Lively Up 'Easy Skankin' Series Part III w/ Prince Fatty + Horseman and Dreadsquad + Gardna

Friday 14th March | 11pm - 4am | Downstairs at World HQ

We think we may have saved the best til last with this one as the final part in our 'Easy Skankin' Series sees us welcome legendary producer Prince Fatty to World HQ alongside one of the best and most experienced MCs in the business, Horseman. Joining them on the bill and making his return to Lively Up is Polish digital roots producer Dreadsquad, who played such a wicked set at our 2nd birthday in October that we just had to have him back!

Tickets:

Earlybird £7
Standard £9

Available from www.welovewhq.com

PRINCE FATTY + HORSEMAN

The Prince Fatty sound is designed to Dub your feet with Rock Steady beats and stimulate brain waves in a jazz-like way, delivered in an up-beat, positive and organic funk fashion. Mixed in an analog haze of vintage spring reverbs, tape echoes and custom hi-grade mixing console, Prince Fatty won't disappoint the lovers of the early 70s sound. 

After a summer where we caught Prince Fatty and Horseman performing at Boomtown Fair and Shambala and saw what an amazing show they put on, we are so excited to be welcoming them to Lively Up for their Newcastle debut. After first hearing Prince Fatty's reggae reworks of hip-hop classics, 'Insane in the Brain,' Gin and Juice' and 'Shimmy Shimmy Ya' coupled with Horseman's insane skills with a microphone we fell in love with their music and to now be hosting them at Lively Up is a real treat. We know you guys are gonna love this, we are!! Check out the tracks below...

And The Beat Goes On - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNotVvupJMQ

Insane In The Brain - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuaefqgKs-g

Shimmy Shimmy Ya - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gib-RP377-M


DREADSQUAD 

We're not sure any artist we've ever had play at Lively Up got their selections as spot on as Polish producer Dreadsquad did when he played our second birthday back in October.

The Dreadsquad project has put Poland on the map for creating dancefloor friendly riddim and bassline madness. From the Superfly Studio in Lodz comes tune after tune combining Jamaican sounds of of Reggae, Dub, Dancehall, Ska and Rocksteady with the modern sounds of Breakbeat, Jungle, Dubstep and Garage. Always in demand, Dreadsquad has worked with plenty of top Jamaican and European artists including Ward 21, Tenor Fly, Top Cat, General Levy, U Brown, Milion Stylez, Lady Chann, Tipa Irie, Jah Mason, Perfect Giddimani, Dr Ring Ding…the list goes on.

GARDNA

Gardna is a dubwise hiphop MC from Bristol who's lyrical content backed up with sound system beats has the potential to shell down any dance. Over the past few years Gardna has put in a large amount of work on the live scene to be considered as one of most up and coming in the southwest. Gardna has been causing a stir on the live scene across all the UK and internationally in top venues and festivals such as; Boomtown, Outlook, Glastonbury, Shambala and Tokyo Dub Festival to name a few. This kind of work rate saw him picking up an award for 'Best Newcomer' from the Asbo Disco and also saw Gardna become part of the Tokyo Dub family who host some of the biggest sound system events in the UK. Gardna has also been chosen to host onstage for various DJ's including; Danny Byrd, Rack N Ruin and also Dreadsquad, DrMeaker and Krak In Dub who he has gone onto make riddims and versions with

Support from:

DJ ZICO (Stonebaked/Serenity)

Hosted by Zico MC + MC Shaddo

Lovely music. Lovely people. Cheap booze. Spread the joy.

1Love xx