{"id":24964,"date":"2017-07-29T17:00:27","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T15:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/?p=24964"},"modified":"2017-09-21T17:05:39","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T15:05:39","slug":"van-coke-kartel-farewell-show-at-mercury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/van-coke-kartel-farewell-show-at-mercury\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Coke Kartel: Farewell show at Mercury"},"content":{"rendered":"
Fri 28
\nJuly
\n2017<\/div>\n

Van Coke Kartel<\/a> were always my favourite of the whole Van<\/a>–Fok<\/a>–King<\/a>–Tasties<\/a> school of bands. I first saw them in 2009 or 10 and have thoroughly enjoyed their shows over the years. Saying goodbye is never easy but they went out in true style: their final show, at the same venue as their first ever show, met every expectation.<\/p>\n

Retro Dizzy<\/a> and the Sweet Resistance<\/a> did a good job as opening acts but the crowd were really only their for the headliners, and no sooner had Francois Van Coke<\/a> appeared on the stage when he was grabbed by the masses in an epic crowd-surf move. And it only got crazier from then on; truly a night that I’ll remember for a long time.<\/p>\n

\"Van<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"Van<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Retro<\/a>\"Retro<\/a>\u00a0 \"Retro<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t