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ARTS & CULTURE 061
Fun Lovin’ Criminals and Starsailor headline at this year’s Vicar’s Picnic!
The biggest, coolest and most adventurous line-up yet has been unveiled for this year’s Vicar’s Picnic – the biggest little family-friendly music festival on the banks of the Medway at Yalding and supporting local charities Dandelion Time and the Kenward Trust. Acts from both sides of the Atlantic will play the festival’s main stage over the two days of 20th and 21st July, when rock meets funk, fusion, hip hop and punk. Headline acts include two award- winning multi-platinum bands – Fun Lovin’ Criminals and Starsailor.
Liverpool
Britpop legends Cast, who headlined three years ago, return for a second time, along with sell-out ska and reggae band The Dualers. Meanwhile the all-female rockers The Sex Pissed Dolls will headline the big top stage with cult legends, Nine Below Zero bringing their eight-piece R&B
band to the big top on Saturday, plus many more.
The popular dance tent will be
there too, with an international line-up of DJ’s spinning an eclectic mix from house to soul – mixing a splash of Ibiza with a dash of Wigan Casino!
The festival started six years ago
with a group of friends getting some bands together in a back garden, since which time it has swelled to a sell-out 4,000-strong festival, with camping and glamping, a kids’ zone, creative quarter and full-blown festival facilities – all organised by unpaid volunteers, whilst employing the best in professional production. Tickets are
once again expected to sell out in advance of the event – all the early bird tickets have
already been snapped up – so early booking is advisable.
• For more information, visit
www.vicarspicnic.co.uk
April’s pick of what’s going on in the local music scene, compiled by Gary Collins
Contact Gary on @tnlivecouk or
gary@tnlive.co.uk
THE BIG BLUE Uckfi eld Picture House, 1st April It’s probably no great secret that this band and its charismatic frontman and lead axe slinger Stuart Bligh are well-known to me. Even if you are not into the Blues, this band will almost certainly convert you. They will play an array of lively classics from the likes of Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, etc. Incidentally, Stuart actually met the great man himself and even performed at Buddy’s own club, Legends in Chicago. • Visit www.picturehouseuckfi
eld.com
ANAVAE Osprey takes up residence at Kings Hill
An osprey and a stag’s head made from cutlery, motor parts and forged steel are among the eye-catching works on show at Kings Hill in the iconic Control Tower.
Part of the new art exhibition, they were created by metal artist Alan Williams, whose work has been shown at Kew Gardens and the Sculpture Park in Surrey. Also on show is a
series of paintings and
photomontages by a group of well-known artists, including a photomontage by Andy Dickerson representing
Gutenberg’s printing press – which was introduced in 1439
– which is part of his History of the World in Six Pictures series. Alongside are joyously vibrant
abstracts by Yvonne Roberts, muted geometric paintings by London artist Helen Douglas-Cooper, large bright canvasses by Rebecca Prout and meditative works in ink and oil paint by Stella Whalley, which were inspired by the Japanese art of Sumi-E and Mono Ha. The exhibition is open 9am- 5.30pm, Monday to Friday until the end of April.
• Visit
www.kings-hill.com/ live/kings-hill-art- exhibitions/current- exhibition
The Forum Basement (Sussex Arms), Tunbridge Wells, 1st April A London-based alternative rock duo formed in 2011, Anavae comprises Jamie Finch and Rebecca Need-Menear and is an act that is defi nitely worth a look – the interest from the media over the last couple of years would certainly suggest that. In 2013 they signed a deal with Manchester-based independent label, LAB records, and, in the same year, achieved two hits, Storm Chaser and EP Dimensions.
• Call The Forum on 0871 277 7101. SUPER DUPER & THE
YA YA’S Beau Nash, Tunbridge Wells, 14th April I haven’t seen this band perform for maybe six years. What was particularly memorable about that evening was that the band took up almost 50% of the fl oor area at the Beau Nash for their amps and lighting. Of course, that was not the only memory… they were vibrant and fuelled with an abundance of energy and brought a huge following with them that helped to create a fabulous atmosphere. • Call the pub on 01892 539350.
THE GOOD GIG GUIDE
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