I fancy going to loads this summer, i.e. fairly DIY/low-key things with interesting music. Any ideas?
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Loop is good
Ah yes.
That does look decent!
Small Town America
Presuming it happens this year
cough.
;)
This might be wortha look:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/apr/06/festivals.uk
Aye.
They all seem pretty bereft of noisiness though.
Super Furry Animals in Ware!!
Something I never expected.
Someone's starting a festival called Green Man?
Also, Underage unknown?
MyFest
Ha!
woolfires
will be right up your street
Hmmm...
can't really find out jack about this!
it was GREAT last year
it's the last weekend of august this year. www.woolfirefestival.co.uk/
Ah, cheers.
Don't know wtf I was googling! Does indeed look good, this.
erm
Apologies for the self-promotion but I cannot resist.
Offset is a 2 dayer set in a beautiful forest location 30 minutes from London on the Central Line. We'll be putting on well over 100 bands over 8 stages, focusing on exciting new bands and the artists that influenced them.
Over the years we've put on Biffy Clyro, Martin Grech, The Duke Spirit, Art Brut, Eighties Matchbox, Jeremy Warmsley, Million Dead and hundreds of others, and tickets are always cheap as chips! Earlybird tickets for this year will be about 30 quid for a full weekend.
There's also the organic food, art, funfair, kids area and even a zoo...more info at http://www.offsetfestival.co.uk (sign up for the mailing list if it sounds of interest, we're relaunching the website later this week)
CHINCHILLAFEST 6
6th annual 3 day festival
you mentioned DIY, noisiness and interesting music... i'd be surprised if you could find something better than this for as cheap...
FIFTEEN QUID WEEKEND TICKET!!!!!!!
16/17/18 may, brudenell social club, Leeds
friday 16 may:
GAY AGAINST YOU, COWTOWN, MUCKY SAILOR, BEARDS, CISSY
saturday 17 may:
DJ SCOTCH EGG (japan/uk), EATS TAPES (usa), EX MODELS (usa), THAT FUCKING TANK, ACTION BEAT, PLEASE, STIG NOISE, DRINKS, CHRONICITY, BRONZE (beglium)
sunday 18 may:
APATT, QUACK QUACK, ZUKANICAN, BILBAO SYNDROME, GHOST FLEET, BIG EYES FAMILY PLAYERS, CHOPS
www.myspace.com/chinchillatone
www.chinchillaweb.co.uk
Balls.
This looks great.
uh huh
so why balls?
'Balls' as joyous exclamation!
As good as any, I'd say.
wow
never heard 'balls' used as a joyous exclamation before, only in relation to something going wrong/being annoying.
!
offest looks pretty darn good, I'm pretty up for that, £30! brilliant!
Just been digging a bit,
The Brainlove alldayer looks to be worth a pop at 8 nicker (price of some normal-length gigs in this toon!).
This could be intermittently decent:
http://www.liveatleeds.com/index.php?page=pink-band-gigs
The welikedangerouspop alldayer was last weekend so...arse.
Ah, I'm not very good at this. Obviously not 'down with the kids'.
homefires was quite good last year
mainly quiet music - folkie types. last year highlights included bat for lashes, emily haines, fionn regan.
Tales Of The Jackalope
Had a pretty good line up last year, didn't go though.
Bonobofest
was really good last year.
Me and all my mates went last year and the three of us had a great time.
My favourite bit was the bit with all the bonobos
i'm putting on an all-dayer in august
in brixton. that'll be good, obvs.
plus woolfires looks good, as does brainlove's all-dayer.
i recommend...
Underground Festival, Hereford.
I Was A Cub Scout
iForward, Russia!
Hot Chip
+ my band.
it's going to own.
Brixton?
D-tailzzzzzz?
My reccomednation is
Beachdown Festival in Devil's Dyke just outside Brighton. 4 day camping, 15,000 capacity. Right by the sea. Really good line up. Bonus!
Woah there...
This looks smarrrt.
http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/3136290
Next Sunday...
SoundsXP presents a marvelous event with SEVEN bands @The Brixton Windmill -- with a free BBQ and all at the ludicrously cheap price of £5 in advance (http://www.wegottickets.com/event/27772)
...the bands:
SIX NATION STATE
SCREAMING TEA PARTY
THE DULOKS
OLYMPIANS
REFLECTIONS OF A BULL
THE CHIARA L’S
SPILT MILK
As for more long term... IndieTracks is good if you like trains and twee bands. End of the Road is a bit bigger and has some good folky stuff and Truck is a lovely setting and has lovely extras like cheap ale, food, etc.
there'll be a really great
all-dayer in Manchester at the beginning of August. yo' should keep an eye on pineapplefolk.com...