The first in a series of events celebrating
20 years of The Wire starts this weekend:
JOHN CALE & THE BOREDOMS
Saturday 13 July at 8.00pm
Royal Festival Hall
Japanese thrash stars THE BOREDOMS roll
into town for one night only. Experimental rock/punk/tribal
shamanism tinged with more than a hint of surrealism, THE BOREDOMS'
beautifully crafted chaos has been admired for the past two decades,
with John Zorn, Julian Cope and Sonic Youth amongst their many fans.
Few artists display such head-first propulsive madness.
Musical visionary JOHN CALE headlines the
evening with a characteristically exploratory set. The dark star of
the Velvet Underground, the producer of the Stooges, Squeeze, the
Modern Lovers and Patti Smith, Cale also has an unparalleled
reputation as a songwriter and experimentalist. His influence on
musicians today continues unabated (Mercury Rev are the latest band to
pay homage with a version of Cale's Close Watch).
This concert is part of the Rhythm Sticks
festival at the Royal Festival Hall.
Tickets: £12.50, £15 and
£17.50
Box Office 020 7960 4242
www.rfh.org.uk/rhythmsticks
Hope to see you there,
The Wire
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