Fri 28 Mar

Antony Szmierek (Live)

In partnership with Some­thing Goes Right

About this event

Antony Szmierek comes to Mar­gate on Fri 28 Mar as part of his Ser­vice Sta­tion At The End Of The Uni­verse Tour.

For Antony Szmierek, sin­cer­i­ty is every­thing. I’m not being iron­ic, using a per­sona or wear­ing a mask, my music is just me express­ing myself hon­est­ly,” he says. There’s nowt to hide behind. It’s sin­cer­i­ty on over­drive – a space where peo­ple can con­nect with each other.”

The past few years have been a wild ride for the Man­ches­ter-based poet, writer and pro­duc­er. Cut­ting his teeth on the Man­ches­ter spo­ken word scene and gain­ing noto­ri­ety for his seam­less flow skew­er­ing every­thing from the hard­ships of con­tem­po­rary British life to find­ing the unex­pect­ed beau­ty in the every­day, it was the 2023 release of his sin­gle The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Fal­la­cy” that kicked off his mete­oric ascent. Set against the back­drop of a pound­ing kick drum and club-ready synths, Szmierek lets loose a stream of con­scious­ness that lays out his vision of musi­cal vul­ner­a­bil­i­ty and com­mu­nal escapism, say­ing on the track: Everything’s iron­ic now, post-post-punk. Take me away.”

The ear­worm­ing record soon found its way onto the BBC6 Music air­waves and led Szmierek to be named an Artist of the Year 2023 by the sta­tion. There fol­lowed appear­ances on Lat­er… with Jools Hol­land, a BBC Radio 1 Mai­da Vale ses­sion, mul­ti­ple tri­umphant Glas­ton­bury sets and a flur­ry of com­par­isons: to the pave­ment prose of The Streets, the poet­ry of John Coop­er Clarke if he found him­self at the Haçien­da, or like Jarvis Cock­er for the UK Garage gen­er­a­tion. Yet, with the release of his 2023 indie-influ­enced EP Poems To Dance To and now his banger-filled, dance­floor-focused debut album, Ser­vice Sta­tion at the End of the Uni­verse, Szmierek cements his sound as one that is dis­tinct­ly his own.

Schedule

7:30 PM
Doors
7:50 PM
Josie Man
8:35 PM
Getdown Services
9:30 PM
Antony Szmierek

Did you know we’re now a restaurant?

Book your spot here.

Before the lights go down and the vol­ume goes up, we’re serv­ing thought­ful dish­es, sea­son­al ingre­di­ents, and great drinks – whether it’s brunch, din­ner, or both. It’s not just about the par­ty. It’s about the full experience.

Brunch Club runs Sat­ur­days and Sun­days from 12pm. Sat­ur­days are live­ly and adults-only – DJs, big groups, great food. Sun­days are slow­er, more fam­i­ly-friend­ly, and just as delicious.

Din­ner ser­vice starts from 6pm – come ear­ly, set­tle in, and enjoy a prop­er meal before the evening kicks off. Whether you’re here for a cel­e­bra­tion or a night out, this is where your evening begins.

Lean into the full Din­ner, Drinks and Dance expe­ri­ence – start with a feast, slide into cock­tails, and let the night take you from table to dancefloor.

Wher­ev­er you’re head­ing, start here — BOOKYOUR SPOT

Keep an eye out for our loy­al­ty mem­ber­ship in the near future.

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