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Isle of Wight Festival 8th - 10th June 2007 The Isle of Wight Festivals have a legendary status, with those held between 1968 and 1970 being acknowledged as Europe's equivalent to Woodstock. In 1970 Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Joni Mitchell, Free, Leonard Cohen, Joan Baez and the Moody Blues, amongst others, played to over 600,000 people, the climax of a 5 day music extravaganza attracting an audience and artists from all over the world. Unfortunately, the impact on the island was so great that Parliament passed the Isle of Wight Act banning gatherings of over 5000 people until 2002 when the Festival was re-established and has quickly become a must-see event. A more modest audience of up to 50,000 has since enjoyed headline acts such as the Who, David Bowie, REM and Coldplay. http://www.isleofwightfestival.com The Bestival 7th - 9th September 2007 The Bestival is an award winning 3 day boutique music festival set at Robin Hill - a beautiful leafy country park in the heart of the Isle of Wight. It was voted the 'Best Medium-to-Large Festival' for the 2005 and 2006 UK Festival Awards whilst also setting the world record for the Biggest Fancy Dress Parade (10,000 people dressed as Cowboys & Indians!). Curated by Radio One DJ Rob da Bank, Bestival features 9 stages of live music, cabaret and some of the world's top DJs. In 2006, the headline acts included the Scissor Sisters and Pet Shop Boys. http://www.bestival.net Camden Crawl 19-20 April 2007 http://www.thecamdencrawl.com All Tomorrow's Parties Festival 26 April 2007 http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/alltomorrowsparties/2007/ Orange Evolution 12 days at the end of May 2007 http://www.orangeevolution.co.uk Download Festival 8-10 June 2007 http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk O2 Wireless Festival 14-17 June 2007 http://www.o2wirelessfestival.co.uk Middlesbrough Music Live 17 June 2007 http://www.middlesbroughmusiclive.co.uk Glastonbury Festival 22-24 June 2007 http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk Knowsley Hall Music Festival 23-24 June 2007 http://www.knowsleyhallmusicfestival.co.uk Latitude Festival 12-15 July 2007 http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk Guilfest 13-15 July 2007 http://www.guilfest.co.uk Dpercussion Festival 4 August (tbc) 2007 http://www.dpercussion.com Underage London Festival 10 August 2007 http://www.underagefestivals.com Field Day London Festival 11 August 2007 http://www.fielddayfestivals.com Unleashed festival 6-12 August 2007 http://www.ripcurlboardmasters.com V Festival 18-19 August 2007 http://www.vfestival.com International Beatle Week 22-28 August 2007 http://www.cavern-liverpool.co.uk/beatleweek/ Leeds Festival 24-26 August 2007 http://www.leedsfestival.com Carling Reading Festival 24-26 August 2007 http://www.readingfestival.com Mathew Street Music Festival 24-27 August 2007 http://www.mathewstreetfestival.com Creamfields 3pm 25 Aug - 6am 26th August 2007 http://www.cream.co.uk In the City festival end of October 2007 http://www.inthecity.co.uk Gigbeth 1-3 November 2007 http://www.gigbeth.com Liverpool Music Week 1-10 November 2007 http://www.liverpoolmusicweek.co.uk In keeping with the ethos behind Liverpool Music Week, some of the cream of the north west’s freshest talent have been confirmed including Candie Payne whose dulcet tones give a firm nod towards the classic 60’s sound, Wirral based trio The Rascals, a firm favourite with the Arctic Monkeys having supported them this year and have been holed up in the studio producing their debut EP which is set for release in November, plus 2 other bands from the Deltasonic stable, Wigan band The Suzukis, a great guitar band with attitude, and The Tigerpicks, which comprises of two girls and one boy and a music manifesto which rewrites the indie dancefloor rulebook. Plus no north west musical bill would be complete without rock and roll rompers The Maybes?, this indie quartet have been cropping up everywhere from basement venues to sunshine gigs in the park. This is the tip of the iceberg for local bands performing at this years Liverpool Music Week with lots more still to be announced over the coming weeks. Other acts confirmed to perform are Liverpool based punk rock band Hot Club De Paris, a band that have achieved critical acclaim following their tours with Jamie T & Maximo Park. They will be joined by XFM’s John Kennedy, a guru of the soon to be great and Go Faster, all of these will be performing alongside headliners Good Shoes a band that have been compared to the likes of The Jam and The Futureheads. A perfect line up to kick off the 11 day festival. Tickets are on sale for the following events:- Kaiser Chiefs + support Friday 7th December (Tickets on sale @ 9am Friday 21st September) Aintree Pavillion / £25+BF / Tel: 0844 888 4401 / www.ticketline.co.uk / Standing event / 7pm-11pm Hard-Fi + support Thursday 6th December / On Sale Aintree Pavillion / £22.50+BF / Tel: 0844 888 4401 / www.ticketline.co.uk / Standing event / 7pm – 11pm Madness / The Bees Saturday 8th December / On Sale Aintree Pavillion / £29.50+BF / Tel: 0844 888 4401 / www.ticketline.co.uk / Standing event / 7pm – 11pm The Chemical Brothers / Simian Mobile Disco (Live) Sunday 9th December / On Sale Aintree Pavillion / £22.50+BF / Tel: 0844 888 4401 / www.ticketline.co.uk / Standing event / 7pm – 11pm Pendulum Live with support from DJ’s: Hype / Dillinja / The Breakfastaz / MC Tonn Piper Saturday 1st December / On Sale Liverpool Carling Academy, £15+BF / Tel: 0844 888 4401 / www.ticketline.co.uk / 9pm-2am (Over 18’s only) New Young Pony Club + support Thursday 29th November / (Over 14’s) / On Sale Carling Academy Liverpool / £12:50+BF / Tel: 0844 888 4401 / www.ticketline.co.uk / Standing event / 7pm – 11pm Good Shoes / Hot Club De Paris / Go Faster / John Kennedy Friday 30th November (Over 14’s) / On Sale Carling Academy Liverpool, £8.50+BF / Tel: 0844 888 4401 / www.ticketline.co.uk / Standing event / 7pm – 11pm James Yorkston Monday 3rd December Venue TBA, Entry Free The Rascals / The Suzukis Monday 3rd December Dan le Sac v Scroobius Pip Wednesday 5th December Venue TBA, Entry Free Friendly Fires / Tiger Picks Thursday 6th December Venue TBA, Entry Free Lightspeed Champion Friday 7th December Venue TBA, Entry Free Candie Payne + More To Add Sunday 9th December Venue TBA, Entry Free This year’s line up includes:- Kaiser Chiefs, Hard Fi, Madness, The Chemical Brothers, Pendulum, Good Shoes, The Bees, New Young Pony Club, Simian Mobile Disco (Live), Candie Payne, The Rascals, The Suzukis, Tiger Picks, Lightspeed Champion, Hot Club De Paris, Go Faster, John Kennedy, James Yorkston, Friendly Fires, Dan le Sac v Scroobius Pip More acts to be announced over the coming weeks. Events will be staged in the following venues:- Aintree Pavillion / Bumper / Philarmonic Hall / Carling Academy / Nation / Zanzibar / The Metropolitan / Korova / Parr Street Studios / Magnet / Barfly / Static Gallery / Bar Hannah / Bar Fresa / FACT / Dragon / Cotton Club / Café Latte / Tabac |
