Wrestling and heavy metal come together for the Lucha Britannia and Slay Duggee - Xmas Slaycation
Lucha Britannia and Slay Duggee announce Xmas Slaycation - The "greatest afternoon of all-ages heavy metal and wrestling action in the history of the world" hosted at indigo at the O2 on 28th December 2024.
A new family-friendly package combines the greatest entertainers from the worlds of grappling and metal music; a fully integrated live heavy metal and high-flying wrestling show featuring mystery masked performers. Attendees will experience:
- High-flying wrestling from Lucha Britannia with 14 masked wrestlers
- Family-friendly live heavy metal from Slay Duggee
- An inclusive show for all ages
- Wrestling, metal, comedy, dancing
The event promo video descends into bedlam when the two entertainment empires disagree over who the ‘real headliner’ is. A taster of the high energy madness to come at the event.
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/JBj0_NZYr04
Lucha Britannia - women wrestle men, men wrestle ducks, fish wrestle Gods.
Lucha Britannia top dog Vanderhorne is no stranger to combining music and grappling. He previously promoted RAMWA (Rock and Metal Wrestling Action) that combined live metal and wrestling. Orange Goblin and Mallory Knox both played early gigs as part of these memorable events.
Vanderhorne’s masked luchadores have been entertaining crowds for over a decade at events including Download Festival and Soccer AM. And Lucha Britannia was part of Will Ospreay’s wrestling journey to world domination with AEW. Now they’ll find a new audience with this unique collaboration.
Slay Duggee - five dogs that play hardcore metal versions of family favourites and kids theme tunes.
Slay Duggee return for their first show since a triumphant summer playing to 9000 metalheads at Download Festival, partying on stage with Download Do and replacing their drummer with 9-year old drum prodigy Caleb H Drummer at Teddy Rocks. Slay Duggee were also the heaviest performance at this year’s Kendal Calling.
Expect to hear songs like 'Baby Shark', 'Stick', 'Bluey', 'Spongebob Squarepants' and 'I’m Still Standing' as Slay Duggee teach kids and parents how to headbang, pogo, and create increasingly complicated geometric shapes of mosh pit.
Throughout the show there will be opportunities for the crowd to meet all performers for signings, selfies and headlocks.
Vanderhorne, creator of Lucha Britannia commented: "This may well be the greatest coming together of two epic entities this country has ever seen!"
Black Shuck, singer Slay Duggee commented: “The moment we saw that wrestling duck we knew that we needed to collaborate. Dogs and ducks are natural friends. We present absolutely no danger to duck wrestlers *wink*”
Jerry Bakewell, "Britain's least successful Mexican wrestler" commented: "It's ridiculous, outrageous and mildly dangerous...Lucha Britannia & Slay Duggee combined will be a once in a lifetime, not to be missed explosive spectacular extravaganza!"
Mütley Crüz, guitarist Slay Duggee commented: “Prepare for the greatest three hours of entertainment humankind has ever witnessed.”
O2 Priority Pre-sale: Wednesday 4th September 10am - O2 & Virgin Media Customers
Venue Pre-sale: Thursday 5th September 10am sign-up here: https://bit.ly/indigo_Newsletter
General Onsale: Friday 6th September 10am
Lucha Britannia and Slay Duggee online:
https://www.luchabritannia.com/
https://www.instagram.com/luchabritannia
https://www.instagram.com/slayduggee
https://www.youtube.com/slayduggee
“The most ridiculously fun metal band you’ll ever see!”
Alex Baker, Kerrang! Radio
"Lucha Britannia has everything! The excitement, the thrills, the spills, the involvement with the crowd will blow you away! If Monty Python with Muscles had a love child with Bruce Lee & the Muppets, You'd be close, but it has to be seen to be believed!"
Jonathan Ross, Lucha Britannia superfan, TV host and broadcaster
More information:
Lucha Britannia
Lucha Britannia was conceived in 2006 out of the need for live entertainment to evolve into another level of immersive brilliance. High flying, bone crunching, superheroes come to life, Lucha Britannia is a British comedy cabaret lucha libre style Mexican wrestling show.
Throughout the years it has been a staple of UK festivals & London nightlife, selling out live events month after month, year after year & appearing on TV shows such as A League of Their Own, Sunday Brunch, Alan Carr's New Years Eve Special, Jeff Leach +1, Don't Tell the Bride, Alex Zane & Edith Bowman's Download, and the Gadget Show.
Celebrity fans include: Jonathan Ross, Jack Whitehall, Ryan Reynolds, Edith Bowman, Alex Zane, Noel Fielding, Billy Corgan, Will Ospreay, Joey Essex, Peter Wicks, Josh Widdecombe, Skunk Anansie.
Slay Duggee
Only 48 hours after Slay Duggee formed in early 2018, Steve Lamacq played their single ‘Stick’ on BBC Radio 6 Music and dubbed Slay Duggee as the ‘Lords of Toddler Metal.’
Fuelled by a viral cover of ‘Baby Shark’, the band achieved over 50 million online video views online. Slay Duggee has played twice at Download, twice at the UK’s biggest independent metal festival Bloodstock, performed a live session for Steve Lamacq on BBC 6 Music and appeared on Britain’s Got Talent.