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Category: Festivals

Back to the day job

June 22, 2015 Phil ChapmanFestivals, MusicLeave a Comment on Back to the day job

Headlander 2015 finished last night with headliners From The Jam providing a suitably crowd-pleasing conclusion. After Hayfest last year the organisers had some late nights and a busy couple of days after the festival, working on the get-out and clean-up,…

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Headlong towards Headlander

June 17, 2015 Phil ChapmanFestivals, MusicLeave a Comment on Headlong towards Headlander
Headlander Festival 2015 banner

Headlander 2015 is nearly here. It runs for two days over Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June. I’m stage managing the Happy Valley stage, with Darktown Jubilee headlining on Saturday and Jeremiah Ferrari on Sunday. I’m looking forward to seeing…

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Another year, another festival.

January 18, 2015November 2, 2017 Phil ChapmanFestivals, MusicLeave a Comment on Another year, another festival.
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Sadly we’ve been unable to obtain permission to use Hayfield’s cricket pitch this year, so Hayfest 2015 is on hold. However, I’ve been asked to stage manage the Happy Valley stage at the third Headlander festival in Stockport this summer.…

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Hayfest – the day after the day after

October 7, 2014November 2, 2017 Phil ChapmanBands, Festivals, MusicLeave a Comment on Hayfest – the day after the day after
Hayfest Festival 2014 - Roachford

Well I’ve not had a lot of sleep over the past week or so but it was definitely worth it. Hayfest was a roaring success and the feedback from festival-goers and artists has been overwhelmingly positive. The standard of the…

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Steve Harley confirmed for Hayfest

September 4, 2014November 2, 2017 Phil ChapmanFestivals, MusicLeave a Comment on Steve Harley confirmed for Hayfest

It’s been a busy summer, sorting out all the logistics for Hayfest in October but we’re just about ready now. To cap it all we’ve finally confirmed our Saturday night headliner: the mighty Steve Harley! Buy a ticket via the…

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Roachford headlining at Hayfest

May 17, 2014 Phil ChapmanArtists, Bands, Festivals, MusicLeave a Comment on Roachford headlining at Hayfest

We’ve just confirmed Roachford as our headline act for Sunday 5th October. What a great way to close the inaugural festival. The line-up is filling rapidly with a diverse range of talent. Full details are on the Hayfest artists page.

Hayfest on the Web

May 9, 2014 Phil ChapmanFestivals, Music, WebsitesLeave a Comment on Hayfest on the Web
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I’ve just completed and rolled out the Hayfest website which looks great, thanks to graphics by Andrew Swainson. There is also a Hayfest Twitter feed.

Hayfest – a new music festival

April 18, 2014 Phil ChapmanBands, FestivalsLeave a Comment on Hayfest – a new music festival

Hot on the heels of This Day In Country Music I’ve started work on a new festival which will take place this October in the beautiful Peak District village of Hayfield. I’m delighted to be on the small but highly…

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