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2on2 Newstyle and 1on1 breakin @ EASTPAK THROWDOWN
Still recovering from the hilarious carnage of THE CUBAN BROTHERS’ live show at last month’s event, we now bring you two amazing EASTPAK THROWDOWN events over June and July featuring live hip hop from INKRUMENT, krumping, newstyle, breaking battles, UK beatbox Champion REEPS 1 and the YouTube phenomenon that is B BOY JUNIOR! For those of you who don’t know who Junior is, Google him and take a seat! With over six years experience in rocking the dance floor, you know we’re gonna hit it hard because you know this is THROWDOWN...
Battles:
1on1 b boy battle
2on2 newstyle dance battle
Track from the hat
Acts:
Inkrument ( live beatbox/guitar/MC)
DJ Renegade (Extended players)
DJ Skunkboy (Throwdown)
DJ Herse (Throwdown)
DJ Lumo (Throwdown)
Hosted by Charlie Blue
PLUS LIVE PA’s from special guest artists!
Details:
Thursday 10th June
£5 entry/£4 NUS
8.30pm till 2am
@Plan B, 418 Brixton Road
April and May EASTPAK THROWDOWN events are gonna be unmissable as we bring you breaking battles, beatbox battles, waaking and live drums in April, followed by locking, b boying and the absolutely incredible CUBAN BROTHERS live show in May! If you don’t know who the CUBAN BROTHERS are then google them, but trust, you definitely wanna experience their hilarious mix of comedy, live hip hop and breakin!
April 8th
Battles:
1on1 b boy battle
1on1 beatbox battle
Waaking showcase
Track from the hat
Acts:
Kwake da Drummer (amazing live drums/sample pads)
Hobbit (beatbox PA)
DJ Renegade (Extended players)
DJ Herse (Throwdown)
DJ Lumo (Throwdown)
Hosted by Charlie Blue
Details:
Thursday 8th April
£5 entry/£4 NUS
8pm till 2am
@Plan B, 418 Brixton Road
FEB 11th: THROWDOWN HAITI FUNDRAISER! POPPING BATTLE AND UK OCTAGON HEATS!
The THROWDOWN crew are kicking off 2010 with a massive fundraiser charity event in aid of the Haiti Emergency Appeal! We’re flying in the legendary Bronx b boy Alien Ness (USA) to host the UK heats of his world famous OCTAGON BATTLE as well as a winner stays on popping battle (7-to-smoke), Poledance showcase and freestyle dance battle! We’l also have a special guest PA’s and EASTPAK giveaways!
Battles:
1on1 Octagon b boy battle (UK Heats)
7-to-Smoke Popping battle
Track from the hat
Poledance showcase
Acts:
Alien Ness (Zulu Kings)
DJ Donna Dee (Throwdown)
DJ Renegade (Extended players)
DJ Herse (Throwdown)
DJ Lumo (Throwdown)
Hosted by Charlie Blue
PLUS LIVE PA’s from special guest artists!
Details:
Thursday 11th February
£5 entry/£4 NUS
8pm till 2am
@Plan B, 418 Brixton Road
This is our 6th birthday party and we are doing something very special to celebrate! The Cuban Brothers are one of the most exciting and hilarious live acts on the planet, fusing dance, comedy and live music they have to be seen to be believed! We also have our infamous annual fancy dress b boy battle, a 1on1 krumping battle and a pole dance showcase, plus loads of free Xmas giveaways from our sponsors EASTPAK!
Battles:
2on2 fancy dress breaking battle
1on1 Krumping battle
Poledance showcase
Track from the hat
Acts:
The Cuban Brothers (full live show!)
DJ Renegade (Extended players)
DJ Skunkboy
DJ Herse (Throwdown)
DJ Lumo (Throwdown)
Hosted by Charlie Blue
Details:
Thursday 10th December
£5 entry/£4 NUS
8pm till 2am
@Plan B, 418 Brixton Road
On Friday 20th November 2009, we are going to bring you something TOTALLY different. Two very different and equally brilliant nights converge to bring you a unique night of madness @ The Garage!!
DIRTY BOOTS - We will be taking care of business upstairs room from early doors to showcase an evening of new music which will culminate in the FIRST EVER LONDON SHOW of the incredible PYRAMID (formerly known as Starfucker). You may remember these guys playing our SXSW stage earlier this year, if not; you won’t forget them after this Dirty Boots. They are tipped for VERY big things! www.dirtybootslondon.com
UPSTAIRS @ THE GARAGE
(FROM 8.30PM): DIRTY BOOTS
PYRAMID
TURBO FRUITS
DARK HORSES
SKIBUNNY
DJs: HOTBAM, IAN PITHER & DIRTY BOOTS DJs
MAIN ROOM @ THE GARAGE
(FROM 10.30PM): THROWDOWN TAKEOVER
Battles: 1ON1 BREAKING BATTLE
POLE DANCE BATTLE
LIVE GRAFFITTI SHOWCASE
DJ's: HERSE, LUMO, CREDIT 1
HOSTED BY CHARLIE BLUE
DIRTY BOOTS vs THROWDOWN – FRIDAY 20TH NOVEMBER 2009 - RELENTLESS GARAGE,
HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N1. T: 0207 619 6720 – Nearest tube: Highbury & Islington (or Angel)
Limited advance queue jumping tickets @ £8 will be available on ticketweb. Ticket Web
Tickets: £8 on the door. Doors: 8.30pm - 3am.
Breaking and Newstyle dance battles @ EASTPAK THROWDOWN!
After a few months of being temporarily housed at MASS nightclub we are finally back at our totally refurbished spiritual home of PLAN B! The new club looks amazing, it has a huge new sound system and wooden dance flooring throughout, so we are really looking forward to christening it! The battles are gonna be off the hook and the vibe is set to be crazy as always... be there or be shapeless!
Battles:
1on1 breaking battle
1on1 Newstyle dance battle
Track from the hat
Acts:
DJ Renegade (Extended players)
DJ Herse (Throwdown)
DJ Lumo (Throwdown)
PLUS: Styleinquents (dance showcase)
Hosted by Charlie Blue
Thursday 12th November
£5 entry/£4 NUS
8pm till 2am
Breaking, Popping and Poledance battles @ EASTPAK THROWDOWN!
After
last month’s huge event we’re back again in the big room @MASS, Brixton
with another hyped up Friday nighter featuring all the breaking ,
popping and freestyle dance battles that you’d expect from THROWDOWN
plus the return of our infamous Poledance battle! This will be our last
event at MASS before we return to the newly refurbished Plan B for our
regular Thursday night slot, so make sure you don’t miss this final
Friday night event!
Battles:
2on2 breaking battle
1on1 Poledance battle
7-to-Smoke Popping battle
Track from the hat
Acts:
DJ Renegade (Extended players)
DJ Herse (Throwdown)
DJ Lumo (Throwdown)
DJ Blowfelt (Doghouse Records)
Hosted by Charlie Blue
Details:
Friday 30th October
£5 entry/£4 NUS
9pm till 3am
@MASS NIGHTCLUB (side entrance!)
ST. MATTHEWS CHURCH
BRIXTON HILL
LONDON
SW2 1JF
B BOY RUBBERLEGZ @ THROWDOWN
+ 2on2 krumping and 1on1 b boy battles
After last month’s incredible event which saw the world famous B boy Junior enter and win the 2on2 breaking battle, we were wondering how we could match the madness of last month? And then we realised.... Rubberlegz! Type the name into youtube and place a cushion under your jaw! Rubberlegz is next level craziness, so when you throw in a heavy dose of krumping, breaking, live drums, and the amazing David J, this is an EASTPAK THROWDOWN not to be missed!
Acts:
B boy Rubberlegz (b boy/balance showcase)
David J (LIVE poetics)
DJ Renegade (Extended Players)
Rowdy (popping showcase)
Da honky drummer (LIVE percussion)
PLUS: LIVE graff from SARES
Hosted by Charlie Blue
Thursday 12th March
£5 entry/£4 NUS
8pm till 2.30am.
@Plan B, 418 Brixton Road, SW9 7AJ
The first THROWDOWN of the year is set to be off the hook with a live performance from one of the worlds most famous dancers: “B boy Junior”! Yeah, it’s THAT Junior from the famous 9 million+ views youtube clip and what you will see him do will amaze you! We also have a live PA from the “End of the Weak” MC’s and two killer dance battles that make this THROWDOWN event one not to miss!
EASTPAK
THROWDOWN OCTAGON EUROPEAN TOUR FINALS 2008
EUROPEAN OCTAGON TOUR
FINALS AND FANCY DRESS
B BOY BATTLES! @THROWDOWN 5th BIRTHDAY
Thursday December 11th
On December 11th, as well as celebrating
their 5th Birthday (with the legendary annual fancy
dress breakdance battle!)
the EASTPAK THROWDOWN crew will also be hosting the
Grand Final of the Eastpak Throwdown Octagon Tour,
flying in the 9 winners fr
om all over Europe! The
tour has
seen the Throwdown breakdance crew from the UK teaming
up with the world famous American b-boy “Alien
Ness” to
tour round France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Germany,
Greece, Belgium, Holland and Norway with the amazing
Octagon
b boy challenge!
The Octagon battle aims to
test the skill and control of
breakers by confining their dance space to within a
7 foot
wide Octagon. Touch the borders of the Octagon or knock
over the cones and you loose! Welcome to the Octagon…
Battles:
OCTAGON EUROPEAN FINALS
Fancy dress b boy battle
Krumping battle
Live Graff battle 2008 Finals
Acts:
DJ Renegade (extended players)
Da funky drummer (live percussion)
DJ Herse
DJ Lumo
The THROWDOWN crew will be getting live and rowdy
at Hertforshire University with a night of showcases
in breaking, popping, and new style dance, as well
as amazing beatboxing and multivocalism from MC XANDER,
rapoetry from Charlie Blue and sneak preview of THROWDOWN
partners Theatre is... brand new dance/spoken word
work in progress: "Juba Fusion". Its gonna
be a great night and theres bound to be loads of sexy
fresher boys and girls, so come join us!
EASTPAK
THROWDOWN 2on2 B BOY
and NEW STYLE BATTLES Thursday 13th November
It may be cold outside but it’s
hotter than hell on the THROWDOWN lino with another
month of dance battles, graffiti displays, amazing
hip hop and live violin and turntablism from Brighton’s
hottest new act: FIGITAL!
Don't let November get you down, come and get up on
it at the infamous THROWDOWN...
Battles:
2on2 breaking battle
New style dance battle
Acts:
Figital (live violin/DJ)
DJ Renegade
DJ Herse
DJ Lumo
EASTPAK
THROWDOWN 4 BATTLES IN 1 NIGHT! Thursday 9th October
After last months great experimentation with SUNNY
J MASON’S live funk, the THROWDOWN crew are
on form and ready to try rocking (a never before attempted)
4 battles in one night! We’ve got a crowd pleasing
“blow ups battle”, a 1on1 b boy battle,
popping battle, and live graff battle all under one
roof, so get down early coz its gonna be a packed
line up!
Battles:
1on1 b boy battle
Blow ups/power breaking battle
Popping 7 to smoke battle
Live graff battle (round 4!)
Acts:
Dek One/Credit One (back to back)
DJ Lumo One
DJ Herse
DJ B one
EASTPAK
FLAGSHIP STORE
Carnaby Street, London Friday 18th September:
Throwdown sponsors, Eastpak, have opened a shiney new store
on the corner of Beak Street and Carnaby Street in London
where you can buy all the lastest designs and prints plus
a brand new range of stylish apparel. For more info on products
visit
www.e-eastpak.com
To celebrate this awesome
venture Throwdown will be outside the shop on Friday showcasing
a little of what we are about. Breakdancers, Hip-Hop and
Funk DJs, graffiti writers and MCs will be there creating
hype, so don't miss out.
Watch the video on the
right to see some of the nights antics...
2ON2
BREAKING AND NEWSTYLE SHOWCASE Thursday 11th September
Back from a summer break that has seen
throwdown gigs in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Berlin, Copenhagen
and a very messy week in Newquay, the Eastpak Throwdown
crew return to their regular Brixton monthly in full effect!
This month sees the first ever full live band to perform
at a plan b throwdown, so this month is gonna be superbad!
Battles:
2On2 breaking battle
Live graff battle
New style dance showcase
