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From Saturday 23 August 2003

Leeds Update

Courtesy of good ol’ bbc news: “About 20 people have been injured at the Leeds music festival after a crush barrier collapsed. Eyewitnesses say the crowd surged forward as the band System of a Down was on stage at Bramham Park, near Wetherby. West Yorkshire ambulance

Leeds Fest accident?

Reports are coming in that there has been an incident involving the safety barriers at the Leeds Festival. Details are sketchy but the ambulance services are in attendance, prompting speculation that there may have been a serious injury or fatality. EDIT – The incident occurred during System

I apologise number 2

Contrary to earlier reports, Thursday did NOT play in Cardiff this evening.

I love AK

It’s no secret that we like Audio Karate here at Punktastic, so we thought we’d let their guitarist Jason Camacho fill you in with details about their new record. He said: “We’ve finished writing sexy music for our second full length album for Kung Fu Records. We

When Canada and France collide

Submitted by Rob: “Dead Letter Dept from Canada and Side Issue from France are doing a UK tour. The tour starts in Neath, South Wales on August 30th @ the duke and they play Swansea on September 2nd. Dead Letter Depts new album has just been

I apologise

I said previously that we would be giving away 5 copies of the new Saves The Day record next week. However, I spoke a little too soon…we’re now giving away five SIGNED copies of the record. We’re too nice…

STOP THE PRESS!

Allegedly, and I stress allegedly, Thursday are playing with Thrice at the Cardiff Barfly tonight. If this is true, does this mean a secret last minute Leeds/Reading performance?

Doo-wap

Pilfered from the Sniper Wolf forum: “We’ve recorded six of our own traditional-style 50s pop songs, about girls, broken hearts and teen romance, including an acoustic number (everyone else is these days so why shouldn’t we?) to wrap things up. We did it on a

Give it away, now.

Fancy winning copies of the new Saves The Day album ‘In Reverie’? Stay tuned to Punktastic then, cos in the next few days we will be giving away five copies of the new album, along with posters and stickers.

I’m gonna see them on Sunday

Alkaline Trio have added a second London date to their September UK jaunt. The band play the Carling Acadmey in Islington on September 19.