It's become as traditional as regretful cardigans, revengeful relatives and the general sad-faced stout-bellied post-Christmas fudge. Never fear, Pandamonium '15 is soon here, with fierce panda records and Club Fandango and Disorder Promotions and some cheeky friends uniting forces to shine some light on the New Year gigging scene, as they have been doing since making some calendar space in 1999.
The venues are small and cool. The bands are cool and small. The nights are young, the mood is mellow and there is music in our ears. True, Pandamonium '15 is actually - and shamefully - starting a day late due to the permanent closure of the Buffalo Bar on New Year’s Eve, thus removing our scheduled home for Tuesday January 6th. The other shows however must go on, and go on they will, very much like this:

Wednesday January 7th Hackney Sebright Arms
The Shipping Forecast & Club Fandango present
SEAN GRANT & THE WOLFGANG + CHARLOTTE CARPENTER + BEIJING CARS + NICHOLAS STEVENSON
A night of thrusting (and occasionally bearded) melody provided by Northampton’s finest independent music organisation, The Shipping Forecast.
advance tickets £4.00 from
www.wegottickets.com/event/300743

Thursday January 8th Camden Black Heart
Club Fandango & fierce panda & Music Week present
GET INUIT + WHITE GIANT + ZULU PEARLS
A night of charmingly low-slung riffs and downright groovy guitars and cheeky indie vibes.
advance tickets £4.00 from
www.wegottickets.com/event/300582

Friday January 9th Shoreditch Old Blue Last Disorder & fierce panda present…
FLAGS + THE ART OF AMPUTATION + special guests LONGFELLOW + ZULU PEARLS
A night of serious alt.pop sounds with an epic emotional edge.
Free Entry

Tuesday January 13th Dalston Shacklewell Arms
fierce panda & Disorder present
WOJTEK GODZISZ + SEAZOO + SKIES + PAPERBOATS
A night of maverick pop instincts and leftfield lovings.
advance tickets £4.00 from
www.wegotickets.com/event/300584

Wednesday January 14th Hackney Sebright Arms
fierce panda & Club Fandango present
HELSINKI + DOE + FAKE LAUGH
A night of gently shambolic glories starring Drew McConnell’s Helsinki preparing for a March-time album release, with support from the first two bands to appear on fierce panda’s sensationally resurrected singles club.
advance tickets £7.00 from
www.wegottickets.com/event/300589

Thursday January 22nd Islington Lexington
fierce panda & Club Fandango present
DESPERATE JOURNALIST + TERMINAL GODS + DRESSMAKER
A night of rampantly dark / darkly rampant melodies with the headliners launching their excellent ‘Desperate Journalist’ album, released on fierce panda on January 26th.
advance ticket £6.00 from
www.wegottickets.com/event/299168

Thursday February 26th Charing Cross Road Borderline
fierce panda & Club Fandango present
LONGFELLOW + THE HOSTS + SPECIAL GUESTS
A night of authentic alt.pop palavers with Longfellow meditating upon the epic delights of their ‘Medic’ single (out on January 12th) and impending ‘Remedy’ EP. Top support comes from Sheffield retromantics The Hosts, whose ‘Softly, Softly’ album still rings so very loud and so very clear.
advance tickets £7.00 from
www.wegottickets.com/297794

Friday February 27th Dalston Shacklewell Arms Disorder & Club Fandango & fierce panda present
HABITATS + HUSKIES + WHITE GIANT
A night of volatile sub-tropical pop stormings headed up by the fragrantly shabby Basingstokers Habitats pushing their ‘Diamond Days’ EP (out February 7th).
Free entry

www.clubfandango.co.uk