{"id":29817,"date":"2019-08-09T09:38:48","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T08:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=29817"},"modified":"2019-08-09T09:38:48","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T08:38:48","slug":"welcome-to-gunnersville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/welcome-to-gunnersville\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Gunnersville!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Festival Republic have announced a new tented concert series heading to Gunnersbury Park,
\nlater this year and this is all you need to know!<\/p>\n

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Gunnersville is set to blur the lines between festivals and concerts, showcasing the best in music. Topping the bill are headliners Doves, The Specials, and You Me At Six<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Gunnersbury Park will be home to this new tented concert series alongside craft beers, local ales,
\nSummer wines and delectable Street food offerings. This debut event will bring an unrivalled music
\nprogramme and festival atmosphere, to make the Summer last just that little bit longer.<\/p>\n

Doves<\/strong> headline the opening night of Gunnersville on Friday 6th September<\/strong> having made their
\ncelebrated return from a ten-year hiatus. Sparking memories of their two UK number one albums
\nand an array of critical success, including an impressive two Mercury Prize nominations in three
\nyears, the band has been welcomed back to the live music scene with arms wide open. With the
\neffusive response of fans and critics confirming Doves are once again at the peak of their powers,
\nthese Manchester legends are sure to bring their famously electric live performance to Gunnersville.
\nExpect an utterly absorbing and completely brilliant show, with anthems such as \u201cBlack and White<\/em>
\nTown\u201d, \u201cThere Goes The Fear\u201d<\/em>, and \u201cKingdom Of Rust\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Coming off the back of their 2019 critically acclaimed number one album \u2018Encore\u2019, British ska
\nlegends The Specials<\/strong> will make their headline appearance at the inaugural Gunnersville on Saturday<\/strong>
\n7th September<\/strong>. The Specials are without question one of the most electrifying, influential and
\nimportant bands of all time, and have recently celebrated the 40 th Anniversary since they formed
\nback in 1979 and the formation of the legendary 2 Tone label. Fans can expect to all of the band\u2019s
\nmemorable hits including \u201cGangsters\u201d, \u201cA Message To You Rudy\u201d, \u201cGhost Town\u201d,<\/em> and \u201cToo Much Too<\/em>
\nYoung\u201d<\/em> as well as songs from their new hugely acclaimed album \u201cEncore\u201d. \u00a0Joining The Specials as
\nspecial guests on Saturday are one of the leading bands of the mid- \u201890s British rock scene, Ocean<\/strong>
\nColour Scene<\/strong>. With a back catalogue including 3x platinum album \u2018Moseley Shoals\u2019, 4 UK top 10
\nalbums and 6 UK top 10 singles, the rock &amp; roll traditionalists with a psychedelia, soul and blues
\ninfluence are a part of the foundations of British music culture. General Roots<\/strong>, one of the most exciting reggae acts to come out of the UK in the last 10 years, and proto punk and psychedelic laden The Blinders<\/strong>, who\u00a0have become a force to be reckoned with in recent years, also join Saturday\u2019s line up.<\/p>\n

The Specials<\/strong>: \u201cLooking forward to our late summer spectacular with close friends\u00a0Ocean Colour
\nScene. What a way to celebrate!!\u201d<\/p>\n

On Sunday 8th September<\/strong>, You Me At Six<\/strong> close the weekend\u2019s events with their biggest headline
\nLondon show to date. Having gone from strength to strength since they first burst onto the scene,
\n2018 saw a UK top 10 album release in ‘VI’, and over 65,000 tickets sold in the UK. To mark thismonumental occasion the band will make musical history, treating fans to an exclusive set compiled
\nof each of their singles played in chronological order. With an incredible five top 10 UK albums, fans
\ncan expect hits including ‘Save It For The Bedroom’<\/em>\u00a0to new favourite ‘Back Again’<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Josh Franceschi<\/strong>: \u201cWe wanted to celebrate a pretty mad 18 months for us as a band so when
\nGunnersville approached us to headline one of the days we knew straight away what we wanted to
\ndo. To celebrate the new era of YMA6 we are going to play all our singles in order. From \u2018Take Off Your Colours\u2019 to \u2018VI\u2019! It\u2019s gonna be a hell of a night and the line-up is amazing. We can\u2019t wait!\u201d<\/p>\n

Joining You Me At Six are four bands of epic proportions! Jimmy Eat World<\/strong> saw their landmark 1999
\nalbum \u2018Clarity\u2019 become a torch-bearer for their genre, while their 2001 album \u2018Bleed American\u2019
\ncontains monumental anthems including \u2018The Middle\u2019, \u2018Sweetness\u2019, and \u2018Hear You Me\u2019.
\nAlso performing on Sunday are Sundara Karma<\/strong>. Since bursting onto the scene in the mid-2010\u2019s, the
\nindie favourites have brought us a hit after hit. Their widespread critical success matches their status
\nas new indie heroes. Chameleonic rock specialists Deaf Havana<\/strong>\u2019s most recent 2018 album \u2018Rituals\u2019
\nscored them their second consecutive UK Top 10 album and featured Singles Of The Week on BBC
\nRadio 1, having toured with You Me At Six previously they will now join them on their headline day
\nat Gunnersville. The Maine<\/strong> also join the line up for the final day of Gunnersville\u2019s first year.<\/p>\n

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Tickets are out now, get them here<\/a> before they’re gone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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