Tag: 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 [...]
WIN TICKETS TO END OF THE ROAD FESTIVAL 2011
Regular readers of the mag may have gathered this already but we love End of the Road Festival. Hell, we’d even go as far as saying it’s our all time favourite festival. Inspired by Green Man it has a similar vibe but is less than half the size and attracts some of the best indie [...]
WIN TICKETS TO SWANSEA ESCAPE INTO THE PARK 2011
Escape into the Park takes place on June 11 at Singleton Park, Swansea, By far the biggest dance festival in Wales this one always attracts the big names. Line up tbc. Tickets £57.50 from www.escapefestival.com To win a pair of tickets to Escape into the Park please fill the form below with your full name, [...]
WIN TICKETS FOR YOU AND 3 FRIENDS TO ANIMAL COLLECTIVE ATP AT BUTLINS IN MINEHEAD
Since All Tomorrow’s Parties (ATP) moved to Butlins Minehead five year’s ago, it’s gone from strength to strength. There are now three or four ATP festivals in Somerset every year with some equally awesome offerings as far afield as Japan and the US. What sets ATP apart from the rest (apart from the fact it’s [...]
WIN TICKETS TO SEE FRANK TURNER AT STRUMMERVILLE SPRING SESSIONS IN LONDON
Following on from it’s UK tour, Strummerville is launching a one day festival in London – Strummerville Spring Sessions. The first event of the year takes place in Hearn Street car park, near Shoreditch, on April 21 (Good Friday) from 8pm until 6am and is headlined by angsty folk dude Frank Turner. It will be [...]
MACHYNLLETH COMEDY FESTIVAL: FULL LINE UP REVEALED
Wales’ best-kept comedy secret has announced its full line-up as it prepares for a Royal weekend of comedy. Nestled in the historic mid-Wales town of Machynlleth, the comedy festival will see some of the best comedians in the UK performing over three-days of amazing comedy. Joining the likes of Robin Ince, Isy Suttie and Jon [...]
WE THE PEOPLE 2011: A BRAND NEW FESTIVAL FOR BRISTOL
Bristol will this year welcome a brand new festival, We The People. Set over three arenas, 10,000 people expected per day, this idyllic festival setting is in the heart of Bristol’s Harbour in early June (4th and 5th) geared up to be the best way to kick off the festival season. Current drum‘n’bass and dubstep [...]
FREE COACH TRAVEL TO AND FROM ROCKNESS FESTIVAL WITH ALL EARLYBIRD TICKETS
It may be a long way from the South West but organisers of this year’s RockNess festival are offering music fans the chance of free coach travel to and from major UK cities with the purchase of an earlybird ticket. The initiative is partly to encourage people from the far reaches of the UK to [...]
COUNTDOWN TO PRIMAVERA SOUND 2011
We’re busy working on our 2011 festival guide at the moment and while there certainly are no shortage of decent festivals here in the South West and Wales occasionally one pops up further afield which we just cannot ignore. Primavera Sound is one of those. Set by the beach in Barcelona, Spain, the festival boast [...]
