Arts Centre Vooruit, Ghent, Belgium

British folk rock band Erland & The Carnival boasts a few notable members, among which guitarist Simon Tong, a former member of the Verve, Blur and The Good, The Bad & The Queen, and drummer Daiv Rock, who has worked with The Orb, The Cult and Paul McCartney.

In the band’s own words, they blend British folk with desert psyche and garage punk. Needless to say that expectations for their forthcoming 2010 debut album, recorded in Damon Albarn’s studio, are running high. In March they will be touring with Tunng, and in April they will be crossing the pond to convince the Belgian audience of their talent.