Keyword results: Missing Link
What:
Eddy Current Suppression Ring instore launch thing for Primary Colours
Where:
Missing Link, Basement, 405 Bourke St
When:
Fri May 2, 5pm
How much:
Free
Description:
Primary Colours comes out May 3, but the launch at The Corner isn't until May 31 (a long time). Don't you want to hear them play it now? Sure, you can't do any rafter-hanging at Missing Link but you can't do any drinking longnecks there either. ECSR are supported by UV Race, who, according to one reviewer, "wanted to make a band like the Ramones but ended up doing something better (thank fuck cos the Ramones suck except for that Warthog song).
Event: Launch
Stimulus: W
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