Lapagestock Festival

Music festival

.. .. NEWS - LAPAGESTOCK IS NO MORE .. .. .. That's right folks, the hotels been sold and I've moved to Australia so I'm afraid Lapagestock is officially over. Thanks to everyone that came, saw, went, they were some good times!.. .. .. .. THE ABOVE SONGS ARE: .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Hip Slinky .. .. - 'Always' as featured on .. "Lapagestock 2004 - The Soundtrack. .. .. .. .. .. ..The Cuban Heels .. - 'Comin' Around' as featured on .. "Lapagestock 2004 - The Soundtrack. .. .. .. .. .. ..Newton Faulkner .. - 'Full Fat' (Live Acoustic Version), as featured on his new EP. .. .. .. .. .. ..Alistair Cowan .. .. 'Unconditional' taken from his 2004 album 'Why Can I See The Stars.' This track features .. Feeder's Mark Richardson. .. .. ..Alistair's Official Site... .. .. .. .. .. All Songs & Images Used With Permission .. .. .. .. .. Lapagestock (www.lapagestock.com) .. is an annual music festival held at the .. ..Woodlands Country House Hotel, ....at the foot of Brent Knoll, Somerset, 30 miles from Bristol. With its very own natural amphitheatre within its 4 acres of grounds and views overlooking the .. Quantock Hills ..and .. Bristol Channel ..it makes it the ideal setting for a summer music festival. Now in its third successive year .. Lapagestock .. continues to grow and diversify each year, under the management of festival creators and organisers .. David ..and .. Michael Lapage, .. both in terms of the artists participating as well as the festival itself. This years event will be held on .. Saturday June 11th 2005. .. .. .. With a fully licensed bar, in house catering facilities, camping areas and both shower and toilet facilities .. Lapagestock .. has everything a festival requires available on site. To make it as easy as possible for patrons to purchase tickets there is also a convenient ticket hotline where all major credit or debit cards are accepted. Cheques are also acceptable. Tickets cost 15 pounds including, entry, booking fee, BBQ and hog roast. .. .. With both an outdoor amphitheatre stage as well as an indoor stage .. Lapagestock ..is able to offer ideal settings for both Bands as well as DJs. Over the past three years artists have included: .. .. The critically acclaimed .. ..Alistair Cowan, .. .. who was singer and bassist with former .. Almo Records signing .. ..Redwood .. .. ..and has played with the likes of .. Feeder, Everclear, A .. and .. Thunder, .. while also playing some of the UKs most prestigious venues including Londons .. Brixton Academy .. and .. Astoria. ..Redwood .. .. also made several low key acoustic performances in early hours in the lounge room... .. .. Sony/BMG .. signing, singer/songwriter .. ..Newton Faulkner .. .. who can include .. Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page .. as one of his fans, having seen him at the National Riffathon Competition only to invite him to play at some of his private parties! He has since gone on to support .. Xavier Rudd .. at his 2006 two night stand at .. London's Sheperds Bush Empire .. as well as play SXSW Festival, V Festival and an acclaimed appearance at Glastonbury Festival. .. .. .. Electronic Scouse Rockers .. Eto .. who can include .. Elvis Costelo .. amongst their supporters, having enjoyed support slots with him. They have also recently spent time touring the .. USA .. including playing the legendary CBGB's with guests including the aforementioned Costelo and Christina Richie. .. .. .. Hip Hop MC .. Doozer, .. who appeared in the Roots Tent at 2005's .. Glastonbury Festival .. and has supported the likes of .. Blackalicious, Guru, Ice T, Cut Chemist and Aspects. .. .. .. Guildford rockers .. ..Hip Slinky, .. .. .. ..(7hz).. .. who recently put out their debut album .. Headhunted ..to critical acclaim and have received airplay on several ..UK Music television .. stations and played with the likes of .. Feeder, Athlete, Ocean Colour Scene and The Cooper Temple Clause. .. .. Bristols Indie/Rock band .. ..The Cuban Heels, .. .. having released their debut single on .. Sugar Shack Records ..which reached number 72 on the .. official UK Charts ..and number 16 on the .. UK Indie Charts ..and enjoying support slots with the likes of .. Bloc Party, The Fratelies .. and .. The Bluetones. .. .. .. These are just some of the many talented artists .. Lapagestock .. has had over the past three years. .. .. In June 2004 .. Lapagestock .. independently put out its own compilation .. CD, Lapagestock 2004 The Soundtrack ..featuring 19 tracks from some of the best artists that had played the festival over the previous two years. A limited number of .. Lapagestock 2004 The Soundtrack ..are still available for purchase here. Highlights from the compilation include .. .. ..Alistair Cowan's .. .. Unconditional .. taken from his 2004 album Why Cant I See Stars, featuring .. Feeder's Mark Richardson .. on drums. Other highlights include the hip hop beats of .. Doozers, Rap Up Warm, .. ..Lazydog's, .. .., Summer Dream .. the later having been .. produced by Massive Attack producer Neil Davidge .. and .. .. ..Redwood's .. .. ..rocker .. Power Trip ..taken from their .. Almo records ..debut .. Colourblind. .. .. .. With the hugely varied musical backgrounds of both .. Lapagestock .. attendees and people in general Lapagestock trys offer something for everyone. Each year we have brought in new acts as well as bringing back some of the more popular acts. .. .. As well as music we try to offer other entertainment throughout the weekend in order to create the best festive atmosphere possible, such as fire throwers and jugglers. Even thing's like the hog roast helps enhance this experience.

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