Off The Tracks Summer Festival add more acts

Edward II, Rory McLeod & the Familiar Strangers, Aluminio Roots, and more

By Scott Williams | Published: Mon 2nd Jul 2012

Off The Tracks Summer Festival 2012 - Edward II
Photo credit: Phil Bull

Off The Tracks Summer Festival 2012

Friday 31st August to Sunday 2nd September 2012
Donington Park Farmhouse, Isley Walton, nr Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England MAP
£70 for w/e inc camping, youth (12-16) £40
Daily capacity: 2,000

More acts have been announced for Off The Tracks Summer Festival which takes place from Friday 31st August until Sunday 2nd September 2012.

Edward II
Joining Friday's headliner The Beat, Dodgy, and Banco De Gaia are Aluminio Roots, Grace Petrie, Roughneck Riot, The Bee Keepers, and Andy Skank.

On Saturday Edward II, Hallouminati, Wille and The Bandits, Boat To Row, Horses Brawl, Dream Circuit, The Lucky Strikes, Thistletown, Flutterby Theatre, Shirazmataz, Dr Matt, Inta Africa, and Out of the Swamp featuring Chris Hall, Hazel Scott, and Lil Jim join the previously announced Biggles Wartime Band, with the Silent disco also confirmed to make a return.

On Sunday Rory McLeod & the Familiar Strangers leads a bill that so far includes Phantom Limb, and Moonshee.

For the line-up details as available please click here.

The Saturday night headlining act will be announced next Monday.

For Summer 2012, Off The Tracks will also be unveiling its brand new Second Stage, following the development of a barn on the site. September marks the 24th anniversary of the first Off The Tracks, which happened in September 1988.

This popular family-friendly festival takes place in and around the courtyard of a farmhouse and offers folk, roots, dance and fusion on two stages, accompanied by 70 real ales, ciders and perrys, acoustic sessions, stalls, and atmospheric surroundings. The facilities include hot showers and caravan hook-ups.

Tickets are priced at £70 for an adult ticket for the weekend with camping, and £40 for a youth (aged 12 to 16 years) ticket, children aged under 12 go free and do not require a ticket. Car parking and campervan/caravan tickets are free for advance ticket sales, or priced at £25 for live in vehicles, and £5 for parking on the gate.

To buy tickets, click here.

There's also a children's play area for the kids, and children also have the opportunity to take part in circus workshops, and the parade. In The Orchard at Off The Tracks offers workshops and therapies such as yoga, tuning in, Tai Chi & Chi Kung, Shiatsu, Metamorphic Technique, meditation, and chanting & voice work.


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