Dark Matter Promotions

26/02/2025

Party date for your diaries!

Saturday 7 June
Golden Lion Todmorden (upstairs live room)

Seas Of Mirth + Brigantes

Expect: A heady mix of psyche, dark funk, jazz, disco, ambient, latin, club beats, ska, reggae and punk

Tickets on sale https://skiddle.com/e/40712432

Dark Matter presents Seas of Mirth + Brigantes

Poster artwork by Brett Savage

26/02/2025

Come and celebrate St Patrick’s Day in style with us at Todmorden Working Mens Social Club Saturday 22 March 8pm

We have 3 brilliant local acts:
Outside the Box (whose set will include Pogues songs)
Rebecca Spooner and Trixxi Corish

Plus Irish stew (meat/vegan) from chef Paul

Advance tickets via https://skiddle.com/e/40634043

26/02/2025

Check out RGM's review of last Sunday's show at the Golden Lion Todmorden featuring THE DSM IV and Fat Frances. Two bands that bring something new and exciting to the stage.

Fat Frances have a sound thats crisp and fresh. There are lots of influences from the Brit-Pop explosion back in the day but they might wear these on their collective sleeves and then they produce their own take on things. Exemplary song writing matched with precise delivery so we get a sharp no not

25/02/2025

Index for Working Musik play live at the Golden Lion Todmorden on Sunday 13 April (downstairs).

Dark Matter presents Index for Working Musik + guests

Taken from the album, Which Direction Goes the Beam, out 4th April 2025. Pre-order here - https://linktr.ee/whichdirectiongoesthebeamCredits:Footage by Rapha...

25/02/2025

Massive thanks to THE DSM IV for your fantastic goth pop set with so much theatre! Fat Frances - you rocked! It was a real pleasure to host you all.

Thanks to everyone who supported the night.

Thank you to the Golden Lion Todmorden and Dark Matter crews for everything you do to help make these shows happen.

Our next show is Dark Matter presents MORA & The Fabulous Wonderfuls + Lily-Rae Grant Friday 21 March

📷 Scop

23/02/2025

This evening (Sunday 23rd February, doors 7.30pm)
Golden Lion Todmorden West Yorks. OL14 6LZ

We host Liverpool gothic alt-pop trio THE DSM IV formed in Liverpool in 2018 by former 80s Matchbox B-Line Disaster frontman Guy McKnight. Their convention-defying live performances toy with audience expectations and stimulate questions of the narratives being sold to us as news—or
entertainment—all to the beat of the drum machinist.

“Challenging, odd and enigmatic...artful and twisted music that makes you think, dance, and let yourself go” - Morning Star

“A swirling sinister slice of goth pop...dance floor-filling Sisters/Mission dry ice shenanigans” - Louder Than War

“A blend of The Fall, Su***de, Arthur Lee and acid house...dynamic and compelling” - The Quietus

With kitchen rock from the swamp from Todmorden's Fat Frances opening the show

Tickets https://skiddle.com/e/40380509 / on the door

Dark Matter presents THE DSM IV + Fat Frances

*Train-friendly finish for Hebden Bridge, Halifax, Manchester & Leeds folk

23/02/2025

Catch Fat Frances tonight (Sunday 23rd February, doors 7.30pm) at the Golden Lion Todmorden (upstairs) opening for the brilliant THE DSM IV

Tickets https://skiddle.com/e/40380509 / on the door

Dark Matter presents THE DSM IV + Fat Frances

track by Fat Frances

22/02/2025

Massive thanks to the ace Parastatic and Late Girl for delivering a class show for us last night - Motorik, synths and guitars with powerful vocals - just brilliant. Warm Parts fabulous set, thank you! And of course thank you to DJ Red Tin Dave Ives for providing such a wonderful soundtrack to the whole evening.

Thanks to everyone who came down - a beautiful, supportive, dancing crowd.

Thanks to the Golden Lion Todmorden: Gig, Waka, Louis, Matthew, and the top class bar staff for all your support.

Cheers to the Dark Matter Crew, you all rock.

Our next show is TOMORROW!! Dark Matter presents THE DSM IV + Fat Frances doors at 7.30pm. Tickets via https://skiddle.com/e/40380509 / on the door

📷 Dave Walker

21/02/2025

Tons of ace shows to choose from!! Nice one Dirty Sunbeams

21/02/2025

Tonight! Friday 21 February Golden Lion Todmorden upstairs live room

Doors (& DJ Red Tin Dave Ives) 8pm
Warm Parts 8.30pm - electroshoegazepsych
Parastatic 9.30pm - motorik grooves, thumping synths & magical guitars

*Train-friendly finish for Hebden Bridge, Halifax, Manchester & folk

Tickets on the door

Dark Matter presents Parastatic + Warm Parts + DJ Red Tin Dave

20/02/2025

This Sunday 23 February 7.30pm
Golden Lion TodmordenWest Yorks. OL14 6LZ

We host Liverpool gothic alt-pop trio THE DSM IV formed in Liverpool in 2018 by former 80s Matchbox B-Line Disaster frontman Guy McKnight. Their convention-defying live performances toy with audience expectations and stimulate questions of the narratives being sold to us as news—or
entertainment—all to the beat of the drum machinist.

“Challenging, odd and enigmatic...artful and twisted music that makes you think, dance, and let yourself go” - Morning Star

“A swirling sinister slice of goth pop...dance floor-filling Sisters/Mission dry ice shenanigans” - Louder Than War

“A blend of The Fall, Su***de, Arthur Lee and acid house...dynamic and compelling” - The Quietus

With kitchen rock from the swamp from Todmorden's Fat Frances opening proceedings

Tickets https://skiddle.com/e/40380509

Dark Matter presents THE DSM IV + Fat Frances

19/02/2025

Nice work McGothicfox Promotions!

Gig info:

Dark Matter presents SUIR (Germany) + [slab]

19/02/2025

Very excited to announce...

Off the back of the band's appearance at the Golden Lion Todmorden for the splendid AW62 in April, they will return for a full evening takeover with the Invocation's projects and side arms in various magical guises.

Saturday 10 May 8pm - upstairs live room

The Jonny Halifax Invocation are a shapeshifting collective
of sonic pioneers, defying convention and transcending
boundaries with their esoteric blend of cosmic avant blues, free
jazz and primal psychedelia.

Dark Matter presents The Jonny Halifax Invocation Takeover

Poster artwork by Brett Savage

18/02/2025

As well as all the other fabulous events at the wonderful Golden Lion Todmorden this week, we have these 2 shows:

Friday 8pm
Dark Matter presents Parastatic + Warm Parts + DJ Red Tin Dave

Sunday 7.30pm
Dark Matter presents THE DSM IV + Fat Frances

This week at Golden Lion

16/02/2025

One week today!

The excellent THE DSM IV will be performing at the Golden Lion Todmorden, West Yorks. OL14 6LZ next Sunday 23 February as part of their FAMILY JEWELS TOUR!!

“A swirling sinister slice of goth pop...dance floor-filling Sisters/Mission dry ice shenanigans” - Louder Than War

“Hardcore acid Scouse...McKnight still has the ability to summon demons and bewitch with his hoodoo” - Electronic Sound

“Somewhere between The Stooges primal garage punk and Su***de's screeching futurism...blistering dance-punk” - CLASH

“A blend of The Fall, Su***de, Arthur Lee and acid house...dynamic and compelling” - The Quietus

+ the ace Fat Frances opening the show

Tickets on sale https://skiddle.com/e/40380509

Dark Matter presents THE DSM IV + Fat Frances

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