What is ‘Massa Confusa presents’?

Gigs organised and featuring Massa Confusa. As we are now based across Donostia, Spain and Gateshead, UK, gig promotions are currently on hiatus. In the past though, we have supported an eclectic range of local, DIY and independent bands, and aimed to maintain low ticket prices (free where possible). We like eclectic music, but tend to specialise in variations of rock and punk including: post-punk, pop-punk, math-rock, doom-metal, and noise-rock.

What venues do you use / have you used?

Venues in Newcastle include: Nerd Hutch, Rocking Horse Rehearsal Rooms, Little Buildings Rehearsal Rooms, Nemix Rehearsal Rooms, Northumberland Arms, The Dog and Parrot, and Head Of Steam; in Gateshead: The Central; in Durham: Empty Shop, and Rocking Horse Rehearsal Rooms, and in Stockton: Musiclounge.

What bands have you put on?

Bands that have played or will be playing with us include Euan Lynn, Tighten Grip, Mama Lips, Inseminoid, Female Borstal, Wasp Bomb, Indian Lady, Yakx, Healing Powers, Manuals, Forever Cult, Rave Tape, Belafonte, Ilser, Year of Birds , This Then, Skull Puppies , Solanas , Lovely Wife , xGetxRealx, Shades, Haikai No Ku, Sagan Megadrive, Bison Hunting, Ghurst acoustic, Mouses, Baker Island, Knots, Waheela, Lump Hammer, Fractions, Shield Patterns, Five Pence Game, The Smokin' Coconuts, Casual Threats, Nomihodai, Old Prides, People Making Noises, Zeerox, Kapil Seshasayee, Topaz Gang, Idiot Box, Miss Danby And The What, Bad Amputee, Spacehawke, Fret!, Ambigyoumoose, Novotny, Apache Viking, therunningchelsea, Kobadelta, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaind, Cave Suns, Dressed In Wires, Preqwal, Cellar Door, Kinky, Jonny Gill, Good Friend, Plague Rider, Grayce, Andrew Cream, Your Casket Or Mine?, Nasty Little Lonely, Big Fail, Good Friend, Snakes Don't Belong In Alaska, Just Another Warning, ThreadBear, The Infinite Three, Damn Teeth, Nasty Little Lonely, Asian Babes, Jesus And His Judgemental Father, O'Captain, my captain, The Golden Age Of Nothing, Velvoir, Asian Babes, Slurs, Cheap Lunch, Duck, Outside Your House, Sleepwalk, Ghostcalculus, Symmatik, Twist Helix, Flowermouth, Salt The Snail, and Springbok.

“The Massa Confusa Presents gigs are a fantastic showcase for some truly fresh and original talents, carefully curated by the band themselves, we should consistently trust their judgement as they rarely put a foot wrong in choosing the bands they share a stage with.” Narc - Dec 2015