Hartlepool Tall Ships Races 2010

[trickytree]

http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/others2010/tallships/

Hartlepool will be centre stage between Saturday 7th and Tuesday 10th August when it hosts the magnificent Tall Ships fleet. The Hartlepool Tall Ships Celebration will be one of England's biggest free events in 2010 with up to one million visitors expected from Friday 6th until Monday 9th August 2010 at Hartlepool Marina.

Line-up

Acts include Echo and The Bunnymen, Ocean Colour Scene, Sheelanagig, Stornoway, Goldheart Assembly, Golden Animals, The Woven Project, The Dave Moseley Band, Lithium Speed Dementia, The Standards, The White Negroes, and The Runwells.

Music Promoter Andy Kelly, who has been working with the Tall Ships team to secure the bands, said: "It's great to have Ocean Colour Scene confirmed, they're one of the best live bands in the country! Echo and The Bunnymen are still as effortlessly cool as ever!"

http://www.hartlepooltallships2010.com/ind...nment+Programme

Edited March 13, 2010 by trickytree

[gratedenini]

Whilst the Tall Ships will sail majestically around Hart le Pool Marina... the same adjective cannot be used to describe the drinking youth that will populate the musical element of this event.

It is a shame because the town has made great strides over the years to improve its image.

But, the fact remains,as with a lot of places... as soon as theres lash water on the go.. the atmosphere degenerates.

Last summer at the "fest" drinkers were hemmed in metal pens with security being as strict as a visit to a Cat A lag in Durham jail.

And it was necessary too... the shirtless,lager swilling,tatooed,foul-mouthed brigade roamed round tinging the atmoshere with suspicion..and that was just the women.

I`ll be there, with me bengal tiger as security but i wont be as "free" as i normally am at at such an event.