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POP WILL EAT ITSELF, FLOGGING MOLLY, STEREO MCS, I AM KLOOT, JOHN GRANT, THE BLOCKHEADS, THE MOB, ALABAMA 3 ACOUSTIC & UNPLUGGED, TEDDY THOMPSON, GENTLEMAN’S DUB CLUB, FOUR MEN & A DOG, PAUL HEATON, THE JIM JONES REVUE, THE BEAT, LAU, DIVOKEJ BILL, SALSA CELTICA, WOLF PEOPLE, SHEELANAGIG, RORY MCLEOD, DAVE MCPHERSON, MOJO FURY, EDDI READER, RODDY WOOMBLE, ADRIAN EDMONDSON & THE BAD SHEPHERDS, DIZRAELI & THE SMALL GODS, JACKIE OATES, THE YOUNG COPPERS, DJ FRICTION, SIGMA, JAGUAR SKILLS, TROLLEY SNATCHA, STEVE HILLAGE’S SYSTEM 7, THE FABULOUS GOOD TIME PARTY BOYS
The latest acts to be announced for the Beautiful Days festival are alternative rock band Pop Will Eat Itself plus Irish-American celtic punk band Flogging Molly, one of the UK’s most iconic bands Stereo MCs, Mercury Prize nominated Manchester trio I Am Kloot, singer/songwriter John Grant, seminal 80’s legends The Blockheads, British punk band The Mob making an exclusive festival appearance, festival favourites Alabama 3 playing an acoustic set, folk-rock musician Teddy Thompson, 9 piece dub/ska outfit Gentleman’s Dub Club and Irish band Four Men & A Dog.
PLUS former Beautiful South frontman Paul Heaton, rock’n’roll phenomenon The Jim Jones Revue, ska band The Beat, award winning folk group Lau, Czech rockers Divokej Bill, world music fusion band Salsa Celtica, psychedelic rock band Wolf People, folk band Sheelanagig, musician and traveller Rory McLeod, InMe frontman Dave McPherson, alternative rock band Mojo Fury and The Fabulous Good Time Party Boys.
Also previously announced are Oysterband who will headline ‘Big Session @ Beautiful Days’ in the Big Top on the Saturday. They will be joined on the Big Session line-up by Scottish singer-songwriter Eddi Reader, Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble, Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds, trad folk meets hip hop with Dizraeli & The Small Gods, Jackie Oates and The Young Coppers. The first acts to be announced for The Little Big Top are DJ Friction, Sigma, Jaguar Skills, Trolley Snatcha and Steve Hillage’s System 7 with the rest of the DJ line-up and Scary Dave’s comedy line-up during the daytimes still to be announced.
These acts join the already announced Friday headliners Big Audio Dynamite featuring the original line-up who are currently on tour around the UK ('Not just a reunion - this is their time'The Times) and gypsy-punks Gogol Bordello, plus Saturday headliners Carter USM making their first festival appearance in 14 years and festival founders Levellers who will close the festival on the Sunday night. There are still more acts to be announced in the coming months for the Main Stage, The Big Top, The Little Big Top and Dirty Davey’s Bandstand plus the festival’s Sunday theme!
Tickets for Beautiful Days 2011 are on sale now. Adult Weekend Camping Tickets are £110, 10 to Under 16’s Weekend Camping Ticket £60, 5 to Under 10’s Weekend Camping Ticket £30 and Under 5’s Weekend Camping Ticket £5. Car routing/parking tickets are £15 and Campervan tickets are £35. All tickets are available to buy from www.levellers.co.uk.
PLEASE NOTE: All tickets are subject to booking fee. There are no day tickets available. The festival will not be held responsible for purchases from unofficial ticket outlets. Please read the terms and conditions of sale before purchasing tickets. Please make sure you buy children’s tickets for the age they will be at the time of the festival and not the age they are at the time of purchase. Children of ALL AGES count as part of the festivals capacity and must have a ticket. And if you’ve never been to the festival before please note: No glass, fireworks or fire lanterns are permitted on site!
Beautiful Days & Acoustic Magazine are pleased to announce the third Beautiful Days Singer-Songwriter Competition. Following the huge response to last year’s competition we will once again be running the competition that offers the winner a slot at this year’s festival on The Big Top plus some incredible prizes. To enter (and for more information) go to www.acousticmagazine.com. Closing date is 1 June 2011. The finalists will be judged by a panel of members from the Beautiful Days team and Acoustic magazine. GOOD LUCK!
STEWARD APPLICATIONS are now being taken by Oxfam for the festival. Go here for more information and to apply. www.oxfam.org.uk/Stewarding. Applications have now closed for traders and caterers.
PLEASE NOTE: All tickets are subject to booking fee. There are no day tickets available. The festival will not be held responsible for purchases from unofficial ticket outlets. Please read the terms and conditions of sale before purchasing tickets. Please make sure you buy children’s tickets for the age they will be at the time of the festival and not the age they are at the time of purchase. Children of ALL AGES count as part of the festivals capacity and must have a ticket. Under 16's must be accompanied by a ticket holding adults. VEHICLES: If you are planning to travel to the festival in a car then please purchase a car routing/parking ticket which will help us guide you on to the site and parked for the weekend. If you are travelling to the festival on a motorbike then you will need to also purchase a car parking ticket. Campervan tickets are for live-in vehicles only - we cannot accommodate caravans. The campervan field is a separate area with toilets and showers for live-in vehicles only.
Please look at the FAQs and Travel pages for more information about camping, travel and other general queries. Disabled access information is available www.beautifuldays.org/access - the festival has disabled camping, viewing platforms, disabled toilets and we offer free tickets for carers. Disabled festival goers can purchase parking and campervan tickets the same way as everyone else through official ticket outlets and then apply for access to the disabled parking and campervan areas.
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LEVELLERS - BRIXTON DVD & CDs
The show at Brixton was recorded with 11 cameras and is in post production.
Release will be a 2 CD's plus DVD limited edition all in same deluxe packaging.
Pre orders will be taken once we have an edit the band are happy with...anyone pre ordering gets their name on the artwork & end credits of the film.
SYB - SIGNED GUITARS
The Levellers recently signed an acoustic guitar to help raise funds for Support Your Bowel – a charity intent in raising awareness of bowel related disease. Tony Larkin at the age of 44 was diagnosed with bowel cancer in Sept 2009 but thankfully was given the all clear in Dec 2010 after various operations and bouts of treatment is now spearheading this initiative. You can see the level of support that SYB is gaining from this short video promo
Please show your support and join the SYB Facebook page. The more that do the more that will be aware.
START SONGWRITING IN STYLE. 17-19th June 2011
Spend a weekend in the beautiful setting of Harefield Hall, North Yorkshire honing your songwriting skills with two consummate and professional songwriters.
Rev Hammer and Dan Donnelly have both been writing songs professionally for over twenty years...songs that are loved by many. They have distilled their art into a series of thought provoking and inspiring workshops designed to bring out the best in songwriters of all ages and abilities.
Rev and Dan have successfully delivered these workshops in schools, colleges, prisons and many other settings across Britain... but perhaps none as special as this.
Harefield Hall is set amongst 28 Acres of beautiful woodland in Nidderdale, near Pateley Bridge. Providing four star accommodation, lounge bar with real log fire, function room and health suite with pool, sauna and Jacuzzi.
The price includes 2 nights board and breakfast, access to all workshops and events plus one on one mentoring and Saturday Night Entertainment from Rev and Dan. A brand new Yamaha Guitar will be awarded to the songwriter whose song is voted the best at the end of the weekend.
Your Weekend will include: Evening Open Mic Sessions hosted by Rev and Dan, Lyric Writing Workshops, Chord and Melody Workshops, Performances by Rev and Dan, Music Business Talk on ‘How to make your songs make you money’, Q and A Sessions and A Yamaha Guitar for the most voted for song.
PRICES £250 PER PARTICIPANT accompanying guests welcome for a nominal fee
CALL ELAINE FOR BOOKING ON 01423 715840 OR EMAIL SONOVAGUN@GMAIL.COM
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