Out of Step are a London based punk rock / poetry / political standup promoter based in East London, run by Gary and Paul AKA Captain of the Rant. Interested in all forms of socially aware, conscious art, with a focus on punk (in all it’s forms) and poetry, feel free to contact us and get involved.

This is a night for people who like musicians that sing about stuff that matters, and people who talk about the things that matter. Probably it’s more politicised than political. It’s run by people who love many forms of socially conscious expression and want to bring all the different scenes into contact with each other. It’s punk, reggae, hip-hop, folk, hardcore, comedy, poetry – as long as it’s engaging with this fucked up and sometimes lovely world we live in. It’s for people who like to dance and think. For people who think music, poetry AND comedy can all be as downright punk as it wants to be. A humble effort to resist scenes, cliques and tribalism; to unite people through ideas rather than aesthetics. It’s all DIY too! And, we hope, a lot of fun.Run whenever we can anywhere we can, and everyone is welcome. Want us to put out your fliers for you? Any book/music/film recommendations? Got a room spare for a few hours for us to put on a show? And importantly, if you want to play one of our nights then get in touch – any bands, comics or poets interested in independent culture, politics, society, punk rock, DIY culture and autonomy: we want to hear from you. Myspace us or email us at outofstep@hotmail.co.uk.

Here’s some lovely stuff people have said about us:

The epitome of DIY and underground music – Neil Sutherland

Awesome! – PJ&Gaby

A lovely basement venue run by really friendly guys… I always come home excited about the people that played that night - Dan, Apologies, I Have None

Out Of Step keep putting on wicked free and dirt-cheap gigs – Last Hours fanzine

The best open mic in the capital - The Leano

Smashing night – Clayton Blizzard

Better than ace! Can’t wait for your next one – Count Me In! promotions

Ace – Adam Boucher

Awesome night - The Casual Terrorist

Fuckin cool gig – Tommy Comstock