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Welcome to Woolstock!
After the success of the first Woolstock last year, sheepish.net brings you another weekend of gothness in Leeds, featuring another eight of the country's best goth bands! Over the weekend of Friday 6th July to Sunday 8th July we've got the following bands playing... Killing Miranda Skeletal Family Screaming Banshee Aircrew Cauda Pavonis (more...) Pro-jekt Rome Burns Solemn Novena Pink Hearse Hopefully everything you need to know about Woolstock II can be found within the site, but to keep up to date with any developments and gossip, there's a Woolstock Forum, a Woolstock MySpace, a Livejournal community and a special mailing list you can join! Update: 19/06/2007
Due to circumstances beyond our or there control, we regret to announce that Siiiii will no longer be performing at Woolstock. By popular request Cauda Pavonis have agreed to make a special guest appearance as co-headliners on Sunday night, alongside Screaming Banshee Aircrew. The Aircrew will still be the final band of the evening while Cauda Pavonis will be appearing in the slot vacated by Siiiii. The new Cauda Pavonis line-up recently debuted as headliners at the Gothic-Pogo-Party in Leipzig, however this will be their first British gig and not one to be missed! SCHEDULE
BANDS
Click on a band name for full details: Killing Miranda Skeletal Family Screaming Banshee Aircrew Cauda Pavonis Pro-jekt Rome Burns Solemn Novena Pink Hearse KILLING MIRANDA
Killing Miranda are simply one of the best bands in the UK. It's hard to think of any contemporary goth band with as many floorfillers: Touched By Jesus, Discotheque Necronomicon, Teenage Vampire, I Know What You Want... the list goes on and on. Their songs are insanely catchy, and they're refreshingly exciting live. Killing Miranda combine samples, metallic riffs, dance technology and goth aesthetics to devastating effect.
SKELETAL FAMILY
Skeletal Family are frankly legends, being part of the original northern scene back when "goth rock" was the only type of goth that mattered! But even though you may love "Promised Land", the contemporary revitalised Skeletals aren't stuck in the past. They have new songs aplenty while their classic material has been stripped down like a rally car: out with the soft furnishings, in with the roll cage and turbocharger! Expect focussed energy and controlled madness from a band who need no lessons in how to turn it on (Nemesis). The full Nemesis review of their recent Slimelight gig can be read here.
SCREAMING BANSHEE AIRCREW
Screaming Banshee Aircrew are, of course, the undisputed darlings of the Yorkshire goth scene, even though nowadays they've spread their wings much further. Originally a "writhing riot of hair, makeup, leather, PVC and punk-goth cabaret" they've recently expanded their line-up which has lent their sound a rawer, punkier edge, complementing the flamboyant nature of their live shows. This will be their first headlining northern show since both becoming a six-piece and releasing their latest album, "When All Is Said And Done".
CAUDA PAVONIS
Cauda Pavonis join Woolstock fresh from their Leipzig headline, with their new line-up featuring Ade Pridham on bass. Heralded as the "UK-Goth-discovery of the new millennium" by Austria's Strobelight record label, Cauda Pavonis feature the soaring and powerful voice of Su Wainwright, driving tribal drumming of Dave Wainwright and crashing guitar work of Chris Hines. Rich keyboard and synthesizer elements complete the sound, pushing the band beyond their contemporaries.
PRO-JEKT
Pro-jekt are England's Digital Groove Machine, with brooding vocals, shredding barbed wire guitars, industrial back beats, punishing bass lines and huge keyboard-driven soundscapes. The band have toured extensively, taking their seamless blend of guitar driven industrial rock and moody atmospheric gothic melodies on the road with likes of Mortiis and NFD. It’s the "sheer dance ridden flow of the songs which finds them as golden wheat amongst the gurning chaff of industrial metal" (Mercer).
ROME BURNS
Rome Burns are the UK's most charming Goth band. According to Mercer: "Their music can at times be rawly invigorating while at others takes on a more soothing glow, dazzling you with restraint and the best lyrics the UK Goth scene has actually witnessed". Mercer also adds that Rome Burns "are so head and shoulders above the rest I think they've also been designing stilts", praise indeed!
SOLEMN NOVENA
Solemn Novena hail from Belfast with the mission of creating proper guitar orientated Gothic Rock. Their debut release "As Darkness Falls" found it's way onto Mick Mercer's all time Top 30 Goth singles, not bad for a band barely a year old. Picked as 'Best Unsigned Band' by Gothic Magazine, This will be Solemn Novena's first ever performance on the British mainland, so this is your first chance to witness the self proclaimed saviours of the UK goth scene playing live!
PINK HEARSE
Pink Hearse burst into life a little over a year and a half ago in Blackpool, brandishing their own vision of Sleaze/Glam/Horrorpunk. Their sound and energetic performances have led to comparisons with the likes of Siouxsie, the Misfits and The Slits, although Pink Hearse are very much their own band. Debuting at Blackpool's "Misery of Sound" they have already supported the likes of 999, Bella Morte and Vice Squad.
VENUES
Click on a venue for directions and more details: Joseph's Well (Saturday) The Subculture (Friday & Sunday) JOSEPH'S WELL (Saturday)
Hanover Walk, Westgate, Leeds, LS3 1AB
Joseph's Well is on the outskirts of the City Centre, but still an easy walk from the station. Click here for Google Map
There's also an annotated map here - note the inclusion of the footbridge from Portland Street! (Great George Street on more detailed maps.) Also the Subculture (Friday & Sunday) is on the corner of Wade Lane, approximately where the "Bar Phono" arrow is pointing. Directions from the Train Station: Take the first exit from the station (opposite end of the first concourse opposite the barriers, By Burger King and Paperchase) turn left. Head down to City Square and across and up Park Row. Cross the road and then turn left along the Headrow, admiring the architectural splendour of the Library and Town Hall. Either head up right up Oxford Row or Place and turn left, or carry along to the monstrosity that is the new Courts buildings and turn right up Park Street. Either way, you should find yourself outside the George Pub with the looming Gothic splendour of the LGI in front of you. To the left of the LGI is a church, and just beyond (you should be walking along past the church, not up the side!) is the footbridge. Josephs Well is the large building on the left after the bridge, and the entrance is on the left side (by the car park). By Car: The best way to approach the venue is to check the map and aim for the short stretch of Motorway in the city centre, the A58(M). You're aiming for Park Lane College (if there are signs) and you're better off approaching from the south, taking the first exit after the A65, before the tunnel - it curves upwards and you want the left hand lane. Otherwise, from the north it's the first exit immediately after the second tunnel, keep right and follow the road left (effectively in a U turn) and onto Park lane. On Park Lane immediately get into the right hand lane as you're taking the first right onto Hanover Way, then follow the road around and turn of (to the right) just as the road curves left and upwards. The venue's carpark is to the right, Car Parks: The venue has a decent (free) car park, otherwise any town car park (such as Joseph's Well is one of Leeds best known live venues, having hosted many great bands including The Sisters Of Mercy and New Model Army. The venue is split into a large 360 capacity gig room and an equally spacious (and rather comfortable) separate bar area.
THE SUBCULTURE (Friday & Sunday)
Wade Lane, Leeds
The Subculture (previously known as The Bassment and Top Cats) is located on the outside of the Merrion Centre on Wade Lane, only just around the corner from Merrion Street. The Merrion centre itself is situated roughly halfway between the train station and the university. Click here for Google Map(note that the pointer is a little misleading, the venue is much nearer the corner of Wade Lane and Merrion Street).
Directions from the Train Station: Take the first exit from the station (opposite end of the first concourse opposite the barriers, By Burger King and Paperchase) turn right, and follow the road along the side of the station (where the taxis often wait) until it curves left. Cross the main road and head up the pedestrianised area. Go to the top of the pedestrianised area (passing the like of Virgin and Boots) and carry up along the same road. Continue over the junction and straight up, passing along the side of the St John's Centre. You've probably already spotted the hulking 60s monstrosity of the Merrion Centre ahead of you... it's got Oceana on the corner, with Edwards next to it. Turn right at Oceanic and walk along past Edwards and past the main entrance to the Merrion Centre. The venue is just around the far corner of the Centre. By Car: There are comprehensive directions to the venue here (note that these are for a clubnight that used to run at the venue before it changed names). Car Parks: There are numberous car parks within easy reach of the venue, including The Subculture is Leeds' newest alternative venue, the inside of which has recently been rebuilt from scratch from the remains of the previous "Bassment" nightclub. The Subculture opened in late September and is a beautiful shiny new club with a capacity of 300.
The Subculture will also be open on Saturday and Sunday afternoons for tea, coffee, biscuits and beer! CONTACT
General Stuff: Ticket Enquiries: Anything to do with the website: Tickets
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