The last 2 years have been a resounding success so we are back to offer more of the same and more of the other. WHEN
Held over Anti-Valentine’s weekend Fri 10th/Sat 11th/Sun 12th February in the year 2012 at the Rude Shipyard (89 Abbeydale Rd) with the launch party held at Hagglers Corner (Queen Road) Sheffield. They’ll be tears in jars, broken hearts, dead flowers, fancy dress, balloons, cake, me
als for one, cupids in nooses, literature and our world famous poetry competition. WHY
Bored of industries commercialising love and turning our feelings into commodities, we decided to go against the grain and hang Cupid. Don't buy us flowers, cards or take us to the movies just because Interflora, Hallmark and Disney say so. We've got plenty of love and good times to give at Cupids in Nooses. Sod the schmaltz, we just want to have fun. We are combining the Anti-Valentine festivities with the launch of The Rude Shipyard Co-operative. The Rude Shipyard Crew will be taking over the place and transforming our loved cafe and bookshop into a workers co-operative. LINE UP
More to be Confirmed. Keep your eyes peeled! A GIANT'S CAUSE
ANTIQUE DOLL
BIDDY FIDDLERS
BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN
CAPTIVES ON THE CAROUSEL
CUT A SHINE
DOUBLE NO NO
DROP THE BOMB DJs
THE HOT SOLES
HOUSE OF TREES (Sweden)
JIM GHEDI
KIERON WRIGHT BAND
LITTLE GLITCHES
LITTLE ROBOTS
OVER THE YARDARM
PAYROLL UNION
PHANTOM DOG BENEATH THE MOON
ROBERT SAULL GEORGE
SKINNY THEATRE COMPANY
VALDEMAR HÄVE (Sweden)
WORD LIFE POETRY
LAUNCH PARTY
We are particularly gleeful to announce that we are launching Cupids in Nooses 2011 with THE HEARTBREAK HOEDOWN! On Friday 10th February at Hagglers Corner with the amazing Cut a Shine causing feet to move and hearts to pound. We also have The Hot Soles, The Payroll Union and Drop The Bomb DJs to create a right stonking knees up - this is going to be all about the dancing. There will be live music and DJ's until the wee hours. Cut A Shine is a London based troupe of traditional musicians, dynamic dancers and crazy callers determined to spread the word that the Hoedown is a’happening. From Spitalfields to Sheffield, from Amnesty to Bestival, Cut A Shine are putting ceilidh dance back on the map – whether at sell out dances across London or the top summer festivals. This “Anarchic Hillbilly Barn Dancing Squad” host a rip-roaring, thigh-slapping, pavement-stomping, exhilarating, heart thumping, blood pumping barn dance show. Whilst the banjo and the fiddle set the tone, the callers instruct any audience through do-si-do’s and strip the willows, until all are involved! See you at The Hearbreak Hoedown! WORD LIFE POETRY:
This year’s poetry section will be hosted by Sheffield’s beloved Word Life Poetry. They will beckon listeners with their plethora of talent. It is bound to be bountiful. Anti-Valentine's Poetry Competition NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES! The winning poem shall be published in Now Then Magazine and the winner receive a prize. Preferably email you poem to [email protected] but if you'd prefer to transcribe your poem using the quill from an albatros' wing, atramentum librarium from whence Caesar ruled and ancient Egypitian papyrus then we are also accepting handwritten entries at The Rude Shipyard. Please include your name, telephone number and email address with your entry. Last entry Wed 1st Feb when the voting for your favourite Anti-Valentine's poem shall commence! Reading and winner announcement will take place at The Rude Shipyard on Sunday 12th Feb. Time to be confirmed. CHARITY:
We’ll be raising money for Sheffield Committee to Defend Asylum Seekers (CDAS) through donations. For more info on CDAS visit their website: http://www.cdas-sheffield.org.uk/. SPONSORSHIP
We are also looking for sponsors for Cupids in Nooses 2012. If you are interested in sponsoring us please get in touch by email laura[at]therudeshipyard.com or feel free to call us at the cafe on 0114 2589653. WANT TO PERFORM? We are looking for acts, musicians, singers, bands, caberet, storytellers, poets, theatre, comedy, magic and the likes. If you are interested in performing please send an email with your name, contact details, type of act, website and any links such as bandcamp or mypace or youtube. Please don't send attachments as they tend to clog up Laura's inbox and she'll just get grumpy and who wants a grumpy Laura. Please email laura[at]therudeshipyard.com
We will try and reply to everyone but bear with us, we anticipate an influx and we apologise if we don't respond immediately. FOOD AND ALE
Delicious food and real ale will be available all weekend! Look out for our special festival menu. More announcements to follow...
BE MY ANTI-VALENTINE! Love from,
The Rude Shipyard Crew
What folk have said about Cupids in Nooses:
Drowned in Sound
Drowned In Sheffield #6
"Another of our favourite Sheffield haunts is hosting three days of music to ease the impending pain of Valentine’s Day. Plenty of great bands have already signed up for the Cupids in Nooses Anti-Valentine's Festival at The Rude Shipyard"
http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4144222-drowned-in-sheffield-6
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Single girls' Valentine's Night Out ( #7)
“If you really can't bear all those smug looking couples then this Anti-Valentine's weekend festival at Sheffield's The Rude Shipyard is just for you”
http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/lifestyle/single-girls-valentines-night-out-112372
Metro
Valentine's Day: Top 10 events for singles and cynics
“If you're single, looking for love or if all that Valentine's Day hearts and flowers cr*p just makes you seethe with rage, here are ten things you can enjoy instead”
http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/811963-valentines-day-top-10-events-for-singles-and-cynics
Stellamedia
Hey Cupid, Pass Me That Cupcake
“This Valentines, I chose to party while also indulging in one of my big love affairs – cake! Held at the wonderfully-eclectic bookshop & cafe,The Rude Shipyard, Sheffield, Cupids In Nooses was a lively two-day festival of live music, a poetry competition, high teas, magical interludes with a touch of burlesque thrown in for good measure. Billed as an Anti-Valentines event, there was still lashings of heart and soul going round, especially as Cupids in Nooses raised money for Sheffield Committee to Defend Asylum Seekers (CDAS) through donations. Keep on spreading the love!”
http://stellamedia.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/hey-cupid-pass-me-that-cupcake/
