The Ghost Of Fudge

FORMER 'BEST EP/SINGLE' WINNERS:

2001 - N/A

2002 - Sirius - "Baby, Can I... ?"

2003 - Liber8 - "This Is Not An Exit"

2004 - Deadloss Superstar - "Are You Ready To Die For..."

> 2005 - 2012 - N/A

2013 - Same Faces - "In It For The Money"

2014 - Death Watch - "Welcome To The Void"

2015 - Watchfires - “The Northern Lights”

2016 - The Mamertines - "Generation Autopilot EP"

2017 - ? ? ? ? ? ?

PREVIOUS ‘BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT' WINNERS:

2001 - Purple Munkie - Elgin, SCO

2002 - Purple Munkie - Elgin, SCO

2003 - Purple Munkie - Elgin, SCO

2004 - The 44s - Glasgow, SCO

2005 - Macrocosmica - Glasgow, SCO

2006 - Fickle Pubic - Glasgow, SCO

2007 - Strong Like Ox - Glasgow, SCO

2008 - Le Reno Amps - Glasgow, SCO

2009 - Apes IQ - Stockholm, SWE

2010 - And So I Watch You From Afar - Belfast, NIR

2011 - Ghosts Of Progress - Montrose, SCO

2012 - Ghosts Of Progress - Montrose, SCO / Ten Tonne Dozer - Shetland, SCO (tied)

2013 - The Brimstone Days - Malmo, SWE

2014 - The Brimstone Days - Malmo, SWE

2015 - Electric Eel Shock - Osaka, JAP

2016 - Electric Eel Shock - Osaka, JAP

2017 - ? ? ? ? ? ?

In collaboration with Captain Toms, Kenny’s Music, Enjoy Music Festival Aberdeen, and The Evening Express, Krakatoa is thrilled to announce the FINAL of our battle-of-the-bands, 'ERUPTION'. 
£2,500 CASH prize, winner takes all! 

Non Ticketed Gig
GIG 7pm-11pm £5 (£4 student) 
free entry 11pm-12am
NEON LOUNGE 12am-3am £3 (student £2)
See you here! #discovertiki #divebar

FRI 10 FEBRUARY - KRAKATOA proudly presents:
(Early start, first act onstage 8pm sharp - note: running-order to be chosen by chance on the night)

THE FOUR BEST BANDS IN THE NORTHEAST BATTLE FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

Winners of semi-final #1 = SONIC BUCKER
www.facebook.com/Sonicbucker/
A duo from Aberdeen with a sound that has been described as ZZ Top playing The Dead Weather’s 'Sea of Cowards' album. With a style rooted in hooks and riffs, like the great bands that came before them, this is a homage the band aren’t afraid to pay.

Winners of semi-final #2 = FAR
www.facebook.com/FaRmusicofficial/
Rock, soul, jazz, funk, reggae, folk and world influences (including Latin, African) inspire this great alternative band, who've been playing all over the country and introducing themselves to festival crowds over the past couple of years.

Winners of semi-final #3 = THE MALPASO GANG
www.facebook.com/themalpasogang/
A classy five-piece country and western band, on a mission from God (AKA Hank Williams) to bring our infectious brand of alt. old country to the masses. Dancing (and howling at the moon) are guaranteed.

Winners of semi-final #4 = FULL FAT
www.facebook.com/fullfatband/
Brilliant alt.blues trio, inspired by Jimi Hendrix, Rory Gallagher, Johnny Cash, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Thin Lizzy and Elvis. You'd be mad to miss this.

Then:

11pm - 3am NEON LOUNGE

A nocturnal refuge for the free spirited, an incandescent Dionysian antidote to clubbing.

See you here! #discovertiki #divebar

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Our Sponsors:

Captain Toms
www.facebook.com/captaintomsaberdeen/

Kenny’s Music
www.facebook.com/kennysmusicaberdeen/

Enjoy Music Festival Aberdeen
www.facebook.com/enjoymusicaberdeen/

The Evening Express
www.facebook.com/EveningExpressAberdeen/

Krakatoa
www.facebook.com/volcanictiki/

7pm - 7.30pm > GYPSY ROOTS
www.facebook.com/GyspyRoots/
Who could possibly open such a night of fun and frivolity? Why, let us tell you! A collection of individuals who create music ranging from reggae and gypsy, to punk and funk!

7.45pm - 8.10pm > Fudge Awards Ceremony pt.1
www.facebook.com/fudge.aberdeen/
Join us as we celebrate the best Aberdeen bands of the past year - it's The Fudge Awards! In the first half of the live awards ceremony, we'll be dishing out trophys for Best Release, Most Missed, Best Video and the like after a public vote, and trying to get drunk as quickly as possible. We'll drag the winning acts out of the crowd and make them give acceptance speeches to you - it'll be just like the Oscars, but shitter.

8.30pm - 9pm > SOLQUIN
www.facebook.com/SolquinBand/
After the first half of the awards ceremony, we'll be handing the stage over to the progressive rock and metal combo, Solquin. Superb. They will cleanse your palatte with intelligent, heavy music. 
Then: back to the awards!

9.15pm - 9.45pm > Fudge Awards Ceremony pt.2
www.facebook.com/fudge.aberdeen/
In the second half of tonight's awards ceremony, we'll celebrate the Best Band, Worst Band, Best Newcomer and Best Live Act. To a chorus of deafening crowd participation - and possibly jeering, if I'm any judge - we'll discover who you've picked this year. I hope to be drunk. In addition, joining me onstage to "interview" the winning bands again this year, we have the delectable Vincent Price acting as co-host!

10pm - 10.45pm > THE SMOKIN BUGLER BAND
www.facebook.com/TheSmokinBuglerBand/
To polish this gig off with a fine, shiny, supple finish, we have the spectacular rocky vibes of the Smokin' Bugler Band, current holders of 'Best Alternative Act', bring the show to a wonderful finale.

followed by THE AFTERSHOW PARTY till 3AM

PREVIOUS 'BEST VENUE' WINNERS:

> 2001 to 2002 - N/A

2003 - Dr. Drakes

2004 - Dr. Drakes

2005 - Dr. Drakes

2006 - The Moorings Bar

2007 - The Moorings Bar

2008 - The Moorings Bar

2009 - The Moorings Bar

2010 - The Moorings Bar

2011 - The Moorings Bar

2012 - The Moorings Bar

2013 - The Moorings Bar

2014 - Downstairs

2015 - Downstairs

2016 - Downstairs

2017 - ? ? ? ? ? ?

PREVIOUS 'MOST MISSED' WINNERS:

2001 - Red By Choice

2002 - TAR

2003 - The Anal Punishers

2004 - Psycho A-Go-Go

2005 - We Become Less

2006 - Dr Drakes

2007 - Today We Fight!

2008 - The Lemon Tree

2009 - Black Atom

2010 - Hot Mangu

2011 - Shutterspeed

2012 - Glassman

2013 - KCHGH

2014 - Turning Thirteen

2015 - [wall]

2016 - Toxik Ephex

2017 - ? ? ? ? ? ?

IT IS TIME, ONCE MORE...

We invite you to join us at Krakatoa on Saturday 11th March, to celebrate the twin joys of music and drinking. We'll be hosting the seventeenth annual instalment of our legendarily shambolic AWARDS CEREMONY - complete with tin-foil podium, and selection of fabulous trophies for the winners - and inviting three bands to play live. This year, we present the musical gumbo of GYPSY ROOTS, the classy rock of THE SMOKIN BUGLER BAND, and... errr... somebody else. 

It's all best dealt with via the medium of tequila, and very tongue-in-cheek, but we encourage you all to get dressed up in a suit/kilt/ballgown anyway. Heckling is rife, but the speeches are usually entertaining, in a drunken sort of way. All winners, should they be in attendance, will be subjected treated to a (hopefully) brief interview onstage by comedian VINCENT PRICE.

Facebook Event - https://www.facebook.com/events/148195125663805/

LET US BEGIN ...

Consider the following six nominees, and vote above. You may vote for more than one choice. You'll also be able to vote on Facebook, and also in person at Krakatoa - paper voting slips will be handed out at gigs. All these votes will be totalled and COMBINED to arrive at our one true champion.

MOST MISSED 2017

Bisongrass - https://www.facebook.com/Bisongrassmetal/

Das Mcmanus - x x x

Downstairs - https://www.facebook.com/DownstairsAberdeen/

Lenin Death Mask - https://www.facebook.com/LENINDEATHMASK/

Roswell - https://www.facebook.com/roswellofficial/

Semperfi - https://www.facebook.com/Semperfiofficial/

Krakatoa listings for February, or should I say FABruary, 2017:

https://www.facebook.com/volcanictiki/events/

Deadloss Superstar have a new single out, via Bandcamp only.

All profits go to the homeless and homelessness charity, SHELTER.

https://deadlosssuperstar.bandcamp.com/album/snowflakes-charity-single-in-aid-of-shelter

Have a listen, consider a charity purchase, and let us know what you think  (we know you won't).

Enjoy!

https://www.facebook.com/events/148195125663805/

Early start: GIG 7pm-11pm £TBC (£TBC student) 
free entry 11pm-12am
NEON LOUNGE 12am-3am £3 (student £2)
See you here! #discovertiki #divebar

SAT 11 MARCH - KRAKATOA proudly presents:

THE FUDGE AWARDS 2017
Celebrating Aberdonian bands: a local awards ceremony for local bands!

THREE LIVE BANDS TBC, plus our famous AWARDS CEREMONY where some 15 plastic trophies will be presented to the winning acts, who will be invited onstage to make a SHORT - ideally audible - acceptence speech to the massed ranks of the Aberdeen Music Scene (TM).

followed by NEON LOUNGE till 3AM

A nocturnal refuge for the free spirited, an incandescent Dionysian antidote to clubbing.

See you here! #discovertiki #divebar

https://www.facebook.com/events/148195125663805/

A direct link to our charity christmas single, and first release in 2.5 years! Do have a listen.

https://deadlosssuperstar.bandcamp.com/album/snowflakes-charity-single-in-aid-of-shelter

https://www.facebook.com/events/148195125663805/

SAT 11 MARCH - KRAKATOA proudly presents:

THE FUDGE AWARDS 2017
Celebrating Aberdonian bands: a local awards ceremony for local bands!

THREE LIVE BANDS TBC, plus our famous AWARDS CEREMONY where some 15 plastic trophies will be presented to the winning acts, who will be invited onstage to make a SHORT - ideally audible - acceptence speech to the massed ranks of the Aberdeen Music Scene (TM).

https://www.facebook.com/events/148195125663805/

We here at Deadloss Superstar are fairly confident that the first page of the Musicians Union DIY Band Manual states that the ideal time to release your BRAND NEW CHARITY CHRISTMAS SINGLE is 12.45am on a Wednesday.

So here we are then, with our BRAND NEW CHARITY CHRISTMAS SINGLE, in aid of the charity SHELTER.

Despite the song being called "SNOWFLAKES", regrettably it's not really a festive song, so we also remixed it with some sleighbells, ho-ho-ing Santas, a childrens music box and some pealing church bells, all to give it that special holiday cheer. So do enjoy the B-side.

In collaboration with Captain Toms, Kenny’s Music, Enjoy Music Festival Aberdeen, and The Evening Express, Krakatoa is thrilled to announce the FINAL of our battle-of-the-bands, 'ERUPTION'. 
£2,500 CASH prize, winner takes all!

 https://www.facebook.com/events/225079317915054/

If you'd like to play the venue, the best contact point to say hello to us is here: www.facebook.com/volcanictiki

Please remember to tell us the name of your band, and link to some youtube videos and/or streaming tracks. A little bit about yourselves would be grand too.

Thanks.

Tickets are now available exclusively from SKIDDLE.COM -

https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Aberdeen/Krakatoa/

KRAKATOA'S HOGMANAY HULA

www.facebook.com/events/585857464943483/

SATURDAY 31ST DECEMBER
9PM TILL LATE
ADMISSION £3

www.facebook.com/events/585857464943483/

Let us dance into the welcoming arms of 2017.

Shelter from the inevitable blizzards, bask in our neon drenched den of tiki, and gyrate on the dance floor like only you can.

Another new year celebration is upon us all, to be soundtracked by ABZ's most on-the-ball counter-culture DJs - those selected from the amazing stable of barely believable raw talent we've built up at Krakatoa during our voyage of audio discovery and dancefloor shape throwing. Dignity intact.

So! Allow DJs Flash and Jimsin to ease you into the new year, and get down with yo' bad self at Krakatoa's Hogmanay Hula! 

www.facebook.com/events/585857464943483/

** THANKS FOR YOUR PATRONAGE, AND SEE YOU IN 2017 **

Here's the events of the ERUPTION semi-finals in January

Semi #1

https://www.facebook.com/events/647632888748325/

Semi #2

https://www.facebook.com/events/341535619543370/

Semi #3

https://www.facebook.com/events/300991866967521/

Semi #4

https://www.facebook.com/events/684936918336866/