Wire, The Wedding Present, Eagulls, Blanck Mass, and Man of Moon for Rockaway Beach

plus film screenings with Q&As

By Scott Williams | Published: Wed 6th Jul 2016

Rockaway Beach Festival (Bognor Regis) 2016 - Wire
Photo credit: Jason Wood

Rockaway Beach Festival (Bognor Regis) 2016

Friday 7th to Monday 10th October 2016
Butlins Resort, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 1JJ, England MAP
early bird from £89 for weekend
Daily capacity: 5,000

Wire, The Wedding Present, Eagulls, Blanck Mass, and Man of Moon have joined the line-up for Rockaway Beach Festival, returning for a 2nd year to the Butlins resort in Bognor Regis in West Sussex, happening from Friday 7th to Monday 10th October 2016.

The event has also confirmed film screenings with Q&As - including Killing Joke's 'Death & Resurrection Show', Suede's 'Night Thoughts' with acclaimed film-maker Roger Sargent, and Aiden Moffat's 'Where You're Meant To Be' followed by an intimate live performance.

Previously confirmed were Saint Etienne who will be performing 'Foxbase Alpha' in full, Killing Joke, Suede, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Bill Ryder-Jones, Don Letts, Damo Suzuki, Jane Weaver, Black Honey, Gang, TVAM, Eliza Shaddad, Man Made, Eyre Llew, Kagoule, and Luna.

Artists will appear over three programmed days of music and DJ’s, in multiple venues within the Butlin’s Resort.

The grounds also feature tenpin bowling, go karting, swimming pools, arcades, and multiple bars and restaurants, along its own stretch of beach on the Sussex coast. The festival will be bringing together a selection of the best emerging, breakthrough and established alternative acts. Artists will appear over three programmed days of music and DJ’s, in multiple venues within the Butlin’s Resort.

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Early bird tickets are priced from £145 for the weekend.

The facilities available for the 5,000 festival goers on site include the Skyline Pavilion which provides a huge undercover area for year-round, weather-protected facilities containing shops, bars, restaurants and entertainment areas.




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