February 2, 2017
The official Hidden Door 2017 festival launch party will take place on Friday 3 March, 7pm – 3am at the Biscuit Factory. Join us for exclusive programme announcements then delight in a sizzling multi-sensory night of live music, DJs, visual art, projections, poetry, burlesque and much more presented by the kick-ass Gamma Ray Dali and CONFUSION IS SEX.
Music from Bossy Love, Black Cat Bone and Amy Hawthorne plus Confusion is Sex Artists DJs Heidi Hertz and Trendy Wendy MC. Miss Gypsy Charms MCs.
Book your tickets now – £9 (£7 concessions) for this night to remember. Free drink for the first 100 to arrive, plus discounts on Hidden Door tickets for everyone who comes along.
Also follow the official Facebook event for the latest updates.
Hidden Door 2017 runs from 26 May – 4 June in the glorious, abandoned Leith Theatre. For 10 days and nights we’ll be filling every room, corridor and dusty corner with music, visual art, theatre, poetry and spoken word, cinema and special events guaranteed to breathe new life into an incredible venue forgotten for three decades.
With thanks to our wonderful launch party sponsors and supporters – Arts & Business Scotland, Barney’s Beer, Biscuit Factory, Black Box and High Tide.
We’re excited to bring you an electric night of entertainment courtesy of Gamma Ray Dali and Confusion Is Sex. “Caught somewhere between a sizzling art-house project and an electro-punk burlesque club”, Confusion Is Sex is a multi-sensory clubbing experience that has been fast evolving into one of the most respected underground nights in Scotland, fusing live art, burlesque, belly dancers, circus acts, DJs, bands, theatre and more.
“One of the most exciting bands on the planet right now” according to BBC Scotland, Bossy Love brings phenomenal live drumming and sugar-sweet vocals laced with the kind of magic that defies description.
A heavy blues, rock n roll band with a lot of soul, Black Cat Bone come equipped with a pounding rhythm section, layered vocals, catchy guitar riffs, heavy distortion and hollering harmonica.
Singer/songwriter Amy Hawthorn opens the evening of music with “beautifully pitched vocals” (The Stage).
Female electro DJ duo created and styled by Gamma Ray Dali, DJ’s Heidi Hertz are naughty rebel misfits with sexy electro mixes and bitchin beats drawing on a diverse range of soul, funk, pop, blues, electro and techno tunes.
Photo by Olga Tyukova
Often found at the Bongo Club’s Mumbo Jumbo, and a star of the Edinburgh scene since the 90s, DJ Trendy Wendy has it all – disco, funk, soul, hiphop, pop, cheese, easy listening, electro, electroswing, breakbeats, house.
Book tickets now – £9 / £7 concessions
Huge thanks to the following awesome sponsors for supporting our Launch Party and helping ensure that it’s going to be an incredible night… Arts & Business Scotland, Barney’s Beer, Biscuit Factory, Black Box and High Tide.