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Worthstock Music Festival '08

last updated : Wed 30th Jul 08
 
Date:  Friday 1st - Sunday 3rd August 08
Location:  K2 Music Venue, Vic Hotel and Cricketers Arms in Keighley, West Yorkshire - MAP
Cost:  weekend £15, with day tickets for the venues at £10
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Worthstock is a weekend charity music festival showcasing bands, artists and entertainers from all over the UK on three stages and is held from Friday 1st August until Sunday 3rd August at the K2 Music Venue, Vic Hotel and Cricketers Arms in Keighley, West Yorkshire and not at Silsden Carnival Field.

The Main Stage and Musicians Centre Stage will be held on the venues 2 stages. The venue is for all ages. K2 will have the same bands an line-up and will be open from 7pm Friday August 1st all day Saturday August 2nd and all day Sunday August 3rd.

The Kev O Brien Memorial Stage, is now at Victoria Hotel Keighley on Saturday August 2nd, and some of the Acoustic Stage acts will be moved to the Cricketers Arms, Keighley on Saturday August 2nd and 3rd.

Laying the foundations in 2006, Worthstock originally focused on providing unsigned bands from the growing music communities with a chance to be heard, the festival has now become an established and regular fixture in the calendar.

Playing over the three stages are Sonic Boom Six who headline Sunday with other acts announced including Random Hand, Templeton Pek, Wild Trash, Sounds of Swami, The Negatives, Shatter Hand, Merry Men, Steve Tilston, Kid Id, Maggie Boyle, Fred The Oyster, Monster Killed by Laser, Brand New Analogues, Gods of Hellfire, Asomvel, Kill To Gain, Headstone, The Analogue Bombs, Operator Six, Catch It Kebabs, Out From Animals, Boys With Beaks, Captain Hotknives, [sub] Nova, The Aftermath, Eyesore Angels, Life Among People, Honeytoad, Fifteen Stories, Alt Track, Grown At Home, Fulibulbus, My Passion, Talk To Angels, Inferi, Jon Gomm, Luke Hirst, Eddy O Dwyer, and Tony Levy. There are still more names to be confirmed. For the line-up details and stage splits as available please click here.

As well as the music Worthstock offers onsite camping, stalls, shops and entertainers, along with its friendly, relaxed, safe and ethical atmosphere, it attracts a diverse mix of music lovers, visitors and stall holders.

Due to the change in venue there is a ticket exchange and refund programme available. The price of entry to all the stages for the weekend is now £15 (it was previously £30), with day tickets for the venues now priced at £10. All tickets bought online will be refunded automatically. If you have a ticket (not an online booking code) you can call into the Musicians Centre Keighley to claim back a full refund.

The new tickets for the Keighley town centre venues are also now on sale. Entry to all the stages for all weekend is £15, with day tickets for all the venues at £10, a special Friday evening ticket is £5. To buy tickets, click here.

If you wish to camp at the festival, you will need to purchase a Weekend Ticket, or alternatively a Camping Pass with you Day Ticket(s). This entitles you to bring along a tent.

More information will be here when available.


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