Stamford Riverside Festival
Stamford Riverside Festival is an annual, English music festival, devoted to music of all genres including rock, punk, indie, acoustic and more recently dance. The festival has been ongoing for over 25 years, under many guises such as Rock on the Rec, Rock On The Meadows and Music on the Meadows and has played host to many artists, including Midget, Hazel O'Connor, The Levellers, Blast[1], and March To The Grave[2].
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[edit] History
The origins for the Stamford Riverside Festival can be dated back over 25 years to a small gathering on the Recreation Ground in Stamford, Lincolnshire, this small initial festival was dubbed Rock on the Rec. Following increasing success of this event the location was changed to its current position on the meadows by the banks of the River Welland. This change in location brought about an apt change in name to Music on the Meadows. In 1999 the festival was rebranded as the Riverside Festival and saw a more organized approach to the running of the festival, including the introduction of more stages and stalls. Due to the increasing financial strain of running a free festival, and ever mounting difficulties in obtaining sponsorship, there was an introduction of a £2.00 entry fee for adults. Other changes included the banning of bringing food and drinks to the event, something which had made the festival popular in the past.
[edit] 2009 Festival
The 2009 Stamford Riverside Festival took place on the 4th July 2009. The festival line-up was as follows:
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[edit] 2010 Festival
For the first time the festival was held over two days, in order to celebrate the Riverside Festival's 10th anniversary[3]. Saturday 3 July hosted the Riverside and Marquee stages from 1pm until 10:40pm. Sunday 4 July hosted the Riverside and Acoustic stages, taking a more relaxed atmosphere to the previous day. As in previous years there was the 'Road to Riverside' competition, allowing for local bands to compete for a slot at the festival[4] As well as this there was another competition called "Young-Plugged" A local band named "Centre Excuse" won and played on the buskers stage. The band line up was as follows:
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The Marquee Stage will become the Acoustic Tent for the Sunday.[5]
[edit] 2011
It was confirmed on 24 December 2010 that the festival is cancelled for 2011. [6] Stamford Town Council had requested fully audited accounts of the sponsoring organisation, which, at an estimated cost of £2,400 they were not prepared to provide. A social networking campaign led to the staging of a picnic on the planned date festival, 2nd July 2011.[7] Unexpectedly local band March To The Grave made an appearance and played a 40 minute set in support of the Riverside festival.[8]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.theblast.ru/articles/artic7/
- ^ http://www.stamfordonline.co.uk/riverside/links.htm
- ^ http://www.creationbooth.co.uk/riversidefestival/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=29
- ^ http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/Sign-up-to-play-at.6183633.jp
- ^ http://www.creationbooth.co.uk/riversidefestival/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=29
- ^ http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/lifestyle/culture_2_6466/music/riverside_festival_cancelled_1_2207763
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/RiversideDay
- ^ http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/show_of_support_for_riverside_festival_on_stamford_s_meadows_1_2832223
[edit] External links
- Official Riverside Festival Website
- Danny Fontaine & The Horns of Fury at the Riverside Festival 2010
- Loosehounds at the Riverside Festival 2010
- Flutatious at the Riverside Festival 2010
- Lost Souls at the Riverside Festival 2010
- Jez Hellard & The Roving Blades at the Riverside Festival 2010
- Los Salvadores at the Riverside Festival 2010
- Whimwise at the Riverside Festival 2010
