Rhythms of the World Festival 2011

Saturday 9th to Sunday 10th July 2011
Hitchin Priory, Hertfordshire, England MAP
£7 a day adults, children (6-17 yrs) £3, under 5s free

Daily capacity: 28,000

Last updated: Mon 9th May 2011

2011 marks the 20th Rhythms of the World festival. Held on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th July, expect performances of music, dance (and a few surprises) across seven stages, as well as a Family Area, art displays and the new acoustic Icehouse Stage.

Set in a parkland area in the centre of Hitchin in Hertfordshire, the festival offers rock, pop, folk, reggae, jazz and classical music from the local area and around the world. An event for all ages and musical tastes, you'll be hard pushed to find a better value day out. 2010 saw 31,000 people attend the festival - go along and help make the 20th year even bigger and better.

Line-up

Ska Cubano and Raghu Dixit headline, with The Subways, Aghast, Safari, Oi Va Voi, The Selecter, Luke Leighfield, Lizzy Pattinson, My First Tooth, The Zipheads, Skip 'Little Axe McDonald, Calan, CW Stoneking, Jim Moray, Kadialy Kouyate, Moishe's Bagel, C.C. Smugglers, Blonde Louis, Camus & The Cat, Fernando's Kitchen, Swanvesta Social Club, My Pet Junkie, The Blues Agents, Stackridge, Indi & The Vegas, Tonight We're Electric and Dry The River. For the line-up details as available please click here.

Tickets

Advance day tickets are priced at £7 for adults and £3 for children (6-17 yrs). On the gate tickets will be priced at £10 for adults) and £5 for children. Free for 5 yrs and under. To buy tickets, click here.

As 2011 is the 10th anniversary of the International Year of Volunteer, organisers also hope to recruit even more volunteers to help before and during the festival.

The ROTW committee is keen to make the event as enjoyable and safe as possible. Thanks to some careful financial planning by the charity in recent years, improvements will be made following direct feedback from festival-goers. This year these will include an increase in the number of toilets, improved trackway for disabled access and improved security.

Organisers are also planning to make future festivals 'greener' by increasing and improving recycling facilities.

More information will be here when available.