The Defining Ten with...Mark Gardener (RIDE)
£20.00
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The Defining Ten is where an artist/creative is invited to take us on a musical dot-to-dot journey of the tracks that led them to who they are today. These could be the first song they have a memory of, first purchase, first song they learnt to play, the track that opened doors, the track that closed doors, a track that inspired and led to a new musical direction – so expect a variety of tracks from themselves and other artists. These tracks will be played in turn – either from vinyl, CD or streamed – and discussed with the artist.
On Saturday 24th January we bring Mark Gardener of Ride to Worthing to discuss his Defining Ten.
Mark formed Ride with school friend Andy Bell in 1988 and a year later were signed by Alan McGee to Creation Records. After a series of well received eps they released their debut album Nowhere in 1990 and were dubbed as “The Brightest Hope” for 1991. Their second album the critically acclaimted “Going Blank Again” followed in 1992, going top 5 in the UK charts. Their following two albums – 1994’s “Carnival of Light” and 1996’s “Tarantula” saw them move away from their “shoegaze” tag towards a more indie rock sound but tensions in the band saw the band splitting before the release of Tarantula.
Following this Mark formed the band The Animalhouse but after the release of their debut briefly retired from music. A best of Ride compiled by the band was released in 2001 and then Mark released his debut solo album These Beautiful Ghosts in 2005.
In 2014 Ride reunited for fanatically received live dates and then returned to the studio to produce their first album in 21 years with the acclaimed “Weather Diaries” which has since been followed by the equally acclaimed “This Is Not A Safe Place” in 2019 and 2024’s “Interplay.”
Outside of Ride, Mark runs the Ox4 Sound Studio Oxford, where he has recorded a variety of artists, including Brian Jonestown Massacre, Robin Guthrie and Swervedriver.
We’re very excited to have such an influential artist come and join us for this special afternoon Defining Ten, where Mark will discuss the 10 songs which have defined his creative career, followed by a special short acoustic set.
In the evening, Mark will be DJing at Never Stop at Coast Cafe on Worthing Seafront – for Defining Ten attendees we have a limited amount of discounted tickets available – please see the separate listing if you wish to buy one of them!
The event takes place at the Cellar Arts Club, Marine Parade (off Prospect Place) in Worthing.
Please note this is a ticketless event – you will need your order number/ email receipt to gain entry to the show.
Tickets are non refundable unless event is cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control
Seating is limited on the night – so please arrive early to ensure you have a seat!
This event plants trees – each ticket purchased will include a contribution to onetreeplanted.org #nomusiconadeadplanet