Schwetfest Surrealist Solstice Soirée at Strange Brew
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"If Schwet don’t book them, how will we know? Your annual shock from the obscurity-wave generator cometh, with Beat Detectives inna typically blunted jazz odyssey (as Nuke Watch), Black Fondu’s chiptune damaged rap-gaze, Gasty’s monolithic cyborg strobe-steppas, murky and mythical 4AD-ain’t-wise-to-this dream unit Sanctuary Of Praise + loads more. The pinnacle!"

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A gig held at Strange Brew on Saturday 20th June. The event starts at 19:00.


Schwetfest 13
The Surrealist Solstice Soirée
An Interdependent Chance Meeting at Strange Brew and The Island, Bristol.
Sat 20th June 6pm - 3am

John T. Gast (London)
Black Fondu (London)
Nuke Watch (NYC)
SQ Mice (Paris)
Sanctuary of Praise (Maidstone)
Synergy Trilogy (Melbourne)
L (Glasgow)
Secret Lovely Guest

Lo-wage tix on sale from an implausible £13 via Headfirst, but please consider purchasing a higher ££ ticket if you can.

"Just as theater replaces real life, nostalgia replaces the past."

Ticket includes entry to Strange Brew 6-10pm and The Island 10pm-3am.



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

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