ORIGINAL PUNK PIONEER CONFIRMED FOR THE1234 FESTIVAL VIC GODARD AND THE SUBWAY SECT TO PLAY SHOREDITCH PARK 5 STAGES OF FUTURE ROCK N ROLL AND ELECTRONIC ACTION PLUS 10 AFTERSHOW PARTIES FOR ONLY £20 *FOR PRESS PASSES GET IN CONTACT ASAP* www.the1234shoreditch.com <http://www.the1234shoreditch.com/> Over the past few weeks THE 1234 Festival have confirmed some heavyweight talent to play Shoreditch¹s NUMBER ONE celebration of all that is great and good in music today, including The Silver Machine (consisting of members from Primal Scream, Sex Pistols and The Who) and Joy Division/New Order bassist Peter Hook. bringing more of the original punk spirit to the event - Vic Godard and the Subway Sect are also confirmed to play THE 1234 in Shoreditch Park on Saturday July 24th Festival director Sean Mclusky commented ³ Vic is a true original, a one off, apart from his original punk rock credentials he is credited as pretty much single handedly inventing indie in the late 70¹s his work had a massive impact on bands like Edwyn Collins ŒOrange Juice, The Fire Engines etc. I am very happy to have Vic on the bill this year, his current set is a great introduction to work from all his great albums.² Vic Godard and the Subway Sect are one of the true punk rock originals. In 1976, Vic Godard formed Subway Sect with three other fans of the Sex Pistols <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_Pistols> at the suggestion of Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_McLaren> , who wanted another band for the line-up of the 100 Club Punk Festival <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_Club_Punk_Festival> . Despite their inexperience, Subway Sect made a successful debut at the festival. They appeared with The Clash <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clash> on the White Riot Tour in 1977 and released their debut single <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_(music)> , Nobody's Scared' / 'Don't Split It, in March 1978. While recording their debut album, the band's manager Bernie Rhodes <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Rhodes> suddenly fired the entire band except for Godard. Only one track from the album's recording sessions, Ambition, was released by Rough Trade records; the single was a major hit on the alternative charts. Godard re-formed Subway Sect in 1980 with new musicians and released the album What¹s The Matter Boy? Following a summer tour with Buzzcocks, Subway Sect disbanded again. Guitarist Johnny Britten formed a rockabilly band but was soon forced to leave the group, at which point Godard stepped in to take his place. They recorded the album Songs For Sale in 1981, but were disappointed with the results and disbanded soon after. Godard also recorded an LP at Olympic Studios, called T.R.O.U.B.L.E., with a group of London jazz musicians known as Working Week, which was eventually released two years later by Rough Trade Records. In the mid-1980s, Godard took a brief hiatus from music and became a postman.1990-2010 (as well as constant live-gigging): More recent recordings include: Sans End, the Singles Anthology, 20 Odd Years (compilation), In Trouble Again (remixed and vocals redone).1978 Now the ²lost² first Subway Sect Album rerecorded with original Sect drummer Mark Laff, and with Paul Myers guesting on a couple of tracks. In 2009 Vic Goddard set up GNU records. First release was Live in Stereo, a limited edition live album and the 2nd release is (14/05/2010) Blackpool EP consisting of 4 tracks from the musical Blackpool, by Vic Goddard and Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting). His new album ²We Come as Aliens² is set for release in October 2010 on Overground records (limited edition vinyl on Aktion und Spass) With Paul Cook (Sex Pistols) as guest drummer. This performance alone is worth the ticket price, but check out the full line up list of future rock Œn¹ roll and electronic action belowŠ A1 BASSLINE |ACTION BEAT |A GRAVE WITH NO NAME|AUTOKRATZ|BABESHADOW|BITCHES |BLOOD MUSIC | BO NINGEN|BRETON |CIVIL CIVIC|CLUB THE MAMMOTH|COMANECHI|COOL FOR CATS|CRISIS IN TASTE |DARK HORSES|DEADLY RHYTHM SOUNDSYSTEM|DAVE DORRELL|DECASIA|DEVINE INCEST|DDD|DEEP SHT | DOLLOP|DON¹T DIE JUST YET|DRUM EYES|DT |DUM DUM GIRLS|FLATS|FRANCO | FUCKED UP|GALVANISED|HIND EAR |HOCUS TOCUS|HUMAN HAIR| INVASION|JAVIER RAZZMATAZZ|JIM SCLAVUNOS|KILL THE DANDIES| KOOL KIDS KLUB|LELE (SPEAKS) | LA SHARK|LONGMEG|LE VOLUME COURBE | MARIA & THE MIRRORS|MATTHEW WOWOW |MAZES |MIM (BLACK CAB SESSIONS) |NECRO DEATHMORT|NO BRA|NO CARS |NOT COOL|NUKE EM ALL|ONEMAN |OPTIMO | PETER HOOK |PULL IN EMERGENCY|QUEENS OF NOIZE |RANDOM IMPULSE |ROLO TOMASI|SCREAMING TEA PARTY|S.C.U.M|SHARKS SHUNDA K (YO MAJESTY!)| SMASH & GRAB|SONIC MOOK EXPERIMENT| SPECTRALS| STEVE MORELL | STILL CORNERS |SUNDERBANS|SWATHES |THE LOVELY JONJO |THE LONG MARCH |THE PRE NEW (PRESENT EARL BRUTUS) |THE PROPER ORNAMENTS|THE RULLING CLASS |THE TAMBORINES |THE TOES|THESE NEW PURITANS|THE SILVER MACHINE | THINGS I NEVER TOLD YOU|THRUSH METAL | TODDLA T & MC SEROCEE | TRAILER TRASH TRACYS|TRONIK YOUTH|TURBOGEIST|ULPA |VERONICA FALLS VIC GODARD & SUBWAY SECT|VICTOR TALKING MACHINE|VIVIAN GIRLS|VON HAZE|VONDLEPARK|WAVVES|WE HAVE BAND|ZOMBIE ZOMBIE| THE1234 continues late into Saturday night aftershows in clubs and venues around the Shoreditch triangle. Included in the Festival Ticket Price of just £20 are 10 aftershow parties. Watch this space for more news on the aftershows.
