The Secret Garden Party So with the initial line up for 2015 released this week, I think it’s about time to gush a bit about my festival of last summer. The Music As the sun went down over the main stage on a balmy Saturday evening Sub Motion Orchestra revealed themselves as the standout performers …
Tag: Festivals
Nov 21
The Readers & Writers Festival to be held in lovely Margaret River, Western Australia
I found Margaret River when I was researching my bestselling novel Canopy of Silence for Heinemann some years ago now. I flew over from the UK and took the bus down from Perth, Western Australia to seek out descendants of the Group Settlers. I found Dinkie Sutton, who was the relative of the guy who …
Sep 12
Belfast City Guide
If you have never been to Belfast before and are planning to go then you will be in for a treat… Belfast Facts A thriving city which always has something going on: Belfast is the largest city in Northern Ireland. Belfast may be a small city but it is big on excitement. There is a …
Sep 01
Unknown pleasures
Croatia didn’t have the best of it in the 20th century. Occupied by pretty much everyone with a standing army and a superiority complex (Austro-Hungary, then Germany and Italy, a bit more by Hungary and finally by Yugoslav communists) its post-communism civil war only ended in 1995. Since then it’s managed rather better, becoming the …
Jul 17
JAY Z Takes The Crown At UK Festivals
JAY Z TAKES THE CROWN AT UK FESTIVALS ~ Demand to see Jay Z this summer outstripping that for Beyonce by 2:1 ~ He may have 99 Problems but selling tickets ain’t one. Fans of Jay Z are clearly hoping to witness the world’s biggest hip hop star take centre stage as demand for tickets …
Jul 10
Arty partying in the Secret Garden
Assuming you haven’t been driven mad by Glastonbury envy by now, you will probably be looking for another festival which has managed to bottle a little of that Glasto magic to see you through what’s turning out to be a rather glorious British Summer. Here at Frost, the festival that provided a glint of …
Jul 21
One Of These Days Festival – First announcement
8th + 9th December 2012 Winter Gardens, Blackpool www.oneofthesedaysfestival.com One Of These Days will capture the essence of Field Day, Oya Festival, Melt!, Kendal Calling, Glastonbury Dance Village, Electric Elephant, End of The Road, DFA Records, SWN Festival, The Warehouse Project, Now Wave, Free Rotation, Eden Sessions, Fiber Festival, and Shambala to create a truly …
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