Arts News
Ashford Summer
Sounds
Ashford Summer Sounds is now in its
fifth successful year, supporting a month of community arts
activity delivered mainly by local people – for local people!
Ashford Summer Sounds 2009
programme
1-4 July
Ashford Jazz Festival
Various Town Centre locations.
2 July, 7.00pm, £6/£4
Equator Choir Competition for Kent
St Mary’s Church, Ashford Town Centre.
4 July, 11.00am-4.00pm
Welcome to the Wildside
Festival
Wye National Nature Reserve
Free of Charge
Highworth Gospel
Concert
Stour Centre, Ashford. t: 01233 624 910
10 July, 8.00pm, £12/£10
Jez Lowe and The Bad Pennies
Norton Knatchbull School.
11 July, 10.00am-4.00pm
Ashford Folk Festival
Ashford Town Centre.
12 July, 1.00pm-5.30pm
‘Music and Mayhem’ followed byAshford Carnival
Various Ashford locations.
18 July, 3.00pm-5.30pm
Involve ‘09
Youth Festival
King’s Wood, Challock.
18-19 July, 2.00pm-late
Ashford Festival in the
Park
North Park, Tannery Lane, Ashford.
25 July, 10.00am-4.00pm
Summer Fun Day - Beach Party
Ashford Town Centre.
26 July, 12 noon-8.00pm
Create Music Festival
Victoria Park, Ashford.
1 August, 10.00am-4.00pm
90th anniversary of the tank
Ashford Town Centre.
Create Music Festival 2009
Create 09 – The Full Line Up Announced!
The 2009 Create Music Festival is nearly upon
us and the full line up has been announced, along with more details
about all of the other entertainment that is planned.
Returning for its 14th year, the
Create festival, plus a cast of thousands, is welcomed back to
Victoria Park this Sunday 26th July, from 12 noon until
8pm.
Organisers have pulled together the strongest
line up ever to come to Ashford and arguably the best free music
festival in the South East with up and coming singer-songwriter
Nick Harrison (recently signed to A&M records) and alternative
rockers Hold Fire (soon to release their debut album after a tour
of the UK and Japan) playing the main stage before the Counterfeit
Quo (Status Quo tribute act) send the predicted 5,000 music lovers
rocking all over the park.
Such is the reputation of the festival;
organisers received 140 applications from bands and artists from
all over the UK.
The line up is completed by Black Market Karma, Kingskin, Robert
Harris, The Flack, Phantom Lacuna, Modern Beach and Stone
Thrower.
In addition to all of the acts on the main stage, there is also the
Right Track Music School Stage for top and up-and-coming Ashford
bands to get a taste of performing at Create, and with the crowds
this stage attracted last year, this year should be a great
experience for them.
Headlining is Tenterden based Carnelian,
supported by Ashford’s indie rock brothers Joel and Jericho Tozer
who front the band Flat Lung.
The DJ stage will be run by new underground
label Sideways Recordings serving up quality tracks from both
developing artists and established producers. Acts include Thom,
Episodes and Keydin.
On top of this feast of music there are lots
of other reasons for going to Create this year, including Monty
Hammond's Worldwide Funfair, various exhibition stalls, face
painting, children's attractions, lots of food stalls, and much
more.
Chris Dixon, Arts Development Officer for
Ashford Borough Council, said: “The festival this year doesn’t need
selling given the big names we have attracted to Ashford this
year. This is all credit to our dedicated team of volunteers
and music providers who work so hard, year on year to make
Ashford’s big a day a roaring success”.
For more information on Create visit
www.createfestival.co.uk or
www.myspace.com/createfestival
Create Music Festival 2009 full Line
Up
Create Main Stage
19.00-19.45 Counterfeit Quo
18.00-18.45 Nick Harrison
17.15-17.45 Hold Fire
16.30-17.00 Black Market Karma
15.45-16.15 Kingskin
15.00-15.30 Robert Harris
14.15-14.45 The Flack
13.30-14.00 Phantom Lacuna
12.45-13.15 Modern Beach
12.00-12.30 Stone Thrower
Right Track Music Stage
7pm CARNELIAN
6pm FLAT LUNG
5pm CHARLOTTE
ROSE
4.20 DISTURBING
THE PEACE
3.40 ENDGAME
3pm TGR
2.20 GLITCH
ABUSE
2pm DEBORAH
MUMMERY
Sideways Recording
Stage
(in no order)
Thom
Episodes
Keydin
Fraser Owen
Ayrts
Phono Suspects
Kaz
Alien FM
The Rumblist
New Spring Equator Series is here!
Spring is in the air which can only mean one
thing - a hive of cultural activity in the town centre!
This years Equator Series includes some world music favourites
so book early as these events are becoming more and more
popular!
NEXT EVENT:
Thursday 2nd July, 7.00pm
Equator Choir Competition for Kent - St Mary's Church,
Ashford
To book via the Tourist Information Office: 01233 629165
Ticket prices vary, Consessions, Advanced Purchases and Family
deals available
Visit the Equator website.
This webpage was updated on 6/26/2009
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