Headline addition – Undercover Festival – Bisley Pavilion nr Woking Surrey 18 / 19 / 20 Sept 2015

Punk stalwarts Peter and the Test Tube Babies have been brought in as the Friday night headliners to complete the bill at the third Undercover Festival at Bisley Pavilion in Woking, Surrey.

They sit at the top of the programme alongside The Damned, UK Subs, and Penetration.

The festival is one that pride itself on taking an independent and grassroots approach to things, and is always determined to be different from mainstream events.

As the name suggests, it’s an indoors event but with three days of alternative action from bands you’d be highly unlikely to see on many other festival line-ups.

Festival organiser, Mick Moriarty said: “We believe the usual run-of-the-mill festivals tend to book bands that in the main are broadly similar – and way too safe! We try for a line up and experience that is something different and appeals to a crowd not catered for elsewhere.

“Being a small independent grassroots festival is tough because media attention is always on the big boys. But we’ve got through to our third year and we’re going strong because what we have created really has struck a chord with people who like their music raw and full of the passion and energy that only acts like ours generate.”

Mick added “It’s been a bit of a trek getting the line up just right with a few obstacles thrown in our way but we feel this is the best line up so far at Undercover”

The festival grew out of a small tent tucked in the back corner of the sadly departed Guilfest and has now become a firm fixture in many people’s diaries, with dedicated fans coming back year on year.

In a financial climate where it always seems to be about the money, Undercover throws convention to the wind and just goes with what it believes in. There is a huge bill and day tickets can be bought from www.undercoverfest.com from just £25 or £75 for the weekend.

 

FULL LINE UP

 

Friday 18th September

PETER AND THE  TEST TUBE BABIES

XSLF  (X STIFF LITTLE FINGERS)

SEX PISTOLS  EXPERIENCE

THE TALKS

THE BAR STOOL PREACHERS

THE PLAGUE

NO LIP

GEISTFIGHT

RAGE DC

EMERGENCY BITTER

T & THE MUGS

ARGONAUT

DEMON SMILES

SWEET JONNY

AMETHYST KISS

 

Saturday 19th September

THE DAMNED

CHELSEA

SPIZZENERGI

MENACE

THE RACKETEERS

DRAGSTER

BROKEN 3 WAYS

KING PUNCH

POPES OF CHILLITOWN

UK RAMONES

FIGHTING EVIL IS COOL

HEARTS UNDER FIRE

HEADSTONE HORRORS

R.E.D

SKURVI

MONKISH

KILTER

HAZARD

STRENGTH IN BLUNDERS

MICK O’TOOLE

COMRADE X

JON LAMB

 

Sunday 20th September

UK SUBS (Joint headline)

PENETRATION (Joint headline)

TV SMITH (The Adverts)

THE RAMONAS

DEPARTMENT S

WITCHDOKTORS

THE DEFECTS

THE PIRANHAS

PUSSYCAT & THE DIRTY JOHNSONS

CRETIN 77

SKACIETY

PHOENIX CHROI

ARCHIVE45

SOUNDATION

SHOOTING FISH

XTRAVERTS

DEREK AND BOBS LIVE D&B TRANSMISSION

 

Times and stages to be announced

Line up may be subject to change at short notice

About David Farrell

General Manager and 'THE' competition guy at planetmosh.com. Manager of The Goddanm Electric www.thegde.co.uk, Tour manager for Serpentine, and ex-general Dogsbody at Hammerfest.co.uk. Media partner to numerous bands. Also takes photos, writes reviews and likes classic rock, with a touch of thrash to get the blood flowing.