Down the club with Django Django
Down the club with Django Django
British art rock band Django Django have announced they will play their only gig of 2024 at King Street Social Club in North Shields.
The Are You Affiliated event will take place on December 7 and will feature support from up-and-coming North East-based artist, Lizzie Esau.
Are You Affiliated is an independent music venue operated by North Tyneside-based international DJ Man Power (aka Geoff Kirkwood) who has attracted some big names to North Tyneside over the past couple of years, including Caribou, Skream, Daniel Avery, Optimo, Paranoid London and many more.
Django Django’s appearance signals a new live music era for the venue following a sound system upgrade.
A collaboration between Are You Affiliated, local promoters Shin Gigs, Mouth of the Tyne Festival and North Tyneside Council has made the gig possible.
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Geoff Kirkwood said: “For over a decade Django Django has been one of the most exciting and least predictable bands to dominate British leftfield music.
“They’ve chosen to do their one and only gig of 2024 at a working men’s club in a post-industrial town on the North East coast of England.
“This event sees all involved coming together to continue the incredible music-led transformation of a town that has previously seen relative hardship over the last decades.
“The musical offering in North Shields, combined with its warm community and open-minded audiences has seen it go from being a little-known town to a cultural destination in a very short space of time, with press coverage by everyone from The Sunday Times, to the Guardian, to Mixmag and more.“
Cllr Carl Johnson, Deputy Mayor for North Tyneside and cabinet member responsible for regeneration, economic development and culture said: “Working with imaginative minds like Geoff Kirkwood, Shin Gigs and Are You Affiliated gives the Borough a strong platform to deliver more, celebrating our rich heritage, bringing the stars of today to North Shields and showcasing the talent of the future.
“The Mouth of The Tyne festival continues to go from strength to strength, we have already announced Elbow as a headliner for 2025 and are looking forward to revealing more of the line up and ticket information in the coming weeks.”
Tickets for Django Django are available via Resident Advisor.