Ringmaster Festival

Ringmaster Festival add more acts to lineup

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On September 27th Ringmaster Festival will open it's gates for the first time and are pleased to announce their Friday schedule, which will serve as a taster to the main spectacle of Saturday's line up.

Friday will see Dry The River as headliners, along with performances from Dan Croll, Night Engine, Flyte, Dancing Years and a local opener, selected by Dry The River. 

Saturday brings along Maximo Park, Mystery Jets, Deaf Havana, The Blackout, Hadouken!, We Are The Ocean, Ghostpoet and Johnny Borrell & Zazou, as well as some of the UK’s finest rising acts like Swim Deep, Lewis Watson, Theme Park, Thumpers, Luke Sital-Sing and Chloe Howl, whilst Gnarwolves replace Dinosaur Pile-Up. 

Mystery Jets

Saturday will also see the signing tent come to the action, where fans can will be able to meet bands and see acoustic sets from the likes of Deaf Havana in a 150 capacity environment.

Originally planed as a one-day event, the now two-day festival takes place at Hopton Wafers, in the stunning Hereford & Worcestershire countryside. This year’s Ringmaster will home big top tents with the look and feel of a vintage circus but with a focus very much on music.

With a shared vision and ethos of celebrating creativity in all forms whilst supporting the next generation running through from the festival founders and all the extended staff Ringmaster will be donating a share of £5 per ticket to their two chosen charities, Barnardo’s & Longlands Care Farm. The festival will also be supporting the local area by using local food produce.

Other acts set to play this year are: The Xcerts, Young Kato, The Family Rain, Arcane Roots, Fossil Collective, Tall Ships and Sons and Lovers, plus many more..

Ringmaster Festival changes location for 2013

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Ringmaster Festival has, due to access issues being insurmountable, changed to a larger venue, enabling the festival newcomer to incorporate 2 nights of camping to the schedule.
 
Newcomer Ringmaster Festival announces a venue change to Hopton Court, Hopton Wafers, Cleobury Mortimer, Worcestershire, DY14 0EF. The change in venues enables the addition of two nights campaign at this years festival and more music from up and coming local acts on Friday 27th September (full details to be announced soon).

Set in the stunning Worcestershire & Shropshire countryside borders, Hopton Court will now welcome this year's Ringmaster Festival.

Originally planned for one day, Ringmaster is now extended to include camping on both Friday 27th and Saturday 28th September, with upcoming bands now planned for the Friday evening.  

Acts confirmed for this year are: Maximo Park, who headline the BIG ELI tent, withMystery Jets, Deaf Havana, Swim Deep & Theme Park. The Blackout, We Are The Ocean & Canterbury play the Red Baron stage and Ghostpoet, Johnny Borrell & Zazou, Tall Ships & Chloe Howl being some of the names on the Mabel Stark stage.

Maximo Park

Ringmaster also welcome Mike Dignam, Dolomite Minor, The Darlingtons, Lloyd Yates, Tom Jarvis, Midnight Special, Katey Brooks, The Watermelons and Liz Lawrence and many, many more to this years line up.
 
For full line up and stage information please visit: www.ringmasterfestival.co.uk

Ringmaster Festival announce “special guests” and ticket deal

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Ringmaster Festival are proud to announce the "special guests" for this year's inaugural event as London quintet, Hadouken!

With the likes of Maximo Park, Mystery Jets, Deaf Havana, The Blackout, We Are The Ocean, Ghostpoet, Johnny Borrell & Zazou and host of other rising acts already confirmed Hadouken! will play The Red Baron stage at the big top event taking place on 28th September 2013 on the Whitebourne Estate, near Worcester.

In addition, the festival are currently giving away a limited number of location dependent FREE Shuttle Bus tickets when purchased with a standard entry ticket. For more information vist www.ringmasterfestival.co.uk.
 

Ghostpoet and more added to Ringmaster Festival lineup

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Festival newcomer Ringmaster Festival, are pleased to announce the second installment of additions to this years line up. On September 28th 2013 the first Ringmaster Festival will take place on the Whitbourne Estate near Worcester, for a concoction of music and food, meeting a vintage circus theme.

New additions to the line-up are Ghostpoet, who headlines the Mabel Stark stage, along with Johnny Borrell & Zazou, We Are The Ocean, Dutch Uncles & Dinosaur Pile-Up who also join the bill.

Ghostpoet

Others acts joining the line-up are The Blackout, who will headline the Red Baron stage, Arcane Roots and in keeping with the festivals new music ethos newcomers, Waylayers, Chronographs, Meadowlark & Mike Dignam, amongst others are set to play this years festival. The Red Baron stage will also play host to a Special Guest before The Blackout.

Set in the stunning Hereford & Worcestershire countryside borders, a place usually home to cattle, this years Ringmaster Festival will, for one day, be home to 6 big top tents, with the look and feel of a vintage circus (circa 1934) but with a focus very much on music.

With a shared vision and ethos of celebrating creativity in all forms whilst supporting the next generation running through from the festival founders and all the extended staff Ringmaster will be donating a share of £5 per ticket to their two chosen charities, Barnardo’s & Longlands Care Farm. There will also be a focus on being ‘green’, with the festival using local food produce and only allowing a certain number of vehicles on site, to reduce long term damage to the fields.

Other acts confirmed for this year are; Maximo Park, who headline the BIG ELI tent, with Mystery Jets, Deaf Havana, Swim Deep, Theme Park. Canterbury, The Xcerts & Blitz Kids join play the Red Baron stage, with Tall Ships, Chloe Howl & Fossil Collective being some of the names on the Mabel Stark stage.

Ringmaster also welcome, Isolated Atoms, Dolomite Minor, The Darlingtons, Lloyd Yates, Mike Marlin, Midnight Special, Katey Brooks, The Watermelons and Liz Lawrence to this years line up.

For full line up and stage information please visit:  www.ringmasterfestival.co.uk

Introducing Ringmaster Festival featuring Maximo Park and more

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As the festival season draws to a close, September 28th 2013 will see the first Ringmaster Festival take place on the Whitbourne Estate in Worcestershire for an explosion of music and food meets a vintage circus.

This year sees Maximo Park, Mystery Jets, Deaf Havana, Swim Deep, Theme Park, Tall Ships on the line-up, who will be joined by rising stars Chloe Howl, Luke Sital-Singh, Thumpers, and in keeping with the festivals ethos of supporting upcoming talent, Laurel Canyons, Marie Naffah, Lewis Mokler and Tom Jarvis amongst others join the bill.

Set in the stunning Hereford & Worcestershire countryside borders, a place usually home to cattle, this years Ringmaster Festival will, for one day, be home to 6 big top tents, with the look and feel of a vintage circus (circa 1934) but with a focus very much on music.

With a shared vision and ethos of celebrating creativity in all forms whilst supporting the next generation running through from the festival founders and all the extended staff Ringmaster will be donating a share of £5 per ticket to their two chosen charities, Barnardo’s & Longlands Care Farm. There will also be a focus on being ‘green’, with the festival using local food produce and only allowing a certain number of vehicles on site, to reduce long term damage to the fields.

In addition to this year’s festival Ringmaster will be announcing and holding a festival warm-up tour, which will see some of this year’s fresh and upcoming lineup take to the stage.

Line-up (more to be announced soon)…

Maximo Park, Mystery Jets, Deaf Havana, Swim Deep, Theme Park, Lewis Watson, Young Kato, The Family Rain, Thumpers, Canterbury, The Xcerts, Blitz Kids, Attention Thieves, Big Sixes, Tall Ships, Chloe Howl, Fossil Collective, Luke Sital-Singh, Sons and Lovers, Astronomyy. Meadowlark, Port Isla and upcoming acts: fiN, rumHoney, Tom Jarvis, Laurel Canyons, Lillian Todd-Jones, Black Balloons, Charlotte Carpenter, Passport to Stockholm, Joyce the Librarian, Marie Naffah, Rhys Lloyd Morgan, Alexander Joseph and Lewis Mokler.

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IMPORTANT INFO:

In keeping with the festivals local and family feeling Under-10s go free with an accompanying adult. Under-18s must be accompanied by an adult of 21 years or older. Any over 21-year old can only be responsible for up to four Under-18s.

Tickets cost £39.50 and can be purchased from the website and following outlets.

E-Tickets – http://www.etickets.to/buy/?e=10377

See Tickets – http://www.seetickets.com/event/ringmaster-festival/whitbourne-estate/717079

http://www.ringmasterfestival.co.uk/