*PLEASE NOTE THAT RED LIGHT COMPANY HAVE REGRETFULLY HAD TO PULL OUT OF TONIGHT'S PERFORMANCE. THE DECISION WAS TAKEN AT 6.40pm, SO THERE WAS NO TIME TO BOOK A REPLACEMENT NOR INFORM ANYONE WHO HAD BOUGHT TICKETS. THE SHOW WILL CONTINUE WITH THE OTHER FINE BANDS ON THE BILL*

7.45 Doors
8.15 Casiokids (30)
9.10 Animal Kingdom (30)
10.00 Lukestar (30)
£8 door

"With musical comparisons ranging from Sigur Ros, Blonde Redhead and Mew via Weezer, Lukestar are certainly making all the right noises...you should definitely investigate further." (Rocksound)

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Casiokids have an upcoming release on Moshi Moshi, and have been doing a tour of Norwegian kindergartens (!) as well as performing and touring around Europe. With old analogue and trashy keyboards, pop melodies and a digital + shadow puppet theatre, their shows are always a spectacle, and they were a Pitchfork favorite at the Øya festival (in Oslo) this year.

"My favorite Norwegian discovery, Casiokids switch styles so much that it's hard to really pin them down - variables include high, winsome vocals, rubbery 8-bit melodies, dancey backing tracks, slashy post-punk guitars, a multi-media stage show with variuos kinds of puppets and video projections, and just generally a sweet and crazy party vibe." (Pitchfork)

"Rock N Roll circus? Nah - Casiokids know that electro-funk shadow theatre is really where it's at." (BBC)

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