Transgressive Records have just announced a number of celebratory gigs in London over the next four months currently beginning in July and ending in September including some of the trendiest artists of the moment. The company, compromised of a record label, publisher and a management division will celebrate 20 years of dedicating themselves to discovering up and coming artists this year.
Formed in 2004 by Tim Dellow and Toby L, with Silas Bourboulon joining the duo shortly after, Transgressive Records boast an impressive repertoire of talent including names such as Foals, Flume, SOPHIE, Loyle Carner, Black Country, New Road, Let’s Eat Grandma and the Mystery Jets. Regina Spektor, Hippo Campus, Two Door Cinema Club and Iron and Wine are amongst the array of chart topping Alumni artists Transgressive Records has accumulated over the years.
In a statement posted on the Transgressive Records website, the owners noted that they are ‘thrilled to celebrate the first twenty years of Transgressive. It’s a harrowing understatement to remark upon what a challenging time it is in the world right now, but we hope that the activities we’re planning can continue to shine a light on the irrepressible, unifying power of music and art, and the potency and strength of the human spirit.’
The series of gigs will celebrate their origins as a company most significantly by hosting The Moonlandingz with support from one of their new signings the raucous Crewe-based rock band ‘UNIVERSITY’ at the Garage in Highbury, a venue which the team regard as ‘very much the starting point for everything’ as it resides below the first office the company inhabited. The venue helped catapult the company when they were just ‘a couple of passionate teenagers with very few resources, but a lot of love and passion, which has now extended to the incredible team and group of artists that we work with today.’ You can read more about UNIVERSITY in a feature from Rolling Stone on the group last December.
The events are in collaboration with the charities War Child and Music Venue Trust, the former working to provide education, protection and support to children living in ware torn areas as well as campaigning to raise money and influence world leaders. The latter, MTV, help to sustain Grassroots venues in the UK. MVT’s CEO Mark Davyd has been working tirelessly in recent months to secure funding for Grassroots venues via ticket levies which you can read more about here. Ticketholders will have the opportunity to learn more about the corresponding causes as well as offer donations.
You buy tickets by following the link here to see the likes of Arlo Parks and Marika Hackman kick off the succession of events at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre the 15th of July and the Mystery Jets & Special Guests at EartH Theatre on the 27th of September in addition to a number of other exciting acts and artists across iconic London venues. You can check out the current full line-up below.
