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Tonight’s band, whose honour it is to open Underachievers for the last time, is Ghost Outfit, who Dave and Kirsty call synonymous with their night.
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“We never set out to put on bands as well, but it seemed like a natural evolution… because it gave the indie scene a part of the night, but also pushed things forwards musically.” Lots of things were tried over the years to make it more fun and alternative than that. We didn’t want to do just another indie knitwear fest. “The shell of an idea was to do a clubnight that was interesting musically, yet refreshingly welcoming and inclusive. A fifth birthday party at the start of the month doubled as the first leg of a farewell doubler-header, as the duo decided to call time on the night. The ‘us’ Dave refers to is him and co-promoter Kirsty Maguire, who have run the night together for the last half a decade. We now have an end goal, to make these final parties the best of the lot, and this has really been spurring us on!” “I’ve always really believed in bands or clubs that know when their time might be up. We’re reminiscing with Dave Bassinder ahead of the last ever Underachievers Please Try Harder, which closes its doors for the final time tonight. How very indie that the indiest of Manchester indie nights should do that indie thing of calling it a day before things get too big or samey. Neither of us want it to be bigger or become a brand.” We’ve done pretty much all we ever wanted to do with it. ‘It felt like the right time to end a nice story.
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