End of the Road Festival 2008
Friday 12th to Sunday 14th September 2008Larmer Tree Gardens,Tollard Royal, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 5PT, England MAP
weekend £105; live-in vehicle £30; under 12s £15 - SOLD OUT
End of the Road Festival which takes place at Larmer Tree Gardens,Tollard Royal, Salisbury, Wiltshire has announced the line-up for The Local Tent over the weekend of Friday 12th to Sunday 14th September.
The London based live music night 'The Local' will return to Dorset once again this year, and the artists confirmed to play there are A.p.a.T.t, Alessi, Birdengine, David Thomas Broughton, The Chap, The Constantines, Cut a Shine 21st Century Barn Dance, Dead Meadow, Karima Francis, Charlotte Hatherley, Essie Jain, Folk Orchestra, Denis Jones, One Little Plane, The Singing Adams, The Miserable Rich, Wildbirds and Peacedrums, Pictish Trail with Rozi Plain, By the Fireside, and Robyn G Shiels.
The The Local's organiser and host Howard Monk says "Building on the success of last year's Local tent we come back again bigger, better and more eclectic than ever. As well as the bright new things on The Local stage including Essie Jain, The Miserable Rich, A.p.a.T.t, Birdengine, By the Fireside, Karima Francis we have some killer favourites of our own for you - Dead Meadow, The Chap, The Constantines and Wildbirds and Peacedrums. And as usual, the kind of surprises you got on our stage last year!"
The artists previously confirmed for this year include Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band, with Dirty Three, Mercury Rev and Celexico who are all to headline. Other acts appearing include Two Gallants, Micah P Hinson, Low, Dirty Three, British Sea Power, American Music Club, Billy Childish, Akron/Family, Kimya Dawson, Darren Hayman (Darren and Jack Play Hefner Songs), FM Belfast, Laura Marling, Devon Sproule, Angelo Spencer, Kelley Stoltz, Mountain Goats, Sun Kil Moon/Mark Kozelek, Jeffrey Lewis, Jason Molina (Magnolia Electric Co.), A Hawk And A Hacksaw, Bob Log III, The Wave Pictures, Friska Viljor, and Woodpigeon. For the line-up details as available please click here. With more acts expected to be announced over the coming months.
Tickets are on sale, priced at £105 for anyone aged 13 or over, with children under-12 tickets priced at £15. Live-in vehicles cost £30 and Car park £5 (pay on arrival). Click here to buy.
The Larmer Tree Gardens is about 2.5-3 hours drive from London, and falls on the border between North Dorset and Wiltshire, fairly close to Stonehenge. It's a beautiful venue with gorgeous views and with peacocks and huge parrots roaming / flying around freely both inside the gardens and in the field.
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