Camden Crawl - The Basics

Off the back of two sold out years, London’s annual promenade of the best in cutting edge British and International music expands to a new format this April. An event billed by the NME as “the unofficial start of the Festival Season” and established as an essential appointment in the live music connoisseur’s diary, the 2007 Crawl brings together a diverse line up of 90 of the most exciting new talents performing throughout 15 central Camden venues over 2 days.

 

Kicking off at noon each day the extra hours promise a varied host of new events ranging from acoustic & impromptu live performances and panel led fan forums to pop quizzes and rock ‘n’ roll walking tours leading into each evening’s unique showcase of new artists, DJs and surprise guests and continuing into the wee hours with club nights and after show parties.

 

This year 40 artists will appear on both the 19^th and 20^th, giving festival goers a second chance to catch the hottest new acts they may have missed due to line up clashes and venue capacity limitations. Fifty additional acts will perform one-off shows on each of the days. 

 

Upon arrival, each ‘Crawler’ is presented with an all-access wristband and double CD programme featuring a track by each artist performing across both days of the event as well as guide map and timetable for the evening’s proceedings. In keeping with the exploratory spirit and musical democracy of past Crawls, the full line-ups and stage times remain a closely guarded secret until each night. Surprise guests may appear at any time or any venue, so festival-goers are advised to arrive early.