NOMAD ANNOUNCES ITS SUMMER SEASON OF ADVENTURES IN POP-UP CINEMA

LEXI CINEMA PRESENTS THE NOMAD - ADVENTURES IN POP-UP CINEMA PRESS RELEASE - Tuesday 7 May 2013

THE NOMAD IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE ITS SUMMER SEASON OF ADVENTURES IN POP-UP CINEMA Amélie Annie Hall Central Station Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Four Weddings and a Funeral Ghostbusters The Lost Boys The Kid The Motorcycle Diaries The NeverEnding Story Nomad Presents Adam Buxton's Best of BUG Roman Holiday School of Rock Stand By Me This Is Spinal Tap The Usual Suspects When Harry Met Sally Where the Wild Things Are Tickets on sale now from whereisthenomad.com

Since 2010, The Nomad has earned its reputation as 'London's best outdoor cinema', popping up at an inspiring range of beautiful, curious and downright strange screening locations across London and beyond. And with The Nomad being a charitable organization, donating 100% of its profits to The Sustainability Institute in South Africa, it is almost certainly the most giving outdoor cinema too. Returning for its third summer season, The Nomad is back with more dates, new venues, exciting collaborations and most importantly, its famously diverse and exciting programme of films from classic to cult, mainstream to musical and everything in between. Bringing films and locations to life, The Nomad offers an enchanting escape into a world of cinematic wonderments. Feast on fine films and fun times, along with a little touch of special, a sprinkle of silly, a huge basket of smiles, and a smattering of gifts. And this year, Nomad is turning everything up to eleven. Beloved locations such as Queen's Park and Fulham Palace will see extra dates added due to last year's popular demand, and several exciting new locations have been scouted where more movie magic will be popping up as the Nomad rolls in with its wagon of wonders.

The opening credits start to roll on 14th July when the Nomad's summer season begins with an exciting new venture: for the first time this year, The Nomad will be providing the cinematic element of the Ealing Summer Festivals. 'Ealing Summer Screenings presented by Nomad' will bring together the origins of the Ealing Summer Festivals with a Musical Comedy series at Walpole Park, in a rather large and shapely Big Top bizarrely called 'Wonder Woman?s Knickers'! Kicking off with Jack Black's raucous comedy tribute to the transformative power of hard rock, 'School Of Rock' features on Sunday 14 July for a family friendly matinee, followed by the hilarious mockumentary 'This Is Spinal Tap' where the numbers all go to eleven - eleven, eleven, eleven. On Monday 15th July The Nomad welcomes, for one night only, Adam Buxton's Best of BUG: The Evolution of Music Video. One of the BFI's most popular and best-selling shows, BUG combines an awe-inspiring set of music videos, astounding online nuggets and a unique brand of sit-down comedy. This is not to be missed. The fanfare for new ventures continues as Nomad teams up with children's charity Coram to host a joint-fundraising project and an intimate 4-weekly series based on 'Childhood, Lost and Found' for The Nomad at Coram's Secret Garden, supported by Imperial Hotels. This is where the magic of movies will really come alive with specially selected titles 'The NeverEnding Story', 'The Kid', 'The Lost Boys', and 'Where the Wild Things Are'. Also new this season is an adventure to South London's Horniman Museum and Gardens in their glorious 16-acre grounds. As part of a Latin season developed to complement the Museum's own summer events programme, Nomad will be screening two magnificent Walter Salles films; 'The Motorcycle Diaries', the biopic of the memoirs and journey of a young Che Guevara; and 'Central Station' - the beautiful story of a young Brazilian boy's friendship with a jaded former school teacher. And finally... North West London, the home of The Nomad's big sister The Lexi Cinema, gets a new location added in the lovely grounds of Willesden Sports Centre. What's more, this screening will be entirely voted for by you, the audience. What will you choose? Wizard of Oz, Dodgeball, Whip It, Chariots of Fire, orSkyfall? VOTE HERE The Nomad is also very proud to announce a special year-round project with CREATE London and Barbicandeveloping a series of unique, site-specific Hitchcock screenings to begin this Autumn. Watch this space for further details of this very special collaboration to be announced soon, as well as news of more venues and screenings still currently under wraps. Not only does the Nomad bring fantastic films for all and a friendly festival feel, but also fine dining and fabulous drinks! This year, Nomad partners with Mark Hix and his Hix's FishDog which will roll into our mini-festivals in their beautiful 1971 Citroen H van. They'll be offering up their namesake, Mark's take on a classic fish finger sandwich, with a selection of other delectable 'dogs' and sides. And to quench your thirst as the sun goes down, the Beetle Juice 1970's VW Cocktail Bar will offer wines, beers, soft drinks and bespoke cocktails, with ice-buckets of charm to keep your whistles wet throughout the evening. Divine Chocolatereturn for a second year and will be treating audience members to delectable freebies, Firefly Natural Drinks serve up their botanically-fuelled juices and tonics, and street food company Daisy Green will arrive atop the cutest eco-friendly tricycles and serve up artisan fat free frozen yogurt with gourmet homemade toppings... ranging from caramelised bacon to halva and agave! Beany Green will also be on his bike, serving up the finest coffee and homemade banana bread!

So without further ado, drum roll please... The Nomad is proud to present the following programme: Sunday 14 July - Matinee - EALING SUMMER SCREENINGS, WALPOLE PARK - SCHOOL OF ROCK (PG)  Sunday 14 July - EALING SUMMER SCREENINGS, WALPOLE PARK - THIS IS SPINAL TAP (15) * Monday 15 July - EALING SUMMER SCREENINGS, WALPOLE PARK - NOMAD PRESENTS ADAM BUXTON?S BEST OF BUG Wednesday 7 August - CORAM SECRET GARDEN - THE NEVERENDING STORY (U) Saturday 17 August - QUEEN'S PARK - STAND BY ME (15)  Wednesday 21 August - CORAM SECRET GARDEN - THE KID (U)  Thursday 22 August - HORNIMAN MUSEUM AND GARDENS - THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (15)  Saturday 24 August - QUEEN'S PARK - THE USUAL SUSPECTS (18) Sunday 25 August - HORNIMAN MUSEUM AND GARDENS - CENTRAL STATION (15)  Wednesday 28 August - CORAM SECRET GARDEN - WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE (PG) Thursday 29 August - FULHAM PALACE -  ANNIE HALL (15) Friday 30 August - WILLESDEN SPORTS CENTRE - AUDIENCE VOTED FILM Wednesday 4 September - CORAM - THE LOST BOYS (15) Thursday 5 September - FULHAM PALACE - WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (15) Friday 6 September - ROUNDWOOD PARK  - GHOSTBUSTERS (PG) Saturday 7 September - QUEEN'S PARK - CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (12) Thursday 12 September - FULHAM PALACE - FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (15) Thursday 19 September - FULHAM PALACE - AMÉLIE (15) Saturday 21 September -  QUEEN'S PARK - ROMAN HOLIDAY (U) *FILM TITLES SUBJECT TO LICENCE MORE VENUES, DATES AND SCREENINGS TO BE ANNOUNCED TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW FROM WHEREISTHENOMAD.COM PRICES RANGE FROM £8.50 - £16.50. AGE RESTRICTIONS APPLY (PLEASE SEE FAQs AND FILM LISTING INFORMATION) Sign up to the NEWSLETTER for up-to-date information

EDITORS NOTES FOR MORE INFORMATION AND IMAGES PLEASE CONTACT CLARE WOODCOCK 07976 373206 | clare@clarepublicity.com The Nomad - the roaming pop-up cinema that gives back. The Nomad is good for you: come to our events and know that you are contributing to a great cause. We give 100% of our profits go to our chosen charity, The Sustainability Institute, in South Africa. For more on The Sustainability Institute please visit sustainabilityinstitute.net Nomad film events embrace and enhance each venue, offering new ways of seeing an uplifting range of films, from classics to cult, noir and silent, to mainstream guilty pleasures. Playful, mischievous and mysterious, The Nomad wanders into town, unpacks cinema magic, and then disappears into the night, leaving no trace. The Nomad is the pop-up cinema with a difference: a very special festival atmosphere, and that little bit of Nomad magic make our events memorable and unique. More than just providing screenings of great films in appropriately great locations, Nomad events immerse you in the flavour of the film, with added elements such as music, themed decorations, quality catering and a warm friendly welcome? The Lexi Cinema The Nomad is the sister-company to one of West London's most cherished local cinemas The Lexi. The Lexi Cinema in Kensal Rise is the UK's first social enterprise boutique cinema, donating 100% of its profits to charity and staffed predominantly by local volunteers. Founded in 2008, The Lexi has built up a reputation for programming bespoke film events sprinkled with added value including celebrity introductions, goodie bags, treasure hunts, half-time shots of whiskey, massive remote controls, and many other ingenious bits of mischief. Local guerrilla marketing campaigns keep the people of Queens Park and Kensal Rise on their toes. The Lexi launched a membership scheme in Nov 2010, which has proved extremely popular for a small independent cinema. The Lexi's excellent value for money wines have been hand-picked by Tony Laithwaite himself (owner of Laithwaites Wines). Those who have tried the Malbec will testify! With a fantastic screen and a kicking sound system (actually one of the country's best), the beautiful cinema is chic and intimate, but can rival any of the big chains for technical quality. The Lexi Cinema, 194b Chamberlayne Rd, Kensal Rise, NW10 3JU thelexicinema.co.uk NEW VENUE INFO Ealing Summer Festivals Ealing Summer Festivals is Ealing Council's flagship event, with its roots set deep in the borough's strong music and comedy history. Set among some of Ealing's most magnificent parks, the festivals bring people together in a collective appreciation of exceptional local and international acts across of range of artistic disciplines. This year also sees two fantastic new events added to the bill. The long-running Ealing Beer Festival has come on board, along with a brand new outdoor cinema event, Ealing Summer Screenings presented by Nomad. So why not round-up family and friends and head out to enjoy live music, stand-up comedy, outdoor films and community spirit. It is, after all, time for the return of Ealing Summer Festivals.  ealingsummerfestivals.com Coram Secret Garden Coram, the UK's first children's charity, has been creating better chances for children since 1739. Coram is based in leafy Bloomsbury at the site of the Foundling Hospital, where they once offered a home for abandoned children. Today Coram finds loving adoptive families for vulnerable children, provides supported housing for young care leavers or those facing homelessness and protects children?s rights in the UK and worldwide. coram.org.uk Horniman Museum and Gardens horniman.ac.uk    PARTNERS Divine Chocolate Divine is a Fairtrade chocolate company dedicated to making every chocolate occasion a moment to cherish. We use the best cocoa from Ghana, and aim to create an ever-growing variety of flavours, treats, gifts, and seasonal specialities making sure there is something to tempt everyone. At Divine we relish our independence and believe in putting people first - the cocoa farmers who own 45% of the company, and the chocolate lovers who we aim to delight. When you choose Divine - whether it is for a gift, a celebration, or simply five minutes to yourself - you can savour the knowledge that the goodness goes on even after the wrapper is empty. While the cocoa farmers share the profits, we hope you will share the pleasure. To discover more about Divine, its unique relationship with the Kuapa Kokoo co-operative, news, recipes, online shop and more, visit divinechocolate.com Firefly Natural Drinks Everyone wants to get the most out of life. Firefly's little contribution is to scour the world for natural ingredients that taste delicious and help us feel our best. The result? Firefly Natural Drinks - original blends of delicious fruit juices and natural botanical extracts with absolutely nothing artificial. "We are delighted to be partnering with The Nomad for the first time this year as they spread their roaming pop-up cinema experience throughout London and beyond. Both Firefly and The Nomad care about the environment and sustainability and getting the most out of life, without costing the Earth, is our mantra! We look forward to refreshing Nomad audiences with our delicious natural drinks this summer.'" Emma-Rose Griffiths, Firefly Natural Drinks fireflytonics.com Daisy Green & Beany Green Daisy Green brings quality, health, personality and love to the streets of London with gourmet frozen yoghurt and Beany Green's delicious proper coffee. Look out for the quirky cows, cute vans and eco-friendly bikes at our venues this summer. Daisy Green use products that are natural and contain nothing artificial. They source organic produce wherever possible. They work hard to keep their food miles down and support local farmers and producers. They do their best to be carbon neutral - using bio-degradable packaging and pedal powered pink trikes! "We are so excited and proud to be a part of the Nomad this year" Prue Freeman, Founder daisygreenfood.com

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'White Christmas' with the flicker club at Hampstead Theatre

Hampstead Theatre presents the flicker club

http://theflickerclub.com

White Christmas

starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye

On Sunday 16th December, the flicker club presents a special festive screening of the Irving Berlin film classic ' White Christmas' starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye at the wonderful Hampstead Theatre, with a surprise special guest reading as a prelude to the film.  

the flicker club is a bespoke, intimate and cinematic experience, with a host to welcome you, a story read to you and a film to captivate you. the flicker club screens films adapted from novels and short stories but will happily bend the rules for a screen classic. Here the inspiration comes from one of the most beloved and enduring songs of all time, Irving Berlin's 'White Christmas'

On a hot Californian night in 1940, the legendary composer and lyricist, Irving Berlin, called out to his secretary, "Grab your pen and take down this song. I just wrote the best song I've ever written — heck, I just wrote the best song that anybody's ever written!"

Not a modest claim it's true but when you consider that, according to the Guinness Book of Records, the version sung by Bing Crosby is the best selling single of all time, he had a point.

The 1954 film inspired by the song was the top grossing film of that year and has been a perennial favourite ever since.

Directed by Michael (Casablanca) Curtiz, 'White Christmas' is a feel good festive treat to give us all a warm glow in the bleak mid winter.

In true tradition, the flicker club will pay homage to the written word by inviting a special surprise guest who will read to you before the Christmas classic.. 'The Night Before Christmas'. It is this anonymous 19th Century poem that is responsible for our conception of Santa Clause or Father Christmas.  And with previous Christmas guests including  John Simm, Tom Hollander and Bill Nighy you can be sure the surprise will be a good one.  

So, are you stting comfortably..

''Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro' the house

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;'

As its Christmas you will not leave empty handed. As well as the flicker club goody bag there will be a secret santa sack. Bring a wrapped copy of a book you'd like to share and you will leave with a new one...

Listing Information:

Title: Hampstead Theatre and the flicker club present ‘White Christmas’

Date: Sunday, 16th December 

Address: Hampstead Theatre, Eton Avenue  Swiss Cottage, London NW3 3EU

Doors: 6.30pm / Reading and film: 7.30pm

Tickets: £10 - £20 per person from http://www.hampsteadtheatre.com/whats-on/2012/white-christmas/

Info: t: 020 3012 1232  e: info@theflickerlcub.com  w: http://theflickerclub.com

the flicker club are:  

Daisy Beaumont, Clive Perrott, Stephen Williams, Juliette McCrimmon, Alice Turner and Shiv

The Nomad - adventures in pop-up cinema

http://www.whereisthenomad.com

INTRODUCING THE UK’S FIRST ROAMING POP-UP CINEMA: THE NOMAD

Lexi Cinema presents The Nomad is an exciting new roaming pop-up cinema experience set to tour London, the South East and beyond. Throughout 2011, The Nomad will be bringing films to life in beautiful and unexpected locations both indoor and out, from castles to theatres, ballrooms to churches, via award-winning parks, country estates and many other stunning locations – supported by headline sponsor Saab.

The Nomad’s carefully programmed film events will celebrate and enhance each venue along the way.  Showing an inspiring and eclectic range of films from classics, cult and noir, to mainstream guilty pleasures, there will be something for everyone. Often inspired by the setting, selected films will also regularly feature insightful introductions, theatre and/or live music to help set the scene and add extra magic to the cinema experience.

Picture the scene: it’s a warm summer’s evening, the sun is setting, the wine is flowing, and you’re surrounded by film-loving friends. You’re excited to re-experience a favourite film, or to discover a classic for the first time: in the beauty of the open air, under a starry sky and in the most picturesque location. Sit back, relax and let The Nomad treat you to a cinema experience you’ll never forget.

Lexi Cinema founder and The Nomad co-founder, Sally Wilton explains, “The birth of a new company is always a thrilling time and Lexi Cinema presents The Nomad is going to be a blast, driven by Saab and fuelled by the extraordinary hard work of a fantastic team made up of artists and creatives, marketeers, technical whizzes and social entrepreneurs.  We are looking forward to an amazing 2011 season of wonderful films in the most exciting, interesting and downright quirky venues. With an eclectic mix from Cinema Paradiso to The Wizard of Oz, each event is an experience to be savoured and remembered.  For The Lexi this is a dream come true, taking film out on the road to our public, having one hell of a good time and raising money for charity, life doesn’t get much better than that.”

The Nomad will set off on its adventure around the end of April from a London location. Venues confirmed so far include Battersea Park, Fulham Palace, Opera Holland Park, Leeds Castle, Richborough Roman Fort, Lulworth Castle, Kings College Chapel, Bodiam Castle, Lympne Castle, Queens Park, Roundwood Park and Scotney Castle with many more in the pipeline.   With creative programming at the heart of The Nomad, you can expect the films to be enhanced by their settings and added production.  At Fulham Palace, imagine yourself as part of the Court of Louis XV, while a string quartet brings Dangerous Liaisons to life; revisit cult movie The Omen, surrounded by frantic priests, iron spikes and 666 birthmarks; or be treated to Some Like It Hot with a live jazz band and many Marilyns. Full listings details will be announced soon.

Unable to wait until April when the full season begins?  The Nomad is running away to the Circus for a taster series from March.  They’re kicking off their exciting adventure at one of the nation’s favourite touring circus productions, Zippos. In a move that evokes pure nostalgia for all the senses, The Nomad is the first cinema to tour with the circus and will present a programme of movies that complement the thrill and showmanship you’d expect from a visit to the Big Top. Appearing on Sunday evenings, after the ringmaster takes his final bow, the Big Top will be transformed by The Nomad into a cinema with a difference.

The Nomad is an exciting new company founded this year through the merging of The Screen On The Green - the UK’s largest producer of open-air cinema and The Lexi Cinema, one of London’s finest independent cinemas, which gives 100% of its profits to a foundation in South Africa.  Together they have formed The Nomad. 

With backing from Saab, The Nomad is able to produce an experience above and beyond the usual pop-up cinema screening.  To celebrate their partnership, The Nomad and Saab will be presenting the Independent Thinking film season. More details about this season of exceptional films to follow.

So we welcome you to follow The Nomad on its adventures into an enchanting landscape of intrigue and enlightenment as it presents a new way to experience cinema.

Forthcoming Circus dates:

Sunday 13 March – Zippos Circus, Stevenage – Wizard of Oz

Sunday 27^th March – Zippos Circus, Oxford – The Lost Boys

Sunday 3^rd April – Zippos Circus, Finsbury Park – Strictly Ballroom

Tuesday 26th April – Zippos Circus, Blackheath –Lost Boys

Sunday 22nd May - Zippos Circus, Mile End – Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Tickets from £8

Doors open 6.45pm

Tickets to be bought separately to circus tickets.

SUMMER SERIES DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY.

For information and to book tickets for your cinematic adventure please visit http://www.whereisthenomad.com

PRESS: FOR MORE INFORMATION AND IMAGES PLEASE CONTACT CLARE WOODCOCK ON

07976 373206 / clare@clarewoodcock.com

EDITORS NOTES

The Nomad

The Nomad is planning 100 – 150 events running from March 2011 through to December, with around 60 dates confirmed so far, popping up in and around London and beyond.

50% of all distributable profits from The Nomad will be donated to its chosen charity, the Sustainability Institute in South Africa.

For more on The Sustainability Institute please visit www.sustainabilityinstitute.net

The Nomad was founded in Summer 2010 by The Lexi Cinema owner Sally Wilton and The Screen On The Green Managing Director (and sometime Actor, Theatre and Panto producer) George Wood.  Having collaborated on a mini-season of cinema alfresco events for The Lexi in 2010, the two decided to combine forces and create the country’s first year-round roaming cinema.

www.whereisthenomad.com

George Wood say’s "Along with our fantastic team, I am thrilled to be launching The Nomad - a pop up cinema with a difference!  The challenge of bringing great films to unique and challenging places has occupied my life for the past few years and now it feels that with The Nomad all the components are in place - the technical expertise, the best venues in the country and a fabulous headline sponsor in "Saab".  The 2011 season is set to be unforgettable so I am urging every one I meet to join the Nomad and come along for the ride!  For me personally, running The Screen On the Green for the past few years has given me an insight into just how passionate people are about both film and their local green spaces - combining the two with cinema under the stars has let us tap into that passion.  This is something that with The Nomad we aim to do on an even larger scale (while still retaining the personal touch that sets us apart from the experience of a multiplex!).  We want people to feel as passionate about our events as we do."

The Lexi Cinema

The Lexi Cinema in Kensal Rise is the UK’s first social enterprise boutique cinema, donating 100% of its profits to charity and staffed predominantly by local volunteers.  Founded in 2008, The Lexi has built up a reputation for programming bespoke film events sprinkled with added value including celebrity introductions, goodie bags, treasure hunts, half-time shots of whiskey, massive remote controls, and many other ingenious bits of mischief. Local guerrilla marketing campaigns keep the people of Queens Park and Kensal Rise on their toes.  The Lexi launched a membership scheme in Nov 2010, which has proved extremely popular for a small independent cinema, if not only for their lovely Oyster card wallets that they come in. The Lexi’s excellent value for money wines have been hand picked by Tony Laithwaite himself (owner of Laithwaites Wines).  Those that have tried the Malbec will testify!

The Lexi Cinema, 194b Chamberlayne Rd, Kensal Rise, NW10 3JU, www.thelexicinema.co.uk

Saab

Saab Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget  (Swedish Aircraft Company) was founded in 1937 as an aircraft manufacturer and revealed its first prototype passenger car 10 years later after the formation of the Saab Car Division. In 1990, Saab Automobile AB was created as a separate company, jointly owned by the Saab Scania Group and General Motors, and became a wholly-owned GM subsidiary in 2000. In February 2010, Spyker Cars N.V. of the Netherlands, acquired the company from GM as an independently run business. 

Saab cars reflect the brand’s unique Scandinavian design ethic, which is fused with its aircraft engineering heritage. The company is a global premium car maker with a distinguished history of innovation. It is recognized for its pioneering role in turbocharging, as well as occupant safety and the introduction of flex-fuel technology through Saab BioPower. Saab Automobile AB currently employs approximately 3,800 staff in Sweden, where it operates world-class production and technical development facilities at its headquarters in Trollhättan, 70 km north of Gothenburg.

"Saab is delighted to support The Nomad pop-up cinema adventure in 2011. The Nomad is an exciting and engaging new way to experience cinema and aligns well with Saabs own culture of challenging convention, so we’re pleased to be involved in this innovative new venture.”

PLEASE SAVE THE DATE!

The media launch date for The Nomad will be Wednesday 13 April. , In keeping with The Nomad’s tailored approach, the chosen film will be The Coen Brothers’ homeric adventure O Brother, Where Art Thou? screened in the evocative Kings College Chapel on the Strand.   Full details of the launch event and invites are to follow, but please for now save this date in your diaries.

PUMP UP THE VOLUME HALLOWEEN SPECIAL

PUMP UP THE VOLUME

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 

AT A SECRET WAREHOUSE LOCATION (revealed 48hrs before)

ALTERN8 / WANG CHUNG / SOPHIE LLOYD / NAOMIII

SATURDAY 30^TH OCTOBER 2010

£6 early birds / £8 advance tickets / £10 on the door

10PM – 4AM

NEAREST TUBE: DALSTON OVERGROUND / OLD STREET

BUSSES:  243 / 242 / 149

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM: http://www.skiddle.com/events/11398079/

www.pump-up-the-volume.com

Its time once again to get spooked.  Yes its Halloween, on a weekend! And that inevitably means that London is awash with ghouls and vampires, scenes of cobwebs, black lace, fangs and lots and lots of fake blood.  EVERYWHERE!

BUT we can guarantee that there is only one Halloween party to be seen at that will take you back to a time when neon was the colour of choice, along with big smiley faces, baggy trousers, braces and cropped tops.  A time when RAVE was the music of choice and the emergence of hip hop into the mainstream just kept on growing.  That party is PUMP UP THE VOLUME.  Bringing to you this Halloween an extra special party in a Secret East London Warehouse with 2 rooms of special retro Halloween fun.

PUMP UP THE VOLUME has gone BIG!  And to celebrate this fact they’ve only gone and booked 90’s rave heroes, ALTERN8 to headline the main room and bring back the old skool vibes!!!  Back in the 90’s, Altern8 symbolised the rave movement, famed for their rave gas masks and chemical warfare boiler suits, their trademark sound was loud electronic tracks with a heavy bass line.  We can’t wait!

Room two is hosted by the anarchic and slightly crazy bunch that go by the name of Lost & Found. Famed for their regular festival appearances at Bestival, Secret Garden Party, Glastonbury and Rockness, Lost & Found describe themselves as "bespoke interactive nonsense facilitators with an emphasis on getting people involved". These are true party people with a HUGE emphasis on fun. They will be programming a selection of DJ's, (probably bonkers) Halloween games, and they promise to be big on the fancy dress action!

Plus the Pump Up The Volume residents Wang Chung, Sophie Lloyd and Naomiii will be on hand playing everything from 90’s pop to rave classics, via some old skool hip hop, so expect some Wu-Fang Clan, some LL Ghoul J, or some Beastie Boys and Gravediggaz mixed with some Whitney Hooooooston, Bizarre Inc, My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream, 2 Bad Mice, House of Pain, Nightcrawlers or even some Right Said Dead!  [sorry ed]

Pump Up The Volume just threw their third party at Visions on 2^nd October, and while only six months old, Pump Up The Volume has firmly established itself as THE old skool party for East London's party people. They also rocked it at this year’s new London electronic festival, LED in Victoria Park.  So in the words of Yazz, ‘the only way is up’. And yes sirree it certainly is.
The location of the event will be released 48 hours in advance. So stay tuned to the facebook group for details... http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=340596232051  Also, as this is Halloween, we highly encourage everyone to go that extra mile with dressing up for this one.  Try out your best spooky outfits with an old skool twist!
Advance tickets are highly recommended... 

Check out these links:
ALTERN8's seminal rave classic Evapor8: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrKZ9Po6aYA

The characters at the Lost & Found Bestival tent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH7VU_q5_Og

Lost & Found website: http://www.getlostandfound.com

To hear the latest instalment in the Pump Up The Volume mixes – click here, download and enjoy! http://soundcloud.com/pump-up-the-volume/pump-up-the-volume-vol-2 

Join the community now and start getting excited about the next ‘best new night in town’.  http://www.pump-up-the-volume.com / FACEBOOK GROUP 

PRESS:  FOR MORE INFORMATION AND IMAGES PLEASE CONTACT CLARE WOODCOCK AT CLARE PUBLICITY ON 07976 373206 OR clare@clarewoodcock.com

THE BLURB:

The 90's Children have grown up and are now ready to remember! 

PUMP UP THE VOLUME is the new night about town.  Bored of the 80’s revival?  Been inspired by the current hark back to 90’s fashion in Top Shop?  Want to remember that last decade of the 20^th Century before everything went all ‘digital and download’?  Well PUMP UP THE VOLUME is here to serve…. 

The 1990’s were a great decade for music.  The dance scene exploded and created the many sub-genres that we know and love today.  Pump Up the Volume by MARRS, was one record that defined the sound of the decade. It became a one-hit wonder of rare influence, was a number 1 hit in many countries and is generally regarded as a significant milestone in the development of British house music and music sampling.  And so it seems the perfect name (and no doubt last tune of many fun night to come) for a night dedicated to the brilliance of the 90’s.

The 1990’s in the world of music were a decade synonymous with samples, just as the world of 90’s fashion took the same approach.  Not really an iconic decade for style, it was characterized by minimalist styles, some of which were dubbed ‘anti fashion’, a backlash against the excessive fashion of the 1980s. Unlike previous decades the 1990’s were not defined by any one style, but rather a mash-up of past eras and decades.

So what you’ll find at PUMP UP THE VOLUME is an up-for-it-crowd, remembering that anarchistic attitude with a pure passion for music.  The music you’ll be hearing will jump from old school hip-hop, pop, and dance classics.  The night will be held together by the all female residents: Naomiii and Minkioni [see full details below], plus guest DJ’s dropping by to play alternative 90’s sets.

The venue - Visions - is an old video shop in Dalston transformed into a nightclub.  With a 300 capacity complete with old video wall it’s the perfect setting for Pump Up The Volume.

So if you want to hear records by the likes of TLC, Altern 8, Whitney Houston, Rhythm is Rhythm, Bizzare Inc, En Vogue, Jazzy Jeff, Lucy Pearl, Vanilla Ice, Gang Starr, Madonna, Q Tip and a whole lot more, and you want to dance again with pure abandonment while wearing your baggy trousers and cropped tops, or smiley t-shirts with a big grin on your face, then you know where to come!

THE RESIDENTS:

SOPHIE LLOYD

A DISCO QUEEN AND PURIST TO HER HEART.  Blending classic disco, nu disco, house and italo for the most subtle situations and the most fashionable floors.  Her taste is unparalleled... don't expect anything but an exceptional journey.  A face on the East London club scene, Sophie holds Arcobaleno parties with Serge Santiago, co-promotes "Village Disco" at with Faith's Stuart Patterson and is a resident at DJ Lottie's "Geisha”.
She's a resident at Jade Jagger's Jezebel parties and plays for Black Rabbit. On weekends she can be found DJing at various filthy late night disco clubs around the UK. http://www.sophielloyd.co.uk/

NAOMI SHIMADA

Naomi is a music obsessive whos musical knowledge extends to just about every genre. From great classic house and the finest disco cuts to thumping party hip-hop she’s the girl with the records! As a successful TV presenter she has worked for MTV amongst others and is currently presenting the NME News show, which is currently receiving over 4 million views each month!  Alongside the TV presenting Naomi is a busy full time model doing many fashion editorials and commercials. She has just been made the new face of ‘The Body Shop.’ On top of all her other credentials Naomi has also been DJing at random parties, clubs and various fashion industry events and spent her teen years forking it out in Ibiza as well as working for Chibuku Shake Shake & The Warehouse Project in the north of England. 

Special Move: Queen of Break Dancing. Wait and see!