Posted by DMFMusic on Mar 20, 2018 in News |

MANIC STREET PREACHERS, SHED SEVEN, FEEDER, LEVELLERS, GOGOL BORDELLO, SUZANNE VEGA, CALEXICO, BRITISH SEA POWER, RICHARD THOMPSON ELECTRIC TRIO, VINTAGE TROUBLE, THE WILDHEARTS, ERIC BIBB, JAZZIE B & LOADS MORE FOR A COLOURFUL BEAUTIFUL DAYS 2018! Headlining the Main Stage on Saturday at Beautiful Days 2018 are the world-renowned Welsh rockers Manic Street Preachers. Their new album ‘Resistance Is Futile’, which features lead single ‘International Blue’ is out 13 April 2018. Friday’s headliner cannot be revealed until June but headlining the Sunday night are festival founders Levellers who will close the weekend with a spectacular show including a firework finale. Also playing the Main Stage are gypsy punks Gogol Bordello, plus Shed Seven who recently released their first album in 16 years, indie-rock band Feeder who visit Escot Park for the first time, the sensational rhythm & blues band Vintage Trouble, Mercury Prize nominated indie rock band British Sea Power, rock band The Wildhearts led by the charismatic Ginger Wildheart, Dutch blues & funk band My Baby and Beautiful Days favourites Dreadzone. Completing the Main Stage line-up are Scottish punk band The Skids, Canadian Producer and DJ crew A Tribe Called Red, the mighty Dub Pistols, plus high octane folk rockers from Newcastle Holy Moly And The Crackers, Indian ska-dub band The Ska Vengers, cosmic band Henge, pop duo Rews, punk-rock quintet Ducking Punches, The Spitfires and singer-songwriter Emily Capell. Headlining The Big Top stage on Friday is Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega who recently celebrated the 30th and 25th anniversaries of her albums Solitude Standing and 99.9F which included the hits ‘Luka’ and ‘Tom’s Diner’. Headlining on Saturday is Arizona-bred alt rock band Calexico and Sunday is acclaimed folk legend Richard Thompson with his electric trio show. Also in The Big Top are high energy French band Les Negresses Vertes, American acoustic blues singer-songwriter Eric Bibb, plus Oysterband who recently celebrated their 40th anniversary, North London siblings Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, the uncompromising Nadine Shah, New Model Army frontman Justin Sullivan playing a solo set, Rising Appalachia who are led by the collective voice of sisters Leah and Chloe, plus Canadian Irish punk band The Mahones, Elephant Sessions and Skinny Lister....

Posted by DMFMusic on Jan 30, 2018 in News |

Tickets go on sale for Beautiful Days 2018 on FRIDAY 02 FEBRUARY from 10am All information & links via https://www.beautifuldays.org/tickets/ The 2018 line-up and theme will be announced on Friday 02 March – we are VERY excited and can’t wait to share news with...

Posted by DMFMusic on Jun 2, 2017 in News |

Added to the Main Stage & The Big Top line-ups are reggae act Raging Fyah, all female Australian folk group All Our Exes Live in Texas, rock band Blackballed, Irish folk act Beoga, folk and roots band David Wax Museum, 2-Tone singer and musician Rhoda Dakar, performing together REV HAMMER & NICK HARPER, Guinean musician N’FALY KOUYATE, Brighton 5-piece Warsaw Radio and Australian country band ROUND MOUNTAIN GIRLS. The Little Big Top completes its line-up with REVELATION ROOTS, BOY AKA, TRIBE STEPPAZ, JOHNNY G and the SILENT DISCO DJs are confirmed for the weekend as KING FARMER, BABY MALC, THEREALDEMO, ZYPS, FREDDY PIMMS, BILLY T, NO TIME FOR GAMBLING and JUST A COUPLE OF MUMS. The Band Stand adds TOM HINGLEY, GAVIN MARTIN, GEOFF LAKEMAN, DIRTY VERTEBRAE, ONE EYED WAYNE, WINTER MOUNTAIN, BURNOUT 13 and MICHELLE STODART plus OPEN MIC SESSIONS and the 2017 FANCY DRESS COMPETITION. The Theatre Tent adds NAUGHTY LITTLE GEEZER PRODUCTIONS presenting RIDLEY’S PROSPECTS plus Scary Dave presents stand-up comedy with SUSAN MURRAY and NICK STEIN. The new Rebel Tent curated by the Leviticus crew will feature performances from special guests dub poet LINTON KWESI JOHNSON and comedienne AVA VIDAL plus live music from THE FIRST OF MAY BAND, TALUS BONES, JIM CAREY CONNELL, PHILI N DOTZ, YT and MARK CHADWICK. Theatre from BANNER THEATRE presenting IN A RIGHT STATE! Community radio POLITICS SHOW live broadcast and discussion sessions with special guests including REVEREND ANDREW ASHDOWN. Plus Leviticus DJs including DJ FLOYDSIDE, HAZAD, DAIZE and STREET CREEPS in session throughout the...

Posted by DMFMusic on Mar 3, 2017 in News |

  The THEME for the festival is ROCK THE BOAT – pirates, mermaids, sailors, fish and crustaceans – get on board! Line-up includes PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT * LEVELLERS * FRANK TURNER & THE SLEEPING SOULS * THE SISTERS OF MERCY * ALISON MOYET * PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING * THE WATERBOYS * THERAPY? ACOUSTIC * SONGHOY BLUES * NEW MODEL ARMY * DUBIOZA KOLEKTIV * STIFF LITTLE FINGERS * TURIN BRAKES * LIGHTNING SEEDS * HAYSEED DIXIE * ELIZA CARTHY & THE WAYWARD BAND * KILA * DAMIEN DEMPSEY * GLEN MATLOCK * THE CUBAN BROTHERS * LAU * MOON HOOCH * LANKUM (LYNCHED) * ZION TRAIN * HEPCAT * TALISMAN * HONEYFEET * FEROCIOUS DOG * SEAN MCGOWAN * ANIMAL NOISE * GAZ BROOKFIELD & THE COMPANY OF THIEVES * LEVELLERS ACOUSTIC Full announcement HERE  ...

Posted by DMFMusic on Feb 2, 2017 in News |

TICKETS FOR BEAUTIFUL DAYS 2017 GO ON SALE FRIDAY 03 FEBRUARY AT 10AM! We are pleased to be able to announce ticket prices held from 2016 and we now have 4 fields for live-in vehicles so are able to increase the number of passes available. All tickets will be available from 10am on Friday 03 February via links on the Tickets page. Levellers fanclub members are entitled to ten pounds off the cost of one adult weekend camping ticket – until 28 February 2017 – maximum 1 per member. Subject to availability. The line-up and theme for Beautiful Days 2017 (our 15th festival!) will be announced on Friday 03 March....