folk indie of Annabel Allum and Blues act Big Boy Bloater and the LiMiTs (&#8220;One of the great blues men of our time&#8221; \u2013 Jools Holland). With headliners and 280 bands still to be announced!<\/p>\n<p>Carl Barat says, \u201cCamden Rocks is the weekend when Camden comes as alive as it ever was and should always be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ginger Wildheart says,\u00a0<em>\u201cFucking yes, I&#8217;m coming back to the scene of the crime. Camden town, home of every bad memory in my head. The cause of the worst hangovers I&#8217;ve ever crawled through. Scene of more heartbreak than Bon Jovi&#8217;s back catalogue. I&#8217;ve done enough to keep the North London drug trade healthy that I should have a street named after me. Or at least a hospital ward or two. And yes, I&#8217;m coming back. This might not end well&#8230;\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The full list of acts announced for Camden Rocks Festival 2019 so far are<\/p>\n<p>Ash<br \/>\nRatboy<br \/>\nNew Model Army<br \/>\nWheatus<br \/>\nCarl Barat<br \/>\nGinger Wildheart<br \/>\nMilk Teeth<br \/>\nPretty Vicious<br \/>\nRaging Speedhorn<br \/>\nAngelic Upstarts<br \/>\nThe Virginmarys<br \/>\nThe Last Internationale<br \/>\nBang Bang Romeo<br \/>\nREWS<br \/>\nAnnabel Allum<br \/>\nBig Boy Bloater and the LiMiTs<br \/>\nThe Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing<br \/>\nLoathe<br \/>\nSoeur<br \/>\nRascalton<br \/>\nSt Agnes<br \/>\nIndian Queens<br \/>\nAsylums<br \/>\nLock<br \/>\nPress To Meco<br \/>\nHands Off Gretel<br \/>\nFlesh Tetris<br \/>\nExist Immortal<br \/>\nKING CREATURE<br \/>\nThe Wood Burning Savages<br \/>\nDeath Remains<br \/>\nThe Skinner Brothers<br \/>\nThe Hyena Kill<br \/>\nRiskee &amp; The Ridicule<br \/>\nFine Creatures<br \/>\nPhoxjaw<br \/>\nBlack Futures<br \/>\nFuneral Shakes<br \/>\nFLIGHT BRIGADE<br \/>\nSoap Girls<br \/>\nDeux Furieuses<br \/>\nThe Wild Things<br \/>\nBitch Falcon<br \/>\nFaers<br \/>\nWACO<br \/>\nCoast To Coast<br \/>\nThe Five Hundred<br \/>\nNo Violet<br \/>\nWild Front<br \/>\nTHECITYISOURS<br \/>\nJOANovARC<br \/>\nBlack Orchid Empire<br \/>\nColt 48<br \/>\nOxygen Thief<br \/>\nAlexis Kings<br \/>\nSick Love<br \/>\nLebrock<br \/>\nKnocksville<br \/>\nHealthy Junkies<br \/>\nLots Holloway<br \/>\nJanus Stark<br \/>\nColt 45<br \/>\nApollo Junction<br \/>\nMellor<br \/>\nLuke Rainsford<br \/>\nTokyo Taboo<br \/>\nThe Dirty Strangers<br \/>\nLiving On Universal Denial<br \/>\nRYUKETSU BLIZZARD<br \/>\nThunder on The Left<br \/>\nPet Needs<br \/>\nRich Ragany &amp; the Digressions<br \/>\nBexatron<br \/>\nDavid Stevens And The Beguiled<br \/>\nThis Years Ghost<br \/>\nMick O&#8217;Toole<br \/>\nUnknown Chapters<br \/>\nThe Muffin Heads<br \/>\nThe Idol Dead<br \/>\nGlossii<br \/>\ntoffees<br \/>\nRiver Hounds<br \/>\nFlavour Nurse<br \/>\nBugeye<br \/>\nRhyn<br \/>\nBlack Sixteen<br \/>\n10 Gauge<br \/>\nPlain Sails<br \/>\nMan The Lifeboats<br \/>\nMatty James Cassidy<br \/>\nWeekend Recovery<br \/>\nTHE SILVER BAYONETS<br \/>\nBrightlight City<br \/>\nTWO YEAR BREAK<br \/>\nDAM_FINO<br \/>\nArcane Militia<br \/>\nRepair to Ruin<br \/>\nLighthouse<br \/>\nAt The Sun<br \/>\nJonny Weathers And Cosmic Scream<br \/>\nPanic Island<br \/>\nL Sicario<br \/>\nLunar Echoes<br \/>\nPlaymaker<br \/>\nJuicebox<br \/>\nYouth Illusion<br \/>\nAs Sirens Fall<br \/>\nThe Black Roses<br \/>\nCavalcade<br \/>\nMaxx Palmer<br \/>\nLEE PA++ERSON<br \/>\nThe Gulps<br \/>\nDead At eleven<br \/>\nAlbany<br \/>\nAngerland<br \/>\nLate Night Legacy<br \/>\nIndya<br \/>\nThe Good Tenants<\/p>\n<p>Camden Rocks Festival is an over 18\u2019s event.<\/h5>\n<h3 class=\"null\" style=\"text-align: center\">Day or weekend tickets are available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/duffpress.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cc020de84a2ab9e2344e71e25&amp;id=1bd21704c1&amp;e=1db3974ee5\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For festival tickets plus travel and accommodation options for both UK and rest of the world please see Festicket\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/duffpress.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cc020de84a2ab9e2344e71e25&amp;id=14be60691b&amp;e=1db3974ee5\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For further information on Camden Rocks Festival including FAQs please see<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/duffpress.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cc020de84a2ab9e2344e71e25&amp;id=d6842cae7c&amp;e=1db3974ee5\">www.camdenrocksfestival.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/duffpress.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cc020de84a2ab9e2344e71e25&amp;id=2b25b7c5db&amp;e=1db3974ee5\">www.facebook.com\/CamdenRocksFestival\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/duffpress.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cc020de84a2ab9e2344e71e25&amp;id=206bc018e8&amp;e=1db3974ee5\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/CamdenRocksFest<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cCamden\u00a0remains at the heart of where generations of\u00a0new music gets its start and I&#8217;m proud to be a part of that tradition.\u201d Billy Bragg \u201cCamden Rocks is where you can enjoy more than 200 bands&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":476,"featured_media":29577,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[1134,2337],"class_list":["post-29576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-camden-rocks-festival-2019","tag-festival"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/476"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29576\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}