With less than three weeks to go until Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight opens its gates for Bestival’s 5th Birthday revelry, Rob da Bank has pulled an array of incredible additions from up his sleeves at the last minute, giving lucky ticket holders a lavish extra helping of party fun on what is set to be a legendary weekend.
Joining an all-star cast on this year’s bill will be the synth pop stylings of Mercury Music Prize nominees Neon Neon.
There will also be appearances fromRoots Manuva & MK, Alphabeat, Ulrich Schnauss, Grovesnor, Filthy Dukes, Barry Peters, Erol Alkan, Greg Wilson, Ross Allen, Loose Cannons, The Shellac Sisters, Jon Carter and Matt Horne of Gavin And Stacey fame, plus many many more.
Bestival, Robin Hill Country Park, Isle Of Wight - 5th, 6th & 7th September.
Keep up-to-date on all-things Bestival by visiting www.bestival.net
This Bank Holiday weekend, aspiring Sussex athletes and local dignitaries will join together to ‘Fly the Flag’ on Brighton seafront - to recognise the official handover of the Olympic Games to London and to mark the start of the Sussex Games 2008. One of the many organised national celebrations on Sunday 24 August, Sussex VIPs will parade the specially commissioned London 2012 flag on a short tour around the city, The flag will be on an open-topped bus from 1.15pm, before delivering it to the... more >> By: Mike Cobley Read full story
This year's Loop Festival, in Brighton's Victoria Gardens, saw Jacks of all trades, masters of none, descend on the city for a day of more instruments than they could attempt to play!
The Festival presented us with a seemingly endless parade of bands constantly swapping instruments in an attempted display of versatility, but, with tunes in limited supply, the sounds they made were rendered mostly unmemorable. It's unclear where this trend has suddenly come from;... more >> By: Stuart Avis Feedback: Editor Read full story
A pimp and a prostitute dance a passionate tango of death in a lurid red light setting, as he clutches the hammer, the weapon of death, while in a nice suburban flat a pregnant young woman is strangled by her married lover as she clutches her swollen pregnant belly. All of it set in Brighton and all of it based on the true stories that seem to have been the inspiration for Graham Greene’s Brighton Rock.
Tense, shocking, even funny and utterly engaging, The Brighton Theatre Collective’s new production of Trunks... more >> By: Howard Young (Theatre Editor) Feedback: Editor Read full story
It all started with a few ordinary individuals who had something to say, and 36 years later QueenSpark Books is still giving a voice to the lesser heard people of Brighton and Hove. That is a story in itself – how a protest against a building scheme in Queens Park grew into an organisation that publishes the stories of a city.
It begins in 1972 when property developers wanted to turn the Royal Spa into a... more >> By: Rosemary Allix Feedback: Editor Read full story
American Poodle is an hysterically absurd take on the 'special relationship' from opposite sides of the pond. Consisting of two interspersed tales – Snowball and Splayfoot – the show is a scatologically manic, insightful, entertaining and incredibly warped hour!
Snowball, written and performed by Guy Masterson, is a crazy physical analysis of the Britain's winning... and her losing… of the... more >> By: Mike Cobley Read full story
While the outdoor festival season has come to a close Brighton will continue to keep the festival fever going. Over 3 days in October you will be able to see a huge number of the best live and DJ artists on the festival and clubbing circuits in a variety of indoor venues without a portaloo, fish curry or fancy wellie in sight.
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Blow Monkeys: A Reputation As Innovators & Agitators
Yes it’s true. Long before there were Arctic Monkeys or Gorillaz there were The Blow Monkeys. Purveyors of Simian Soul and Primate Punk, they cut a swathe through mid 80’s popular music. And now for the first time in 18 years all four original members are back together - Dr Robert, Neville Henry, Mick Anker and Tony Kiley -... more >> By: Mike Cobley Read full story
Venezuela-born artist, Jose Vides, is set to host his first Brighton Exhibition
with selected works from a new series of illustration with photography & mixed media titled, ‘Marionetas’.
Now based in the city, Jose found a passion in art, creating through paint. This led to a desire to experiment creatively through as many innovative ways possible.
Influenced heavily through European works rather than his home surroundings, Jose now integrates elements of... more >> By: Mike Cobley Read full story
