Dials 2015
Saturday 3rd October 2015various venues, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO5 2QJ, England MAP
early bird £15
When the Director of Southsea Fest announced in April 2015 that she was putting the popular festival on hiatus, a co-operative of music types decided to form Dials, to ensure that a new festival of diverse national music acts still took place in Portsmouth. Dials the new collaborative festival, will be taking place in 5 venues in Southsea, Portsmouth on Saturday 3rd October 2015.
The line-up so far, with more acts to be announced soon is Hooton Tennis Club, Black Honey, Last Heir, Sacha, Chloe Black, All Tvvins, Broken Hands, Alice Jemima, Kagoule, Storms, Walleater, Bones, Many Things, Dog In The Snow, Lyza Jane, Curxes, Wyldest, Jerry Williams, Dead Rabbits, Glass, Strange Cages, Peluche, RickyFitts, Morning Smoke, Kelly Kemp, El Morgan, MOK, Brandon Lebbie, Rumour Talks, Bellyeyesmile, Battery Hens, Popowaba, You’re Smiling Now But We’ll All Turn Into Demons, Jimmy Stuart, Bright Smoke, Melt Dunes, New Desert Blues, and Flash Fires.
Besides national touring acts the festival will also include a selection of artists local to the south coast area.
Commenting on the event Festival Director Abbie Eales said, "We aim to nurture and promote the cultural life of Portsmouth by presenting a range of exciting and musical acts, across all genres, to lead to greater musical awareness, education, and the continuance of the growth of the cultural life of the city."
Early bird tickets are priced at £15.
Physical tickets are available from Pie and Vinyl, the Strong Island Shop, The Wedgewood Rooms box office and Dress Code
Dials festival is a single access wristband event, with all five venues located on one street just a short walk from each other. Some of the organisations involved in the festival include Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms, Strong Island, Strong Island Recordings, Hong Kong Gardeners Clubs and Breaking More Waves Blog.