The latest additions to the line-up at this year’s Connect Festival, which is taking place at Inveraray Castle, Loch Fyne, Argyll from Friday 31st August to Sunday 2nd September, showcase some of the most amazing up-and-coming talent that your ears could ever hope for.
Scott Matthews, who recently received an Ivor Novello award for the best song musically and lyrically with his track ‘Elusive’, joins a line-up of artists that include the fabulous Candie Payne, as well as established acts like The Beastie Boys, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, Jarvis Cocker, Mogwai, The Divine Comedy, Bjork, LCD Soundsystem, King Creosote, and more.
Other newly confirmed acts to play the festival are The Kissaway Trail and Two Gallants, who will both play the Guitars and Other Machines stage, and the Manicured Noise stage has added the Sleepless Crew and DBLSPK DJs to their bill.
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Stuart Waterman on
Friday June 29th, 2007 at
3:20 pm
When Shirley Bassey isn’t cheating a fire ball of death in her helicopter, she’s stealing the show at Glastonbury 2007. Let’s have a look at the 126 year old Welsh crooner belting it out - big finishes and all!
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Stuart Waterman on
Friday June 29th, 2007 at
3:07 pm
Whether you’re sunning your legs or trying to brave the mud, shorts are pretty handy come festival time. However, as most of you chaps will know, there isn’t much in the way of interesting options when it comes to short pants. Well, think again.
The One Earth Eco Shorts are retailing at
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Stuart Waterman on
Friday June 29th, 2007 at
3:02 pm
- The Spice Girls wanted to reform in time for the Diana Memorial Concert this weekend, but conflicting schedules would not allow it
- A rail strike is threatening travel chaos for the opening day of T In The Park
- The Istanbul leg of Live Earth has been cancelled due to lack of funds. Don’t worry though, Turkish people - they’re putting up big tellies for you to watch
- The Guardian has a handy guide to “boutique” festivals today - it includes Green Man, Wakestock and The Secret Garden Party
- Preston won’t let a little thing like divorce get in the way of performing at Kent Music Festival this weekend, the trooper
- Underworld will headline Wild In The Country this weekend - you can read an interview with them here
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Friday June 29th, 2007 at
1:05 pm
- The weather at Glastonbury meant sound levels had to be turned down, apparently. Here comes the science
- 70,000 people signed up to the “I Count” campaign to stop climate chaos. Live Earth will aim to build on the momentum
- Virtual Festivals sent one of their writers around the lesser-known areas of the festival. He checked out the Tipi Field, Permaculture, the Stone Circle and Green Futures among others
- Guardian Unlimited has a good round-up of where to find Glastonbury footage online. It’s fair to say they’re not too impressed with Peaches Geldof’s video diaries. They’ll also point you towards footage of Aerosmith and Run DMC from Hyde Park Calling
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Friday June 29th, 2007 at
12:20 pm
Jon Hartley is a true Glasto veteran - so how did he find this year’s event compared to previous years? Here he tells us about Geordie midgets, Welsh Oggies and Stan Collymore. 1. Kindly tell us your name, age and where you
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sophiebruce on
Friday June 29th, 2007 at
11:15 am
Good golly gosh, have we here at Shiny Media got a competition for you.
Live Earth, the massive worldwide music event designed to raise awareness of global warming, is happening on 7th July. The London leg of the event is taking place at the magnificent new Wembley Stadium in north London. If we were to list all of the artists performing on the day we’d probably miss the concert, but suffice it to say they include Beastie Boys, Madonna, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Razorlight, Genesis, Snow Patrol, Spinal Tap, Kasabian and Metallica. The concert will also be available to view live online at www.liveearth.msn.com/concerts.
Tickets for the gig sold out within approximately 2 milliseconds of being put on sale, but thanks to Live Earth official online partners MSN we have a pair to give away to one lucky reader.
More acts have been confirmed for the two-day festival Tennent’s Vital, which takes place this year at the new location of Belfast’s Ormeau Park on Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd August.
Joining Razorlight and Manic Street Preachers on the Tuesday will be The View, while Mark Ronson and Albert Hammond Jr will both perform on the Wednesday, alongside Kasabian and The Killers. Tickets are on sale now priced at
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Stuart Waterman on
Thursday June 28th, 2007 at
4:03 pm
Now, you may well think that wearing a head torch at a festival will make you look like some kind of ridiculous miner or something, but believe me - if I had a quid for every time I was envious of owners while I scrabbled around in the dark looking for my bog roll… well… I could put on my own well-lit festival.
The wind-up headtorch from One Earth is a genius idea. With it being wind-up, it means you don’t have to carry batteries, the energy for the bright LEDs is free and it’s good for the environment. It’s retailing at
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Stuart Waterman on
Thursday June 28th, 2007 at
3:55 pm
Whether you’re sunning your legs or trying to brave the mud, shorts are pretty handy come festival time. However, as most of you chaps will know, there isn’t much in the way of interesting options when it comes to short pants. Well, think again.
- The Spice Girls wanted to 
- The weather at Glastonbury meant sound levels had to be turned down, apparently. 
Jon Hartley is a true Glasto veteran - so how did he find this year’s event compared to previous years? Here he tells us about Geordie midgets, Welsh Oggies and Stan Collymore.
Good golly gosh, have we here at Shiny Media got a competition for you.
More acts have been confirmed for the two-day festival Tennent’s Vital, which takes place this year at the new location of Belfast’s Ormeau Park on Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd August.
Now, you may well think that wearing a head torch at a festival will make you look like some kind of ridiculous miner or something, but believe me - if I had a quid for every time I was envious of owners while I scrabbled around in the dark looking for my bog roll… well… I could put on my own well-lit festival.
