a cheap and cheerful DIY event for old skool punk lovers at the Stereo 26th and 27th of September 2009
Here's the blab off the web site:
http://ggifestival2009.co.uk/home.html
"Basically the festival is a celebration of the links between the punk rock communities of Groningen in the Netherlands, Glasgow in Scotland and Ireland. Over the last ten years bands such as Kidd Blunt from Ireland, Brawl from Wexford, Ex-Cathedra from Glasgow and Link from Groningen have toured in each others countries and many friendships have been made between people from the three places. This link is still very much alive with Fleas and Lice now having two Glaswegians in the band, Groningen bands Makiladoras, Link and Fleas and Lice touring Ireland on separate occasions and Easpa Measa washing up on the hospitality of Groningen people some summers ago, for example.
Often at other punk festivals and concerts across Europe someone would run up to us declaring their excitement at how “the Irish lot are here” or “the Groningen crew are here” or “the Glasgow lot“ or whatever. Now we aim to have our own festival, to build on the links there already, to build new friendships, to debate and discuss aspects of our punk culture, to have a good time! The festival will take place one weekend a year and will rotate between the three places.
This year it will be in Glasgow for the furst time, 2010 in Ireland and 2011 in Groningen again. We hope people will come from other places in Europe and beyond for the festival.
The festival is a two day gathering with live bands and other activities. The festival is also an opportunity for you to meet new people, make new friends, discuss and debate and party. We are very open to people organising their own events within the festival so if there is something you want to see happen why not organise it with us? Stalls and distros welcome.
Who is it for?
The festival is for anyone interested in punk and its associated culture. There is no age restrictions on the festival and children are welcome, but not in Glasgow, we hate children and will eat them on a jeely piece!!! Seriously though, no children can attend the event in Glasgow as it's hosted in a licenced bar. The last years in Ireland, Edinburgh and Groningen have been friendly, good natured events with a lot of partying.
DIY & Non Profit
The festival is being organised on a DIY and Non-Profit basis.
DIY - The event this year is being organised by Alex and Kiki, with help from anybody that can. So if you can put up bands, do a bit of driving or feel you can chip in with anything, then please get in touch.
Non profit - all the money from the tickets will go to pay bands, hire equipment, transport, posters etc. The organisers and people working at the festival are doing so from a belief in co-operation and mutual aid rather than to make money.
However as it will be expensive to bring all the bands to Glasgow, pay any needed costs, hire material etc, we do need people to help us by buying tickets and supporting the event.
We also welcome offers of benefits etc to help pay for the event. If we have money over after the festival it will go forward to subsidise the next GGI festival in Ireland.
