Focus On Festivals | MTTM - More Than The Music

Oct 17, 2011

Liverpool Music Week 2011

Liverpool Sound City, Africa Oye Festival, The Mathew Street Festival. All done and dusted for another year, however Liverpool still has one more music festival up its proverbial sleeve. This autumn sees the return of Liverpool Music Week, the largest indoor winter music festival in Liverpool. Having recently been nominated as the Fans Best Festival in the UK Festival Awards,...

Oct 13, 2011

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International Wimbledon Music Festival 2011

The South West London suburb of Wimbledon is normally synonymous with tennis, cream teas and The Wombles. During November, however, it becomes host to The 2011 International Wimbledon Music Festival. The Festival runs from 12th – 27th November and consists of twenty ‘world-class’ events. It began in 2009 as a way to offer SW19 the opportunity to enjoy some high quality...

Sep 13, 2011

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BBC Music Video Festival 2011

In the early days the music video didn’t extend much beyond a shoddy, out of synch stage performance, accompanied by cheesy close-ups and questionable fashion sense. Nowadays, the video promo that partners the latest single has the astonishing power to catapult an artist to dizzying new heights. Madonna’s slick and stylish Vogue promo, Fatboy Slim’s original...

Aug 29, 2011

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Mathew Street Festival 2011

Liverpool’s music history is predicated on its influence during the 1960s, the Mersey beat movement and the influential groups of that period, producing one of the world’s biggest bands – The Beatles. Whilst many a decade has passed since the 60s heyday of musical establishment bands have continued to be born and bred in this great city. Over the years the likes of The...

Aug 3, 2011

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Kings Place Festival 2011

One hundred performances, four days and tickets for just £4.50 – welcome to this years Kings Place Festival! Taking place from the 8th – 11th September and with many events free, this is the ultimate festival experience on a budget! With performances ranging from Jazz to Classical to Folk and Comedy there’s something for everyone. For the more sophisticated and...

Jul 20, 2011

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Feel Good Festival 2011

2011 sees the return of the much-loved, Feel Good Festival, to Rochdale in September for it’s fourth consecutive year. Held on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd September 2011, Feel Good Festival transforms Rochdale Town Centre, and venues in Middleton and Heywood, into perfomance spaces, celebrity kitchens and much, much more, and it’s completely FREE! Boasting five stages...

Jul 18, 2011

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The Apple Cart Festival 2011

The Apple Cart Festival will be arriving on the festival circuit with a bang this year. The gates haven’t even opened yet and I for one have been excited for months. Fusing music, comedy, art and magic together, the festival really is one of a kind; It eliminates the need to go to any other festivals. There’s Patrick Wolf and Badly Drawn Boy flying the musical flag – although...

Jul 13, 2011

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Camp Bestival 2011

Set at Lulworth Castle, Camp Bestival is set to bring it’s combination of music, comedy and spoken word to Dorset this summer. Just one look at the website makes me wish I were a child again, with various fields aimed at the youngsters and the ‘House Of Fairy Tales’ circus it’s clear there’s an emphasis on fun. Meanwhile for those over 3 foot, the...

Jul 1, 2011

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Truck 2011

For those unable, or perhaps unwilling to embrace the larger festivals of July, Truck Festival provides the perfect solution. Set in Steventon (just South of Oxford) it’s ideal for anyone who has youngsters, or perhaps friends with a propensity to wander off. It’s a small affair, with all of it’s stages close enough that you can (if you so desire it) run from each stage...

Jun 27, 2011

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Belladrum Festival 2011

Fresh from the action that was RockNess 2011, I’ve been searching round for an opportunity to get my wellies on again in the beautiful Scottish Highlands. This year’s Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival may provide that very opportunity. Tickets have sold out, so I may have cottoned on to Belladrum a little late, but the line up, with its mix of grass roots home-grown talent, and...