Born in the UK from the malfunction of a terrible musical chemical laboratory experiment!On the 28th December 2010, Dirt Box Disco played their first gig at a small pub in Nottingham, UK. They weren’t a serious band and admittedly were just doing it for a laugh, but the little acorn was planted and the rest is history.
DBD have now released 7 critically acclaimed studio albums! (And one EP!) 2020 will see the release of album number 8 the first since the departure of the lead singer WEAB in early 2019,now with SPUNK taking main vocal duties, TV SEX SHOW is 12 tracks of pure energy, catchy riffs, lyrics, melody and the trade mark DBD sing along chorus!
Whilst most bands try to map out their futures and micro manage a game plan of navigating their way through the music business,
Dirt Box Disco instead concentrated on writing and recording a truck load of rock and roll songs! SIMPLE.
History shows with every year and every new album, the crowds grew, Packed out pubs became sold out venues (such as the legendary Rock City in Nottingham)
and quickly went from opening slots to becoming bona fide festival headliners in their own right, sometimes performing in front of 3000+ people,
Touring the UK with the likes of the Misfits and the Wildhearts, playing a wide variety of festivals and headline their own shows up and down the UK and mainland Europe on a regular basis, DBD are now a fixture of the Rebellion Festival, (the largest of all the European punk festivals) playing there every year since 2012 to capacity crowds.
Dressing like rejects from a fancy dress convention for idiots, but armed with a multitude of short, sharp glam-pop-punk-rock songs and tunes, nothing stands in the way of the Dirt Box Disco, 4 musical super Hero/Villains on a mission to amuse or abuse anyone who will listen!
Boilermaker were formed in Darlington in 2016 by former Last Rough Cause guitarist Phil Coates and drummer Max Turnbull, who now handles vocals, with Steve Addison on bass and Gimp Fist's Mike Robson on drums.
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The GakkDundalk, Ireland
The Gakk are an original five-piece punk band from Dundalk, Ireland. Taking influences from the classic punk sound of the '70s (The Clash, SFL, Sex Pistols, Subhumans, Dead Kennedys, Crass, Buzzcocks, Conflict and Rancid) this band are the real deal, touring extensively across Ireland, leaving fans breathless wherever they play with their melodic street-punk & highly energetic live performances.
MC16 believe music should challenge, confront, question and entertain - capturing the spirit of true punk rock music.
‘Outvoted By Robots’ - the trio’s debut EP captures all of the above in the four songs contained within.
Musically, MC16 are a short sharp shock of classic punk rock - a whirlwind of snarl and bite, mixed with a ragged melody and street-wise energies.
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Nervous Twitch, Leeds, UK
Hook-filled fuzzy new-wave pop songs. Three piece band who have supported The BellRays at the Westgarth Social Club in Middlesbrough and also played tribute evenings to The Cramps and The Gun Club. First spotted supporting the Flamin' Groovies at the Brudenell in Leeds.
From the ashes of Zeitgeist '77 Darren Thomas & Mick McGee formed The Inklings with James Thomas- writing performing and recording their self penned songs - based in the North east of England.
Have supported Baz Warne and very soon Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols and Rich Kids.
Singer songwriter PEESH has been playing his original songs since his first band JUNKSTER in 2003. Now currently writing & performing with LoGOz as well as one half of the punk poetic fused Cherry & Peesh. He has released a number of DIY-produced albums/EP's from his home studio. Most recently the twelve track album, The Perennial Effect, released in January 2025.
Event Venue
The Forum Music Centre, 34 Borough Road, Darlington, DL1 1SW, United Kingdom
