All-Night Festival in London

• 20th Feb 2006

British Sea Power, Art Brut, Mando Diao, and Dogs all confirmed for London's first all-night festival “The Insomniacs Ball” Easter Thursday April 13th at SE One Club.

www.insomniacsball.co.uk

BRITISH Sea Power, Art Brut, DOGs and Mando Diao are among the bands lined up to play London's first ever all-night indoor festival in April.

“The Insomniacs Ball” kicking off the Easter Weekend on Thursday April 13th, will feature three live stages and dozens of live bands and DJs underneath the arches at London Bridge. Doors will open at 8pm, when the live music begins, and the entertainment will continue until 6am the following morning – Good Friday.

Capital promoters Kill All Hippies and Stylish Riots already run independently successful gigs and club nights across central London, but they've joined forces for this, their most ambitious venture to date.

The Insomniacs Ball will be British Sea Power's first gig since last year's sold-out UK tour, and other bands confirmed to appear at the 3,000-capacity venue include Battle, Dogs, Black Wire, Vincent Vincent and The Villains, The Pipettes and The Holloways. More names are expected to be added shortly.

The festival, at the multi-roomed SE One Club, will feature three live arenas, various different bars and lounges and two club rooms featuring XFM's The Remix Eddy Temple Morris, Radio 1's Mary Anne Hobbs, White Heat DJ's and many more to be announced shortly.

Co-promoter Andy Peyton of Stylish Riots said: “The summertime festival scene has taught us that there is a growing appetite for large and eclectic live music bills in unusual settings. This is certainly one of those.

“We've worked hard to put together an unbeatable bill at a decent price, in a comfortable and exciting venue. The morning after is a Bank Holiday, which is nice, and by the time you come outside the trains will be running again.”

Stage times in each of the three live rooms will be staggered, so attendees will be able to pick and choose who they want to check out.

The line up stands at:

Room One

British Sea Power
Mando Diao
Battle
New Rhodes
The Pipettes

Room 2- XFM REMIX ROOM
Eddie Temple-Morris
Mary-Anne Hobbs

Room 3
Art Brut
Dogs
The Rifles
komakino

Room 4- FROG ROOM
Vincent Vincent and the Villains
Black Wire
Cazals
Dustins Bar Mitzvah
The Holloways
Captain Black

Room 5- WHITE HEAT VIP ROOM
White Heat DJs Matty and Olly plus guests. VIP and Golden Ticketholders only.

More acts will be added shortly.

SE One ( link ), at Weston Street, SE1 3QX, started out as an underground rave site and home to the Warp club nights, but has since grown into London's biggest licensed nightclub venue.

The second Insomniacs Ball is already being planned for later in the year, as a way of rounding off the festival season in style.

For more information, music and updates visit link

Tickets, priced £19.50 (subject to booking fee) go on sale on Thursday, February 16, through link and link

A limited edition of special VIP Tickets at £60 are available and include access to the VIP room, hanging with the bands and DJ and a champagne reception, some drinks, and a goody bag of giveaways, see Ticketweb for more details.

Over 18s only.