“One of London’s best indie / soul clubs” – New Musical Express
“A post-Peel, post indie market-place discotheque
in the spirit of the pirates, fags and runaways” – Llewelyn Bowen
“Lovers, dreamers, outsiders; put your faith in this dancefloor” – Oyster Boy
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Des Was a Bowie Fan is a London clubnight playing indiepop, new wave, post-punk and Northern Soul
The next Des Was a Bowie Fan is on Saturday June 29th at The Victoria, Dalston, a B-52’s Farewell Special, playing all the band’s hits alongside our usual mix of indiepop, new wave, post-punk and Northern Soul.
Before the club, from 7.45, we also host a gig night, this month featuring ace feminist post-punks I, Doris and Bristol indiepop stars The Total Rejection and Arrest Charlie Tipper.
We play: Dexys Midnight Runners * Pulp * Prince * Belle and Sebastian * Brigitte Bardot * Candi Staton * Blondie * B-52’s * Felt * The Smiths * Serge Gainsbourg * Suede * The Ramones * The Ronettes * The Shangri-Las * Aretha Franklin * Talking Heads * The Temptations * Diana Ross & The Supremes * Ladytron * Le Tigre * David Bowie * Little Richard * The Cure * The Fall * The Buzzcocks * Elvis Costello * Elvis Presley * The Field Mice * Camera Obscura * Johnny Cash * Jackie Wilson * White Stripes * Westkust * The Raincoats * Joy Division * The June Brides * The Jam * Veronica Falls * Martha Reeves and the Vandellas * The Magnetic Fields * The Beach Boys * Pet Shop Boys * Pixies * Art Brut * T-Rex * Television Personalities * The Beatles * France Gall * Dusty Springfield * Depeche Mode * Broder Daniel * Bronski Beat * Belinda Carlisle * France Gall * New Order * Jens Lekman * Jonathan Richman * The Jesus and Mary Chain * Chemtrails * Carter USM * Curtis Mayfield * Omar Souleyman * Orange Juice * James Brown * The Indelicates * The Rolling Stones * Mary Wells * Kim Weston * The Wolfhounds * Sonic Youth * Slowdive * Arcade Fire * The Four Tops * Flowers * The Flirtations * Frank Wilson * The Undertones * Ritchie Valens * Meilyr Jones * Vic Godard & the Subway Sect * The Velvet Underground ♥
Upcoming Nights
Saturday June 29th: B-52s Farewell Special at The Victoria (Dalston)
Saturday July 27th at The Victoria (Dalston): Guest DJ TBC
Saturday August 31st at The Victoria (Dalston)
Saturday September 28th at The Victoria (Dalston)
Saturday October 12th at The Victoria (Walthamstow): Free Night
Saturday October 26th at The Victoria (Dalston)
Saturday November 30th at The Victoria (Dalston)
