Watchet Music Festival 2009

The music festival weekend returns on the August Bank Holiday weekend, 28th until 30th of August.

Each day at this festival this year will have a music gender theme. Friday night is tribute night on the Main Stage with Jay McGee's Meatloaf Mayhem and Rogue Minogue. Saturday is Original music day with 3 Daft Monkeys, Los Albertos, and The Men they Couldn't Hang. Sunday is being billed as West Country day with a Fancy Dress 'Super Heroes and Villains' theme, with by popular demand The Wurzels headlining the festival with support from Penthouse Shed, Dynamos Rhythm Aces, The Reoffenders, along with the winning bands of last year's 'Battle of the Bands' Jack To Jack and MrsSippi.

The Udder stage will host the final of this year's 'Battle of the Bands' along with a wide range of live acts including Solo acts, Bands, MCs and DJs.The full line-up as confirmed is as follows:
Friday: Meatloaf Mayhem, Rogue Minogue, Timeout, Rough Justice, and battle of the bands final.
Saturday: 3 Daft monkeys, The Men They Couldn't Hang, Los Albertos, Sunfish, Big Red Ass, Mr Bojangles Moustache, 80 Degrees, Souljacker, Chill Ax, Greenman rising, Jack 2 Jack, MrsSippi.
Sunday: The Wurzels, Dynamos Rhythm Aces, The Reoffenders, Rock The Country, Thinker, Trouble And Mischief, Penthouse Shed, Jam Factory, Suggar Daddy, Tree Frogs, Guest DJs, Twisted Disco, and more.

Tickets are priced as follows:
£35 adult (18+) weekend ticket with camping
£25 youth (13-17y) weekend with camping (under 12 free)
£25 adult weekend ticket (no camping)
£15 youth weekend ticket (no camping)
£70 family 2 adult 2 youth with camping
£50 family 2 adult 2 youth no camping

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The 2009 festival sees new attractions added to the festival including Street Dance demonstrations, and the 'Colderidge Poetry society'. The Family camping area was a popular request added last year and is on again this year. The Last Night of the proms evening has been dropped from the bill this year but the organisers state it will return in future years.

There is free car parking on site. A limited number of day tickets maybe made available closer to the date. Tickets go on sale from Monday 6th April.

The festival will have 2 stages, open mic tent, children's circus workshop and play corner, as well as a licensed bar, fireworks, craft and food stalls, and other attractions. There are local camp sites and accommodation in the vicinity.

This year the 'twisted disco' returns on the Sunday evening in the udder stage, plus the festival welcomes the return of the 'Something else tea tent'.

Watchet was an Old Port which has now been converted into a modern marina. It is centrally located near to Exmoor National Park, the Quantocks and there are plenty of beaches. It is also possible to travel here by boat from Cardiff.

This year the festival continues to support their chosen charity 'The Children's Hospice South West' they hope to raise awareness and at the same time promote all the fantastic work that they do year on year.

More information will be posted here when it becomes available.

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