Tribfest 2009 : Europe's biggest tribute music festival
Tribfest 2009 : 21st, 22nd, 23rd August
Yorkshire tribute music festival, Hull tribute music festival
The Africa Studios Rock Marquee
Saturday Bands
12:45 New Light Brigade
A fabulous marriage of heartfelt pop songwriting sensibilities and enviable musicianship fronted by the inimitable Karl Sloan. Beautiful melodies underpinned with clever arrangements make for an unforgettable and uplifting live experience.
http://www.myspace.com/karlsloan
14:15 Jody McKenna & The Zagros Band
With sixties spirit and present day relevance, Jody has landed on the Hull scene with the impact of a meteorite. His songs paint a brutally honest picture of life and death at the raw end of Britain. A truly astonishing voice cutting right to the heart of the matter, Jody is a consummate live performer who simply has to be experienced to be believed.
http://www.freeportrecords.com/x/management.html?id=28
15:45 Late Night Fiction
2009 saw the release of debut 'Hands & Numbers', an EP packed tightly with vibrant, hard-hitting alternative sounds that progress and develop from beginning to end. Guaranteed to deliver a brutal, melodic and dynamic live show, Late Night Fiction are an absolute must for Kerrang! fans.
www.myspace.com/latenightfiction
17:15 The Sublines
The Sublines are as awe inspiring as they are genre-bending. An out and out buttkicking Rock band, they match Funk Roots with Electronica, dive into Shiny Black Pop and emerge with a sound both unique and addictive.
18:45 Cowfish
A long standing Hull institution, Cowfish formed in 1992 and have been a steadily evolving animal ever since. Quirky and accomplished, the band orbits frontman and centerpin Tim O'Connor, chief purveyor of incisive, relevant, rocking and highly intelligent Progressive Pop and Rock. After a two year hiatus Cowfish bless the Tribfest Rock Marquee with their comeback gig. We're ecstatic to see them return to a scene from which they have been sorely missed.
20:15 Pastel Jack
This year's Metal meal is served up by Hull's own Pastel Jack. Tight, taught and talented, this heavy and tuneful four-piece is a proper menace machine which completely sidesteps the Screamo cliché.
21:45 Fifty Nine Violets
Balls to the wall Rock & Roll with a touch of raise-your-middle finger punk in the flavour of Neil Young & Crazy Horse. Barton's finest sons are absolutely not to be missed.
www.myspace.com/fiftynineviolets
Sunday Bands
13:00 Cox Brothers
Gifted singer/songwriter and multi instrumentalist John Cox fronts this astonishing acoustic trio, with brother Pete Cox on lead guitar and non-brother Dave Hughes on cajon. 2008 saw the release of their debut 14 track 'Remade' CD and in 2010 the boys followed up with the release of the critically acclaimed 'Lost At Sea'. A beautifully chilled start for Sunday @ Tribfest.
14:30 The Electric Blues
This amazing Cottingham 4-piece is currently shaking the local music scene around by the neck. Infectious grooves, oh-so-solid rhythm section, riffs to die for and amazing vocal dynamic from frontman Jonny Mac.
www.myspace.com/theelectricblues
16:00 The Finest Hour
Song themes from your own neighbourhood delivered with amazing and energetic double fronting. Guitar-based indie rock with a touch of ska and a sliver of the social conscience of Billy Bragg. A Tribfest Rock Marquee debut in 2010 not to be missed.
www.myspace.com/thefinesthourmusic
17:30 Conscience Cubed
With a live show painting every available inch of a very broad sonic canvas in their own inimitable style, Conscience Cubed promise to offer up a superbly crafted pop/rock crossover with the kind of musicality most bands can only aspire to.
www.myspace.com/weareconscience
www.myspace.com/consciencecubed
19:15 In Fear Of Olive
Purveyors of engaging lyrics and perfect vocal harmonies, In Fear Of Olive offer up a truly awe inspiring live show with material taking a reflective and honest look at life. If you see one Doncaster band in your life, make sure it's this one.
21:00 Jokerz
Hull Pop-Punksters Jokerz are a super-tight power trio with a penchant for positively addictive foot-stomping body-rocking grooves. Great songs, great show. Great band. Period. See them.
www.myspace.com/jokerzband
