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27 bands played Ladyfest Newcastle over the Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Friday night warm-up

Ladyfest roared into life on Friday night at The End. Hosted by Rock n Doris, the warm-up featured some fantastic bands and DJs and had a fantastic atmosphere - don't think The End has ever been so busy!

Saturday 23rd September

Times	The Carling Academy	Newcastle Arts Centre	The Salsa Club	The Head of Steam
12:00	Little Whores on the Prairie Chippewa Falls Miss the Occupier	Marketplace Chillout Brain Dump	Wicca	Street Dancing
12:30
13:00			Challenging Street Harassment	Drumming
13.30
14:00		Adventures in Menstruating		Debate: 'Can Feminists Enjoy Porn?'
14.30	The Velterelles The Red Letter Suits
15:00
15.30		Ah'Freee (Spoken Word)	(Un)doing your Gender	Belly Dancing
16:00	The Ladies Mercury Invocal Lake Me
16.30				Singing
17:00
17.30
18:00
18.30	Workshop Singing Performance
19:00 - 21:00	Penny Broadhurst The Fighting Cocks The Research

Saturday Marketplace

The Ladyfest Market took place on Saturday 23rd September at the Newcastle Arts Centre.

Fabulous stalls sold everything from belts, jewellery and scary dollies to fancy handmade accessories, all made by local talented female artists. It was also the place to find out what you can do to save the planet from your sofa, how to survive your period without tampons or pads, and get your hands on some fantastic zines.

Saturday Night Chill Out: Open Mic @ Betty's 9pm - 2am

Saturday night saw everyone troop from the Carling Academy to Betty's. And we mean everyone. We were expecting a handful of people, not the vast quantities that marched through the door and then squished together on every available scrap of seating and floor to hear the performances.

Thanks to everyone who played - it was a truly electric night, despite being acoustic. We heard everything from The Cranberries to the Fugees, Irish folk tunes to Swedish folk tunes. It was gorgeous.

Sunday 24th September

Times	The Carling Academy	Salsa Club	Head of Steam
12:00	Verity Burton The Duloks Gene Serene	Changing the World with a Zine	Radio Broadcasting
12:30
13:00		Feminist History	DJing with Vinyl Decks
13.30
14:00		Assertiveness	Jingle Belles
14.30	Femme Fatale Bela Emerson
15:00
15.30		Customise your Clothes	Poetry & Prose
16:00	The Bintangs Mush Captive Audio
16.30			Forum Theatre
17:00
17.30		Ladyfest Discussion
18:00
18.30
18.30
19:00 - 23:00	Beccy Owen Das Wanderlust The Suffrajets Ladyfuzz

Sunday Night: Democratic Disco @ the Jazz Cafe 10pm - 2am

Well it was supposed to be at the Jazz Cafe, but their toilets suddenly exploded so we had 3 hours to find somewhere else. Well done Georgia for rushing around and making it happen at The End!

Thanks for everyone who patiently endured Milly's rubbish DJing. Here's her excuse for the night: "I didn't have the right adaptor for her headphones so couldn't cue anything up, the CDs were messed up and playing far quieter than the MP3 player, one of the club's speakers wasn't working, and, um, I was drunk. But still you danced! God bless you."