Willowman and Eden festivals to work together

Yorkshire and Scotland have allied this summer

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Willowman Festival 2012

Thursday 21st to Sunday 24th June 2012
Hillside Rural Activities Park Knayton between Thirsk & Northallerton, North Yorkshire , YO7 4AL, England MAP
£70 for weekend, day ticket £30

Daily capacity: 5,000

Yorkshire's four day music event Willowman Festival happening at Hillside Rural Activities Park over the Summer Solstice weekend from Thursday 21st to Sunday 24th June 2012 and Scotland’'s Eden Festival happening the week before on Friday 15th until Sunday 17th June 2012 at Raehills Meadows, Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway have allied this summer to give their audiences more for their money.

Willowman based in North Yorkshire, will be taking a truck loaded with a PA and sound equipment up to the Eden Festival near the Scottish border town of Moffat. In return several tons of unique décor and artistic lighting will make the Journey south to the Willowman site close near the market town of Northallerton.”

Willowman director Steve Williams explained, "Eden and Willowman have been on friendly terms for a number of years now, we are only a week apart and share the same enthusiasm for giving our customers as good a time as possible. I have a warehouse full of top quality sound and lighting equipment whilst Eden are awash with décor and artistic instillations, it seemed obvious to us that we should swap equipment to both save costs and lift each other's game."

Artistic director for the Eden festival Sally Campbell commented, "Both events are striving to give our customers a memorable weekend away, the key ingredients for a successful festival are professional sound systems, out of this world décor, varied food and quality drink, I am more than happy to be working with Willowman to benefit our audiences."

In 2012 Willowman, now in its third year, has undergone some major changes this year to build upon its family friendly appeal uprooting and moving to a new purpose built showground just off the A19 at Hillside Rural Activities Park. An additional two stages featuring acoustic acts and vintage Jamaican reggae have also been added. The line-up features Vintage Trouble and Benjamin Francis Leftwich sharing a billing with old school acts like Utah Saints and Hugh Cornwell.

Eden festival has also transformed for its fourth outing. A hand built wooden stage will now take centre place on the Raehills meadow site in South West Scotland. Artistic structures will compliment an off the wall line up to entertain the Eden masses. Badly Drawn Boy, The Peatbog Fairies and The Cuban Brothers will head up the musical offerings which take place across eight pocket sized stages.

Tickets for Willowman are priced at £70 for a full weekend including camping (live in vehicles are £15 per vehicle). Young Persons (aged 12 – 17 years old) weekend ticket is priced at £35. Children aged under 12 years go free, with car parking and camping also free.

To buy Willowman tickets, click here.

Tickets for Eden are priced at £79 with children under 12 able to attend for free. A campervan pass is £15, or £20 for caravans, car parking is £10 and motorbikes £5.

To buy Eden tickets, click here.

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