Preview: In The City
Posted: 03/09/2010 Filed under: Music | Tags: American Men, Andreya Triana, Angel, band, Beaty Heart, Breton, Bright Light Bright Light, Brown Brogues, Chad Valley, Crystal Fighters, Dog Is Dead, drugs, Eagulls, Ellen and the Escapades, Factory Floor, Fiction, Hype Williams, In The City, Is Tropical, Ital Tek, John Weise, Kisses, Lissi Dancefloor Disaster, Live, lounge, Male Bonding, manchester, Mazes, Moho, Mount Kimbie, Mujeres, Mz Bratt, Night & Day, No Age, O Children, Oh No Ono, On, oOoOO, Porcelain Raft, Roadhouse, ruby, Ruff Diamondz, Skepta, Sky Larkin, Slow Motion Shoes, Spectrals, Team Ghost, Teeth, The, The Bewitched Hand On The Top Of Our Heads, Wall, White Ring, Youthless, Yuck Leave a comment »
For the esoteric music snob, a festi such as In The City (13th-15th Oct) sounds like a very appealing prospect indeed. Not only does it take place among Northern Quarter venues bereft of mud, tents and feckless morons wielding ‘Free Hugs’ signs, but it incorporates the important – albeit oft vilified – strata of the industry who ply their trade in the shadows: managers, A&R men and label bosses, oh my.
This year, In The City sports a simply mouthwatering line-up, including: No Age, Sky Larkin, Mount Kimbie, Male Bonding, Yuck, Crystal Fighters, Factory Floor, oOoOO, White Ring, Skepta, Spectrals, Kisses, Ital Tek, Teeth, Andreya Triana, Mazes, John Weise, Is Tropical, Mazes, Porcelain Raft, Oh No Ono, O Children, Chad Valley, Team Ghost, D/R/U/G/S, Hype Williams, American Men, Fiction, Breton, Brown Brogues, Ellen and the Escapades, Dog Is Dead, Slow Motion Shoes, Beaty Heart, Eagulls, Lissi Dancefloor Disaster, The Bewitched Hand On The Top Of Our Heads, Mujeres, Youthless, Bright Light Bright Light, Mz Bratt, Ruff Diamondz, Angel and Maverick Sabre. As if that’s not enough, more acts are due to be announced.
Couple with this live talks from Jay Brown (President and co-founder of Roc Nation), Mike Pickering (MD, Deconstruction Records), Jho Oakley (Founder, Jho Management), Caroline Protheroe (Manager, David Guetta) and Bertis Downs (Manager, R.E.M) and you’ve got yourself a orgasmic three days of music.
Venues participating include Night & Day, Roadhouse, Band On The Wall, Ruby Lounge, Moho Live and a few more.
- Wristbands are £29.
- Hostel and wristband package is £72 for 3 nights stay at Hatters.
- Hotel and pass packages available at £450 for 3 nights stay at City Inn (ITC main
conference venue).
Everything else you need to know can be found on the ITC website.
