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Electro Swing Speakeasy 2011

12 noon - 10pm

Southbank Centre Hungerford Coach Park

The Electro Swing Speakeasy is a new area for Thames Festival this year, as we work with White Mink to bring you the very best of 2011's fresh and versatile new musical sensation - the 1920`s to 1940`s remixed and rewound.

We'll be presenting a stage that travels through time from Swing and Jive to the 22nd century sound of electro-swing. It's music for all ages, and lovers of vintage music.

“Yes, this really is a new genre and an exciting one at last.”  Time Out, London

12 noon DJ Nick Hollywood & Swing Patrol
One of the liveliest swing dance teams

1pm Hot Club of Belleville
Gypsy Swing quintet with violin, tuba and guitars

2pm Nick Hollywood & Swing Patrol
Mass big swing lesson to the electro swing remix

2.45pm Eclectic Electric
Kings of street dance take us back to the 1920s

3pm London Swingfonia & Guests
Mash-up featuring 32-piece Swingphonia, Nico Bentley on loops, Bass 6 on beatbox, DJ Scratch with twisted beats and the amazing crooning of Harry Martin

4.20pm Fat 45
Brassy swing soul, jump jive big band

5.30pm Nick Hollywood and Bass 6
Trad versus Remixed on the dance floor with UK Beatbox Champ

5.40pm Eclectic Electric
Produced by East London Dance

6pm AlgoRythmik

Old school breaks, head-nodding samples and a healthy dose of electro swing fresh from Lyon, France

7.40pm Swing Zazou
The UK’s number one Electro Swing band produces amazing burning beats

9pm Fat 45
Soul swing freak-out from the 10-piece big boppers

Programmed by Continental Drifts and Freshly Squeezed.

Don't forget to check out the world's first pedal-powered punch machine. Created by art collective Circus Kinetica, the machine will be mixing up Courvoisier Punch and asking festival-goers to leap aboard and provide the pedal power. Courvoisier are also offering an exclusive free download of 'Replayed/Upgrade' by Tokuchan to anyone filling in their details on their website.
 
The Southbank Centre Hungerford coach park is situated between the Southbank Centre and Jubilee Gardens - underneath Hungerford Bridge. The Southbank Centre’s postcode is SE1 8XX.

Your comments

So looking forward to this

By Nick on 9 Sep 2011

I was there 2 years ago - the festival is so much fun. I wish I could be there this year, Speakeasy sounds awesome

By Louise on 30 Aug 2011

Fat 45 are BRILLIANT!! A feast for your eyes and guaranteed to get you dancing!

By Lisa Holdcroft on 27 Aug 2011

I am soooo looking forward to this year, great sounds, brilliant dancing - everyone so friendly.  Cant wait and hope to see you there ...

By Denise on 23 Aug 2011

Sounds tremendous. We have a group of about 15-20 of us coming along. Great music. It includes everybody.

By Andrew Eagles on 20 Aug 2011

would love to see mike sanchez here again - what a fantastic show!

By cd on 30 Jul 2011

Seen Nick Hollywood in Brighton with lot’s of great bands. Amazing night! totally up night!

By James on 19 Jul 2011