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3 April 2014

Watchet Festival 2014 - Bellowhead, Dub Pistols and Boney M announced

Watchet Festival 2014 Bellowhead, Dub Pistols Boney M

Watchet Festival 2014 - Bellowhead, Dub Pistols and Boney M announced


WATCHET LIVE C.I.C, the organisers of WATCHET LIVE FESTIVAL have announced details of the three further main stage acts; Bellowhead, Boney M and Dub Pistols that complete their 2014 main stage line-up.

They join previously announced main stage headliners Toploader, Bad Manners, Eric Faulkner’s Bay City Rollers and Geno Washington and The Ram Jam Band, festival ‘house band’, The Wurzels and more, in what is the festival’s strongest and most diverse bill in its eight year history.

Bellowhead are 5-times winner of ‘Best Live Band’ at the Radio 2 Awards. They have transported folk music into hitherto unknown territory and spearheaded the new folk boom. They are “the greatest live act in Britain” says BBC Radio 2’s Simon Mayo, and the blistering 11-piece band fuse folk, funk, rock, world, jazz, music hall and classical, placing themselves at the cutting edge of the contemporary music scene.

Dub Pistols, Barry Ashworth’s high energy 7-piece live dance act will undoubtedly get the Saturday night crowd jumping with their unique blend of dub, hiphop, techno, ska & punk.

Sunday headliner Boney M need little in the way of introduction. Founder member Maizie will be providing the ultimate sing-a-long finale to WATCHET LIVE by performing their incredible back catalogue of hits, including “Brown Girl In The Ring”, “Daddy Cool”, “Ra-Ra-Rasputin and of course, the UK’s 7th biggest selling single of all time, “Rivers Of Babylon”.

Once again taking place on the August Bank Holiday Weekend, Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th August, Watchet LIVE Festival will showcase the very best music, food and entertainment from the Westcountry and beyond.

Watchet LIVE is a not-for-profit family-friendly festival with amazing views of the stunning West Somerset coastline and beyond. Three live stages will host more than 50 live acts, bringing a wide range of high-calibre musical acts not normally found performing in West Somerset, at a very affordable price. 

Following the success of last year's sold out event, Watchet LIVE Festival has made financial donations to local groups including The Children's Hospice South West, West Somerset Brass band, and the local "Stand Against Speed" young driver's awareness campaign. 

2014 will see more emphasis on youth-oriented daytime and evening entertainment & workshops; a shuttle bus from the main town to the festival site in the afternoon and evenings on each day has been introduced, plus more walk about street entertainers, more showers in the camping area and an extended family camping area.

Alongside a wide variety of high quality food stalls, the extensive in-house Cider and Real Ale Bar prices are always kept as low as possible, providing one of the best-value refreshments offerings to be found at any event in the UK.

WATCHET LIVE FESTIVAL 2014 
Advance Ticket Prices

Weekend Tickets (includes camping)
£60 (Adults 16+), £45 (Youths 13-15),
A Family Weekend Ticket for 2 Adults and 2 Youths is just £150. Campervans £20, Cars £5

Weekend Tickets (no camping)
£45 (Adults 16+), £30 (Youths 13-15),
A Family Weekend Ticket for 2 Adults and 2 Youths is just £120

Day tickets (no camping)
£20 (Adults 16+), £17 (Youths 13-15),
A Family Day Ticket for 2 Adults and 2 Youths is just £60

Accompanied Children aged 12 and under can attend for free. No advance ticket required. 

Tickets subject to booking fees. Buy online and full T&C’s at

5 March 2014

First Wave of Acts announced for this year's Beat-Herder festival

First Wave of Acts announced for this year's Beat-Herder

First Wave of Acts announced for this year's Beat-Herder


Legendary Lancastrian festival Beat-Herder has announced it’s first wave of artists with headliners including the Happy Mondays, The Orb, Boney M., French electronic pioneer Vitalic and Italian electro house punk upstarts The Bloody Beetroots.

Renowned as one of the best parties of the summer Beat-Herder is celebrating it’s ninth year this July (Fri 18 – Sun 20) in the beautiful setting of the Ribble Valley in the shadow of Pendle Hill.

Joining the first headline artists is an eclectic host of DJs, live acts, guitar bands, legends and freaks guaranteed to take the Beat-Herder party to the next level.

Said festival co-founder Nick Chambers: “It’s such an exciting bill it’s hard to know where to start! Festival regulars like the Dub Pistols, Mr. Scruff and The Utah Saints will be rubbing shoulders with German techno legend Timo Maas, Dub Phizix and Strategy and hip hop mixologist DJ Format will be mashing-up the Trailer Trash stage, rockers Wolf Alive will be wigging out at the Maison D’etre. Koan Sound in The Fortress is going to go off! Saturday will be incredible with The Bloody Beetroots. And it’s all topped of with the Happy Mondays on Sunday night. It’s going to be amazing!”

Beat-Herder prides itself on being a completely different festivalexperience to any other and this year festival goers can expect 15 completely unique, craftsman built stages including the mighty Main Stage, the oriental mystery of The Fortress, the heady atmosphere of The Woods, the Trailer Trash Big Top, the cosy Snug, the incredible, authentic Working Men’s Club (step inside, you could literally be in Todmorden in 1971) and many, many more beside.


Other big names for Herders to savour include Austrian dance group Klangkarussell, electro original Greg Wilson, hotly-tipped Mancunian Bipolar Sunshine, Riva Starr and what promises to be a one-off performance by Welsh urban heroes Goldie Looking Chain in the Working Men’s Club.

Over the year’s Beat-Herder has played host to some of the best-loved acts on the planet from global names to emerging talent, from Groove Armada to Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry to Leftfield to Jake Bugg and all points between.

The second wave of 2014’s line-up will be announced soon and rest assured it will be suitably bonkers but also brilliant. And most important of all, it’ll be the best party of the summer.

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2014 artist list to date: HAPPY MONDAYS – THE BLOODY BEETROOTS - THE ORB – BONEY M. – KLANGKARUSSELL LIVE - VITALIC LIVE – DUB PISTOLS - CHAINSKA BRASSICA - GYPSY HILL - IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE - MR SCRUFF – UTAH SAINTS - TIMO MAAS - RIVA STARR - GREG WILSON - PAUL TAYLOR (RETRO) - KRYSKO B2B GREG LORD - ETON MESSY DJ'S - WOLF ALICE - BIPOLAR SUNSHINE – DEMS – RAG N BONE MAN - THE DIRTY GENTLEMEN - THAT FUCKING TANK - FAMILY RAIN – SHOPPING - GORGEOUS GEORGE - EAGLES FOR HANDS – VESSELS - ARKON FLY – GALAXIANS - KOAN SOUND - ANNE SAVAGE - GIDEON CONN - THE ALLERGIES - GOLDIE LOOKIN CHAIN - DUB PHIZIX & STRATEGY - DJ FORMAT - STEVE COBBY - IXY (SPIRAL TRIBE) - MARK TURNER - FIRE BENEATH THE SEA - HIGH CROSS SOCIETY - SNOW APPLE - IVAN CAMPO - AFROBILLY JONES - BELLS IN THE BIRCHES - PAPER CRANES - CHLOE FOY - THE INEXPLICABLES - OLIVIA FERN – VIEKA – ESPAI – PAREIDOLIA