London Music Festivals

[titch juicy]

There seems to be a new name on the circuit every summer.

A few rather tasty looking offerings this year.

Field Day seems to get better and better every year and this year they're pulling out all the stops for the 10 year anniversary. Last year's Sunday was probably the best one day festival i've been to. Beautifully organised, great line up (we saw Allah-Las, Matthew E White, Mac De Marco, Patti Smith & Jacco Gardner. Ride headlined, but i'm not a fan), good food and drinks with a Street Feast area and decent craft beer bar in addition to the usual suspects, great weather and a friendly relaxed crowd. Saturday was a bit more full on by all accounts.

The line up for Sunday this year is even better, based on names released so far i'm hoping to catch; some of PJ Harvey, Brian Jonestown Massacre, John Grant, Beach House, Goat, Mbongwana Star, Thurston Moore Band, Parquet Courts. A pretty stellar line up for the money

http://fielddayfestivals.com/line-up/

In it's second year- Citadel Festival looks to be a quite different beast. A bit of coup for them to bag Sigur Ros as headliners (only UK festival appearance this year), with other music acts yet to be announced. Run by the people that put Wilderness on, I guess it's aiming for that kind of vibe. Talks, debates, arts & crafts, massage, yoga, theatre, and great food and drinks. I'm going on the strength of Sigur Ros playing but am looking forward to getting involved with the other bits n pieces.

http://citadelfestival.com/

A new one for this summer is Sunfall Festival in Brockwell Park. The line up is Electronic Music heavy but with a live performance from Kamasi Washington. For anyone that doesn't know him and has at least a passing interest in Jazz, check him out. His show at the Barbican last year was mind-blowing. The USP of this festival is that your day ticket entitles you to entry to one of many night events at venues around South London. I've opted for Taste of Afrobeat Vibration at Effra Social for the post-festival option.

http://www.sunfall.co.uk/

[BrandNewGuy]

And this new one at Fulham Palace looks very good:

"Caught by the River Thames is a remarkable new music, arts and nature festival. Bringing together a truly inspirational gathering of bands and brewers, authors and artists, thinkers and drinkers, Caught by the River Thames will be part gig, part literary gathering and part nature symposium. Over two days, it will bridge the previously un-spanned gap between psychedelic high-summer rock?n?roll concert and Springwatch. It will unearth archival London audio-history and provide poetry in the total serenity of a Victorian chapel; play host to jump-up party music from the four corners of the world while holding a low-impact, locally sourced Ten Mile Beer Festival."

Low, Beth Orton, Sun Ra Arkestra, Super Furry Animals and more...

http://www.caughtbytheriverthames.com/

[titch juicy]

BrandNewGuy Wrote:

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> And this new one at Fulham Palace looks very

> good:

>

> "Caught by the River Thames is a remarkable new

> music, arts and nature festival. Bringing together

> a truly inspirational gathering of bands and

> brewers, authors and artists, thinkers and

> drinkers, Caught by the River Thames will be part

> gig, part literary gathering and part nature

> symposium. Over two days, it will bridge the

> previously un-spanned gap between psychedelic

> high-summer rock?n?roll concert and Springwatch.

> It will unearth archival London audio-history and

> provide poetry in the total serenity of a

> Victorian chapel; play host to jump-up party music

> from the four corners of the world while holding a

> low-impact, locally sourced Ten Mile Beer

> Festival."

>

> Low, Beth Orton, Sun Ra Arkestra, Super Furry

> Animals and more...

>

> http://www.caughtbytheriverthames.com/

Oooooh, this is right up my Strasse.

In addition to those you've mentioned (particularly Low and Sun Ra Arkestra) there's Ryler Walker, Laura Cannell and Gwenno.

[BrandNewGuy]

Big fan of Ryley Walker - saw his first London gig at The Windmill with about 12 people there :-) Laura Cannell's also playing next month at the Telegraph Hill Festival:

https://www.facebook.com/events/936586959750137/

[titch juicy]

BrandNewGuy Wrote:

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> Big fan of Ryley Walker - saw his first London gig

> at The Windmill with about 12 people there :-)

> Laura Cannell's also playing next month at the

> Telegraph Hill Festival:

>

> https://www.facebook.com/events/936586959750137/

Also a big fan. I didn't make it to the Windmill but did catch him at the Sebright Arms (and earlier at Sister Ray Shoreditch on Record Store Day) and last time out at Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen. Have tickets for him with Danny Thompson at Bush Hall later this month.

I didn't know about the Telegraph Hill thing. I would've gone, but have plans.

[malumbu]

LeeFest in Bromley (borough) or North Kent. 4000 people. Mainly for teens I think.

http://www.leefest.org

[malumbu]

Go back 20-30 years there used to be free festivals such as the GLC Jobs for a Change https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jobs_for_a_Change and Mayday festivals. Uusual venue Clapham Common, and also Finnsbury Park. Last one I went to was on 3 May 1997, I wonder what had just happened then....

[Bob Buzzard]

I'm going to Glastonbury, Latitude, and Reading this year.