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Summer Sundae Weekender '12

last updated : Wed 22nd Feb 12
 
Date:  Friday 17th - Sunday 19th August 12
Location:  De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, Leicestershire - MAP
Cost:  buy tickets early bird £95, youth (14-17) £60, child (5-13) £30, u5s free + camping
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A three day family friendly music festival with full camping facilities offering festival goers over 100 acts with an eclectic mix of live bands of all styles and genres over six stages, and high calibre comedy. The dates for the eleventh Summer Sundae Weekender held at De Montfort Hall, Leicester are confirmed as Friday 17th to Sunday 19th August 2012.

around the festival site
The event offers a civilised and relaxed atmosphere, an unwavering ethical standpoint, high production values, a quality range of foods from around the world, 20 cask ales and a mean line in cocktails (all reasonably priced) at four bars throughout the site, not to mention stalls, and high calibre comedy in the eFestivals Cabaret Tent.

Line-up

Public Image Ltd. (PiL), Katy B, tUnE-yArDs, Asian Dub Foundation, Reverend And The Makers, Willy Mason, Francois & The Atlas Mountains, Jonathan Richman, Juan Zelada, Lazy Lester And Friends, Dan Mangan, Rachel Sermanni, Cashier No 9, Goodnight Lenin, Grace Petrie, The Magic Tombolinos, and Y Niwl. For the line-up details as available please click here.

The festival showcases emerging talent along with well known established acts, as well as bluegrass, folk, electronica, theatre, and entertainment all set over seven stages.

Tickets

Early bird tickets are priced at 2010 prices. A limited number of will go on sale from Tuesday 6th December, and eFestivals will have links to buy them then.

Early bird tickets are priced as follows. An adult weekend ticket is priced at £95. A young person (14-17 years) ticket is priced at £60 for the weekend. A child (aged 5-13 years) ticket is priced at £30, and under 5s go for free. An adult day ticket is priced £30 for Friday, and £50 for Saturday or Sunday. Child (aged 5 -15 years old) are priced £12 for Friday, and £15 for Saturday or Sunday.

To buy tickets, click here.

Camping tickets

Camping tickets are per person, not per tent, an adult camping ticket is priced at £10, young person £7, a child camping ticket is free, and camper vans and caravans tickets are priced at £40 (maximum 5 people).

The Village

As usual there will be much more than music to keep you entertained this year at Summer Sundae Weekender. Although some site changes are expected to be announced the The Village is expected to return to provide a great selection of food and craft stalls, and the ever-popular Orange Tree Bars will be back with their Real Ale & Cocktail Bars.

Theme

The theme for 2012 has not been announced.

Camping

The main campsite will be in Victoria Park but for a quieter festival experience, head for the campsite in Regent College. The site will be divided into family and quiet camping, with everyone staying there being lovely and considerate to their neighbours. There will also be extra toilets and showers available, to make it the most comfy campsite, too.

Getting there

By Car: De Montfort Hall is situated at the top of Regent Road on the edge of Victoria Park. Located just one mile south of Leicester's city centre, the Hall is well signposted on the inner ring road. If using the M1 come off at Junction 21 and follow the signs for the outer ring road (Leicester South and East), turning left along the A50 or A6 when signposted. Parking is available on the edge of Victoria Park.
By Train: Leicester's train station is on the Intercity Midland Mainline, just over an hour from London. The station is on London Road (A6) and is only a 10 minute walk away from the Hall. To book tickets online click here.
By Bus: bus enquiries please call 0870 608 2608
By Bike: Throughout the weekend Sustrans staff will be on hand to provide information on local routes and giving away cyclometers to every attendee that arrives by bike. Ride Leicester – Mobile Bike Park' will provide a fully monitored, secure place to leave your bike.
By car: If you have to go by car remember eFestivals has a car share scheme click here to find out more.

Green ethos

Summer Sundae Weekender has always been pro-active about environmental issues and redeems itself year on year. Last year all power was drawn directly from Leicester City Councils eco-tariff power supply - thereby offsetting some emissions. The festival also endeavours to turn off equipment whenever it's not in use. The festival recommends festival goers arrive by public transport, and recycle as much rubbish as they make.

Video

Here is a short eFestivals film about 2009's Summer Sundae Weekender.



More info

Click HERE for information about all aspects of Summer Sundae.

More information will be here when available.

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