Name: The Back to School Special Featuring King Nun, thistle., Dead Freights, Fountain, City Dog, and more
Start: 2024-10-12T14:00:00+01:00
Location: The Black Prince

The Back to School Special Featuring King Nun, thistle., Dead Freights, Fountain, City Dog, and more

UoN Student Life and Picky New Promotions are very proud to present the Back to School Special All-Dayer at the Black Prince in Northampton on Sat, Oct. 12, featuring the best of the local music scene as well as some of the most exciting current acts from all over the UK! Headlining are London’s King Nun, followed by a free afterparty at the Garibaldi Hotel in Northampton, with DJ sets from King Nun, Dead Freights, City Dog, and more.
King Nun started in 2013 as friends bonding over their shared love of bands off the beaten path, from Richard Hell and Television to Sonic Youth and The Pixies, building their own off kilter indie-punk hybrid. NME called their debut, 2019's Mass, 'brutal and brilliant' with DIY saying that it is 'a sound to be reckoned with.' The band have built an impressive live reputation, listing headline tours in Europe and the US, with Rolling Stone naming them 'Best Rock Newcomers' at Bonnaroo, and supporting artists including Foo Fighters, Black Flag, and Gang of Youths. Side-lined from touring by the pandemic, the band used the time to write and record the songs that would make up their second LP Lamb, released last year on Marshall Records. This marks their first Northampton show after playing the Black Prince in 2019.
Main support comes from Northampton’s brightest hope thistle., formed from the ashes of popular local punk band Tragic. Influenced by the sounds of American shoegaze and indie-punk, their sell-out high energy local shows switch between brash fuzz and noise to emotive melodic passages. Rounding out the line-up are Southampton postpunk rockers Dead Freights, who return to Northampton after supporting The Libertines on their ‘Up the Bracket’ 20th anniversary shows; Northampton garage rockers Fountain, who released their debut EP 'Stolen Flowers Bring Sickness' in early 2024, selling out the Black Prince for the release party; Brighton’s City Dog, known for turning mosh pits into absolute frenzies at their sold-out shows; Brighton’s best up-and-coming math grunge rockers Mindframe; and local heroes Lily on the Green.
Doors 2 pm, 16+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a guardian).
Tickets £10, on sale at 10 am on Fri Jul 12 (£12 OTD).
Afterparty at the Garibaldi Hotel, free entry, 18+.