So, second day in and we could get used to this, though it’s going way too quickly! Weather was perfect, what a difference a bit of sun can make! When it rains at the start of a festival you do worry that it might rain all weekend. I was told the woodland area is amazing […]
Read MoreSo the wee one woke us on Friday morning “Can we stay here forever?” It’s good that he was enjoying himself, but at that point I wasn’t really feeling it. The journey down started well enough, we left only an hour after we intended to (which is good going, despite being excited about going and […]
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After the runaway success of my Glastonbury with a 3 year old festival diary last year, I thought that all 5 of you might be interested in this year’s adventures, Bearded Theory with a 4 year old. Same kind of thing, but at Bearded Theory instead of Glastonbury, and with a 4 year old instead […]
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This year Sound City went back to it’s roots of hosting the festival in a variety of small and quirky venues, with less “big name” acts, focusing more on lesser known acts who deserve to be better known. This year all the venues were located within the Baltic Triangle area, with the likes of Constellations, […]
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Wanderers soaking up the sun alongside our new found gin-loving generation enjoyed a two-day festival set in the Fairy-tale surroundings of Sefton Park’s Palm House over the bank holiday weekend. Spirit of Liverpool, the festival of ‘spirits, food, live music and entertainment’ has something for everyone. Crowds of all ages gathered for a first-hand introduction […]
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After their headline set at Liverpool Sound City and with their new album “Build a Tower” riding high on the mid-week charts, I had the opportunity to put some questions to the fabulous Slow Readers Club. BREAKING NEWS – the album went straight in at Number 18 in the end of week chart, officially Top […]
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In an era where too many great music venues and record stores have disappeared and new venues tend to follow bland corporate formulas, it’s refreshing to see the launch of an exciting NEW venue. Part Record Store, part bar, part live venue and part restaurant PHASE ONE is a pop up, but it’s one with […]
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BEARDED THEORY FESTIVAL LAUNCHES MAJOR “FOODBANK HOLIDAY” DONATION CAMPAIGN DERBY’S PADLEY GROUP TO RECEIVE UPWARDS OF 5,000 FOOD ITEMS COLLECTED FROM FESTIVAL-GOERS ACROSS BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND Bearded Theory, a multi award-winning, family friendly festival, taking place at Catton Hall, Derbyshire over the late May Bank Holiday, has today announced plans for an ambitious food donation […]
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2017 was a bit of a golden year for festivals in Merseyside, with established festivals expanding and new festivals added to the mix. This year the festival calendar is more subdued, with many festivals scaling back or taking a year off. One festival to buck this trend though is Positive Vibration which just gets more […]
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Many years ago a friend asked me if I like the band Yello, I love Yello but joked “they are in my top 10 favourite Swiss bands”, the joke being that they were the only Swiss band I knew. Ok, so I didn’t have a promising future in stand-up! Now there is another Swiss-born artist […]
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