FESTIVAL COVERAGE - Summer Sundae Weekender in Leicester - 12th to 14th August 2011

by Leeroy 16. August 2011 21:03

Friday It's not been the easiest few weeks for the organisers of Leicester's Summer Sundae festival, a challenging financial and festival climate, riots across the country that also hit this city and uproar about a last minute change in alcohol policy that lead to a u-turn from the organisers. ... [More]

Tags: admiral fallow, summer sundae, leicester, toots and the maytals, warpaint, cuban brothers, john cooper clarke, bellowhead, little comets, graham coxon, newton faulkner, maccabees, the bees, wilko johnson

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FESTIVAL COVERAGE: Summer Sundae Weekender @ Leicester - 15th August 2010

by Leeroy 23. August 2010 09:41

It might have taken till the last day but the sun finally came out for the last day of Summer Sundae. It meant the beach area was being used, giant paper planes were being thrown and there was an eager young crowd around the Punch and Judy stall. After being suitably fed the first band we caugh... [More]

Tags: summer sundae, leicester, festival, sun, mumford and sons, frightened rabbit, summer camp, jeremy warmsley, sheffield, crookes, local natives

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FESTIVAL COVERAGE: Summer Sundae Weekender @ Leicester - 14th August 2010

by Leeroy 15. August 2010 12:42

Saturday at Summer Sundae in Leicester was a much dirtier affair than the Friday. Overnight rain and more people on site meant the paths were getting slippier and the grass was turning to squelchy mud. First up on the main stage were Gaggle, a 22 piece alternative female choir, backed up by a c... [More]

Tags: r, summer sundae, caribou, the fall, mark e smith, tunng, isbells, whip, frankie and the heartstrings, gaggle, stornoway

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FESTIVAL COVERAGE: Summer Sundae Weekender @ Leicester - 13th August 2010

by Leeroy 14. August 2010 11:17

Summer festival season continues with Summer Sundae, a family oriented festival in Victoria Park just outside the city centre. After being warned of a sea of pushchairs it was a pleasant surprise to see the range of people in the crowd, some taking advantage of the summer holidays, others skipping o... [More]

Tags: seasick steve, summer sundae, steve mason, beta band, fanfarlo, slow club, fionn regan, teenage fanclub

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Summer Sundae Festival Announces Its Line-Up

by Gig Junkie 8. July 2010 12:03

This year's Summer Sundae sees Seasick Steve, Tinchy Stryder and Mumford and Sons taking on the headlining shows on the 13, 14 and 15 of August. And that’s only the tip of the iceberg, Summer Sundae has all of the toppings to make this festival super sweet: Stornowa... [More]

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Diana Vickers + More Artists Announced For Summer Sundae

by Gig Junkie 29. April 2010 12:25

The latest editions to Summer Sundae Weekender include Diana Vickers, who currently stands tall at Number 1 in the UK singles chart with her debut single ‘Once’, an electro-pop anthem of gargantuan proportions. Vickers, a 2008 X-Factor semi-finalist, has emerged as on... [More]

Tags: diana vickers, summer sundae, riz mc

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The 10th Summer Sundae Weekender Lineup Additions

by Gig Junkie 26. April 2010 14:37

This year is the tenth Summer Sundae Weekender, and in celebration of one of the UK’s best loved festivals’ anniversary, we are excited to announce further additions to the line-up, perhaps making it the most eclectic yet. Not only that, the festival goes beside the seaside, with... [More]

Tags: summer sundae, seasick steve, junip, skepta, the crookes

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Summer Sundae Weekender Lineup Announced!

by Gig Junkie 8. April 2010 14:08

SUMMER SUNDAE BESIDE THE SEASIDE!THE 10TH SUMMER SUNDAE WEEKENDER BRINGS THE BEACH TO LANDLOCKED LEICESTER! ''Its been a great pleasure to be part of the Summer Sundae Festival and working with people who really care about putting on a fantastic spectacular event. '' Darren Nockles -Mus... [More]

Tags: summer sundae, festivals, tinchy stryder, mumford and sons, the futureheads

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Reasons not to be bored this summer: Ska

by ak.ak.ak.ak 13. June 2009 00:13

If you missed the Island 50 celebrations with Toots & the the Maytals, Steel Pulse and Sly & Robbie, never fear! There are plenty more reggae concerts over the next few months. Here are some recommendations: - Easy Star All-Stars play all three days of Glastonbury, with a different album e... [More]

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