MODS are
returning to Margate next month as the town celebrates all things Sixties. Live
music, DJs, stalls and scooter ride outs will take place over four days from
May 22 to 25.
The event
is being organised by Great British Music and Culture – a collaboration between
Soul Weekender's Eli Thompson and music promoter and events organisation the
New Untouchables (NUTS).
NUTS
founder Rob Bailey returned to the isle after a five year hiatus and was
impressed by a rejuvenated Margate remarking on the Old Town's vintage shops.
The return
of mod culture in Margate marks the start of a stellar year for the town with
Dreamland set to open its doors on June 19.
Critically
acclaimed band the Small Fakers will kick start the festival with a performance
at the Westcoast bar in King Street.
The band
are the UK's only Small Faces tribute and have played with original drummer
Kenney Jones and performed live on Brighton Beach.
They
previously played the Britannia pub on Fort Hill but have not been back to the
isle since 2009.
In a
strange twist former Small Faces fan club secretary Pauline Corcoran is a
Margate resident and was in the crowd.
Garage
legends Graham Day and Forefathers will play on Saturday night. The Rochester
based trio formed in 2013 after 30 years playing together intermittently in
various outfits including The Prisoners and Solar Flares.
Acid Jazz aficionados
The James Taylor Quartet will headline the Sunday with the best DJs behind the
decks including isle regulars Emmet Keane, Jo Wallace and Dean Thatcher.
Eli
Thompson told the Isle of Thanet Gazette: "Margate has always had working
class culture from the 1960s through to today and it's great to host this
festival. We want this to carry on and get bigger, to involve the whole
town."
Owner of
the Black Cat Club which will host part of the event, Keith Roberts, added:
"We want to create a legacy here. New acts will have a chance to perform
as we have a battle of the bands taking place on the Saturday. It's going to be
fantastic."
A scooter
ride out has been organised by South Coast Scooter Pirate which will allow
visitors to take in the isle's beautiful coast line before dancing the night
away to Mod classics.
Tickets
information is available here: www.gbmusicculture.co.uk/
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