Southend gig promoter (Drop the Ego) Film nerd, noise lover Crap horror movie sequel sympathiserhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3mfbw6przys2dYeah it’s only February, but NYE always sucks, and this year we’re making sure it doesn’t! See out 2026 with Beyond Extinction playing a headline set at midnight! More bands TBA. Party poppers provided. 🥳 Super early bird tickets available now! droptheego.bigcartel.com20 Feb 2026 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfbw6przys2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3mf2ucui67224Hipster horror has reached its absolute peak in infuriating dross, and that peak is 28 Years Later: Bone Temple. As you were…17 Feb 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2ucui67224https://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3mexvrxno2c2qJust used ticketmaster for the first time in absolute years. £12 booking fees on two tickets 😵‍💫 (but Letlive at Underworld… yay!) I really should make a bigger deal that there’s no booking fee on our tickets (we swallow the fee ourselves) because we at least try and be a bit ethical. Aren’t we nice.16 Feb 2026 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3mexvrxno2c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3mdks3kwtzc2xNEW SHOW ALERT Black Metal and punk collide! Saturday May 16th, Moonraker, Southend-on-sea. WITNESS the depravity of Fullmåne… SEE the horror of @karnsteinband.bsky.social … SUCCUMB to the moves of @masslines.bsky.social FEEL the noise of The Winonas Adv tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com29 Jan 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdks3kwtzc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3mdkp6jkcfs2iThere is a special place in hell for book sellers who slap their impossible to remove sticky labels on the covers.29 Jan 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdkp6jkcfs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3mddfupvpis2jWho joined the @warpstormer.bsky.social row boat on Saturday? That was definitely a Drop the Ego first, and we’re all for it 😄 🚣 🚣‍♀️ 🚣‍♂️26 Jan 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddfupvpis2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3mczsjhdiss2c!!!New Show Alert!!! Prepare for a vile assault on the senses as Gorgon Vomit, Ominous Moon, Sawticide and Priest Strangler lay waste to The Fickle Pickle, Southend Friday 24th April. Adv tickets £8 (no booking fee) droptheego.bigcartel.com Who’s ready to get nasty?22 Jan 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczsjhdiss2chttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3mczhlmmq2c2yThis Saturday is your first chance to Drop your Ego in 2026! Southend, Essex, London… Mars… wherever you are, no excuses! Bring a friend to their first show. Come discover your new favourite band! Everyone’s welcome. No one turned away for lack of funds. Let’s dooooooooooooooooom!22 Jan 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczhlmmq2c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3mcezwswhbc2kParty doomsters GURT return to smash Southend, Essex Friday 27th Feb and they’re not coming alone. Commoner, Red Nettle and Iron Slug are all coming to join the party. Things are going to get messy! Get in on the action here: droptheego.bigcartel.com Go on… you know you want to…14 Jan 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcezwswhbc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3mc7ti2qw6c2pJust under two weeks until the first DTE show of the year. @warpstormer.bsky.social, @praetoriankvlt.bsky.social, CrowGod, Reverent Son will be providing the noise Saturday Jan 24th at The Fickle Pickle, Southend. There might even be a special surprise for the first few folks through the door 👀12 Jan 2026 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc7ti2qw6c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3mbyvxirzpc2nHey Bluesky, it’s been a minute! We have a whole host of noisy goodness coming your way in 2026, all here in sunny Southend, Essex. Tickets to all (no booking fees) here: droptheego.bigcartel.com Let’s goooooooo!09 Jan 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbyvxirzpc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3lzl4p3esfk26Come be a part of noise history and catch US screamo legends CITY OF CATTERPILLAR in their first EVER UK show! Death Goals, The Eurosuite and ADayCalledX are coming to join the party! Saturday Nov 1st, The Fickle Pickle, Southend, Essex / 16+ show Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com24 Sep 2025 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzl4p3esfk26https://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3lth25kew7s22Wall of death fun in Southend courtesy of Essex legends Beyond Extinction (@beyext.bsky.social) at last weeks show! (Seriously, if you haven’t already, go listen to these guys.) Next show Aug 21st w/ meth., Host Body, Cady, Outcries. droptheego.bigcartel.com #MetalSky #DeathMetalSky #DeathcoreSky08 Jul 2025 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lth25kew7s22https://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3ltf43kjybs2sNext up, Chicago noise metallers meth. are all set to fry your brain, Aug 21st, Moonraker, Southend. Support from Host Body, Cady and Outcries! This one will be LOUD Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #MetalSky #NoiseMetalSky #ScreamoSky #AltRockSky07 Jul 2025 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltf43kjybs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3lsy3asndkc2jDeath Metal on Sea in Southend, Essex tomorrow! Featuring Molder (USA), Kontusion (USA), Beyond Extinction (Essex), Ominous Moon (Southend). Tickets £17 advance (no booking fee), or £20 on the door! droptheego.bigcartel.com Ages 16+ Come bang your heads! 😎 #DeathMetalSky #MetalSky02 Jul 2025 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsy3asndkc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3lse3wdrlrk2nNew show alert! Drop the Ego join forces with Dead Species to bring a crushing night of ferocious late summer deathcore to Southend, Essex, Join To Obey A Tyrant, Veiled and more TBC sat Sept 6th at Moonraker Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #MetalSky #DeathcoreSky #DeathMetalSky24 Jun 2025 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lse3wdrlrk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3lsbkd6svm22jNEXT WEEK! US death metal heavyweights MOLDER and KONTUSION crash land at Fickle Pickle, Southend alongside Essex titans BEYOND EXTINCTION and local speed metal heroes OMINOUS MOON. Come bang your heads! July 3rd / 16+ Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #MetalSky #DeathMetalSky #SpeedMetalSky23 Jun 2025 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsbkd6svm22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3lrskklkkz22jNew show alert! We now have at least one good reason to look forward to Jan with this absolute beast of a doom/sludge/thrash lineup featuring @warpstormer.bsky.social, @praetoriankvlt.bsky.social, Crowgod and Reverent Son! £8 adv tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #MetalSky #StonerDoom #SludgeSky17 Jun 2025 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrskklkkz22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3lrnvowy4d227Next show! Hell is unleashed as black metal legends Impurity (Brasil), Goat Semen (Peru) and Ominous Moon (playing Waking the Dead in its entirety) descend on Southend, June 26th. Impurity’s first ever UK show! Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #MetalSky #BlackMetalSky #SpeedMetalSky #LiveMusic15 Jun 2025 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrnvowy4d227https://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3lqu46676yk25Tomorrow! Come see the loudest noise in Southend’s smallest venue! Advanced tickets on sale until 4pm tomorrow: https://droptheego.bigcartel.com/product/dte-final-dosesupport Come join the fun 👊 #HardcoreMetalSky #BlackMetSky #CrustMetalSky #HeavyMetalSky #HardcorePunkSky05 Jun 2025 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqu46676yk25https://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3lqeykr3qdk2kEssex hardcore metallers The Burial Code are all set to wreak havoc in Southend alongside Final Dose, Sewer Trench, Awkward Body. We hope you’re ready, because they ain’t messing around. 👊 Tickets (no booking fee!): droptheego.bigcartel.com #HardcoreMetalSky #MetalSky #HardcorePunkSky https://youtu.be/IUgCZkFDLBs?si=wUmC4T7UfgXlLive30 May 2025 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqeykr3qdk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3lqccp7n52c2dIf you’ve been sleeping on London’s deathcrust grindcore punk outfit SEWER TRENCH the past few years, then there’s no better time to right that wrong! They’ll be tearing Southend apart NEXT FRIDAY at Peggy’s Music Bar. Come join the chaos! Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #grindcoresky #MetalSky https://youtu.be/optq9voMFxc29 May 2025 08:34 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqccp7n52c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3lq5m42zwvk26Next up, we’re back at Peggy’s, Southend for an insanely up close and personal encounter with FINAL DOSE, SEWER TRENCH, THE BURIAL CODE and AWKWARD BODY. Expect black metal / hardcore / deathcrust goodness! Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #MetalSky #BlackMetalSky #CrustPunkSky #HardcoreMetalSky27 May 2025 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq5m42zwvk26https://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3lq5lrs6qpk26Still no words for last weekend. It really felt like a true embodiment of everything we imagined Drop the Ego being. Strangers having fun, making friends, discovering artists and seeing some of their favourites. A true honour to spend time with @onelinedrawing.bsky.social and our amazing acts.27 May 2025 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq5lrs6qpk26https://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3lnxd3paa5s2jSouth American extreme black metal legends Impurity (Brazil) and Goat Semen (Peru) arrive in Southend June 26th for an up close and personal show. Expect a night of blasphemous fury in a way in which you’ll never see them again. #BlackMetal/Sky #ExtremeMetalSky Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com29 Apr 2025 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxd3paa5s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3lnusoqtidc2tPower Failure absolutely killing it at Peggy’s Music Bar, Southend last night! Don’t sleep on Power Failure, these guys mean business! 🔥 https://powerfailurehc.bandcamp.com/album/hunger-stones #HardcorePunkSky #HardcoreMetalSky28 Apr 2025 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnusoqtidc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisdroptheego.bsky.social/post/3lnnh5zomuc2fChicago experimental metallers METH arrive in Southend to deliver a sonic onslaught of the heaviest, loudest, most intense noise imaginable. Support comes from the equally as noisy Host Body, Cady and Southend’s very own Outcries. Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #ScreamoSky #NoiseRocksky25 Apr 2025 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:j26ap6kcdwlmrdynapc4iwda/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnnh5zomuc2f