"Camden's musical Mecca, The Dublin Castle" The Telegraph

BUGBEAR BOOKINGS - An Overview...

Bugbear Bookings have been providing a platform for up and coming musicians, young, old and somewhere inbetween, since 1996, and are a well respected signpost on the route to success for many a band.

Camden Town's legendary Dublin Castle [ancestral seat of Madness and Blur?!] and Islington's sweatiest RocknRoll retreat The Hope and Anchor [ punk rock saloon bar none!] are Bugbear's signature venues. Two of the finest small pub venues in London , and both party to an outstanding heritage.

Jointly run by Jim Mattison and Tony Gleed , Bugbear understands the needs and desires of the thrusting young guitar slinger and microphone manipulator.

We pride ourselves on getting to the rising stars of tomorrow some time today.

So, once where Amy Winehouse, Supergrass, Muse, Art Brut, The Libertines and The View trod the boards any number of tomorrow's hotties follow…

Kiwi electro mashers So So Modern .. or louche Brooklyn artpop swingers Les Savvy Fav for instance…and stunning pastoral troubadour Fionn Regan too, but that's just three acts that spring to mind…..simply trawl our listings and come on down…there's any number of talented artists to appreciate.

Artists interested in playing for Bugbear can forward links via demos@bugbearbookings.com demos@bugbearbookings.com

CDs to our offices [Bugbear Promotions, 40 Dunford Road, N7 6EL] and can generally buy us foaming pints of ale in a wide cross section of London hostelries.

Fear not as we always pay our performers so long as they garner enough support on the night of their performance. Pay to play has no place within our philosophy-as former stuggling musicians we appreciate all too well how much it's costing you already once you've bought yer temperamental gear, paid for yer rain soaked rehearsal space and filled yer rust enhanced van up with petrol.

We also maintain arse kicking state of the art PA systems and provide essential post gig DJ action to help give punter and performer alike a rounded and coooool evening of entertainment.

Needless to say The Dublin Castle and The Hope and Anchor are highly esteemed platforms for new talent to reach friends, fans and A and R men alike.

We are here to help you-whether merely to get sh*t faced and get down or sign on the dotted line with Mr.Swank from Big Swank Records.

Forward your e mail addresses to info@bugbearbookings.com and we will inundate you with slanted enchanted text regarding all manner of precocious and ferocious talent.

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