HUNGRY PIGEON - THE NORTHERN QUARTER FESTIVAL

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HUNGRY PIGEON – The Northern Quarter Festival - May 22nd-25th 2009

Manchester's Northern Quarter is one of the most unique districts of Manchester city centre and following a hugely successful inaugural event in 2008 under the name MAPS FESTIVAL which attracted over 6000 visitors to the city centre, Hungry Pigeon in 2009 will put the spotlight on the creative artists both here in Manchester and across the UK.

Last year the event saw the likes of The Dykeenis, Ten Bears, Kid British, Gideon Conn, The Brute Chorus, Mistys Big Adventure as well as appearances from rising local bands such as Fraser King, Daniel Land & The Modern Painters and The Vortex

Partnering with Manchester City Council this year will see the weekend culminate in a large outdoor stage in a Piccadilly Gardens on the May Bank Holiday for up to 5000 people.

CONFIRMED BANDS FOR 2009 INCLUDE...

KID BRITISH

NINE BLACK ALPS

WAVE MACHINES

MISTY’S BIG ADVENTURE

THE TRAVELLING BAND

THE VORTEX

THE MAYBES

KARIMA FRANCIS

THE JESSIE ROSE TRIP

FRAZER KING

CASIO KID

GIDEON CONN

THE WHISKYCATS

THE GAY BLADES

VINNY PERCULIAR

..... with lots more to be announced!!

What they said about last years event

"This creative showcase has all the potential to gain a reputation as a hub for the best of Manchester talent" Manchester Evening News

“Could be the natural successor to D-Percussion….and all-singing, all-dancing super festival” City Life

“A proud celebration of Manchester’s best independent music and art” Metro News

And for regular updates join http://www.facebook.com and search for Hungry Pigeon

Also sign up to our myspace page on http://www.myspace.com/hungrypigeon

************* TICKETS ON SALE NOW **************

WEEKEND AND DAY TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM

http://www.ticketline.co.uk

http://www.seetickets.com

http://www.wegottickets.com/f/768

Weekend Tickets - £19.50

Day Tickets - £10

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Stage times are now up for the festival......as well as some classic new additions

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Just 2 days to go until Manchester's most talked about music festival of 2009..... HUNGRY PIGEON!!!

Highlights include.....

- A massive outdoor stage in Piccadilly Gardens - the very heart of Manchester.

- A fantastic "art treasure trail" around the Northern Quarter.

- Specific genre-themed nights, including electro, heavy rock, acoustic and U18s events.

- Live art battles in the street!

- A whole host of massive headliners!! (see below for more details)

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Check out the full festival booklet which is out all over town (check any Stick Up Media or Dont Panic racks, or participating venues). Grab yourself a booklet and do the Northern Quarter Art Treasure trail on Sat or Sun 23rd or 24th May..... enter your answers at the end of the trail at Afflecks Palace to enter the prize draw for tons of excellent prizes donated by the businesses of the NQ, including free meals, gig tickets and nights out!!

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HUNGRY PIGEON –

Full arts and music listings are now live on www.myspace.com/hungrypigeon.

We are running event features every couple of days, which give you info on specific things going on over the weekend! Keep checking back.....

On the art side, we have some amazing stuff going on, including:

- Live art battles in the Piccadilly Gardens Outdoor Stage Arena

- Northern Quarter treasure trail

- Art exhibitions and installations

- E-God live music and lights show at Urbis

- Poetry

- Experimental films

....and loads more!

Full music listings are also live on the MySpace blog NOW, so GO PLAN YOUR WEEKEND!!! We have confirmed some fantastic acts for HUNGRY PIGEON, including:

KID BRITISH

NINE BLACK ALPS

WAVE MACHINES

MISTY’S BIG ADVENTURE

THE TRAVELLING BAND

TEN BEARS

THE VORTEX

THE MAYBES

KARIMA FRANCIS

THE JESSIE ROSE TRIP

FRAZER KING

CASIO KID

GIDEON CONN

THE WHISKYCATS

THE GAY BLADES

VINNY PERCULIAR

1913

ORPHAN BOY

SHANTY TOWN

ZICO CHAIN

THE TIDES

ESKIMO COWBOY

THOMAS TRUAX

JOSEPHINE ONIYAMA

CARJACK MALLONE

NO LIFE

SHMOO

THE PARIS RIOTS

Tickets to this veritable feast of music and arts are just £19.50 / £10 (weekend / day wristband), which gets you into everything, from www.ticketline.co.uk. Tickets are absolutely flying!... HUNGRY PIGEON is shaping up to be MASSIVE!!

Enjoy!!!

The Hungry Pigeon team

Also sign up to our myspace page on http://www.myspace.com/hungrypigeon

[thetime]

popping down for this on saturday, weather looks quite promising aswel. Hope its a big success for you..

[nu-marc88]

i will also be popping down for this, should be a good day.