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Friday 27th June
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| 11am |
The Left
Field bar opens for fair trade coffee, juices and pastries from the Glastonbury bakery. Catch up on some video loops from the Left Field campaigns - War on Want, the International Solidarity Movement, Justice for Columbia, No Sweat and Stop the War and the FBU. Log in at the Co-op cyberstation. |
| 12
noon |
Films from the International Solidarity Movement introduced by Jeremy Hardy. |
| 1pm |
Misnoma -
Barcelona's finest combining latino sounds, beats and vocals into a blend
that fits a Glasto lunchtime like a glove. |
| 2.30pm |
The Left
Field debate - "Getting organised - unions, solidarity and collective
strength".
With Billy Bragg, a Columbian trade unionist who recently survived an assassination attempt, John McGhee National Officer of the Fire Brigades Union and Fiona Monkman from UNISON. |
| 4pm |
Organising
the Music Business - Billy Bragg and the GMB London Region launch the new
Roadies Collective to fight for decent conditions for people who make the
music industry tick. |
| 5.30pm |
Solar Flare - winners of the Left Field battle of the bands. |
| 6pm |
It's Happy
Hour at the Left Field bar. Knock down prices on the finest fair trade cocktails
this side of Havana. Join us for a Left Hook or a Che Guevara or just an
old style Cuba Libre. Where else can you mix Fair Trade and cut price rum? |
| 7pm |
Andy and
the Believers - top reggae geezer and his combo skank it up. |
| 8pm |
Left Field
hosts a tribute to Joe Strummer kicking off with Don Lett's Director's cut of the definitive Clash biography Westway to the World. Phill Jupitus has been confirmed as guest DJ, and other guests could include Bez from the Happy Mondays plus a host of others. |
| 9.30pm |
The Left
Field proudly presents the world premier of "The Last Night London
Burned" - a film capturing Joe Strummer's last London gig, the firefighters benefit at Acton Town Hall. |
| 10pm |
Don Letts
(Clash film maker) and Dan Donovan from the Dub Cartel play us through as
the tribute to Joe heads into the small hours. Watch out for guest appearances and unseen Clash footage on the big screen. |
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Saturday
28th June
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| 11am |
Bar opens
for fair trade coffee and cakes. Come down and have a blast on the Co-op
cyberstation and a chat with campaigners from Stop the War, International
Solidarity Movement, Justice for Columbia, No Sweat, War on Want and the FBU. |
| 12
noon |
Driving the Sweatshops out of the Music Business The launch of Musicians Against Sweatshops - special guests to be announced. Hosted by Ethical Threads and No Sweat. |
| 1pm |
The Left
Field Debate - "Blood for Oil - in the aftermath of Iraq" with
Tony Benn, Bianca Jagger, Stop the War and special guests; One guest is David Hayman - the actor who played Jimmy Boyle in A Sense Of Freedom, and has acted with Bruce Willis, Kevin Spacey et al. hH runs an organisation called Spirit Aid doing incredible work in bombed-out Afganistan. |
| 3pm |
Carol Laula - Scottish singer/sonwriter and political activist blazes the trail for Tony Benn |
| 3.45pm |
Tony Benn and Roy Bailey perform "The Writing on the Wall" |
| 5.30pm |
It's Happy
Hour again in the Left Field bar as soon as Tony and Roy leave the stage.
Load up on the Fair Trade cocktails and get yourself ready for the sharpest in comedy and satire. |
| 6pm |
Left Field comedy with Mark Thomas, Mark Steel, Vladimir MacTavish and Miles Jupp. |
| 10pm |
Stylus Automatic - Scottish politico indy rockers straight outta Left Field. |
| 11pm |
Germander
Speedwell (Zion Train) - Cod on Keyboards and Molara on Vox. The finest
roots Reggae from the UK Sound System. |
| Midnight |
Misty in
Roots - old school reggae from the guvnors. |
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Sunday
29th June
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| 11am |
The Left
Field bar opens for the last time this year with fair trade coffees, juices and cakes to make Starbucks weep. |
| 11.30am |
The Left
Field debate - "Stopping the Nazis" hosted by Love Music Hate
Racism - guest speakers to be announced. |
| 2pm |
Seize the Day - banned from the BBC 3 awards for their anti-war stance - welcome in the Left Field any day. |
| 3.30pm |
The Left Field debate - "Fair trade and consumer pressure" with speakers from the Co-op, Oxfam, War on Want and international guests. |
| 5.30pm |
Asian Dub
Foundation take over the War on Want sound system. |
| 6pm |
It's happy hour again and again and again ... in the Left Field bar - fair trade cocktails, you know the story. |
| 7pm |
Billy Bragg - Mr Sexuality himself. Our mate, your mate and back at the Left Field after 2002's ripper. |
| 9pm |
Slovo - Join Dave Randall's (Faithless) new outfit bringing voices from around the world to shape a narrative that will, in the West African tradition of "nommo", name problems and raise questions about the way we are living. |
Love Music Hate Racism will then bring this years events at the Left Field to a close.
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