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A gig held at Strange Brew on Wednesday 25th September. The event starts at 19:00.
Melt-Banana '3+5 Tour' LIVE
+ special guests
Wednesday 25th September
7pm-10:30pm
14+ (each under 18 to be accompanied by a responsible adult who is 21+)
MELT-BANANA is a two-piece band based in Tokyo, Japan comprising YAKO (vo.) and AGATA (g.).
To date, the band has released seven studio albums, two live albums, and two singles collections. They have been performing together for more than 25 years, and their range of work is pretty wide. They seem to be in so called underground scene in japan such as noise music scene or hard-core scene, and at the same time, they also played shows as support act for the Wire, Mr.Bungle, Fantomas, Tool, MGMT, Napalm Death etc. , or, they took part in a festival curated by the late Lou Reed at Opera House in Sydney, or they have friendship with various artists like Mike Patton, Shellac, Wire, Mogwai, Karl Hyde of Underworld etc ...
They already finished tracking down for a new album and hope to release it by the
end of the year. Though its release date has not been confimed, MELT-BANANA
did not have time to wait and decided to start the "3 + 5" tour. They are scheduled
to tour in the U.S. starting in May, as well as in Europe and the U.K. by the end of
the year.
New album release schedule will be announced shortly
Tickets sold by Strange Brew on behalf of the promoter, Dictionary Pudding. All ticket revenue belongs to the promoter
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
+ special guests
Wednesday 25th September
7pm-10:30pm
14+ (each under 18 to be accompanied by a responsible adult who is 21+)
MELT-BANANA is a two-piece band based in Tokyo, Japan comprising YAKO (vo.) and AGATA (g.).
To date, the band has released seven studio albums, two live albums, and two singles collections. They have been performing together for more than 25 years, and their range of work is pretty wide. They seem to be in so called underground scene in japan such as noise music scene or hard-core scene, and at the same time, they also played shows as support act for the Wire, Mr.Bungle, Fantomas, Tool, MGMT, Napalm Death etc. , or, they took part in a festival curated by the late Lou Reed at Opera House in Sydney, or they have friendship with various artists like Mike Patton, Shellac, Wire, Mogwai, Karl Hyde of Underworld etc ...
They already finished tracking down for a new album and hope to release it by the
end of the year. Though its release date has not been confimed, MELT-BANANA
did not have time to wait and decided to start the "3 + 5" tour. They are scheduled
to tour in the U.S. starting in May, as well as in Europe and the U.K. by the end of
the year.
New album release schedule will be announced shortly
Tickets sold by Strange Brew on behalf of the promoter, Dictionary Pudding. All ticket revenue belongs to the promoter
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
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