We Have 2 Pairs of Playgroup Festival Tickets to Give Away, Who wants to Win Them?!

For those of you who haven't been to Playgroup festival yet it is a real treat.

Taking place from 5th to 7th August 2011, Playgroup is set in the stunning countryside of Eridge Park, Tunbridge Wells and it's just 40 minutes from London and Brighton.

A small boutique festival with a big heart Playgroup Festival delivers the best in arts, music and all round entertainment from all over the UK. There are over 150 bands on five stages, amazing art installations, fun and games, 24 hour cinema, science, magic, cabaret and walkabout performers to keep you entertained.

The best thing about it, is that whatever type of person you are, whatever type of music you like, whatever mood you may be in, there’ll be something there for you to fall in love with.

Headliners include a rare UK performance from QUANTIC, swing-hop fun with THE CORRESPONDENTS, manic Israeli joy from THE APPLES and cutting edge electronica from HIGH RANKIN, GRASSCUT and HEXSTATIC.

We love Playgroup, which is why we're giving away 2 pairs of tickets! And we're making it easy for you!

For a chance to win all you have to do is reply to the question 'Who wants a pair of Playgroup Festival tickets?' on our Facebook wall or email dolly@dollydagger.co.uk.

The competition is open until Midnight on Friday. Winners will be drawn and announced on Monday 18th July.

Click here to read more about it!

Terms and Conditions:

Entries must be received by midnight on Friday 15th July.

Tickets are non transferable and can only be used by the competition winner

Tickets cannot be exchanged or redeemed for cash

Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or promotion

 

This Month Dolly Recommends...

There's so much going on in Brighton during May that we're struggling to fit it all in! What with The Great Escape and The Fringe Festival there's a lot to choose from. If you have an iPhone, there's a really great app. that tells you what's on during the Fringe or you can get all the news from their website here. 

We think we've picked the best bits!

Date	Event	Venue
Sat 1st May	Dolly's Birthday!!
Sat May 1st	Fringe Festival: Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest	The Grand Hotel, Brighton
Sat May 1st	Fringe Festival: Steampunk Hidden Laboratory Encounters Gentleman’s Relish	Marlborough Little Theatre, Brighton
Sat May 1st	Fringe Festival: The Silent Movie Experience	Komedia, Brighton
Sat May 1st	Guilty Pleasures Club*	Komedia, Brighton
Tues May 4th	Fringe Festival: Jane Bom-Bane’s Mechanical Hat Box*	Bom-Banes, Brighton
Wed May 5th	Hole	Brixton Academy, London
Weds May 5th	Fringe Festival Comedy: Jesus: The Guantanamo Years	Upstairs at Three And Ten, Brighton
Sat May 8th	Brighton Rock Club	Komedia, Brighton
Sun May 9th	Fringe Festival: Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds*	Komedia, Brighton
Sun May 9th	The Fall	Concorde 2, Brighton
Mon May 10th	Brighton Belles W.I. Monthly Meeting & 50’s Make-Up Lesson*	City College, Brighton
Mon May 10th	Deerhunter	Concorde 2, Brighton
Tues May 11th	Fringe Festival: The Lovely Brothers*	The Latest Music Bar, Brighton
Thurs 13th - Sat May 15th	The Great Escape Festival* (Broken Social Scene, The Slits, Rolo Tomassi, The Big Pink, These New Puritans, Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster)	Various, Brighton
Thurs May 13th	Pavement*	Brixton Academy, London
Fri May 14th	Gogol Bordello	Hammersmith Apollo, London
Friday 21st - Sun May 23rd	Stag And Dagger Festival*	Various, London
Friday May 21st	Holy F**Ck	Digital, Brighton
Fri May 21st (and other dates)	Fringe Festival: Paul Zenon’s Cabinet of Curiosities*	The Brunswick, Hove
Fri May 21st	Born Bad Club*	Komedia, Brighton
Sat May 22nd	Hugh Cornwell	Komedia, Brighton
Sun May 23rd	The Damned	Concorde 2, Brighton

*We'll Be There!

This Month Dolly Recommends - September 2009

Here's just a small selection of what's on in Brighton in September. There's our usual DJ set at The Prince Albert and the our very first WI meeting, whoop! Really looking forward to seeing Bombay Bicycle Club too!

Date	Gig	Venue
4/9/09	Dollydagger at The Prince Albert*	The Prince Albert
14/9/09	Brighton Belles Women's Institute*	The Prince Albert
18/9 to 20/9/09	White Air Festival	Brighton Beach
19/9/09	Spellbound Club	Komedia
24/9/09	Bombay Bicycle Club	Concorde 2
26/9/09	Hold Up! Club	Life (Arc)
29/9/08	The Temper Trap	Audio

*We'll be there!

You can see full listings on the XYZ website here

The Prince Albert - This Saturday Reminder!

Hello friends of the Dagger!

We're just dropping you a reminder to let you know that our second stint at the wonderful Prince Albert public house is this Saturday, an excellent place to spend your night indeed.

In other news, we have a club night coming up at The Ocean Rooms on Friday 17th April, which is also the first of many we are hosting at this great venue in Brighton. We will have a couple live bands on to get you warmed up, and then it's over to the DJ's to keep you dancing and entertained all night over 2 floors! Guest DJ's will be on board as well as your beloved Dollydagger girls. More info will be available within the next couple of days....so stay tuned.

In the meantime, smile at a stranger, and we'll see you on Saturday!

xx

Dollydagger at The Prince Albert - The report back!

As predicted, we had an amazing time Saturday gone (Feb 7th) at The Prince Albert in Brighton! We played 5 hours worth of our very favourite tunes, and it was an eclectic mix indeed enjoyed by all! We are so happy with how the night went we can't wait to get back there next month! The bar staff were majestic beings that looked after us well and worked very hard all night. We love you and salute you.

So don't miss the next slot! We'll be back at The Prince Albert Saturday, 7th March.

See you there! xx

Jukebox Show and Retro Fair at Brighton Racecourse

Hello lovelies,

I hope you're all enjoying the snow, or what's left of it.  I'd like to say that I went to the trouble of making a snowman, but sadly i preferred to snuggle up on the sofa with a hot chocolate and a toasted teacake!

For those of you who are in Brighton, or fancy a visit down here I wanted to tell you about the Jukebox Show & Retro Fair that's on at Brighton Racecourse in a couple of weeks. It's full of really amazing stuff, like retro furniture, jukeboxes, clothes and records. You can even pick yourself up a neon sign or do a spot of Jive dancing if you're feeling energetic!

For more information click here

We're going along on the Saturday, so we'll see you there!

This Month Dolly Recommends

Date	Gig	Venue
1/4/08	Be Your Own Pet	London Scala
18 & 19/4/08	Camden Crawl	Camden, London
21/4/08	Blonde Redhead	London, Shepherds Bush Empire
21/4/08	The Long Blondes	The Forum, London
23/4/08	Supergrass	London Astoria
25/4/08	We are Scientists	London Shepherds Bush Empire
25 to 27/4/08	Coachella Festival*	Indio, California!!!

*We'll be there!

This Month Dolly Recommends

Date	Gig	Venue
12/3/08	The Jesus and Mary Chain	The Roundhouse, London
16/3/08	Foals	Brighton Concorde 2
21/3/08	Gossip	London, Shepherds Bush Empire
22/3/08	The Only Ones	Brighton Concorde 2
24/3/08	Boy Kill Boy*	The Freebutt, Brighton

*We'll be there!

This Month Dolly Recommends

Date	Gig	Venue
8/2/08	Kula Shaker	London Shepherds Bush Empire
10/2/08	Les Savy Fav	London Astoria
11/2/08	Queens of the Stone Age	London Hammersmith Apollo
12/2/08	New Young Pony Club (NME Awards Show)*	London KOKO
16/2/08	Smashing Pumpkins	London O2 Arena
19/2/08	Electric Six	London Carling Academy Islington
28/2/08	The Von Bondies*	The Gloucester, Brighton (Barfly)

*We'll be there!

Blonde Redhead Supporting Interpol

I went to see Interpol at Alexandra Palace in London last night. It's not my favourite venue but Interpol are the best band in the world, so it was worth it! I won't review the gig because it's impossible for me to be objective about Interpol - I love them far too much and my review would definitely be rubbish (and probably slightly embarassing!) But I was totally blown away by the support band Blonde Redhead and thought it definitely worth a mention today. New York Trio Blonde Redhead are difficult to describe, so I won't try, but if you like Interpol and Arcade Fire, the chances are you'll probably like them.

Enough of my waffling - check out their website here

You can see the first video for the title track of Blonde Redhead's new album, '23' here - it's amazing!