London's Alright

LONDON'S ALRIGHT POSTER

2009-07-22T04:19:00.000-07:00

LONDON'S ALRIGHT 2009 POSTER
Below is the official London's Alright 2009 poster with completed line up. Look out for it in and around London....

FINAL ARTIST CONFIRMED - THE FOXES

2009-07-22T04:14:00.000-07:00

FINAL ARTIST CONFIMRED - THE FOXES

Thats it everyone the final band for London's Alright 2009 have been confirmed and teh line up is complete. The Foxes join Toby Sebastian, McGoo, Nadeem Leigh and Missing Andy.

The Foxes

"Following the release of their critically acclaimed début EP on their own label in late 2007, The Foxes have toured non-stop encompassing the UK, US, Germany, and the Czech Republic. The band released their début single “Trauma Town” in October 2008 on 7" Vinyl and download which entered the UK Indie Charts at No.9. Their second single, “Bill Hicks” , was released on CD , download and 7" Vinyl on March 16th 2009, and reached no.6 in the UK Indie Charts." The brand new single, “Lover, Killer” is set for release on 3rd August 2009.

The London's Alright bug, spreading faster than swine flu...

2009-07-21T06:23:00.000-07:00

Promotion for London's Alright spreads faster than swine flu.

With the 2nd August fast approaching promotion of the event is starting to increase and teh word is spreading. The event can now be found on a new social network site called Leap Anywhere.

What is Leap Anywhere?
Leap Anywhere was set up to publicise the things that people do, that do good, and to make it easier by listing these in one place. It is also a social platform that enables you to share past, present and future Leap experiences with other users for free.

What is a Leap?
A Leap is pretty much anything that benefits a good cause. It can be something seemingly trivial, like attending a music gig where a proportion of the ticket price goes to charity or something requiring a significant commitment like volunteering in Africa.

What makes Leap Anywhere different?
Leap Anywhere is all about both having a good time and doing good. The events and activities on Leap Anywhere that benefit good causes are tailored to what people like: hanging out with friends, rock concerts, playing sports, eating and drinking, shopping, meeting new people and of course getting a a bit wild.

So check it out http://leapanywhere.com/leap/Londons-Alright and let us know what you think.

If anyone else knows or has a site that they want to promote the event on please drop me an email with details at londonsalright@gmail.com

Many thanks to Sandy and Alex,

Stu

HEADLINER CONFIRMED - Missing Andy

2009-07-21T06:08:00.001-07:00

London's Alright 2009 Headliner - Missing Andy

I can officially announce the headliners for London's Alright 2009 are Missing Andy. Missing Andy have had various plays on Absolute radio and their music is a unique blend of self described Urban Indie punk that is guarenteed to end this years event on a high! They are not for the faint hearted and were described by 'Number one breaking band' by NME.

A recent EP review said:-

Missing Andy is, essentially, The Streets - but with even more talent!
'Night Train' is the first track on this EP and it defiantly starts things off on a high. Thankfully the standard doesn't drop.
I'm not an expert on this style and would never claim to be, but I have to say this artist is as honest as they come. He brings a raw, unpolished quality to the tracks in a very "Londoner" fashion.
'My London' is less of the rugged rapping style and steers down a different route offering a pop inspired melody and a relaxed setting. This is my favourite song on the EP, I could definitely see this track in the charts, which would give us a gradual introduction to this very talented artist.
All in all Andy is a rare find showing up all the has beens and emerging rappers. The manufactured rubbish that fills our charts would be stomped all over by this guy and I hope it's not too long before he steals their fame right out from under their perfectly pedicured feet!

Tickets still only £5 from www.londonsalright.co.uk

2 weeks to go

2009-07-20T14:00:00.000-07:00

Announcement coming tomorrow, after a very good meeting with the venue today i am hoping to bring some big news, the complete line up and official poster. Hopefully the final 2 bands will be confirmed and London's Alright 09 will be ready to roll...

All that remains now is for you guys to snap up your bargain £5 tickets from www.londonsalright.co.uk and come rock your socks off!!

If you haven't already checked out the confirmed artists please do, i think i have managed to get something to suit all tastes.

Stu

Video of confirmed artists

2009-07-17T08:26:00.000-07:00

I thought in a warm up to the event i would upload a few videos and links to MySpace pages of the confirmed London's Alright artists for your viewing, enjoy...

Halo

Nadeem Leigh

McGoozer

Toby Sebastian

ARTIST CONFIRMED - Toby Sebastian

2009-07-17T08:15:00.001-07:00

We're almost there....

With just over 2 weeks to go the line up nears completion and another is artist confirmed. I am pleased to welcome another newcomer to London's Alright, Toby Sebastian...

Hailing from Oxford and reaching the finals of T4s Orange Unsigned competition 2008 Toby has since left school and is currently in the process of writing music for his album.

Alex James of Blur had the following to say about his exit from the 2008 competition - "Last weekend, of the five bands left in the competition we watched the TV audience vote out a dazzling, talented and preposterously tasteful 16-year-old sex puppy..."

About Toby Sebastian - http://www.myspace.com/tobysebastian

I've decided to finish with 6th form. I'm writing songs and material towards my album. I'm meeting some amazing people and learning loads. The best news is that I've got management now which is dandy.
It may seem like nothing much is going on here but I'm busy and it will be getting better so just give it time... I'll be up your way when I'm ready.

Welcome to London's Alright Toby...

Tickets - Still on sale priced £5 at http://www.londonsalright.co.uk/

Stu

Special Thanks

2009-07-15T07:43:00.000-07:00

hi all,

With just under 3 weeks to go things are heating up in the final stages of the event, final line up should be released early next week. Ticket sales are starting to pick up and a real buzz about the event is being created!! Compliment this with a web viral and we should be cooking with gas!!

I would like to thank Jonathan Fren for his help in the upcoming web viral and for his sponsorship of the event. Check out his work at http://www.jonathanfren.com

About Jonathan Fren
Hey, I'm Jonathan. I'm a French kid born in the UK that just likes to have fun, travel and make things happen. When the internet's on I try and do my bit to keep it staying fresh and funky.
I've been in business since I was 10, and left school at 14, going on to launch a number of businesses. Now alongside the several companies I am involved with permanently, I spend most of my spare time designing (portfolio here), consulting and travelling.
I enjoy working with cool people on gnarly projects, while my specialized web and software development firms continue to cater to our more traditional government and larger corporate clients.
If you have a great idea, need a steer, or want to talk about anything, get in touch!

Hope you are all well and getting very excited about this years event.

Stu

NEW EVENT\SPONSOR

2009-07-08T11:14:00.001-07:00

FREESTYLE FESTIVAL - 31st October to 1st November 2009

Competitions, Lessons and Demonstrations
The Festival will be hosting the following competitions, lessons and demonstrations during the event days.

Competitions
Vert and Street course competitions in BMX, Skate and InlineBboy competitionA special edition Secret Wars competition

Demonstrations
Secret Wars DemonstrationsFree Running Demonstrations

Lessons
Lessons in BMX, Skate, Inline, Bboy, Freerunning and Graffiti Master classes.

Music
There will also be 2 music stages one main stage and the second featuring Emerging Acts.

http://www.freestyle-festival.co.uk/index.php

ARTIST CONFIRMED - Nadeem Leigh

2009-07-07T03:21:00.000-07:00

I can proudly announce another act will be taking to the London's Alright stage for the 2009 event. Introducing Nadeem Leigh. This will be his first time playing the event and i heard him busking in Greenwich. His sound was terrific and i could not help but stop and listen to his cover of "Aint no Sunshine". Without hesitation he went straight into an original track "this is nothing" I was sold!!

I am sure you will agree he is a worthy addition to this years line up...

About Nadeem Leigh

Nadeem showed a passionate interest in music pretty soon after his birth. At 21 months when asked ‘what does Bob Marley say?’ he would reply ‘Woy oy yoy yoy’! At 15 his high school rock band ‘Amethyst’ played in Vienna as part of the International School Music Event. Now as a mature artist his music is a combination of Blues based Rock with elements of Indie, Reggae and Soul and is influenced by artists with a message and a groove from Bob Marley to Paul Weller, Pearl Jam to Kings of Leon and from Bill Withers to Parliament Funk.
He has played to over 7,000 people at the ‘Rhythms of the World’ concert and this year received a rapturous response from over 1,000 after his performance at the SE1 Club with highly acclaimed cellist/vocalist Ayanna Witter-Johnson.
Nadeem will be performing some of his original compositions as part of the Crisis series of Hidden Gigs on Tuesday June 2nd 2009.

You can listen to his music at http://www.myspace.com/nadeemleigh

Welcome Nadeem...

Stu

REMEMBER:- Tickets are on sale now at http://www.londonsalright.co.uk/Tickets.htm priced £5.

Web viral Shoot day

2009-07-07T03:13:00.000-07:00

Sunday 5th July 2009 - Web viral day.

Bright eyed and bushy tailed we started filming at 8am in Greenwich park before embarking on a 12 hour journey walking through London. We filmed at several locations, i dont think we missed a major landmark. It was a great day out and everything ran to plan.

A huge thank you has to go to all involved, especially to Will Nash (Director), Jimmy Nash (Gary Johnson) and James Houston for their continued help and direction at every location. in addition to that the work and professionalism of the extras recruited from Star Now and personal friends made what should be a great video.

The final product is currently being edited and should be ready for launch to the world in the next week, so watch this space...

Even if the viral doesn't prove to be a huge success we made it on a very tight budget and truly discovered what an amazing city London is definitely ALRIGHT!!

Stu

Another sponsor... Star Now

2009-06-25T12:16:00.001-07:00

I am very pleased to announce that casting agency Star Now have joined the ever growin list of sponsors for London's Alright 09. Read a bit about them below...

Star Now

Looking for actors for your film project? Or maybe a singer for your band? www.StarNow.co.uk has the talent that you are looking for! It’s free to place a casting call with StarNow.co.uk, whether you’re an oscar winning filmmaker casting for your next feature, a student filmmaker putting together a web viral, a photographer needing models for a shoot, or a guitarist looking for a metal drummer! Visit www.StarNow.co.uk and place your free casting call now, or if you’re the talent waiting to be discovered, create a profile and start applying for the great jobs on offer!

http://www.starnow.co.uk/

New Sponsor - Huxley Clothing

2009-06-15T12:57:00.000-07:00

I am very excited to announce that Huxley Clothing have just been confirmed as sponsors for London's Alright 2009.

Founded in 2009, Huxley Colour Ltd set about with two principal ideals: to ease colourful garments into the wardrobes of every discerning male and to do so whilst sourcing and manufacturing it's wares from within the British Isles. We envisage a world where men are not afraid to throw on a purple jumper, a well-fitted set of cobalt blue shorts or don a pair of orange brogues. Huxley invites men of all ilks to express themselves with character. We understand that in these tough times people need to have a little colour put back in their lives. Huxley does this with clothing, London's Alright does this with music. Together we are all doing our bit to make sure Britain gets back in colour!

In other news...

We are looking for 14 extra's for the London's Alright Web viral being shot on the 5th July 2009 for your chance to be selected and be given a free ticket for London's Alright 2009 on the 2nd August go to http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=90772483207

Web Viral, Sponsors and Acts...

2009-06-04T02:29:00.000-07:00

Meeting with Will Nash tonight to discuss the proposal for the Web Viral further and start getting the wheels in motion... Going to be away from London for the next 3 weekends so timing not great to start on a major project but we can make it work i'm sure... Very excited about the prospect of doing it and the Nashmeister has a great idea!! watch this space!

Still trying to confirm 2-3 more bands or artists for the event. Was in talks with Skunk Anansie but unfortunately with a greatest hits tour starting later in 2009 they are unavailable on the 2nd August. Such a shame, they would have been amazing... proving very hard to get a major artist on the line up for various reasons, location, cost and that i am an unknown in the music industry to name a few!!

Still on the hunt for anyone who would like to sponsor the event, this mainly to help raise the profile of the event and cause so if anyone reading this is interested please feel free to contact me via email londonsalright@gmail.com

Anyway that's all for now, TICKETS ARE ON SALE FOR £5 at http://www.londonsalright.co.uk/

You can follow progress on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and of course here...

Speak soon,

Stu

2 bands confirmed

2009-06-01T07:41:00.000-07:00

I can announce that both McGoozer and Halo shall be on the line up for London's Alright 09. Both of these great bands have played at London's Alright previously and never fail to put on a Top Gun show!! Check out their stuff on the bands page at www.londonsalright.co.uk

Web Viral and sponsors

2009-06-01T03:26:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

what a great weekend of weather!! Definitely made the most of the sunshine, beer and BBQ's!

Some new developments made, other than my tan. I am currently in talks with a delightful young chap about producing a web viral for the event. Initial proposal sounds great so discussing more tonight.

We have a new sponsor onboard for this years event, Huxley clothing. A very exciting new clothing brand coming later this year http://www.huxleyclothing.co.uk/

Remember tickets are now on sale priced at £5 via the web site www.londonsalright.co.uk so get them while they are hot!!

We're on Facebook

2009-05-29T02:02:00.000-07:00

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London's Alright 09 Web Site LIVE and Tickets ON SALE

2009-05-28T14:39:00.000-07:00

YES YES YES FINALLY....

The new London's Alright web site is Live at www.londonsalright.co.uk let me know what you think, still a few things to complete but main part is done. Further information on LA09 (London's Alright 09) event to follow in the upcoming weeks i.e. Bands, Sponsors etc...

As the title says LA09 tickets are now on sale at a CREDIT CRUNCHING £5 each from https://express.ts.com/k?stormit so get in and get them early. All proceeds from the tickets will go directly to the Kajiado Childrens Home in Kenya and will be helping fund a new medical centre as part of the Manna community project.

Anyway catch us on Twitter or this blog for the latest developments. Facebook and MySpace pages to be updated in teh next week...

Hope to see you all on the 2nd August and helping to raise some more cash for a great cause!!

Stu x

Web Site

2009-05-28T13:09:00.000-07:00

Almost completed and shoudl be ready for launch on 29th May 2009, hopefully tickets should be on sale as well!! All very exciting but finally making progress!! Facebook and MySpace update next!!

I solider on...

Stu

London's Alright 2009

2009-05-28T08:52:00.000-07:00

London's Alright 2009 returns to the Roadhouse, Covent Garden, London on the 2nd August 2009. This years event will be supporting The Kajiado Childerns Home in Kenya. This years bands still to be confirmed but tickets and further information will be available soon. Tickets to be a credit crunching price this year and all proceeds from ticket sales and on the night will go to this amazing cause...

Watch this space...

Stu