Hello folks!

A quick message to let you know that we have 2 shows coming up in the next fortnight.

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First up is our 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY show at The Wilmington Arms on Sat April 27th.

We have some great acts lined up including some soulful americana from Cat Meat, a dose of folk pop wonderment from Enderby’s Room, and a slab of foot stomping folk rock with Green Diesel.

Just a £4 door charge or advance ticket purchase from our WeGotTickets page will gain you entry to the party!

Then, the following week on Wed May 1st, we return to the wonderful Haberdashery in Crouch End for a much more intimate unplugged show featuring four great acoustic acts.

Again, you can purchase tickets securely in advance from our We Got Tickets page.

The full price £12 ticket includes a meal of Vegetarian Mezze Plate – Grilled Halloumi, Lemon Hummous, Grilled Mediterranean Vegetables, Betroot Slaw and Salad (served with bread).

Alternatively, purchase a “music only” ticket for just £4.

Have a dig around the website and the facebook page for more details and information on the artists performing.

We very much hope to see you at one or both the gigs!

Here are some great shots from our March 23rd, 2013 night at The Wilmington Arms. Featuring Georgia Bruce, Wildcuts, Slow Wolf, and Suburban Dirts.

Performing: Ned Roberts, Georgia Bruce, Sophie Jamieson, Troubador Rose

This week marks the first BTGR “unplugged” show, featuring 4 excellent acoustic acts. The event takes place from 7pm at The Haberdashery In Crouch End.

This is an intimate show, so we strongly advise you purchase tickets in advance from our We Got Tickets page.

Click the banner to securely order tickets for Before The Gold Rush Unplugged.

The full price £11 ticket includes a meal of Vegetarian Mezze Plate – Grilled Halloumi, Lemon Hummous, Grilled
Mediterranean Vegetables, Betroot Slaw and Salad (served with bread).

Alternatively, purchase a “music only” ticket for just £4.

Check out the artists that will be performing here.

If you’re wondering what a Before The Gold Rush show looks like, check out these shots from our Feb 23rd, 2013 night at The Wilmington Arms. Featuring The Danny Sherwood Triage, Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker, Ma Polaine’s Great Decline, and Dirty Duncan and The Herrings

The Before The Gold Rush mothership lands once again on March 23rd at The Wilmington Arms in an attempt to evolve us puny human blood bags using advanced folky sounds.

You can now securely buy tickets IN ADVANCE at our WeGotTickets page here http://www.wegottickets.com/event/214111

Alternatively, a door charge of just £4 will give you entry to see and hear some top notch trailer trash folk blues and americana from The Suburban Dirts.  Swamp blues folk specialists Slow Wolf also stop by for their second visit to Before The Gold Rush. We also welcome Wildcuts - a duo who conjure wonderful tones al la CSNY and Dawes. And opening the night will be Georgia Bruce, a young folk troubador who, we are convinced, is going to be a major recording artist some day! All in all, yet another eclectic selection of artists that should really make for a wonderful evening’s entertainment!

Listen to the artists here.

Do the Facebook shuffle here.

Remember that TIME OUT certified the night as “Brilliant” – so it must be true!

At Before The Gold Rush we record performances on a digital 8 track recorder with a direct line out from the desk and two ambient microphones. After the show we then apply a full mix to the audio. When possible we also film the performances in HD and synch the recorded audio, then upload it to YouTube, providing all acts with a high quality live video of their entire set.

Here is a great performance by ’Alternative Dustbowl’ band The Ely Plains from our Nov 24th night. Switch it to HD for the best sound and picture quality, and please share it far and wide!