Camden Crawl Pub Fun 2011

Camden Crawl Pub Fun 2011

28 April, 2010
by: Spoonfed Team

Check out our guide to the best daytime fun at this year's Camden Crawl.

So you thought The Camden Crawl was all about music did you? Well, think again. Here at Spoonfed we thought we'd give you a heads-up about all the best pub fun and activities going on throughout the weekend.

While your mates are stumbling around trying to find the place where Dananananaykroyd are meant to be playing, you can take some time to relax and enjoy yourself with a mighty musical pub quiz or a short film.

Quizzes

If you think yourself the Messiah of all good music then The Grand Union is the place to be on Saturday. Independent record store Rough Trade has a legendary, regular weekly music quiz that they're bringing to the Camden Crawl on Saturday. With rounds such as 'Badly Drawing Boy' and 'Blockbusters' there'll be plenty of giggles too.

Shortly after the Rough Trade music quiz, independent record label, Moshi Moshi, are back at this year's Camden Crawl for more weird and wonderful testing upon your musical minds!

If you miss out on Saturday's quizmastery fun then those pesky gossip-mongers Popbitch will be at The Grand Union on Sunday with their fantasically cheeky pop quiz, followed by London's most raucous musical pub quiz Sounds Familiar.

Film

There's lots of fun for film-lovers happening around the Crawl this year, as the East End Film Festival take up residence at The Forge to celebrate its 10th birthday in style.

Each day will see the curators, Saint Etienne and Guillemots, premiering a challenging programme of short and feature films interspersed with live music and special guests.

Also on Sunday there's a Brunch Club Film Screening of Upside Down, a documentary charting the high and lows of Creation Records.

Arts and Crafts



For all you arty types, Craft Guerrilla will be on hand at Black Heart for some fun projects and a do-it–yourself jolly! While you’re sewing and making shiny things, The Obscuritones will provide the live music as DJ Jake Dragons and Handsome Betty spin the tunes.

Poetry, Theatre and Talks

It's not all about drinking and winning though is it? Hmm, OK maybe in some cases it is. But not in this case.

If you've had a little too much fun and frolics and would prefer a nice lie down, then what better way than to enjoy a little Jackanory-style storytelling and poetry. London's leading free short stories magazine, Litro Magazine, brings together a slew of leftfield literary and musical talent for their afternoon showcase.

If you’re feeling cultural then join musician, journalist and pundit, John Robb for an exhilarating range of interviews with some of the best artists and personalities from the festival.

Finally, if you’re the sort of person who thinks they don’t like poetry then Bang Said The Gun at Bucks Head will be right up your street. Likely to attract a crowd of stand-up poetry enthusiasts from all over London, it promises to be a fresh night of comic poetry, unlike the usual format.

Shopping

If all that activity wasn't enough to excite you, then you'll be thrilled to learn that the mighty Rough Trade Shops are bringing their store to the Crawl this year. Browse through some vinyl, CDs and limited edition releases, while catching an intimate live set from a few choice bands. Just don’t call it a pop-up shop.

For more line-ups, interviews and news, check out our Camden Crawl homepage.

Spoonfed Team