Cupid 10 #1 Posted January 9, 2012 Cupids in Nooses 2012 : Anti-Valentine's Festival The last 2 years have been a resounding success so we are back to offer more of the same and more of the other. WHEN Held over Anti-Valentine’s weekend Fri 10th/Sat 11th/Sun 12th February in the year 2012 at the Rude Shipyard (89 Abbeydale Rd, Sheffield) with the launch party held at Hagglers Corner (Queens Road, Sheffield). WHAT We'll be hosting live music interjected with poetry, prose and comedy. They’ll be tears in jars, broken hearts, dead flowers, fancy dress, balloons, cake, meals for one, cupids in nooses, literature and our world famous poetry competition. WHY Bored of industries commercialising love and turning our feelings into commodities, we decided to go against the grain and hang Cupid. Don't buy us flowers, cards or take us to the movies just because Interflora, Hallmark and Disney say so. We've got plenty of love and good times to give at Cupids in Nooses. Sod the schmaltz, we just want to have fun. We are combining the Anti-Valentine festivities with the launch of The Rude Shipyard Co-operative. The Rude Shipyard Crew will be taking over the place and transforming our loved cafe and bookshop into a workers co-operative. LINE UP More to be Confirmed. Keep your eyes peeled! LITTLE ROBOTS CUT A SHINE KIERON WRIGHT BAND LITTLE GLITCHES DOUBLE NO NO BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN A GIANT'S CAUSE ANTIQUE DOLL BIDDY FIDDLERS CAPTIVES ON THE CAROUSEL DROP THE BOMB DJs HOUSE OF TREES JIM GHEDI OVER THE YARDARM PAYROLL UNION SKINNY THEATRE COMPANY VALDEMAR HÄVE LAUNCH PARTY We are particularly gleeful to announce that we are launching Cupids in Nooses 2012 : Anti-Valentine's Festival with THE HEARTBREAK HOEDOWN! On Friday 10th February at Hagglers Corner (Queen Road, Sheffield) with the amazing headliners Cut a Shine, The Payroll Union plus more acts to be confirmed, and DJ's from Drop The Bomb until the wee hours causing feet to move and hearts to pound. It's gonna be a right proper knees up at the beautifully re-developed Hagglers Corners, a hop skip and a jump away from The Rude Shipyard. WORD LIFE POETRY: This year’s poetry section will be hosted by Sheffield’s beloved Word Life Poetry. They will beckon listeners with their plethora of talent. It is bound to be bountiful. CHARITY: We’ll be raising money for Sheffield Committee to Defend Asylum Seekers (CDAS) through donations. For more info on CDAS visit their website. SPONSORSHIP We are also looking for sponsors for Cupids in Nooses 2012. If you are interested in sponsoring us please get in touch with Laura by email or feel free to call us at the cafe on 0114 2589653. FOOD AND ALE Delicious food and real ale will be available all weekend! Look out for our special festival menu. PRICE Launch Party at Hagglers Corner 10th Feb £5/£7. Tickets available soon. Festival at The Rude Shipyard 11th/12th Feb FREE! Just turn up. WEBSITES Visit our Facebook event pages for updates BE MY ANTI-VALENTINE! Love from, Laura Burn Acaster and The Rude Shipyard Crew What folk have said about Cupids in Nooses: Drowned in Sound Drowned In Sheffield #6 "Another of our favourite Sheffield haunts is hosting three days of music to ease the impending pain of Valentine’s Day. Plenty of great bands have already signed up for the Cupids in Nooses Anti-Valentine's Festival at The Rude Shipyard" Cosmopolitan Magazine Single girls' Valentine's Night Out (#7) “If you really can't bear all those smug looking couples then this Anti-Valentine's weekend festival at Sheffield's The Rude Shipyard is just for you” Metro Valentine's Day: Top 10 events for singles and cynics “If you're single, looking for love or if all that Valentine's Day hearts and flowers cr*p just makes you seethe with rage, here are ten things you can enjoy instead” Stellamedia Hey Cupid, Pass Me That Cupcake “This Valentines, I chose to party while also indulging in one of my big love affairs – cake! Held at the wonderfully-eclectic bookshop & cafe,The Rude Shipyard, Sheffield, Cupids In Nooses was a lively two-day festival of live music, a poetry competition, high teas, magical interludes with a touch of burlesque thrown in for good measure. Billed as an Anti-Valentines event, there was still lashings of heart and soul going round, especially as Cupids in Nooses raised money for Sheffield Committee to Defend Asylum Seekers (CDAS) through donations. Keep on spreading the love!” Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
