Weekend at Willow 2010
Nostalgia meets cutting-edge cool at Weekend at Willow festival, rounding off the festival season with the ultimate stand-out event of the summer. With no other UK festival offering such a contrasting line-up, Weekend at Willow is a truly unique experience, and all less than an hour from the centre of London!
Proceedings kick off on Saturday 25th September with the largest retro disco ever to be staged in the UK, Weekend at Willow sees the best-loved acts of 80s and 90s lead a star-studded trip through of one of the best ever periods in pop. Featuring massive acts such as Bananarama, Chesney Hawkes, Aswad and East 17, Weekend at Willow is a chance to indulge yourself in some straight-up nostalgia as hits from the 80s and 90s are brought back to life.
Sunday 26th sees a return to the here and now, with current top 40 chart-toppers N-Dubz headlining the main stage, while Lee Ryan (of teen-pop boy-band sensations Blue), Wiley, Liz McClarnon (ex-Atomic Kitten) and UK freestyle rap champion Professor Green get the party started.
Weekend at Willow has brought on board a crack team of festival and music industry veterans to plan and produce the festival, ensuring that it is a rip-roaring success and the highlight of the summer festival season. Headed up by legendary music manager and promoter Paul King (Tears For Fears, Level 42, Johnny Hates Jazz) – who has sold more than 32 million records for artists he’s managed – Weekend at Willow is moving ahead at full steam to create a memorable event combining the best of new music and nostalgia favourites.
All profits from Weekend at Willow will go to support the local horse rescue centre, and organisers are looking to involve the local community as much as possible. Looking set to grow in coming years, the festival will become a key part of the Faversham event calendar, standing alongside Kent’s many other attractions.
Larmer Tree Festival 2010
Larmer Tree Festival are thrilled to announce the final headliners for this year’s 20th anniversary celebration! Adding to the already stellar line-up of acts, Martha Wainwright will be bringing her celebrated folk-rock style to the five day cultural festival. Pioneering World musician Toumani Diabaté has also been added to the bill, continuing Larmer Tree Festival’s reputation for diversity and innovation. Having recently announced an extensive arena tour for next year, Russell Howard will take to the stage for a rare, exclusive set at the festival’s Comedy Club.
These new additions join the likes of Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra -with special guest Alison Moyet, reggae legends Toots and the Maytals and Grammy award winning blues guitarist Robert Cray. The unique and intimate Larmer Tree Festival balances leading names in music and comedy alongside a magnificent programme of theatre and art to delight festival goers of all ages.
As a member of one of the most famous musical families of a generation, Martha Wainwright will be closing the festival on 18th July in her own inimitable fashion, bringing her unique and revered folk style to the beautiful Victorian Larmer Tree Gardens. Daughter of American folk singer Loudon Wainwright III and the late Canadian artist Kate McGarrigle and sister to Rufus Wainwright, Martha’s accomplished career has seen her release two powerfully touching, critically acclaimed albums. Martha has also collaborated with the likes of Pete Townsend and Damon Albarn and hit the top 20 with Snow Patrol on their single Set Fire to the Third Bar.
The widely praised Malian musician Toumani Diabaté will be headlining Larmer Tree Festival on Saturday 17th July. His landmark collaboration with the late Ali Farka Touré in 2005 attained five star reviews from the likes of Guardian, Observer Music Monthly, The Sun, Metro and Songlines, and went on to win the Grammy for Best Traditional World Music Album in 2006. Hailed worldwide as a groundbreaking musician, Toumani Diabaté has brought the kora – a unique West African harp – to the global stage almost singlehandedly. His collaboration with Björk on her Volta album saw him join her on stage at 2007’s Glastonbury Festival, as well as performing his own electrifying set with the Symmetry Orchestra. Toumani recently released his second album with Ali Farka Touré, Toumani and Ali, to heavy critical acclaim across the world.
Larmer Tree Festival are delighted to have one of the most recognisable names in British comedy Russell Howard headlining the festival’s comedy bill. Star of ‘Mock the Week’ and his own ‘Russell Howard’s Good News’, Russell will be bringing his quirky, observational stand-up show to the intimate Comedy Club setting.
Other new additions to the line-up of musical talent include Cornershop and Easy Star All-Stars. Most popularly known for their number 1 smash Brimful of Asha, indie-rock band Cornershop have continued to release critically acclaimed albums and perform at some of the UK’s top summer festivals. Easy Star All-Stars will be encouraging Larmer Tree audiences to get in the party spirit with their reggae/dub covers of popular songs, taken from their albums Dub Side of the Moon, Radiodread and Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band.
Larmer Tree Festival is truly like no other. With an eclectic array of stellar live acts, hilarious stand-up, colourful theatre and dance, interactive workshops for all ages and delicious locally produced food, all set in glorious Victorian gardens, Larmer Tree Festival creates an infectious and unique carnival atmosphere that it is impossible not to be swept up in. With tickets kept to 4000 each day, Larmer Tree Festival promises one of the most intimate and personal festival experiences.
A full five day ticket is priced at £184 for adults, £152 for 11-17 year olds and £124 for 5-10 year olds, with entrance for under fives free of charge. Four day, three day and one day tickets are also available. Camping and parking are completely free for all five days!
Tickets are available now from www.larmertreefestival.co.uk.
Full line-up so far: Toots and the Maytals, Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra with special guest Alison Moyet, Martha Wainwright, Robert Cray, Toumani Diabaté, Newton Faulkner, Frank Turner, Oysterband, Cornershop, The Unthanks, Tunng, Shooglenifty, Ade Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds, Easy Star All-Stars, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Babylon Circus, Rango, Chumbawamba, Dub Pistols, James Yuill, The Heavy, Ian King, The Bookhouse Boys, Chris Wood, Raghu Dixit, Otis Gibbs, Grass Mountain Hobos, Goldheart Assembly, Steve Knightley, Kill it Kid, Skip ‘Little Axe’ McDonald, The Boy Who Trapped The Sun, Swarathma, The Urban Voodoo Machine, John Smith, The Dodge Brothers, Ellen & The Escapades, RSVP, The Legendary DJ Derek, Smerins Anti-Social Club, Billy Vincent, The Penny Black Remedy, Roots Union, Emily Barker, Dizraeli and the Small Gods, Wheeler Street, Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell, The Cubical, Rita Hosking, The Voluntary Butler Scheme, Ruth Theodore, Urusen, Bob Hillary & The Massive Mellow, Sweet Baboo, Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip, Dr Butler’s Hatstand Medicine Band, Chavo, Jon Byrne & The Victims, Samsara, The Mandibles, Moulettes, Tankus the Henge, Alex Roberts, Pronghorn, Cash Converted, Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs, Vid Warren, 4Square, Walsh & Pound, Alice and the Wonderband, With Love From Humans!, School of Imagination, Disco’s Out (Murder’s In), Owl in the Sun, The Flying Chillis (DJs), The Uplifter (DJ), The Herman Funksters (DJs), F-Fever (DJ).
Comedy Stage line-up so far: Russell Howard, Rich Hall, David O’Doherty, Jon Richardson, Pappy’s, Craig Campbell, Wil Hodgson, Steve Hall, Jason Cook, Tony Law, Jason Canning, Joe Lycett, Ed Gamble, David Morgan, Christian Lee, Ahir Shah, Andrew Ryan, The Lunchtime Club (Rob Beckett, Joel Dommett, Tom Rosenthal, Ian Smith, Liam Williams).
Reeperbahn Festival 2010
Save the date! Reeperbahn Festival 2010 will be held over 23rd – 25th September 2010.
After a wildly successful 2009, Reeperbahn Festival 2010 promises to be the best to date –of course! This year, organisers are pulling out all the musical stops in order to make Europe’s most exciting club festival that little bit extra special. To start with, the capacity has again increased to 20,000 to cope with demand. The festival is also supplying around fifty more carefully selected bands this year, to five more venues.
Last year was a truly eye-opening experience for the Reeperbahn Festival, not just for the organisers themselves, but also the worldwide press in attendance and the droves of fans that crammed in to packed venues to see their favourite rising bands emerge that little bit further.
Reeperbahn Festival Director Alexander Schultz says: “The pace at which the festival has continued to grow is phenomenal. We’re so happy that music fans and journalists from all over the world continue to attend each year and enjoy themselves. The feedback from 2009 was very pleasing and we’re hoping to top this in 2010 and have some great surprises in store”.
Situated in the heart of Germany’s thriving creative hub of Hamburg, Reeperbahn Festival is an unmatched experience, synonymous with great new musical talent, unique venues and industry insight. The Reeperbahn area rests in the centre of Hamburg’s sub-cultural St. Pauli district, and is famous for entertainment, amusement, its red light district and, of course, for music. What more perfect setting for this innovative and thrilling club-festival?!
Selling out for the first-time, even with its increased capacity, Reeperbahn Festival 2009 placed itself well and truly on the European festival map, with rave reviews from established press and also set the blogosphere alight with regaling retort of Reeperbahn delight. Furthermore, with folk from all corners of the music industry in attendance, the Reeperbahn Festival also became an important platform for bands to be seen and snapped up by labels, publishers, agents and promoters.
True to Reeperbahn Festival tradition, the line-up also included established names to keep the party buoyant. The likes of Editors, Seasick Steve, Biffy Clyro, and Dinosaur Jr all played well-received sets in old cinemas, bohemian cafes and larger music venues to reams of delighted fans. The first 2010 headliners are to be announced immanently.
tilllate.com
tilllate.com, Europe’s elite nightlife social networking website, moves into the next chapter of its on-going success story. Recently acquired by dance publication front-runners, M8 Magazine, the tilllate website will host its renowned mix of clubbing photographs, event calendars and nightlife listings, in addition to unrivalled editorial content syndicated from the rebranded tilllate Magazine – previously titled M8.
The rebrand will bring tilllate’s powerful online community, together with M8’s loyal readership, to the forefront of both the dance music and the universal clubbing scene.
The September issue of tilllate Magazine will hit the shelves on August 28th with its monster mix of dance industry news, DJ and Producer features, as well as music and nightlife reviews. The magazine will now feature a bespoke European Clubbing Section, reviewing cities and far-off clubbing destinations for its legion of readers. In addition to the hard copy, tilllate.com will feature an online digital copy available to purchase, downloadable all month from the date of issue.
tilllate.com is recognised all over the world and is available across Europe in 11 countries including the UK, Spain, Switzerland and France. With 159 millions page impressions a month, and 2.5 million unique users, tilllate is a global brand that resonates with its users on a truly prestigious level.
In conjunction with the launch of tilllate’s new website and the tilllate Magazine, there will be a host of exclusive branded parties by tilllate in London, Ibiza and Scotland, with more events to be announced this year. tilllate will also be hosting the Global Underground tent at this year’s SW4 Festival in London’s Clapham on August 29th.
Butterfly Knights
Róisín Murphy to Headline at London’s Unique Fashion & Music Super-Event!
Butterfly Knight’s – Burlectric
**Moloko’s first lady to headline on blazing line-up of live performances**
**Razorlight, Hybrid, David E. Sugar, Rae and Goldierocks all confirmed for DJ sets**
**Exquisite Burlesque performances from Miss Bijou Noir & Kiki Kaboom**
**Fashion Room with ‘carousel catwalk’**
Saturday 5th September – SeOne, London Bridge
Butterfly Knights will be spreading its diamanté wings for a third outing, gracefully glimmering over London and casting its creative spell on London Bridge’s SeOne Club next month. Expect new music from handpicked, cutting-edge bands & DJ’s, fashion from the scene’s emerging designers, and a very healthy serving of ‘Burlectric’ (burlesque & electric). There will also be innovative live performance art and breathtaking interactive audio visuals.
‘Burlectric’ is a party like-no-other, a truly one-of-a-kind super-event and THE highlight of September’s calendar of clubbing in the capital. SeOne, London’s newest party postcode, is to be transformed into a haven of glamour and glitter, groove and gusto, debauchery and delight, for one night only this September.
Moloko’s revered and eccentric fashionista, Róisín Murphy, adds her style and sass to a perfect blend of headline acts and up-and-coming talent. The boys of Indie, Razorlight, the boss of Breaks, Hybrid, and the engineer of Electronica, David E. Sugar, will all grace the decks alongside Rae, Goldierocks, Feelin’ Electro and Johan Ten Houten.
As well as using established acts and musically renowned artists, Butterfly Knights champions hot new talent and offers a unique platform to perform on. For this extravaganza, they will be offering up live performances from hot new bands The Coolness, Kindle, The Vibrants and Dega Breaks.
The Fashion Room will provide a podium for up and coming designer talent by showcasing exciting new creations by graduate students from the London College of Fashion and Central Saint Martins. Kate Underwood, a finalist in this year’s ASOS’s top 100 competition, will also be dressing models in her uber-leather designs, previously worn and modelled by music’s newest icon, VV Brown. There will also be original burlesque performances from Miss Bijou Noir and Kiki Kaboom.
For those of you who demand more from your weekend adventures, Butterfly Knights has created an interactive ‘PlaySpace’ equipped with touch-sensitive ibars, ifloors, and itouch screens. Combine this with the awe-inspiring collection of magicians, acrobats, dancers and ‘Social Butterflies’ that will infiltrate the club, and you will see how much of a punch this party is going to pack.
Butterfly Knights was born out of a love for great, original clubbing, with an alternative twist. Now on its third event, Butterfly Knights has built up a loyal following, renowned on the clubbing scene for the night’s unique mix of music and performance.
Benicàssim
No longer a well-kept secret, the FIB Heineken Benicassim Festival is an integral stop on the summer circuit and a firm favourite with British and Irish fans.
Backed by Vince Power (the founder of the Mean Fiddler Empire and the man behind The Mighty Boosh and Hop Farm Festivals) it will take place from July 16th – 19th on the east coast of Spain.
Headline acts for the 2009 festival will be Franz Ferdinand, Kings of Leon and Paul Weller.
The Scottish rockers will be firing Darts of Pleasure far and wide whilst Nashville’s finest Kings of Leon will be On Call for anyone looking for a good time – and with the Modfather on board, even the man himself would gladly admit “That’s Entertainment!”
A phenomenal 150,000 people enjoyed FIB Heineken 2008, making it one of the best festivals of the summer with some of the most exciting, exclusive gigs to have graced the Spanish mainland in recent times. With sets from internationally acclaimed artists such as; Leonard Cohen, Morrissey, My Bloody Valentine, The Raconteurs, Babyshambles and The Ting Tings, it isn’t hard to see why.
2009 will be an extra special year for FIB Heineken as it will be their 15th anniversary. Promising a stellar line-up packed with the biggest bands, artists and DJs from across the globe and a plethora of new and exciting on-site events and activities, the organisers are pulling out all the stops to make this one to remember.
In addition to the music events, there will be a wide variety of other shows including contemporary art installations and interventions, The FIB International Short Film Festival, Mustang Fashion Weekend and Date with Dance performances in the streets, squares and cultural spaces of Benicàssim.
http://fiberfib.com/en/line-up/benicassim-festival-2009/
The Pigalle Club
Piccadilly’s The Pigalle Club has showcased major stars from all across the globe. With past performances from Van Morrison, Duffy and Solange Knowles and upcoming shows booked for Finley Quaye, Ruby Turner and Boy George the quality of their shows is always second to none. Also with celebrities such as the latest Bond girl Gemma Arterton, Anna Friel, Amy Winehouse, Dita Von Teese and Orlando Bloom regularly dropping by, it is fast becoming the place to be. This stylish intimate clubs trendy ambience and hugely inviting atmosphere will guarantee you a night to remember. A Star PR are conducting a full print and online campaign.
SupaJam – The Ultimate Unsigned Competition
It needn’t be a long and winding road to fame… 
Back for a second consecutive year, the Fast Track to FIB Heineken competition is once again offering one act the chance to perform at this year’s Benicássim festival in Spain.
The contest allows bands to submit their music online, and a careful selection process follows (see below) before the final 5 bands battle it out at a live showdown in Piccadilly’s famous ‘Pigalle Club’. Voting doesn’t officially start until May 16th but with so much interest in the upload stage of the competition, Supajam are preparing themselves for the inevitable inbox invasion.
Promoter Vince Power, has teamed up with creative community www.supajam.com to find Europe’s newest super-group. Having already confirmed a monumental line up including The Killers, Oasis, Kings of Leon, Franz Ferdinand, Lily Allen, Glasvegas and Paul Weller, fans have come to expect bands of the very highest calibre, so competition for a slot on the Benicássim bill will be fiercer than ever.
The contest, details of which can be found on the newly designed Supajam website,allows bands to submit their music online. A careful selection process follows before the final 5 bands battle it out at a live showdown in Piccadilly’s The Pigalle Club. Two weeks later the winner will be performing their music on one of the most exciting festival stages in the world!!
Last year’s winners JKLMNO have taken massive steps forward since taking home the ‘Fast Track to FIB Heineken’ crown. Since winning the contest they have recorded a live studio session for the BBC and seen their music featured as the ‘Windows Media Download of the Week’. Set to record a single for physical release in August with Manic Street Preachers producer Greg Haver in the Manics’ own private studio, many are tipping them as one to watch for 2009 in the not so distant future.
Other finalists from last year were Doll And the Kicks who have since supported Morrissey on his European tour and Irish rockers CODES, who shared the stage with Keane on their UK tour and performed at Camden’s infamous Koko last week
All The Rage
This is the new ground-breaking concept in gig going, aimed at an older music loving audience, who feel alienated by the current teen-dominated sweat pit indie music nights. Brought to you by pioneering promoters All the Rage, ‘The Rage’ is back with a vengeance after the successes of their Spring and Summer events. Renowned for their cutting edge music policy showcasing bands like Young Knives, Dirty Pretty Things, Data Rock and Newton Faulkner, A Star was hired to implement a full PR campaign to raise the profile of the brand.
The Aberdeen Jazz Festival 2007
Spread over five venues in this vibrant Scottish city, The Aberdeen Jazz Festival 2007 featured a highly impressive roster of jazz luminaries includes guitar legend Martin Taylor, the BBC Big Band and current indie-jazz darlings Polar Bear and The Neil Cowley Trio. A Star PR delivered a highly successful print, radio, TV and online campaign that helped ensure the festival’s growing reputation.