London:

30th October - www.Seetickets.com / www.Wegottickets.com / www.Gigantic.com / www.Stargreen.com / www.ticketmaster.co.uk

31st October - SOLD OUT

Birmingham:

1st November - www.Seetickets.com / www.Wegottickets.com / www.Gigantic.com

Or from the following record shops:

Ideal
18 / 20 Gibb Square
The Custard Factory
Digbeth, Birmingham, B9 4AA

(Opening Times 10.30 am - 6.00 pm Monday through to Saturday, 12 Noon - 4.00 pm Sundays)

Polar Bear
10 York Rd
Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7RZ
0121 441 5202

Swordfish
Cheltenham House
14-16 Temple St, Birmingham, B2 5BG
0121 633 4859

Release The Bats Costume Competition!

Are you coming to one of our Release The Bats shows dressed up? If so, you could be eligible for on-the-spot prizes of ATP goodies and also go into the running for a Polaroid PoGo Mobile Printer and a 6 berth chalet to the ATP Festival.

STEP 1
Whilst you are at the shows, make sure you take a picture with either one of our roving photographers or at the Release The Bats Photo Booth.

STEP 2
Make sure you write your name, email address, phone number and a title for your costume on a form and give it to your photographer to match up with your photo.

FIRST ROUND OF PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED ON THE NIGHT. OUR TEAM OF PROFESSIONAL JUDGES WILL CHOOSE THE THREE BEST COSTUMES AND EACH WILL WIN PRIZES INCLUDING A POLAROID PoGo.

STEP 3
Check www.atpfestival.com/releasethebats after the event. All the pictures will be published on our Flickr account for everyone to see. If you'd like to give an explanation for your costume, you can leave it as a comment on your photo.

STEP 4
We'll choose a shortlist of the costumes we like the most and put them on the website. You will then be able to vote for your favourite.

FINAL ROUND OF PRIZES AWARDED:

Best overall costume (over all three events) – wins a six berth to an ATP Festival and a Polaroid PoGo.

THE WINNER OF BEST COSTUME LAST YEAR IS ABOVE (Kathryn Welch and Ronnie Kerswell, click to see bigger version). Thanks to Lomography for the awesome prizes they provided last year.

Release The Bats Best Photo Competition!

Not going to dress up? Don’t fret, you could still win tickets to ATP. Spend the night taking some awesome photo’s. Please note we are mostly looking for OFF-STAGE photography skills, so don’t spend the night being the annoying person holding your camera up to the bands in front of everyone’s faces while they try and watch the show. When you get home, upload your best pics to www.flickr.com/groups/releasethebats2008 and afterwards a professional photographer will be choosing the best photograph.

Best Photo (over all three events) – wins a two berth chalet to an ATP Festival and a Polaroid PoGo

THE WINNER OF BEST PHOTO LAST YEAR IS TO THE LEFT (taken by recom273).
Thanks to Lomography for the awesome prizes they provided last year.

Not going to wear a costume or take any photo’s at Release The Bats? You still have a chance to win a Polaroid PoGo. Just make sure you vote for best costume and you will be entered into a random draw to win a PoGo.

FREE PHOTO’S
Also, we are giving away free photo’s! At the shows just choose your favourite photo on your mobile phone or digital camera and take it to the Photobooth. As long as your phone or camera is compatible, we will connect it by usb or bluetooth and print out a copy of your photo for you on a Polaroid PoGo to take home. Free your photo’s from your camera! Come by the booth for a list of compatible phones and cameras. With thanks to Polaroid PoGo – check them out at www.polaroidpogo.co.uk

Make sure you check out the Sket One Exhibition while you are at the shows. Sket One has created the Dolbee for this years Release The Bats event. Dolbee is the limited edition vinyl toy that ATP/Clownshoes create for special events. Limited to an edition of 365, each numbered with a day of the year you can buy one at the shows for £20.

Sket One | New Haven (CT), USA | Designer Sket One (sket-one.com) is a visual artist with skills that go back to before most of y’all were born. A Connecticut-based graffiti artist, Sket has produced toys for such heavyweights as Kidrobot, Kaching/Mindstlyle, Wheaty Wheat, Red Magic, Circus Punks, and basically so many more that if we listed them all, you’d be reading a book. Sket One’s original artwork has appeared in galleries across the globe, and he has designed for all types of clients, including Universal Music, EMI, DC Comics, Ford, Coca Cola, Silent Skateboards and Grind King Trucks.

LONDON VENUE DETAILS

THE FORUM
9-11 HIGHGATE ROAD, LONDON, NW5
TELEPHONE: 0207 344 0044
DOORS OPEN: 6.00pm
FINISHES: TBC

Disabled customers can buy their tickets from any of the usual outlets and do not have to explain their disability.

Wheelchair users do not need to contact the venue in advance, your assistant will be admitted free on arrival with you.

For information about disabled facilities or access at the venue please visit http://www.kentishtownforum.com/.

LONDON PUBLIC TRANSPORT

The Forum is at 9-17 Highgate Road in Kentish Town. There are free car parks available for the public although with prior notice, wheelchair users may be able to use the artist/equipment parking area directly behind the venue.

The area is well served by public transport:

• Kentish Town tube (Northern Line) is a few minutes away. Kentish Town overland station is also here.
• Numerous bus routes serve the area and stop nearby, including the 314 and C2
• Kentish Town West Silverlink Station (Richmond to Woolwich line) is around 10 minutes away
• Contact Transport For London on www.londontransport.co.uk, email: access&mobility@tfl.co.uk. Tel/Text: 020 7941 4600 or Fax: 020 7941 4605.

Space 2, The Custard Factory
Gibb Square
Birmingham B9 4AA
TELEPHONE: 0121 224 7777
DOORS OPEN: 6.00pm
FINISHES: TBC

To enquire about disabled access please contact the venue

BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC TRANSPORT

The Custard Factory is just a few minutes walk from the Bullring in central Birmingham. The area is well served by public transport, please contact the venue for specific information on car parking and other details.

STAGE TIMES

Here are the stage times for all of the Release The Bats shows.

THURSDAY 30TH OCTOBER - London Kentish Town Forum

Doors - 6.00pm
Lightning Bolt - 6.30pm - 7.15pm
Pissed Jeans - 7.30pm - 8.00pm
Wooden Shjips - 8.20pm - 8.50pm
Les Savy Fav - 9.10pm - 10.10pm
Shellac - 10.30pm - 11.30pm
Om - 11.45pm - 12.30pm
Curfew - 1.00am

Andrew Weatherall will be DJing between the bands from 10.00pm onwards, and then after Om until curfew.

FRIDAY 31ST OCTOBER - London Kentish Town Forum

Doors - 6.00pm
Lightning Bolt - 6.30pm - 7.15pm
Pissed Jeans - 7.30pm - 8.00pm
Wooden Shjips - 8.20pm - 8.50pm
Om - 9.10pm - 10.00pm
Les Savy Fav - 10.20pm - 11.20pm
Shellac - 11.45pm - 12.45am
Curfew - 2.00am

Andrew Weatherall will be DJing between the bands from 10.00pm onwards, and then after Shellac until curfew.

SATURDAY 31ST OCTOBER - Birmingham Custard Factory

Doors - 6.00pm
Lightning Bolt - 6.30pm - 7.15pm
Pissed Jeans - 7.30pm - 8.15pm
Wooden Shjips - 8.45pm - 9.30pm
Om - 10.00pm - 10.45pm
Shellac - 11.00pm - 12.00am
Curfew - 1.00am

Andrew Weatherall will be DJing between the bands from 9.30pm onwards, and then after Shellac until curfew.

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