2 Mar 2018

London in Stereo interviews Rocket ahead of our Rocket Twenty Event


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Are you ready to blast off with the fearless rock cosmonauts of Rocket Recordings? The independent label has teamed up promoter Baba Yaga’s Hut to celebrate Rocket’s 20th anniversary with a weekend party from 9 March. But hurry, tickets are going fast.

The gigs will take place at two Highbury Corner venues – The Garage and Thousand Island. Full line-ups are below. Take care not to miss the opening set on Saturday! From 3.30pm the madness kicks off with a landmark set from Temple Ov BBV, who must play first because of their huge stage display and visuals on all three days will be curated by Rocket co-pilot John O’Carroll and Liverpool Psych Festival’s AV genius Sam Wiehl.

To get to grips with the distinguished history of the label, we pinned down founder Chris Reeder to reminisce about Rocket’s action-packed 20 years – including the moment that Geoff Barrow of Portishead fame helped save the high-flying label from a catastrophic crash...

Read the full piece here: LiS

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