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Festival Against the Nazi's

Manchester Against Racism | 04.04.2004 20:16 | Anti-racism

Manchester’s multi-cultural best are coming together in late April to unite the city against racism and stop the rise of the fascist BNP.

The music and cultural sub-group of Manchester Against Racism / Unite against Fascism (MAR) has organised a week-long festival of events at venues across Manchester culminating in a performance by all-star urban artists on an open-air stage as the centre-piece of the Futuresonic04 festival.

The festival will cater for a wide range of tastes, with events ranging from a Blood & Fire reggae and dancehall night to an evening of Love Poetry Hate Racism at Stockport’s Blue Cat Café.

The aims of the festival are to promote the anti-racist cause and to mobilise people in the North West to use their vote in the local and European elections on the 10th June this year. A high voter turnout is critical in stopping the BNP from making electoral inroads in Manchester and the North West. Together we can defeat the BNP’s message of division and hatred.

The line-up of the Festival Against the Nazis confirmed so far is:

Chorlton Against Racism feat. Local Labels Garden Sticks & Slick Nine Records
Revise Café Bar – 7pm-11pm - Sunday 25th April
The fabulous live sounds of John Stammers, And the Adventures Of, and the Blowout DJs

Band night feat.
Desolation Angels, Caroline Alexander, Tomato Plant & Amberwood.
Plus guest DJ Clint Boon (Inspiral Carpets)
- Part 1: Night&Day Café - Tuesday 27th April
Band night feat.
The Obsession, The Band Carolgees & special guests tbc
- Part 2: Satan’s Hollow - Wednesday 28th April
£4 entry/£3 MAR members – www.desolationangels.co.uk / www.caroline-alexander.com / www.theobsession.co.uk

Blood And Fire Sound System – Band On The Wall - 9pm-2am - Wednesday 28th April
Live from Jamaica, Dancehall DJ Legend U Brown, plus selector Steve Barrow & Dom on dex & fx
Special Guest: Mikey Dom (Sons of Axis/Krispy)
£4 entry/£3 MAR members

Love Poetry Hate Racism – Blue Cat Café - 7:30pm - Thursday 29th April
Featuring Chloe Poems, Rosa Lugosi & live music from Keyboard Rebel
£2.50 entry/£1.50 concessions – www.manchesterpoetryfestival.co.uk

World Film & Music night – Arch Bar - 7pm-2am - Thursday 29th April
DJs – Handz Solo, Xango, Hamish & excepts from 4th World War and other inspiring Films from Beyond TV

Free outdoor May Day event – Exchange Square – 6-9pm - Saturday 1st May
Former N.A.S.T.Y. MC D Double E, Virus Syndicate, Metz & Trix. Part of Manchester Music Live. In association with Futuresonic04

Punk & Ska All-Dayer – Satan’s Hollow – 3-11pm - Sunday 2nd May


Full listings will be available at www.manchester-against-racism.com


For more information contact:

Rob Jackson
Music and culture coordinator, Manchester Against Racism / UAF.
Email  music@manchester-against-racism.com
 robjackson@hotmail.com
Tel 07947 552962


More Details on the Grand Finale…
Unite and Love Music Hate Racism at Futuresonic04 / Manchester Music Live
Exchange Square – 6-9pm Saturday 1st May
With former N.A.S.T.Y. MC D Double E, Virus Syndicate, Metz & Trix.
Love Music Hate Racism and Unite have teamed up with Futuresonic to present a free live music event in the heart of Manchester’s city centre.
Drew Hemment, Director of Futuresonic, says “This event celebrates the new cutting edge in urban music. Futuresonic was established in 1995 to showcase the many forms of electronic music that have developed since 1970s Jamaican dub, from electronica to grime. Love Music Hate Racism and Unite are presenting a world class lineup as a part of Futuresonic04 that highlights the vibrant, diverse and creative traditions that the festival seeks to support.”

Manchester Against Racism
- e-mail: info@manchester-against-racism.com
- Homepage: http://www.manchester-against-racism.com

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