The Island 50 Festival 2009
Tuesday 26th to Sunday 31st May 2009The Shepherds Bush Empire, London, UK MAP
from £27.50 to £37.50
Last updated: Tue 26th May 2009
courtesy of Island 50
a pair of tickets to Island 50 on Tuesday 26th May at London's Shepherds Bush Empire
a pair of tickets up for grabs - just answer the simple question below!
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The Island 50 festival will kick off in May 2009 with 'Island Life' a week of live shows by Island artists past and present, which will take place at London's Shepherds Bush Empire.
To celebrate eFestivals is offering a lucky reader the chance to win a pair of tickets to the show on Tuesday 26th May, which features Grace Jones, Tinchy Stryder, VV Brown, the i-Threes (comprising of Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths and Erica Newell) and Sly and Robbie and The Compass Point All Stars. What's more, British reggae stars Aswad are reuniting especially for the show - it's the first time original members Brinsley Forde, Drummie Zeb and Tony Gad are getting together to perform since 2000 in fact.
The line-up confirmed for the week are as follows:
Tue 26th May Sly & Robbie & The Compass Point Allstars feat Grace Jones, Aswad, The i-Threes, VV Brown, and Tinchy Stryder.
Wed 27th May The Fratellis; Steel Pulse; Bombay Bicycle Club.
Thu 28th May Cat Stevens/Yusuf And Friends, Baaba Maal.
Fri 29th May Paul Weller; Ernest Ranglin; Spooky Tooth.
Sat 30th May Keane; Tom Tom Club; Ladyhawke.
Sun 31st May Amy Winehouse; Toots & The Maytals; I Blame Coco.
The festival will also include cinema, TV and radio documentaries, music re-issues, and an exhibition of photography, artwork, and memorabilia which will travel around the country through the year.
Ticket prices for each show at the festival vary from £27.50 to £37.50, depending on ticket type. To buy tickets, click here.
To enter the competition simply correctly answer the question below.
Rules:
- Only one entry per person.
- The competition is open to all UK residents, except employees of efestivals.co.uk and companies involved in the competition.
- Closing date for receipt of entries is 9a.m. Friday 22nd May 2009. The winner's name, and the results, will be announced on this webpage soon after. The winner will also be informed via email.
- All requested information must be completed. Your details are kept safe - please see the privacy policy for more information.
- All entrants for this competition must be over 18 years old.
- Each competition entrant will (if not already) be subscribed to the Festivals Newsletter.
- The winning entries are selected at random from all correct entries.
- The judges decision is final.
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The winner is James Clifford from Glasgow.
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