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About Me

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"They first came to my attention when I saw their absolutely, flippen brilliant posters with gigs that make me want to drive five hours straight to Wrexham to go out and dance!"
- BETHAN ELFYN, RADIO 1
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DON'T DIE JUST YET! was born in the summer of 2006 with Ross Roberts aka 'The Cherry Kid' hosting indie/electro parties at the Goulbourne pub in Wrexham
Since then DDJY! has become the one of the most respected indie nights in the UK and now regularly hosts the hottest up-and-coming bands around
DDJY! is run by Ross Roberts and his assistant Matty Webber and between them they have promoted gigs involving acts such as...
MYSTERY JETS, LATE OF THE PIER, THE TEENAGERS, NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB, MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS, METRONOMY, THE HORRORS (DJ), S.C.U.M, ERRORS, THE DEATH SET, DEAD DISCO, BLACK ACID, JOHNNY FOREIGNER, CAZALS, TEAM WATERPOLO, SOUTH CENTRAL, GET SHAKES, SHADOW DANCER, AN EXPERIMENT ON A BIRD IN THE AIR PUMP, THE TING TINGS, POPPY AND THE JEZEBELS, HATCHAM SOCIAL, CHEEKY CHEEKY & THE NOSEBLEEDS, YOU ANIMALS, BLACK AFFAIR, BONO MUST DIE, KOMAKINO, TRASH FASHION, THE MORE ASSURED, THE RASCALS, EIGHT LEGS, BEN ESSER, LADY FORTUNE, SHUT YOUR EYES AND YOU'LL BURST INTO FLAMES, LOOK SEE PROOF, NEON PLASTIX, SOFT TOY EMERGENCY, goFASTER>>, MODEL HORROR, VOO, EJECTORSEAT, FRIENDS ELECTRIC, MY AMIGA, BATTLE CAT, KC and LETTERS & COLOURS
...as well as numerous others!
DDJY! has also hosted after-show parties for the likes of...
THE HOLLOWAYS, THE NOISETTES, LOS CAMPESINOS!, YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE! SKY LARKIN and THE KBC
2008 is set to be a massive year for the night with bigger and better acts constantly being added to the schedule!

My Interests

music, drink, music, drink, music, drink, DANCE, FUCK!!!!!

I'd like to meet:

All the beautiful people who come along to DDJY!

Music:

DJ CHARTS

Ross:

1. Drums of Death - Breathe

2. The Raveonettes - Aly Walk with me (nic endo remix)

3. Dandi Wind - Powerball

4. Fad Gadget - Lady Shave

5. Grauzone - Film 2

6. TheseNewPuritans - NegativeNegative (lovelyhands remix)

7. Detachments - Fear No Fear

8. S.C.U.M. - Wild in Blue

Matty:

1. Lo-Fi-Fnk - Want U

2. Ladyhawke - Back of the Van

3. Cut Copy - Out There on the Ice

4. We Have Band - Hear it in the Cans

5. Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy

6. Das Pop - Underground (Van She mix)

7. Shinichi Osawa - Star Guitar

8. Rubies ft. Feist - I Feel Electric (Tiedye mix)

9. Van She - Kelly

10. My Bloody Valentine - When You Sleep

Movies:

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Television:

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Books:

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Heroes:

The Switch Blade Pose!Record labels like KITSUNE, MODULAR and ED BANGERS for taking a chance and pushing new and cutting edge artist's into the spot light

My Blog

DDJY! presents MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS

DDJY! presents MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS On Wednesday October 1st local indie heads Don't Die Just Yet! bring one of the most talked about international bands of the year to Wrexham, Australian disc...
Posted by DON'T DIE JUST YET! on Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:20:00 PST

DDJY! presents The Horrors (DJ SET) and S.C.U.M. (live)

On September 17th we have put together a line-up of some of the best new bands around, all artists who draw upon darker influences to make some truly stunning musicThe night is headed by a DJ set from...
Posted by DON'T DIE JUST YET! on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:24:00 PST

DDJY! presents Richard Fearless as Black Acid

DON'T DIE JUST YET 27th August 2008 BLACK ACID PRESS RELEASE In post-Britpop Britain few people were making an impact in the music world as much as Richard Fearless and his da...
Posted by DON'T DIE JUST YET! on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:20:00 PST

DDJY! + BBC Introducing in Wales present CAZALS with special guests (26/06)

Thursday 26th June sees Wrexham's premier indie kids Don't Die Just Yet! hosting their second annual NonProm at Central StationLast years NonProm was a huge success and this year is set to be even bet...
Posted by DON'T DIE JUST YET! on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:16:00 PST

DDJY! presents THE TEENAGERS (03/04/2008)

There have been some major gigs taking place in Wrexham in the last few months with acts such as The Pigeon Detectives, Jack Penate, Scouting for Girls and The Kooks all selling out Central Station. ...
Posted by DON'T DIE JUST YET! on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:17:00 PST

DDJY! presents ERRORS (19/03/08)

Having well and truly got over the post-Christmas blues you should be ready for the next set of holidays in the form of Easter! This time last year Wrexham's indie gig heroes, Don't Die Just Yet!, hos...
Posted by DON'T DIE JUST YET! on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 08:32:00 PST

DDJY! presents METRONOMY (02/03/08)

On Sunday 2nd March one of the most talked about breakthrough acts in the UK is coming to Wrexham thanks to the guys at Wrexham's hottest indie night 'Don't Die Just Yet!'. In the past they have toure...
Posted by DON'T DIE JUST YET! on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:17:00 PST

DDJY! Xmas Party 07

If you thought the days between Christmas and New Year were for lounging around watching bad television then think again! The 'Don't Die Just Yet!' Christmas special is back for its second year with a...
Posted by DON'T DIE JUST YET! on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 08:26:00 PST

DDJY! Sunday Session - 23rd Sept

THE SUNDAY SESSION The summer started with NonProm and now ends with the Don't Die Just Yet! Sunday Session! On September 23rd DDJY! will be bringing together some of the most incredible and diverse ...
Posted by DON'T DIE JUST YET! on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:50:00 PST

9th Aug

This thursday (9th Aug) DDJY! will be bringing you a musical cocktail, abit of Electro, Indie, Hip Hop with a slice of sex! Ingredients include: 2 x GET SHAKES, 4 x MY AMIGA, 1 x KC, 1 x CHERRY KID an...
Posted by DON'T DIE JUST YET! on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 08:48:00 PST