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Source: Download Festival 2017 Event News WITH JUST A FEW DAYS TO GO UNTIL THIS YEAR’S DOWNLOAD, PACKING PREPARATIONS ARE IN FULL SWING. TICKET? CHECK. TENT? CHECK.  FRIDAY FANCY DRESS? CHECK, CHECK, CHECK!  BEFORE YOU PICK UP YOUR BAGS AND HEAD OFF, FAMILIARISE YOURSELF WITH DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL’S NEW SAFETY AND SEARCH PROCEDURES. Your safety is…
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Source: Reading Festival 2017 News Reading and Leeds Festivals celebrated World Environment Day, and in honour of this awesome rock we call home; they were highlighting five ways you can help the festivals be the greenest they’ve ever been. Organisers have signed Powerful Thinking’s Festival Vision: 2025 pledge to aim to reduce carbon emissions. Last…
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ÂĄ If you haven’t yet experienced a Vintage Trouble live show you should add it to your bucket list and get ready for something just a little bit special. What we have here is a band who’ve adopted and adapted the styles, moves, grooves and attitudes of many of the great soul legends. But they’re…
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Source: Download Festival 2017 Event News IT’S SO CLOSE, WE CAN ALMOST TASTE IT. After months of planning and improvements, Download is only a matter of days away. We’ve finalised our line up, announced our set times and even let you know food vendors so you can plan your meals. But before you pack your things…
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Source: Download Festival 2017 Event News BIG GREEN COACH ARE ONCE AGAIN THE OFFICIAL AND EXCLUSIVE COACH TRAVEL PARTNER TO DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2017. Ticket & Travel options on sale NOW! BOOK NOW AS THERE ARE LIMITED SEATS LEFT ON ALL ROUTES! We will have coach services arriving from all over the UK on Wednesday, Thursday or…
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Source: Download Festival 2017 – Line-Up News READY, SET… GO! IT’S TIME TO PLAN YOUR PERFECT WEEKEND AT THIS YEAR’S DOWNLOAD. Take a break from the packing and head to the line up page, because Download have revealed set times across the board for their music stages. Grab a pen, or your phone – they’re available in our…
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Source: Reading Festival 2017 News Stop what you’re doing, this is the most important article Reading and Leeds Festivals claim to have ever published. There are quizzes to test your knowledge of bands, and ones to find out your one true love based on your star sign. But let’s be real, they all fail in comparison…
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Source: Download Festival 2017 Event News FORKS, KNIVES AND BARE HANDS AT THE READY! TAKE A LOOK AT THIS YEAR’S FOOD OPTIONS AND TRY NOT TO GET ANY DROOL ON YOUR SCREEN. Check out this map of the Download site marking all of this year’s good eats and a corresponding guide with a list of vendor names.…
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The team behind Watchet Live Festival (who are taking a well-earned break this year) have received the 2017 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service Watchet Live CIC now have the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK. Only two organisations in Somerset have received the accolade this year, and Watchet Live were recognised for…
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Source: Download Festival 2017 Event News DOWNLOAD AREÂ BACK WITH ANOTHER EDITION OF THEIR FAN FOCUS FEATURE. IT’S NOT ONLY GREAT ALLITERATION, IT’S A CHANCE FOR THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR LOYAL DLERS, THEIR BEST MEMORIES AND LOOK FORWARD TO THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL. THIS WEEK, THEY’RE TAKING A LOOK AT CLAIRE’S STORY. NAME Â /…
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Source: Reading Festival 2017 News If you’re looking for something to get you pumped for Reading and Leeds, then look no further as Major Lazer andLiam Gallagher have both just released brand new music. Your favourite dancehall rejuvenating trio, Major Lazer, just dropped a surprise EP entitled, ‘Know No Better‘ along with a music video to the…
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[ad_1] Major Lazer team up with Migos for their new EP and Liam Gallagher drops his debut single. WHAT A DAY! LIAM GALLAGHER AND MAJOR LAZER DROP BRAND NEW SONGS Our acts are just the gift that keeps on giving. [ad_2] Source
Source: Download Festival 2017 Event News So you’ve got your tent, you’ve packed your sleeping bag, and you’ve set your alarm; it’s time for Download! Whether it’s your first festival or your fourteenth, phone charging always seems to be an extra angst on the weekend’s fun. Well never fear, Music Angel Mobile Charging are on hand…
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Source: Download Festival 2017 Event News FESTIVALS ARE BUILT FOR THE MUSIC, AND WITH DOWNLOAD 2017 THERE’S NO SHORTAGE OF QUALITY MATERIAL! BUT WHAT’S BETTER THAN SHOUTING ALONG TO EVERY WORD OF CHOP SUEY? IT’S SHOUTING ALONG TO EVERY WORD WITH YOUR BEST MATES AT YOUR SIDE. And that’s what Music Angel is here for, to keep you…
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The man from New Brunswick can trace his Scots ancestry back to his great grandparents, James and Agnes Blyth, who emigrated from Cupar in Fife in 1929 with five children, including his grandmother, Patricia. Although he has made his name in the country genre, Tristan says traditional Scottish music has also had an influence: “Scottish…
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Source: Download Festival 2017 Event News At Download, the Firestone Stage, located at the Firestone booth, gives bands an opportunity to perform a more intimate gig at the festival. The close atmosphere will allow you to interact directly with these emerging musicians. See the complete line up for the Firestone Stage below:
Latitude have a host of new names added to their line up across the music stages, Music & Film Arena and talks in the Wellcome Trust Arena, The SpeakEasy and the Faraway Forest. Bringing their critically acclaimed back catalogue to intergalactic new heights at this year’s festival are the innovative outfit that crafts one of…
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Multi award-winning Festival No.6 has today announced the return of its bespoke dining experience, Dinner at Clough’s, for the fourth year running with an incredible line-up of Michelin-starred and ground-breaking chefs. After three years located on White Horses promenade Dinner at Clough’s moves this year to the auspicious main dining room of Hotel Portmeirion, the…
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DAY TRIPPER is a unique one-day open-air event on Hastings Pier curated by OCEAN COLOUR SCENE themselves and will see the band perform their seminal 1996 breakthrough album Moseley Shoals in full plus a selection of their greatest hits. Joining them on this special bill will be the hugely successful and longstanding Beatles tribute THE…
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Saint Etienne’s Home Counties Tour takes them across the UK and USA this year…with just a handful of festival stops along the way. Here’s a taster from the new Home Counties LP: ‘Heather’ You can catch them at Port Elliot and Green Man if you are heading to those festivals – or alternatively grab a…
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Source: Reading Festival 2017 News Registration for Reading and Leeds Instalment Plan tickets has hit the LAST DAY. Bag yours NOW for the opportunity to split the cost of your tickets into two separate payments… Here’s how it works: If you purchase your Instalment Plan before midnight tonight you will pay in two simple instalments. The…
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Source: Reading Festival 2017 News This summer should be about treating yourself, so why not add Reading Festival to the list? Pink Moon Camping offers a comfortable oasis away from the crowds. Pink Moon‘s tents and tipis are located in their own dedicated campsite within the festival site, offering various styles of accommodation to suit…
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Source: Download Festival 2017 – Line-Up News It’s not just an immense line up full of the best in rock and metal music that entices the DL family back year after year. First and foremost: Prepare your fancy dress! The theme for this year’s Friday fancy dress is… WRESTLING. We want to see your most…
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Source: Download Festival 2017 – Artist News Hailing from Milton Keynes, power-rock trio RavenEye bring their modern garage rock and blues rock to Donington. Having already toured Spain, France and Italy, RavenEye have been slamming audiences with their signature heavy riffs and incendiary live shows. Expect to see them straddling a bass drum or jumping…
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Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival and Electrikal have announced the launch of a brand new project for 2017 – The Temple of Dub. The Temple Of Dub stage prepares to host Scotland’s best in reggae, roots, dub and a dash of jungle alongside a world-renowned line up of artists. Powered by Electrikal’s trademark sound system as…
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Boomtown has officially sold out of standard tickets in record time. However, or anyone still looking to attend this annual extravaganza there are still a small number of Coach Traveller packages available through Big Green Coaches. These depart from 55 different locations across the UK. There are also Shuttle Traveller packages which include a return…
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Summer is here and what better way to celebrate the sun than grab tickets to take your family to Camp Bestival. The Lulworth Castle extravaganza has today announced a bundle of new names to pack out the already strong bill. Kicking off a trio of sublime Sunday Best acts is the mesmerising chanteuse Alice Jemima.…
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Over 12,000 people attended last year’s festival in the famous Croydon Restaurant Quarter in the town’s South End. And organisers, the South Croydon Business Association, have ambitious plans to make the hugely popular alfresco dining event on Sunday, June 25 even bigger and better. Apart from the smorgasbord of fantastic food and drink stalls offering…
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Source: Download Festival 2017 Event News DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT LEAVING THE HOUSE FOR DONINGTON BEFORE YOU’VE READ ALL THIS. It’s nearly time for the biggest and best rock weekender of the year, and Download HQ is buzzing. The site’s starting to take shape, the official Dogtooth beer has arrived and is delightfully refreshing, and Download Dog’s been…
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Source: Download Festival 2017 – Artist News
Source: Download Festival 2017 – Artist News
[ad_1] For the next 48 hours our social media activity will be silent in sympathy with all those that lost their lives or were injured, physically and/or mentally, by the devastating attack in Manchester last night. Our thoughts are with those affected as well as the emergency services working tirelessly to keep us safe in…
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Already boasting a jam-packed line up of the world’s hottest rap, grime and R&B talent, Virgin V Festival 2017 today expands on the line up with the V Street Stage Powered by Utilita Energy. Huge performances are set across Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park, Staffordshire on 19th and 20th August 2017 from global superstar…
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