The Go Go Cult play The Face Bar in Reading with support from Pink Diamond Revue and Polly b Rose.
The Go Go Cult are back at The Face Bar on Saturday 19 December, with doors opening at 8pm. It's a Reading four-piece that's been around since 2009, and they've built their sound on a broad, slightly chaotic mix of voodoo rock 'n' roll, hypnotic psychedelia, wild garage punk, gothabilly and post-punk. The influences they cite run from The Cramps and The Rezillos to Link Wray, Dick Dale and the Del-Tones, with Johnny Cash and Siouxsie in there too — a list that explains why the sound can shift from surfy guitar twang to something darker and more gothic in the space of a few songs.
The night is presented by Future Transmissions, and the support is just as varied as the main act. Pink Diamond Revue are a Reading electro, dance and psych three-piece fronted by aCID DoL, described as 'a model from another dimension', who mix acid-house with powerful drums and guitar twangs. They've played more than 300 shows since 2015, so they're well-practised on stage. Joining them is Polly b Rose, which brings together former Transvision Vamp drummer Pol Burton and Rise Carlotti, a founding member of 90s indie favourites The Heart Throbs.
Between the three acts, you've got a good spread of styles to work through: the Go Go Cult's garage-punk and gothabilly, Pink Diamond Revue's acid-house and psych, and the combined experience of Pol Burton and Rise Carlotti. It's a Reading-centric bill, with the headliners and one of the support acts both from the town.
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Tickets are £5 plus a 50p booking fee, so £5.50 in total. Doors open at 8pm at The Face Bar, Ambrose Place, Chatham Street, Reading RG1 7JE.
