Festival Season 2005! Some dates and details.

[Jo/Joe]

I'm going to greenman festival

Joanna Newson, Bonnie Prince Billy and more at Hay on Wye in Aug.

 

[MarkMark]

I'm sure Wills knows about these festivals already but I thought might be worth a look in:

http://www.earthwise-uk.com/
http://www.riversidefestival.charlbury.com/

The riverside one is a freebie, while earthwise is likely to be dirt cheap

 

[Ground Elder]

a jaded veteran reports

Earthwise is an ultra hippy low impact chakra balancing body paint didgeridoo droning green gathering sort of affair. Nice enough last year in the sunshine, but fairly dull if truth be told (IMO). Tickets have just gone on sale apparently.

 

[William of Walworth]

Think I need to get to work on some updates to the main lists .... this weekend ...

 

[pinkmonkey]

Cheltenham Jazz Festival
27 April - 2 May 2005

http://www.cheltenhamfestivals.co.uk/frame_festindex.cfm?FEST=MUSIC

I think I may well go to a few of the gigs at this festival (I havnt seen it posted elsewhere on this thread). Highlights include Mr Scruff on the Saturday, Ornette Coleman!!! on the Sunday, Joshua Redman on Monday followed by Herbie Hancock. thats some serious JAZZ for those who like that kind of thing.. Ive never been to it before so I have no idea what outdoor stuff they may have, but they usually have a free thing or two at these events.

But I have been to the Brecon Jazz festival in the past,
12th - 14th August

And had a brilliant time! They usually have big acts in the main hall and littlel stages and venues around the town and a lottery funded Jazz-Theatre thing. Its also an unnoficial welsh beer festival and theres always a friendly mix of pissed up locals and beard scratching-panama-hat-wearing-white-socks-and-sandals-types. Its a great excuse to drink lots of BRAINS....

http://www.breconjazz.co.uk/

My dad goes to both of them. Hes 72, but he still has his 'jazz man' goatie beard!

 

[Pilgrim]

Just a short note to let all you festy lovers know that the Big Green gathering site has finally been updated, and tickets are now available from the website.

Hope to see some of you there.

 

[pogofish]

Only just skimmed the end of this thread so don't know if anyone has posted these but for those in the North!

Belladrum Festival 12-13 August.

http://www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk/

A private estate festival but I heard a reasonable review of the first one last year. Quite near me, so I'll probably go


Knockkengorroch Festival

http://www.geocities.com/goduha/

Very surprised if this is not allready up but I'll happily repeat anyway.

 

[mr steev]

Endorse It In Dorset. 12th - 14th August £35 w/e £20 a day
Woodcutts, Sixpenny Handley near Blandford.

2 stages, outdoor theatre, kids area, free camping.

Pronghorn
The Beat
Neville Staples
The Highliners
Peeping Toms
The Racketeers
Sub Giant
Cracked Actors
Many more TBA

http://www.lgofestivals.com/

Looks pretty good (especially now Cracked Actors are playing ) Went to Blandford Forum festival a few years ago and had a wicked time. I presume that this is the same festival evolved a bit (I may be wrong).

 

[han]

I pondered on the Glade festival but after reading the efestivals boards and their shitty rules on campervans (no entry from campervan field back onto the site between 11pm and 6 am), we decided to go to Ashton Court instead.

Sounds like a fab idea pinkmonkey!
Would love to come in a van posse with you but we're hen-nighting in Budapest that weekend....

Definitely like the sound of that Reggae Wales festival in Haverfordwest. Anyone planning to go to this?

So far, Jan and I will be Big Chill-ing and Shambala-ing.....and I'm going to go to the Leamington Peace Festie and Off The Tracks September.

We thought of going to Cropredy but then downloaded the mp3 of 'On the ledge' and changed our minds immediately - I have to say, I think Fairport Convention are truly horrendous!

Woo-hoo, festie season here we come!!!

 

[han]

Anyone planning to go to Stonehenge this year for celebrating the solstice? Jan and I are thinking of going down in the van after the Leamington Peace festie....

 

[Flounder]

Endorse it in Dorset 2005

Headliners are Zion Train, Desmond Dekker, Pronghorn , The Highliners, The Ukrainians, SubGiant and loads more.
Family camping areas, kids entertainment/crafts, Badger Beers.

Runs 12-14th August

Tickets are £35 for the whole weekend inc Camping. Day tickets are available, as are kids prices. Under 10's go free.

A diverse selection of music - something for everyone - a chilled vibe ( if last year was anything to go by) in lovely Dorset

website

( it's not The Blandford Festival, but one set up by the Proghorn people - and the line up has changed slightly - see festival board for details )

 

[William of Walworth]

That looks like an excellent festival, and seeing Zion Train is something I REALLY want to do this Festival Season, but that's looking increasingly unlikely now, because unfortunately the Endorse It thing is clashing with another festival ... shhhh ......

And I've not heard of them making any other UK festivals so far ...

I've checked the ZT site, and the updated gig guide there says they'll be over in the Czech Republic on 29 August, the weekend of Beautiful Days ...

Loads of updates I need to make now to the main Festie Lists at the top of this thread ... <kicks himself to make himself do it>

 

[William of Walworth]

Anyone planning to go to Stonehenge this year for celebrating the solstice? Jan and I are thinking of going down in the van after the Leamington Peace festie....

I hope you enjoy it somewhat better than we did last year, han .... this year, we'll be celebrating the Solstice on Glastonbury Town and Tor with the mooses and Tort (Solstice morning is just before the main festie opens)

 

[Flounder]

That looks like an excellent festival, and seeing Zion Train is something I REALLY want to do this Festival Season, but that's looking increasingly unlikely now, because unfortunately the Endorse It thing is clashing with another festival ... shhhh ......

And I've not heard of them making any other UK festivals so far ...

I've checked the ZT site, and the updated gig guide there says they'll be over in the Czech Republic on 29 August, the weekend of Beautiful Days ...

Loads of updates I need to make now to the main Festie Lists at the top of this thread ... <kicks himself to make himself do it>

Hiya WoW,
We saw them on Saturday in Frome, supported by SubGiant - superb. Watch for SubGiant - destined for BIG things

 

[William of Walworth]

I've seen Subgiant myself, at the Kingston Green Fair last year. They're fantastic!

 

[killer b]

some dates for north-westerners (dunno if they've been posted already...)

darwen, may 29 - 30: darwen music festival. a huge line up of people i've never heard of... last year they had the buzzcocks headlining, year before it was bad manners. this year it's... spear of destiny. ah well - at least the beer is good. http://www.darwenmusicprojects.org/

liverpool, june 17 - 19: africa oye - a host of quality african music, plus the mightly barrington levy! it's generally at a few different venues accross livepool, some free, some not - the main outdoor bit is in sefton park... last year there was tinariwen and misty in roots, blazing sunshine & drunken dancing. same expected here... http://www.africaoye.com/

 

[chippieminton]

earthwise

tickets for this years Earthwise festival have now gone on sale, anyone who went last year will know what a beauty this one is!

www.earthwise-uk.com

William, do you think you could add this one to your list please, cheers m8.

 

[corporate whore]

Dunno if anyone's already posted this, but a bit of local interest (for me, anyway..)

Brockwell Park, June 10-12

 

[rennie]

ticketmaster quoted 24pounds per ticket. a tad bit pricey!

 

[Tort]

Snake In The Grass Fest

Not sure if this has been picked up on but I've only just been made aware of it & it's just down the road for me.

Snake In The Grass Festival

Date:- Saturday 9th July
Location:- Castle Park, Colchester
Headliners:- The Levellers, supported by several local bands including Saltdog, Scoobs In Colombia & Curly Circus
Other Attractions:- Real Ale Tent!!!

 

[William of Walworth]

The above is only £18= for the one day .... could be tempting ...

Same weekend :

Lewisham Peoples' Day 2005, Mountsfield Park, Catford, SE6

This year this will be a TWO DAY event, Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th July (to celebrate the 21st anniversary of it).

FREE!

Urbanites will remember last year's Day, when PROD made its inaugural appearance at a festival

 

[William of Walworth]

Very conscious that updates to the main lists at the start of this thread, are now severely overdue ,...

<kicks self>

 

[aurora green]

Lewisham Peoples' Day 2005, Mountsfield Park, Catford, SE6

This year this will be a TWO DAY event, Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th July (to celebrate the 21st anniversary of it).

FREE!

This looks unmissable for those types that hardly ever leave London .

 

[RubyToogood]

This looks unmissable for those types that hardly ever leave London .

Yeah well I've just totally depressed myself reading through this thread to see if there was much going on in London . We'll just have to go to the park a lot, aurora.

NB William you've missed off Sidmouth Folk Festival (not that I've ever even been to that). It seems to be 29th July - 5th August, which bizarrely makes it clash with both Cambridge and Womad.

 

[RubyToogood]

Ooh here's another London one:

The Mayor's Thames Festival, 17th-18th September http://www.thamesfestival.org/

 

[William of Walworth]

NB William you've missed off Sidmouth Folk Festival (not that I've ever even been to that). It seems to be 29th July - 5th August, which bizarrely makes it clash with both Cambridge and Womad.

Yet more updates to add!

I should definitely add Sidmouth to the list, especially as that Festival (which I've never been to ) is in severe danger of going under after around 40 years .... this year may be the last ever

 

[lucy5]

anyone been to the 'run to the sun' festival in Newquay? ..been roped into going to it... any good??

 

[Riff]

Well, I'm going to Off The Tracks this weekend. A nice start to the Festival Season.

 

[Tort]

Well, I'm going to Off The Tracks this weekend. A nice start to the Festival Season.

Lucky Bugger! Wish I could persuade Mrs Tort that's a good way to spend her birthday! Seeya at the late one.

 

[pagan]

I'm giving Glasto a miss this year on account of moving from Brighton to Edinburgh but am really looking forward to the Wickerman festival - probably what Glasto used to be like 25 years ago!!