GLASTONWICK BEER FESTIVAL NEWS...READ DOWN FOR FULL DETAILS. EASTFIELD PLAYING
SATURDAY 5 JULY. LOOKING AT THE LIST I'M GUESSING WE'LL BE ON SOMETIME IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE DAY.
The Glastonwick myspace at
http://www.myspace.com/glastonwick is now updated.
The other website at
http://www.cask-ale.co.uk/beerfestival.html will be
updated very soon. Attila the Stockbroker and Alex Hall, in conjunction with the
Dark Star Brewing Company, Church Farm and Adur Festival proudly present
GLASTONWICK ’08Our 13th annual Beer, Music, Poetry and More Beer FestivalFri-Sun
4-6 July 2008 at CHURCH FARM, COOMBES, BN15 ORS Last year’s Glastonwick, the
first at Church Farm, was sold out Friday and Saturday and by popular acclaim
the best ever – so we’re back! Once more we can offer a free shuttle bus,
overnight camping on the Friday and Saturday nights, ample car parking space and
tractor rides/some entertainment for the kids, as well as the customary plethora
of fine independently brewed beer and music. About 65 cask-conditioned ales,
all from small independent breweries, mostly unusual but with a few ‘old
favourites’. About 10 Farmhouse ciders and perries. Quality food (including
veggie options). OPENING TIMES/TICKET PRICES:Friday evening (6pm to midnight):
£7Saturday (noon-midnight): £10Sunday daytime (12 noon-6pm): £5Camping £5 per
person per night (Fri and Sat nights only)Tickets will be on sale at the
following outlets from April 21: * The Evening Star, 55-56 Surrey Street,
Brighton (01273 328931) * The Romans, Manor Hall Road, Southwick (01273
592147) * The Duke of Wellington, 368 Brighton Road, Shoreham-by-Sea (01273
389818) * The Buckingham Arms, 35-39 Brunswick Road, Shoreham-by-Sea (01273
453660) If any remain they will be available on the gate, but you are strongly
advised to purchase tickets in advance since last year’s event sold out (see
above) For more information, including timetables for the free shuttle bus,
please visit theGlastonwick website : www.cask-ale.co.uk/beerfestival.htmlTHE
ENTERTAINMENTCompered as ever by Attila the StockbrokerYou can listen to this
year’s bands at www.myspace.com/glastonwick Friday evening
(6pm-midnight)STRAWBERRY BLONDES - Incendiary young South Wales punks, currently
making huge waves with their debut album 'Rise Up'. Great lyrics, great tunes,
Rancid to their Clashy core.......TV SMITH - former Adverts/Explorers legend,
now a wonderful solo singer/songwriterSWILL & THE SWAGGERBAND - Men They
Couldn't Hang frontman with his showcase band, which contains TMTCH members past
and presentAL BAKER & ALAN PARRY - two fine political songwriters from the North
WestSaturday (noon-midnight)BLYTH POWER - very rare gig from visionary
balladeering trainspotter Joseph and his cohortsPPZ30 (Belgium) Brussels-based
funk-punk-jazz combo, hugely original - think Chilli Peppers meets
Funkadelic!LUKE WRIGHT - fast-rising star of the performance poetry scene,
formerly of Aisle 16 who stormed Glastonwick 2 years ago CONTINGENT (Belgium and
Southwick!) Fiery Stoogeseque punks from Brussels, Attila played bass with them
in 1979, reformed after 28 years! EASTFIELD - named after a railway depot in
Glasgow. Still don't like Port Talbot Transport PoliceSTEVE DREWETT - singer of
the seminal Newtown Neurotics with a rare solo setCRISPIN THOMAS - one of the
pioneers of football poetry. Who ate all the pioneers?WOB - bouncing melodic
happy ball of energy (except when he does the one about ethnic cleansing)BABAR
LUCK - Frankenstanee-Anglo-Pakistani rapper/folkie/punk, former frontman of King
PrawnPOG - sometimes acerbic jazz-folk-pop with a bit of a BeardEVAN GREER (USA)
part of the growing US riotfolk scene, a fine political songwriterKEVIN 2 SHEDS
- apparently he has! Sunday afternoon (noon-6pm)JOHN OTWAY (with
interruptions from Attila) The madman returns….FISH BROTHERS - Legends. Do the
one about the bear!JASON PEGG - Clearlake frontman/composer (and sometime Fish
Brother)RORY ELLIS (Australia) the return of the gravel-voiced Aussie ex boxer
with the heart of goldTRACEY CURTIS - fine singer/songwriter from Wales
LIVINGSTON FREEMAN - inventive local punk-prog-mod (well, that's my
description!)
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