Ip-art 2010

The Ipswich Summer Arts Festival runs for two weeks, from Saturday 26th June to Sunday 11th July. Over that time Ipswich aims to become the cultural focus for arts in the region, with a full programme of events from music and drama through to visual art, film, and literature by national and locally based organisations and artists.

Line-up

Music Day Bands Confirmed:
Lovemusic24
12:00 - Crab Meat Moon
13:00 - Stacy McCarthy & The Catfish Band
14:00 - Fagan
15:00 - DonShimoda
16:00 - Ideals
17:00 - The B.Goodes
18:00 - Phantom Players
19:00 - Suspect Device

BBC Radio Suffolk
12:00 - Smoking Hogs
13:00 - The Floe
14:00 - Matt White & The Emulsions
15:00 - Star Club
16:00 - Soul Town Chic
17:00 - The Martells
18:00 - United Reggae Band

Town102
12:00 - The Nik Wymer Band
13:00 - My Minds Eye
14:00 - The Scoobs
15:00 - Boulevard Blonde
16:00 - The Tom Sanderson Band
17:00 - Electric Dreams
18:00 - Absent Kid
19:00 - Guns 4 Hire

ICR/CSV
12:00 - Walkway
12:45 - Pixelh8
13:30 - Umbrella Assassins
14:15 - Blacktop Harrison
15:00 - A Fate Untold
15:45 - Millionaires by Morning
16:30 - The Cads
17:15 - Ed Sheeran
18:00 - Underline the Sky

Suffolk Passenger Transport
12:00 - Rob Castellani & Anna Pancaldi
12:30 - Dragonfruit
13:00 - Charlotte Emily
13:30 - The Lullabys
14:00 - Reb Capper
15:00 - The Four Blokes
15:30 - The Ghost Train Porters
16:30 - Lady Bird and the Larks
17:00 - Ady Johnson
17:30 - Jack Rundell
18:00 - Caution Horses

East of England Co-op Stage
12:00 - Co-op Concentio Youth Choir
12:50 - Ipswich Youth Steel Band
13:40 - The Proposition
14:30 - Ipswich and Norwich Co-op Band
15:30 - Co-op Juniors
16:30 - Suffolk Soul Singers
17:20 - Housework
18:10 - Samboomba.

One central event is The Music Day which takes place on Sunday 4th July, a free family event, showcasing many acts on the local music scene, with six stages set in the surroundings of Christchurch Park and Mansion. This is expected to include plenty of activities for children, including a small fairground. Car parking will be free.

Tickets

Ticket prices have not yet been confirmed, and tickets are not yet on sale.

Other entertainment

There's no programme of events confirmed for the festival at the moment. There will be an eclectic mixture of attractions, performances and events that appeal to a wide audience. Dance, visual arts, poetry, music, theatre, literature, opera, and cinema, are amongst the 60 plus events on offer.

Spaces

As well as using the more traditional spaces, Ip-art takes exhibitions and performances into public buildings and spaces throughout the town. This colourful combination aims to include tradition, innovation and imagination within the arts in Ipswich.

More information will be here when available.

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