Steven Milne Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 TIGERFEST / DROWNED IN SOUND / 15th may - 13th notehttp://drownedinsound.com/articles/3157909TIGERFEST LINE UP ANNOUNCEDThose ever-industrious chaps at Baby-Tiger, Is This Music? and Carnegie Hall have announced the May-time line-up for TigerFest '08.Focused around headline shows by Twilight Sad (pictured), Idlewild, Norman Blake and Paul Haig at Dunfermline's Carnegie Hall, this cracking soiree of sweet songsmithery is accentuated by a number of 'satellite' gigs hosted in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh that contain the likes of Ulrich Schnauss, Caribou and the mighty A Hawk And A Hacksaw.Says Tigerfest co-organiser Stuart McHugh: "This year many of the big acts are Scottish which reflects how strong music in Scotland is at the moment. We're mixing up classic Scottish alternative acts with emerging acts we like and believe our audiences will also appreciate a cross pollination of bands and audiences if you like."He continues: "[Tigerfest] still retains its 'indie' roots, partly because the budget is rather far off T in the Park levels and capacities are likewise quite small for convincing booking agents, but it's a credible event to play, as evidenced by this year's line-up. It's all very non-corporate and non-biz like I hope it comes across that way. As our marketing guy says: 'our mission statement is... not to have one'."Tigerfest '08 runs from 2 30 May. The full line-up is:Aberdeen12 May, Tunnels- A Hawk and a Hacksaw/ Benjamin Wetherill23 May, Tunnels - Stars of The Lid / Remember Remember / GlissandDunfermline / Fife2 May, Monty's - Molly Wagger, Hippo, + Joint Chiefs of Staff (DJ set)3 May, The Greenside (Leslie, Glenrothes) - Root System, Bombskare, Big Hand9 May, Tower House - The Manicdotes / System Arcade / Established15 May, Carnegie Hall - Twilight Sad / Frightened Rabbit / Dirty Summer16 May, Carnegie Hall - Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake / The Pearlfishers' David Scott17 May, Carnegie Hall - Idlewild / Foxface / The Scottish EnlightenmentGlasgow8 May, Stereo ballboy/Popup/How To Swim.15 May, 13th Note - Sonny Marvello/Das Contras/Little KicksEdinburgh3 May, Cabaret Voltaire - fourteenhours / The Stantons, Cabaret Voltaire4 May, Voodoo Room - Ulrich Schnauss / Funkspiel / Keser21 May, Cabaret Voltaire - Caribou / Born Ruffians29 May, Cabaret Voltaire - Vetiver + supportFurther news on this particularly brilliant Kasabian-less festival can be found here.FROM DROWNED IN SOUND WEBSITE - 16TH APRILhttp://drownedinsound.com/articles/3157909 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Those Twilight Sad and Idlewild gigs look verrrry tempting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 This show is now officially part of Tigerfest as well12/4/08 - Tigerfest is pleased to 'welcome' a second Caribou / Born Ruffians show to the lineup - at Aberdeen's Tunnels, Interesting Promotions have secured a show to complement the one earlier confirmed for Edinburgh's Cabaret Voltaire on the 21st.This is on Thursday 22nd May http://www.vacant.org.uk/tigerfest/news.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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