Friendly Street Poets

Calling all lyrical skateboarders, spokenword poets, rappers, hip hoppers and perfortmance poets of every kind, come to the REBELALAM! gig.

Sadly this will be our last REBELSLAM! held at TUXEDO CAT,  before the wrecking ball smashes the building down. So let’s go there and give Bryan Lynagh a great send off.  It is on Tuesday 11th May at Synagogue Place (NW corner), just off East Rundle St, (on the Target side) Adelaide.  Just walk up the stairs until you reach the roof and see the stars. Come to Adelaide’s only registered International Poetry Slam and strut your stuff. You get three minutes at the open microphone for any form of word performance. It can be rap, hip hop, poetry, spoken word anything uncensored. Make sure you bring at least two performance pieces for both rounds.

Book in at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.

Judges selected from the audience. If you don’t want to perform come and be a slam voyeur. You will have a great night out.

Special features: AVALANCHE with his industrial strength whipper snipper if you dare to breach the time limit and that brilliant MC the divine, Amazonian woman TRACEY KORSTEN.

All performers can be filmed (with your permission) and placed on our You Tube Website.

Cost of entry: $5/ $4 free juices & nibbles included.

Bar open for all other alcholic beverages at reasonable prices.

Our first REBELSLAM! for 2010 will be on Tuesday 9th February at TUXEDO CAT,  Synagogue Place (NW corner), off East Rundle St, Adelaide. Just walk up the stairs until you reach the roof and can see the stars. Come to Adelaide’s only registered International Poetry Slam and strut your stuff. You get three minutes at the open microphone for any form of word performance. It can be rap, hip hop, poetry, spoken word anything uncensored. Make sure you bring at least two performance pieces for both rounds.

Book in at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.

Judges selected from the audience. If you don’t want to perform come and be a slam voyeur. You will have a great night out.

Special features: AVALANCHE with his industrial strength whipper snipper if you dare to breach the time limit and that brilliant MC divine the amazing TRACEY KORSTEN.

All performers can be filmed (with your permission) and placed on our You Tube Website.

Cost of entry: $5/ $4 free juices & nibbles included.

Bar open for all other alcholic beverages at reasonable prices.

REBELSLAM! MERRY MERRY SLAM!
Friendly Street Poets Inc. friendlystreetpoets.org.au

Come along to the last REBELSLAM! for 2009
on: Tuesday DECEMBER 8th 7pm – late
at : TUXEDO CAT on the roof
SYNAGOGUE PLACE (off East Rundle Street)

Come along and perform at SA’s only registered International Poetry Slam event.

You get 3 minutes at the open mic. to strut your stuff.
Round 1: all poets scored by judges from the audience
Round 2: best poets only perform
Open to all spoken word, rap, hip-hop, lyric & narrative poet performers.
Come along for a night of entertainment & fun with MC PEACH. (His last MC gig b4 China !)
The competition is incidental & not intense nor too serious.
Perform, be a judge or just sit back and ENJOY!

Please join Face Book REBELSLAM! Group for updates.

CONGRATULATIONS to Friendly Street Poets for their excellent performances at the Slam last night.

Our particular congratulations to Kami, who did one of his best performances ever and won 2nd place, $100 cheque & a ticket to the finals in Sydney. He also gets to see his beloved Boxing too.

Also to the amazing INDIGO who, for the second year running, won the first prize of $500 and a ticket to appear at the National Slam final in the Sydney Opers House, broadcast on Radio National. As our most recent REBELSLAM! winner, she has also been invited to perform in Melbourne at THE SLAM!.

Tracey Korsten what a difference 0.1 of a mark can make. Tracey was a very close third to the incredible duo. But you were a contender Tracey! As were many of our incredible 8 FSt Poets. Well done everyone. Great event, managed brilliantly.

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CONGRATULATIONS & GOOD LUCK to all eight of the Friendly Street Poets in the SA Slam Final ten poets. It is being held this Friday November 6th at Higher Ground, Light Square (North western corner). Come about 7.30pm for the 8pm start. Please come along and cheer on all the poets. The two state finalist with be off to Sydney, all expenses paid. They hope to win the amazing prizes on offer.

The eight Friendly Street Poets members competing in the SA final are:- Kate Alder, Avalanche, Dolphin (akaPeach), Indigo, Kami, Tracey Korsten, UK Jamie & Zoella.

We wish you the very best for Friday night!

Calling all performance poets, spoken word artists, rappers and edgy brilliant poets. Come to a great gig to strut your stuff at Adelaide’s only International Poetry Slam event. Tracey Korsten will be MC at tonight’s REBELSLAM! at Tuxedo Cat Synagogue Place (off East Rundle Street), go right down the NW corner to Market Place door and go up the stairs to the stars. Come with three rounds (two + tiebreaker) of poetry. Strictly 3mins access to an OPEN mic. If you are a member of FSPoets, you will be filmed (with your written permission) and appear on our You Tube Channel. $4 concession /$5 waged wine inside. We are still celebrating Mental Health Week (Why isn’t it a Month ?) so feel free to use this as a theme.

Friendly Street Poets are coming to Murray Bridge to run a performance poetry gig called

REBELSLAM! ‘Hot Serves’. It is on October 2nd 6pm – late,  at the Murray Bridge TAFE

Come along and perform at SA’s only registered International Poetry Slam (IPS) event. You get 3 minutes at the open mic. to strut your stuff.

Round 1: all poets scored by judges from the audience 

Round 2: best poets perform again & judges score
Come along for a night of entertainment and fun. 
Perform, be a judge or just sit back and ENJOY !

SPONSORED BY THE RURAL CITY OF MURRAY BRIDGE & ARTS SA

It’s that time again all you slamming poets. REBELSLAM! is on again.

When: Tuesday 13 August, 2009

Where: Tuxedo Cat, Rooftop, 15-19 Synagogue Place

Time: 7:00 sign-up for 7:30 kick off.

3 minute knockout rounds. One piece per round. Original work. Judges selected from the audience.

We need both competitors and audience so bring along your friends for a great night of entertainment.

All performances will be filmed and podcast on YouTube and included in a professionally produced DVD which can be purchased for the a mere $10! Orders taken on the night.

It’s fast – it’s furious – it’s fun.

We need to advertise this event as much as possible to encourage all poets and spoken word artists to come along. You can help by downloading the poster for the next REBELSLAM! here. Give it to your friends, put it on the notice boards at your school, uni and workplace, or stick it on the back of your dunny door!

REBELSLAM!

judges selected from the audience

it’s fast     it’s furious     it’s fun
 

When: 9^th June 2009

Where: Tuxedo Cat, Rooftop 15-19 Synagogue Place

Time: 7:30 sign in for 8:00 kickoff

It’s that time again all you slamming poets. REBELSLAM! is on again.

When : Tuesday 14th April

Where : Higher Ground, 6-9 Light Square, Adelaide

Time : 7.30 for 8.00 kick off.

3 minute knockout rounds. One piece per round. Original work. Judges selected from the audience.

We need both competitors and audience so bring along your friends and check out the future of performance poetry.

It’s fast, it’s furious, it’s fun.

We need to advertise this event as much as possible to encourage all poets and spoken word artists to come along and make this a night of great enetertainment. You can help by downloading the poster for the next REBELSLAM! here. Give it to your friends, put it on the notice boards at your school, uni and workplace, or stick it on the back of your dunny door!

It’s that time again all you slamming poets. REBELSLAM! is on again tomorrow night.

When : Tuesday 10th February

Where : Tuxedo Cat, Rooftop 15-19 Synagogue Place, off East Rundle Street, Adelaide.

Time : 7.30 for 8.00 kick off.

Three 3 minute knockout rounds, one piece per round so be prepared. No props, no music, original work. Judges selected from the audience.

We need both competitors and audience members so come along and check out the future of performance poetry. It’s fast, it’s breakaway, it’s fun.