Summers End XI- venue and first bands announced

 

www.summersend.co.uk

Hi All

 

We are thrilled to announce first details of the eleventh Summers End Festival , which will take place on October 2nd to 4th 2015.

 

We can announce that all 3 days of the Festival will take place at The Drill Hall, Lower Church Street, Chepstow.  The venue is well located, a short distance from the Town Centre and close to banks of the River Wye, and in "feel" is similar to our old home of Lydney Town Hall, guaranteeing that unique "Summers End" atmosphere.

 

Weekend tickets will go on sale on Monday February 2nd, alongside Hero and Sponsor tickets as usual. More band  information will be released shortly, but these are the first 5  booked to play:

 

Pallas , the Scottish legends are returning to live work after a short hiatus to work on their excellent new album Wearewho weare, so we are delighted to welcome them back to the festival after their headline appearance in 2008.  Was it really that long ago?

www.pallasofficial.com

 

3rdDegree from the USA will be making their first festival appearance outside North America.  Currently completing their fifth album, they are best known for their superb 2012 album The Long Division given rave reviews on both DPRP.net and Progarchives. 
www.thirddegreeonline.com

 

Introitus from Sweden mix traditional neo-progressive rock with elements of folk and metal in a formula that has produced 3 superb album to date, including last year's Anima.  The band is a family affair, led by keyboardist Mats Bender, his wife vocalist Anna and also includes two of their children!

www.introitus.se

 

The Gift from London will be continuing their growing reputation as a live band in 2015 following their 2006 debut Awake and Dreaming and last year's long-awaited follow up Land of Shadows , which saw them tour for the first time as a fully fledged 5 piece.

www.facebook.com/TheGiftMusicUk

 

The Fierce and the Dead, a quartet led by the ubiquitous Matt Stevens, and this year's "curve ball" band, are building a strong reputation for their powerful instrumental music.  Somewhere between Afrobeat and Robert Fripp said Rock-a-rolla magazine.  Who are we to argue?
www.fierceandthedead.com

 

How to interact with us:

 

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Our facebook group: www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=98170444873
One twitter: www.twitter.com/summersendfest
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Wonderful news for our friends of 3RDegree! I knew something like that was in the pipeline, but it is great to see it confirmed.

Thanks Raff & Micky! We're very excited. More dates to be announced international and domestic.

3RDegree wrote: Thanks Raff & Micky! We're very excited. More dates to be announced international and domestic.

our pleasure Robert.  Hope all has been going well with you. I've been on another lengthy FB hiatus, spending the free time here catching up with old friends here that I missed.  Someday I'll learn to be able to multitask.. bah.. I doubt I ever will.

I look forward to catching up with you, George and the rest of the guys when we see you later in the year. Hopefully before Roxy and Dukes this fall

congrats again on landing the show,  will you playing any of the new material. Hell.. what is the word on the new album.  Coming out this year?  Yes???

awesome man!! Hmmm.. hanging out in Europe as an opener for a big name group or pissing around with us at Roxy and Dukes?  hmmm.. hard choice   Knock 'em dead! Show those Euros what we all really know.. the current scene here in the states smokes everyone elses

Well we'll be seeing you at Rosfest btw... and you better bet we'll be at the Baltimore show!Raff just decided this evening that we were going to Rosfest.  I about spit my beer on the screen when she told me that.

I look forward to seeing you again Robert.. whatever you might have for the new album we'll buy!