Lancaster Music Festival

An ear to the ground is worth two in the bush, or words to that effect. There are musical stirrings afoot. Lancaster Music Festival is already gathering momentum for October, incorporating an extended Maritime Festival on St George's Quay, classical music programme, punk, r&r, jazz and blues, classical, plus the unmissable, impossible to categorize, Gladly Solemn Sound.......................and lots more beer!

Ben Ruth writes:-

We're looking at possibly 26 venues:- newly confirmed are The Yorkshire House (punk on Sunday Oct. 10th, Royal Kings Arms Hotel (final Maritime session Sunday evening Oct. 10th, and Lancaster Castle (Gladly Solemn concert either
Friday Oct. 8th or Saturday Oct. 9th). The Grand Theatre already booked a slot last year!
 
Additional venues to be confirmed are Crows (jazz), Bobbin (heavy metal),
Bowerham Hotel and other Classical music venues
 
Lancaster Cultural Services have pledged their support.
 
A local professional has offered to do the vinyl overlays on
the banners for free (thanks Eric)
 
Bands are enquiring at about the rate of 20 a week. Venues can book whom they want when they want.  When you have any bookings for that weekend please let me know and I will start filling in the calendar.

Input welcome:- here are some taken on board already

1. More music on a Sunday during the day - the number one complaint from
punters.  (We just want more!)

2. Food on the street on a Sunday - lot of hungry punters on the Quay!
3. Beer supplies:- venue owners now know how popular the festival is.  No doubt they'll order more!

4. Better press presence. We will ensure we have our own photographers out there to submit photos to the papers after the festival.
5. The brochures need a check box so folks can check off acts that they
have seen - the brochures were a huge success and this year will
include a page on bands.
6. An online timetable with white background (easy to print off)
 
Benjamin Ruth
Lancaster Music Festival Coordinator
 www.lancastermusicfestival.com/
info@lancastermusicfestival.com
+44 (0)1524-380990 office
+44 (0)7908-495549 mobile