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Roots Manuva, Scroobius Pip and more added to Play Fest 2012

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Joining Ash, Pigeon Detectives and some amazing unsigned talent on the Main Stage, is the leading light and unmistakable face of the UK’s spoken word scene, Scroobius Pip. Taking a side step from his duo collaboration with Dan Le Sac, his Play Fest appearance will focus on his recent solo album, Distraction Piece. Be prepared for some clever and crafty prose, with insightful, thought provoking political observations and a killer bassline! Joining Pip on the Main Stage for Sunday evening is UK sunshine reggae maestro, Natty. Pulling from a variety of influences from South Africa, Italy and the UK, his style moves effortlessly from Reggae to West African Horns mixing in a fresh take on popular songs such as Armand Van Helden’s “You Don't Know Me”. Having reached both critical and popular success Play Fest are jumping for joy at the thought of seeing in the Sunday evening with Natty’s feel good summertime vibes! Another addition to the main stage bill for the Saturday evening will be North East four-piece Little Comets, their blend of tricky percussive rhythms and Afro-beat-tinged guitars has seen them labelled as the British Vampire Weekend and perfect to ease you into Play Fest’s Saturday evening!

Saturday on the Big Top Stage welcomes a very special guest, a man who needs no introduction; UK Hip-Hop supremeo, Roots Manuva who brings his mix of dub, ragga and trip-hop style to the Play Fest fields, a MOBO award winner and Mercury prize nominee, Roots Manuva has effortless charm and delivers an engaging stage show. Other acts newly confirmed for the Big Top include, Federation of the Disco Pimp, Rory McVicar and Boat to Row. These are all set to snuggle up on the Big Top bill next to the likes of the awesome electro-swing gods The Correspondents , local troubadours Killamonjambo and many more…

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Play Fest can also reveal some acts for the main Dance Stage, curated by Norwich's leading electronic club night, POW! Where the best in up front electronic music can be found from some of the biggest names in the industry, alongside some world-famous party starters! The bill so far is looking pretty meaty, with; Toddla T, Shy FX, Jaymo & Andy George, Zinc, Rattus Rattus & Klose One (Urban Nerds), DJ Andy H, DJ@WAR, DJ Cable (DMC Champ), POW! Party Boys, Attack Yourself!, Joshua Roberts and Get Low Cartel.

Finally, it’s time to introduce Play Fest’s very own naughty corner… The Asylum stage! This is a place to fully expect the unexpected, to let your hair down and get involved in the mayhem. A spectacular mix of solo artists and bands will grace the stage during daylight hours, then as night falls, prepare for some crazy shenanigans at this late night live music venue, where some of the hottest music acts and cabaret performances from the local and UK music scene will be rocking the night away! Including; Double Drop, Sam & The Womp, The Vagaband, Feral Mouth, Swingball, Poppy Perezz, The Harvs, Cielo, Kodeta, Josh Doughty, Nimmo & The Gauntlets, Eliza Shaddad, Slightly Offensive Steve, Andy Kirkham, The Woodland Creatures, Scott Wright.

Although the bulk of the line up is now announced, the big-hearted folk at Play Fest HQ still have a few tricks up their sleeves and are still to announce the Main Stage Sunday headliner and support, along with the dance arena Sunday headliner and a sprinkling of other gems still to add to the bill. Watch this space Play Mates!

Roots Manuva, Family Stone and George Clinton to headline Mostly Jazz, Funk, and Soul Festival

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The Friday – 29th June 2012 – curated by Birmingham’s Leftfoot will see the return of Gilles Peterson who will be compering on the day as well as jumping behind the decks of one of his legendary DJ sets.

Roots ManuvaLondon Hip-Hop virtuoso Roots Manuva will be headlining the Friday and will be joined by the genre defying Ghostpoet, cover Maestro’s Introducing who will be taking on DJ Shadow’s ‘Entroducing’ in full, with Leftfoot’s new favourites Bad Bad Not Good completing the main stage line up.

Headlining the second stage will be local tropical dub pioneers Troumaca, electro heroes Free School, the groove driven Maylight as well as a DJ set from Leftfoot’s very own Sam Redmore.

The Friday doesn’t end there… Mr. Scruff will be heading to the park to play on his very own stage – Mr Scruff’s Tennis Hut. He will also be headlining the After Show Party which will be completely exclusive to Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul ticket holders!

On Saturday – 30th June 2012 – we will see the return of Craig Charles’ Funk & Soul Club with the man himself curating the line up as well playing a headline DJ Set on the second stage. He will also be taking over the After Show Party on the Saturday night. Again, this will be completely exclusive to Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul Ticket holders.

Headlining the Saturday night will be Rock and Roll Hall of Famers and Woodstock legends Family Stone. They will be playing a hit laden set which will include psychedelic groove classics such as Dance To The Music, Family Affair and Everyday People.

They will be joined by the Native New Yorkers Odyssey, Speedometer, The Atlantic Players, The Bongolian, Lack of Afro (DJ Set) & Federation Of The Disco Pimp, Rotunda of Wonder, Electric Swing Circus as well as Introducing coming back to play their second show of the weekend with their take on the music of Mr. Scruff.

On Sunday – 1st July 2012 – We will be joined by the Godfathers of Funk – George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic. They will be bringing the party to a rapturous close which what is looking like their only UK date of the summer!

Also performing on the Sunday will be James Brown’s Trombone player and master in his own right Fred Wesley who will be joined by his long time band The New JB’s. Completing the Sunday line up will be Soweto Kinch, Neil Cowley Trio, Zoe Rahman, Abram Wilson, Andy Hamilton & The Bluenotes, Husk, Miles Levin, Steve Ajao & Birmingham Jazz Youth Ensemble.

In 2012…. There will be, once again, two stages side by side at the festival, the second of which will feature up and coming talent. As in 2011, Tony Dudley-Evans’ development agency Jazzlines and Birmingham’s premier jazz & funk parlour The Yardbird will be curating the second stage, whilst Gilles Peterson’s favourite Birmingham promoters Leftfoot will curate both stages on the Friday. Each will showcase some of their top acts so expect to see a wealth of emerging sounds.

Tickets for Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul 2012 are now on sale via www.mostlyjazz.co.uk. To avoid booking fees there will also be the option to send in a postal form which is now available from the website. Alternatively, you can visit one of our outlets listed on our site to pick up the tickets in person.

Golden Down Festival announces Four Tet, Roots Manuva and more!

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The festival will take place from the 15th to the 17th June in Black Bush Valley on the Matterley Estate. Complemented by Hampshire’s beautiful hills and plush woodland the festival will be an incredible artistic playground, and promises party-goers a feel-good three days featuring a mix of eclectic acts and genres.

Organised by likeminded festival-lovers with a simple mantra to put on a brilliant festival done to the highest standards, Golden Down promises to be an intimate three day getaway, with a capacity of only 5,000. Although it won’t change your life it will certainly be a magical, musical Mecca that is a must… provided you are over 18!

Taking the festival back to its glorious roots, the event has a prominent musical narrative, with guests being carried through from day to night with contemporary and good-time tunes and acts. Artists will play from noon onwards and continue into the festival’s late night celebrations. However, the entertainment doesn’t stop there as revellers can enjoy Golden Down’s delights well into the early hours of the morning.

A handpicked selection of brilliant musicians will warm up the festival site during the afternoons; Submotion Orchestra, Floating Points, Lucy Rose, Stealing Sheep, Slow Club, Portico Quartet, Time & Space Machine and Adrian Sherwood (DJ Set) are all confirmed. 

Roots ManuvaAs evening dawns the next wave of enviable artists take to the stage, with Friday welcoming Ghostpoet, The Herbaliser, and ethereal headliner Four Tet. Saturday evening will see MOBO award winner Roots Manuva headline, with many more acts to be announced. Occupying the evening slot on the final day of the festival are Apparat and Dub Pistols, who are headed up by the legendary Lee Scratch Perry.

Late night at Golden Down will showcase some of the best DJs in the Dance Tent, including house legend Kerri Chandler, tech/house aficionado Portable, and the forward thinking Pearson Sound; along with ‘footsteppin’ Julio Bashmore, self-confessed ‘Galactic Funk’ DJ Space Dimension Controller, Leeds supremo Midland, and the genre-bending Ben UFO.

As well as crafting the perfect party atmosphere, chill out time at Golden Down will be unparalleled. There will also be a broad selection of fantastic bars on offer supplemented with award-winning fresh food at fair prices, plus big welcoming camp sites, plenty of toilets and washing facilities.

Beacons Festival adds Ghostpoet, Roots Manuva and more!

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GhostPoetROOTS MANUVA / JUNIOR BOYS / GHOSTPOET / ERRORS / FACTORY FLOOR / PEARSON SOUND / CASS MCCOMBS / WILLY MASON / D/R/U/G/S / PEAKING LIGHTS / XXXY / STAR SLINGER / SUBMOTION ORCHESTRA / BOK BOK / 2:54 / JAM CITY / KING KRULE / MAZES / STILL CORNERS / STAY+ / GROSS MAGIC / BOS ANGELES /GRASS HOUSE /

NEW SITE : A message from Beacons Festival regarding the cancellation of Beacons Festival 2011:

“Last year, due to extreme flooding, Health and Safety Executives made the decision to cancel Beacons Festival. We were devastated to have to cancel your party but were left with no choice. This year, we have moved the site away from any potential flood areas, still in the fantastic setting of Carleton.  The new location is even more picturesque than the previous site and we feel it can only enhance people’s experience of what will be a truly amazing festival.”

Beacons Festival is set in the heart of the Yorkshire countryside; an affordable festival brought to you by a collective of tastemakers who, for years, have been bringing the best music to reputable Northern venues such as Leeds’ Nation of Shopkeepers and Brudenell Social Club, Sheffield’s Bungalows and Bears, Club Pony and the Shipping Forecast. We’ve also got the organisers of London-based festivals and events like Underage and Field Day and the Shacklewell Arms venue on board. This year, the main stage acts are presented in association with The Stool Pigeon magazine.  The people behind Manchester’s coolest band nights, Now Wave are on board, as are London’s Eat Your Own Ears. Beacons will be bringing together the cream of the cities finest club nights and gig venues for one weekend in Yorkshire.

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Beacons is a three-day, four-night festival and for a short period, tickets are available at just £60 for the weekend, including camping (£55 for students). A limited number of early bird weekend tickets will be available from 9am Wednesday 15th February. Tickets will be available to purchase from the Beacons Festival website, HMV, Seetickets, Gigantic, Leedstickets.com, Jumbo Records and Crash Records.

We’re thrilled to welcome Rodney Smith aka Roots Manuva to Beacons this year. Following the release of last year’s 4everrevolution – his most powerful work since Run Come Save Me – the UK hip-hop legend will be bringing his innovative sound to the Yorkshire countryside this summer. And one of UK hip-hop’s rising stars will also be playing. The Mercury Music Prize-nominated Ghostpoet will be laying down his laconic beats and baritone drawl and you’ll get the chance to see why Factory Floor have made a fan of Joy Division / New Order’s Stephen Morris and had the likes of Pitchfork and Quietus touting them for bigger things.

Beacons represents a side-step from the usual treadmill of festival bands and burger vans. We book the bands we love, because we know that our visitors will love them too. As we announce more artists over the coming weeks and months, we will also be revealing our exclusive cinema programme. In addition to this, there will be children’s entertainment from the Ladybird Project, spoken word, theatre and dance.

Soundwave Festival Croatia update

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Confirmed line up so far:

BONOBO & FULL BAND // ROOTS MANUVA // ZERO 7 // FLOATING POINTS // BELLERUCHE YUNGUN & MR THING ANDREYA TRIANA KEB DARGE // HEXSTATIC (LIVE AV SET) CHANNEL ONE SOUND SYSTEM // SMERINS ANTI SOCIAL CLUB // LAZY HABITS SUBMOTION ORCHESTRA // ANCHORSONG KUTMAH // KID KANEVIL // DJ WRONGTOM SHEPDOG // STUART MCCALLUM (THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA) // DJ FORMAT // RIOT JAZZ DJ CHEEBA // SPIN DOCTOR // JOHNNY DUB // IIIIUMSPHERE and many more..

 

Soundwave Festival Croatia is lauded by those in the know as Croatia’s best kept secret and THE must do under the radar festival on the European calendar, Organised and promoted by the UK’s most boundary pushing promoter collectives Soundcrash and New Bohemia, the festival showcases the most in-demand leftfield artists of our time all set on the Adriatic Coast in the beautiful 900 year old white wash walled Croatian fishing village of Petrcane.
 
Soundwave offers a wonderful alternative to the UK’s rain soaked festivals. Beach bars, boat parties, an outdoor Amphitheatre and nightclubs offer an array of all day entertainment. With Sunshine guaranteed Soundwave is the perfect combination of summer holiday and music festival all at a price cheaper than a train ticket to Glastonbury!

Soundwave Festival goers and artists alike come from far and wide to be part of the continuously progressive line up that always retains it’s unique spirit making it so special year in year out. This year is no exception. Soundwave are very proud to announce that the multifaceted symphonic talents of Bonobo and full live 9 piece band have just been added to the already outstanding line up featuring some top heavy artists including the legendary Mr Roots Manuva, Swedish electro funksters Little Dragon, Zero 7, Floating Points, Hexstatic, Stuart McCallum (The Cinematic Orchestra) and many many more. (Full line up so far is below)

Kick back and relax, listen to sound of the wind blowing through the trees, the Waves gently lapping on the beach as smiling people dance under the clear starry sky. Sun kissed days and balmy nights full to the brim of the best music, laughter with friends and an infectious familiar feeling from the heady days of hedonism from Ibiza’s infamous Summer of love and that is just the nighttimes. Soundwave by day, flower’s into a Sun Music worshiper’s paradise. A beautiful private beach, an array of superbly curated boat parties and outside Amphitheatre performances roll into an endless offering of sonic bedazzlements.
 
Why Croatia?

Natural beauty, Island hopping, historical sites, stunning National parks, 25C guaranteed weather and amazing fresh Seafood are just a handful of the attractions on offer in Croatia. With highlights being a visit to Paklenica National Park- the most visited climbing site in Croatia, and the largest in Southeast Europe alongside a must do trip to Kornati archipelago an isolated group of 150 secluded islands. The beautiful village of Petrcane where Soundwave is situated is 12km northwest of Zadar with a population of 600 people engaged entirely with fishing and farming and surrounded by lively cafes and tavernas, a thick pine tree forest, old olive yards and beaches that make a beautiful landscape. Petrcane’s surrounding area offers up Croatia’s top beaches, with the historical town of Nin known as the cradle of Croatian culture just a short drive away.
 
Soundwave cheap travel and accommodation:

Soundwave festival tickets are a snip at £89 and not only that, Croatia has some of Europe’s cheapest flights currently on offer at £100 return to Zadar via Ryanair, Split via Wizzair and the capital – Zagreb via Easyjet and Wizzair from most major UK Cities. Many festival-goer’s keep the carbon footprint at bay by car sharing, making the drive over from the UK and other parts of Europe part of the fun, whilst others reach the festival by jumping on the Eurostar and connecting buses and boats from all over Europe. Plenty of Cheap hotels and apartments recommended on the Soundwave website keep the festival nice and cheap and punters can also camp for super cheap in highly rated nearby campsites.
 
Soundwave tickets are now on sale at a mere £89. Soundwave fans head back year after year so expect flights to Croatia to sell out fast as Sun loving music fans book their tickets for the party of the year.
 
Get ready to ride the Soundwave!! More special announcements to follow shortly….
 
LISTINGS INFO:

SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL CROATIA: 22ND– 24TH JULY: PETRCANE, CROATIA
Cheap flights are available to Zadar via Ryanair, Split via Wizzair and Zagreb via Easyjet and Wizzair from most major UK Cities 
www.soundwavecroatia.com

SOUNDWAVE 2011 TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!
Tickets are £89 for a 3-day pass available NOW at these National ticketing outlets:
www.ticketweb.co.uk // www.leedstickets.com // www.seetickets.com // www.lastminute.com www.ninjatune.net

 

 

The Big Feastival New Acts and Restaurants announced

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NEW ACTS ANNOUNCED:
FRIDAY: ROOTS MANUVA / ASHLEY BEEDLE
SUNDAY: GUILLEMOTS / THE BEES
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NEW RESTAURANTS ANNOUNCED:
COACH & HORSES / CANTEEN / BARBECOA
Taking place on Clapham Common on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd July, The Big Feastival is the first festival of its kind bringing together great food and amazing live music – in one place, over one fantastic weekend….and best of all, it’s for charity!
Friday 1st July is party night.  Along with Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler, New Young Pony Club, Norman Jay and Danny Rampling, Roots Manuva and Ashley Beedle from X-Press 2 will be rocking the crowd with their beats.

The Charlatans, The Mystery Jets and Kurran and the Wolfnotes must have a legion of fans, because tickets for Saturday 2nd July are flying out of the door. Joining Athlete on Sunday 3rd will be the amazingGuillemots and The Bees, so it will be a proper Sunday session!

Joining the Michelin starred list of pop-up restaurants are the inimitably seasonal and honest Coach and Horses, the great British favourite Canteen, and the fire-master Barbecoa. 

All this entertainment and fine dining options are included in the standard ticket price packages – and now with a new ‘3 Dishes’ ** ticket at £65, it’s a great deal for food loving festival fans!  Plus the £35 Early Bird Day Ticket is still available for festival entry (but no food included) – but hurry as limited availability!

Make sure you visit www.thebigfeastival.co.uk and follow www.facebook.com/thebigfeastival and@thebigfeastival for more information and don’t forget to tag your tweets #bigfeastival.
 

* (Norman Jay MBE) IN AID OF THE PRINCE’S TRUST & JAMIE OLIVER FOUNDATION
MUSIC:
Friday: Soul II Soul Featuring Caron Wheeler / New Young Pony Club / Norman Jay Good Times /
Roots Manuva / Danny Rampling / Ashley Beedle

Saturday: The Charlatans / The Mystery Jets / Kurran & The Wolfnotes

Sunday: Athlete / Guillemots / The Bees
 

RESTAURANTS:
Locanda Locatelli / The Providores / Wahaca / Fifteen / Canteen / Barbecoa / Benares / Redhook / 
Vinoteca / Cafe Spice Namaste / GBK / Giant Robot Present The VIP Bar / Coach & Horses / Canteen
 
TICKET INFORMATION:
Ticketline – 0844 888 9991 / www.ticketline.co.uk

Friday 1st July: 14:00 – 22:30
Saturday 2nd July: 12:00 – 22:30
Sunday 3rd July: 10:00 – 20:00 

Early Bird – £35 - Music + Festival Entertainment

Adults (18+) Standard 3 ‘Dishes’** Ticket – £65 - Music + Festival Entertainment + Food (3 Feastival ‘Dishes’)

Adults (18+) Standard 5 ‘Dishes’** Ticket – £75 - Music + Festival Entertainment + Food (5 Feastival ‘Dishes’)

VIP Tickets (18+) £125 - Music + festival entertainment + 5 Feastival Dishes + VIP bar by Giant Robot with unlimited beer wine and soft drinks + non-stop fantastic food 

FAMILY (2 adults, 2 children 12-17***) – £175 - Music + Festival Entertainment + Food (A family receives 16 Dishes between them)

Child Tickets (Aged 12-17)*** – £25 - Music + Festival Entertainment + Food (3 Dishes)

Child Tickets (Aged 11 And Under)*** – Free Entry!

** A ‘Dish entitles you to a free meal at one of the onsite restaurants. 24 chefs and restaurants are participating in this exciting fundraising event.  Each restaurant will have their own pop-up kitchen to provide a signature dish. 

*** The age you will be on the day of the event