Beautiful Days Line-Up & Theme

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Beautiful Days 2017 Line-Up & Theme

BEAUTIFUL DAYS ‘ROCK THE BOAT’ IN 2017

LINE-UP INCLUDES PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT / LEVELLERS / FRANK TURNER & THE SLEEPING SOULS / THE SISTERS OF MERCY / ALISON MOYET / PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING / THE WATERBOYS / THERAPY? ACOUSTIC / STIFF LITTLE FINGERS / TURIN BRAKES / LIGHTNING SEEDS / HAYSEED DIXIE / ELIZA CARTHY & THE WAYWARD BAND / THE CRAIG CHARLES FUNK & SOUL CLUB / KING KONG COMPANY / THE CIRCUS OF HORRORS AND LOADS MORE…

Headlining Friday at the 15th Beautiful Days, we are delighted to welcome back Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott who will perform songs from their two Top 5 albums and classic tracks from their impressive back catalogues. Headlining on Saturday is Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls - one of Britain’s hardest working musicians, Frank has just celebrated playing his 2,000th show. Sunday night headliners are the festival founders Levellers who bring the weekend to a close with a special show followed by the annual firework finale.

Joining them on the Main Stage bill are rock band The Sisters Of Mercy, musical duo Public Service Broadcasting, The Waterboys under the leadership of singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mike Scott, Malian blues band Songhoy Blues,  rock legends New Model Army who recently released new album Winter,  Dubioza Kolektiv bringing hip-hop, reggae and dub from the Balkans and Irish punk rock band Stiff Little Fingers. The festival also welcome one of the finest indie bands of the last decade Turin Brakes, plus 90s legends Lightning Seeds, the amazing The Cuban Brothers, dub ensemble Zion Train, Hepcat, Talisman, Animal Noise and festival favourites Ferocious Dog.

Headlining The Big Top stage is one of Britain’s finest recording artists, Grammy-nominated Alison Moyet, plus one of the most creative and individualistic bands of their generation Therapy? performing an acoustic set and the creators of Rockgrass Hayseed Dixie. Joining them on the bill are folk super-group Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band fronted by traditional folk powerhouse Eliza Carthy, Irish folk group Kila, punk rock legend Glen Matlock, Ireland's preeminent singer songwriter Damien Dempsey, pioneering contemporary folk trio Lau, plus Gaz Brookfield & The Company of Thieves, Lankum (Lynched), Manchester's finest ethio-trad, folk-hop band Honeyfeet, Sean Mcgowan , American horn-and-percussion trio Moon Hooch and Levellers who open the show on the Friday with an acoustic set.

The Little Big Top will play host to The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club, Irish dance band King Kong Company,  legendary combination of Mad Professor Dub Show With Big Youth,  Jack Tyson Charles, The Correspondents, DC Breaks,  film-maker, musician & DJ Don Letts, Barry Ashworth,  Barely Legal, drum and bass DJ Majistrate, Lionstar, DJ Prophecy, Serum & K-Koi, Global, ska band Mighty Cosmics, Future Flex, Babal, regulars Mr Nice, Ben & Lex and Lewah, plus DJ Ambiessence, Rosco & Agony, DJ Shinybeast, Catalyst & Operation D & Westman, family afternoon rave with Big Fish Little Fish and Silent Disco in the small hours, with DJs to be announced.

The seated Theatre Tent welcomes back, by popular demand, The Circus Of Horrors, plus performance poet Murray Lachlan Young, Breach Theatre presenting The Beanfield, magician Peter Clifford, Scratchworks presents The Great Train Robbery, plus Mrs H And The Sing Along Band,  Entertainingly Different presenting morning Rise And Shine shows and also Aerodynamics Of Biscuits, Le Navet Bete return with two shows Circo Spectaculo & Festival Fitness With David and Circo Rum Ba Ba presents The Crow’s House.

The Band Stand plays host to Andy Twyman, Doozer McDooze,  Jake Martin, Folk The System, Small & Gold, Peter Bruntnell , Matilda’s Scoundrels, The Dambuskers, King Size Slim, Bar Steward Sons Of Val Doonican, John Robb In Converation With and The Fox & The Pirate.

The THEME for the 15th Beautiful Days festival is ROCK THE BOAT – the festival is looking for pirates, mermaids, sailors, fish and crustaceans to get on board!

Beautiful Days is the Levellers family music festival that has no corporate sponsorship or branding and does not advertise. The festival, celebrating 15 YEARS in 2017  and takes place at Escot Park in Devon. It has six stages included a seated Theatre Tent plus site art installations, a huge children’s area, family camping, licensed real ale bars from Otter Brewery & a great choice of food and craft stalls.  Adult Weekend Camping Tickets are £135, 10 to Under 16’s Weekend Camping Tickets £65, 5 to Under 10’s Weekend Camping Tickets £35, Under 5’s Weekend Camping Tickets £5, Car routing/parking tickets £15 and Campervan tickets £40. All tickets are subject to booking fee. There are no day tickets available.
Tickets on sale HERE


www.beautifuldays.org | www.facebook.com/beautifuldaysfestival | @BDsFestival

 
 
 
 
 
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Levellers On The Fiddle Membership
Join Now To Get Beautiful Days Discount




Join On The Fiddle to receive this membership t-shirt which is available in Small, Medium, Large, XL, 2XL & 3XL - please request your size in the notes on your order.

You will also receive discounts on a huge range of Levellers merchandise and music plus amazing offers from time to time by logging in on the Levellers website with your username & password. 
There is a members only section in the shop, currently with free postcards, a tea towel set in four colours and a different On The Fiddle t-shirt.
OTF Members will be eligible for discount on the cost of an adult ticket for Beautiful Days 2018.

Check out our facebook page On The Fiddle - Official Levellers Fanclub for pictures, photos, competitions and On The Fiddle membership freebies

www.levellers.co.uk for information, tour dates, Beautiful Days tickets, Levellers music, merchandise and more

 
 
 
 
 
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Levellers Live In 2017

SUNDAY 30 APRIL
Big Session, Buxton Opera House (Acoustic)

THURSDAY 04 MAY
Tilburg 013,Netgerlands


FRIDAY 05 MAY
Labadoux Festival, Belgium

SUNDAY 04 JUNE
Wychwood Festival, Cheltenham

FRIDAY 30 JUNE

Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells

SATURDAY 01 JULY
Tunes in the Dunes, Cornwall


SUNDAY 02 JULY
Castlefield Bowl, Manchester

FRIDAY 14 JULY
Platform Festival, Pocklington

SUNDAY 16 JULY
Folk by the Oak, Hertfordshire

SATURDAY 05 AUGUST
Wickham Festival, Hampshire

 17 – 20 AUGUST
Beautiful Days Festival, Devon


FRIDAY 10 NOVEMBER
Shiiine On Weekender, Minehead


For info and tickets please check www.levellers.co.uk/events

 
 
 
 
 
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A Beautiful Day Out

Sunday 2nd July at Castlefield Bowl in Manchester - Part of Sounds of the City 2017.
The Levellers will be playing Levelling the Land in full along with other favourites.
The Waterboys, Billy Bragg & Dreadzone are also on the bill.

The show is being billed as A Beautiful Day Out, a sister event to Beautiful
Days.

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