Freedom Fun Festival 2009

Freedom Fun Festival is a new three day event set in fields and woodland of the Sussex Downs just outside Brighton, which takes place from Friday 26th until Sunday 28th June.

An intimate gathering for people of all ages, the fun family festival aims to be a celebration of music, dance, song, healing and friendship within a safe, fun and magical space. Offering new bands and music in different marquees to cater for old and young. The line-up includes:

Friday 26 June 7pm onwards:
Opening ceremony of Freedom, Invierta Atraen, Matt Wright, Lee Knell, Echo State, and DJ Micklos + DJ friends.

Saturday 27 June 7pm onwards:
Band Competition Finals - with Will Johns Band, Tall Dark Friend, Cloud Ants, Mondo Kong and Soul Sanctuary, Zen Maniacs, Shenanigans, The Betties, Juice FM Winning Band, and Juice FM DJs Party Night.

Sunday 28 June 5pm onwards:
Indigo Eye, Phil Thornton, Strange Brew, The Lovely Brothers, Noise Pilots, and Dave Barnard's RubberBand.

Tickets are available at discounted prices for advance bookings. An adult ticket for all three nights with camping is priced at £50 per person (includes 3 day pass), a two day adult camping ticket is £50 (includes 2 day pass), and a single night camping with day pass is £20. Children camping 7-16 £5 per child (Must be accompanied by paying adult). Disabled carers Free. An adult day pass is priced at £10, a child (aged 7-16 years) day pass is £5 (children aged under 7 are free). Parking is priced at £5 per day per vehicle, motor bikes can park for free.

To buy tickets, click here.

As well as an array of talented musicians, festival goers get the opportunity to take part in a variety of workshops, breathe in the country air, have a massage, drink cold beer, lick an ice-cream, or watch a show. There's a chance to have a dance, do some yoga, maybe immersed in the healing sounds of a gong bath, wander the fields and natter with fellow festies. Or find our hobgoblin area with its tiny wine bar and have a tarot reading.

Children can find traditional story-telling in the kids tipi tent, take part in street dancing or circus skills, stroke a shetland pony and munch on mini pancakes.

There will also be a fire show on Saturday night. Plus stalls, hog roast, catering marquee, Oyster & Champange tent on Saturday pre Art Auction which is being opened a mezzo soprano, local footballers activity for kids and much more.
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The event has camping facilities £10 per night, spaces subject to availability, accompanying carers are being given free entry, and there's ample parking for day visitors.

Freedom Fun Festivals 2009 are launching a 'Rock Hatch at Knock Hatch: You Own the Stage. Details of the competition are on the festival's website. All bands are welcome to enter, not just from Brighton and Hove. The idea is to promote local musical talent and to provide a performance venue. The entries will be whittled down to 4 by a panel of judges on 19th June, and those 4 will be invited to take part in a head to head competition at the Freedom Fun Festival, near Hailsham, East Sussex at 7pm Saturday June 27th. The winning band will perform a 1/2hr set on the main stage at 9.30pm the same night AND their first single release will be sponsored by Bad Influence Records.

More information will be here when available.

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