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Megadog returns to Manchester Academy in celebration of the venues 25th anniversary.

Be More Megadog … Feed Your Head again … on Saturday November 21st 2015

I remember the first Megadog in some north london location – a new concept in clubbing that somehow blew up into an amazing event that has lasted decades.

As part of Manchester Academy’s celebration of their 25 year anniversary the legendary Megadog returns to Manchester. As the night that always demanded that you ‘Feed Your Head’, this pivotal club nightreturns to its spiritual home in the North to nurture the needs of electronic renegades and beat-hungry clubbers. Twenty-two years since it first reared its hedonistic head at Manchester Academy, we are delighted to announce that this legendary club night that combined live bands, DJ’s and circus performance with sumptuous lighting and production will have you dancing into the early hours once again on Saturday 21st November 2015.

This seminal party series was a formidable force during the 1990’s and was a night that was never afraid to move ahead of the times and push boundaries. A pioneer that offered a live stage to fledgling electronic artists, Megadog over the years have hosted magical, mind-blowing events.

In All Worlds Ft Robert Smith (!) by Eat Static - from new double CD Dead Planet

2015 sees founder member Merv Pepler release a brand new anniversary double album, featuring special guest slots from the legendary Robert Smith (The Cure), Steve Hillage (Gong), Laughing Buddha and a host of other new and established dance artists.

Eat static return with the first new studio album since 2008..with a 26 year long history behind them, this, their anniversary album, see’s a return to their trade mark ‘analogue experimental sound’ which they pioneered in the early days of the raves.

It features 2 x CDs, CD1 being more uptempo and dancey while CD2 explores alternative experimental downtempo textures..all with their alien tinged humour and zest..another coup this time was to get Robert Smith from ‘The Cure’ to add his distinctive vocals to the track ‘In all Worlds’ and a host of other collaborations also make this their most colorful and 'static sounding’ album to date.

As with all static albums, this is impossible to define to any existing genres as Merv always goes out of his way to do the opposite to what everyone else is doing.