Performance Time - Friday 5th June @ 2pm • Saturday 6th June @ 7pm • Sunday 7th June @ 1pm

Aussie indie pop maestros The Boat People set the world stage alight in 2008 with a hailstorm of critical acclaim for their live shows and sophomore album Chandeliers.  They played The Great Escape UK, CMJ Music Marathon NYC, toured the UK twice, played shows in LA including the Viper Room, Spaceland and a live set on the highly influential Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW, won a CMJ grand prize, and gained rotation at over 20 radio stations across the US. In 2009 they return to the US for their debut appearance at SXSW and further touring.

 

REVIEWS ABOUT CHANDELIERS

“Not since The Shins – who they’ve supported – has a band come along to make jangly pop with such élan. Matching The Decemberists for lyrical drollness, and with a subtly spiky edge to elegant vocals, you’d call it mature pop if it wasn’t as lively as anything modernistic.” 8/10 for Chandeliers – John Earls Planet Sounds (UK) top 50 albums of 2008

 

“It gets stronger and more addictive the more you play it, and charmingly insists that you discover that fact.” - UNCUT 4 STARS

 

“They have completely perfected the art of penning flawless, jangly, guitar pop for the thinking man.” - TIME OFF – 4.5 STARS (ALBUM OF THE WEEK)