Spoonfed have interviewed Camden Fringe founder Zena Barrie about the month long festival. She explains how she and former colleague Michelle Flowers decided that London could easily host an event to rival the Edinburgh event after having a miserable time in 2006.

Now in its 5th the year, there are 207 different shows in nine venues; including the Camden Head.

“Edinburgh is still a brilliant place to be in August, Michelle and I both absolutely love it”, Barrie told the website. “But it has just become too expensive for people to perform there or to see shows. A lot of people and industries surrounding the festival have become very greedy”.

What else does she have to say? Check it out at

http://www.spoonfed.co.uk/spooners/alicia-adejobi-12178/camden-fringe-5th-anniversary-zena-barrie-interview-3383/

To book tickets to events at the Camden Head, visit our events page. It all kicks off on the 2nd August with performances by Madame Everleigh’s Love Emporium, Window Lickin’ Good, Collar The Lot and Rosie’s Pop Diary. Tickets are £7.50 per show.

We’ve got a new menu at The Camden Head, bringing you even more top quality pub classics and fancy global stuff.

Pick from summer treats including Houmous, Olive & Salad Tortilla Wraps (v), Lemongrass & Pepper Prawn Skewers, Swordfish Burger & Chips and Chilli & Cheese Burritos.

Want a quick lunch? We’ve got Jacket Potatoes filled with all your favourites or chunky sandwiches on fresh farmhouse bread.

Read the whole menu at at http://www.camdenhead.com/food-drink/

MUSICAL BINGO MAY BANK HOLIDAY SPECIAL!
Sunday, May 30th at 7pm

The Camden Head
100 Camden High Street NW1 0LU
Tube: Camden Town or Mornington Crescent

After an extremely successful session at The Camden Head during The Camden Crawl, Musical Bingo are back to make lightning strike twice on bank holiday weekend.

Join American sweetheart Jess Indeedy and Bring & Share DJs Helix and Jonny Unknown as they guide you through five insanely competitive rounds of Musical Bingo. Mark the songs off your card as the DJs spin retro, current and future classics and claim some amazing prizes.

£3 buys you unlimited Musical Bingo all night long.

Space is limited for this event so if you’d like to come we highly suggest booking a table! Please email info@jessindeedy.com to reserve.

The Camden Head loves the Green Man Festival. There’s no better way to spend an August weekend than away from London, lying on a Welsh hill and listening to some of the best bands around, from The Flaming Lips and Joanna Newsom to Fuck Buttons and These New Puritans.

Now, the festival are giving bands a chance to go one better, with their annual Green Poll. Submit your band over at http://www.greenman.net/greenpoll and you’ll be entered into a public vote to win the opening slot at this year’s festival. Joined by acts submitted by Drowned in Sound, the 5 finalists will be judged by music industry experts including Stephen Bass (co founder of Moshi Moshi records), Simon Raymonde (owner and director of Bella Union) and Phil Alexander (Mojo) at The Monarch on July 8th.

The winner will open the festival, receive 6 free pairs of free tickets for family and friends and appear on Green Man radio, Youtube and in the press.

And what’s more, every single voter taking part will be entered into a prize draw to win free – yes, free – Green Man tickets!

Make sure you pop down to The Monarch to check out the bands on July 8th.

The living legends that are the Rock n Roll Idiots return for one night only to take over the decks upstairs at the Camden Head. Playing all their favourite cuts from their Frog/Artrocker heyday as well as some choice new classics. If you’re at the Camden Crawl or even if you’re not, pop in, rock out & have some FUN, afterall it’s FREE. Plus it’s the Official Surfer Blood After Party. Come and help the boys celebrate their triumphant Camden Crawl gig.

In case you didn’t know (how could you not?) the Rock n Roll Idiots are:

James Rocks – former lead singer of The Rocks, now seen in various guises weekly at Smash & Grab

Ed Idiot – tour manager extraordinaire for the likes of Art Brut and The Young Knives, now occasionally seen propping up the Buffalo Bar

The Camden Head is 100 Camden High Street, Camden NW1.

‘We love music, we love people, we love dancing, we love Love Saves The Day, an intimate house-party in a pub. Come, dance, drink, make 5 new best friends and go home smiling’. First night is on Friday 23rd April. Come along.

The World Cup is coming and we’re looking forward to it at The Camden Head.
But want the pub atmosphere with less of the crowds? Living room won’t fit 80 of your mates? Why not hire our function room? We can even pre-book drinks and sort out a buffet so you won’t go hungry at half time.

The dates available to book are..

June 12th – England vs USA
June 18th – England vs Algeria
June 23rd – England vs Slovenia 
26th or 27th [TBC]
and then if we’re lucky…

July 2nd (3.30pm and 7.30pm)
July 3rd (3.30pm and 7.30pm)
July 6th – semi final
July 7th – semi final
July 11th – final

Pop in any time or contact us at info@camdenhead.com or on 020 7485 4019 for more information.

We’ll also be showing all the games on a big screen downstairs, so if you don’t fancy prebooking, you won’t miss any of the goals, dodgy tackles and hopefully, celebrations.

Fancy yourself as a playwright? Stand up? Do a great comedy song? Got a rabbit in your hat?

This weekend is your last chance to apply to perform at Camden’s famous ‘Camden Fringe’ festival. Last year’s festival included 399 performances of 120 different shows across 4 Camden venues and this year they’re going to make it bigger and better than before.

“The next Camden Fringe will take place from the 2nd – the 29th of August 2010 and we are already busy cooking up plans to make our fifth fringe the biggest and best one yet” say the organisers  “We put together an eclectic mix of acts and performance including new writing, stand-up, children’s shows, storytelling, twisted classics, a bit of poetry, musicals, dance, sketch comedy and magic. We like to keep prices low for both our performers and our audiences and keep excitement high”

To submit your work and apply for a slot just go to the Camden Fringe Website and click apply now.

New to The Fringe? Here’s what the newspapers say

“An increasingly important platform for experimental new work: in true fringe spirit you can bank on encountering imagination that’s run riot and the odd undiscovered gem” Metro

“Edinburgh’s mighty Fringe may be of international repute, but its rival in the south is gaining in confidence with every year. This rapidly growing festival serves as something on an incubator for it’s rival, attracting and fostering a host of new talent each year. Want to find the Ricky Gervais, Stewart Lee or Jimmy Carr of tomorrow? Look no further” Shortlist

“There is something for everyone, from shows featuring senior citizens to shows for children“ Evening Standard

“So much to see, such spirit and giddy, glorious, fringetastic new work packed into the programme” Londonist

“A heady mix of experimental theatre, comedy and improv” Time Out

“A David has emerged to challenge the Edinburgh Goliath: the Camden Fringe” The Guardian