Fat Out Fest is back! Returning after almost three years, our April 2017 experimental music and art festival will be our most ambitious and our most challenging edition to date. Fat Out Fest 2014 was unique for us as organisers, it was our first experience in inviting four distinct collectives to curate their own stage; […]
– FAT OUT’S BURROW (ISLINGTON MILL), SALFORD – As another underwhelming and frustrating day at work draws to a close the abbreviation “WWPD?” is whirling around my head. Because I know the lady I am going to see would not stand for this boring, crap job: yes, “What Would Peaches Do?” Peaches (real name Merill) would […]
– ISLINGTON MILL, SALFORD – After seeing London based Japanese ‘acid punk’ 4-piece Bo Ningen at The Ruby Lounge almost exactly 4 years ago, I left the venue in some kind of state of shock. The words that I wrote about the event (review) could not convey with enough fervency just how great I thought the gig was, and […]
– FAT OUT’S BURROW (AKA ISLINGTON MILL), SALFORD – In Islington Mill’s small but perfectly formed space, Welsh noise-popper Joanna Gruesome can’t even all fit on the stage. All dressed in black turtlenecks (a couple of which will be discarded along the way…’stupid turtlenecks’) a bassist and a guitarist are forced to stand off stage, […]
– ISLINGTON MILL, SALFORD – In the belly of Salford tonight is one of the year’s most diverse, eclectic gig line-ups. First are Liverpool’s Ex-Easter Island Head, a trio of deviant experimenters who concoct swathes of ambient, shimmering textures and feedback primarily from four guitars laid flat atop two tables. Alongside a conventional drum-kit, they […]
– FAT OUT’S BURROW, SALFORD – This is not your average Wednesday night. A grown man stands above us, wearing khaki shorts, a schoolboy-like shirt and red socks pulled up to his knees. Soon, this man would hold a level of control over us. He would direct us, manipulate us and frankly embarrass us. His […]
Promoters Fat Out Til You Pass Out have announced the line-up for the start of their two year residency at Islington Mill. A week long calendar of events in June to mark the promoters’ has been announced to showcase the direction they want to take during their tenure. The opening night will feature James Blackshaw, […]
As of the 1st May 2015 Islington Mill’s event space will be operating under the name FAT OUT’S BURROW LTD. Islington Mill is about to change forever. Having received significant support from the Arts Council England, Salford Council and a large philanthropic gift from the Mill’s founder Bill Campbell, this will allow a huge renovation […]
GIG GUIDE
Between September 2011 and March 2020 we provided a handpicked gig guide every month without fail. It's painful for us that there are currently no gigs to recommend. We hope gigs will return soon to bring you new recommendations, but if you want to reminisce you can still see nine years worth of old gig guides.
