Mallaz presents...
BIG UNIT live at THINK TANK? Think Tank? Hoults Yard, Newcastle Upon Tyne (map) SATURDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER 2013 |
Big Unit
Take Happy Mondays, Primal Scream, The Stone Roses, Beastie Boys and Led Zeppelin and you arrive at Big Unit. Big Unit are a Manchester-based band fronted by 808 State’s Darren Partington who perform a distinct style of music branded Acid Rock, a fusion of Acid House and Rock & Roll.
Big Unit are Darren Partington (808 State) vocals, Ben Knott (prog. Happy Mondays) keyboards, Chris Wilkinson guitar, Ian Wild (Ex Stone Roses Sound Engineer) guitar, Carl drums (808 State) and Roufie percussion. Big Unit could be labelled a Manchester supergroup, combining the talents of 808 State and Happy Mondays, together with ex-Stone Roses front of house engineer, plus a couple of friends they made along the way and they are highly rated by Peter Hook, the Joy Division and New Order legend.
Big Unit are Darren Partington (808 State) vocals, Ben Knott (prog. Happy Mondays) keyboards, Chris Wilkinson guitar, Ian Wild (Ex Stone Roses Sound Engineer) guitar, Carl drums (808 State) and Roufie percussion. Big Unit could be labelled a Manchester supergroup, combining the talents of 808 State and Happy Mondays, together with ex-Stone Roses front of house engineer, plus a couple of friends they made along the way and they are highly rated by Peter Hook, the Joy Division and New Order legend.
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Twenty-five years since the birth of Acid House legends 808 State, who hit fame in 1989 with their first UK Top 10 single, the timeless chill-out anthem Pacific State, in 2013 keyboardist/percussionist Darren Partington fronts Acid Rock outfit Big Unit. Big Unit have taken to the road this year performing to greatly appreciative crowds in Manchester, London, Glasgow and Newcastle. The new group are currently working on their debut album and awaiting a release date for their official video for clothing firm Gio Goi, coming soon. Big Unit’s sole release to date, the epic Get Fucked, is available to download, complete with video, from Big Unit’s official website www.bigunitmusic.com
On Saturday 7th September 2013 Manchester’s Big Unit will return to Newcastle’s Think Tank? at Hoults Yard to headline a Mallaz presents... event. September will be Big Unit’s second live appearance in Newcastle following an outstanding performance at a warehouse party at Think Tank? with Happy Mondays legend Bez, ex-Newcastle United and Columbia football star Faustino Asprilla and reputed local DJ Dean Paul Walton at the beginning of April. Support for Big Unit live at Think Tank? is still to be confirmed but will be announced in the near future. For a limited time only advance tickets for Big Unit are available exclusively from We Got Tickets for only £4.00 (plus booking fee). This is for a limited time only, prices are subject to change. Further ticket announcements will be made in the near future.
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Quotes
“You should ask Darren about his new outfit because they’re really good, really bringing the fun back into music. I’m trying to get him to put a record out on Hacienda Records but I think he’s hoping for bigger and better things. He’s a really nice guy and I’ve DJ’d with him so much over the years. We’ve been all over the world together.” – Peter Hook (Joy Division/New Order) http://rocksucker.co.uk/2013/05/interview-peter-hook.html “Big Unit, to my knowledge, were a pretty late addition to the already impressive bill and I was blown away by the group. Big Unit have absolutely fukkin nailed it! The attitude, the vibe, the sound, everything! These guys are absolutely shit hot!” – Mallaz on Music www.Mallaz.co.uk “This is the most refreshing new sound that I’ve heard in 2013 so far and I fukkin love it!” – Mallaz on Music www.Mallaz.co.uk |