Americana International Festival -CANCELLED 2016

Americana International Festival -CANCELLED 2016

Thursday 7th to Sunday 10th July 2016
Prestwold Airfield, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5SQ, England MAP
£110 for the weekend with camping

Daily capacity: 29,900

Last updated: Fri 1st Jul 2016

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A statement from organisers said, "It is with deep regret that we have to inform you that the Americana has had to be cancelled due to unforeseen problems."

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Now in its 36th year, this annual event is a family friendly mega feast of American music, cars, motorbikes, trucks and RVs.

Americana International Festival takes place from Thursday 7th until Sunday 10th July 2016 returning again to Prestwold Airfield, Loughborough in Leicestershire.

Line-up

Aynt Skynyrd, Lazy Dog, Mark Keeley's Good Rockin Night, Root'n Toot'n, Hicksville Bombers, The Roomates UK, Bill Kirchen, Blueswamp Southern, Sierra-Michelle, Daniel Meade & His Band, Tracey K Houston, Alleycats, Alan Fullard, Black Cat Trio, Rockin Em, Tbone Country Band, Acoustica, Acoustic Union, The Henry Smith Band, Crazy Heart, Darrel Higham & The Enforcers, Gordon Hendricks, The King Cats, Paul Ansell, The Kopy Katz, Aubrey Lovejoy & Tennessee Rain, Gene Gambler & The Shufflers, Tjaye Martin, Sons & Lovers, Jessica Ellerton, Sharna-Mae, The Wanderers, Ejab, The Big 'O' & Travelling Wilburys, The Northern Line Soul/Motown Band, Hank Wangford & The Lost Cowboys, The John Lewis Rock'n'roll Trio, Johnny Gunner & The Raiders, Memphis Lee & The Creepers, and Tony Carling.

The music is on multiple outdoor stages from dinner time up until late on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Tickets

Early bird adult (16+) tickets are priced at £80, children aged 15 and under can attend free, and on site camping is priced at £30.

The location

The area is well serviced by public transport, rail and by air and is just 10 minutes from either J23/J24 M1. The venue is easy to get to and to keep secure including the camp sites. Camping Zones, Quiet, Family, Standard and Disabled. Security presence will remain key for the future of the Americana. There is a huge race track on site, which organisers hope to utilise in the future.

50's style fairground, Face Painting, Street Entertainers Native American Indians Tattooists Evening Burlesque shows. Free Line Dance and Jive lessons. The return of the Settlers encampment and Wyatt Earp Western style shoot out.

More information will be here when available.