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[SunsetFestival]

**MAIN STAGE**

TINCHY STRYDER

WILEY

EXAMPLE

TINIE TEMPAH

K-KLASS DJ & LIVE PA

AMANDA WILSON - FREEMASONS PA

MICKY SLIM

BRANDON BLOCK



**DANCE ARENA**

DARREN EMERSON

D.RAMIREZ

PAUL WOOLFORD

ARNO COST

NORMAN DORAY

ARIAS



**JOHN PEEL TRIBUTE/LIVE TENT**

THE AUTOMATIC

EBONY BONES

OU EST LE SWIMMING POOL

TWENTY TWENTY

GOLDIE LOOKING CHAIN

TOMMY REILLY

TWENTY TWENTY

JOHN E VISTIC EXPERIENCE

SLEEPING WITH GIANTS

SUPPORT BANDS
DIZZY KINGS - CHEMICAL CASINO
ASHVILE - HUDSON FALL
THE FALL OF KINGS - SAN HARBOR
THE REAL KICKS - THE ESCALDAS
THE RACQUETS



**SUNSET CLUB ARENA**

ZOO BRAZIL

MASTIKSOUL DJ/PRODUCER - PORTUGAL

JOHN COTTON

THE EVIL AMIGOS

MORE DJ'S TBC

[SkyBlueTents]

That looks a very good line up

[SunsetFestival]

Check out the the location and setting for this festival!

[gazzaa]

Only live 30 mins away but still camping, quality setting for a festival!

[staggerlee]

Got a ticket for this from a friend. Unf I know hardly anyone from the lineup, with the exception of the headliners.

Any recommendations?

Can I expect to see many scalls?

Can one take their own beer around the site?

[Gazaroo]

Sunset festival was brill I can't wait till next year !!!!!

[k1n60fthew0rld]

Anybody else go? I live on the Wirral where it was held, just wondered how successful you guys thought it was for a small festival? I was working on the saturday so I couldn't go

[LevellerRich]

Anybody else go? I live on the Wirral where it was held, just wondered how successful you guys thought it was for a small festival? I was working on the saturday so I couldn't go

I'd like to read an unbiased, independant account of this one myself.

[LevellerRich]

I'd like to read an unbiased, independant account of this one myself.

And so it comes to pass...

From Liverpool Echo, May 31

Wirral Sunset Festival a huge success

SOME 5,000 music-lovers converged on a Merseyside farm for a festival that almost didn’t happen.

Organisers said the Sunset Festival was a huge success – but blamed a legal challenge for lower than expected numbers.

Heswall business-man and festival organiser Andy Carr said almost 5,000 people came to the Thurstaston festival which kicked off on Friday and ended yesterday.

Opposition meant the event was subject to a court case just a few weeks before it was meant to start – despite it being awarded a licence last year.

But Mr Carr said the festival at White’s Farm, overlooking the Dee Estuary, was a success despite the objection – and Saturday’s downpour. And he said supporters were now already planning for next year’s event.

He told the ECHO: “Just under 5,000 were there. With the court case being so recent people thought it wasn’t on and wouldn’t happen, and we couldn’t do anything about that.

“But to get 5,000 under those circumstances, and everything we’ve been through, was brilliant.”

He said police and council officials were happy with the festival.And Merseyside Police said the event had passed off peacefully with just six people arrested for a number of minor offences.

British rapper Tinchy Stryder led a huge line-up of bands and DJs in four arenas. Welsh rock band The Automatic, best known for their hits Monster and Steve McQueen, headlined the John Peel tribute/live tent.man and festival organiser Andy Carr said almost 5,000 people came to the Thurstaston festival which kicked off on Friday and ended yesterday.

I think we can safely say there were about 5,000 people there...

[k1n60fthew0rld]

To be honest, the miserable snobs in Thurstaton need to wake up. A festival is so good for our local environment and economy and definitely keeps the kids from getting drunk in random fields down there as I used to spend my time when I was younger. At least now it's in one place Alright not the best argument, but all this shizz about it would have done better without the licensing problems, it probably would, I mean, the price cut pissed so many people off who'd already paid, because they didnt think they were getting a refund. The weather didnt help it was horrible, but if you'd paid for a ticket you'd still go, surely?

I suppose next year will be the big test, this year they said it would only be British acts to keep the costs down but they face tough opposition from the new CONservtive local government who campaigned against it happening this year.

I hope it goes ahead again, it's about time Merseyside was in the headlines for good reasons, not the crime rates or the yob problems

[LevellerRich]

I hope it goes ahead again, it's about time Merseyside was in the headlines for good reasons, not the crime rates or the yob problems

Is it?

[k1n60fthew0rld]

Yes. To be fair, Merseyside is diverse and cultural, stretching as far as Toxteth to Calday (one of the top 10 places to live in 2008, where the footballers live). Thank god for the River Mersey . If I showed you a picture comparing the two, with Calday being reasonably close to where the festival was held it was shock you.

I think the festival organisers were clever to try and diverge the location, especially on the posters, not a bad tack considering the reputation of the CH postcode.

However, something to consider is, there was only 7 arrests across the whole weekend, for "petty" crimes, and thats across 3 nights camping. 7/5000 people.

[LevellerRich]

k1n60fthew0rld, on 03 June 2010 - 01:08 AM, said:

Yes. To be fair, Merseyside is diverse and cultural, stretching as far as Toxteth to Calday (one of the top 10 places to live in 2008, where the footballers live). Thank god for the River Mersey <img src="http://www.efestivals.co.uk/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> . If I showed you a picture comparing the two, with Calday being reasonably close to where the festival was held it was shock you.

I think the festival organisers were clever to try and diverge the location, especially on the posters, not a bad tack considering the reputation of the CH postcode.

However, something to consider is, there was only 7 arrests across the whole weekend, for "petty" crimes, and thats across 3 nights camping. 7/5000 people.

I know Toxteth and Caldy very well...

What I was getting at was whether Liverpool/Merseyside still has the stereotypical image in the media as being a hotbed of crime and yobs?  I don't think it does.

[k1n60fthew0rld]

LevellerRich, on 12 June 2010 - 09:20 PM, said:

I know Toxteth and Caldy very well...

What I was getting at was whether Liverpool/Merseyside still has the stereotypical image in the media as being a hotbed of crime and yobs?  I don't think it does.

Sorry, was spelling Calday, like the school, where I'm at, spelt differently to the place.

Erm, maybe not in the national media, certainly some local press, and within society, don't think we will ever escape that though.

[Rufus Gwertigan]

LevellerRich, on 02 June 2010 - 07:11 PM, said:

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I'd like to read an unbiased, independant account of this one myself.

Rich> I went to do the review for eFests and I took Strudders. I have yet to submit a review as it was the worst experience of my life. We both travelled up from Manchester for the day and the highlight was the journet home. A one day event with beer tokens, and very overpriced beer.

I have no idea were the organisers got their numbers from, as we left after 6.30 and the double decker shuttle bus was packed, and it was packed after we left the Wetherspoons in West whatever after we stopped there for a beer.

Now you have met me and you know that I can find fun in an empty box, but this was dreadful

A day event meant for nearly 10k and they had 2 shit bars and 6 food stalls (from the same company). 5 traders were there as well, but it was all based in 4 big tents no mixing outside of the tents. I have not seen such a police and security presence for that apparent number, (managed to flirt with a rather attractive WPC on my way out and her Sgt boss ) Some idiots paid for camping the night before as well.

No matter how I tried to write a review the best thing I could say was "very well organised for a concentration camp". I was actually asked by a security guard when they searched my bag "Why do you have a notebook in your bag and a pen?"

I am certain you know Strudders. Ask him. We left as all we could find to do was drink, and after spening neraly a hundred quid between us in a little over 6 hours we thought it would be more fun on a train home (and it was, I even ended up on Youtube)

[LevellerRich]

Rufus Gwertigan, on 07 August 2010 - 05:20 AM, said:

Rich> I went to do the review for eFests and I took Strudders. I have yet to submit a review as it was the worst experience of my life. We both travelled up from Manchester for the day and the highlight was the journet home. A one day event with beer tokens, and very overpriced beer.

I have no idea were the organisers got their numbers from, as we left after 6.30 and the double decker shuttle bus was packed, and it was packed after we left the Wetherspoons in West whatever after we stopped there for a beer.

Now you have met me and you know that I can find fun in an empty box, but this was dreadful

A day event meant for nearly 10k and they had 2 shit bars and 6 food stalls (from the same company). 5 traders were there as well, but it was all based in 4 big tents no mixing outside of the tents. I have not seen such a police and security presence for that apparent number, (managed to flirt with a rather attractive WPC on my way out and her Sgt boss ) Some idiots paid for camping the night before as well.

No matter how I tried to write a review the best thing I could say was "very well organised for a concentration camp". I was actually asked by a security guard when they searched my bag "Why do you have a notebook in your bag and a pen?"

I am certain you know Strudders. Ask him. We left as all we could find to do was drink, and after spening neraly a hundred quid between us in a little over 6 hours we thought it would be more fun on a train home (and it was, I even ended up on Youtube)

Glad to see a review that I can trust and it seems everything I feared for this event came to fruition.

How many people did he have in then, at a guess?

And in your opinion, has it got a cat in hell's of going ahead in the future?

Also what was the promoter's "trading alias" on the tickets/any correspondance?