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Otherworlds Festival comes to Morecambe

A band new goth and post-punk festival is coming to Morecambe’s iconic Winter Gardens later this month.

A dazzling array of goth and post-punk artists come to the seaside

Moochin’ About presents the first OtherWorlds Festival – celebrating the Summer Solstice.

The two-day event (June 21 and 22) is an unmissable coming together of some of the most significant and enduring goth & post punk bands from the 1980s alongside cutting edge contemporary bands.

Italian-based artist Lili Refrain is coming to Morecambe
Italian-based artist Lili Refrain is coming to Morecambe Credit: OtherWorlds Festival

Funds from the festival will go into on-going restoration work at the Grade II* Listed concert hall at the heart of Morecambe. 

Yorkshire groups feature heavily with appearances from The March Violets, Ghost Dance, Danse Society and The Rose of Avalanche. 

Saturday headliners Gene Love Jezebel celebrate their 1985 album Immigrant - to be played in full for the first time ever. Sunday headliner is Jane Weaver - an unshakable figure in the UK’s experimental pop music landscape.

Special guest for the Saturday is the mesmerising Lili Refrain - a composer and performer based in Rome. Lili uses electric guitar, vocals, percussions and synths.

Sunday sees a return to the UK of Vision Video. Climbing up the bill is Louisa Roach aka She Drew The Gun with a stunning mix of impassioned, hypnotic and darkly ornate psych-pop. 

Line-up: 

Saturday, June 21: Gene Loves Jezebel, Lili Refrain, The March Violets, Ghost Dance, Danse Society, The Rose of Avalanche. 

Sunday, June 22: Jane Weaver, She Drew The Gun, The Orielles, Vision Video.

Tickets:  https://www.seetickets.com/event/otherworlds-festival-day-1-/morecambe-winter-gardens/3390722