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Pitchfork 2010
By Martin on February 8th, 2010 | No Comments

When: 16th-18th July Where: Union Park, Chicago Tickets are now on sale for the festival with single-day passes going for $40 and three-day passes costing $90. For more information go to pitchforkmusicfestival.com. Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus...
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Bearded Theory 2010
By Martin on February 8th, 2010 | No Comments

When: Friday 14th to Sunday 16th May 2010 Where: Bradley Nook Farm, Hulland Ward, Ashbourne, Derbyshire The festival with beards, bands and DJs, returns in 2010, celebrating a new decade and creating something magical yet again. The 2010 Bearded Theory Festival is set to be the best yet, with vastly improved facilities, the best line up in the country for the money you pay and we will continue t...
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Bonarroo tickets next week
By Martin on February 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

Next week the Bonnaroo 2010 lineup will reveal itself to you. Head to www.bonnaroo.com on February 9th and join us for a very special unveiling. For the first time ever, tickets will go back on sale the same day as the announcement. The top two tiers of tickets sold out quickly during our Holiday pre-sale in December, so make sure to act fast. Payment plans will once again be offered for both GA ...
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Keynsham Music Festival needs local bands
By Martin on January 28th, 2010 | No Comments

Bands for local festival The Keynsham Music Festival is asking all local bands who would like to take part in this year’s festival, to send in their demo cd. The Keynsham Music Festival has now been going for 11 years and attracts some of the best unsigned bands in the region. It’s a free festival with four stages and an audience of approximately 10,000 people. “We’ve grown from a small e...
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Better Festivals Group
By Martin on January 25th, 2010 | No Comments

Last week i stumbled across a great site about Music Festivals. The Better Festival Group (http://thebetterfestivalgroup.co.uk). The main objective of BFG is to create an independent organisation that would aim to build good quality working relationships between Festival Organisers and Festival Attendees through the use of Focus Groups as well as implementing customer service initiatives to improv...
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Isle of Wight 2010
By Martin on January 17th, 2010 | No Comments

11th-13th June 2010 The Isle of Wight Festival takes place annually on the Isle of Wight. It was originally held from 1968 to 1970, the venues being Ford Farm, Wootton and Afton Down respectively. The revived 2002 Festival consisted of a big 1 day concert – Rock Island – and a number of small events held over two weeks at small venues scattered around the Island. What was Rock Islan...
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Early bird tickets now on sale
By Martin on January 12th, 2010 | No Comments

Warm up from the winter chill by getting your hands on the hottest festival tickets around. Early Bird tickets are now on sale for Summer Sundae Weekender 2010 – saving you £10 on the full price. The discount is available until the end of March and there’s only a limited number available, so be quick if you want to grab a bargain. Weekend adult tickets cost £95 – saving £10 off t...
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Campus A Low Hum selling out fast!
By Martin on January 11th, 2010 | No Comments

News from Campus A Low Hum. According to sales progress, Campus A Low Hum will sell out in less then seven days. However, when I sent this same warning out last year, it sold out in three, so yeah. Don’t mess around! So many gutted people last year, and trust me, if you miss this event, you are going to weep. There are no more instalment plans available, only full payments accepted, by credi...
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