Thursday 15th May 2008

DANNY AND THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD
a celebration of collective yesness!! good times and the cosmic yeehaa!! the champions of the world are a raggle taggle collection, a travelling band of brothers and sisters, roaming the country, setting up camp in towns and villages, invoking the spirit of ronnie lane's 'passing show' or joe cocker's 'mad dogs and englishmen'. those who have caught glimpses of the champs tell of face-paints and moving pictures, they speak of singing, of yesness. sitars, dulcimers and flutes , spangled and fluttered, trumpets blowed and singly sung - a container became an echo chamber of the heart, barn doors creakered. legend has it that folk and country and blues have been heard and drunken in, rockin' and rollin' been snuck out the window and the muppets been eyed at, even. they talk of people being together in music and brotherhood. keep your eyes peeled and your ear to the ground - they say you can be a champ too

GRAND POCKET ORCHESTRA
you got your dark times and you got your happy times, we are somewere in the middle. we write happy songs about not so happy things, with the intention of making the awful seem not so bad. if you feel that we have made the not so bad seem awful then we have failed, and we apologise. this is grand pocket orchestra in a nutshell, and we are yours for the keeping.

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Saturday 17th May 2008

The band was formed and played its 1st gig on 01/02/03 they soared to great heights, including headlining at the centenary New Years Eve Party at the Gold Coast Hotel in Las Vegas.

1StepBelow have earned a reputation throughout the world for being the closest you will get to the Real Camden Nutty Boys.

You’re know from the opening words of “HEY YOU, DON’T WATCH THAT” You are in for a time of good tunes and Nutty Antics; it certainly is “One Step Below”.

Made up with some of the finest musicians that South West has to offer, the band is also proud to have a front man that is the only Suggs-a-like in the UK with his sharp suit and glasses, he enters the stage with that familiar nutty dance and continues the high energy act throughout the show. You will have to rub your eyes in disbelieve, “Are you sure it’s not the real Madness”

The show is not to be missed.

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Wednesday 21st May 2008

A Shakesperian actor by training, Mr Flynn is one disgustingly talented young man, who somehow manages to avoid being nauseating and punchable with it. He's shared the stage with friends including Larrikin Love, Emmy The Great and Jeremy Warmsley at the club night 'Apocalypso' he set up after being inspired by the NY Anti-folk scene on a visit to the Big Apple. His deft guitar-picking style and referencing of everything from Jeffrey Lewis to Lonnie Johnson to his major influence - Dylan, shows that there'll always be room for a man playing beautiful songs on guitar and harmonica, no matter what fads and scenes come and go.

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Friday 23rd May 2008

The band gathered players from the Who's Who of the UK reggae circuit and worked hard honing the sound and stage show in venues across the UK. After 18 months and under new manager, Steve Hughes, the band rapidly gained a loyal following and an enviable reputation as one of the most exciting reggae bands around. They have been sought out to work alongside established artists such as: Pato Banton, Bad Manners, Musical Youth and Apache Indian.

In January 2007 Johnny 2 Bad made its European debut in Holland, headlining at Leeuwarden's Muziekcentrum Schaaf From this came further bookings in Holland and Belgium thanks to the enthusiasm and support of Bobby Veenstra.


Love of the music, world class musicianship, sheer hard work and supreme professionalism, guided by expert management has seen Johnny 2 Bad take its place in the UK arena and now they are set to step up to the world stage.
Johnny 2 bad have recently returned from a ground breaking tour of Lithuania and we were accompanied by a BBC news team, they recorded our every movement and created a documentary which was broadcast across the BBC network. You can now view this on the BBC website if you follow the link below.

JOHNNY 2 BAD, IN LITHUANIA LIVE ON THE BBC WEB SITE, ITS REALLY GOOD, PASS IT ON PLEASE ** Tribute band make history ** A international reggae band has made musical history by performing in Lithuania.

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Sunday 25th May 2008

GWR KIDS Raises funds to support disadvantaged children and young people in Swindon and Wiltshire.

MAIN STAGE LINE-UP (From 4pm til 11pm)
The Beatbullyz
The Love Vultures
Hiproute
All Revved Up (Meatloaf Tribute)
The Vic Band
Zoe Mead
Acoustic Taxi
Freya Byles
Next Size Up

ACOUSTIC GARDEN STAGE LINE-UP (From 3pm til 6pm)
Tommy G
Josh Kumra
Gaz Brookfield
Blind Dogs For The Blind

Friday 30th May 2008

The Purple Project represents something more than just a sound-a-like ‘tribute’ act. Behind each performance lies a deeper understanding of the structure and motivation for the arrangements - and a shared passion for recreating the unbelievable power and intensity of Deep Purple in full flight!
The show mirrors the famous concerts of Deep Purple with a running time of two hours, with songs picked from the extensive album and single back-catalogue, and includes classic live favourites such as ‘Highway Star’, ‘Burn’ and of course ‘Smoke on the Water’.

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