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About Me

The Reading Fringe Festival is a showcase for local talent in music, comedy and the arts, held in the lead-up to the Carling Reading Festival.2005's fringe festival saw music ranging from Aqua Livae's roots reggae to Pure Reason Revolution's nu-prog, via the cartoon-ska-pop of sixnationstate, while people flocked to dance lessons, art exhibitions and comedy shows all over town. 2006 saw an even more comprehensive programme planned, with the festival branching out into film and theatre as well as music, art, comedy and dance. 2007 followed in the same vein and plans are now under way for 2008, the Fringes fourth year.
Reading has for a long time been a major player in the arts scene, playing host to the Carling Reading Festival, WOMAD and many others, and proudly boasts a thriving community of local musicians, actors, comedians, dancers and artists. The Reading Fringe Festival aims to nurture links between different fields, genres and cultures, and to actively seek out, encourage and promote new talent.
For more information, visit the official website at www.readingfringefestival.com .
Pete and the Pirates taking it to the extreme. Improptu gig inside the Festival....
Shopping in Reading is easy as this band demonstrate :

My Interests

Click on Image to go to the Forum to link up with venues, promoters and performers.

I'd like to meet:

Venues Bands and Promoters who are hosting, performing or promoting gigs during the 2007 Fringe Period which runs from 17 August 2007 to 23 August 2007

Myspace Countdown Clocks at WishAFriend.com

Heroes:

2008
Fancy a pint ?
2007
VIATROPHY
NATO
SHOTTHEMOON
UNITED BLOOD
ON TRIAL
BLACK WATER VERMIN
WILD CHILD
YOUR MUM
ZOE CHAINSAW
S-F, S-P
FUN WITHOUT KILLING
JAHLION MOVEMENT
DJ SARAH
DIAMOND LINES
NOYSE
THE TROUBLE WITH ME
THRIVE
NOCTURNAL
FABIO AND GROOVERIDER
PURE REASON REVOLUTION
DARK RED
BIDDLE
THE COLOURS
WHITE SUNDAY
THE VICE
THE FALLING IDOLS
BLARDY BLARS
HEARTWEAR PROCESS
GLASVEGAS
HELLO WEMBLEY
BEN MARWOOD
DJ DREADNOUGHT
THE DINGDONGDADDIOS
LASH OUT
ALL MY FRIENDS ARE GHOSTS
DANGERFIELD
ROB SEBASTIAN
RICKY GROVER
MANDY KNIGHT
ROGER D HAL CRUTTENDEN
JUNKYARD SCIENTISTS
JEWELS
STU CLARK
JASON MANNERS
MARK MATTHEWS
MARK ALDER
GERRY THE GENT (6NS)
TOM BAKER
MATT HEGARTY
KEVIN MCARTHY
JOHN FOTHERGILL
ADAM CROW
GARY DELANEY
RED HAT SALSA
THE FEZ
THE TURKS
THE FACE BAR
3BS
THE WALKABOUT
RISC
BAR RISA
THE AFTER DARK
BLAH BLAH MAGAZINE
CLUB VELOCITY
BLACK AND WHITE PROMOTIONS
PLUG AND PAY READING
CAFE IGUANA
AMPLIFY THIS PROMOTIONS
ROCKBITCH PROMOTIONS
BUKANDSKIT
More to come.........2006
Rebus
My Luminaries
Sandcreek Massacre
Heartwear Process
Paul Avery
Squiff
Alex Martin (Midnight Steppers)
Cone
DJ Nook (V Machine)
Andi
Barflyz
Dub Bug
Ross
She Sound
Lee Curtis
Jah Lion
School for the Gifted
Muf
Six Nation State
Kaldera
OBIAT
The Colours
Sulum
Aqua Livi and The Roots Imansion
Carter
Ben Marwood
Polar Remote
Suitabel Case for Treatment
Kraked Sound System
Nu Way Army
Ecoute
Pure Reason Revolution
Wire Jesus
Sonic Test Era
Kokatxa
Ding Dong Daddio
Salvage
The Vice
DJ Dreadnought
Exit Tahiti
Big Wednesday
To The Barricades
Tarnish
Shorty
Hundred Handed
The Palestinians
Through Snowy Static
Three Litre
White Sunday
Audio Runway
Juno
Pete and the Pirates
Desdemona
Mr Fogg
Professor Polaco
Even After
Preacher John
The Skies
Steve Yimga
Page44
Chairman of the Bored
Bashphelt
Kicks
Libor Spacek
Jah Lion Sound System
Mothertruckers
Domes of Silence
Red Sister
This Incident
The Jurassic Ska Bandits
Abie Budgen
Norman Jay
DJ Alfresco
Damien A Passmore
Mark Handley
The Beggars Opera
The Bone Idols
EightiesDisco
James Hardin Goodfellow
The Limes
Hot Silk Pockets
The Sleep Room
Stolz
Aden Pearce
Naama Hilman
Jim Bowes
The Mean Season
Radiate
Lazywall
No Connection
My Red Angel
Karn8
Lucid
The Guarded
Kiss or Kill
The Enigma Project
Red Sister
Morning Runner
The Race
Broken Jack
The Diablos
The Velcros
Rob Sharples
Malefice
Outcry Fire
Mia Hope
Divine Chaos
Punctured Lung
Subdue
A Hawk and A Hacksaw
The Pictish Trail
Elaine Palmer
Sleeps In Oysters Alan McGee
Client
Olympus Mons
Bolt Action Five
Water Rats Theatre London
Plug n Play
The Jazz Cafe
RISC
Cafe Iguana
Po Na Na
3Bs
Starmaker Theatre
The Purple Turtle
Revolutions Bar
Jongleurs
Rising Sun Pub
21 South Street
Fighting Cocks
Kingston
Bar Iguana
The Gateway Pub
The Face Bar
The Roebuck
The Fez Club, Reading
The Up In Arms

My Blog

Message From Homeless Pigeon Records Bird Strike now on sale!!

Following some release gigs in early June, the Homeless Pigeon Records team are happy to announce that our 2008 compilation CD 'Bird Strike' is on sale NOW. We are currently in the process of ge...
Posted by Reading Fringe Festival on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:35:00 PST

The Power of the Internet

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7429638.stm This was the biggest flash mob in history and shows the power of the internet as never before. Its a shame that it seems some people got hurt and ...
Posted by Reading Fringe Festival on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:22:00 PST

Message from Homeless Pidgeon Records Bird Strike- New CD Release Announced

Homeless Pigeon Records is a label run by a team of Music and Music Technology students from Thames Valley University (TVU) in Reading. Its mission is to expose the music of TVU students, staff ...
Posted by Reading Fringe Festival on Wed, 21 May 2008 04:46:00 PST

Lonely Planet Entry

The Fringe is in the widely respected travel guide as a companion event to the Reading Festival. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/england/reading/histo ry...
Posted by Reading Fringe Festival on Mon, 05 May 2008 12:41:00 PST

More Categories.......

More Categories have been sorted from the Fringe Friends list : UK Bands Friends: 145 European Bands Friends: 49 American Bands Friends: 74 Rest of the World Friends: 9 ...
Posted by Reading Fringe Festival on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:45:00 PST

Music on Fringe Myspace : Blardy Blars - Number 1 Fan

Its a song about dreaming about Debbie Harry from Blondie.
Posted by Reading Fringe Festival on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:53:00 PST

Message from Homeless Pidgeon Records

After meeting on tueday with Thames Valley University’s Homeless Pidgeon Records, a joint effort to promote Readings music scene was agreed upon and their next release will be an eclectic...
Posted by Reading Fringe Festival on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:58:00 PST

Music on Myspace : Subfactory Promo

SUBFACTORY Monthly Special The Legendary Subfactory monthly special events return this Friday, 16th November. This month features DJ Stunna from Chicago, USA who has been releasing tunes on various la...
Posted by Reading Fringe Festival on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:58:00 PST

Music on The Fringe Myspace : Gaudete - Pure Reason Revolution

Recorded last year, Gaudete by Pure Reason Revolution is a modern rendering of an ancient tune, sung in Latin which mean Rejoice. Happy Christmas from the Reading Fringe Festival team. ...
Posted by Reading Fringe Festival on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:40:00 PST