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A WEEKEND IN THE CITY: UK indie/Britpop @ The Nash

About Me

BRITPOP THURSDAYS is over - long live A WEEKEND IN THE CITY!!! / / / A WEEKEND IN THE CITY features the best UK indie & Britpop tunes with DJ Peter Barker usually once a month on the 3rd Friday of the month (after Saturday the 20th September) in the front bar at The National Hotel in Geelong from 10PM till late. (To keep informed of dates and info see "GET A WEEKEND IN THE CITY UPDATES!" below.) Hear the best new & classic UK indie tunes - DJ Peter Barker - FREE ENTRY
GET A WEEKEND IN THE CITY UPDATES! To get a regular heads up on dates and special events such as album launch nights and giveaways, myspace users can subscribe to the A WEEKEND IN THE CITY myspace blog, join the mailing list by sending an email to [email protected] or if you're a Facebook user you can join the A Weekend In The City facebook group: http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=23828517760
A WEEKEND IN THE CITY IS THE ONLY NIGHT IN GEELONG WHERE YOU CAN GO OUT AND HEAR UK INDIE POP - it's a great night with great tunes, see you there!!!
Facebook users: become a fan of A WEEKEND IN THE CITY at http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-WEEKEND-IN-THE-CITY-UK-indie -Britpop-at-The-National-Hotel-Geelong/16157894265.. *****NOTE FOR BANDS ASKING ABOUT GIGS: A Weekend In The City does not feature live bands, as the front bar at The National Hotel is set up for DJs and bands play at the back room of the pub, called The Groove Room. If you would like a gig at The National Hotel, see www.myspace.com/thenationalhotel for info.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 04/09/2006
Band Website: www.myspace.com/thenationalhotel
Band Members: DJ Peter Barker ****************************************************
Influences: Arctic Monkeys * Art Brut * Babyshambles * Belle & Sebastian * The Big Pink * bis * Blood Red Shoes * The Bluetones * Blur * David Bowie * The Chalets * Clinic * Jarvis Cocker * Depeche Mode * Dirty Pretty Things * Does It Offend You, Yeah? * Editors * Elastica * The Enemy * Franz Ferdinand * The Fratellis * Gene * Glasvegas * God Help The Girl * Golden Silvers * Hard-fi * The High Numbers * Hot Chip * The Jam * Japan * The Jesus & Mary Chain * Joy Division * Kaiser Chiefs * Kasabian * The Kills * The Kinks * Klaxons * The Kooks * Lady Sovereign * Late Of The Pier * The Libertines * Lightspeed Champion * Little Boots * The Long Blondes * Los Campesinos! * Maximo Park * Eugene Mcguinnes * Metronomy * M.I.A. * Micachu * Kate Nash * New Order * New Young Pony Club * 1990s * Oasis * The Pigeon Detectives * Pulp * Ride * Saint Etienne * Polly Scattergood * The Small Faces * The Smiths * Stereolab * The Stone Roses * The Style Council * Subliminal Girls * Suede * Super Furry Animals * Supergrass * These New Puritans * The Vaselines * Paul Weller * Wild Beasts * Patrick Wolf * The Wombats * The XX * The Young Knives * * the ripps * jamie t * the rakes * t. rex * simian mobile disco * the automatic * the horrors * babyshambles * kid harpoon * clinic * emma pollock * zutons * the who * coldplay * camera obscura * the last shadow puppets * joe lean & the jing jang jong * the go! team * the streets * infadels * the cribs * specials * kate bush * ladytron * echo & the bunnymen * future of the left * sons & daughters * razorlight * the view * madness * ash * heaven 17 * the ting tings * roxy music * duran duran * cure * visage * graham coxon * the teenagers * dizzee rascal * lily allen * the human league * the whip * johnny boy * pet shop boys * the clash * lush * primal scream * placebo * squeeze * gary numan * the boo radleys * bloc party * the beat * charlatans * housemartins * the good, the bad & the queen * gorillaz * massive attack * portishead * chemical brothers * lightning seeds * stranglers * echobelly * futureheads * goldfrapp * laura marling * abc * snow patrol * magic numbers * happy mondays * scritti politti * tears for fears * cajun dance party * the black ghosts * the rascals * amy winehouse * p.i.l. * siouxsie & the banshees * the rolling stones * xtc * sex pistols * the police * kula shaker * my bloody valentine * morrissey * urusei yatsura * brett anderson * beatles * simple minds * elvis costello * the tears * the pipettes * teenage fanclub * swervedriver * muse * manic street preachers * radiohead * ultravox * talk talk * yazoo * ian dury * donovan * adam & the ants * and more!!!
Sounds Like: a must for fans of UK indie and Britpop - the best night of music in Geelong!




Record Label: UK Indie, Britpop, New Wave, Shoegaze & Synth Pop
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

A Weekend In The City will not be on in June but will return in July

Hi, everyone, Just letting you know that A Weekend In The City will not be on this month. It would normally be on the 3rd Friday of the month, however on 19 June The Nash is hosting an event which wil...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:40:00 GMT

A WEEKEND IN THE CITY - Friday 15th May - free entry!

A WEEKEND IN THE CITY - Friday 15th May - free entry!A WEEKEND IN THE CITY starts from 10pm, usually on the 3rd Friday of each month at The National Hotel features the best UK indie and Britpop tunes ...
Posted by on Sat, 09 May 2009 00:59:00 GMT

A WEEKEND IN THE CITY - Friday 17 April - DEPECHE MODE/LADY SOVEREIGN CD launches, free entry!

A WEEKEND IN THE CITYUK indie & Britpop at The National Hotel, GeelongYour monthly fix of UK indie popFriday 17 April: DEPECHE MODE and LADY SOVEREIGN album launches!!!A WEEKEND IN THE CITY starts fro...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:20:00 GMT

A WEEKEND IN THE CITY - Friday March 20 - Peter Doherty/White Lies album launch - free entry!

A WEEKEND IN THE CITY - Friday 20 March from 10pm - PETER DOHERTY and WHITE LIES album launches - free entry!A WEEKEND IN THE CITY starts from 10pm, usually on the 3rd Friday of each month at The Nati...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:59:00 GMT

A WEEKEND IN THE CITY Friday 20 February - MORRISSEY & LILY ALLEN album launches - free entry!

A WEEKEND IN THE CITY - Friday 20 February - MORRISSEY and LILY ALLEN album launches - free entry!A WEEKEND IN THE CITY starts from 10pm, usually on the 3rd Friday of each month at The National Hotel ...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:25:00 GMT

If you signed up for the mailing list but aren't getting emails...

it would only be because I couldn't make out your email address - see feel free to drop me a line at [email protected] and you'll get sorted out.Peter
Posted by on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:47:00 GMT

A WEEKEND IN THE CITY - Peter Barkers favourite music of 2008

A WEEKEND IN THE CITY - Peter Barkers favourite music of 2008Hi. Its that time again. 2008 was a great year for music, so great in fact that instead of a top 30 favourite albums and singles thing li...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:12:00 GMT

A Weekend In The City presents ALTERNATIVE UK 80s:3 - Friday 16th January

 As it was so much fun in December - and for those who missed out because of Meredith...  A Weekend In The City presents ALTERNATIVE UK 80s:3 - Friday 16th JanuaryStarting off with a bang from 10pm, ...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:10:00 GMT

2008 Music, 80s night & Christmas

Hello everyone and welcome to what should be the last A Weekend In The City message for 2008! Thanks so much to The National Hotel for another great year, to the patrons of The Nash and A Weekend In T...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:29:00 GMT

A WEEKEND IN THE CITY - Friday 30 January - FRANZ FERDINAND album launch - free entry!

Now that we've had a couple of 80s nights under our belts and out of the way, it's back to the present for A Weekend In The City for 2009!A WEEKEND IN THE CITY starts from 10pm, usually on the 3rd Fri...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:51:00 GMT