THE BIG SKA/REGGAE PARTY
SATURDAY 24TH AUGUST
"The 4th Wave Of Ska Is Here!"
Death Of Guitar Pop are Silky & Top Kat, a 2 Tone Inspired Ska Duo from Essex. DOGP have been building a huge buzz since self releasing their debut track/video 'Rickety Old Train' in Nov 16.
Skinheads, Mods & Rudies all around the world are skanking to their infectious Ska Pop sound. Death Of Guitar Pop have been endorsed by ska royalty such as Pauline Black (The Selecter) , Lars Frederiksen (Rancid) , Bedders (Madness) , The Interrupters and Dave Wakeling (The Beat.) Bad Manners horn section are a regular fixture in the DOGP live band, Neville Staple (The Specials) has also shown the band love, sparking a collaboration on a song together entitled 'Suburban Ska Club.' DOGP have been picked by Fred Perry as one of their featured Fred Perry Subculture artists. In true 2 Tone “DIY Spirit” the band are fiercely independent! The band’s DIY grind is proving to be a successful one.
DOGP crowd funded their first two albums raising over £20k in the process. '69 Candy Street' & 'In Over Our Heads' have now sold over ten thousand copies combined. DOGP are drawing huge crowds at summer festivals plus selling out their own headline shows & are also running an innovative subscription-based fan club with 400+ members.
In Dec 2019, the band collaborated with the charity CALM & Bafta award winning Inbetweeners Star James Buckley, raising funds & mental health awareness through their Christmas single 'Feeling Like A Right James Blunt At Christmas' - the single was a #1 Bestseller on Amazon Music, Reached #28 in The Official Charts & received support/airplay from Radio X.
On Sept 10th 2021 Death of Guitar Pop released their new album 'Pukka Sounds' - an album that fans backed in a crowdfunding campaign (to the tune of £21,000.) The album project earned the support of the PPL Momentum Music Fund & on Sept 17th 'Pukka Sounds' entered the Official UK Album Charts at an impressive #24, the band that wrapped up their most successful year to date with a sellout show at legendary Camden venue The Underworld in Nov 22. The album includes the singles 'No. 1 in America', 'Back of a Lorry', 'Cinderella's Fella', a reinterpretation of Rancid's 'Junkie Man' and a hugely successful collaboration with British Ska legend King Hammond on the track 'DOGP Shuffle'.
In March 2022 the band took 'Pukka Sounds' on the road for a UK wide tour, despite the pandemic still causing endless obstacles for the live music industry, the band's first ever headline tour was a successful one with fans packing sweatbox venues each night.March 2023 saw the band sell out the iconic Electric Ballroom in their biggest headline show to date. A monumental achievement for a DIY Ska band.
Death of Guitar Pop are currently entertaining thousands of fans at summer music festivals whilst crowdfunding their new album 'Be Lucky' (which is set for a 2023 release). The new album release campaign will be supported by a full UK tour in Autumn 2023.
Captain Accident is a reggae/ska/soul artist who creates a unique blend of rock-driven soulful roots reggae, ska, dub and rocksteady at his home studio in Cardiff. This sound is then brought to life on stage with the help of a collective of the finest musicians for an energetic live show guaranteed to get people up dancing. With soulful vocals, soaring twin guitars and a truly
infectious groove, there’s no standing still when Captain Accident and his clumsy companions hit the stage. Captain Accident currently has 4 self-produced albums under his belt: “Pick up the Microphone” (2010), “Slippin Up” (2013), “Wake & Break” (2016) & the critically acclaimed “Bad Press” (2021) which has received great reviews and praise, including that from the legendary David Rodigan on his BBC Radio 1xtra Reggae Show. Through intensive touring of the UK and Europe, an abundance of video content, festival appearances and high-profile radio airplay, more and more people are becoming aware of the Captain’s unique sound. With an ever-growing fanbase and a live show gaining so much
momentum in terms of sound and energy, Captain Accident and The Disasters are becoming harder and harder to ignore on the UK reggae/ska circuit and further afield.
As well as Toots & the Maytals, CA & the D have shared a stage with many of the biggest names in reggae & ska including: Suggs (who jumped on stage to sing with the band!), Steel Pulse, Alborosie, Less Than Jake, Aswad, The Skints, The Abyssinians, Big Youth, The Skatalites, Bad Manners, The Toasters, Neville Staple (The Specials), Fishbone, David Rodigan and countless others, and are due to go out on a short UK tour this autumn with reggae royalty, Julian Marley.
The band are a festival favourite, appearing at many of the best including; Glastonbury, Wilderness, Cornbury, Bestival, SGP, Boomtown & arguably the biggest reggae festival in Europe, Spain's legendary "Rototom Sunsplash".
plus special guest
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