Stars of Pop and Rock Ready for Chester Rocks

Chester Race Company have released an artist impression of how the famous Roodee is going to look for the two day Chester Rocks music festival on Saturday 2^nd July and Sunday 3^rd July.  The city’s historic walls will form the backdrop for a huge stage and lighting rig with large screens either side to ensure that no one misses out on any of the performances.  With crowds of approx. 15,000 expected for both days of the event it is set to become one of the biggest outdoor music events in the North West.  As well as two full days of performances from the biggest national and international stars of Pop, Rock, Indie and Dance festival-goers will be able to enjoy elements of a traditional music festival and still be based directly in the city centre including festival performers, trade stands and a range of catering options.

Saturday is shaping up to be one of the best family events of the year, in addition to Pop Superstars such as; The Wanted, McFly, The Saturdays and Taio Cruz there will be another 10 bands performing on the Dawsons’ Alternative Stage headlined by Chester all-girl group Indigo City.  There will be a host of free family activities available on the day including bouncy castles, face painting and high wire climbing, there will also be a funfair, magicians, buskers and performers throughout the day.  Sunday is all about the Rock with Iggy & the Stooges, Feeder, Australian Pink Floyd Show, Leftfield and many more with 11 of the best local acts on the Dawsons’ Alternative Stage.
To celebrate the first year of this brand new event the Race Company have developed a very special offer; Rob March, Head of Marketing & Communications commented; “We wanted to come up with something really special for people who buy their Chester Rocks tickets early for the first year of the event , anyone who has already bought their ticket or buys before Friday 24^th June will be able to claim a FREE Chester Races ticket.  For the Saturday we are offering FREE Open Course tickets to our popular Family Funday on Sunday 31^st July and anyone buying tickets for the Sunday can claim a FREE  Dee Stand ticket for Saturday 20^th August.  We think this is a great way to reward people who are supporting the first year of the event and what better way to say thank you than a free day at the races.  In addition we are also running our Special Family Offer which means a family of 4 can save £50 on either day of Chester Rocks”

Saturday’s line-up includes; Taio Cruz, McFly, The Saturdays, Sugababes, The Wanted, Eliza Doolittle, The Christians,Stephen Langstaff and Elsie.

Sunday’s line-up includes; Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Leftfield, The Australian Pink Floyd Show, Echo and The Bunnymen, Feeder, I Am Kloot, Shaun William Ryder, Lightning Seeds,Tommy Scott and the Red Scare and Amsterdam.

 

Tickets are available from www.chester-rocks.co.uk or by calling 01244 304 610

For more information and updates on Chester Rocks check out:

Website:    www.chester-rocks.co.uk

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chester-Rocks/155848914464238?v=info

Twitter:    http://twitter.com/#!/chester_rocks

Chester Rocks Competition - Win tickets for Saturday or Sunday

Chester Rocks is a new two day outdoor music festival will take place at Chester Racecourse and promises to rock the North West on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd July 2011. With the likes of Iggy Pop,Lightning Seeds,Taio Cruz and The Saturdays playing this is an event for all ages and for all musical tastes.
 
We are delighted, in conjunction with http://www.lisasouthernpr.co.uk/ , to be offering the chance to win a pair of tickets for either the Saturday or the Sunday. You have the choice to choose which day you want to win.

All you have to do, as usual is is go to our facebook page and like it if you havent already.

From there you just need to LIKE the competition post for the day you want to go and we will choose the lucky people from there.
Just Follow the link Below

http://www.facebook.com/pages/musicmafiauk/124377034250705

 This will be running for a couple of weeks so plenty of time for you to enter!

Line-up

Saturday's line-up includes: Taio Cruz, McFly, The Saturdays, Sugababes, The Wanted, Eliza Doolittle, The Christians and Stephen Langstaff.

Sunday's line-up includes; Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Leftfield, The Australian Pink Floyd Show, Echo and The Bunnymen, Feeder, I Am Kloot, Shaun Ryder, Lightning Seeds, and Tommy Scott and the Red Scare.

Amsterdam will be headlining the Dawsons-Bido Lito! stage on Sunday 3rd July 2011. The second stage will also feature up and coming bands from the area and organisers will be announcing the winners of the local band search in coming weeks.

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Local stars Amsterdam sign up to Chester Rocks

 

Local heroes Amsterdam will be headlining the Dawsons-Bido Lito! stage at Chester Rocks on Sunday 3^rd July 2011. The second stage will also feature up and coming bands from the area as festival organisers will be announcing the winners of the local band search in coming weeks.

The new two day outdoor music festival will take place at the famous Chester Racecourse on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd July. The line- up has something for everyone, with artists ranging from punk legends Iggy Pop and The Stooges to the hottest boyband on the planet The Wanted. 

Chester Rocks is all about the music but don't forget there will be fairgrounds, performers and trade stands; it’s going to be a great family day out.

Amsterdam frontman Ian Prowse from Ellesmere Port, has formed two successful bands Amsterdam and Pele. Ian is the engine room behind Amsterdam but also enjoyed previous success in the 1990's with his band Pele who recorded three albums for Polydor and even had a number one hit in South Africa. “'We really can't wait to sock it to Chester, without a doubt this has to be the best setting for any festival in the country” said Ian.

Amsterdam are a seven-piece riotous ensemble who have spent the year working on their new album as well as playing Pele's first album Fireworks in full to live audiences across the UK. “We promise to play all the best loved Pele tunes at Chester Rocks” adds Ian.

The last couple of years have been good to Amsterdam. The band performed a duet with Elvis Costello for EMI Records, stormed Glastonbury, supported The Pogues at the Liverpool Echo Arena and the single, The Journey, hit number 32 in the UK charts. Whilst the album Arm in Arm album was voted 14th best ever album out of Liverpool by the local press, which when you consider the Beatles released ten is some mean feat!

John Peels’ second favourite tune was Ian's most famous hit song, Does this train stop on Merseyside? John would regularly be too emotional to speak on the radio after playing it.  

Ian sang the track at the launch of the John Peel train in Liverpool, it was an emotional performance in front of John’s family and widow Shelia. Amsterdam have also performed the song four times for Janice Long on her BBC 2 show.

The song itself got a further lease of life as one of the centre pieces of Irish legend Christy Moores’ latest album which spent five weeks at the top spot in his home country
. Amsterdam's Springsteen-esque live show has earned them a high profile fan club from the likes of Mick Jones, Bob Harris, Elvis Costello and Miles Hunt. Watch out Chester!

 
  
All up to date info and lively discussion at: www.amsterdam-music.com

Or listen at: www.myspace.com/amsterdamhq 

Watch 'Home' at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf2QNDZpeTw

Or 'Does this train..' at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zpvJOF9sJw

  

Saturday’s line-up includes; Taio Cruz, McFly, The Saturdays, Sugababes, The Wanted, Eliza Doolittle, The Christians and Stephen Langstaff.

Sunday’s line-up includes; Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Leftfield, The Australian Pink Floyd Show, Echo and The Bunnymen, Feeder, I Am Kloot, Shaun William Ryder, Lightning Seeds, and Tommy Scott and the Red Scare.

More acts to be announced shortly.

Tickets for the Saturday or Sunday are £47.50 each or £85 for both days and are available from www.chester-rocks.co.uk or by calling 01244 304 610.

For more information and updates on Chester Rocks check out:

Website:    www.chester-rocks.co.uk

Facebook:   http://www.facebook.com/ChesterRocksUK

Twitter:    http://twitter.com/chester_rocks

Want to Play at Chester Rocks???

CHESTER ROCKS is on the lookout for the hottest new bands in the area. As organisers of the music festival today announced plans to showcase local talent on its’ alternative stage over the festival weekend.

Local musical talent will have the chance to appear on the same bill as some of the biggest names in the music industry. The 2 day outdoor music festival takes place at the famous Chester Racecourse on Saturday 2nd July and Sunday 3rd July, with artists ranging from punk legend Iggy Pop to pop superstar Taio Cruz. The new festival looks set to become an integral part of the European summer musical calendar.

Festival director, Mark Cowley, who is a competition judge said “This competition has come about because of the overwhelming response we’ve had from local musicians and bands in the area who wanted to get involved with ChesterRocks. We also feel it’s important to showcase the range of talent that exists in the area. We are on the lookout for young, up and coming performers to join us on this amazing bill. So don’t worry if you think your demo sounds rough.”

Organisers are looking for artists to perform on both days so as long as you fit between the indie - pop genre get in touch. 

The stages will be run in conjunction with Dawsons, 106.3 Dee FM and Bido Lito magazine!  The judging panel will include Sam Salisbury Farida guitars Brand Manager from Dawsons Music, Shane Pinnington from Dee FM, Chester Rocks festival director Mark Cowley, BBC Radio Merseyside’s Dave Monks, Bido Lito! magazine editor Craig Pennington, Tom Byrne from Juice FM, music PR Lisa Southern and Emma Fox from the Arts Council.

Saturday’s line-up includes; Taio Cruz, McFly, The Saturdays, Sugababes, The Wanted, Eliza Doolittle, The Christians and Stephen Langstaff.

Sunday’s line-up includes; Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Leftfield, Echo and The Bunnymen, The Australian Pink Floyd Show, Feeder, I Am Kloot, Shaun William Ryder, Lightning Seeds, and Tommy Scott and the Red Scare.

To enter you have to be an unsigned act, be able to play a live set lasting 20 minutes and have a three-track CD which includes at least one original song.

Send CD, short biography and contact details to Mark Cowley, The Racecourse, Chester CH1 2LY. Closing date is Tuesday  3rd May.

For more information and updates on Chester Rocks check out:

Website:    www.chester-rocks.co.uk

Facebook:   http://www.facebook.com/ChesterRocksUK

Twitter:    http://twitter.com/chester_rocks

Tickets for the Saturday or Sunday are £47.50 each or £85 for both days and are available from www.chester-rocks.co.uk or by calling 01244 304 610.