Loads more acts announced for Sheftival 2012
20 more artistes, local bands and club brands have been added to the bill at Sheftival, South Yorkshire’s biggest ever festival of music, culture and sport, timed to celebrate the Olympics on 4th and 5th August at the Don Valley Complex.
Sheftival spans a 25 acre site with a unique mixture of music, sport, civic pride, food, drink and entertainment. Seven stages, over 1,000 performers, 20 sports associations, three markets, twelve bars, and a giant bungee are just scratching the surface of what’s on offer. It will be a great day out for all and day tickets cost from as little as £10 – what a bargain!
New artistes announced this week include a showcase of Sheffield’s finest musicians on the Busker’s Barge. Acts booked to entertain passengers on board the floating stage – which will make regular trips from the Jetty at Don Valley Bowl – include The Payroll Union, Sheffield’s biggest Americana band with songs about whisky, murder and the birth of a nation; Sheffield super group the Early Cartographers, and former Pink Grease bassist Stuart Faulkner who’ll perform surrealist comedy covers.
Singer songwriter Nat Johnson, formerly of Monkey Swallows The Universe, will entertain with her folk leanings; and post rock and indie pop act Cats For Peru – whose sound has been compared to greats like Elbow and Arcade Fire – will also be on board plus many more.
Furthering the eclectic music on offer is the Monkey Bump Dance tent – a brand new concept presenting the best and most exciting Sheffield dance promoters plus some out of town headliners to compliment.
Highlights include dubstep forefather and repeated winner of dubstep forum’s Best DJ, Youngsta, of Rinse FM and Fwd fame. On the Saturday he’ll be joined by local label R8 Records with DJ Autograff (Tramlines’ People’s Choice Winner). There’s techno on offer from psychedelic crew, Planet Zogg, plus Sheffield free party specialists, Sheffield Techno Institute (STI).
Sunday sees Dub Café artists Arie and Rubiconman perform, the former who’s remixed for Alicia Keys, and Off Me Nut Records jungle and dnb crew Phatworld, whose rave inspired madness has seen them play repeat performances at Glade Festival and Glastonbury. House and breaks lovers will pleased with Sunday’s headliner (still to be announced) booked by club brand Collect who’ve been ramming out new underground club DLS for the past year.
Sheftival will also serve up real Jamaican flavour at the Jamaican Jerk Barbecue with Isus 2K Sound System in the leafy green Sundial area. Isus 2k, one of Sheffield’s finest sound systems, are bringing their kit and stacks of large speakers and amplifiers to get the party jumping.
Saturday will combine music with stories told, poetry recited, young dancers showing off their steps, and some really fine singers, revealing the diversity of Jamaican music styles, all served up with a good dollop of reggae.
Sunday’s style is ‘Skamania’ – the music that launched a thousand tunes. Expect to hear everything from the Skatalites The Guns of Navarone, Millie’s My Boy Lollipop, and Desmond Decker’s Israelites, to the sounds of ska inspired bands of the 1980s such as The Specials, Bad Manners, and The Beat. This isn’t just for grown-ups, ska will get the children jumping and smiling too, it’s that kind of music. And don’t forget the jerk chicken!
With an A-list pop line-up programme by festival partners Real Radio still to be announced, an Olympics viewing zone in Don Valley Stadium supported by BBC Radio Sheffield, lively arts and crafts in the Sharrow Family Village, and so many sports activities to have-a-go at, could Sheftival be the reason why us Britons will decide to holiday at home this summer?
For Sheftival Media Enquiries: Sheftival PR Manager – Nicola Freitas: Nicola.freitas@sheftival.com / 0778 645 1213
THE LINE-UP SO FAR
Saturday 4th August
TRAMLINES ARENA – REAL RADIO MAIN STAGE, JUJU CLUB STAGE, SHARROW FAMILY VILLAGE
Toots & The Maytals • Macka B • Selecter • The Balkan Bandits + Dancers • Jungle Lion • Renegade Brass Band • Sour Cherry • Laura Steel • Soukous Revelation • Nisha Lall Bollywood Dance • Noise Blasters
MONEY BUMP DANCE TENT
Riddimtion Sound • Dubcentral crew ft. Mr Meerkat • Sequoia Sound System • Jack Opus • R8 Records ft. DJ Autograff • Dark Crystal ft. DJ Youngsta • Planet Zogg • Sheffield Techno Institute (STI)
Sunday 5th August
TRAMLINES ARENA – REAL RADIO MAIN STAGE, JUJU CLUB STAGE, SHARROW FAMILY VILLAGE
The Lightning Seeds • The Beat • Dodgy • The Crookes • Carmen Ghia And The Hot Rods • Kanda Bongo Man • Bollywood Brass Brand Carnival Parade • Sheffield Samba Band • Truly Apparent •Blood Sport • Angelina African Dance
MONEY BUMP DANCE TENT
Pangaea ft. Smiley Maxx • Dub Cafe ft. Arie • Rubiconman • Cool Beans ft. Arnivore and The Legitimate Gentlemen • DMK • No Uniform • Off Me Nut Records ft. Phatworld • Feedback
Both days
BUSKERS BARGE
The Payroll Union • Early Cartographers • Stuart Faulkner • Seize the Chair • Nat Johnson • Laura Steel • Firesuite • Cats For Peru
PLUS EVEN MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED INCLUDING THIS YEAR’S BIGGEST POP ACTS FROM REAL RADIO!
TICKETS
Family ticket admits four – day ticket £40 / weekend £70
Under 18s – day ticket £10 / weekend £15
Over 18s – day ticket £12 / weekend £20
Under 6s go for free
Buy online: http://www.sheftival.com
Tickets are also available in person at the Arena Box Office, City Hall or by phone on 0114 256 5567
INFO
Sheftival, Don Valley Bowl, Sheffield, S9 5DA
Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th August
12pm-10:30pm
LINKS
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EDITOR’S NOTES
Sheftival is set to be the city’s biggest ever festival to combine music and sport, timed to celebrate Jess Ennis’s Olympic final. It comprises of three areas: ‘Sheftival Live’ – a free Olympics viewing zone at Don Valley Stadium, presented by BBC Radio Sheffield. ‘Sheftival of Sport’ in the English Institute of Sport Sheffield where there are loads of free ‘have-a-go’ sports activities, demonstrations and tournaments including Sheffield Eagles tag rugby, pop up boxing rings, Hallamshire FA Junior futsal, an inflatable hockey ring and much more. The ‘Tramlines Main Arena’ stages a music festival and outdoor pop concert, taking place in Don Valley Bowl. Tickets are required to access this part of Sheftival.
Sheftival is presented to South Yorkshire by Sheffield International Venues who operate one of Europe’s largest portfolio of sports and entertainment venues with 19 facilities, 4.5 million customers annually and an international reputation for managing complex elite sporting and entertainment environments, championing community participation and sport development. SIV was established in 1988 and is the wholly owned operating company for Sheffield City Trust – an independent charity that has partnered with Sheftival. SIV manages venues including the Don Valley Stadium, English Institute of Sport Sheffield (EISS), iceSheffield, Sheffield Arena, and Sheffield City Hall.
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