ALTERN 8 - The Return LIVE PA

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In 2015, The Hub hosted the biggest old skool party in the city, with one of the biggest dance acts on planet earth.

In 2017, we see the return of the mighty Altern 8. The seminal Hardcore act of the Nineties and beyond.

Tickets sold out last time - so be quick and pack your whistles and Vicks!

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ALTERN 8
Live PA

featuring Activ-8, Brutal-9, Evapor-8, Hypnotic ST-8

TOP ONE NICE ONE GET SORTED!

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Altern 8 are THE British rave duo.

Five UK Top 40 hits (and narrowly missing No.1) notable Altern-8 tracks included "Activ-8", "E-vapor-8", "Frequency", "Brutal-8-E", "Armageddon", "Move My Body", "Hypnotic St-8" and "Infiltrate 202".

Recognised as one of the most important dance artists of the last 25 years. One of the biggest dance acts on Planet Earth – Mask Hysteria comes to Plymouth.

 As the the Rave movement took root in countless illegal parties up and down the UK, The duo embraced the anonymity that (the now iconic) ‘A’ marked face masks and chemical warfare suits gave them, allowing them to perform live on stage in front of thousands of adoring fans whilst eluding arrest and staying one step ahead of the law, eager to crush the defiant spirit of Rave and the forces behind it.

Altern-8 was formed in Stafford in 1990, as a side project to the already successful Nexus 21 (a name chosen because of its "futuristic house sound"). From the outset, the band's objective was to develop their style which was influenced by the musical elements of Detroit techno artists Derrick May, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson, as well as the Chicago house music sound of Phuture and early electronic heroes Kraftwerk,[ although the claim that they were led by American artists at the time is completely at odds with the text tribute found in the inlay of their first album which actually credits Manchester-based British techno pioneers 808 State by thanking them for starting the UK rave scene. Nexus 21 produced one album, The Rhythm of Life.

Altern-8 tunes influenced many artists, with their mixture of the sounds of the Roland TB-303, 808 and 909 with break-beats and familiar samples. At the time in the UK, outdoor rave events were legal, and Altern-8 had a reputation for turning up to play at major unofficial events. They helped to define harder house tracks relying more heavily on bass and volume. The use of more bass and eclectic noises gradually evolved Altern-8's music away from the earlier house music style. The duo, dressed in chemical warfare suits and dancing "like electrified monkeys", took part in a large number of live performances.

The band released an album on the Network Records label in 1992, called Full On... Mask Hysteria. In 1991, the band did a live PA in the car park outside the then-famous Shelley's night club in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent (near to their home town of Stafford), which can be seen in their "Activ-8 (Come With Me)" video.

In 2013, a campaign was launched on Facebook and Twitter to get Altern-8's 1991 song "Activ-8 (Come With Me)" to number 1 in the chart for Christmas.

Join us on the 19th May for the return of the biggest old skool event in the South West.

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Support DJ’s:

Oldskool Warehouse from 1990-1994 - U Know the Score!

Dom Jay

DJ Mitch

Paul Fisher

Koatsy

Graham Robot

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Ticket Information:
Early Bird: £8
Standard: £12
On the door: £15

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