BANG SAID THE GUN PRESENTS…

Date: Thursday 9th February
NATHAN PENLINGTON + CHRISTIAN WATSON
Show Time: 8.00pm
Tickets: £5
Where: ROEBUCK, 50 GREAT DOVER STREET, LONDON, SE1

Bang Said The Gun …

EVERY Thursday – Stand up poetry for people who don’t necessarily like poetry.

A full on verbal romp including Top Acts + the World Famous RAW MEAT STEW Open Mic Spot – read a poem, tell a joke, juggle a pigeon, dance a jig and win your own slot at the next Bang Said The Gun night.
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Gigs + Acts for 2012

FEBRUARY

Thursday 9th – NATHAN PENLINGTON + CHRISTIAN WATSON

Thursday 16th – MARTIN FIGURA + ADAM KAMMERLING

Thursday 23rd – LIZ BENTLEY + JULIAN DANIEL

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What they’ve been saying:

“Comprehensively the best poetry gig I have ever been to… the finest portrayal of how performance poetry should be…”
PopShot Magazine

“Bang Said the Gun is one of the best poetry nights in the country; the combination of excitement, enthusiasm and deep, deep concentration on the poems is a wonder to behold! Long may it continue!”
Ian McMillan

“Let England Shake! Bang Said The Gun grabs poetry by its shoulders and shakes it until dirty, funny words fall out. Bang Said The Gun crosses poetry reading with stand up comedy to create a hilarious and rabid poetry mongrel. It’s a night as political as it is trivial, as serious as it is funny.”
Londonist

“It really is the best spoken word night in London, if not the Northern Hemisphere.”
Matt Harvey

“One of the best performance poetry clubs I’ve performed at in the last 20 years…”
Attila The Stockbroker

“The best club gig I’ve been to in 12 years. Other promoters should be at Bang Said The Gun taking notes.”
Luke Wright

“The loudest, funnest, most inclusive poetry night I’ve been to. It’s a belter.”
Joe Dunthorne

‎”If all events were as good as BANG SAID THE GUN then poetry would be a bloody celebrated art form…’”
Nathan Filer

“Bang Said The Gun – The Death Of Poetry!”
Oxford University

“Bang Said The Gun – The Re-Birth of Poetry!”
Cambridge University

“Bang Said The Gun wins the School of Dark poetry gig of the year. Had an amazing night. Inspired”
Charlie Dark

“Bang Said The Gun is the kind of night you want to play if you’re a spoken word artist. Wicked night.”
Polar Bear

“Bang Said The Gun is the best poetry night in London. Don’t believe me? Go on Thursday and check it out for yourself.”
Nathan Penlington

“Bang is a lesson on how it should be done!”
Niall O’sullivan

A truly cracking night… If poetry nights were all like this, no one would watch TV!
Shane Solanki

“This is the way Poetry Evenings should go. Fuck me, this is more like it!”
Elvis McGonagall

“Brash, boisterous and seriously entertaining… sooner or later the wider population will cotton on to just how much fun poetry can be. In the meantime BANG SAID THE GUN is one of the strongest soldiers fighting the good fight.”
South London Press

“Last nights show was BRILLIANT, I mean stupendously so, I have never had so much fun… Incredible job, to have been able to create not just a vibe, but a look, a sound, a style, an aesthetic, so simply – entirely its own amongst all the live shows is just stunning…”
Inua Ellams

“Pure poetry gold – awesome quality performances, brilliant atmosphere, funky music and animations, and one of the best nights we’ve been to in the last two years. All this and they manage to do this every week!”
Write Out Loud
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PREVIOUSLY AT BANG

JANUARY

Thursday 14th – Niall Osullivan + Paul Birtill

Thursday 21st – Michael Horovitz + Joe Coelho

Thursday 28th – AF Harrold + Dzifa Benson

FEBRUARY

Thursday 4th – Zena Edwards + Jacob Sam La Rose

Thursday 11th – Attila The Stockbroker

Thursday 18th – Nathan Penlington + Abi Palmer

Thursday 25th – Polar Bear + Charlie Dark

MARCH

Thursday 4th – shortMAN + Liz Bentley

Thursday 11th – Elvis McGonagall + Shane Solanki

Thursday 18th – Paul Lyalls + Aisling Fahey

Thursday 25th – Vic Lambrusco + Alan Wolfson

APRIL

Thursday 1st – Niall O’Sullivan + Paul Cree

Thursday 8th – Tim Wells + Hissing At Swans

Thursday 15th – Fran Landesman + Tongue In Chic

Thursday 22nd – Paul Birtill + Wizard of Skill

Thursday 29th – AF Harrold + Tim Clare

MAY

Thursday 6th – David J Vocal Pugilist + Gwyneth Herbert

Thursday 13th – Inua Ellams + Anti-Poet

Thursday 20th – Tim Turnbull + Sean Taylor

Thursday 27th – Rachel Pantechnicon + Sophie Cameron

JUNE

Thursday 3rd – Angry Sam + Anna Le

Thursday 10th – Chris ‘Ventriloquist’ Redmond + Salena Godden

Thursday 17th – Polar Bear + Roundhouse Poetry Collective

Thursday 24th – Byron Vincent + Molly Naylor

JULY

Thursday 1st – Nathan Penlington + Penny ‘Hot Pink’ Ashton

Thursday 8th – Mark Niel + LA Salami

Thursday 15th – Pete The Temp + Joshua Idehen

Thursday 22nd – Luke Wright + Jammie Sammy

Thursday 29th – John Hegley + Bang Said The Gun All Stars

SEPTEMBER

Thursday 16th – Attila The Stockbroker 30TH Anniversary Special

Wednesday 22nd – Pete The Temp + Alan Wolfson (Bull + Gate, Kentish Town)

Thursday 23rd – Charlie Dark + Emilie Zoey Baker

Thursday 30th – Neil Bell + Roundhouse Poetry Slam Champions

OCTOBER

Tuesday 5th – AF Harrold + David J Vocal Pugilist (Counter Culture Festival)

Thursday 7th – Meryl Jones + Cecilia Delatori

Thursday 14th – John Moloney + Captain of the Rant

Thursday 21st – Ian McMillan

Thursday 28th – Nathan Filer + Indigo Williams

NOVEMBER

Thursday 4th – Kate Tempest + Kayo Chingonyi

Thursday 11th – The Fugitives + Talia Randall

Thursday 18th – Elvis McGonagall + Ross Sutherland

Thursday 25th – Murray Lachlan Young + Steve Larkin + Tim Wells

DECEMBER

Thursday 2nd – Matt Harvey + Karen Hayley

JANUARY

Thursday 20th – Martin Newell + Richard Tyrone Jones

Thursday 27th – John Osborne + Jo Bell

FEBRUARY

Thursday 3rd – Harry Baker + Mark Grist

Thursday 10th – Richard Marsh + Deanna Rodger

Thursday 17th – George Chopping + Anti Poet

Thursday 24th – Paul Cree + Ray Antrobus

MARCH

Thursday 3rd – Shane Solanki + Dominic Berry

Thursday 10th – Hollie McNish + Roundhouse Poetry Collective

Thursday 17th – Jonny Fluffypunk + Bohdan Piasecki

Thursday 24th – Murray Lachlan Young + Fatima Al Matar + Rhian Edwards

Thursday 31st – Tim Clare + Liv Torc

APRIL

Thursday 7th – Kate Fox + Karen Hayley + Captain Of The Rant

Thursday 14th – Jeff Cottrill + Pete The Temp

Thursday 21st – Rosy Carrick + Kat Francois

Thursday 28th – Niall O’Sullivan + Mab Jones

MAY

Sunday 1st – GAYMERS CAMDEN CRAWL 2011

Thursday 5th – Luke Wright + Tony Walsh

Thursday 12th – Byron Vincent + Paul Lyalls

Thursday 19th – Ross Sutherland + Michelle Madsen

Thursday 26th – Simon Munnery + Ralph Swift

Friday 27th – Sunday 29th – MEADOWLANDS FESTIVAL 2011

JUNE

Thursday 2nd – Tim Clare + Adisa

Thursday 9th – Matt Harvey + Dreadlock Alien + Spoz

Thursday 16th – Nathan Penlington + Dan Simpson

Thursday 23rd – Bro’s Grim + Keith Jarrett

Thursday 30th – Bang Said The Gun All Star Party

AUGUST

Thursday 18th – Saturday 27th – Edinburgh Free Fringe 2011

SEPTEMBER

Thursday 15th – Will Stopha + Katie Bonna + Richard Marsh

Thursday 22nd – Joe Dunthorne + Rob Barratt

Thursday 29th – Polar Bear + Rachel Pantechnicon + LA Salami

OCTOBER

Thursday 6th – Tshaka Campbell

Thursday 13th – Kat Francois + Jack Dean

Thursday 20th – Kriss Foster + John Osborne

Thursday 27th – Meg Beech + Vanessa Kisuule

NOVEMBER

Thursday 3rd – Jem Rolls + Rob Auton

Thursday 10th - Simon Munnery + Atomic Wednesday

Thursday 17th – The Antipoet + Rachel Rose Reid

Thursday 24th – Rubix Collective

DECEMBER

Thursday 1st – Frank Sanazi + Xmas Extravaganza

Thursday 8th – Kate Tempest + David J + Polarbear + Tim Clare (CHANNEL 4 SPECIAL)

JANUARY

Thursday 12th – Hollie McNish + Mr Gee

Thursday 19th – Mark Gwynne Jones + LTPS Allstars

Thursday 26th – Hannah Jane Walker + AF Harrold

FEBRUARY

Thursday 2nd – Jo Bell + Charlie Dupré