YPOD GIGS

For more information about Ypod gigs (or to book a slot) please contact Paul Langtree:

Email: paul.langtree@wokingymca.org.uk
Phone: 01483 21 51 21

If you're in a band and you would like to get regular emails about upcoming gig opportunities please email and ask to be added to our 'bands' database.

UP-COMING GIGS...

Friday 11th July 2008 - Hosting bands from the WYAC

Bands to include: Kids In Comics, Olly Grant, Sons Of Aquarius, Killing Mercury, Return Of Thanks

TICKETS are available from the WYAC and band memebrs. All tickets cost £4. Doors open at 7.30pm.

For more details about the bands check out www.myspace.com/wokingypod or www.myspace.com/wyac.

Friday 25th July 2008 - Break Berlin

Supported by: The Last In Line, Ego Trick and Miss Cheivo

All tickets £5. Tickets available in advance from the Ypod. Doors open at 7.30pm.

For more details about the bands check out www.myspace.com/wokingypod.

Friday 5th September 2008 - Forever Wednesday

Supported by: Underdog Victory, Monkey Love Juice, Big Love and Shattered Dwarv. Also featuring DJ Jimmy D.

All tickets £3. Please contact paul.langtree@wokingymca.org.uk to book tickets.

Doors open at 7.30pm.

YPOD MYSPACE

Got a MySpace?... Add the Ypod!... www.myspace.com/wokingypod !!!

REVIEWS AND PHOTOS

If you've been to any of our recent gigs and would like to write a review to go on our website and MySpace, or if you took some decent photos, please send us copies and we'll upload them.

Or, if you love live music so much that you don't mind coming to loads of our gigs (even if you don't know the bands) let us know and in exchange for some well written gig reviews or decent pictures, we can offer you FREE entry!

GIG ARCHIVE

2008
16th May: SINS DEEP, supported by The Elations and Raise The Fallen
7th March - FOREVER WEDNESDAY, supported by 24 Hour Affair, Collapse the Control
22nd February - BATTLE OF THE BANDS featuring: Tom Servo, The Elations, Red Line Atlantic, Sinister Horizons, Rosemary's Baby
8th February - HEARTS UNDER FIRE, supported by The Chase, This Years Drop Outs, Midnight For Action
11th January - ALL FORGOTTEN, supported by Sins Deep, The Last In Line and Aytora

2007
21st December: UGMOSIS, supported by Covert and Outta Fashion
7th December: FOREVER WEDNESDAY, supported by Sins Deep and This Years Dropouts
23rd November: ASPEX, supported by Unsafe Result and Heroes In Error
9th November: DISSOLVED IN, supported by The Bad thing
2nd November (at Horsell Village Hall): Wow Pigeon Eyes, Quit Kazuki, Fake the Attack
12th October: Huck and Chet, Against the Odd, The Nova
14th September - All is Gone, Traces of a Dream, White Lotus
31st August - This Years Dropouts, Sinister Horizons, Ashes to Angels
20th July - BATTLE OF THE BANDS: Ashes to Angels, Fake the Attack, 5 Aces Black, Lack of Identity, Sins Deep
6th July - OVER & OUT, supported by This years Dropouts (sorry for any confusion!)
15th June - FAKE THE ATTACK, supported by Traces of a Dream
25th May - Immaterial, Another Minority and The Nova
11th May - This Years Dropouts, Sins Deep, The Elations
27th April - Her Enemy, Lost In Soho and Ugmosis
14th April – VERDICT UNKNOWN, supported by The Last Remaining Monkey, This Year's Drop Outs
23rd March – ASPEX, supported by Syrus
2nd March - HEARTS UNDER FIRE, supported by Lost In Soho and The Elations
2nd February - THIS YEARS DROPOUTS, supported by Aspex and Innovia

2006
8th December - Forever Ends Tonight, Melting Sunrise and Lack of identity

ABOUT OUR GIGS

The Ypod is mainly for young people between the ages of 11 and 21 and therefore we prefer our bands and our crowds to be within this age range. Headline bands get some money as a gift towards their expenses. Occasionally some of the ticket money will go to a worthy charity, but usually the ticket money goes to the Ypod (we are a charity too!) to help us with our running costs.

TIMES

Gigs take place at the Ypod every three weeks on Fridays between 7.30pm and 10.00pm (sometimes we may close earlier depending on the length of the gig). The cafe will open as usual at 4.00pm but will close at 6.30pm to allow time for us to get everything ready for the gig.

TICKETS

We sell half the tickets (100) in advance from the Ypod (tickets are not available from bands or promoters) and the other half (100) on the door. ALL tickets cost £5 per person. Out maximum capacity is 200, depending on available staff.

BANDS

Any band that wants to play a gig at the Ypod will have to read and sign an agreement beforehand. For more information about this please contact Paul (see bottom of page).

RULES

For the safety and enjoyment of everyone at our gigs (including our staff) we do have a few simple rules.
1. No-one believed to be in possession of or under the influence of alcohol or illegal substances will be allowed in - including band members.
2. We will search bags on the door to make sure no-one is bringing in anything they shouldn't.
3. We DO allow 'moshing', but we do NOT allow punching, kicking or other deliberately aggressive behaviour.
4. The Ypod is a no-smoking zone. We do allow people to smoke outside. Re-entry is by 'hand-stamp' only.
5. We have a good relationship with the local police and will call them if necessary.

TO BOOK A GIG

If you're in a band and you want somewhere to do a gig, why not come to the Ypod?! For more information contact Paul (see bottom of page).

BAND PRACTICE

If you're in a band and need somewhere to practice come down to the Ypod on Mondays between 4.00pm and 9.00pm or on Fridays between 4.00pm and 8.00pm (except when we have a gig). We have a dedicated recording studio (click on the ‘Recording Studio’ tab on the left for more information) which also doubles as a rehearsal room. Bands practice on a first-come-first-served for a one hour slot.

EQUIPMENT

We have: A huge PA system, a stage, a Mapex ‘rock’ drum kit (bring your own sticks, cymbal stands and cymbals), 1 Ashdown MAG C115-300 bass amp, 1 Marshall AVT275 guitar amp, microphones, stands and cables. Bands will need to bring any other equipment.

BATTLE OF THE BANDS

On Friday 22nd February 2008 Woking YMCA’s Ypod youth centre held a Battle of the Bands for young people to raise money for Cardiac Risk in the Young (C.R.Y.), for a young person who is taking a gap year to do charity work in Kenya and Sri Lanka and for Woking YMCA’s WhyTalk youth counselling service.

11 young bands from Woking and the surrounding area auditioned for the five spaces to perform at the ‘Battle’. The five successful bands were The Elations (from Woking), Rosemary’s Baby (from Hampton), Sinister Horizons (from Basingstoke), Red Line Atlantic (from Fleet) and Tom Servo (from Egham).

The event was sponsored by Subway of Woking who provided a 6 foot ‘Sub’ as a prize for the winning band, Woking News & Mail who provided a free full colour advert in the Woking News & Mail’s ‘What’s On’ supplement for the winning band, and Humphrey Malins (MP for Woking) who provided an invitation to a free tour of Parliament for the winning band.

All five bands performed 2 songs to the crowd of 140 and the crowd voted for their favourite band. Before the winner was announced the crowd was shown a short presentation about each of the 3 charities being supported. Paul Langtree who organised the event announced the winner and the mayor of Woking presented the prizes to the winning band, The Elations.

For more information about the event, the bands, or anything else related to Woking YMCA and the Ypod, please see the website www.wokingymca.org.uk.