Yeah 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.com

Hipster horror has reached its absolute peak in infuriating dross, and that peak is 28 Years Later: Bone Temple. As you were…

Just 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.

NEW 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.com

There is a special place in hell for book sellers who slap their impossible to remove sticky labels on the covers.

Who joined the @warpstormer.bsky.social row boat on Saturday? That was definitely a Drop the Ego first, and we’re all for it 😄 🚣 🚣‍♀️ 🚣‍♂️

Saturday night in Southend 😎. Thanks @chrisdroptheego.bsky.social for putting this on

!!!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?

This 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!

Party 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…

Just 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 👀

Hey 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!

Come 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.com

Wall 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 #DeathcoreSky

Next 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 #AltRockSky

Death 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 #MetalSky

New 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 #DeathMetalSky

NEXT 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 #SpeedMetalSky

WHY NOT COME AND SEE US IN SOUTHEND NEXT JANUARY? COME ON, DON’T PRETEND YOU ALREADY HAVE PLANS. GET TICKETS HERE: droptheego.bigcartel.com/product/dte-...

New 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 #SludgeSky

Next 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 #LiveMusic

Tomorrow! Come see the loudest noise in Southend’s smallest venue! Advanced tickets on sale until 4pm tomorrow: droptheego.bigcartel.com/product/dte-... Come join the fun 👊 #HardcoreMetalSky #BlackMetSky #CrustMetalSky #HeavyMetalSky #HardcorePunkSky

Essex 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

If 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

Next 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 #HardcoreMetalSky

Still 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.

South 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.com

Power Failure absolutely killing it at Peggy’s Music Bar, Southend last night! Don’t sleep on Power Failure, these guys mean business! 🔥 powerfailurehc.bandcamp.com/album/hunger... #HardcorePunkSky #HardcoreMetalSky

Chicago 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 #NoiseRocksky

The insanely good GREAT FALLS getting friendly with the locals in Southend last week! All sorts of good shows coming up! Don’t miss the next one! droptheego.bigcartel.com

Next show! As part of the Greater Than Death UK 2025, INHUMAN NATURE take upstairs at The Alex, Southend by storm Friday May 16th. ⚔️ Support from OVERPOWER, OUT OF SPITE and MOB HANDED. Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com/product/dte-... #HeavyMetalSky #ThrashMetalSky #HardcorePunkSky

No waaaaaaay this is actually on while I’m in Japan! 🥹 I better bring an extra case for merch… #NieR

Noise-on-Sea tonight in Southend! Resurrect yourself form your Easter bank holiday hangovers and come catch USA noise bringers GLASSING and GREAT FALLS, tonight! Support: In a House of Heartbeats. Doors 7pm 16+ droptheego.bigcartel.com Come on down! It’s what Jesus would have wanted 🐣

Very cool interview with our fav local Southend metallers Ominous Moon. You can catch them alongside Molder, Kontusion, Beyond Extinction July 3rd at The Fickle Pickle Southend! Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #blackmetalsky #speedmetalsky #heavymetalsky

Sometimes you just know the exact movie you’re in the mood for… #HorrorFilmSky #FilmSky

Set your alarms for April 16th One of our favourite bands we’ve had in Southend. 🔥 🔥 🔥

Seattle noise rockers GREAT FALLS will be bringing their aggressive sonic assault of the senses to Southend next Sunday. Washington metallers GLASSING and Southend’s own In A House of Heartbeats also along for the ride! Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com greatfalls.bandcamp.com/album/object...

Following shows across Europe including Roadburn festival, USA noise metallers Glassing and Great Falls set course for Southend on the first date of their UK tour. Support from Essex doomsters In a House of Heartbeats. It’s bank holiday Sunday! So no excuses! Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com

This Friday! @burnermetal.bsky.social, Underdark, Berenice, Fates Messenger in Southend! Officially the coolest way to start your weekend! 16+ £12 advance £15 on the door (cash only please) Students / low income folks message us, we want everyone to get in that wants to! droptheego.bigcartel.com

US emo legend @onelinedrawing.bsky.social took some time to talk about our upcoming Southend Bank Holiday weekender, his upcoming UK tour and what to do should you encounter a vampire. ☀️ 😎 ☀️ 😎 Day and weekend tickets available here: droptheego.bigcartel.com #MusicFestival #MidWestEmoSky

New show alert! And it’s a beast! USA death metal heavyweights Molder and Kontusion make a pit stop in Southend as part of their European tour. Support from Essex deathcore heroes Beyond Extinction and rising Southend speed/black metal champions Ominous Moon. Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com

Support added to the first EVER UK City of Caterpillar show. As well as the amazing hardcore punk/queercore duo Death Goals, post punk / noise rock powerhouse The Eurosuite and post rock Southend heavyweights ADCX join the bill! Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #ScreamoSky

This is incredibly sad to see. So many companies I’ve worked alongside over the years gone in the blink of an eye. I was so excited to work in the London film industry when I joined as a wide-eyed teenager all those years ago. I don’t even recognise it anymore. Hoping everyone lands on their feet.

Southend being greedy with 2 dates. Absolute honour to have Onelinedrawing / Jonah here in our little town. 3 Day ticket: droptheego.bigcartel.com/product/summ... 2 day and single day tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com/product/summ...

We can’t quite believe this, but US screamo legends CITY OF CATERPILLAR will be playing their first EVER uk show in Southend. One of only 3 UK dates as part of their European tour. Support from the awesome queercore heroes Death Goals (+more tbc) Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #ScreamoSky

Another show you say? We’re back at the awesome Peggy’s Music Bar for a cosy evening of hardcore punk / post hardcore shenanigans, in the guise of the amazing Haest, Ritual Error and Power Failure. Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #MetalSky #LiveMusic #HardcorePunkSky

Say what in the what now? This is mental! 😀

This is a big one for us! A whole weekend over Bank Holiday May of emo/indie rock goodness with some acts we genuinely can’t believe are coming to Southend, including Last Days of April, @crywankband.bsky.social, @onelinedrawing.bsky.social, Beezewax, Haggard Cat and more! This will be special!

London death metal/hardcore heavyweights @burnermetal.bsky.social descend on Southend on a co-headline tour with Nottingham black metallers Underdark. Support from East Anglian hardcore/crust/grind outfit Berenice and hardcore heroes Fates Messenger. Tickets: droptheego.bigcartel.com #MetalSky

Another great show last night with the awesome Ramkot from Belgium. We put on our first show last year and did 4 more throughout 2024. We’re already 3 shows into 2025 with some bands we can’t believe are coming to Southend. It means a lot. Next up the mighty @burnermetal.bsky.social and Underdark