Whirl-Y-Gig also appears at festivals, showing both live bands, who are mixed on the spot by DJ Monkey Pilot, or DJ sessions. They appear at such festivals as Beautiful Days, the Whitby Musicport Festival and the Sunrise Celebration. They have also appeared at the short-lived Canterbury Fayre and also at Womad Reading. They also run their own record label called Whirl-Y-Music and have organised their own festival, the Whirl-Y-Fayre, which first took place in August 2013, and has taken place every August since.
Whirl-Y-Gig’s have featured artists such as Banco De Gaia, System 7, Dreadzone, Astralasia, Eat Static, Loop Guru, Baka Beyond, Transglobal Underground, Another Green World and Kamel Nitrate.
Hi there, I used to go to the Whirl-y-gig every week when it was in Leicester Square, then on to Belsize Park, loved it. I too remember the lovely lady and her mum, also Pronch and Nicky(?) and Mark (long blonde hair) who I believe was something to do with the Thompson Twins in the eighties. Great memories, super Saturday night friends and then the night bus journey home. xxx
Oh, that’s lovely Elaine. My friend Nick and I were quite close to an Elaine at Whirly in Leicester Square; its not you is it? Those were wonderful days. Whirl-y-Gig still has that wonderful feeling today (or at least it will do when it finally reopens after the pandemic). Thank you for your comment.