Northern Soul at the Hydro


Northern Soul at the Hydro

Time: 7:30PM till 12AM.
Venue: The Hydro Hotel, Douglas.
Price: £3GBP on the door.

Sue from the IoM Soul Club says:
Hope to see you all down at the Hydro to dance off that Christmas Pud. Now regularly held on the last Saturday of every second month - Jan, Mar, July, Sept, Nov 2004! (exc. May 29th which is Soul on the Rock at the Villa Marina). Love and Regards from all at IoM Soul Club.

Safetyword @ The Fleece & Firkin, Bristol

Safetyword logo

Time: Doors open 7.30pm, show starts 8pm - 10.30pm
Venue: The Fleece & Firkin, Bristol, UK.
Price: £4GBP in advance, £5GBP on the door.

Safetyword will be playing first support, with Crossfade giving main support to the headliners Super08

Click here for more details and ticket ordering info, and don't forget to check the Safetyword Live Page for up-to-the-minute details on upcoming gigs.

Land of Fu featuring Safetyword

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Time: 8pm till late?
Venue: The Porter Cellar Bar, Bath, UK.
Price: Free

Dan from the 'word says:

Special gig this one.
Safetyword will be playing a 1.5 hour set - probably in two parts. The first part will be "quiet" including all the songs the band don't usually play live, as well as several old and new songs. The second part will be Safetyword "as usual" i.e. louder and more upbeat. Again, lots of new material and some old stuff not aired for a while.
Should be a top night so get there if it's humanly possible!

This gig is Bristol's Venue magazine's recommended gig of the week, and it's even free, so what are you waiting for?

More details are available on the Porter Cellar Bar's Lineup Page along with ticket ordering info, but don't let that stop you visiting the Safetyword Gigs Page for the latest info though!

Happy New Year!

Ah well, another year trundles into the sunset with a cheery wave. Whether you bid it a fond farewell or respond with two fingers is up to you. Here at Ballagroove's secret hindquarters we'll look back and say - "er, sorry, could you run that by me again?" It was a year of education and discovery, laughter and tears, fags and booze. Regardless, everyone here at Ballagroove would like to wish a Happy New Year to everyone there, wherever there is, hope you had a good one!
Our one regret is that the number of releases we've managed in our first proper year doesn't really reflect the amount of work that everyone has put in, not just members of the Ballagroove collective but all the bands, musicians, DJ's, artists, off-licence staff, movers, shakers & candlestickmakers that it's been our pleasure to work with over the last year - our thanks go out to you all.
That said, it means we can really come out fighting this year, plenty projects in the pipeline including a number of releases planned for
early in the year. These include the debut albums from Stinging with Bigness and 'Ingie (the incredible thingy)', plus the debut mini-LP from Journeyman, all of which are sounding really good. January will also see the first release of our soon-to-be-a-regular-thing-honest "Black Label" series which will feature unreleased tracks/demos/remixes, etc. from Ballagroove bands. Later in the year will see the second album from Rhysical Pheck, the debut album from Cocahiba and all being well the debut album from The Scope.
When we get a chance to draw breath we will also be getting back to some live action again - an element that has been sadly lacking from our lives with so much else going on. There will be live gigs featuring Ballagroove bands, some small scale DJ nights and of course, the long awaited return of the Rock'n'RollSoul Crew for their Summer Special 2004.
So, a busy year ahead! All this from a shambolic bunch of hairy Southerners.
Get your name down onto our mailing list (goto the Contact page and subscribe your e-mail address) and we'll make sure that you'll be among the first to know about any new releases (many are limited edition) and you'll get first shout on tickets to any live bashes we put on.
In the meantime, enjoy 2004, enjoy Ballagroove & thanks again for all your support. Best wishes!