
The 2012 Camden Crawl takes place over the bank holiday weekend of 4th – 6th May across Camden Town in North London (NW1). By day, the Camden area becomes a sprawling carnival-style arts festival featuring comedy & spoken word, short film, pop quizzes, busking, acoustic performances, workshops, karaoke, exhibitions and more. By night, the two mile-long stretch of pavement assumes its position as an all-out, live music extravaganza playing host to more than 200 of the best new talents performing across the area’s close knit venues.
Live music artists include:
Friday (KOKO): Death in Vegas, 6 live acts and a special edition of Club NME.
Saturday: Admiral Fallow, Alabama 3, Alpines, Antlered Man, Basement, Bastille, Baxter Dury, Blackhoods, Brontide, Bxentric, Chew Lips, Cymbals, D/r/u/g/s, Echo Lake, Fear Of Men, Funeral Suits,iceage, Icona Pop, Jaymo and Andy George, Keep Shelly In Athens, Kwes, Lioness, Marmozets, Melodica, Melody and Me, Night Angles, Pariah, Psychologist, Roska, Sex Hands, Theme Park, Tom Starr, Willy Moon
Sunday: Alpines, And So I Watch You From Afar, Arrows Of Love, Bastille, Baxter Dury, Ben Westbeech, Black Moth, Brandt, Brauer Frick, Cashier No.9, Charli Xcx, Cymbals, Dog Is Dead, Dutch Uncles, Fanzine, Fiction, Ghetts, Hawk Eyes, Hey Sholay, Iceage, James Cleaver Quintet, Jape, Lucy Rose, Marmozets, Melodica, Melody and Me, Peace, Rolo Tomassi, Theme Park, Toby Kaar, Toy, True Tiger, Willy Moon
Koko opening night tickets are just £20. Tickets for both Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th May are available from £67.50 (VIP £150) and weekend including Koko opening night, tickets start from £77.50. All tickets can be bought online or at a number of HMV stores nationwide. Click here to buy Camden Crawl tickets online. All tickets will incur both a booking and a transaction fee.
Once in London, public transport is advised as there is limited parking space around Camden Town. There are very good bus, train and tube links to Camden Town. Both Camden Town and Camden Road tube stations are a short walk away from the festival site.
Click the map to see where the Camden Crawl will be located
Check out the official Camden Crawl site here: www.thecamdencrawl.com.