Rockness 2011 Early-Bird Tickets

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Heaps of exciting plans are well under way for RockNess 2011 – confirmed today as being staged on 10 – 12 June, 2011 – and organisers are keen to stress that revellers will need to be fast off the mark in securing the fan friendly briefs – once the £99 tickets are gone there will be no re-release at this price.

Speaking about the £99 launch ticket offer, festival boss Jim King commented, “Rock Ness was amazing last year with great performances from a host of acts. We had ridiculously high levels of fun and unbelievably low levels of crime, and we want to reward our most loyal customers with this incredible offer which in terms of value is unbeatable. This is officially the ‘Year of the Ness’ so please book early as it’s going to be a great show.”

This latest feel good news follows the recent praise of the festival’s audience after crime levels were revealed as being at an all time low. Under the SafeNess message, Police, Local Authorities and Emergency Services applauded multiple crime prevention successes which saw over 30,000 fans rock out in a trouble free environment to world class acts including The Strokes, Leftfield, Blondie, Fatboy Slim, Plan B, Ian Brown, Aphex Twin and Pendulum.

A raft of new additions to RockNess, many Scottish exclusives, made it one of the most fun weekends to be had anywhere in 2010. These included the debut of the spectacular Arcadia Afterburner arena, Howard’s End Pub with landlord extraordinaire Howard Marks and side splitting comedy headlined by Glasgow’s Kevin Bridges.

BBC Radio 1 and Radio Scotland broadcast the action from site along with the roving team from STV and a host of fantastic new entertainment was added – including The Big Wheel, allowing fans a bird’s eye view of the most beautiful festival in the world!

The £99 launch tickets go on sale at 9am on Thursday 28 October via WWW.ROCKNESS.CO.UK and are on a first come first served basis.

Upon selling out, Early Bird tickets will be launched at:
General offer – £135 weekend camping/non camping plus free coach travel in Scotland from Citylink pick up points.
Student offer – £125 weekend camping/non camping plus free coach travel in Scotland from Citylink pick up points.

Payment plans over three months will be available again as part of the Early Bird offer.

 

Glastonbury 2011 SOLD OUT

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A frenzy of Glasonbury registrants were online from 9am this morning to snap up around approximately 180,000 tickets for next years event.

The See Tickets website initally failed to cope with the demand frustrating a number of punters trying to get tickets, however that problem sorted itself out and it was a matter of waiting in a queue for up to around 2 hours before getting to the purchase page.

For those that have missed out, keep an eye out in Spring 2011 when returned tickets go back on sale.

The Summer Festival Guide crew will be at Glastonbury 2011 and will be reporting live from the site each day.

Keep an eye on the site as we will keep you posted on the latest lineup news for Glastonbury 2011.

Rockness Report shows Festival Crime at an all time low!

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Assessed by the Local Authority, Police and Emergency Services, the summary highlights the three day festival’s numerous positive achievements generated by rigorous action taken by organisers to keep antisocial behaviour away from rockness.

Over 30,000 music fans attended RockNess across the whole weekend and an increase in Community Policing and the general security operation is credited as making a real and positive effect on the festival ensuing in a drop in crime across key areas. It has also been noted that levels of tent theft at RockNess in comparison to other festivals is regarded to be one of the lowest.

Other notable achievements include a reduction in medical incidents across the site from the previous year as well as a fall in the number of people taken to hospital.

Overall, police say RockNess 2010 saw one of the lowest levels of reported crime with the good natured crowd enjoying a weekend of festival fun and exceptional music from world class acts including The Strokes, Leftfield, Blondie, Ian Brown, Doves, Plan B and Fatboy Slim in a trouble free & friendly environment.

Speaking about the debrief findings, Festival Director Jim King said, “Rockness is about great music and having fun. Ensuring that RockNess remains as one of the UK’s most enjoyable festivals to attend will always be our focus and these results just go to show what an amazing crowd we have. I’d like to thank our security team and Northern Constabulary for the massive effort they make to ensure RockNess does not go down the path of some other shows that suffer antisocial behaviour.”

Plans are already well under way to guarantee the fifth RockNess next summer is extra special, including more active measures to reinforce the SafeNess message, and organisers are advising festival goers to watch the website for updates coming soon.

Glastonbury 2011 Tickets on sale this Sunday

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If you havent yet registered on the Glastonbury website http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/ you need to do so in order to be able to buy tickets this Sunday.

Ticket Information
Tickets for Glastonbury Festival 2011 will go on sale at 9am on Sunday, October 3rd, costing £195 (+ £5 booking fee and P&P).

You will be able to book up to 8 tickets per transaction by paying a £50 deposit per person, either online at www.seetickets.com/g2011 or on the booking line: 0844 412 4635. You will need the registration number and postcode for each person for whom you are booking a ticket.
There will then be no further UK payments taken until the booking site re-opens on April 1st 2011, when you will have a week to pay your balance of £145 per ticket, and to book everything else you might need (tipis, campervan tickets, parking, insurance). To clarify – it will not be possible to pay for a ticket in full in October, when only deposits will be taken.

Please note, the balance payment window for international buyers will be for one week from February 25th to March 3rd 2011.
 
Anyone who decides not to pay their balance in 2011 will be refunded their deposit, minus a £10 administration fee. Those tickets will then be put forward to a re-sale, which is likely to be in April or May 2011.
 
You will need to be registered to buy a ticket. To register to buy a ticket for Glastonbury 2011, click here. To check whether you’re already registered for next year, click here. If your address/name has changed since you registered, you can either register again or choose a different delivery address when you buy.
 
Ticket Prices

Standard Ticket: £195 + £5 booking fee per ticket + £4.95 P&P per booking (a £50 deposit per ticket is payable from October 3rd 2010)

You may wish to purchase the optional TicketPlan Protection for an additional £4.50 per person when paying the balance for your tickets. Should you be unable to attend the Festival, this may enable you to receive a refund for the face value of your Festival tickets. For more information visit  the Cancellation section.

Car Park Ticket: £20 – available Spring 2011
Campervan Ticket: £75  – available Spring 2011

We will announce details of tipis and combined coach and festival tickets along with other transport options in the New Year,

Car Park and Campervan Tickets

Available Spring 2011 

Car Parking and campervan/caravan tickets are £20 and £75 respectively. You will not be able to book Car Park or Campervan Tickets until April when you have paid the balance for at least one of the tickets on your booking.

Only campervans or caravans with fitted sleeping, and washing or cooking facilities will be allowed into the campervan field. Please check the website for more information about which types of vehicles can use these fields.

To add a car park or campervan ticket to an existing booking, telephone 0844 412 4626 or visit Seetickets.com to make the purchase. You will be required to provide your booking reference number confirming that you have already bought Festival tickets. Campervan passes usually sell out well before the Festival, so it’s best to book them when you book your tickets!

Car park tickets, campervan tickets and routing stickers will be sent out with your Festival tickets; unless bought in a later transaction, in which case they will be sent separately and will have a separate booking reference for use on the ticket tracker.

As with your Festival tickets, car parking and campervan tickets are non-transferable, and attempts to re-sell them may result in their cancellation. However, you have the option to cancel campervan ticket purchases, prior to May 6th, by contacting Seetickets on 0844 412 4626.

Bestival 2011 Early Bird Tickets

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EARLY BIRD TICKET PRICES
Adult Weekend Ticket (inc. camping) – £150
Adult Tickets are for anyone aged 16 or over on 08/09/2011. Ticket holders under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a Ticket holding parent or guardian over the age of 21*

Student Weekend Ticket (inc. camping) – £140
For full-time students only. Valid NUS or ISIC ID required at the box office – no other student ID accepted.

Age 13 to 15 Weekend Ticket (inc. camping) – £75
Age 13 to 15 Weekend Tickets are for anyone aged 13 to 15 on 08/09/2011. These ticket holders must be accompanied by a Ticket holding parent or guardian over the age of 21*

Age 12 and Under Weekend Ticket (inc. camping) – FREE (but you must obtain a ticket)**
Age 12 and Under Weekend Tickets are for anyone aged 12 and under on 08/09/2011. These ticket holders must be accompanied by a Ticket holding parent or guardian over the age of 21

Campervan Ticket – £60 (per vehicle)

* One ticket holding parent or guardian can only accompany up to 4 people under the age of 18.
** All Children aged 12 and under will need to a (free) ticket this year. No exceptions.

Early Bird Tickets on sale via www.ticketline.co.uk/bestival-tickets / 0844 888 4410
from 9am tomorrow (Friday 17th September)

NB: Ticket Payment Plan available – pay a quarter of the total ticket cost (plus booking fees & postage) now, with the further three payments spread across the following three consecutive months. 

Eurosonic Noorderslag latest

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Eurosonic Noorderslag is Europe’s premiere live music industry conference and showcase festival for European talent, taking place in the picturesque university town of Groningen the Netherlands from 12th – 15th January 2011. 

For this special 25th edition, Eurosonic Noorderslag is proud to present two keynote speakers from America. The first being Bob Lefsetz, whose provocative industry email newsletter provides an independent, sometimes visionary, take on the state of the music business around the world. And the second, US journalist Fred Goodman who has extensive knowledge of the industry and with his ability to access people “in the know”, he has been dissecting the global music industry woes and exposing in details its colorful characters. Expect an hour full of revelations, provocative views and entertaining anecdotes with one of the music industry’s foremost chroniclers.

The event will also start a day earlier on Wednesday 12th January and will feature the European Border Breakers Awards (open for all delegates) and the European Festival Awards (Festivals and Promoters only). Both events will take place in the evening. The conference starts on Thursday and during the three day program over 100 panels and meetings will address the current developments and state of affairs within the European music industry, focusing on European music, touring, festivals, the (live) music industry and media developments. The conference also features industry meetings by: Yourope, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), European Talent Exchange Program (ETEP), The European Export Office(s) and Network Europe.

Norwegian artist success at Eurosonic:
Norway was chosen as focus country for Eurosonic 2010, with 22 acts performing showcases during the event and as a result more than 80 festival shows and 40 club shows and tours have been offered to the Norwegian artists. Several acts also ended up with agent representation in new territories and received massive press interest and radio airplay. At least 15 agent deals were signed during or after the event. This is especially important, as these deals will generate business for a longer period of time and has given artists a wide variety of valuable exposure, which in turn will increase the interest in Norwegian music in the European market. 

One example of an act that obtained great results from Eurosonic 2010 is The Megaphonic Thrift. They were offered 8 festival shows and signed a deal with an agent for Europe, which in turn resulted in 35 shows. They also got UK radio airplay after the Eurosonic gig. Another example is the jazz-metal band Shining, who received 15 festival offers and two tours, in addition to massive mainstream press coverage and increased record sales in the Benelux territory. 

This proves that Eurosonic has become a very important arena for Norwegian bands in alternative genres. 

“Eurosonic is by far the most important European festival for people in the live music industry”  says Vegard Strømsodd of Amber Booking, who represented the five acts Shining, Audrey Horne, Rockettothesky, The Low Frequency In Stereo and Major Parkinson at Eurosonic 2010. 

Artists that performed at Eurosonic 2010 were; Audrey Horne, Mari Boine, Diskjokke, Donkeyboy, Harrys Gym, I Was a King, Jarle Bernhoft, Kaizers Orchestra, Kvelertak, Major Parkinson, Marit Larsen, The Megaphonic Thrift, Monolithic, Noora Noor, Pony the Pirate, Rockettothesky, Serena Maneesh, Shining, Sivert Høyem, The Low Frequency In Stereo, Ungdomskulen, Wardruna. 

For more info visit the Music Export Norway site http://www.musicexportnorway.no/norway-invaded-groningen.4666192-149133.html

Updated ETEP Results:
As the exchange and support of new European music in Europe is one of the main goals of Eurosonic Noorderslag, the special European Talent Exchange Program (ETEP) was introduced in 2003.  Each year ETEP brings together the leading European festivals, radio and other media and stimulates them to ‘exchange’ a selection of artists and since the start of the ETEP program in 2003 a total of 1145 shows by 418 European artists were presented at the 60 ETEP festivals (2003 – 2010). The top 2 acts in 2010 were Mercury Prize winners the XX and Iceland’s FM Belfast. To see the full results click here www.etep.nl

European Festival Awards:

With hundreds of festivals being nominated, fans are getting themselves ready for the first round of voting when the longlists are announced. Over the following weeks, hundreds of thousands of votes will be cast as festival-goers and expert industry juries select their favourite events for categories such as Best Major, Medium and Small Festival, Best Indoor Festival, Artist’s Favourite European Festival, and Best European Festival Line-up. 

Following its successful debut at 2010’s Eurosonic Noorderslag, the European Festival Awards, produced in co-operation with Yourope and Virtual Festivals Europe, returns as a key opening event, this time at the larger Stadsschouwburg venue, where festival organisers from across the continent will gather to find out who’s won, and celebrate the achievements of the past 12 months at a special gala ceremony. The event builds on the success of the UK Festival Awards, which has been running since 2004. For more information, see www.festivalawards.com 

Popview Music Photography Competition:
In January 2011 the fourth edition of the Popview Music Photography Exhibition will take place at the Noorderlicht photo gallery in Groningen. Every year Popview showcases the artistic work of ten upcoming European music photographers and working together with EuroSonic Noorderslag the best photographer is presented the Lex van Rossen Award. With this award the organizers want to encourage young music photographers in Europe and winners from the past three years are Annie Hoogendoorn, Graham Smith and Tom Verbruggen. The Popview competition is open for all photographers under 35 years, please see www.popview.eu for more details. The deadline for entries is 1st October 2010.

Register for EuroSonic Noorderslag:
To attend Eurosonic Noorderslag as a conference delegate you need to be registered.  Registration rates go up as the event gets closer, so book early and save!  To register click here http://www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl/en/conference/about/register/ 

Rates & deadlines:
All Early Bird passes are sold out
Medium       € 235    register before 15 October
Late            € 275    register before 17 December
Walk-up      € 295    from 17 December onwards

Testimonials:
‘The best organized music conference on earth’ Folkert Koopmans, Fpk Scorpio, (DE)

‘The whole event is in the beautiful town of Groningen and has a great vibe that comes with all early shows in bands careers. It just so happened that after our show, some of the audience became fans and thus asked us to play on some of the festivals and shows that they book and that was very flattering. From that show we were allowed to discover some beautiful areas of Europe over the summer’. Charles Cave, White Lies (GB)

‘One of the most important platforms there is for bands looking to break into the Europeean Market’ Music Week (GB)

“At first we were a bit intimidated by the thought of playing mostly for industry people and we started worrying, but as soon as we started playing we realized that they are of course people too and like to dance and listen to music. The show ended up being incredibly fun with a jumping crowd and wet walls and sweaty dancers. We got offered to play at really nice festivals after this show and that made it even more worthwhile.” FM Belfast (IS)

‘Due to their gig at Eurosonic Noorderslag, The Megaphonic Thrift signed an European
booking deal with top agent Steve Zapp of ITB’. The Megaphonic Thrift (NO)

“Eurosonic is by far the most important European festival for people in the live music industry” Vegard Strømsodd, Amber Booking (NO)

‘The most important gathering in the European live music business calendar’ Pollstar (USA)

‘I found the conference extremely valuable. The delegates are valuable connections in the
European music business. The showcase artists were top notch. Best of all is the proximity of the venues to each other, allowing the delegates to see a huge variety of music in one night.’ Tom Windish, The Windish Agency (USA)

Additional event info: 
Eurosonic Noorderslag is Europe’s most important live music industry conference and showcase festival for European talent. With over 2800 delegates, showcases by 260 artists and a conference with 100 panels, keynote speakers, interviews and meetings, EuroSonic Noorderslag is the key exchange and networking platform for European music, European artists, international music industry professionals and organizations.

2011 is the events 25th birthday and as Eurosonic Noorderslag focuses each edition on a different European country, featuring performances by the best artists and organizing panels about the specifics of that market, it only felt natural to do the 2011 focus on The Netherlands.

Wednesday 12: The European Festival Awards / The European Border Breakers Awards
Thursday 13: Eurosonic Festival and Conference
Friday 14: Eurosonic Festival and Conference
Saturday 15: Noorderslag Festival and Conference

Eurosonic festival presents a broad variety of the best European talent throughout the city of Groningen. Being the largest European showcase festival in Europe, EuroSonic Noorderslag is the most important platform for new European talent. With the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Yourope and Network Europe giving additional exposure to the performing artists, EuroSonic Noorderslag plays a vital role in the development and circulation of talent in Europe and beyond. Instrumental in this circulation is our own ETEP (European Talent Exchange Program). Since the start of the ETEP program in 2003 a total of 1145 shows by 418 European artists were presented at the 60 ETEP festivals (2003 – 2010) www.etep.nl.

Noorderslag festival has been the main barometer of Dutch pop music for 24 years. 
On Saturday 15 January, Noorderslag presents the very best Dutch acts in every genre, from hip-hop and urban to pop music, avant-garde, dance, alternative and everything in between. 

Conference: During the three day conference over 100 panels and meetings will address the current developments and state of affairs within the European music industry, focusing on European music, touring, festivals, the (live) music industry and media developments. The conference also features industry meetings by: Yourope, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), European Talent Exchange Program (ETEP), The European Export Office(s) and Network Europe.

Awards: Eurosonic Noorderslag is the proud home of various awards ceremonies such as The European Border Breakers Award, The European Festivals Awards, The Interactive Award and more. In 2010 The show of the European Border Breakers Awards 2010, presented by TV legend Jools Holland, will be broadcasted on TV in 12 different European countries.

International media coverage: Eurosonic Noorderslag receives international coverage in Europe and beyond, working closely with European media to give more exposure to the performing artists. During 2009, a total of 334 artist performances were broadcast on 21 European Broadcasting Union radio stations. With the EBU group firmly behind the festival, radio shows containing EuroSonic and Noorderslag concerts will reach out as far as Eastern and Southern Europe and beyond…an audience of millions.

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool presents Chazzstock

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At this dark time, OU EST LE SWIMMING POOL and friends have rallied around to present CHAZZSTOCK, an evening put on by friends and family to celebrate his life and achievements. The line up consists of many of the bands friends who will each cover a track from OU EST LE SWIMMING POOL’S forthcoming album THE GOLDEN YEAR followed by some of their own music. With some serious heavyweights already confirmed on the bill, CHAZZSTOCK is already looking more like a festival than a gig.

One of the band’s most vocal supporters EDDY TEMPLE MORRIS (XFM) will be hosting the event. He will be joined on the decks by KISSY SELL OUT (RADIO 1) alongside performances from THE KOOKS, MR HUDSON, MAN LIKE ME, NAT JENKINS, MPHO, TRIBES, DAISY DARES YOU, JAY JAY PISTOLET and many more still TBC. CHAZZSTOCK will be the official send-off the man deserves. We are expecting a lot more announcements of acts, so please check the website for full details.

Advance Tickets go on sale for £10 and can be purchased from GIGANTIC.COM and TICKETWEB.COM. All proceeds will go to MIND the UK’s leading charity for Mental Health support who work towards improve the quality of life of people who experience mental or emotional distress. Mind offers a range of services for people with experience of mental distress, their carers and mental health professionals providing information, advice and support.
OU EST LE SWIMMING POOL’S debut album THE GOLDEN YEAR will be released worldwide on 3RD OCTOBER.

MORE INFO:
www.myspace.com/ouestleswimmingpool
www.mind.org.uk/
www.koko.uk.com

Listings and further info on Mind below, for more info contact:

FULL LISTINGS INFO:
Name: Ou Est Le Swimming Pool Presents: ChazzStock
Line Up: Kooks, Man Like Me, Nat Jenkins, Mpho, Tribes, Daisy Dares You, Jay Jay Pistolet and Mr. Hudson + more TBA
Venue: Koko, 1a Camden High Street, London NW1 7JE, 0870 432 5527
Date / Time: Monday 4th October
Cost: £10 in advance from ticketweb, gigantic, crowdsurge
More info: koko.uk.com / myspace.com/ouestleswimmingpool
Music Policy: Electro / Pop / House

Amsterdam Dance Event final program

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Fifteenth edition breaks records with 165 events taking place at 44 venues

The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world’s leading international conference and festival for electronic music is excited to announce a record breaking line up for the 15th anniversary edition, with 165 events are taking place at 44 different stages around Amsterdam. Taking place from 20 to 23 October, ADE expects 2.500 conference delegates and 100.000 festival visitors from all around the world to descend on the city of Amsterdam during the four-day event.

Already crammed with a multitude of artists, newly confirmed acts for the festival program include; Kevin Saunderson (US), Fedde Le Grand (NL), Martin Solveig (FR), Paul Kalkbrenner (DE), Carl Craig (US), The Martinez Brothers (US), Sébastien Léger (FR), Todd Terry (US), Kaskade (US), Ron Carroll (GB), John Acquaviva (CA), Chocolate Puma (NL), DJ Pierre (US), Nobody Beats The Drum (NL), Stacey Pullen (US), Marco V (NL), Gene Farris (US), Seamus Haji (GB), C-Mon & Kypski (NL), Mark Knight (GB), Robert Owens (GB), Secret Cinema (NL), Josh Gabriel (US), Peter Horrevorts (NL), Tomcraft (DE) and Goose (BE) the festival program is complete. In total 700 DJs/Acts are scheduled to play at the ADE.

Amongst the earlier announced acts are: Kelis (US), Armin van Buuren (NL), Sven Väth (DE), Chuckie (NL), Dave Clarke (GB), Sasha (GB), Paul van Dyk (DE), Roger Sanchez (US), Joris Voorn (NL), Daniel Haaksman (DE), Boys Noize (DE), Dubfire (US), Richie Hawtin (CA), M.A.N.D.Y. (DE), Riva Star (IT), Adam Beyer (SE), Ida Engberg (SE), Steve Bug (DE), Josh Wink (US), Markus Schulz (DE), Ferry Corsten (NL), Jeff Mills (US), Afrojack (NL), Chris Liebing (DE), Goldfish live (SA), Joost van Bellen (NL), Moodymann (US), Derrick May (US), Sander Kleinenberg (NL), Boemklatsch (NL) , Juan Atkins (US), Ellen Allien (DE), Dr. Lektroluv (BE), Shinedoe (NL), Don Diablo (NL), Flying Lotus (US), Monika Kruse (DE), Nick Warren (GB), Karotte (DE), Radio Slave aka The Machine (DE), Ryan Marciano & Sunnery James (NL), Girl Unit (GB), DJ Yellow (FR), Live: Hercules & Love Affair (US), Live: Tensnake (DE), Boris Werner (NL), Live: Redshape (DE), Dixon (DE), Melon (NL), Sasha Funke (DE), KINK live (BG), Terry Toner (NL) and Paul Harris (GB).

A full list of acts performing at the ADE can be found on www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl

During the ADE 2010 a record number of 44 different venues are participating in th festival program, including Air, Bimhuis, Bitterzoet, Boom Chicago, Canvas, Club 8,Club Home, Club NL, Escape, Flex Bar, Hotel Arena, Jimmy Woo, Little Buddha Amsterdam, Melkweg, NDSM, Ocean Diva, Odeon, OnefourOne, OT310, Panama, Paradiso, Passenger Terminal Amsterdam, The Powerzone, Pureliner, Rain, Studio / K, Studio 80, Sugar Factory, Supperclub, Trouw, WesterUnie and Winston Kingdom. Together they have programmed a grand total of 165 events .

In the last fifteen years the ADE has become the most important event for electronic music worldwide.
“In the past fifteen years ADE has proved that the Netherlands and Amsterdam in particular offers the best in electronic music. We are proud on the international involvement of the scene and also the fact that this is possible in city like Amsterdam. Now we have more stages this year we can ensure even a better mix of emerging talents and established names. One thing is certain: Amsterdam will be the epicenter of dance music for four days long”. says organiser Richard Zijlma.
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is organized by the Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation, an initiative of Buma.

For more information and tickets: www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl

Bestival Weather Forecast

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We have the latest Met Office weather widget up on the site.  This weather forecast is continually updated so bookmark this page or come back to the site to get the latest weather update for Bestival. 

Liverpool Music Week – First acts announced

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One of the headline acts for this year’s Liverpool Music Week, is one of the world’s most iconic electronic acts LEFTFIELD who close the 2010 festival at Liverpool University.  After a series of outstanding summer festival performances Neil Barnes returns with a new live show.  The band who trailblazed their unique sound in the early 90’s and took John Lydon back to the top of the charts, are back after over a decade.   Leftfield’s debut album ‘Leftfism’ was voted ‘one of the greatest albums of all time’ by Q Magazine, and their follow up album ‘Rhythm & Stealth’ went to Number 1 spawning the techno anthem ‘Phat Planet’.

 
Another of this year’s headline acts will be CHASE & STATUS, after a hugely successful outing at this year’s summer festivals. Currently celebrating the release of their latest hit single “Let You Go”, from their forthcoming (and yet to be titled) 3rdalbum, they headline the o2 Academy on Saturday 13th November.  
 
Another act confirmed for LMW 2010 is the highly acclaimed EFTERKLANG who have recently released their third album entitled Magic Chairs on 4AD. This will be the bands Liverpool debut, and will be flying in from Copenhagen especially to perform during LMW at o2 Academy on Sunday 7th November.
 
 

DAN LE SAC VS SCROOBIUS PIP is the next act to be announced for this year’s festival. Since their Liverpool debut at Liverpool Music Week 2007, they have gone on to become one of the best known names in revolutionary new music. On the back of a blistering festival run and their second critically acclaimed album, ‘Le Sac v Pip’ will take on their biggest Liverpool show yet at o2 Academy on Wednesday 3rd November.

 

 

 

 

 

Further hip hop & electronic beats will come in the form of improvisation sensationBEARDYMAN. Having won the UK beatboxing championships twice in a row, winning best MC at the Breakspoll awards, will make his LMW debut on the opening night of this year’s festival at the Stanley Theatre on Friday 29th October.

 

 

 

 

 

Two other acts to play shows at the Stanley Theatre are HADOUKEN and K’NAAN. A huge favourite in the city, dance-rock-ravers Hadouken will follow on from their second album ‘For the Masses’, and make their LMW debut on the Saturday 30thOctober. 

 

 

 

 

Somali poet & rapper K’naan will make his much anticipated city debut following his huge summer hit Waving Flag, (the official song of the 2010 World Cup) and is touring his new groundbreaking album Troubador, hitting Liverpool on Saturday 13thNovember.
 
 

Liverpool Music Week began in 2003 and over the last 8 years has gone onto become a nationally recognised event and highlight of the music calendar.  Resulting in Liverpool Music Week becoming the UK’s biggest indoor winter music festival, a musical showcase that features big name acts and gives a performance platform for fresh emerging talent, a number of which have gone on to reach nationwide success.  Last years event attracted a record breaking 65,000 people to the city and is a combination of free and ticketed shows.   The winning format returns in 2010 to stage over 80 events and play host to over 400 live bands. 

 

 

 

 

LMW Director and founder Mike Deane said: “As we head into our 8th festival, there have been several landmark announcements, but in particular it’s been a serious long-term ambition for me to see Leftfield on the line-up for Liverpool Music Week. We’re also really pleased to have persuaded Efterklang to make their Liverpool debut. They will be flying in especially to play the festival. These are just the first of several exciting announcements for Liverpool Music Week 2010.”

 

 
 

DATES ANNOUNCED SO FAR:-

 

 

 

Leftfield

 

Thursday 25th November
Liverpool University (Mountford Hall)
£24+BF / Age: 14+ / Doors: 7.00pm
 

 

 

 

Chase & Status

 

Saturday 13th November
02 Academy Liverpool (Main Room)
£14+BF / Age: 14+ / Doors: 7.30pm
 
 

Efterklang

 

Sunday 7th November
02 Academy Liverpool (Main Room)
£10.00+BF  / Age: 14+ / Doors: 8.00pm
 

 

 

 

Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip

 

Wednesday 3rd November
02 Academy Liverpool (Main Room)
£14.50+BF  / Age: 14+ / Doors: 7.30pm
 
 

Beardyman

 

Friday 29th October
Liverpool University (Stanley Theatre)
£10.00+BF / Age:  14+ / Doors:  7.30pm
 

 

 

 

Hadouken

 

Saturday 30th October
Liverpool University (Stanley Theatre)
£12.50+BF / Age:  14+ / Doors:  7.30pm
 
 

K’naan

 

Saturday 13th November
Liverpool University (Stanley Theatre)
£12.50+BF / Age:  14+ / Doors:  7.30pm
 
Tickets available from www.ticketline.co.uk / Tel: 0844 888 4401.  More acts to be announced over the coming months.