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What do you mean by "ugly music"?
For Monochrome's purposes we're talking about a melting pot of abrasive and extreme music, drawn from the metal, punk, noise and experimental scenes. We're leaning into speed, discordance and excess.
So is it a metal festival?
While you will certainly find a good deal of metal on the bill, let's not let "genre" get in the way of a good time. We want Monochrome to be a broad church, welcoming folks that might not necessarily feel at home at a conventional "metalfest".
Ugly music for all: no battle-jacket required.
Ugly music for all: no battle-jacket required.
What time does music run?
Not certain of exact times yet but Friday will probably kick off around 7pm so unless you're coming a long way you probably don't need the day off. Curfew is at 11pm
Saturday will start about 2pm, and run until 10pm at Strange Brew, followed by an after party at The Gryphon until 3am.
Unless we're blessed with another train strike, Londoners should be able to see the full programme at Strange Brew and still make the last train home.
The Saturday lineup is spread across 2 stages that run back to back with no clashes. Last year they also ran with absolutely no gaps for 8 solid hours, which lead to a lot of people throwing around the word "relentless" as if it's a bad thing, and asking questions like "when am I supposed to eat?" In an act of craven populism, I'm going to try and carve out half an hour or so from the programme for onboarding calories. I might even chuck in a couple of fag breaks too, but no promises!
Saturday will start about 2pm, and run until 10pm at Strange Brew, followed by an after party at The Gryphon until 3am.
Unless we're blessed with another train strike, Londoners should be able to see the full programme at Strange Brew and still make the last train home.
The Saturday lineup is spread across 2 stages that run back to back with no clashes. Last year they also ran with absolutely no gaps for 8 solid hours, which lead to a lot of people throwing around the word "relentless" as if it's a bad thing, and asking questions like "when am I supposed to eat?" In an act of craven populism, I'm going to try and carve out half an hour or so from the programme for onboarding calories. I might even chuck in a couple of fag breaks too, but no promises!
Who are you?
My name's Rich. I've been involved in running Supernormal Festival in Oxfordshire since 2011, and I put on occasional experimental music nights (including Mouthfeel) and recently formed a programming collective at the Cube called Margin Forever
Who are you shilling for?
While this is essentially a DIY event, a couple of organisations have kindly offered some support. Moor Beer, an excellent local Bristol brewery, are covering the bands' beer riders (and saving you a couple of quid off the ticket price in the process). We've also partnered with forward-thinking music website The Quietus who in turn will help us promote this new event.
Flamingos again?
I'm afraid so. You should probably get used to them; they ain't going anywhere.
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