All Entries Tagged With: "festival"
DECADANCE PUTS THE FESTIVE INTO FESTIVAL
Decadance presents the Christmas party mini Festival at Crasken Eco Farm, Helston Cornwall Saturday 17th December. The event promises to be the only Xmas bash in the South West with a true festival vibe! Set in the beautiful setting of Crasken Farm, the festive-themed party offers live music, the region’s finest DJs plus a few [...]
THE WOMBLES REUNITE TO PLAY GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 2011
Those beloved furry folk from Wimbledon, The Wombles, have reunited to release an album of hits and top play the legendary Glastonbury Festival this summer. The album is out June 20th and they will play Glastonbury on June 26th. The original furry eco-warriors will see all four of their gold-achieving albums plus the soundtrack to [...]
BBC INTRODUCING AT CHELTENHAM WYCHWOOD FESTIVAL 2011
BBC Introducing has once again teamed up with Wychwood festival, taking place 3rd – 5th June, to bring its festival goers the best in upcoming talent. For the second year running, seven-year-old Wychwood has united with seven of the BBC introducing local radio shows to reveal twenty-seven winning bands that will be performing at this [...]
SMALL NATIONS FESTIVAL CELEBRATES MINORITY CULTURES IN WALES
Small Nations festival has announced their full line up for the event, taking place on the 8th until the 10th of July. Based in the beautiful Glangwenlais farm in Carmarthenshire, the festival aims to support minority cultures and languages with a celebration of music, food, drink and stalls. This year’s festival will feature singers and [...]
INTERVIEW WITH gUiLLeMoTs
As they prepare to play this year’s Dot to Dot festival in Bristol, we caught up with Guillemots frontman Fyfe Dangerfield for a quick chat. Your name relates to seabirds but you come from Birmingham…how did that come about? We needed a name and I like birds. You announced details of the new album, Walk [...]
EDEN SESSIONS CELEBRATE 10TH ANNIVERSARY WITH BIGGEST EVER GIGS
The Eden Project celebrates ten years of Sessions concerts this year with one of its strongest line-ups yet. The project will hit another musical landmark too, as the Fleet Foxes gig on July 1 will be the 50th Eden Session. Each date on the Sessions calendar sees a full day of festival-style live music and [...]
LEE EVANS TO HEADLINE 40TH BRISTOL HARBOUR FESTIVAL 2011
Bristol Harbour Festival has announced a diverse line-up of evening entertainment at this year’s 40th anniversary event, partnering with the city’s leading venues to carry on the festival indoors when the festival closes at 6pm. The festival will this year feature partnerships with a series of the city’s venues to bring a taste of comedy, [...]
COULD BRISFEST FILL THE VOID LEFT BY BRISTOL ASHTON COURT FESTIVAL?
The organisers of BrisFest have launched a bid to see the festival take place at Ashton Court in 2012 – the site of the infamous Ashton Court festival. Obviously. They say that if 10,000 people buy their advance ticket for £30 for the whole weekend before 31st Dec 2011, they will have the community festival [...]
BRISTOL-BASED FRANK WATER SEEKS FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS
FRANK Water, the Bristol based charity and social enterprise, are looking for a team of around 200, enthusiastic, fun-loving, volunteers who are passionate about making a difference in developing countries as well as protecting the environment. Volunteers will promote FRANK Water and sell FRANK Water FreeFill water bottles (refillable, exercise style bottles) to the public [...]
EXETER ROOTS MUSIC & CIDER FESTIVAL 2011
May day Bank Holiday Sunday will see an amazing multi-floored event packed with live music, DJs and of course, cider – in the Exeter Roots Music and Cider Festival! Headlining the event is Black Slate, a Reggae band who originally formed back in 1974 and quickly became one of the most prominent names in the [...]
WIN TICKETS TO LEOPALLOOZA 2011
Dubbed ‘the greatest house party in a field’ Leopallooza is just that. Taking place on July 30 – 31 at The Wyldes, Nr Bude, Cornwall, the independent festival is still small enough to feel intimate and has all the ingredients you need for a perfect summer weekender: sunning location, good music, camping and cider. There [...]
WIN TICKETS TO BEAUTIFUL DAYS FESTIVAL 2011
The aptly named Beautiful Days festival, taking place on August 19-21 at Escot Park, Ottery St Mary, Devon is one of 247′s favourites. Founded by the Levellers it’s perhaps the least corporate festival you can choose, always boasts a great line-up and even better feel good vibe. Already confirmed acts this year include the ground [...]
247 APRIL – SOUTH WEST
A sniff of sunshine and we’ve gone festival mad this month. Our Ultimate Festival Guide equips you with info about the festival best offerings in the region and beyond, but we haven’t stopped there, we’ve secured a pair of tickets for almost all of our featured festivals to give away. See the online competitions page [...]
WIN TICKETS TO THE FIRST EVER WE THE PEOPLE FESTIVAL IN BRISTOL
We The People is a brand new festival for Bristol with the potential to plug that gaping hole left by the demise of the Ashton Court festival. Orgnaisers have secured the ever popular Chase and Status and The Streets, who recently recorded their last ever album – supposedly. Mike Skinner says he is retiring so [...]
WIN TICKETS TO BRISTOL DOT TO DOT FESTIVAL 2011
Bristol’s best loved city festival, Dot to Dot, is back with some more up and coming acts including Hurts, The Joy Formidable, And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead..The Naked and Famous, Mona, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Edward Sheeran and The Phoenix Foundation. Gigs take place in the city’s much loved venues [...]
WIN TICKETS TO SUNRISE 2011
Sunrise is back in Somerset this year with a fab line up. The festival-goers festival takes place at Gilcombe Farm, nr Bruton, from June 2 – 5. An uber-green festival with a laid back vibe this gem (it’s based on an organic farm for starters) features a mix of old favourites, including Lamb, The Beat [...]
WIN TICKETS TO CHELTENHAM WYCHWOOD FESTIVAL 2011
Wychwood Festival takes place at the Cheltenham Racecourse from June 3 – 5. With it’s definite laid back folky vibe this festival is a true delight. You won’t find ravers chewing their faces off or chavs looking for a party but up to 8,000 music lovers enjoying the fab line up. Headlining this year’s festival [...]
WIN TICKETS TO SEE SCOUTING FOR GIRLS AT WESTONBIRT ABORETUM
The Forestry Commission Live sessions are back at Westonbirt Aboretum in Gloucestershire this year. Recent years have seen a series of magical gigs under starlit skies, surrounded by one of the most beautiful wooded areas in the region and these Forestry Commission sessions have now become a staple on the festival calendar. Like the Eden [...]
WIN TICKETS TO RELENTLESS NASS 2011
Relentless Nass is quite simply the best action sports and music festival of the summer. Taking place at the Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet from July 8-10, the festival comprises an energetic mix of music, skating, BMX and street art. Acts already confirmed for the various stages include Tinie Tempah and Sub Focus [...]
WIN TICKETS TO LARMER TREE FESTIVAL 2011
The first of two top quality festivals at the Larmer Tree Gardens (the other being End of the Road) but this one bagged the name and the more refined crowd. Larmer Tree festival takes place from July 13-17 on the Dorset/Wiltshire border. You can buy a day ticket, weekend ticket or full five-day ticket depending [...]
