Shiver-me-timbers and drown me in sound. On Saturday November 4th at 9pm the first ever Des Was A Bowie Fan clubnight on the Pride of London ship sets sail from Festival Pier, South Bank.
It will rough up the iconic Thames beauty spots amidts the bonfire weekend fireworks with a shimmering, feral mix of indiepop, new wave, post-punk, 60s soul and rock’n’roll.
A phantasmagoric, raging blue neon indie disco spectre shall haunt the background of the tourists’ selfies like a giant dildo hanging off Tower Bridge.
Expect to hear: Dexys Midnight Runners * Pulp * Belle and Sebastian * Brigitte Bardot * The Beatles * The Smiths * The Cure * Dream Wife * The Ramones * The Ronettes * The Raincoats * Veronica Falls * The Shangri-Las * Aretha Franklin * Alvvays * The Temptations * Blondie * Le Tigre * Bowie * Beach House * Little Richard * The Fall * The Cure * The Field Mice * Camera Obscura * The Pastels * Johnny Cash * Jackie Wilson * Serge Gainsbourg * Talking Heads * Joy Division * Martha and the Vandellas * Magnetic Fields * The Beach Boys * Pet Shop Boys * Art Brut * Aracde Fire * Dusty Springfield * Depeche Mode * The Indelicates * Rita Pavone * New Order * Jens Lekman * Jonathan Richman * Jesus and Mary Chain * Candi Staton * Kim Weston * Sonic Youth * Slowdive * Flowers * The Four Tops * The Flirtations * Ritchie Valens * Meilyr Jones * Tcha Limberger and His Budapest Gypsy Orchestra * Velvet Underground
“A post-Peel, post indie market-place discotheque in the spirit of the pirates, fags and runaways” – Llewelyn Bowen
“One of London’s best indie clubs” - New Musical Express
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 4TH. 9PM TILL 1AM
BOARDING FROM FESTIVAL PIER (BY THE SOUTH BANK CENTRE) FROM 8.40PM
Facebook event - The Des Was a Bowie Fan Night Sailor - Waterloo to Waterloo
TICKETS RANGE FROM £10 GROUP SPECIALS TO £15 FOR STUDENTS, OAPS, CLUB MEMBERS AND THOSE WHO CAN’T AFFORD THE STANDARD £20, AVAILABLE VIA
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