Green Mind presents Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs

“The pig has several connotations. Most civilisations and cultures have seen them as arbiters of fertility, virility, strength and abundance. The Buddhist tradition swings the other way, seeing the pig as ignorant, illusory, greedy, lustful. Other religions see them as unclean. Then there is the Celtic fable of Manannan, who owned a herd of pigs that never dwindled – they were forever replenishing their numbers.

I could go on. The point is that the pig is multifaceted and almost indefinable – a shifting construct for people to hang their hopes and fears on. It is also a heave bag of flesh that wallows in mud and s*** all day until taken to the slaughterhouse. A myriad of strong, indelible, contradictory images, fit for a Newcastle heavy psych band that can’t reign in their swine (although they have reined in members of like-minded noisemongers Khunnt and Blown Out).” – The Quietus

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Tickets are £12 in advance, available from the Box Office on 01449 774678 (10am-2pm weekdays) or from GreenMind.co.uk (10% booking fee applies). On the door price £14 (if available).

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Please note that this event has not been organised by the John Peel Centre, and all aspects of it are the responsibility of those who have hired the Centre for the evening.