Brixton Rocks!
Destination Brixton Expo, 14th July 2003
Billed as an evening of 'spoken word, poetry, comedy and live music', this proved to be the hottest Monday night in town!
![Brixton Rocks, Poetry and spoken word night at Plan B, Brixton, 14th July, 2003](images/rocks02.jpg)
Located at Brixton's swish Plan B' nightclub, the event brought together a hugely diverse set of some of the finest local talent, with poets and rappers including Crisis, Skorpio the Nemesis, C E Abdulla, Vic Lambrusco, Niall Sullivan, Ranting Ritchie, Soldier Sophie and Jason Jack.
![Brixton Rocks, Poetry and spoken word night at Plan B, Brixton, 14th July, 2003](images/rocks03.jpg)
The best thing about the night was that the 'Open Mic' policy meant that seasoned pros mixed it with nervous first-timers. The crowd was up for it, forgiving newcomers for fluffing lines and being generous with the encouraging applause.
![Brixton Rocks, Poetry and spoken word night at Plan B, Brixton, 14th July, 2003](images/rocks05.jpg)
With the effervescent and ebullient host Michael Groce keeping things moving along, the crowd was treated to a feast of fast and furious entertainment, with the sounds provided by Alabama 3's, DJ Larry Love.
The evening was wrapped up by Vic Lambrusco (above) who delivered a storming set that got the crowd a-whooping for more.
There's talk of making this a monthly event. Let's hope so.
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