Eggfest 2026 at Exchange
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"Ain’t nothing more DIY than Eggy Tapes right now; the standardbearers for queer pain electronics and cybergrind anomalies is a scene unto itself. Need ye more proof than this second extreme dayfest offering, from Plague Pit’s cemetery blackened hxc and Priest Crippler’s heinous grind, to Fleshlicker’s feedback horrors and Hopeless Death’s drugged hauntological drift. 12 acts in 10 hours – are u harsh enough tho?!"

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A gig held at Exchange on Saturday 21st March. The event starts at 13:45.


Eggy Tapes returns to bring you another high protein all dayer of extreme and experimental music 12 acts, 2 stages, 100% of profits donated to trans healthcare FEATURING FLESHLICKER Harsh noise, body horror erotism https://fleshlicker.bandcamp.com/ PLAGUE PIT Necrotic hardcore, Bristol’s hardest band. https://plaguepitviolence.bandcamp.com/ INSATIABLE WOUND Uncomfortable audio https://slowmurder.bandcamp.com/album/pain-seeking-behaviour BURNT BODY HM2 powerviolence featuring members of Leeched and Trench Foot https://burntbodyuk.bandcamp.com/ HOPELESS DEATH Tape ambience, loops, memories. https://hopelessdeath.bandcamp.com/ THUMBSUCKER Leicester grinders with a heavy dose of hardcore https://thumbsucker.bandcamp.com/ PRIEST CRIPPLER Very reasonable and proper grindcore trio, no silly business https://priestcrippler.bandcamp.com/ FILTHxCOLLINS Fastest blasts in the west, but they’re from the east midlands https://filthxcollins.bandcamp.com CARTHAGE MUST BE DESTROYED Raw London deathgrind https://carthagemustbedestroyed.bandcamp.com/album/ex-nihilo BREATHE/RUST Metallic hardcore, aggressive melancholia https://breatherust.bandcamp.com/ CRYPTBREAKER Bristol blackened hardcore https://cryptbreaker13.bandcamp.com/ DAVID/DAVID Jazz/ambient-synthesis duo by two guys called David https://david-david.bandcamp.com/ This year we’re donating the profits to Lexi Bushell’s surgery fund, which you can read about in full here https://chuffed.org/project/149626-lexis-pole-to-hole-fund Poster and artwork by Luke Oram https://lukeoram.com/ Exchange has a small ramp entrance from the street. Our bar and main event space are on the ground floor with level access throughout and we have an accessible toilet. Please note the basement is not wheelchair accessible and is accessed by a narrow enclosed staircase. For more accessibility info, please email [email protected]

Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio

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