2014 FESTIVAL GUIDE
Norfolk & Norwich Festival bills itself as one of the UK’s big four arts festivals, which is no exaggeration, but when you get to live in the city that’s taken over by its unique fever, it may as well be the big – and only – ONE. Signified by the festival’s yearly free outdoor performances – this year’s epic site specific performance, ‘Safe House’ will close, not open NNF2014 – they are always indicative of an anarchically beautiful spirit that sweeps the city.
9-25TH MAY 2014 VENUES AROUND NORFOLK
Te programme remains as diverse as ever, and crosses the disciplines of theatre, art, dance, comedy and a certain ‘je ne sais quoi’ that we’ve come to expect of the
programming at the vaudevillian Adnams Spiegeltent, which pitches its tent in Chapelfield Gardens every year.
It features free outdoor spectaculars, contemporary and classical music, theatre, circus and dance, children’s shows, visual arts, literary events and the ever-popular Adnams Spiegeltent. Here at Outline, we always have our gaze transfixed on the musical activity, and there’s some serious class being paraded this year; Grammy winners Snarky Puppy hit Open, as does former Mercury-nominee Dave Okumu of Te Invisible, who tag teams with the acrobatically-voiced Shingai Shoniwa of Te Noisettes. Bon Iver’s drummer and vocalist, S Carey comes to the Norwich Arts Centre, to name just one more.
Like all the best festivals, their light keeps on shining well after dark. After its inaugural year last year, [Live] Art Club returns as the late night party spot at Norwich Arts Centre with a twist. For details on these, and the whole programme, go to
www.nnfestival.org.uk EG
DON’T MISS DAVE OKUMU
+ SHINGAI SHONIWA
6-8TH JUNE 2014
SENNOWE PARK, NORTH NORFOLK
When Sennowe Park was completed in 1907, its huge estate and home were used for indulging its owner, Tomas Cook (yes, the father of Brit holidays) in his favourite pastimes. Te resplendent park has kept up that mantle, but this year, those dalliances are less about shooting and fine dining, and more along the societal preoccupation with partying one’s arse off.
Sennowe Park is this year’s home of Symmetry Festival, which returns this year with its strongest line-up to date. Bad Manners bring some industry heavyweight experience to the bill, and they’re very ably backed up by a plethora of party-starters, including Babyhead, rocksteady locals, Te Sweetbeats, drum ‘n’ bass mega-DJ, Friction, Kenny Ken and so many more, over five electrifying stages. One of the new stages is being ably lorded over by Brotherhood Sound System from Leeds, who promise an eclectic soundscape of garage, disco, D&B, grime, funk and more.
If that level of party is too much to go rushing into unprepared, get yourself down to the warm-up gig on 12th April at Norwich’s Wonderland. Slamboree headline proceedings, with their ‘Pyro-Circus Dub Rave Massive’, which are five words that create something magic when strung together. For details on the festival, the warm up, and details on the idyllic new venue at the heart of North Norfolk, go to
www.symmetryfestival.co.uk, or
facebook.com/symmetryfest EG
PRE FESTIVAL PLAYLIST
‘STEP ON IT’ THE THE PIRATONES
‘JUNGLE LAW’ BABYHEAD
‘LIP UP FATTY’ BAD MANNERS
‘LED ASTRAY’ FRICTION
‘YOU’VE GOT IT EASY’ 24 ROBBERS
PRE FESTIVAL PLAYLIST
‘SCRATCH YOUR NAME’ THE NOISETTES
‘LONDON GIRL’ THE INVISIBLE
‘BE MANKAN’ TOUMANI DIABATÉ
‘SHOFUKAN’ SNARKY PUPPY
‘BYE BYE LOVE’ MADELEINE PEYROUX
DON’T MISS FRICTION
20 / April 2014/
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