Less than 3 months to go until the Festival, and it’s time for a news update!

Tickets

All tickets have now been despatched, and should be hitting doormats as we speak.  Those travelling from Europe or the USA (quite a few of you!) should see theirs arrive next week. Sales remain very strong, and with the capacity at Lydney Town Hall set at 300, a sell out is now becoming a genuine – and strong - possibility.  If you have yet to get yours, then we would advise you not to leave it until the last minute. Tickets can be bought online from: www.sonicbond.com

Accommodation

Looks like there will be quite a buzz at Whitemead leisure park (www.whitemead.co.uk) and most of the accommodation there has now gone, with just a few 4 and 6 berth cabins available.  The apartments are now sold out.  Of course, there will still be plenty of other accommodation dotted around this beautiful part of England.  For details, go to www.visitforestofdean.co.uk .

If you’re looking for accommodation, why not join the Festival yahoo Group, and ask if anyone has any spare capacity in their accommodation at Whitemead? http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/summersendfestival/

Band News

As some of you will already be aware, there have been some changes to the line up of Sunday Night headliners the Tangent, with Beardfish, as a unit, replacing Jaime and Jonas, which means there may be as many as 8 onstage at Summers End!  Andy Tillison consulted us on the changes at an early stage, and we are happy to give him our complete support to what we consider to be a very exciting development.

IQ have just posted a website update, giving progress on their new album – which also reveals that Peter Nicholls is feeling much better and singing with the band again, which will please IQ fans everywhere!

Frost* are currently on tour with the mighty Spocks Beard, and reports suggest that they are getting a great reaction, playing a mixture of old and new material with new member Declan Burke.  Summers End will, of course, see a much longer set! The band also have a new website at:

http://www.frostmusic.net/

Magenta play three dates later this month beginning with the splendid Night of the Prog Festival at Loreley, Germany, on July 19^th alongside fellow Summers End band Quidam, plus dates at the Peel, Kingston and The Limelight, Crewe on July 26th and 27^th.

Meanwhile Saturday openers Overvibe have their new “Armature” EP available to download from www.indiestore.com/overvibe.  These are all short, up-tempo songs, but should give you some idea of what a compelling opening band they should be.

Full ticket details, line ups and band links can be found at the Festival Myspace site at:

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=81373561&blogID=387594563

Stephen and Huw

Hi All

With under 6 weeks to go, we are delighted to announce that Saturday day tickets for Summers End - the day headlined by IQ and Magenta -  have now sold out! We still have a very limited supply of 2 and 3 day tickets for the Festival, and it's likely that Sunday day tickets - The Tangent and Frost - will also sell out sometime before the Festival. Sales for the Friday - Threshold - have also been very strong but remain in good supply due to the higher capacity at Lydney Town Hall on that night. Gold tickets will come off sale in a few days to allow us time to get the special "Gold packages" together.

We have been completely overwhelmed with the demand for the Festival, and are thrilled that our first sell out is looking more and more likely!

See you in September!

Huw and Stephen

Just waiting for the last batch of tickets to be printed...the envelope is sitting on my desk, so should only be a couple of days, hopefully!

Last nights announcements produced a little surge of sales, so if anyone wants a ticket for pretty much anything apart from Friday or Sunday day tickets - buy them now!

Hi Everyone

With just 5 days to go, it’s high time we completed some Summers End information!

Ticket Sales.  With Saturday and weekend tickets sold out we still have tickets for Friday and a handful for Sunday left.  Anything left unsold will be available on the door. If anyone would still like a Saturday or weekend ticket or has one to sell email [email protected] and we’ll try to help if we can.  No promises, though!

Getting in! This year we’ll be running a coloured wristband system for entry over Saturday and Sunday to help people get in and out of the venue quickly and easily.  This will not apply on Friday but weekend wristbands will be available to pick up from Friday at the Sonicbond / Festival stall, so make sure you bring all your tickets with you when you arrive for the first time.

Car Parking / Transport.  There’s limited car parking at the venue, but you can also park in Tescos car park or in the residential street opposite the venue.  We are still hoping to help provide transportation to and from Whitemead, and will announce details at the middle of next week.

Door times: Also, please note doors open at 12 noon on both weekend days.  Music starts at 1pm on Saturday and 12.30 on Sunday.

Onstage Timings. Timings are accurate at time of writing but of course can, and most likely will, change at any stage!

Friday 26^th September

Doors 7pm

7.45 – 8.45 Seasons End

9.15 – 11.00 Threshold

Saturday 27^th September

Doors 12noon

1 – 1.45  - Overvibe

2.00 – 3.00 – Abarax

3.20 – 4.30 -  Quidam

4.30 – 6.00 - Break

6.00 – 7.30  - Magenta

7.30 – 9.00 – Break

9. 00 Doors

9.15 – 11.15 – IQ

Sunday 28^th September

Doors 12.noon

12.30 – 1.20 Glow

1.40 – 2.40 Thieves Kitchen

3.00 – 4.00 Abel Ganz

4.00 – 5.30 Break

5.30 – 7.00 Frost*

7.00 – 8.30 Break

8.30 Doors