Poker PR has been at it again with Rockhopper in their quest to discover music talent across the UK.
Along with leading music school Access To Music and education in instrument recycling, Replay; Rockhopper set up studio in the Rockhopper 1960’s airstream caravan in the Kidz Field at Glastonbury where they recorded an awe-inspiring array of young bands and artists.
Each day, one group was chosen to make the short list of a fantastic competition and now these bands need your help to win some life changing prizes:
- A place to Access To Music Summer Band Factory
- ProTools Recording Software
- Pinnacle Studio HD Video Editing Software
- A Rockhopper Four Song EP Deal
All we’re asking is for you to vote for your favourite in the bespoke Facebook Application designed and developed by Poker PR. By doing this, you could help springboard the stars of tomorrow into dizzy new heights! The poll closes Monday at 9am, so click here to place your vote now!
Festival organiser Michael Eavis, revealed on Glastonbury FM that there will be a new late night area at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
Mr Eavis said in the interview, “We’re (investing) down in the old Lost Vagueness Fields, now called Shangri-La. We’ve now got Shangri-La, we’ve got Trash City, Arcadia, and we’ve got Section 9 which is a new area. So, we’re investing heavily into that area down there for entertainment, because that’s where people want to be. We’re increasing investment into that area by about £200,000.”
Details about the new Section 9 area are few and far between, but with this sort of investment being put into the late night area Poker PR is looking forward to seeing the outcome.
During the interview Michael also revealed that Stevie Wonder is still yet to be confirmed for the Sunday headline slot, the farmer did reveal that Mumford & Sons will be play the Park Stage this year.
The festival organisers have announced that the re-sale of cancelled tickets for this year’s Festival will take place at 9am on Sunday, 11th April 2010. To be with a chance of getting your hands of some of these extremely limited tickets you have register at glastonburyregistration.co.uk before the 31st March. Tickets will be sold online at www.seetickets.com/g2010 and via the Seetickets booking line 0844 412 4635.
The SXSW (South by South West) festival in Austin, Texas starts tomorrow, running for nine days and encompassing many forms of media making it the festival that leads the way in interaction over many platforms.
SXSW really show others what is possible when it comes to using social media, utilising Facebook and Twitter amongst many other platforms, to bring up-to-date information to delegates and those attending. You can also use your Facebook and Twitter accounts to connect with other services such as the (unofficial) guide to the event on sched.org.
The festival, of course, has an iPhone app and it looks great. With schedule and maps as the more basic functions, it also includes some special features for the badge holders including a card feature that allows you to send your contact details to other delegates and a messaging feature that allows the badge holders to communicate away from the festival’s own social network my.SXSW.
It would be great to see some of the UK festivals embrace these types of technology; fans love to interact and connect in every way possible and we at Poker PR can offer all the services to make this happen.
Two new additions have been added to the ever-growing line up of this year’s V-Festival. The event takes place on Saturday 21st and 22nd August 2010 at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex and Weston Park, Staffordshire. Calvin Harris and Doves have both been added to the 4Music stage and will be joining headliners The Prodigy and David Guetta, supported by Florence and the Machine.
The main V stage headliners over the two days are Kasabian and Kings of Leon with support from likes of Stereophonics, Faithless, The Kooks, Paul Weller, Paolo Nutini, Pet Shop Boys, Cheryl Cole, Madness, Editors, White Lies, Mika, Groove Armada, The Courteeners, The Charlatans, The Temper Trap, Amy Macdonald, Goldfrapp, Shed Seven, Newton Faulkner, La Roux, Skunk Anansie, Passion Pit, Ellie Goulding, Paloma Faith, Plan B, Sugababes, and Pixie Lott also confirmed with more acts still to be announced.
Tickets go on sale at 9am tomorrow morning so be sure to get in there quick. A list of official ticket outlets is available here. Festival officials are warning that there are a large amount of scam websites out there and also recommending that festival goers do not use secondary ticket sellers to avoid disappointment.
Poker PR has attended V Festival for many years and if this year’s event can come anywhere close to last year’s sun kissed event then we are in for a real treat.
Kasabian and Muse both picked up two awards at last night’s Shockwave NME awards. The awards – originally started way back in 1953 – were last night held at the O2 Academy Brixton in London where Kasabian, Marina And The Diamonds, Lily Allen, The Big Pink, Hole and The Maccabees all performed live. 3.6 million votes were cast this year, “proving that music fans are as passionate as ever” according to NME editor Krissi Murison.
Kasabian picked up ‘Best Album’ and ‘Best Album Artwork’ for ‘West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum’, while Muse scooped the ‘Best British Band’ award, beating Oasis, Arctic Monkeys, Biffy Clyro and Kasabian, as well as receiving the ‘Best Website’ prize.
Oasis walked away empty handed despite being up for three awards including best video, for ‘Falling Down’, while their 90s rivals, Blur pick up a well-deserved award for their reunion gig in Hyde Park last summer.
Other awards included:
Best Solo Artist – Jamie T
Best New Band – Bombay Bicycle Club
Best Live Band – Arctic Monkeys
Best Festival – (shock horror) Glastonbury
Best Dressed – Lady Gaga
Worst Dressed- Lady Gaga
Rage Against The Machine were named the ‘Heroes of the Year’ for keeping X-Factor winner Joe McElderry off the Christmas number one spot.
Social Media was given a positive nod when Lily Allen received the ‘Giving it Back Award’ for her Twitter ticket treasure hunt where fans had the opportunity to find free tickets to her world tour.
Paul Weller was the recipient of the ‘Godlike Genius’ award and closed the event with six songs from his long and productive career.
If you are not as lucky as me and are not going to Matter tonight to see Faithless, then don’t worry as they have been confirmed to headline this year’s Global Gathering. This year Global will be celebrating its 10th year so they will be pulling out all the stops.
Faithless and Global Gathering are giving away a free track to promote the band’s 6th studio album released later this year. To register for your download click here.
Dizzee Rascal will also be strutting his Brit winning stuff, along with 150 other DJs and acts still to be announced. Making a welcome return will be the Godskitchen’s Boombox, which as well as housing the booth for some of the world’s top DJ’s; it will also act as a screen for an awe inspiring visual display. Check out last year’s Boombox stage here.
The two day dance festival takes place in Stratford-upon-Avon on 30th – 31st July and early bird weekend tickets are on sale now priced at £126.50 with a deposit scheme available, which allows festival-goers to spread out the ticket payments. Go to the Global Gathering site for more info.
Are you going to the International Music Summit (IMS) in Ibiza? If so, how are you getting there? The Hepatitis C Trust has teamed up with the IMS 2010 and is running the first ever ‘GET TESTED! Mission.’ Want to get on board? The mission is to travel from London Bridge, UK to the summit in Ibiza. There is a catch though, this is a road trip, no planes allowed.
The Hepatitis C Trust is the only national UK charity devoted to hepatitis C. It runs a range of services that provide support, information, and representation for people with hepatitis C. It is also committed to raising awareness and lowering the stigma of this widespread disease amongst the general population.
There are many ways of contracting hepatitis C, however, the hedonistic environment and lifestyle associated with partying/clubbing and the music industry as a whole puts many people unwittingly at risk from contracting the disease.
Poker PR are looking forward to the IMS which has been created by six leading professionals (including Pete Tong) to help re-set the agenda for electronic music culture, at a time when the industry needs it most. Set at a special location in Ibiza, the IMS covers three intense days of business programming, networking and activity leading straight into the official opening weekend of the Ibiza season.
For further information on The Hepatitis C Trust and the ‘GET TESTED! Mission’ please visit www.hepctrust.org.uk or email admin@hepctrust.org.uk for an info pack.
For more info on IMS 2010 please visit http://www.internationalmusicsummit.com/
The weird and wacky, but exceptionally wonderful Hot Chip return to the UK this February with a new album and tour to boot.
The five piece band released their fourth studio album titled ‘One Life Stand’ on Monday 1st Feb and their UK tour will kick off on 12th Feb at o2 Academy, Glasgow.
I am a huge fan of this band. Collectively, they look like a loveable bunch of misfits, but their live events are raw, uplifting, and quite electrifying. The band has just announced on Twitter that they’ll be playing at this year’s Bestival. Hurrah!
To date, all three Hot Chip albums have produced both eclectic and chart-topping tracks, all firmly stamped with the trademark Hot Chip sound. Guardian.co.uk said they were “blown away” by the fourth album whilst dance site Datatransmission said it was an “absolute cracker.”
I cannot wait to hear the new album performed live, so I’ll be heading to the Leeds leg of their tour on 16th Feb. I’m Ready For The Floor – are you?!
Check www.hotchip.co.uk for the complete tour schedule.
Now in its 25th year, the Miami Winter Music Conference (WMC) is the biggest electronic music gathering on the planet.
Running from 23-27 March on Miami Beach, Florida, the event will take over the city as numerous venues and hotels provide home for the conference.
From workshops, seminars, panels, exhibits, demo listening, DJ spin offs and VJ challenges, the 2010 program reflects the current climate of the industry. Topics include innovation in DJ & production technology, new media, and club culture.
Event wise, the conference hosts the biggest parties around. The Shelborne Beach Sessions runs 23-28 Mar with highlights of Josh Wink’s 15 Years Ovum label party, plus appearances from techno legends Sasha, Luciano and Loco Dice over several nights.
The WMC’s official closing party Ultra Music Festival runs over two days and will feature the likes of Tiesto, Carl Cox, Deadmau5 and Faithless.
Last year’s WMC was attended by 1,910 artists and DJs, 3,228 industry delegates from a sum of 62 countries. Over 500 events ran across 5 days with a total of 52 industry panels, seminars and workshops.
For ticket, travel & accommodation info visit www.wintermusicconference.com
Taking place on Saturday 4th July in Den Bosch, NL, is the perfectly formed Trix In The Mix festival. Smack bang in the heart of the city, this house and techno affair boasts three stages, one of which belongs to Poker PR client, Adapt Recordings. Expect an array of Adapt artists that include Jorgensen and Gabriel & Castellon, who’ll be spinning the label’s hottest new release, ‘Fusion’. For more info check out www.trixinthemix.nl
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