Camden Crawl
camden crawl music festival camden london first appeared held annually rather single venue camden crawl operated multiple venue simultaneously different act taking stage different venue format sometimes referred microfestival type event time out guide london described cross pub crawl music festival noted camden crawl originated drowned sound magazine called camden crawl undoubtedly first festival kind uk venue hosted event included barfly camden underworld dingwalls dublin castle electric ballroom koko proud gallery unlike genrespecific music festival camden crawl booked act wide variety musical style including dubstep folk indie new wave pop postpunk punk rock shoegaze techno performer participated camden crawl include adele disclosure florence machine mumford son amy winehouse addition band solo musician performer year included art historian comedian poet people unusual skill hula hooping year combination popular musician tiny venue led long line fan frustration nickname camden queue festival founded lisa paulon four friend recording industry characterised group five people didnt know anything putting gig time festival first organised worked group journalist camdenbased club promoter create first event paulson later noted health safety regulation regarding decibel level unknown five founder initially conceded performance lot noisier venue also oversold resulting ticketholders wanting see performance would fit venue act performing camden crawl continued organiser decided event much manage something mostly laugh resuming camden crawl grew multiarts festival chris jakubiak hired event organiser helped expand festival went win best metropolitan festival uk festival award act played first camden crawl included bi blumfeld donkey gallon drunk joeyfat kenickie killing joke lemonheads long fin killie nub penthouse pure morning quickspace supersport saint etienne scarfo spare snare bob tilton wedding present first year event spanned five venue castlehaven community centre dingwalls dublin castle laurel tree monarch since renamed barfly performer second camden crawl held thursday night september predominantly scotland twenty act participated eight — ac acoustic bi delgados eska long fin killie mogwai prolapse urusei yatsura — glaswegian tie glasgow remainder lineup consisted aloof gallon drunk kenickie nub pure morning quickspace supersport scarfo spare snare bob tilton wedding present first time camden crawl expanded city taking place september festival began camden september wednesday moved manchester september concluded glasgow september result change format festival rebranded intercity crawl performer year included tanya donelly echo bunnymen electric ballroom headrillaz dingwalls high fidelity camden underworld mouse mar electric ballroom navigator camden underworld snow patrol third eye foundation monarch ultrasound velocette monarch wannadies year marked last camden crawl glasgow lineup included tanya donelly king tuts wah wah hut karelia nice n sleazy lo fidelity allstars king tuts wah wah hut magoo nice n sleazy velocette cathouse mark tenth anniversary first camden crawl organiser resurrected festival event took place march thursday forty act playing performer included buzzcocks graham coxon crib hardfi hope state hot chip kook le tigre magic number maxïmo park mystery jet subway wedding present nine participating venue barfly camden underworld canaervan castle dublin castle electric ballroom koko lock oh bar purple turtle festival partner helped curate selection performer included artrocker club fandango lastfm moshi moshi record rough trade shop lineup attendance greater hiatus festival sold result success tenthanniversary camden crawl organiser decided resume holding event annually performer camden crawl included ¡forward russia futureheads guillemot klaxon lethal bizzle paolo nutini plan b supergrass dog captain sway event sold festival spanned two day – april thursday friday nonmusical attraction included schedule standup comedy show quiz amy winehouses appearance one camden crawl performer drew crowd paparazzo hadouken dan le sac v scroobius pip made camden crawl debut adele also made appearance — prior rise fame — year continuing spring date selection festival camden crawl took place – april unseasonably warm weekend cage elephant performed earl camden venue johnny foreigner wild beast played flowerpot lock another festival venue year florence machine also participated event first time total act played venue festival performer included crystal castle hadouken soko sam sparro white lie year camden crawl best metropolitan festival uk festival award first time also first year event bbc radio music official partner participating venue included dublin castle enterprise first time camden historic roundhouse theatre performer included state billy bragg echo bunnymen fall idlewild kasabian maccabees xx yeah yeah yeahs also saw alcoholfree event paralleling camden crawl called red bull bedroom jam xcrawl took place four venue included performance alternativemusic act camden crawl best metropolitan festival uk festival award second consecutive year first year rainy weather festival scheduled coincide uk bank holiday time event participating performer pendulum plan b released charttopping album participant professor green single well teenage fanclub performed camden crawl first time year choir group gaggle also participated singing electric ballroom festival spanned april – may featured performance two hundred fifty act including hodgy beat odd future tyler creator attracted younger audience attendee middle age fifty venue year included dublin castle forum actually kentish town rather camden jazz cafe koko monarch year camden crawl best metropolitan festival uk festival award third time festival took place venue camden uk bank holiday weekend – may scheduled performance included alabama gaz coombes supergrass death vega glasvegas futureheads raincoat among nonmusical performance scheduled part festival year full day presentation art history nonconcert feature camden crawl included alternative press comedian game hip hop shakespeare karauke karaoke combined ukulele music spoken word performer swing dancing first time camden crawl included separate set date outside uk — – may dublin ireland dublin performer included watch afar dels le galaxie jape scientist summer leg camden crawl took place camden dublin festival returned camden venue winter leg october spanning – june twenty venue two hundred act camden crawl included performance atari teenage riot au revoir simone mouse mar montreal school cool alexis taylor hot chip thumpers july shortly end year camden crawl founder paulon announced festival experiencing financial difficulty would placed voluntary liquidation unable pay creditor statement festival website blamed low ticket sale shortfall stuart clarke editor music week quoted bbc radio calling camden crawl important little stepping stone upandcoming musician noting performing festival good indicator new act would continue become betterknown yannis philippakis — lead singer group foal became successful playing camden crawl relatively unknown — told bbc radio camden crawl really important band get really great exposure also really great opportunity play music fan may heard havent chance see yet musician hadouken dan le sac v scroobius pip agreed performing camden crawl marked turning point career