The Distractions - Kings Arms 31/8/2012 "Lost"

Above is some footage taken by Mr Luis Finney using his iPhone at the Kings Arms, Salford, on Friday 31st August 2012. It features The Distractions opening their set with Lost. More to follow soon.

Factory Star - Work - King's Arms Salford, 1st September 2012

Above is some officially-shot Occultation footage of Factory Star in full flight, performing their own take on the Blue Orchids classic Work at the Saturday night End of the Pier Show in Salford, on 1st September 2012. We should have more footage from the shows over the coming weeks.

Distractions: Girl Of The Year

Here's a first preview of the forthcoming Distractions album, The End Of The Pier, out officially on 27/8/12 although we'll be taking orders and shipping copies a good few weeks before that, we hope. This is side one, track three, a new Steve Perrin song called Girl Of The Year.

End Of The Pier Show flyers

 

Here are the really rather lovely flyers for the forthcoming Occultation "End Of The Pier Shows" in Salford, 31st August and 1st September, featuring The Distractions, Factory Star and The June Brides.

End Of The Pier Show tickets

Some of the ticket-buying websites can be a bit confusing so, at Mr Finney's suggestion (a good one), here are direct links to each of the three options for coming to the Occultation "End Of The Pier Shows" featuring The Distractions, Factory Star and The June Brides.
1) Click here if you want to come on Friday 31st August only (£12 advance, £15 on the night)
2) Click here if you want to come on Saturday 1st September only (£12 advance, £15 on the night)

3) Click here if you'd like to come on both nights, i.e. Friday 31st August AND Saturday 1st September (at the special reduced price of £20 for both tickets).

If you have any problems you can always drop us a line at info@occultation.co.uk.

Second End of the Pier show tickets on sale

Tickets for the second End of the Pier show are now available here. Those people who've already booked for the Friday should've received an e-mail offering them a reduced price if they'd like to come on the Saturday as well.

Second End Of The Pier Show in Salford

We've been somewhat taken aback by demand for tickets for the End of the Pier show announced at the Kings Arms in Salford, Manchester, for 31st August 2012. So we've now added a second night, which will be the following evening, Saturday 1st September at the same venue. 

Tickets are priced at £12 in advance/£15 on the door (if there are any tickets left) for each night but we're offering a special price for anyone who wants to come both nights, £20 for tickets for both Friday and Saturday. Those of you who have already booked tickets for the Friday will receive an e-mail with a special code allowing you to book a ticket for the Saturday at the reduced price as we really appreciate your loyalty.

Tickets for the Saturday and for both nights together are due to go on sale tomorrow morning (Friday 8th June 2012), more details when we get them. But if you're planning to come we'd strongly advise you to book your tickets in advance, the Kings Arms is a fairly small, intimate venue and this really is an unmissable bill: it'll feature what's realistically likely to be your only chance to see The Distractions, with the line-up that made the new album (Messrs Finney and Perrin, plus Nick Halliwell and Arash Torabi from The Granite Shore and Mike Kellie of the Only Ones, Spooky Tooth, etc.), but also Factory Star and The June Brides. 

Ticket details will follow tomorrow...

Salford here we come

Tickets for an Occultation event featuring The Distractions, Factory Star and The June Brides at the King's Arms in Salford, Manchester, have just gone on sale at:

http://www.kingsarmssalford.com/details.php?show_id=282

Reduced Factory Star prices for limited period

Factory Star's Enter Castle Perilous is starting to get some of the attention it deserves, Angel Steps appeared on the MOJO playlist last month, we've started to see a lot of posts on social networking sites, the LP made the top 10 bestsellers on Louder Than War... This is a record that we're enormously proud of so, for a limited period, we're offering reduced prices on all versions, though the real bargain remains the LP+CD version at just £15+P&P (that's just one lot of P&P even though it's two items). More details on our ECP page.