Gaz Coombes: the man behind the sideburns comeback of the 90s and frontman extraordinaire. Coombes career highlights are many and storied; including some of the best singles to come out of a UK band for the past twenty years. To celebrate his appearance at this year’s Apple Cart festival, with an excellent new single in tow, we decided to pull together some Coombes related favourites into a handy spotify playlist. You can find that below, but also watch this from the Ali G show…

CAZ COOMBES PLAYLIST.

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As many of you will know Field Day has occupied Victoria Park for a day for the past 6 years now (Apple Cart is 2 this year!) so we have had plenty of opportunities to get out and about and discover the gems of the area (of which there are many…). We haven’t done this before but we thought we’d highlight a few places around the area to grab a coffee, have a post-Field Day drink or do a bit of shopping/eating for anybody who will be around Victoria Park early on the day - or even for those of you in London looking for something to do on a weekend before the festival. Here’s our little index below…

PUBS/RESTAURANTS

Britannia

“This huge 19th-century pub beside Victoria Park has a large garden (complete with busy ‘garden grill’ in summer), a main bar decorated with Victoriana and Eagle-style comic annuals that serves creditable pub fare and, tucked away at the side, a full-blown dining room…” Time Out

360 Victoria Park Road, London, E9 7BT

0208 533 0040

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Twitter: @BritpubE9

Hemingway 84 Victoria Park Rd E9 7JL

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The Kenton

“It’s a very relaxed, friendly place with a decent drink selection, super-friendly staff and a variety of things going on to keep the good people of Hackney entertained…” Yelp Review

38 Kenton Road, London, Greater London E9 7AB, United Kingdom

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The Camel Pub

Field Day says: Top tip for pie and mash fans!

277 Globe Road London, United Kingdom E2 0JD

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Twitter: @thecamelpub

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Twitter: @GeronimoPubs

The Lauriston

Field Day says: Good Jukebox and good board games.

162 Victoria Park Road, London E9 7JN, United Kingdom

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Namo Restaurant (Vietnamese) 178 Victoria Park Road, London, Greater London E9 7HD

twitter: @namorestaurant

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The Victoria‎ 172 A1205 Poplar, Greater London E3 5, United Kingdom 020 8980 6609

The Eleanor Arms 460 Old Ford Road, London, Bow E3 5JP, United Kingdom +44 20 8980 6992 /

The Village Tap 233-235 Victoria Park Road, London, Greater London E9 7HD

CAFES

Loafing Cafe
Best for: freshly baked bread and pastries. 79 Lauriston Road Victoria Park

Elbows Cafe

103 Lauriston Road, Homerton, London E9 7HJ

Amandine (top picture)

Best for: cakes!

176 Victoria Park Road, London, Greater London E9 7HD

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Stef’s Brownies

241 Victoria Park Village London, United Kingdom E9 7HD

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Twitter: @stefsbrownies

SHOPS

Bottle Apostle(Wine Shop)

Best for: Sneaking off for a quiet bottle of wine post-Field Day.

95 Lauriston Rd, E9 7HJ Hackney, United Kingdom

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Victoria Park Books

Apple Cart says: Amazing for Children’s books

174 Victoria Park Road, London, Greater London E9 7HD

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Twitter: @VictoriaParkBks

The Toybox Victoria Park Apple Cart says: Keep the kids entertained with something from this treasure trove.

223 Victoria Park Road London, United Kingdom E9 7HD

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The new Field Day Radio is up for streaming and features a chat with the lovely Martin Creed who is playing at Apple Cart this year! Take a listen to the whole show below!

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If you were around Shoreditch last Friday you might have caught a glimpse of the legendary Adam Ant - who popped into Strongroom Alive Radio to chat and play some music. Check out his take on his offbeat classic ‘Never Trust A Man With Egg on His Face’ above as we count down the dwindling days until his big performance in Victoria Park....

Lianne La Havas has dominated our listening recently and so we were happy to stumble across this wonderful, intimate performance that she did recently at Tate Britain. Head on over to their website to watch now…

Lianne La Havas at Tate...