Comedy at Guilfest

the perfect antidote to music overload

By Neil Greenway | Published: Mon 19th May 2003

Friday 4th to Sunday 6th July 2003
Stoke Park, Guildford, Surrey., England MAP
weekend £64; Friday £27; Saturday £32; Sunday £30; camping (per tent) £25; children: under 7's
Last updated: Sun 8th Jun 2003

As the perfect antidote to music overload, Guilfest - the 3 day festival at Stoke Park, Guildford on 4th-6th July - has a great line-up of comedy to have you laughing your socks off (that is, unless you're English and wearing sandals ).
Mitch Benn
Mitch Benn


Sponsored by eFestivals, the The Cosmic Comedy Tent has three days of great entertainment from familiar faces to the less-well known.

Friday's headliner is Norman Lovett (who's best known as 'Holly' in Red Dwarf) while Saturday includes Mitch Benn. The Sunday headliner is Perrier Award nominee Dan Antopolski.

There's a full day of laughs on each of the three
Dan Antopolski
Dan Antopolski
days, with over 20 comedians - see here for the full information.


Bands already confirmed for the Main Stage and the Uncut Magazine Stage include Alice Cooper, The Wildhearts, Love with Arthur Lee, The Darkness, Arthur Brown, Madness, The Stranglers, Skin, Aqualung, Afro Celts, The Vessels, Ozomatli, Richard Thompson, Cosmic Rough Riders, Steve Hackett, Atomic Kitten, The Mavericks, Daniel Beddingfield, Tom McRAE, The Androids, The Jeevas, Drunk In Public and loads more - click here to see the confirmed line-ups (so far) for all stages.

There's also the Tropical Dance Tent, the Ambient Lounge, LiveClub Unsung Heroes Stage, markets and the Kids Zone.

Tickets are priced at £64 for the weekend (camping £25 per tent extra); Day tickets: Friday £27, Saturday £32, Sunday £30; Children under 7's FREE; Under 15's weekend £40, day £20; campervans £40. Click here to buy online.


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