Guilfest 2007
Supergrass Join The Ordinary Boys And Madness For Weekend Festival
With a far more family friendly setting than its bigger counterparts like Glastonbury et al, the 2007 Guilfest in the UK promises a diverse mix of the best in indie.
- Event: Guilfest 2007
- Confirmed acts include: Supergrass / The Ordinary Boys / The Hold Steady / Saw Doctors / Morcheeba / Squeeze / {satellite-state} / Madness / Magic Numbers / Simon Friend
- Date: Friday 13th July - Sunday 15th July 2007
- Guilfest
A Festival Of Friends
With any weekend festival, you're bound to get the occasional punch-up and rowdy happening to possibly spoil your weekend. Add in the often unpredictable weather, especially in the UK, and you've got the trappings of undoubtedly a wonderful weekend of music, but perhaps a less enjoyable after-effect of muddy clothes, broken souls and weary bones.
However, one festival that is continuing to grow is stature is Guilfest, and this year's event shows why. Held in the wonderfully scenic Stoke Park in Guildford, it's a mixture of indie music both current and past, as well as a collection of rides, attractions and street theatre. It truly is an eclectic mix for all the family.
Impressive Roll Call
Despite its smaller status in the scheme of all things festival in Britain, it's not stopped Guilfest from attracting some of the brightest names in indie music today, not to mention the past. As well as the much-loved headliners Supergrass, there are also sets from The Magic Numbers, The Ordinary Boys, Madness, Squeeze and Morcheeba.
Add in some of the brightest talent today, with the likes of The Hold Steady, {satellite-state}, My Vitriol and Six Nation State, and you have the makings of a festival to stand up there with its better-known big brothers.
Confirmed Acts
- Friday 13th July Supergrass, The Ordinary Boys, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, The Hold Steady, Thirteen Senses, The Saw Doctors, Newton Faulkner, Howling Bells, Tiny Dancers, Ra Ra Riot, Nigel Clarke, Big Wednesday, My Vitriol, Zico Chain
- Saturday 14th July Squeeze, Morcheeba, Crazy P, Sandi Thom, Richard Thompson, Ghosts, Orange Lights, Cherry Ghost, Ross Copperman, Rory McLeod, Amy MacDonald, Damien Dempsey, Kovak, Steve Morano, Blimus, Reuben, Pull Tiger Tail, The King Blues, The New 1920, Enjoy Destroy, Ist, 3am, Dry Riser, {satellite-state}, Where's Billy?, Funky Dory
- Sunday 15th July Madness, The Magic Numbers, Toots And The Maytals, The Dub Pistols (with Terry Hall), The Icicle Works, Skaville UK, Uriah Heep, Sunny Sweeney, Simon Friend, Redlands Palomino Company, Dykeenies, Redwood, Sym-Choon, Billy Irvine, Your Code Name Is Milo, Orange Goblin, Beat Union, Six Nation State, 100 Mile House, L Perry, Strange Fashion
With more acts to be added to an already impressive line up, Guilfest 2007 looks set to offer a more than viable alternative to the more established festival weekends.
