UK ROCK POSTER EXPLOSION TOUR
June/July 2008

FIREHOUSE KUSTOM ROCKART COMPANY – the prolific rock poster creators (Chuck Sperry and Ron Donovan) from San Francisco, California will be blazing through the UK during the month of June for an incendiary rock art poster tour. The UK has been experiencing an explosion of rock poster art hitting the streets from screen printing studios that seem to be springing up in all sorts of various garages, warehouses and basements. England is currently witnessing a new pedigree of artist — clearly there is something cool happening.

Firehouse will be exhibiting in the following cities:

London (June 11-13)
Manchester (June 14-15)
Sheffield (June 17-18)*
Birmingham (June 19-20)*
Brighton (June 21-22)*
London (June 23-25)
Bristol (July 4-5)

* = workshop/silk screening discussion

Additional info including details regarding hanging our exhibit:
www.myspace.com/ukrockposterexplosiontour

Firehouse at Flatstock 16 (SXSW):
www.youtube.com

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JUNE 11
Notting Hill Arts Club
London

**This is our first UK date so please join us in helping kick the tour off properly by hoisting a few!

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JUNE 13
Offside Bar & Gallery
Islington, London

A Night Of 1968 Inspiration – “Long Hot Summer”
Co-sponsored by Philosophy Football and Red Pepper

Details:

– Art exhibition and visual presentation by The Firehouse Kustom Rockart Company of San Francisco
www.myspace.com/ukrockposterexplosiontour

– Art exhibition by the British Rock Artists Group (BRAG)
www.myspace.com/brag_art

– Headlining will be Tymon Dogg, long-time Clash collaborator who first started as a recording artist in 1968 and was subsequently involved in the W11 squatting movement. A major figure on the protest song circuit. www.myspace.com/tymondoggandthequikening

– Then we have Polarbear, he is one of the top young performance poets around, it’s a major coup to get him. www.myspace.com/polarbearspoken

– DJing we have Scratchy, The Clash’s former Tour DJ. He will do his infamous “Rockin’ the Barricades” set.

– There will also be a 1968 visual intro curated by Simon Green of www.eventful.org.uk

– Poetry from Adrian Mitchell, Roundtable with Hilary Wainwright editor of Red Pepper, Mike Marqusee, John Harris from The Guardian and more!

Advance tickets available at:
www.philosophyfootball.com

or

Red Pepper Magazine:

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JUNE 14-15
Urbis Gallery
Manchester

Co-exhibition with good friends:

Nick Rhodes:
www.myspace.com/switchopen

British Rock Artists Group (BRAG):
www.myspace.com/brag_art

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JUNE 16-17
Archipelago Art Gallery & Studio
Sheffield

– Informal Q&A

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JUNE 18-19
Studio 4 Gallery
Birmingham

– Informal Q&A

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JUNE 20-21
The Basement
Brighton

Co-exhibition & workshop with good friends: British Rock Artists Group (BRAG):

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JUNE 23
Notting Hill Arts Club
London

Details:

– Art exhibition by The Firehouse Kustom Rockart Company of San Francisco
– Music performances by:

LA PLEBE (San Francisco)
HANDSHAKE (London)

**An additional local band or two will be added to the bill as well as a film screening. Also, The Firehouse and BRAG will be making a special donation to Strummerville at this event. Don’t touch that dial!

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JUNE 25*
Inn On The Green
London

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JUNE 28-29
Hyde Park
London

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JULY 4-5
The Croft
Bristol

Co-exhibition with good friends: Jacknife Posters:
www.myspace.com/jacknifeposters

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