All Ages gig set to crank up Bar Amp

• 16th May 2007

The friendly people at Designer Magazine along with Altringham Myspace have managed to cobble together a mouthwatering line-up of local talent for what promises to be an evening of bracing new music in Sale. Here is your chance to see Nile Marr (yeah, son of Johnny) and equally as importantly; Little Engine before NME catch them and make them drink cider out of a bath tub for their front cover!;

ALTRINCHAM MYSPACE / DESIGNER MAGAZINE ALL AGES GIG – 1ST JUNE @ BAR AMP – TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

FRIDAY 1ST JUNE, 2007 4.30pm

Designer Magazine and Altrincham Myspace present the ultimate all ages (14+) gig in South Manchester for half term.

Doors open at 4.30pm with the first band on just after 5pm – so arrive early!!! The gig will finish by 8pm which allows anyone travelling to get home or continue on to a house party etc

El Policia – link

El Policia are the rock band that Manchester's been waiting for, a band where the music matches the image and the haircuts and are prepared to make a riotous noise rather than a emo slitting Black Parade

The bands last gig at Bar Amp was rammed to 400 capacity with 100 people queueing outside and A&R from Columbia Records and Epitaph Records coming up from London to witness the band. When the person who discovered Coldplay travels up to South Manchester to witness you, you know you're onto something special.

Their last gig was at Satans Hollow supporting The Boy Majors and My Passion

Little Engine – link

Cool as f**k band from Chorlton. Expect these guys to be one of the talking points of this years In The City showcases with huge radio support from Conrad Murray on Revolution Radio.

Kid 4077 – link
A few months ago Nile Marr was offered the main support slot on the UK tour with Paolo Nutini playing to 4000 people a night and then they found out he was 15. Insurance related gubbins got in the way and it was back to the drawing board again for the songwriter who goes under the name Kid 4077 and prefers listening to Bob Dylan and John Martyn rather than the Arctic Monkeys or The Libertines.

The son of Smiths and Modest Mouse guitarist Johnny Marr, Nile has always been around musicians, but its not until June 1st that he'll be playing his first official solo gig following the disbanding of his previous group which also went under the Kid 4077 moniker and featured Tom Abbott, son of Shameless writer Paul Abbott. After several years of wrestling with the idea of being a producer, pianist or drummer it's not until recently that Marr felt happy with the idea of being a guitarist and songwriter.

As Designer Magazine leave Nile Marr, the Broadsheet paper The Telegraph are calling him later that day for an interview about his first gig which has virtually sold out and he has plans to meet up with Paolo Nutini at Glastonbury and then later in America to co-write some songs together. The future's bright

The Sidelines – link

Previous gigs for the Sidelines include gigs with Shepherd's Pi (Jamie Baldwin from Corrie's old band) and hotly tipped Manchester band Carlis Star

“Already building up a reputation in South Manchester where they play weekly gigs to growing audience this Manchester City Centre gig shows just how far they've come from a few months ago. Sure they may have obvious reference points such as The Kooks, Arctic Monkeys and Razorlight but so have a dozen bands such as The Holloways or Milburn and it hasn't stopped them having praise heaped upon them. What sets the Sidelines apart is the piano motifs that underpin the likes of “Our Life In Dreams” which gives each song a sprightly youthful energy. It cant be long before this band grow into a great band and develop their own sound” Designer Magazine

DESIGNER MAGAZINE
Designer Magazine has been running for 8 years in Manchester and tipped many of the larger bands early on from Scissor Sisters to My Chemical Romance and has been bringing gigs from the cream of Manchester for 2 years at venues such as Night & Day….now we do exactly the same thing for our younger readers in South Manchester premier music venue

WHERE IS BAR AMP?
Bar Amp is literally 2 minutes walk from Sale Metrolink Station. Turn left out of the station and walk through Sale Precinct and its at the end of their on the right.

Bar Amp, School Road, Sale, Greater Manchester, M33 7XB

Very Limited advance tickets available from WeGotTickets for £5 plus small booking fee – buy early to avoid disapointment (Note: At the time of the release less than 50 tickets are still on sale)
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