Co-founders and hosts of White Mischief are Tough Love, who will be appearing on the main stage to celebrate the launch of their first ever mini-album.

Blending tribal, world-influenced drums and percussion with quirky, acerbic English lyrics, six-piece pop band Tough Love have been described by the Guardian as “the afrobeat Scissor Sisters” and by Flavorpill as “tribal pop ambassadors”.

Their dressed-up live shows are a riot of chanting backing vocals, face paint and Victorian-inspired finery, which might explain why Record of the Day has said that “they look and sound like nothing we have seen in recent times” and why Music Week called the group “brilliant – packed with pop hits and charisma.”

Having supported The Crimea, British Sea Power and Yeasayer, Tough Love are making an impact on audiences in London’s more eccentric and quirky clubs; one gig has seen Dexy’s Midnight Runners singer Kevin Rowland stood in front of the stage, mouth agog, looking quite appalled at the boundless energy coming from Tough Love’s two drummers.

A review from trendy blog Boing Boing called the band “completely kick-ass”, continuing “Tough Love played a show that felt like something from Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense tour, with funky, rhythm-heavy numbers that I enjoyed from the first song.”

Tough Love’s thirst for the unusual has inspired them to found White Mischief (www.whitemischief.info), a regular one-night indoor festival which combines live bands with wild circus and cabaret performances. At its last outing the night sold out the 1000-plus capacity Scala venue in Kings Cross with an assortment of revellers dressed as everything from steampunk airship captains to giant pandas.

Time Out called White Mischief: “The event of the week, the month, the year”.

The band has recorded with producers including Toby Smith (Jamiroquai), Phil Vinall (Elastica, Placebo), Cenzo Townshend (U2, Athlete, etc) and James Lewis (Arctic Monkeys, Wombats, Morning Runner).

For more information on Tough Love please contact Dominic Williams at William Bulldog Management.

http://www.toughloveband.com

In the meantime be sure to post your photos to Flickr with the tag whitemischief – here are some of the photos so far.

Advance tickets are no longer available for tonight’s show, but you will still be able to get them on the door at Scala. You can buy tickets at any time from 8pm until 1am or sometimes slightly later depending on demand and availability.

We strongly encourage you to arrive early in order to purchase your tickets, which are priced at £20. Tough Love, the band that curates White Mischief, will be on the main stage “Tropics Room” at 10.45pm, so be sure to arrive before then!

Take a look at the mailout we sent all advance ticketbuyers so you can find out more.

And to those attending: don’t forget to upload any photos and videos you take tonight to Flickr and tag them with the tag whitemischief as all such photos will appear instantly on this site.

Read on for the full line-up for White Mischief’s show “Around The World in 80 Days”, hosted on Saturday June 7, 2008

Tickets £15 in advance (£25 on door) – as previous shows have sold out we strongly recommend you visit TicketWeb to book in advance

For more details visit our ticket booking info page

(VIP room tickets now sold out, but standard price tickets still available, and discounted group tickets also available)

DJs:

Dressing up is not compulsory but is encouraged!

Inside you will be met by Elias Rosenkreuz, Trance Medium and Prophet; Maria Romaine, genuine gypsy tarot reader descended from the Oldest Roma Family; Rocki Deniro, the Mad Mystic Monk of Malysia; and La Celine, Prophetess, Seer and Ornithomantis. Read on for photographs and further elucidation…

Alongside a performance from Seffi, snake dancer - who will be dancing with a live snake – the Hall of Oracles will play host to the following mystics:

Tom Baker as Elias Rosenkreus, Trance Medium and Prophet

Maria Romaine – Genuine Gypsy Tarot Reader Descended From The Oldest Roma Family

Rocki Deniro – The Mad Mystic Monk Of Malysia

La Celine – Prophetess, Seer and Ornithomantis

Here Miss Amundsen – Bipolarexplorer presents her naughtical misadventure on the high seas! Watch in awestruck horror as she faces down creatures of the deep, her own puny physique and raging alcoholism to map the unknown outer reaches of extreme sea-shanty practise with the help of her intrepid, flying accordion. Read on for more information and a full-size photo.

Aste Amundsen is the artist behind The Apocalypse Gameshow. She staged Genet’s The Balcony in a wardrobe full of prostitutes, presented a series of public executions and formed The European Rapid Reaction Farce. She is currently working on a steampunk sonic bear-pit and learning to ride her bicycle upside-down.

Update 5 June: as tickets are selling out fast we can now only offer group discounts to groups of 10 or more. In order to book we will need advance payment via PayPal. For full details please get in touch with us via whitemischiefnight AT gmail DOT COM and we can offer you not only a discount but the opportunity to buy without booking fee. Groups over ten get an even greater discount, so if you have a birthday or other special occasion to celebrate on June 7 get in touch and we’ll go out of our way to make it special for you.

Click here to view our latest mailout -which contains some great photos of the acts.