Premiering across the 2nd and 3rd of October 2008, Concrete and Glass is a unique event showcasing some of the best in music and contemporary art.

The first of its style and scale to hit London, Concrete and Glass is a celebration of contemporary culture, fusing the realm of music and art in Shoreditch and taking the creative hub of London's East end as its inspirations.

With Tom Baker of Eat Your Own Ears curating the music, an exciting array of bands will be performing in over seventeen venues all within 9 minutes walk from the epicenter of the festival, Rough Trade East off Brick Lane. Venues include: Hoxton Bar and Grill, Rough Trade East, 93 Feet East, Cargo, The Griffin, Tea Building, Favela Chic, Catch, The Legion, The Strongroom, Cafe' 1001, The Macbeth, Zigfrid, The Old Blue Last, the Electricity Showrooms, Plastic People and The Whitechapel Gallery with more to be announced.

Line-ups range from the international acclaimed to the hottest new talent. Some stage will be co-hosted by John Kennedy (XFM), Time out, Steve Lamacq (6Music), The Stool Pigeon, Young Turks, Drowned in Sound and Rough Trade Records.

Tapping into the unique infrastructure of spaces in the East End, the art strand is produced by Flora Fairbairn Projects, known for curating site-specific exhibitions and installations in non-gallery spaces, Fairbairn has over 20 projects in the pipeline which will take place in disused warehouses and empty shop spaces in collaborations with curators, artists and galleries ranging from Measure, Kinetca, Reconstruction, a Foundtation, Artwise, Riceboy and Artprojx to performances pieces by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard and a film installation by renowned film-maker Gerry Fox. In partnership
with the Whitechapel and its Time Out First Thursdays, local galleries will be hosting late viewings.

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