Our recent recommendations for The Golden Lion
Sell out warning! 3 way fierce-crust fundraiser for food banks and animal sanctuaries and the pure love of the pit. 7 big reasons to attend including blistering rawpunkers Feral State, Doom legend Scoot’s new noisemakers Retsu, gonzo horror-punk theatre from Disciple BC + more nastiness highly recommended FFO: Discharge, Chaos UK, Broken Bones, Extinction of Mankind, Rudimentary Peni etc.
7 Hardcore Punk and Post Punk bands
Brace yourselves for DSM IV’s gut-punching neo-goth-pop, ft Guy McKnight of noughties psychobilly faves The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. Heavy-hitting alt-anthems channelling Sisters of Mercy meets Sleaford Mods in pure darkwave abandon.
Plus Quick Romance
Beloved Spanish synth-laden post-punkers layer on the icy italo-esque romanticism, in a bizarre/genius pairing with Aggressive Perfector’s blistering Satanic speed metal. Bruxism somehow join the dots in this wickedly diverse Shitty Futures lineup FFO: Boy Harsher, Xmal Deutschland, Mercyful Fate, Midnight.
Shitty Futures Halloween special
Sell out warning! Everything Jim Jones touches turns to swampy gold. Now backed by a full horn section, he can still spew the finest punk rock blues and garage gospel with the swagger of the UK’s greatest undead Jerry Lee Lewis.
We’re All Millionaires Now - UK Tour