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F4AF to headline Give It A Name Fest

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? by Laurel Dreher
Artists: Funeral For A Friend, Coheed and Cambria, Fightstar
Words: Laurel Dreher
Posted: 02 Feb '05, 15:56
As if there aren't already enough festivals for you to quench your musical thirst, there arises yet another claiming to bring to you the "biggest and boldest rock bands" you ever could have imagined. In the spirit of being fair, I suppose we whould give this one a chance seeing that it's brand new...

This spring will bring you Give It A Name '05, a one-day event boasting a list of acts including: Funeral For A Friend, Finch, Coheed and Cambria, Rise Against, Alexisonfire, Lucky Nine, Fightstar, Emmanuel, with more acts to be announced as the show gets closer.

so that's...

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2 London Alexandra Palace

So, if you find yourself with nothing better to do on this Bank Holiday Monday besides sittinig around, watching the complete season of whatever television show on DVD, go and check out the festival. Doors open at 1:00 p.m. and you can purchase tickets here for the mere price of £25. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, 2 February at 9:30 a.m. For more info on Give It A Name '05, you can visit here.

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F4AF to headline Give It A Name Fest

Fightstar are definitely the biggest and boldest rock band at the moment :|
darkpigeon | 2 Feb '05, 15:59 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Fightstar certainly have the biggest (but not boldest) drummer of the moment.
dan_c | 2 Feb '05, 16:28 | Send note | Report this | Reply

F4AF to headline Give It A Name Fest

give it a name ?
ok how about emo-fest 05 will that do

(id probably go if i lived near it)
soapy | 2 Feb '05, 16:01 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Since it's 10 mins walk away, anyone wanna come with?
They can come back to mine for sarnies at half time.
Mike_Diver | 2 Feb '05, 16:14 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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If you get some bacon and ketchup it, you've got yourself a deal
darkpigeon | 2 Feb '05, 16:49 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Veggie bacon?
Tastes the same, almost...
Mike_Diver | 2 Feb '05, 17:11 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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incredible stuff. love it. feel my veganism Mike. FEEL IT!
FinestLittleSpace | 2 Feb '05, 17:56 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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hmmm, does this mean fishfinger sandwiches are out as well?
darkpigeon | 2 Feb '05, 18:08 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Isn't it called facon?

I'd love to see Coheed again, shame they're surrounded by so much arse on the bill.
dale | 3 Feb '05, 09:37 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Are you Si, I think I met you when I went to see FATA last year.
Sorry if Im wrong.
tearsxforxstars | 22 Feb '05, 16:40 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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i am the one and same
darkpigeon | 22 Feb '05, 22:22 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Jeez Diver - if it tastes the same and looks the same, why not buy some REAL bacon??
DiSvsMatt | 3 Feb '05, 09:27 | Send note | Report this | Reply

F4AF to headline Give It A Name Fest

"Wimpy xfashion-corex fest '05", maybe?
Effloresce_Sean | 2 Feb '05, 16:37 | Send note | Report this | Reply

F4AF to headline Give It A Name Fest

well i never thought this day would end
alcxxk | 2 Feb '05, 16:54 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Veggie bacon!? That doesn't replace the taste of murder I enjoy so much with normal bacon...
Effloresce_Sean | 2 Feb '05, 17:42 | Send note | Report this | Reply

F4AF to headline Give It A Name Fest

Didn't finch die? OR was that just a dream I had. Come on, they created that album, it's everyones stupidly crap dance-to-cheese album before they go out and get fucked, but we don't need another, especially as they say it 'sounds like the mars volta' (yeah, they play in half time for a second or 2).

In fact. how do you play in half time for a second. Not very easily my son, that's how.

Still, emo fest, but i'm still interested to see FFAF live. And im enjoying fightstars stuff no matter what ANYONE says. Go listen to early 90s emo/hardcore and youll start to like fightstar and realise they rip off much older stuff than whats around atm :-).

woot.
FinestLittleSpace | 3 Feb '05, 01:25 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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and.. i just spoke to myself in that whole post. and again here. its late. bedtime.
FinestLittleSpace | 3 Feb '05, 01:25 | Send note | Report this | Reply

F4AF to headline Give It A Name Fest

Can I rename it "Give It A Rest Fest", please?

Actually, that seemed funnier in my head.
Tomassi | 3 Feb '05, 13:06 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Fighstar are so fucking edgy you could cut yourself listening to them
Big_B | 4 Feb '05, 11:39 | Send note | Report this | Reply

F4AF to headline Give It A Name Fest

What about Rise Against? Theyre an awesome hardcore punk band
Alex7X | 23 Feb '05, 20:16 | Send note | Report this | Reply

F4AF to headline Give It A Name Fest

Does anyone know for sure if Brand New and Thursday are playing and if Coheed have dropped out?

brandnewt | 5 Mar '05, 22:00 | Send note | Report this | Reply

F4AF to headline Give It A Name Fest

I'd go for MC Lars.

But alas, there's no tickets left. All the ex-Busted "look at me I'm so xhardcorex" fans have snapped them all up. (I'm sure this isn't the case, but it's what I'd like to think.)

twinkling-jenn | 9 Mar '05, 15:17 | Send note | Report this | Reply

F4AF to headline Give It A Name Fest

hellooooo....new to this here forum :-) I'm going to Give It A Name, the xfashion_corex fest thing sounds about right lol, although I like the bands 'cause they're good, not 'cause its cool to like them, unlike someone I know who's going...an ex-busted fan as well!
Pretty_Things | 20 Mar '05, 20:58 | Send note | Report this | Reply