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Groove Armada Live @ Plug 16/04
3rd Apr 2008
For
global stars such as GA, it’s initially easy to wonder – Why play Plug? – but
the fact that the guys have personally requested to perform there reflects the
scope of ambition that the venue has. “We’ve always wanted the venue to be used
for great live shows and this will rank up there with the very best of them,”
Scott Bailey, one of Plug’s Directors, explains. “For me that’s what we’ve always
been about and we are so excited that Andy and Tom are bringing their live show
to Sheffield. After Tom played here a few months ago with his Sugar Daddy
outfit I think he was impressed enough to remember and suggest bringing
everyone here.”
Because not
only are they playing live but also Groove Armada are also rehearsing on
Tuesday 15th April before jetting off on an American and Asian tour.
They have been working on a secret new sound and Wed April 16th could
be the only chance to hear them indoors in the UK for the whole year - and
certainly the only chance in an intimate and throbbing music environment like
Plug.
So for
those few who don’t know, who are GA?! Groove Armada’s Tom Findlay and Andy Cato
started pulling together ideas in poky little studios ten years ago. Since
then, their careers have blown up. They’ve brought the stars out of the skies,
the koalas out of the eucalyptus trees and the ladies out in their sundresses
playing NYE at Bondi Beach, Sydney, to over 20,000 people, along with headlining
Brixton Academy, Rock Ness and Fuji Rock to name but a very few. The duo’s
combined love of so much different music inspires them to dish out house
basslines, 80’s pop samples and stonking anthemic choruses with equal aplomb.
Put that on a stage and you’ve got dance music’s most enlightened musical
firework show.
Their
songs (“bass, beats, vocal, up and down 5 or 6 cul-de-sacs,
back to where you started, bingo!” says Andy) belong
to all the clubbers, gig-goers, Top 40-watchers, festival fans – particularly
London’s Lovebox Weekender regulars –
and the two million people who have ever bought one of their many artist albums
or compilations. By making tunes that soundtrack the party warm up, the party
proper and the day-after-the-night-before, they’re the ideal companions for a
night on the tiles from its beginning to its bitter end. Naturally, being so
popular means that their tunes translate best on stage, in front of enthused
crowds.
So that’s what gives this gig extra
resonance as Plug’s live room is limited to some 1200 total. That’s it – and
Groove Armada playing live. “We really can’t wait,” says Scott. “It’s great for
the city, great for Plug and just incredibly exciting that they are coming to
us to play. You’ll find me somewhere near the front!”
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SJM Presents: Groove Armada
Wednesday@ Plug, 16th April
14-16 Matilda Street, Sheffield
Groove Armada are playing fully live for an exclusive show before they travel to America for a 5 week tour. They are rehearsing at Plug in preparation for their State side visit and this is an incredibly rare opportunity to see them performing in a small live environment on Wed 16th April.
Groove Armada are playing fully live for an exclusive show before they travel to America for a 5 week tour. They are rehearsing at Plug in preparation for their State side visit and this is an incredibly rare opportunity to see them performing in a small live environment on Wed 16th April.
Groove Armada - LIVE
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7pm
£20 advance
14+
www.the-plug.com
0114 276 2676
0114 276 2676
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