Mark Ronson unveiled as first Patron of the Trekstock charity!

Mark Ronson, Sophie Epstone, Maggie Darling, Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP
Photos by Danny Clifford

Trekstock, raises money through music and fashion and we were delighted to hold an official launch party on 17th March 2010 to celebrate becoming a registered charity.

The evening officially began in London’s No 11 Downing Street with some very special guests including the RT Hon Alistair Darling, Maggie Darling, Mark Ronson, Henry Holland, Amy Molyneaux, Andy Burrows, Gordon Richardson, Lola Lennox and live performances from the truly amazing upcoming talents of Goldheart Assembly and Rox.

Speaking after the launch the Chancellor, Alistair Darling MP said:

“Trekstock is a great example of how enthusiastic people working together can make a huge difference. Maggie and I were delighted to welcome Tretstock to No11 and we wish them well as they continue to raise money and awareness for such a crucial cause.”

The Charity’s success is an inspirational template of how to market to teenagers;
traditionally a hard to reach age group. It is a warm and inviting brand, conveying a positive message that celebrities all over the world from Kings of Leon to Oasis have been proud to support it since its humble beginnings. Through affiliations with music and fashion – we aim to provide a platform to reach and educate young people and raise money for a very worthwhile cause.

Trekstock’s new charity partner Cancer Research UK has recognised the Trekstock charity’s potential to reach young people, to educate them and make them aware of issues that unfortunately can be so vital in their lives, yet in a cool way that they can relate to.

Richard Taylor Cancer Research UK, Andy Burrows, Maggie Darling, Rox, Sophie Epstone, Mark Ronson

Guests were picked up on a red Trekstock coach and taken to an exclusive location in Soho sponsored by zavvi.com, for an indoor music festival with special guests Goldheart Assembly, Portasound, PPQ and fashion party attended by Mark Ronson, Henry Holland, Lola Lennox, Clara Paget and more!

Upstairs at the party Trekstock hosted a high-end fashion party to celebrate its foray into fashion with it’s own designer and celebrity endorsed brand ‘Trekstock Loves’ which went on sale in Browns Focus, London this week.

We launch ‘Trekstock Loves SS10 with a window in Browns Focus!

“Trekstock Loves” is the charity’s first foray into fashion and sees Trekstock collaborate with
designers Henry Holland, James Long, Ksubi, LP.BG, Maria Francesca Pepe, PPQ, Richard
Nicoll and hot designer store Browns Focus in London exclusively for the first season.

“Trekstock Loves” is a first in regards to being a contemporary charity fashion collection that
will continue from season to season adding new up and coming and established designers.

It’s a big week for Trekstock all round.

The charity officially launches on with a reception at Downing Street hosted by Maggie Darling where Trekstock will
launch a new high profile partnership with a major UK charity and unveil it’s new Patron.

Stockist enquiries : www.brownsfashion.com
Contact : sophie@trekstock.com

Check our the Browns blog HERE!

zavvi.com are delighted to work as a new charity partner with Trekstock and to celebrate they’re going to give 2 x lucky winners the chance to come to our super star studded launch party on March 17th in London!

Enter here for your chance to win!! (check out the site too for all the coolest new releases!)

We’re heading to the newly revamped Barfly, Camden on March 15th for a very special ‘Rockstock’ gig!

It’s going to be an amazing night from Trekstock with our friends Lower Than Atlantis before their HUGE tour, the amazing HildaMay and our favourite Leeds boys Mishkin! Plus special guest DJ’s competitions and prizes!

Tickets available on Ticketweb HERE

Thank you Matthew Dent for the amazing artwork!

TS x

February 11th was a very special eve indeed for Trekstock!

Off we went to the O2 Empire in Shepherds Bush to see the incredible Low Anthem and our good friend Ludovic captured the spirit of the gig for us in the wonderful review below…

Low Anthem O2 Shepherds Bush Empire – Thursday, 11.02.2010

‘For a band often described as fitting better small intimate venues, a packed Shepherd’s Bush Empire (the biggest enclosed venue the Low Anthem performed in the UK to date) can be somewhat, in the words of Ben Miller himself, quite ‘overwhelming’….Yet the Trio from Rhode Island delivered another high quality performance, confirming they’re one of the best musical revelations of 2009.

From the moment they took the stage, the band’s unique ethereal sound captured the venue’s attention and never let it go, naturally commanding silence from the crowd, the barmaid to whisper taking orders and a scattering of shhhhh’s here and there…. After a solemn opener ‘’Oh My God Charlie Darwin’’, the hour and a half set drifted from acoustic slow burnt ballads to more electrified groaning blues rock, a mix of songs from ‘OMGCD’, ‘What The Crow Brings’, new material and a few covers, a set engrained in the spirit of Americana heritage.

With the unassuming homemade feel of a jamming session, in front of a crowd of 2,000, Ben K. Miller, Jeff Pytrowsky and Jocie Adams switch between instruments from one song to another, moving from horns, upright bass, guitar and drums to a very unusual crotales. And if the tone and lyrics are often deep, sometimes mournful, it stands in contrast with a palpable sense of enjoyment on stage and the light mood floating in the venue. Proving that with large crowds you don’t have to be the loudest to grab one’s attention, the Low Anthem are the kind of band that leave you with the impression that making good music should be a simple thing….. And this is what defines talent.’
Ludovic Lacolonge

COMPETITION!

We’re running an exclusive competition with our friends at The Fly in the March issue where we’re giving away the guitar below signed by The Low Anthem plus many more special artists!

We’ll definitely be heading to End of The Road festival in September to catch the band again!

TS x

‘Trekstock Loves’ is coming soon to Browns Focus, London…

NYE 2009…

This New Year we celebrated the arrival of the “tenties” at the most awesome house party we’ve ever attended, hosted by Same Teens in support of Trekstock.

For one night only The Ruby Lounge, one of Manchester’s coolest clubs, was magically transformed in to a rather lovely house complete with a kitchen, bedrooms and even a back garden…

What’s more, like an Aladdin’s Cave, the most marvellous goodies were hidden around for our all party guests to take home and enjoy; beautiful vintage clothing in the bedroom wardrobe, not to mention a few Stella McCartney pieces hidden the mix; over in the kitchen a pair of Man Utd V Man City tickets were pinned up on the notice board and the fridge was filled with drinks and sweet snacks.  The Teenager’s bedroom was laden with funky Boxfresh goodies with any extra items hanging on the garden washing line. Even the ladies loos were adorned with free luxurious cosmetics, hair products and perfumes. Unsurprisingly, not one single thing was left behind!

DJ sets from Autokrats, Kleptones, Lowline and The Whip kept the party pumping all night long with Same Teens following the midnight gongs with Will Smiths ‘Willenium’. The crowd jumped on beds, danced, moved and mingled… and spotted amongst them were The Courteeners, Delphic and Twisted Wheel, as well as a couple of our favourite young Corrie stars!

The party rocked until 6am with a few savvy, hardcore revellers heading straight down the road for their pre-booked cooked breakfast. Mmmm!

Wow! What a fantastic night! And what a superb start to 2010. Here’s to a fabulous year ahead.

Many thanks to the following for all their hard work and support and for giving us the best New Year ever…

Same Teens

The Ruby Lounge

Boxfresh, Umbro, L’Oreal and all those who kindly donated items on the night…

Nick and Sarah for their amazing idea!

…you rule!

TS x

‘Laughing Stock’ is Trekstock’s new weekly comedy club at one of our favourite venues ‘The Stag’ in Hampstead, London.

Check out the Facebook group weekly HERE for the changes in the line up every week and if there are any special guest appearances on the cards!

TS x

Come and join us at the Barfly, London this Thursday 19th December with our very special friends!

For tickets please go HERE!

TS x

Glad tidings we bring!

Trekstock is kicking off 2010 at the best New Year house party since 1986.
The Ruby Lounge bar in Manchester is going to be transformed into the coolest residence you’ve ever been in.

There’ll be a kitchen with a fridge full of beers, bedrooms to sneak off to, a wicked sound system in the living room and there’s even going to be a garden shed! We’ll be there handing out goodies and of course some of our favourite friends will be taking turns on the stereo…

THE WHIP (DJ SET)
MAY68 (DJ SET)
THE KLEPTONES
LOST & FOUND DJS
SAME TEENS DJS
THE ANSWERING MACHINE (DJ SET)
DUTCH UNCLES (DJ SET)
LOWLINE (DJ SET)
HIT CLUB DJS
BERGKETEN DJS

…and it all goes on to 4am with no chance of the neighbours complaining.
Watch this space for ticket info and details of more special guests. Coming soon!

WE HAVE LIMITED NUMBER OF SPECIAL TREKSTOCK CHARITY £15 TICKETS AVAILABLE! HERE…http://tiny.cc/lrweR

Join the Facebook event here for more info!

TS x