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Music Live - The Warm-Up

2nd June 2009

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Middlesbrough Music Live events kick off early. Brand new for 2009 is The Warm-Up - three action-packed days of music, comedy, street entertainment and more as Middlesbrough Music Live spills out into venues and outdoor sites across the town.

Dancing in the Streets

Middlesbrough Music Live Dancers & street performers take over the town.
If you're shopping in Middlesbrough on Thursday, Friday or Saturday you'll notice sites across the town centre buzzing to the sounds of live music, courtesy of Middlesbrough Council & Middlesbrough Town Centre Management.

Between 12noon & 2.00pm on Thursday and Friday you'll be able to catch some fantastic bands and performers at various spots around the town centre.

And then on Saturday, there will be a stage in the pedestrianised zone near House of Fraser and Topman, where you'll be able to catch a succession of upbeat, family-friendly acts right through the afternoon.

12noon Kovac
1.00pm Outrageous Wallpaper
2.20pm Soul Band TBC
3.30pm Funktion

Thursday - Saturday 4-6 June

THURSDAY 4th June

Sonic Boom Six + Nana's Revenge at The Crown
7:30pm / £5 / 18+
Brought to you by Over-Drive Promotions!
Sonic Boom Six's unique ska-core/hip-hop/jungle hybrid adds dubstep, electro and even glam rock to the punk-rock mix

Diaspora Vocal Collective at mima
6pm / FREE! / All Ages
Mike McGrother (of Teesside legends The Wildcats of Kilkenny) brings you the Tees Valley's most international choir. The Diaspora Vocal Collective showcases forty voices from fifteen different nations and six continents!

FRIDAY 5th June

Fallen Phoenix + This Year's Headlines + Death to FX + The Catch + Carl Jackson + More at Princess Alice
8pm / FREE! / 18+
North East Live present a cracking local band showcase every Friday and as part of the Official Middlesbrough Music Live Warm Up. Headlined by local rockers Fallen Phoenix, they'll be joined by hotly tipped female fronted post-hardcore lot This Year's Headlines and a supporting cast of top Teesside talent!

The Felons + Comets + One Night Stands at Uncle Alberts
9pm / FREE! / 18+
Middlesbrough's hippest platform for fresh new music presents a free triple bill of Teesside indie rock'n'roll treats.

Inspired by classic acts such as The Doors, The Byrds and The Rolling Stones, Darlington chaps The Felons had the NME singing their praises recently: "The Felons play ear splittingly loud rock n' roll, birthed in a pool of beer soaked blues riffs." Support comes from Boro's answer to LCD Soundsystem, Comets, and Billingham indie-poppers One Night Stands.

Kings of Leon + Foo Fighters + Arctic Monkeys Tributes!!! at The Empire
9pm / £8 adv / 18+
Three of the world's biggest acts [kinda], in Boro's best live venue. Plus Cactus
IndieRetroDisco til late and Modern Life upstairs, with a live set from Jarvis Humby.

SATURDAY 6th June

Elaine Palmer + Suzanne Elizabeth Marron + Laura Victoria + Evelyn Burke + I'm Not Google at the Central Library
1pm - 5pm / £FREE! / ALL AGES
This Central Library showcase brings together 5 of
Teesside's most enchanting acoustic acts.

X-Ray Under-18 Club Night - Launch Party with Kings of Lyon + Red Rabbits + Cold Pistols + The Blitz Evra at The Empire
3pm - 9pm / £6.50 / AGES 14 - 17 ONLY!
Ten Feet Tall bring you a brand new under 18s club night featuring DJs from their legendary Metropolis and Sumo club nights plus great live bands and two free drinks with every advance ticket!

Survive Atlantica + Save Arcade + Rosa Valle + Viasender + Climate of Fear at The Warehouse
4:30pm / £3 / Ages 14 - 17
Local pop-punk promoters Sinking Ship have pulled off another beauty with this one - London quartet Survive Atlantica look set to follow in the footsteps of the likes of You Me At Six and Kids In Glass Houses as the UK's next alt heroes. Support comes from four of Teesside's hottest new rock propositions

Dave House + A Broken Robot + Wonderswan + Colour In The Slow Dance + No School Reunion at Uncle Alberts
7pm / £FREE! / 18+
The latest installment of Uncle Albert's super cool Saturday Social Club presents renowned South London singer-songwriter Dave House, with a supporting cast of top notch indie-rock and punk-rock from Southend, Leeds, Billingham and Boro!

Big Mouth Comedy Club Starring Russell Kane + Dan Nightingale + Karen Bailey at Town Hall Crypt
8pm / £10 / 18+
Big Mouth Comedy Club Music Live Special! Headliner Russell Kane joins us direct from BBC1's Live at the Apollo.

Crafty Simian + God's Own + Prototype + Radio Dynamics at The Warehouse
10pm / £4-£5 / 18+
Three top local acts in a great little venue. Brought to you by Music Madness North East Promotions.