OUR FILTHY HISTORY SO FAR
The Filth is one of the longest running and most respected rock shows in Sydney. It has become an institution in itself. For almost 5 years now we have been booking, promoting, touring and working with some of the best bands in Australia and abroad. We also hold our own stage at numerous Festivals. The support has been sick, the crowds have been loose and we are still herefuck knows how!
IT ALL STARTED IN KINGS CROSS ALL THOSE YEARS AGO: 2004 WE THINK??: Was when The Valentinos (before name change) were just starting to turn heads. They were working with Kim (The Presets) on their debut EP so he jumped on and Dj'd the night along with Teenagers in Tokyo (who were yet to be a band at that stage). The Copswell they took a while to get on board. Part it was that we were fairly green behind the ears with negotiating fees, but after much heckling, Andy Kent (You Am I), who was managing them at the time, gave in to our constant harassment. "The Cops get Filthy in The X" was our Tag line to him. He eventually succumbed!
MOVED TO LADYLUX AROUND THE CORNER A YEAR LATER
Had heard a lot about this band called Children Collide from Melbourne. Dan Neeson was managing them at the time. We became mates and decided to bring them up from Melbourne and use them for the first 2 opening weeks. Worked a treat and now look at them. Deserve it all those cats! Along with Lost Valentinos, Children Collide remain one of the best and most loyal Filth bands that continued to return over and over again. Regular John supported and were just as good then as they were nowRaw as fuck!
WE THEN MOVED TO THE BEACHROAD HOTEL BONDI AND STILL HERE OVER 4 YEARS LATER:
Started out as a monthly test run and then moved on to fortnightly. Not long, before you knew it, we were running a weekly rock show on the beach. So popular it became that it was moved to the hottest night in Bondi, and that was Wed night at the Beachroad Hotel, where it continues weekly.
This was when we decided to start My Filthy Riot. An all day indie fest that showcased what bands had legs in the live scene. 20 acts , 1 day and 12 hours. To date we have held 3 of them. Until recently we shelved the name and now we call it Filth Fest. First one was held Sat 10th Oct 2009 at the same venue, The Annandale Hotel. You can catch the myspace link below in our top friends. Next one will be held very soon!
and some of those who are now considered Filthy(in no particular order) Red Riders, Cog, The Fumes, Lost Valentinos, Dallas Crane, Ghostwood, Bridezilla, Limbeck (USA), The Panda Band, The Red Sun Band, Expatriate, Mammal, Mercy Arms, Fait Accompli, Yves Klein Blue, Goons of Doom, I Heart Hiroshima, Lisa Mitchell, Dr Dog (USA), Amy Meredith, Sui Zhen, Sherlocks Daughter, Damn Arms, The Vasco Era, Grafton Primary, Dardanelles, Flamingo Crash, Young and Restless, Hungry Kids of Hungary, The Reptiles, Philadelphia Grand Jury, Papa vs Pretty, John Steel Singers, Die! Die! Die!, Sparkadia, The Temper Trap, Cut off Your Hands, Frightened Rabbit (UK), Snowdroppers, Cloud Control, Dappled Cities, Chaingang, Subaudible Hum, The John Steel Singers, Van She, Children Collide, Numbers Radio, Mess Hall, Infusion, The Duke Spirit (UK), Tame Impala, The Protectors, Sugar Army, Kram, Kill teen Angst, Art vs Science, Shocking Pinks (NZ), Regular John, Jackson Jackson, Wolf and Cub, The Holidays, The Scare, Dukes of Windsor, The Devoted Few, Whiskey Go Go's, The Jezabels, Surf City (NZ), Villains if Wilhelm, teenagersintokyo, Paul Dempsey (Something For Kate), Kahn Brothers, The Dirty Secrets, Old Man River, The Seabellies, Cassette Kidsdamnthe list goes on!
Bookings:
tony@tgproductions.com.au
Peace out.
