MUSIC NEWS: DR. MARTENS ANNOUNCE HOME-CITY BANDS FOR STAND FOR SOMETHING TOUR – S.E.A 2015

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Sep 152015
 

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Dr. Martens has announced the homegrown bands in its first South East Asia edition of the Stand For Something Tour 2015. Headlined by British indie-rock band CIRCA WAVES, the Stand For Something Tour will be joined by respective home-city bands: Riot !n Magenta in Singapore, Elephant Kind in Jakarta, and Up Dharma Down in Manila.

I love R!M to death but it does seem like an odd choice to me. After all, CIRCA WAVES isn’t an electro-pop outfit and in fact, are quite possibly the opposite spectrum seeing how they play retro Britpop music. To me, it would make more sense to get Cashew Chemists or Stopgap to open… but that’s just me.

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CIRCA WAVES HEADLINE DR. MARTENS STAND FOR SOMETHING SOUTH-EAST ASIAN TOUR 2015

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Sep 032015
 

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British indie-rock band, CIRCA WAVES headlines the first South East Asia edition of the Stand For Something Tour 2015 – touring Jakarta, Manila, and Singapore – with support from home-city respective band acts, soon to be announced.

Dr. Martens Stand For Something 2015 presents Circa Waves tour dates and venues:

22nd October – Jakarta: Foundry No. 8
23rd October – Singapore: 72-13
24th October – Manila: 12 Monkeys

Tickets to Circa Waves are complimentary. Free ticket release date and homegrown guest bands to be announced soon.

YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/CircaWaves
Facebook : facebook.com/CircaWaves
Twitter : twitter.com/CircaWaves
Instagram: @circawaves
Website : circawaves.com/

DOC MARTENS STOMPS LANEWAY FESTIVAL 2015 #STANDFORSOMETHING

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Jan 192015
 

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— Press release —

Without music, Dr. Martens would have remained a workwear boot. As part of its deep-rooted relationship with music, subcultures and music icons, Dr. Martens is proud to partner with Laneway Festival for the third time this January 24th, 2015 at The Meadow, Gardens by The Bay.

Dr. Martens not only offers the perfect rain-and-muck-proof boots for stomping festival grounds, it will also provide fun/survival essentials to Laneway Festival 2015.

Here are the highlights:
Dr. Martens Laneway Festival Kit
Dr. Martens Vending Machine of Quintessentially English Snacks: Parma Violets, Marmite Crisps, Walkers Worchester Sauce Crisps, and the like.
Hello Stranger Photo Booth: It didn’t happen if there weren’t photos.
The Best Punk Portaloo This Land Has Seen: for a culturally immersive lavatory experience.

— End of Press Release —

Yes! See you all at Laneway Singapore 2015 this coming Saturday.