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Wonkfest 5 Video Released

June 23, 2018 Leave a comment

It must be nearly time for the next installment of London’s biggest DIY Punk party, the amazing show which is WONKFEST!

So prepare your ears with this amazing 1.5 hour choice video cut of last year’s Wonkfest, put together by the amazing Mark Richards.

GET YOUR FOR WONKFEST 2018 -> TICKETS HERE

Filmed at the Dome, Tufnell park, London on 1st July 2017 with live performances from the cream of the UK DIY punk scene! Matilda Scoundrels – 0:54 Aerial Salad – 5:15 White Ape – 8:10 DØMT – 11:55 Spoilers – 14:10 Pete Bentham And The DInner Ladies – 17:26 Sheepy – 21:30 Spunk Volcano & The Eruptions – 25:02 The Cut Ups – 28:19 Kimberly Steaks – 31:24 Great Cynics – 32:58 The Cravats –36:38 Nova Twins – 42:28 Captain Hotknives – 46:50 Maid Of Ace – 50:58 Meansteed – 54:49 The Murderburgers – 59:25 Simon Wells – 1:03:12 Pizzatramp – 1:06:45 Calva Louise – 1:12:04 Spring King – 1:16:46 The Parkinsons – 1:20:16 Wonk Unit – 1:23:11 End Credits – 1:33:46

Camera by Mark Richards, Julian Wallinger, Aitch Weare & Gaz Weare Sound Recorded, mixed & mastered by Simon Short Directed & Edited by Mark Richards. http://www.markrok.com

Wonkfest 5 Update

October 7, 2016 Leave a comment

Wonkfest 5, The Omen…

Coming to The Dome in Tuffnell Park on Saturday, 1st July 2017: TIX here -> http://www.seetickets.com/event/wonkfest-2017/the-dome-tufnell-park/1042974

Wonkfest page on Facebook,

IT’S WONKFEST! PUNK ROCK GIG OF THE YEAR!! YOU ARE OUR FAMILY AND WE LOVE YOU!
EVERYONE WELCOME!!
THIS IS THE GIG. THE BEST FUN, THE MOST CHILL, THE HAPPIEST, THE FRIENDLIEST, THE RADDEST!
BRING A TRAY OF FOOD FOR THE BUFFET AND A FEW ITEMS FOR THE LOCAL CHARITIES WE’LL BE SUPPORTING.
SERIOUSLY SHOWCASING THE ABSOLUTE CREAM OF UNDERGROUND PUNK ROCK.
12 HOURS OF MAYHEM WITH A SUPPORT CAST OF BBQ, BUFFET,CHEAP DRINKS AND UTOPIAN VALUES.
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS NOW AS EACH YEAR GETS TIGHTER AND TIGHTER FITTING YOU ALL IN.
THIS IS GONNA SELL OUT.
HAPPY WONKFEST EVERYONE!
XXX

This years line up….

Wonk Unit
SPECIAL GUESTS TBA
The Murderburgers
The Parkinsons
The Cravats
Captain Hotknives
Bad Breeding
The Kimberley Steaks
CalvaLouise
Great Cynics
Desperate Measures
Shot
The Cut ups
Maid of Ace
Nova Twins
Aerial Salad
The Raging Nathans
Fuck You Idiot
Matilda’s Scoundrels
Spunk Volcano and the Eruptions
Pizzatramp
Domt
Pete Bentham and the Dinner LAdies
White Ape

VENUE:

The Dome, Tufnell Park

2 Dartmouth Park Hill, NW5 1HL London, United Kingdom

Wonkfest 4 Tomorrow!

July 1, 2016 Leave a comment

Wow!! Kinda crazy to think that this years Wonkfest is TOMORROW!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!! So looking forward to seeing everyone. This line up and it’s friends are the future of UK punk. Our scene is so special, so loving, so unified. Tomorrow is going to be BUSY! Let’s all come together, leave our worries at the door and make it the most inclusive, welcoming, friendliest gig we’ve ever been to. WONKFAM – LET’S GO!!! XXXXX

Yep kids it’s Wonkfest 4 tomorrow, when 30 bands and tons of lovely punks head to the Dome in Tufnell Park (2 Dartmouth Park Hill, NW5 1HL London, United Kingdom). There will be some tickets on the door, £20, doors open 11am, first band 11.35.. FREE BBQ most of the afternoon, also the famous BUFFET (Please bring along some ‘picnic’ style food to add to the buffet!).

SET TIMES

Nosebleed 11.35 – 11.55 down
Werecats 12 – 12.20 up
Crashmats 12.25 – 12.45 down
Muertos 12.50 – 1.10 up
Uber yoo 1.15 – 135 down
Mummy 1.40 -2 up
The Apostates 2.05 – 2.25 down
Riggots 2.30 – 2.50 up
The Dead Class 2.55 – 3.15 down
Damger!man 3.20 – 3.40 up
The Franceens 3.45 – 4.05 down
Nova Twins 4.10 – 4.30 up
Spoilers 4.35 – 4.55 down
Faintest Idea 5 – 5.20 up
Midway Still 5.25 – 5.45 down
ROTPM 5.50 – 6.10 up
2 peas 6.15 – 6.35 down
Mystified 6.40 – 7 up
Ducking Punches 7.05 – 7.25 down
Pizza Tramp 7.30 – 7.50 up
Ming City Rockers 7.55 – 8.15 down
Bangers 8.20 – 8.40 up
Bad Breeding 8.45 – 9.05 down
The Murderburgers 9.05 – 9.25 up
The Restarts 9.30 – 9.50 down
The Roughneck riot 9.55 – 10.15 up
Consumed 10.20 – 10.40 down
Wonk Unit 10.45 – End up

CHARITY

Bring tins / dried stuff for the foodbank please!

Screen Printing

Ok, below is the official art for our free live print this year!! Bring light coloured shirts (preferably white or pastels) and Leon will be doing his rad air cured print again! I’ll be supplying white shirts for the first 100 advance ticket holders through the door. Leon will only have limited time so i can’t really offer any more than that! Sorry! Is 100 enough anyway? Let me know. Also, sizes!! xx

Thanks All – Wonkfest Rocked!

July 27, 2015 Leave a comment

THANK YOU WONK FAM! THAT WAS NEXT LEVEL MENTAL!! I really love and appreciate every single one of you!! Roll on next year xxx

We’d like to thanks all the bands, the crew, the venue, and of course YOU GUYS who came and made it such a day it will be remembered in punk history.

Special thanks to those lovely boys from Slaves for their surprise appearance, who we’ll be supporting VERY SOON!

The Wonkfest quite rightly labels itself as “21st Century Punk”@Schwarzbrennen

Gig review: http://ontroadfanzine.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/wonkfest-3-review-dome-london.html

ABSOLUTELY BUZZING!! WONKFEST CARNAGE!! NEXT UP MASSIVE UK TOUR WITH U.S LEGENDS Teenage Bottlerocket!! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! Xx

See a gallery of images from the day. 2 stages, 25 bands, utter mayhem. Loved it.

Those lovely chaps from Slaves rocking at Wonkfest!

Wonkfest Is HERE!

July 24, 2015 Leave a comment

So stoked that Wonkfest is finally here – 26 bands, all killer no filler!

Old friends and new are welcome, remember to bring something for the mega buffet!

Bring your sexy friends, there will be tickets on the door – or buy em now, there’s still time (print out the eTicket and bring it along with you).

MEGA EXCITED – SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW. weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

INFO

TUBE STATION CLOSED: Remember the Tuffnel Park tube station is CLOSED. So you’ll need to get off/on at Archway or Kentish Town and walk for 10 mins or so.

OK STAGE TIMES!!! THIS IS AS NEAR TO ACCURATE THAT WE ARE GONNA GET!!!

THE BOSTON ARMS STAGE

12.00 THE DISSOCIATES
12.50 THE FUR COATS
13.40 BOSCO ROGERS
14.30 MEANSTEED
15.20 SHEEPY
16.10 BILLY LIAR
17.00 SIMON WELLS/SOUTHPORT
17.50 MAID OF ACE
18.40 2 SICK MONKEYS
19.30 BEAT THE RED LIGHT
20.20 WACO
21.10 THE MURDERBURGERS
23.00 CULTURE SHOCK

THE DOME STAGE
11.35 BRIGANTES
12.25 BLACK VOLVO
13.15 TOSSERLAD
14.05 7DC
14.55 THE REVERENDS
15.45 ROTPM
16,35 PETROL GIRLS
17.25 KIMBERLY STEAKS
18.15 VANILLA POD
19.05 MING CITY ROCKERS
19.55 THE DEAD CLASS
20.45 THE ROUGHNECK RIOT
21.35 SLAVINKO WARRIORS
22.15 WONK UNIT