It’s as old as the hills of New Year traditions, and it fills that weird gap between the end of one world and the bright dawn of another universe. It’s called Pandamonium and it sees the freaky bats from fierce panda records jive into January with a pawful of live shows showing off some fruity fresh talents.

2024 sees fierce panda turn 30 years old, so this time round we start our birthday celebrations by proffering a short sharp shock of three entirely free shows at Two Palms in the hamlet of Hackney, and those gigs look something like this:

Disorder & fierce panda present: PANDAMONIUM ‘24 starring…

TUESDAY JANUARY 9TH
HACKNEY TWO PALMS
CHINA BEARS (9.15pm)
+ SOLAR EYES (8.15pm)
+ SASHA ASSAD (7.30pm)
https://link.dice.fm/b988ce79ec7c
China Bears come fresh from working in the studio with Rod Jones from Idlewild - expect a suitably epic brand new single in late February. Solar Eyes bowl in from Birmingham with a psychrock vibe, a new single called 'Let's Run Away' out on January 4th and a self-titled album on February 16th. Sasha Assad brings the sparky collegiate rock vibes and a new single, 'Bad Nature' (January 17th).

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 10TH
HACKNEY TWO PALMS
BAG OF CANS (9.30pm)
+ SPECIAL GUESTS THE MANATEES (8.15pm)
+ GULZ (7.30pm)
https://link.dice.fm/H029adf86b0d
Norwich noiseniks Bag of Cans will be whizzing through their ‘We Are A Band’ album (out now). Special guests The Manatees pop in to push their 'Buttercup' single (out January 10th). Openers Gulz blend medical training with melodic jauntiness, as evinced by their current ‘Age of Youth’ EP (also out now).

THURSDAY JANUARY 11TH
HACKNEY TWO PALMS
ENJOYABLE LISTENS (9.00pm)
+ DIE TWICE(8.15pm)
+ NICHE CRUSH (7.30pm)
https://dice.fm/event/o7rmy-pandamonium-day-3-enjoyable-listens-11th-jan-two-palms-london-tickets
Indiepop dynamo Enjoyable Listens rushes in from Rockaway Beach with tunes a’plenty and a new single, ‘Tear Up The Picture Of My Kids’, on January 31st. Die Twice waltz in from the West Country with sharp cheekbones and a cheery bluesy thrust. DIY duo Niche Crush swing in from Margate with a heroically lo-fi sound.

Speaking of heroically lo-fi sounds, hear many of the above acts, plus a few more panda melody pounders, over here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1qqFmWeZCagfiR4LkefgkX right bloomin' now.