Yeah, so they're gonna hate us for the pun we've made as the subject header here, but the truth is that this years trans festival is a sheer delight of goodness. We were at the launch part for it last week, which was cool. For those of you who don't know about it, trans is an annual festival that takes place in Belfast, utilising various venues throughout the city, and having its hub based at The Waterfront Hall.
This is the third year of the fest, and once again they've managed to improve and develop things significantly. There are a slew of big name acts (Los Campesinos!, Andy Weatherall, London Elektricity, Bonde Do Role...) a broad smattering of the finest regional talent (Fighting With Wire, Cashier No.9, Two Door Cinema Club...) and, more importantly, a host of cool, unique signature events.
Our favourite signature event of this year is the cleverly named Indie Takeaway. It's basically a gig featuring some fine local acts, but the twist is that you are presented with a menu of the tracks you are set to hear. You then select the tracks that you would like to take home with you, and they're burnt on to a CD as mp3's at the end of the night. It's a great idea that is only topped by the sheer amount of puns they have managed to fit in the programme blurb - check it out here.
There are a bazillion cool things happening over the course of the four weeks, plus they're all well affordable so there can be no excuses. The whole shebang kicks off on July 14 and runs till August 10. We'll be keeping you abreast of all the goings on throughout, plus we're co-promoting the opening night which features Los Campesinos!, Kowalski, Two Door Cinema Club and Cat Malojian. Good times on the way.
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