Julian Ward… top photographer, top musician and top Gunslinger.

BANG SAID THE GUN rocked MEADOWLANDS big time… thank you to all the gunslingers who shook, rattled, danced, performed and whooped their way through the weekend… Best tent at the festival? – you bet it was!
Photos by ROB SLOETRY COVELL + WASI DANIJU

Thank you: CLAIR WHITEFIELD, PETER HAYHOE, KAT FRANCOIS, ROB AUTON, MARTIN GALTON, ANTIPOET, ANGRY SAM, PETE THE TEMP, KAREN HAYLEY, AF HARROLD, ISZI LAWRENCE, ELVIS MCGONAGALL, MEL JONES, FRANK SANAZI, DEANNA RODGER, PAUL CREE, TALIA RANDALL, HARRY BAKER, RICHARD TYRONE JONES, JOHN HEGLEY, TIM CLARE, CAPTAIN OF THE RANT, BYRON VINCENT, RICHARD MARSH, KATIE BONNA, JOE BROMEHEAD, LUKE WRIGHT, STUART HUDSON, KIAN MCEVOY, TOBY DE ANGELI, ZIA AHMED, SEAN MAHONEY, ALISON BRUMFITT, ANNA LE, DAN SIMPSON, AMY ACRE (MEADOWLANDS SLAM CHAMPION)… I think that is everyone… We love you all.

top gunslinger MARTY COOK bumps into BANG favourite JOHN HEGLEY. Marty looks very pleased with himself… and so he should be, John Hegley is a legend!

here are some pictures from JO BELL’s point of view… nice work Jo!

Martin Galton discusses love and hate…

John Osborne shows a touch of class..

Dan Cockrill starts to shake…

Dan Simpson explains the poetry of science…

Fatima blows us away in the Golden Gun open mic…

The Gunslingers go wild…
Jo Bell is top class!!!

BANG SAID THE GUN WOULD LIKE TO THANK…
Niall Osullivan, Paul Birtill, Michael Horovitz, Joe Coelho, AF Harrold, Dzifa Benson, Zena Edwards, Jacob Sam La Rose, Attila The Stockbroker, Nathan Penlington, Abi Palmer, Polar Bear, Charlie Dark, shortMAN, Liz Bentley, Elvis McGonagall, Shane Solanki, Paul Lyalls, Aisling Fahey, Vic Lambrusco, Alan Wolfson, Paul Cree, Tim Wells, Hissing At Swans, Fran Landesman, Tongue In Chic, Wizard of Skill, Tim Clare, David J Vocal Pugilist, Gwyneth Herbert, Inua Ellams, Anti-Poet, Tim Turnbull, Sean Taylor, Rachel Pantechnicon, Sophie Cameron, Angry Sam, Chris ‘Ventriloquist’ Redmond, Salena Godden, Polar Bear, Roundhouse Poetry Collective, Byron Vincent, Molly Naylor, Penny ‘Hot Pink’ Ashton, Mark Niel, LA Salami, Pete The Temp, Joshua Idehen, Luke Wright, Jammie Sammy, John Hegley, Emilie Zoey Baker, Neil Bell, Meryl Jones, Cecilia Delatori, John Moloney, Captain of the Rant, Ian McMillan, Nathan Filer, Indigo Williams, Kate Tempest, Kayo Chingonyi, The Fugitives, Talia Randall, Ross Sutherland, Murray Lachlan Young, Steve Larkin, Matt Harvey, Karen Hayley, Leonhardt the Geo Poet, Wasi Daniju, Amy Acre, Sarah Hobbs, Clair Whitefield, Anna Le, Dan Simpson, Russell Clayton, Lucy Marshall, Gina Bates, Rosie Barnes, Sarah Redington, Laura Hally, Marty Cook, Donall Dempsey, Janice Windall, Katie Bonna, Peter Heyhoe, Richard Marsh, Charlotte Stubbs, Michelle Madsen, Mark ‘Mr T’ Thompson, Vanessa Kisuule, Curious, Mark Crook, Mark Chadior, all the gunslingers who performed on the BANG stage (you know who you are) and every single audience member who rattled and shook their way through 2010.

BANG SALUTE YOU ALLl!!!

It is the last BANG SAID THE GUN of 2010 starring the brilliant MATT HARVEY and the fabulous KAREN HAYLEY. So you better get your BANG fix whilst you still can. Let’s go Gunslingers… it is going to be BIG!!!!

Matt needs to wear scissors because he is sharp sighted and he uses his glasses to cut out snowflake paper chains.

Is that Martin or is that Mr Potato Head that Karen is holding?

Who cares… ELVIS is back in the building!

ELVIS McGONAGALL returns to BANG this THURSDAY and is joined by the brilliant ROSS SUTHERLAND…
Go Gunslingers!!!!

KATE TEMPEST, KAYO CHINGONYI and all the gunslingers absolutely rocked last night! Here are a few pictures so we can look back and say “I was there!”

Kate tells it how it is. I want her Bukowski t-shirt.

The crowd go wild!!!

Kayo cradles the crowd with his words.

Anna Le supports the BANG cause!

Well done Gunslingers… you had us swinging from the chandelier!
Zoop Zoop!!!

Thanks Gunslingers for helping make another fantastic BANGing night!
And I think you will all agree – ELVIS is the KING!!!

coming soon to BANG SAID THE GUN TEEVEE

Another great night was had by all down at BANG SAID THE GUN.

AF HARROLD entertained all the gunslingers with stories from his deliciously irreverent world. He applauded the loud and enthusiastic audience, the high quality of all the other performers and the general Bang spirit that everyone brings to the event.

The Tequila Shot Open Mic was won by the brilliant MARK NIEL – see him take the stage next week with the fantastic ZENA EDWARDS + JACOB SAM LA ROSE.

Thanks Gunslingers – you made it another special night for spoken word and Bang Said The Gun.