Furness Fest 2008 - Live Music Festival

News Update 28.06.2008

Important information for ticket holders will be posted here during the coming week, so keep checking back. There are some updates to many of the pages already, with more to follow! These include pictures of the equipment to be used at Furness Fest, including the main stage (below).

  

News Update 20.06.2008

• It gives us great pleasure to learn that two Furness Fest 2008 performers have been signed to immediate recording contracts with labels. We can't announce who the bands are just yet - although we know that one is local and the other is from the Yorkshire area! Just goes to prove the quality of this years line up!! Who knows, Furness Fest could turn out to be THE unsigned festival for the North of England!!

News Update 20.06.2008

• It's time to announce The Official Furness Fest 2008 Launch Party! The Nines (Barrow in Furness) will be our hosts on Thursday 3rd July from 8 till late! Recently refurbished, this is one of the areas premiere night spots and has a growing focus on live music. We'll be featuring some great performers and we'll be giving away spot prizes including festival tickets and official 2008 Tour Shirts (special limited edition)!! Later, the Homegrown DJ's will be showcasing their latest anthems. It's free entry and should be a great night!! Click the pic for more details of what The Nines, Barrow in Furness has going on!

  

News Update 09.06.2008

• Tickets enquiries are now coming in thick and fast from all over the North of England - so be sure to get one bagged soon! Furness Fest 2008 has a limited capacity and once we reach this, there will be no further tickets available. This summer looks like it's going to be a sizzler, so bring your tent, your beer, your BBQ, your friends and loved ones and sit back and let Furness Fest 2008 entertain you for the weekend!!

News Update 08.06.2008

• Here are some late evening views from the festival field, showing the awesome sunsets across the bay. Pictures courtesy of Jamie from the Homegrown DJ's.

  

  

  

News Update 02.06.2008

• Great news for our younger music fans! Due to the very good people over at the Town Hall, we can announce that children under 5 years of age can attend the Furness Fest 2008 Live Music & Arts Festival for free - accompanied of course!

News Update 25.05.2008

• The Furness Fest 2008 discussion board is now live. Drop in for some idle banter day or night! Click the link at the top of the home page. Blog away!!

News update 23.05.2008

• The Furness Fest daily playlist has now been announced in response to requests by our day ticket purchasers. Please note that day tickets are strictly limited due to capacity restrictions and our advice at this stage is to purchase your tickets while they are still available.

News update 21.05.2008 

• Catch the 'green bus' to Furness Fest 2008! We're working with Barrow Borough Council to get shuttle bus services running to and from the festival site - so we can cut down on our carbon footprint! Ticket holders will just show their ticket or wristband to use the service. You can go off for a few hours to explore the local towns and village pubs, should you wish to do so!!

News update 20.05.2008

• Furness Fest 2008 Live Music & Arts Festival South Cumbria are extremely pleased and proud to announce the one and only Irish punk rock spectacular and Glastonbury regulars:

•   Check out Neck over at their MySpace site

News udate 20.05.2008 

• Furness Fest have added another ticket outlet in Barrow in Furness.

Kates Skates

 

News update 19.05.2008

• Furness Fest 2008 Live Music & Arts Festival are extremely excitied to announce the latest confirmed performers for this maiden event:

• Our local friends over at Monster Monster HQ are famous for their hugely successful and popular parties, so gear up for an immense Saturday night that is guaranteed not to disappoint!!

Check out all the Monster fun & frolics here

 

News update 10.05.2008

• Furness Fest 2008 Live Music & Arts Festival South Cumbria is extremely pleased and very proud to be featured in The Sunday Times. Click the logo to see the editorial. 

News update 09.05.2008

• Get a free Furness Fest poster and flyer pack mailed to you free! Comes in a nice cardboard tube to keep the contents safe and can be used to keep documents in afterwards. It's also 100% recyclable in line with our environmental policy. Simply e-mail your address to us at info@furnessfest.co.uk and well get one in the post to you. Certain to be a future collectors items!

News update 08.05.2008

• Furness Fest 2008 Live Music & Arts Festival Official Tour Shirts NOW AVAILABLE!!
• High quality material, good definition, custom printed.
• Three colours, black, white and sky, with sizes L, XL and XXL.
• Limited Edition run for the very first Furness Fest.
• £10 each (plus £2 post & packing or delivered locally free)
• E-mail info@furnessfest.co.uk to reserve yours now!

News update 07.05.2008

• Our promotional posters designed by a local DJ and artist are now being printed. If you'd like to receive a poster pack through the post to help tell the world about Furness Fest, just drop us an e-mail at info@furnessfest.co.uk.  Find out a little more about the design by checking our MySpace blog.

News update 06.05.2008

• Furness Fest Promoters are now working hard to bring you a surprise Saturday Night Special for this years maiden festival. Check back soon for details.... 

News update 03.05.2008

• Furness Fest 2008 final line up now published!
• This can be seen over at our MySpace blog. 
• With 66 confirmed groups / individual performers over three stages - this will be some weekend!!

News update 01.05.2008

• Furness Fest 2008 Live Music & Arts are very proud and extremely pleased to confirm:

 

 

News update 27.04.2008

• Aim confirmed for the maiden 2008 Festival - see Aim's MySpace here for details.
• Over 60 performing artists are now confirmed for this brand new summer live music event!
• DJ Food confirmed for the Homegrown Dance Arena.  

 

News update 24.04.2008 

• Tickets are now on sale in Ulverston, Dalton in Furness and Barrow in Furness shops - see 'buy tickets'.
• Greg Vickers is now confirmed for the Furness Fest 2008 Homegown Dance Arena.
• The Homegrown Dance Arena will cater for several hundred people, with 4,000 square feet of marquee space.
• Furness Fest 2008 Live Music & Arts Festival are now in negotiations for headliners.