Rob da Bank

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Status: Married
Age: 35
Sign: Cancer

Country: UK

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Friday, August 29, 2008

Underworld Live Internet Radio Broadcast with special guest Rob da Bank - Weds 10th Sept
Category: Music

Underworld Live Internet Radio Broadcast with special guest Rob da Bank.

Live on www.underworldlive.com Wednesday 10th September
8pm - 10pm UK time.

tune in!

;-) Robby

Currently listening :
Oblivion with Bells (Includes bonus DVD)
By Underworld
Release date: 2007-10-16

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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Camp Bestival News: Latest line up, Biggest Mad Hatter’s Tea Party Ever and much more ...
Category: Parties and Nightlife

Countdown to Camp Bestival...
The Biggest Mad Hatter's Tea Party ever!
Plus more news from the world's best campsite!

Hi de Hi Campers!  With Camp Bestival only 7 weeks away we thought it's high time we unleashed the fancy dress theme for our inaugural knees up...

The Mad Hatter's Tea Party … with a twist!

Expect super-sized surrealism and magical mayhem as the Alice In Wonderland inspired Tea Party comes to life in Camp Bestival's Magic Meadow on the Saturday afternoon.  Imagine fun around a gigantic table piled high with cakes, cream teas, bizarre bits and over-sized animals surrounded by a host of freaky characters designed by Josie da Bank playing suitably silly games, including wonky crochet and 'goodmington' (not 'bad'), all while kazoo wizards Masters of the Kazooniverse supply the soundtrack. As ever fun is top of the agenda so get yourselves kitted out as your favourite Alice in Wonderland character or come as something unique or just as yourself and be part of the maddest tea party ever!

Of course our legendary Dressing Up Area will be on hand to help the adults get dolled up and lose their inhibitions and we'll also have a separate Kid's Dressing Up Area (& Catwalk) so the little'uns can get involved too!

Camp Bestival is all about bringing back the British Holiday Camp … Bestival style! A place where Hi de Hi camping capers meet the spirit of early festivals where musicians and story tellers roam the woodland glades, spreading love and merry cheer. Mix in entertainment of the highest order, splendid music including headliners Kate Nash, The Flaming Lips and Chuck Berry plus a host of Rob da Bank heritage heroes and hot new acts from Billy Bragg and Suzanne Vega to Black Kids, dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Florence and the Machine and top DJs including Andrew Weatherall, DJ Yoda, Gilles Peterson, Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve (aka Erol Alkan & Richard Norris) and many more… check the bottom of this message for the full list.

Mix in excellent facilities for the outdoor life and a generous sprinkle of Bestival magic and you'll get an idea of what to expect at the first ever Camp Bestival - a new weekend feast for other like minded souls - a place where magical moments will be shared between special people, creating memories that will last forever. All this plus the best facilities of any festival from hot showers with tea & toast while you wait, to custom furnished tipis and yurts to maintained barbeques, a massive kids area and our Bestival Bluecoats led by the mighty Cuban Brothers on hand 24 hours a day to cater for your every need!

Check out our wonderful website
www.campbestival.net where you can buy tickets (they are flying so be quick!!). and get a run-down of all the super live music and DJs to tickle the taste buds plus latest info on our magnificent Spiegeltent for Come Dancing dance offs and Karaoke, updates on Comedy, Spoken Word and Literature in the Laughter Library, and an overview of all our other cool stuff including Theatre in the Woods, The Knitting Kent, Cockney Knees Up, Heavenly Healing, Restival Field, Films, Fireworks, Campfire Sessions & Singalongs, Workshops for Kids, Sports Day antics and much much more.

So roll on July – see you round the ol' campfire!

Camp Bestival Tickets:
Ticketline:
www.ticketline.co.uk / 0844 888 4410 (24 hr)
Lastminute: www.lastminute.com

Adult Weekend Tickets - £120
Age 13 to 15 Child Weekend Tickets - £60
Age 12 & Under Child Weekend Tickets – FREE (ticket required)
Campervan Tickets - £50 (per vehicle)


Live Acts:
The Flaming Lips, Chuck Berry, Kate Nash, The Imagined Village, Hercules & Love Affair, Suzanne Vega, Billy Bragg, The Cuban Brothers, Florence and The Machine, King Creosote, dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Joe Lean and The Jing Jang Jong, Kid Carpet, Grand National, Eliza Carthy, Eliza Doolittle, Ebony Bones, Kitty, Daisy and Lewis, Black Kids, Ladyhawke, The Wurzels, Emmy The Great, David E Sugar, Gideon Conn, thecocknbullkid, Jon Hopkins, Beardyman presents Battlejam, The Fence Collective, The Melodica The Melody & Me, Tawiah, Emiliana Torrini, The Hat, Christopher D Ashley, Sportsday Megaphone, This Is The Kit, Alice & the Majesty, Rod Thomas, Cut A Shine, Lucky Elephant, Bastila, George Pringle, Imperial Leisure, Rachael Dadd, Tofu Love Frogs, Dulwich Ukulele Club…

DJs:
Andrew Weatherall (Rock n Roll set), Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve (4hr set), DJ Yoda, DJ Krust, Gilles Peterson, Frank Tope, Rob da Bank, Dub Pistols Sound System, Kevin Rowland, Gaz's Rockin' Blues, The Nextmen, Ross Allen, Idjut Boys, Greg Wilson, Queens of Noize, Maurice Fulton, Mungos Hi Fi, Gregs Greats, The Shellac Collective, One Deck and Popular, Sombrero Sound System, Fear of Theydon….

Comedy:
Roy Walker's 'Catchphrase', Andrew Maxwell presents 'Full Mooners', The Pros From Dover, Ida Barr & Tina C, Phil Nichol, Glenn Wool, Craig Campbell, Dave Fulton, Jason John Whitehead, Andy Askins, Adam Bloom, Sol Bernstein, Pete Cain, Susan Murray, Jonathan Mayor, John Fothergill, David Hadingham, Jeff Innocent, Carl Donnelly and more…

Spoken Word:
Scroobius Pip Presents… Polar Bear, Poem Inbetween People, Peggy Sue & The Pirates, Gideon Conn, Kate Tempest, Matt Lloyd, AF Harold, John Berkavitch, Riz MC, Ventriloquist

Literature:
Howard Marks, Richard Milward, Joe Stretch, Neil Boorman, Gautam Malkani, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, M J Hyland, Sebastian Horsley, Henry Hemming, Dan Rhodes, Edward Docx, Marie Phillips, Nigel Spriggs/Daniel Clay, Tom Leveritt , Michael Smith, The Pan I Am, Cathi Unsworth, Peter Wild, Tom Hodgkinson, Andy & Dave Hamilton, Paul Kingsnorth
.

x Bestival

Currently listening :
Angles
By Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip
Release date: 2008-06-24

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Thursday, March 06, 2008

Bandstand parties in Liverpool & London!
Category: Parties and Nightlife

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Corsa presents BANDSTAND steered by Sunday Best

Corsa presents BANDSTAND
steered by Sunday Best

a new indoor concept from Sunday Best

3rd May 2008 - London - Old Billingsgate
Mark Ronson (live & DJ set), Rob da Bank, Annie Mac, The Cuban Brothers (live), Late Of The Pier (live), Greg's Greats, Sombrero Sound System.
Hosted by Barry Peters.


10th May 2008 - Liverpool - Carling Academy
Mark Ronson (live & DJ set), Rob da Bank, Kissy Sell Out, The Cuban Brothers (live), Kitty Daisy & Lewis (live), The Troubadours (live), Sombrero Sound System.
Hosted by Barry Peters.

Only £25 per ticket from www.bandstandevents.co.uk

Sunday Best and Vauxhall Corsa present an exciting new event to kick start the summer's live music calendar. Corsa presents Bandstand steered by Sunday Best is an eccentric, eclectic indoor festival. Bandstand is a celebration of British musical exuberance and fun the weather can't spoil.

Bandstand started life as a reaction to British bandstands falling into disrepair, along with the success of the Bandstand at Bestival. Now, thanks to a unique collaboration with Vauxhall Corsa, Bandstand has become a standalone event in its own right with two shows, city focused, to take place this coming May. Bandstand launches in London's Old Billingsgate, an incredible Grade 2 listed building right next to the Thames on the 3rd May and then travels up to Liverpool's renowned Carling Academy the following weekend.

Rob da Bank comments: "We love putting on outdoor festivals so we thought why not do one inside? In fact, let's do two! Bandstand is a very British, eccentric celebration of music, comedy and performance taking you to another world. We hope this is the start of a series of landmark musical events for the UK."

Bandstand is a celebration of Britain's musical creativity and the emphasis is on booking British talent. Headlining both shows is Mark Ronson. Grammy and Brits winner, London born, Mark Ronson's top billing at Bandstand is a unique opportunity to experience not only Ronson's critically acclaimed live show but also his lauded DJing skills. Joining Ronson at the Bandstand in both London and Liverpool will be the main man, Mr Bandstand himself Rob da Bank, The Cuban Brothers, who have been a fun element of Sunday Best's events for the last ten years, and Sunday Best's resident DJs Sombrero Sound System.

In London, BBC Radio 1's Annie Mac is set to rock the floor and show Bandstand why she is one of the breakthrough DJs of the moment, the hotly-tipped youngsters Late Of The Pier perform live, while the inimitable Greg's Greats will spin a DJ set of 78rpm records.

A week later, the Bandstand party transforms the Carling Academy in Liverpool. The European Capital of Culture 2008 will party to the sounds of DJ Kissy Sell Out, and live sets from Liverpool's very own hotly tipped newcomers The Troubadours and Sunday Best's teenage rockabilly siblings Kitty, Daisy and Lewis.

Rob's better half, Josie da Bank is the creative director of Bandstand and she brings the same extraordinary level of production ingenuity and attention to detail that has made Bestival so special. In the Bandstand main stage arena, live acts and DJs perform in a traditional Bandstand setting surrounded by park benches, eccentric look-a-likes and paths leading off to different areas. Bandstand is bringing the outdoor experience indoors, so expect the unexpected.
 
In the Alice In Wonderland inspired room, CS Lewis meets a traditional English garden party with an upscale Mad Hatter's Tea Party; taste the unique cocktails by the creators of the Bollywood Bar experience at Bestival and immerse yourself in the wonder of White's Bar.

Mark Ronson comments: "I'm honoured to be asked to do the first ever Bandstand shows. I am a huge fan of all things Rob da Bank and Sunday Best, and if this indoor festival is a fraction as good as Bestival, it should be amazing."


Tickets available now from www.bandstandevents.co.uk at a cost of £25.

Plus, please head over to www.bandstandevents.co.uk to check out the wonderful new website with its amazing interactive Josie da Bank animated artwork, sounds and music (with big thanks to the boffins at The Web Well!)

x Sunday Best

www.sundaybest.net
www.recordstore.co.uk/sundaybest
www.myspace.com/sundaybestrecordings
www.bestival.net
www.campbestival.net


Corsa presents BANDSTAND steered by Sunday Best

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Wednesday, October 10, 2007

NEW SHOW ON RADIO 1: ROB DA BANK & FRIENDS

Hey gang

Hope alls well in da hood.. Just a quick one to say do try and check my new Radio 1 show Rob da Bank and Friends starting this Sunday 14th October.. The first show will be The A-Z of Mark Ronson with the man dropping by for two hours an rifling through his crates for you! Gonna be mega

Also my existing midnight-2 show remains as is..last week I had Tunng in session and they did the most brilliant cover of Blue Pearls Naked In The Rain..check it out at www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/robdabank clicking on listen again...

And tune in on Sunday or listen again as above to all 4 magical hours of rambling and good music

Thanks fo' listenin

robby

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Thursday, September 28, 2006

Sending me your tunes...

Hello.

It's rob da bank here.

I'm a bit inundated with all of your lovely messages.

I'm desperately trying to listen to all the great music I've been sent from Myspace friends, but it takes time!

Listen to my new show on Radio 1 and you'll hear that I do play quite a few Myspace artists among other exciting new bits and pieces.  It's on Sunday nights between 12pm-2am.  LISTEN AGAIN online if you miss it on the radio.

If you are messaging me to find out how to send me your stuff, the best thing to do is send a CD to:

ROB DA BANK
PO Box 43617
London
SE22 8XJ
UK

Please send any management or booking enquiries to Ben Turner - ben@graphitemedia.net

Much Thanks
from da Bank

;)

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