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Long Division 2018 will take place on June 1st to 3rd in Wakefield City Centre across multiple venues. After a break in 2017 the festival will return with its largest and most diverse lineup yet.

The first tickets for Saturday June 2nd have been released. Information on the Saturday can be found here. More info on our artists and venues are also available, with many more of both to be announced.

However, to keep up with the latest information, sign up for our mailing list or follow us on social media (we like to give cryptic clues as to what we are planning).

Kendal Calling 2018 revealed!

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Live at the wonderful Piece Hall, Halifax, Saturday 26th May 2018

FATHER JOHN MISTY
(Exclusive UK Headline show)
plus
very special guests
EDWYN COLLINS
(Exclusive UK Appearance)
FRIGHTENED RABBIT
HOOKWORMS
THE ORIELLES

Grammy award winning singer songwriter Father John Misty announces a UK exclusive headline show, at the Grade I listed and newly renovated Piece Hall in Halifax.

Father John Misty has enjoyed much critical acclaim following the release of his award-winning third album ‘Pure Comedy’, and he brings his charismatic live show to Halifax joined by a host of special guests. Recent live appearances include a headline performance at End of the Road Festival, and sold out UK tour in late 2017. This special event will be the only headline show in the UK taking place this Summer.
Best known for his tenure fronting the Scottish pop revivalists Orange Juice as well as his international solo hit “A Girl Like You,” singer Edwyn Collins joining Misty on the bill on Saturday 26th May.

Also announced today is Frightened Rabbit, who celebrated the 10 year anniversary of the release of the seminal album ‘Midnight Organ Fight’ at the end of 2017 with three special UK shows. They will bring their clever but purposefully naïve pop music to the beautiful backdrop of Piece Hall.

Following the release of their first new work in 3 years in album ‘Microshift’, our good friends and Leeds/ Halifax based psychedelic noise rock band Hookworms will add their signature sound of euphoric catharsis to this one of a kind bill.

Completing the line-up is one of the most exciting young bands in the country right now, Halifax’s fast-rising The Orielles. Having announced details of the release of their debut album, ‘Silver Dollar Moment’ on Heavenly Recordings, their sound is tinged by their influences from 90s alternative rock bands Sonic Youth and Pixies.

This is the first event of its kind to take place at the recently reopened 66,000 sq ft open air piazza Piece Hall, following a multi-million pound transformation.

BESTIVAL FESTIVAL 2018

Posted: February 6, 2018 in FESTIVALS, MUSIC
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We are delighted to announce the first 14 artists who will be joining us at Gopsall this August!

Our little festival’s line-up just went and got a whole lot bigger!
It brings us great delight to announce that PEACE will be headlining the festival on Sunday night with FICKLE FRIEND Staking the headline spot on Friday night.
We will also be welcoming an array of 110 first timers including the amazing THE MAGIC GANG, JADE BIRD and THE BEACH.  We are delighted to welcome back some of our faves including SEAFRET and TEN TONNES.
In total we have added 22 more artists to our lineup, which is once again looking like our best yet!  Oh yes, and we’ve not even mentioned that comedy is returning and we still have another MASSIVE headliner to announce.

These include Saint Raymond, Marika Hackman and High Tyde who will be headlining The Old Town Hall stage.  We are also super excited to welcome back the amazing Eliza and the Bear, Flyte and Blaenavon.
There are still many more amazing artists to be announced, including the Commune Stage headliners!

Jimi Hendrix Experience Poster

Jimi Hendrix and the Flying Eyeball are images indelibly linked in the psychedelic poster art of the late Rick Griffin. Griffin discovered The Eyeball, in a much more benign form, in the 1950s auto detailing art of California pinstriper Von Dutch and reworked it over time to become the winged, bloodshot figure parting a ring of fire with serpent-like tentacles. The highlighted lettering, vivid color, and complicated imagery reflect Griffin’s attention to precise details and the influence of Indian lore on his work.