Archive for March, 2010
WARNING ON FAKE TICKET SCAMS
The Office of Fair Trading have launched a new campaign named Just Tick It to highlight the possible fake tickets being sold for this years music events. They urges festival-goers buying tickets online to tick off these top tips from OFT’s advice service Consumer Direct to make sure they are buying the real deal: 1. [...]
DON’T MISS THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH ON 1st APRIL
This aint no April’s Fool Fool…It’s back, after the amazing NYE event at Motion, Bristol, the crews have come together to do it all over again for Easter – only better! This is a festival event in Bristol hosted across a Skatepark, Carpark, Warehouse, Terrace, Nightclub and featuring Arcadia’s unbelievable full festival set-up! So that [...]
ST IVES SEPTEMBER FESTIVAL LINE-UP ANNOUNCED
THE music line-up has just been released for the 2010 St Ives September Festival (September 11 to 25) and it has its usual eclectic mix of acts and styles. The St Ives Guildhall sees jazz legend Courtney Pine (11th), 10-piece young folk band The Unthanks (12th), popular Scotish singer/songwriter Eddi Reader(14th), Top Irish band ALTAN [...]
MY HEROS KILLED COWBOYS IN ST IVES
My Heroes Killed Cowboys return on Saturday the 17th April at the Isobar Is Dead in St Ives, saying goodbye to winter and hello to the summer with one of the biggest new Djs on the planet and certainly one of the most important remixers and producers of the last year. His name is Foamo [...]
LOVE FOOD? LOVE GAMING? LOVE LOADING, FALMOUTH’S NEWEST CAFE…
A brand new cafe has just opened up in Falmouth – and it’s not any old cafe. Loading is a cafe with a twist, and combines yummy snacks and drinks with retro arcade games! Opened by University College Falmouth graduate James Dance, the cafe aims to provide a haven for gamers and coffee lovers alike. [...]
WIN A TASTE OF REVEREND BERRIMAN’S DELICIOUSLY DIFFERENT SOFT DRINKS!
Once upon a time in St Ives, there was a Reverend John Berriman, who liked to unwind with a spot of experimental cooking in his spare time. Sitting in his kitchen one day, as his latest creation bubbled away in the oven, he sipped some of his tasty homemade cola and stared at a pile [...]
247 West & Wales / April 2010
This month, we excitedly herald the beginning of the 2010 festival season with the start of our monthly festival preview feature, ‘Give It Some Welly’! If you want previews of the best festivals in the UK and beyond, and some cracking ticket competitions, look no further, make sure you check out our festival listings every [...]
WIN TICKETS TO SEE SETH LAKEMAN IN PLYMOUTH
Fiddling folk maestro Seth Lakeman returns to home ground in April for a gig at the University of Plymouth. The gig, on Sunday 17 April at the University’s Main Hall, will see the Mercury Music Award nominated artist perform tracks from acclaimed albums Kitty Jay, Freedom Fields and Poor Man’s Heaven. Seth is credited with [...]
WIN A ZAPCAT POWER BOAT EXPERIENCE WITH 247 MAGAZINE
The opening races of the Zapcat powerboat season will take place in Cornwall this year, when the Blue Chip Newquay Zapcat Grand Prix race weekend kicks off the season at Fistral Beach on the weekend of 24 and 25 April. Zapcats originated from surf rescue boats in South Africa during the 80s where lifeguards raced [...]
SAVE OUR RECORD SHOPS: The Emporium, Redruth
As part of our Save Our Record Shops feature, and with National Record Store Day coming up later this month, we’ve collected some info on some of the best record stores in the region… The Emporium, 33 Fore Street, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 2AE 01209 216494 // www.theemporiumredruth.co.uk Hey Lorna, how long has your shop been [...]
SAVE OUR RECORD SHOPS: Rooster Records, Exeter
As part of our Save Our Record Shops feature, and with National Record Store Day coming up later this month, we’ve collected some info on some of the best record stores in the region… Rooster Records, 98 Fore Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 3HY 01392 272009 // www.vinylera.co.uk Hey Jaimie, how long has your shop been [...]
SAVE OUR RECORD SHOPS: Reform Records, Exeter
As part of our Save Our Record Shops feature, and with National Record Store Day coming up later this month, we’ve collected some info on some of the best record stores in the region… Reform Records, City Arcade, Fore Street, Exeter 01392 435577 // www.reform-records.co.uk Hey Maxxi, so how long has your shop been open? [...]
SAVE OUR RECORD SHOPS: Onionheart Records, Exmouth
As part of our Save Our Record Shops feature, and with National Record Store Day coming up later this month, we’ve collected some info on some of the best record stores in the region… Onionheart Records, Unit 2, Staples Mews, Exeter Road, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 1PL 01395 223 435 // www.holditdown.org Hey Michael, how long [...]
SAVE OUR RECORD SHOPS: Martian Records, Exeter, Exmouth, Weston Super Mare and Taunton
As part of our Save Our Record Shops feature, and with National Record Store Day coming up later this month, we’ve collected some info on some of the best record stores in the region… Martian Records Exeter 01392 496531 / Taunton 01823 330978 / Exmouth 01395 225981 / Weston Super Mare 01934 645964 // mart…@gmail.com [...]
SAVE OUR RECORD SHOPS: Lost In Music
Lost In Music, 83 Trelowarren Street, Camborne, TR14 8AL 01209 710420 Lost in Music are the largest stockist of vinyl in Cornwall, and are the largest stockist of DVDs and merchandise in Camborne. Art from Lost in Music told us, “The internet is a killer of record shops!” Lost in Music is open from 11am [...]
SAVE OUR RECORD SHOPS: Drift Records, Totnes
As part of our Save Our Record Shops feature, and with National Record Store Day coming up later this month, we’ve collected some info on some of the best record stores in the region… Drift Records, 91 High Street, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5PB 01803 866828 // www.driftrecords.co.uk How long has your shop been open? We [...]
SAVE OUR RECORD SHOPS: Bigga Records, Plymouth
As part of our Save Our Record Shops feature, and with National Record Store Day coming up later this month, we’ve collected some info on some of the best record stores in the region… Bigga Records, 15 Looe St, Bretonside, Plymouth, PL4 0DY 01752 268801 // bigg…@btconnect.com How long has your shop been open? 15 [...]
WIN RUN TO THE SUN TICKETS
Run To The Sun are offering one lucky 247 Magazine reader the chance to win two tickets to this summer’s vee-dub extravaganza! RttS 2010 is a proper festival, an anything goes festival, a festival that combines the unique beach life of Newquay with V-dubs, custom cars and dance music – you can have it full-on, [...]
247 South West / April 2010
This month, we excitedly herald the beginning of the 2010 festival season with the start of our monthly festival preview feature, ‘Give It Some Welly’! If you want previews of the best festivals in the UK and beyond, and some cracking ticket competitions, look no further, make sure you check out our festival listings every [...]
WIN TICKETS TO SUMMIT FESTIVAL
Summit Festival takes place at Kitt Hill, near Callington in Cornwall in May, and will feature three stages of house, hardstyle, drum ‘n’ bass, dubstep, fidget house, electro, techno and trance. Sponsored by Nomads, and with visual entertainment by Sika Studios, this one day festival will also feature a Rinseout drum ‘n’ bass showcase, a [...]
