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[Magic42]

Blissfields Festival 3rd - 5th July 2009

There are going to be numerous exciting improvements made since our last event on the farm and work is already under way planning new areas that will greatly enhance the small, family friendly feeling that helped us to win UK Best Small Festival in 2007. We will be supporting the local music scene as always with many exciting acts and bands from the area. We have also learnt so much about production and organisation which we are now able to bring back home, it truly will be a brilliant event for next summer.

As in previous years capacity will be low and exclusive, and our desire has been to keep the ticket costs as low as possible. We will also be providing a strongly independent and non-corporate weekend for you to relax at. Blissfields Festival raises funds and awareness for the charity Practical Action

Some details for Blissfields 2009:

Full weekend ticket £41.00 plus booking fee - Limited numbers of pre-release sale tickets @ £35 + booking fee on sale from 1st Dec 2008.

Capacity: 1,250

Organised entertainment will be from 4pm Friday 3rd July until 1.30am Sunday 5th July . Campsite is open from 4pm Thursday 2nd July until 6pm Sunday 5th July.

Stages:
Stage 1 - Main open air stage
Stage 2 - Big Top mixed entertainment
Tractor Disco Stage (DJs) – An open air carnival on a tractor trailer for all day frivolity)
Hidden Area – A secluded hideaway in the woods!
Campfire - Acoustic DIY

Other entertainment:
Thursday Night extended camping.
Music and art workshops for adults and kids plus other assorted fun.
Our riotous open mic session after the main stage closes on the Friday night.
Tractor Rides, always a favourite!
Pub price drinks and quality real ales and cider.
Quality food and craft and festival stalls.
We will support awareness and fund raising for or chosen charity Practical Action. We have a green ethos, incorporating recycling, and awareness of environmental issues during the weekend and on our website.

www.blissfields.co.uk

Edited by Magic42, 01 December 2008 - 01:26 PM.

[greenfairy43]

See you there, with any luck

[timespeedsup]

£35, that's nicely dirt-cheap.  

How much for kids? 'Tis the only way i reckon I could come after a week of a certain other festival.....

[Paul ™]

Hmm this could be a possible for my July festival

[Magic42]

timespeedsup, on Sep 28 2008, 12:42 AM, said:

£35, that's nicely dirt-cheap.  

How much for kids? 'Tis the only way i reckon I could come after a week of a certain other festival.....

We are looking at £20 mark for 5-14's  with under 5's free, something around that anyway. Will be a nice easy weekend after Mr Eavis's do!  
If we could be guaranteed the weather at the moment for the end of Sept 2009 I'd move it to then, it's beautiful in the fields today!

[timespeedsup]

Paul ™, on Sep 28 2008, 01:11 AM, said:

Hmm this could be a possible for my July festival

Now that would be something. Camp efest is already germinating.....

Magic42, on Sep 28 2008, 02:45 PM, said:

We are looking at £20 mark for 5-14's  with under 5's free, something around that anyway. Will be a nice easy weekend after Mr Eavis's do!  
If we could be guaranteed the weather at the moment for the end of Sept 2009 I'd move it to then, it's beautiful in the fields today!

Go check the stats! September has always seemed to be warm in recent years. Cos of school I reckon.....

[Paul ™]

timespeedsup, on Sep 28 2008, 05:42 PM, said:

Now that would be something. Camp efest is already germinating.....

Could be possible to even stay down after Glastonbury and spend a few days camping in the area

[timespeedsup]

Paul ™, on Sep 28 2008, 06:01 PM, said:

Could be possible to even stay down after Glastonbury and spend a few days camping in the area

Thrown out of Glasto on Monday, allowed into Blissfields on the Thursday, 3 days enjoying the Thames Valley or something....

Edit: Or volunteer to work at Blissfields, presume they'd let you in at any point?

Edited by timespeedsup, 28 September 2008 - 07:08 PM.

[Magic42]

timespeedsup, on Sep 28 2008, 08:08 PM, said:

Thrown out of Glasto on Monday, allowed into Blissfields on the Thursday, 3 days enjoying the Thames Valley or something....

Edit: Or volunteer to work at Blissfields, presume they'd let you in at any point?

I should have you on commission!  

We are certainly open to a few people turning up early in return for a bit of sign painting (or earth loo digging! )

[Joshuwarr]

oh god I just have to be there! Try and get The Whip to headline like you had planned for this year. If not then get Crystal Castles. They're relatively known and those who dont are usually impressed with their insane live show. Sorry if band speculation is the last thing you want, but punter reaction can't always be a bad thing. Oooh and try and get Comet Gain. Oh and The Cribs. If you let them know that you're an up and coming festival who need a band to headline they'd more than likely do it for peanuts, they're nice like that

Oh, we also want The Beatles, Radiohead and Jesus.

[Paul ™]

Magic42, on Sep 28 2008, 08:30 PM, said:

We are certainly open to a few people turning up early in return for a bit of sign painting (or earth loo digging! )

Definately something I would consider doing, plod along on the Monday or Tuesday to help out

[timespeedsup]

Joshuwarr, on Sep 28 2008, 09:07 PM, said:

oh god I just have to be there! Try and get The Whip to headline like you had planned for this year. If not then get Crystal Castles. They're relatively known and those who dont are usually impressed with their insane live show. Sorry if band speculation is the last thing you want, but punter reaction can't always be a bad thing. Oooh and try and get Comet Gain. Oh and The Cribs. If you let them know that you're an up and coming festival who need a band to headline they'd more than likely do it for peanuts, they're nice like that

Oh, we also want The Beatles, Radiohead and Jesus.

Do you want a load of suggestions Magic, or is a combination of demos and Winchester Live sorting you out?

Spoiler

Glam Chops  

[Magic42]

timespeedsup, on Sep 28 2008, 10:47 PM, said:

Do you want a load of suggestions Magic, or is a combination of demos and Winchester Live sorting you out?

It's always good to see what people are wanting  

Unfortunately not many new demos sent to us will be booked for next year, we have had so much interest from bands from this year (local and national) and old favourites, as well as our exciting wish list for headliners in 2009 there just aren't many spaces left already .............no I'm not going to be spilling the beans on line up yet!

timespeedsup, on Sep 28 2008, 10:47 PM, said:

Spoiler

Glam Chops  

I just knew that would be top of your list!  

[timespeedsup]

Magic42, on Sep 29 2008, 01:59 PM, said:

I just knew that would be top of your list!  

Only bigging them up cos I'm sure Subgiant are guaranteed  

[rseamer]

I'm hoping for the 'legend' that is DJ Hojo Hits.  

[Joshuwarr]

Glam Chop would be absoloutely f**king amazing! May as well go and get The Art Goblins and Art Brut also. Just anything Eddy Argos related

[Paul ™]

rseamer, on Sep 30 2008, 05:52 PM, said:

I'm hoping for the 'legend' that is DJ Hojo Hits.  

+1

Rejigging my holidays for next year, probably give Wychwood a miss and just stay down for this after Glastonbury

[greenfairy43]

Paul ™, on Sep 30 2008, 08:53 PM, said:

+1

Rejigging my holidays for next year, probably give Wychwood a miss and just stay down for this after Glastonbury

You'll have to pop round to mine for a brew.....

[BeardedTheory]

Im going next year  

[Magic42]

Joshuwarr, on Sep 30 2008, 06:55 PM, said:

Glam Chop would be absoloutely f**king amazing! May as well go and get The Art Goblins and Art Brut also. Just anything Eddy Argos related

I hope you are coming along to Winchester Live then! We are putting on a night during the week long event on Thursday 16th Oct (Facebook Event) with Gideon Conn. Art Brut are playing Sat 18th. This is "city" type festival in a number of different venues put on by one of the local promoters involved with us for a while now.

* note to self: start thread on Winchester Live tomorrow*