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■ The sell-out three-day Ribble Valley music event, stagedpff the A59 at the to p . of Sawley Brow, was*enjoyed by thousands •


FESTIVAL-GOERS pulled on their wellies and laughed off the bad weath­ er to enjoy the Beat-Herder Festival.


; of wellie-clad festival-goers. ■ Now in its seventh year, acts including


■a reputation for a more intimate atmosphere, acts like Orbitaf chose this year’s event for the first festival airing of their new album for a decade. Wonky. Combining live, music with, locally


Goldie, electro pioneers Orbital, reggae master Lee Scratch Perry and Death In Vegas headlined the festival; /Becoming, one .of the most popular smaller festivals in the country, with


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■ images projected on to the trunks and leaves. This year new venues were added to make th’e most of the beautiful rural surroundings. The festival saw the return of the Beat-


the most unusual festival locations in the country. It is set among tall firs draped with throws and sails, and with spinning


Herder Working Men’s Club, run by Coronation Street-style barmaids and featuring bingo, drag queen acts and the Beat-HerdeFs Got Talent contest. The festival also featured a Raj-themed


cakes and pies which can only be found in Lancashire; the intriguingly collectively, titled Crazed Inventions, which include vibrating benches an d 'a network of tunnels that lead you to different zones; The Street, a thespian-orientated experience where you can get a tattoo, a haircut or a wet shave, browse the book shop and antiques emporium, or play records in the DIY Garage disco and transport yourself to different areas: ^ of the festival via the teleport, phone box tunnel qrstem. - . The brainchild'of six - Yorkshire mbn tired ' of overcrowded and j; pretentious festivals,;; Beat-Herder offered;,


Rajazzlb Tent, hosting' unsigned- acts ranging from hip hop to Ban^a,-and also a selection of comeayacts bn the Sunday. Other features included: home-made


b o u t iq u e camping;' for the first time. ■; Accommodation.: ranged from tipi,' yurt and bell tents, and there were also hot showers and fiushing toilets.


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