The Pure Groove record store in Farringdon is no strange to instore events, but this August they will be hosting a very special party.

They will be celebrating the launch of 'Fantasy Black' the debut album Late of the Pier with a special instore performance on Tuesday August 12th.

Fans are required to pay an admission charge to £15 to see the band but for this you get

•        Entry (limited to 100)
•        Signed copy of the album
•        A3 screenprint designed by the band (limited to 100)
•        Other Late of the Pier goodies

If you are skint, don't worry, we have two wristbands to give away, meaning you get to see the band AND receive all the lovely signed goodies as listed above.

If you want to enter and maybe win, then answer the question below...
 
The Pure Groove record store has recently moved from Archway to:
 
1)     Paris
2)     Farringdon
3)     The moon

Please email your answers to puregroovecompetition@gmail.com

Answers must be received before noon on 25th August with LONDON IS FREE / PURE GROOVE in the subject line.
 
Find out more about events at Pure Groove.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.
 

Head down to the new Pure Groove Record Store in Farringdon for an array of free instore gigs from the hottest bands around!

Forthcoming gigs in July are as follows:

Thursday 17th - 1.30pm - The Virgins
Monday 21st - 6.30pm - Little Ones
Wednesday 23rd - 6.30pm - The Rifles

Find out more about Pure Groove.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.

Head down to the new Pure Groove Record Store in Farringdon for a free instore gig from Golden Silvers.

Golden Silvers are making big waves this summer, there blend of funky electro pop rock is winning over fans all across the UK and their performance at the Pure Groove Record store is likely to earn them even more.

The gig is taking place on Thursday July 17th at 6.30pm; get there early for a good spec.

Find out more about Pure Groove and Golden Silvers.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.

Head down to the new Pure Groove Record Store in Farringdon for a free instore gig from Health.

Trangressive Records will be taking over the all new Pure Groove Record Store in Farringdon this July. The evening of noise will feature instore gigs from Ox. Eagle. Lion. Man. and So So Modern.

The event is taking place on Wednesday July 16th at 6.30pm; get there early for a good spec.

Find out more about Pure Groove and Transgressive Records.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.

Head down to the new Pure Groove Record Store in Farringdon for a free instore gig from Brute Chorus.

The Brute Chorus are pioneers of cool, they won over Steve Lamacq with their take on rockabilly, blues, new wave and country and they will more than likely win you over too at this, sure to be, fantastic instore gig.

The gig is taking place on Tuesday July 15th at 6.30pm; get there early for a good spec.

Find out more about Pure Groove and Brute Chorus.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.

Head down to the new Pure Groove Record Store in Farringdon for a free instore gig from Micah P Hinson.

Micah P Hinson is a US singer/songwriter who will be performing his chilled out tunes for the audience at Pure Groove, visitors will not be disspointed!

The gig is taking place on Monday July 14th at 6.30pm; get there early for a good spec.

Find out more about Pure Groove and Micah P Hinson.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.

Head down to the new Pure Groove Record Store in Farringdon for a free instore gig from Frank Turner.

British punk-folk singer/songwriter Frank Turner will be gracing the Pure Groove Record Store in Farringdon with his presence and delightfully witty tracks.

The gig is taking place on Wednesday July 9th at 6.30pm; get there early for a good spec.

Find out more about Pure Groove and Frank Turner.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.

Edwin Collins will be performing at a very special instore at the Pure Groove Record Store this July.

Jarvis Cocker, David Shrigley, Franz Ferdinand, Irving Welsh and Samantha Morton are amongst 25 musicians, actors, artists and authors whose original artwork will adorn copies of Edwyn Collins' upcoming new 7" single.

The artwork will be exhibited at Pure Groove new Smithfields store from July 1st, when Collins will perform a special instore to launch the exhibition.

The former Orange Juice frontman has released a limited run of 1,500 copies of his 7" single upon its release this month. Each single is lovingly packaged and contain a paper sleeve printed with one of Collins' pencil drawings (he has amazingly re-learnt to draw with his left hand as part of recuperative therapy after suffering a stroke).

In the spirit of the great Postcard Records sleeves of old, and as a nod to the independent aesthetic, attitude and ethos that Edwyn has inspired over the years, 25 of these drawings have been re-interpreted and customised by various musicians and artists.

The prints will be sold at Pure Groove, Smithfields, with all money going to charity.

Collins will perform an intimate instore at Pure Groove's brand new store on July 1st - the day of the launch.

Find out more about free events at Pure Groove.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.

Head down to the new Pure Groove Record Store in Farringdon for a free instore gig from The Yell.

Sheffield rockers The Yell will be in the all new Pure Groove store to celebrate the launch of their new single 'Party Lounge', whilst there they will no doubt be making some noise and causing lots of trouble.

The gig is taking place on Monday July 7th at 6.30pm; get there early for a good spec.

Find out more about Pure Groove and The Yell.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.

Head down to the new Pure Groove Record Store in Farringdon for a free instore gig from One Little Plane.

One Little Plane will be heading down to the new Pure Groove Store to chill out the crowds there with her summery acoustic sounds...don't miss it!

The gig is taking place on Thursday July 3rd at 6.30pm; get there early for a good spec.

Find out more about Pure Groove and One Little Plane.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.

Head down to the new Pure Groove Record Store in Farringdon to party with Bromheads Jacket.

At the event Bromheads Jacket will be celebrating the release of 'Speakerbox'; the first single from the Sheffield band's hotly anticipated second album.

The party is taking place on Monday June 30th at 6.30pm...enjoy!

Find out more about Pure Groove and Bromheads Jacket.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.

Head down to the new Pure Groove Record Store in Farringdon for a special evening celebrating the spoken word...

Enjoy an evening of live poetry, slam and lively literary fun hosted by Dockers MC, plus the launch of Hold To My Ear, her new book/cd.

Docker MC will be in the store on Monday June 23rd at 6.30pm; get there early for a good spec.

Find out more about Pure Groove and Dockers MC.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.

Head down to the new Pure Groove Record Store in Farringdon for a free instore gig from both The Chap and Gable.

The Chap and Gable will be heading to Pure Groove via their label Loaf Records for a very special one off instore gig in Farringdon this June.

The gig is taking place on Friday June 20th at 6.20pm; get there early for a good spec.

Find out more about Pure Groove, The Chap and Gable.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.

Head down to the new Pure Groove Record Store in Farringdon for a free instore gig from Tokyo Police Club.

The Ontario based Tokyo Police Club will be taking the Pure Groove Record store by storm this June during a special instore gig. Expect some rock rolling tunes and plenty of bright young things.
 
The gig is taking place on Thursday June 19th at 6.30pm; get there early for a good spec.

Find out more about Pure Groove and Tokyo Police Club

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.
 

Head down to the new Pure Groove Record Store in Farringdon for a free instore gig from Team Robespierre.

Team Robespierre have helped resurrect the Brooklyn punk scene with their dirty punk rock ethos and programmed dance beats don't miss this raw instore gig.

The gig is taking place on Saturday June 14th at 6.30pm; get there early for a good spec.

Find out more about Pure Groove and Team Robespierre.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.

 
 

Head down to the new Pure Groove Record Store in Farringdon for a free  double instore gig from O Children and Scum.

For one night, the musical powerhouses that are O Children and S.C.U.M will be coming together to wow the audience in the Pure Groove Record Store. Expect a big sound and a big crowd!

The gig is taking place on Friday June 13th at 6.30pm; get there early for a good spec.

Find out more about Pure Groove, O Children and Scum.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.

Head down to the new Pure Groove Record Store in Farringdon for a free instore gig from the Black Devil Disco Club.

Black Devil Disco Club is a collaboration between French producers Bernard Fevre and Jackie Giordano who between then create spooky electro-disco tunes.

The gig is taking place on Thursday June 12th at 6.30pm; get there early for a good spec.

Find out more about Pure Groove and Black Devil Disco Club.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.

Head down to the new Pure Groove Record Store in Farringdon for a free instore gig from White Williams.

White Williams are a 'happy hardcre' band that create delightfully eccentric pop tunes that will have visitors to the Pure Groove store bopping along happily.

The gig is taking place on Wednesday June 11th at 6.30pm; get there early for a good spec.

Find out more about Pure Groove and White Williams.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.

 
 
 

Head down to the new Pure Groove Record Store in Farringdon for a free instore gig from Health.

Health are an eccentric American 'noise-rock; band who stormed up the UK charts last year with their album 'Crystal Castles'. They cite their influences as being the likes of Black Sabbath, Kraftwerk and Joy Divison, don't miss this rocking instore gig!

The gig is taking place on Tuesday June 10th at 1.30pm; get there early for a good spec.

Find out more about Pure Groove and Health.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.

The Pure Groove Record Store is looking to outdo itself this June with some fantastic instore events.

The critically acclaimed and award-winning (Best Small Festival 2007) boutique festival - Blissfields - comes to Pure Groove to parade some of the finest bands on their line-up, the dashing and delightful Mumford and Sons and Six Nation State.

For one evening the shop will be taken over by the festival, and you'll be able to get a taste of what all the fuss has been about.

The event is taking place on Thursday June 26th from 6.30pm and is of course completely free!!!!

Find out more about Pure Groove, Blissfields and Mumford and Sons.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.

Head down to the new Pure Groove Record Store in Farringdon for a free instore gig from Ipso Facto.

Ipso Facto will be heading down to the all new Pure Groove store to belt out their psychedelic pop tunes, don't miss this sure to be fantastic and dramatic instore gig!

The gig is taking place on Saturday June 7th at 6.30pm; get there early for a good spec.

Find out more about Pure Groove and Ipso Facto.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.

Head down to the new Pure Groove Record Store in Farringdon for a free instore gig from Lykke Li.

Lykke Li is a Swedish singer/songwriter  who is likely to set the world on fire during 2008 with her debut album 'Youth Novels', an album jam packed with soulful electro-power pop.

The gig is taking place on Wednesday June 4th from 6.30pm, get there early for a good spec.

Find out more about Pure Groove and Lykke Li.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.

Image by Andrea Öhlund
 
 

Pure Groove Records are proud to announce details of the first instore gig in their brand spanking new store in Farringdon.

Pure Groove open their fantabulous new premises in Farringdon with a special instore from the brilliant Mystery Jets, and singer-song writer Jeremy Warmsley.

Mystery Jets are currently making waves with their heady summery songs - Two Doors Down and Young Love are all over the airwaves!

Entry is as ever free - come down and take part in a moment of instore history!

This fantastic free event is taking place on Monday June 2nd from 6.30pm...get there early to mak sure you get inside!

Find out more about Pure Groove, The Mystery Jets and Jeremy Warmsley.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.

Image by Ponyrock

Jay Reatard will be performing at the last ever instore gig at the Pure Groove store in Archway.

Pure Groove is relocating to Farringdon and is going out in Artchway with a BANG. Fans of Reatard and music lovers are invited to a huge blowout with Jay Reatard taking over the shop - let's trash the place! Ok, maybe not, but head down and get some thumping reatard action going on.

The gig is taking place on Friday May 16th from 6.30pm. Find out more about Jay Reatard.

Find out more about the Pure Groove Record Store.

How to get there

The closest tube station is at Archway. If travelling by bus the 4, 17, 41, 43, 134, 143, 210, 263, 271, 390, C11 and W5 all serve Archway.

The Pure Groove Record Store is relocating from Archway to Farringdon meaning that music lovers can get their hands on some bargains!!!

On Saturday April 26th the Pure Groove Store will be on a mission to get rid of everything before their big move, everything means records, CDs, t-shirts and books.

Pure Groove will be lubricating your wallets will some a party, drinks, DJs, bargains and an instore performance at 1pm from fantastic New Yorkers The Virgins!

Find out more about the Pure Groove Record Store.

How to get there

The closest tube station is at Archway. If travelling by bus the 4, 17, 41, 43, 134, 143, 210, 263, 271, 390, C11 and W5 all serve Archway.

Photo by Martynka Wawrzyniak