As the countdown to BEACONS festival (11th – 14th August 2011 @ Heslaker Farm, Skipton, Yorkshire Dales) begins in earnest, the organizers announce Sunday’s headliner will be TOM VEK. Other names newly added to the bill include Glasgow eight-piece DANANANANAYKROYD and JAMIE XX, who both perform on Saturday. It almost completes the fantastic line-up across the three day and four night extravaganza, which kicks off with a pre-festival party on Thursday 11 August starring Emmy The Great, hip hop star Dels, Filthy Dukes and THE CROOKES.
A brand new arts and music festival presented by Moor Music Festival, Iron Wagon and the 580 Collective, Beacons presents a dynamic and exciting wealth of music, film and art with great local food and drink too. Covering a broad range of diverse genres, Beacons provides something for every fan of alternative music, with a line-up including Mount Kimbie, Hudson Mowhawke, Jamie Woon, Summer Camp, Factory Floor, The Phantom Band, Dry The River, Polar Bear, Willy Mason, The Twilight Sad, Anika, The Apples, Ghostpoet, Toddla T, Wolf People, Dutch Uncles, Ramadanman, Mazes, Pariah, Demdike Stare, D/R/U/G/S, Star Slinger, Ducktails, Emmy The Great, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, iLiKETRAiNS, Islet, Fantastic Mr Fox, Napoleon IIIrd, Driver Drive Faster, Plank!, John Stammers, Golden Glow, Beat The Radar, Girl Unit and many more. The stellar roster of DJs includes Mr Scruff, Chris Geddes (Belle & Sebastian), Casper C, Andy Votel and Doug Shipton (Finders Keepers), Softpriest, Stopmaking Me and many more too.
The main stage is being hosted by The Stool Pigeon, marking the first time the publication has teamed up with a festival. Other tents are being programmed by the folks from such revered venues and club nights as Modern Amusement from Leeds, Akoustik Anarkhy from Manchester; Club Pony and Bungalows & Bears from Sheffield and the Shipping Forecast and Revo from Liverpool.
Aside from the bands there’s a secret cycle powered disco, a mojito bar, live art and spoken word. Animat and the Abstract Film Orchestra will be recreating a live rescore of the first animated film, while Sheffield Doc/Fest and Leeds Film Festival will be choosing the films. Ticket holders can also take part in craft workshops, yoga and dress up in the fancy dress parlour!
At this friendliest of festivals, Sunday is Family Fun Day. The Ladybird Project will create a children’s haven of workshops, activities and performances, including early morning films, lessons in pirate speak, mask making, face painting and games. Families are free to roam the other delights of the festival too, taking in traditional swing boats, roundabouts, a helter skelter and even a beach. Sunday-only parent and child (under 12) tickets are only £15 from http://www.greetingsfrombeacons.com/tickets – or for full weekend £69.50 with under 12s free for four nights and days with camping.
Situated in some of the country’s most beautiful landscape; Beacons offers all this at the super-cheap price of £69.50 for the weekend. Who said it was grim up north?
