FEDERATION OF THE DISCO PIMP
Celtic Connections 2015 presents
Federation of the Disco Pimp
+ Dumb Instrument
Sat 17 Jan 2015 | 7.30pm-10pm | £14 + £1.40 BF & £1.50 TF (Web Only) | 14+ (Under 16s must be accompanied by an 18+ adult)
Scotland’s premier exponents of 21st century funk, Glasgow-based seven-piece Federation of the Disco Pimp merge elements of old-school, disco, psychedelia, rare groove and jazz into their blistering live sets, interspersing original material with occasional cheeky covers. Firm favourites of BBC 6 Music’s Craig Charles, they recently released their second album Inamorata, recorded in Brooklyn with top US producer Joel Hamilton.
Winners of the Billy Kelly Songwriting Award for their darkly hilarious track ‘Suffering from Scottishness,’ Ayrshire band Dumb Instrument used the prize money to record their debut album, 2014′s The Silent Beard, whose idiosyncratic, incisively observed songs have seen them likened to Michael Marra and Ivor Cutler.
Please enter through Argyle Street Entrance
Tickets: £14 + £1.40 BF & £1.50 TF (Web Only)
14+ (Under 16s must be accompanied by an 18+ adult)
Legendary international acts, cult festivals and the most exciting new bands collide at one of the city’s most eclectic live venues.
It’s perhaps natural that, as one of the nation’s most unusual live music venues, our programme spans rock, pop, indie, electronica, soul, jazz, country, metal, folk, and the many sub-genres inbetween. The unique atmosphere and space of the building means it’s often used for anything from intimate acoustic gigs to stage-diving, sweaty rammies and slick, spectacular international concerts.
Supporting the best examples of the known and the not-so-known, the Arches stage is host to everything from the latest stars of leftfield pop, such as Grimes and Chvrches, to alternative indie rock acts such as Peace and Yeasayer, prog and rock heroes such as The Fall, Swans and Dinosaur Jnr, and cutting edge electronic talent, from Rustie to James Blake.
We also regularly plays host to international legends – from Martha Reeves to Ben E. King to Jane Birkin – and provide the perfect multi-room setting for various festivals, from Celtic Connections to the Glasgow Jazz Festival. In 2012, the hallowed arches played hosted to the UK-wide Africa Express tour, featuring Damon Albarn, Baaba Maal and a trainload of world music stars, and in 2013, the building was transformed into a sonic Cineplex for our own co-curated cult event the Glasgow Music and Film Festival, featuring live film scores and AV sets from Jeff Mills, Dieter Moebius and Raime.
“A classical gig in the vaults of Scotland’s dance mecca might sound an odd prospect, but the Arches proved the perfect setting”
Sunday Mail
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Contact us:
General queries:
The Arches Box Office | 0141 565 1000 | boxoffice at thearches dot co dot uk
Club and gig bookings (promoters only):
Scott Forrest | Music Programme Manager
scott@thearches.co.uk
Andrew Maitland | Music Programmer
andrew@thearches.co.uk