Dispatches From Beardsville - Calexico to play only UK date at End of the Road

Country? Folk? Tex-Mex? Psychedelic Jazz? Whatever Calexico are, they're bloody great when on form. Having caught them live a few times, I'm happy to say that they're usually mindblowing. So with that, the group have announced their only UK date, which will take place at the forthcoming End Of The Road festival.

Posted by Mof Gimmers on April 15, 2025 12:56 PM in Dispatches From Beardsville| End Of The Road Festival| Festival News
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Mercury Rev to play only UK date at End Of The Road

When I think of Mercury Rev, I always think of the word "ethereal". That and, "hasn't the lead singer got a funny voice". Still, they're a great little group and they're gearing up for an appearance at the End Of The Road festival in Dorset.

Now, I've been to this festival and it's very pleasant indeed. There are peacocks roaming around and the bands always end up drinking with the crowd... it's that kinda place. In the past, the event has hosted Super Furry Animals, Yo La Tengo, Richard Hawley and Ryan Adams, will take place on September 12, 13 and 14 at the beautiful Larmer Tree Gardens.

Posted by Mof Gimmers on February 18, 2025 1:22 PM in End Of The Road Festival| Festival News
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End Of The Road Festival Preview: Super Furry Animals and peacocks, probably

Roll up, roll up ladies and gents. As festival season draws to a close, there’s one last main attraction to take your money before the curtain falls until next year. The return of the aptly named End Of The Road Festival.

Now in its second year, the three day festival in the countryside on the Dorset / Wiltshire border bills itself as intimate - with “just” 5,000 tickets available. Organisers are very laid back, looking forward, they say to a ‘fun, wonderful, beautiful, friendly, relaxed, entertaining, super duper rocking festival’.

Posted by Sophie Bruce on September 12, 2025 12:30 PM in End Of The Road Festival| Music News
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End of the Road festival offers day tickets

The End of the Road Festival has today placed a limited allocation of day tickets on sale. Winner of Best New Festival at the 2006 UK Festival Awards, the festival takes place from 14 - 16 September and features a cracking line-up set amidst various enchanting attractions in the beautiful Larmer Tree Gardens in North Dorset (I've been... it truly is a gorgeous setting).

The day tickets will cost £40 for Friday and £45 for Saturday or Sunday and are available from the festival website at http://www.endoftheroadfestival.com.

Highlights in the line-up are Yo La Tengo, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Giant Sand, Viking Moses, Super Furry Animals, The Bees, King Creosote, Hush The Many (stars of last years festival), the wonderful Lambchop, Howe Gelb, Seasick Steve, James Yorkston, Euros Childs and Malcolm Middleton. In addition to the fine musical offerings, further goings-on at this intimate 5000-capacity festival include a Library in the Woods, a Swedish café, oversized animals, "Folk Idol", a Cider Bus, songwriting workshops and wayward parrots and peacocks.

Posted by Mof Gimmers on August 14, 2025 4:12 PM in End Of The Road Festival| Festival News
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Tangerine Fields provide pre-pitched tents for lazy festivalgoers - bookings still available for T in the Park, Latitude, Carling Weekend

If you got to Glastonbury on the Thursday full of smug happiness you'd bagged a bargain on your tent, and left on Monday a soaked-though, mud-coated, cursing mess, then you'll think Tangerine Fields is a great idea.

They're a tent company who'll rock up early to your chosen festival, pitch your tent and it'll be all warm* and cosy* by the time you arrive.

*inside, at least. They're not magicians.

Posted by Issy Sampson on July 3, 2025 10:02 AM in Bestival| Big Chill| Camping Gear| End Of The Road Festival| Festival Must-Haves| Festival News| Green Man Festival| Isle Of Wight Festival| Oxegen
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