Rock & Robots 26: Robot Combat // Afterscare // Nick Byrne // Eli Gumble // jam time

A night of robot fighting and live music

LIVE ROBOT FIGHTING, 18:00

• Purpose-built machines do battle in a specially-constructed arena with the aim of immobilising each other
• It's just like Robot Wars except the robots there weighed 110kg while the ones tonight weigh 150g
• Full tournament (gold medal), Rumble (silver medal) and side event (2025 Champion of Champions tournament)
• Open arena from 19:35 and between music sets - have a go on a robot yourself
• Live battle music from drummer Shymanic
• Get in touch (tolerablemusic@gmail.com) if you have your own antweight which you would like to enter
• We also sell kits to build your own robot - just add tools and imagination

LIVE MUSIC, 20:00

• Nick Byrne
  Nick Byrne blends poignant songwriting and thoughtful lyricism into a contemporary mix of indie-folk melancholia. For fans of Bon Iver, Noah Kahan.
  instagram.com/nickbyrneuk

• Afterscare
  instagram.com/afterscare

• Eli Gumble
  The night's host and a pretty good singer-songwriter, making some very unique songs. Prepare your bingo cards for looped guitar, heavy overdrive, crazy-sounding ringer pedals, stylophone solos, prop comedy, softer acoustic ballads and completely off-the-wall synthpop, J-pop and reggaeton songs with dance routines. Lyrics have received praise for their thoughtful crafting. You have to see it to understand it and this is the best place to see it.
  eligumble.com

AFTER-PARTY, 22:00

• come on up and perform - no signups required
• all performance types welcome, including music, karaoke, comedy, poetry, magic, dance, sub-5 min video game speedruns, etc.
• venue has full backline including microphones, guitar and bass amps, drums, keyboard and vibraphone
• venue also has a projector in case you have visuals
• for best results, contact tolerablemusic@gmail.com and send backing tracks and projections/presentations if required
• some acts who have performed at this after-party have been booked for the gig, so you can see this as an audition if you like

OPEN ALL NIGHT

• Bar: serves drinks, cold or room temperature; cash only
• Vinylly Found record shop: large selection of second-hand records; cash only
• Free table football, mini air hockey and SNES gaming

Doors open 17:30
Entry: Tickets £6 until end of Friday 12/12, £8 after Friday and on the door (cash and cards accepted)
Accompanied U16s are half price.
Venue: The Others, top floor at 6 Manor Road, Stoke Newington, London, N16 5SA
Access to the venue is up a flight of stairs and there is no lift.

Source: Facebook