Rhythms of the World Festival 2014

Rhythms of the World festival is held on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd August, expect performances of music, dance (and a few surprises) across multiple stages.

Set in a parkland area in the centre of Hitchin in Hertfordshire, the festival offers music from the local area and around the world. An event for all ages and musical tastes.

Line-up

Saturday
12.00    Sir Walter J Wallis Band    
12.00    Blunt Beats Kru     
12.00    Kumara    
12.00    A Band Like This    
12.00    Offley Endowed Primary School    
12.00    The Twirling Canes    
12.30    Erin Tidey     
12.45    Kev Maher    
12.50    Bass X Height     
13.00    Susie Ro and Ayla    
13.00    Beau Jangles    
13.05    White Line Diaries    
13.15    Nadeem Leigh & Dubious Luxury    
13.20    Jack Lawther    
13.30    The Winchester Collective    
13.40    The Informatives    
14.00    Kev Maher    
14.00    Blisseyes    
14.00    Fishwife's Broadside    
14.10    Asya Fairchild    
14.10    Sunday Driver    
14.30    CC Smugglers    
14.30    Danny Cluso    
14.30    Performers from Elstree UTC    
14.55    Spacepope    
15.00    J.S.Watts    
15.15    Kev Maher    
15.30    ReggaeMATTic    
15.30    Soma    
15.30    Samuel Hamer    
15.45    Ustad Mehboob Nadeem    
15.45    The Finger Choppers    
15.50    Kill Confirmed    
15.50    Melon    
16.20    Ryan Shaw-Hawkins    
16.30    jamie beckett (jammy b)    
16.40    Cara Beard    
16.45    Kev Maher    
16.45    The Kingston Inn    
16.45    Kakatsitsi Master Drummers from Ghana    
16.45    Owen Stephen    
16.45    Jamie Flett and The Flaming Jets    
17.10    Jay Hawksley    
17.15    Toque Tambor    
17.30    Gabz    
17.30    Agent M    
17.40    Indi and the Vegas    
17.45    Ric Birtill    
18.00    Charmaine Dawson    
18.05    BURP (Berkhamsted Ukulele Random Players    
18.15    Owen Stephen    
18.20    Guido and the Hellcats    
18.30    KOOL★HERTZ    
18.35    Tides    
18.45    London Afrobeat Collective    
18.45    Los Chicos Muertos    
18.50    George Smith    
19.10    White Fly    
19.20    Minimal Klezmer    
19.35    Black Noise    
19.45    Owen Stephen    
19.50    Ryddim Kings featuring Kareem    
20.00    DJ Marcus G Hurley    
20.15    Kobo Town    
20.30    Atlas    
20.30    Musa Mboob and Xam Xam    
21.00    Phili 'N' Dotz    
21.00    Blunt Beats Kru     
21.15    Owen Stephen    
21.45    Freshlyground    
22.00    Celtic Krystal    
22.00    Josephine and The Artizans    

Sunday
12.00    GARDEN CITY SAMBA    
12.00    Blunt Beats Kru     
12.00    Alex Bay & His Full Band    
12.05    Lucy Hodson    
12.30    Younique     
12.30    Covenant Praise Community Choir    
12.30    Kelly Oliver    
12.40    Black Halo    
12.45    Sandra Grant aka Lady Saxophonist    
12.50    New Youth Foundation Workshop    
13.15    Nathan Watson & The Freakanomics    
13.15    The Prophecy    
13.30    Rootz Music    
13.30    Dj-Lady Nelson    
13.30    Laura Victoria     
13.45    Claudia Aurora    
14.00    Sandra Grant aka Lady Saxophonist    
14.00    Blighty Inc    
14.05    Shannon    
14.30    Traitors    
14.30    Doug    
14.30    The SG's    
14.30    Aspire School of Dance    
14.55    Neverworld    
15.00    B3 Experience    
15.05    Rose Fowler    
15.15    Sandra Grant aka Lady Saxophonist    
15.30    Pete Woodroffe     
15.30    Maharaja Blues    
15.30    DJ Roots Souljah    
15.35    Roxy Searle    
15.45    Son Yambu    
15.50    One Bit    
16.30    Megson    
16.30    James Sherwood    
16.45    Zaheer    
16.45    Restricted Hours    
17.00    The Crazy World of Arthur Brown    
17.00    Sunrise City    
17.30    Dj Floydcide    
17.30    Erbalist    
17.30    Joey Hanson    
17.30    baronstudio sound system    
17.45    Sukhi Rayat's Tabla Rhythms     
17.45    Matt Stevens    
17.50    Delora    
18.00    Pete Woodroffe     
18.00    Ije Amaechi    
18.30    Blunt Beats Kru     
18.30    DCS    
18.30    Moats    
18.45    The State Affair Uk    
18.45    The Old Dance School    
19.00    Chevy Heaven    
19.15    Pete Woodroffe     
19.45    Courtney Pine    
20.00    Childhood    
20.10    Tabeeya Egyptian Dance Company    
20.10    Rhythms of Egypt    
20.10    Guy Schalom  

Comperes & DJs
Rev Michael Roden  
Juicebox DJs  
Grant Meaby
Wally  
Purple Dread  
Adam O  
Gareth Lloyd  

Tickets

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Tickets for either day are priced at £15 for adults and £5 for children (aged 6-17 years). Free for 5 years and under.

Disabled festival-goers also benefit from a 2-for-1 ticket deal where anyone who is in receipt of Disability Living Allowance or who is a blue badge holder is entitled to bring a friend or carer free.

Accommodation

This event does not have camping but there are a number of hotels, hostels and guest houses in the area.

More information will be here when available.

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