Da Doo Ron Ron Is 10! Guest Dj The Legendary Edwyn Collins (orange Juice)
By Chris King 11th Aug 2008

DA DOO RON RON is 10!
with guest DJ
the legendary EDWYN COLLINS (ORANGE JUICE)

As seen on Channel 4, as heard on BBC Radio 4, as featured in The Guardian, Time Out, NME, The Times, The Pittsburgh City Paper (The US) & Grazia.

Da Doo Ron Ron - "the legendary 60s girl pop extravanza" the NME - are simply thrilled honey to welcome a bona fide legend to the Da Doo decks to celebrate our TENTH (Yes, now we are 10!) Birthday on Sat 11th October upstairs @ the Komedia. The highlight of the Da Doo Birthday shindig is an extremely rare DJ appearance by Edwyn Collins, solo star and former lead singer with Orange Juice plus his friend & producer Seb Lewsley (Producer / engineer Edwyn, Duffy, The Gossip, Black Kids).

Regular DJs Chris 'Da Doo' King, Simon Bridger & superstar guest DJs EDWYN COLLINS + Seb Lewsley spin 60s girl pop, soul and funk embracing 60s girl groups, Motown, Soul / Northern soul, Ye-Ye, Pop, Girls in the garage, Sister funk et al

Early bird tickets are £10 & available NOW until September 11th THEN £12 in advance / on the door

You can buy £10 early bird tickets NOW on-line via the Komedia web-site:-

http://komediabrighton.ticketsolve.com/events/events_for_show/701780

OR in-person fm the Komedia box-office / cafe (Mid-day to late) or Tel:-01273-647100

Established in October 1998 (in North London), Da Doo Ron Ron is a 60s orientated club night with a unique slant. In a tribute to original 'girl power', DDRR DJs Chris 'Da Doo' King & Simon Bridger only spin female-fronted tracks from the swingin' 60s and occasionally the 50s and early pre-disco 70s, embracing; Phil Spector's Wall of Sound, Tamla Motown, Girls in the garage, Soul / Northern soul, Sister funk, Yé-Yé, Latin & the occasional Ska & Japanese tune!

Expect to hear discs by The Supremes, Ronettes, Shangri-Las, Chiffons, Crystals, Marvelettes, Dusty Springfield, Nina Simone, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Tammi Terrell, Brenda Holloway, Marlena Shaw, Nancy Wilson, Bobbie Gentry, Nancy Sinatra, Petula Clark, Brigitte Bardot, Lesley Gore, Jacqueline Taieb, France Gall, Lulu, Cilla, Shirley Bassey, Francoise Hardy and Helen Shapiro. All spun on crackly vinyl rekkids. You will NEVER EVER hear a MALE LEAD vocal at DDRR!

Da Doo Web-site:- http://www.myspace.com/dadooronron60sgirlgroups

Da Doo Ron Ron - It's what's happening, Baby!

"Want to find out where Amy Winehouse and Duffy nicked all their best moves? Then head for DDRR."
Latest 7 Magazine. March 2008.

"The rise of Miss Winehouse has marked 2008 as the year of the young soul warbler. Hear how the old guard did it."
The Guardian Clubs 'Pick of the Week'. 8th December 2007.

"Brighton's eccentric club life also draws numerous nightlife-tourists to events such as Da Doo Ron Ron, the nationally influential all-60s-girl-group dance night."
Pittsburgh (US) City Paper - 15th November 2007

"At least two thirds of the crowd are girls who come to dance, so the atmosphere's always really special!"
Dave Swindells - Time Out. March 2007

"Chris King's night of fabalicious 1960s femme pop, Motown and soul celebrates nine years with a big shebang of sounds from The Shangri-Las to Betty Everett. Boys, no knee-high boots, please!"
The Guardian Clubs 'Pick of the Week'. 29th September 2007

"Da Doo Ron Ron is absolutely brilliant!"
Riot Becki of The Pipettes. Oct 2006

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