Press Clippings - 31st May 2005

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Press Conference - 18th May 2005

Media people tel Chris Hewitt for details 01565 734577 01565 734066 or 07970 219701 for press conference details.

To view a PDF of the Granada's press document from the conference click here


Glastonbury of the North - Deeply Vale June 2006 (Subject to Licence & Agreements)

Glastonbury of the North Deeply Vale Festival 2006 on 280 acres of moorland and valleys just outside Rochdale.

----so far tentatively committed to 22nd 23rd 24th and 25th of June 2006.

Croissant Neuf stage Solar Powered stage from Glastonburys Greenfield site will be one of the smaller stages.

We are getting quite a few offers from sound enginneers, production people and general public who wish to volunteer to help with the festival - keep your names and contact details coming in!

Here is a list of Artists and Media People who have shown firm commitment to the idea of a multi day festival with camping in the North West, hopefully most of these will be performing at the festival!

The list so far includes the following...
(New people are constantly coming on board so keep looking right here for updates)

Latest bands to offer their support to play and be involved in Deeply Vale Festival 2006
are

Doves

Badly Drawn Boy

Elbow

Mark Burgess and The Sons of God

Saving Grace

Durutti Column

Slient Partners

John Keegan

Puressence

The Tides

Barfly

Darren Poyzer

Guitar George Borowski

Mamma Freedom

Stephen Paul Band

The Cherubs

Michelle Mullane who hosts the excellent Late Show on BBC GMR will be hosting an unsigned bands stage at Deeply Vale 2006 including a few special major artist surprises thrown in.

"The lo end theory" who play their brand of psychedelic tripped out future funk.

Michelle Mullane has briefed Phil Jupitus (Major fan of Glastonbury) about Deeply Vale Festival 2006 and Phil is very keen to be involved and support Deeply Vale Festival 2006.

Grant Showbiz

Pie (the three piece band from Bacup whose lead guitarist sometimes plays a sewing machine with a pickup on it)

Andy Rourke from The Smiths

DJ Elliot Eastwick

Matt Norman and Alison Surtees of The MDMA Archive

The Theory (legendary blackpool intelligent indie rockers)

Conrad Murray of BBC GMR

Clint Boon of the Inspiral Carpets

Tom Hingley of Tom Hingley's Lovers and the The Inspiral Carpets

John Robb / Goldblade

Alan Wills of Deltasonic Records (The Coral, etc)

Fast Cars

Ozric Tentacles

Nik Turner

Steve Hillage / System 7 (It is possible steve will do a band set main stage and a dance set in the dance tent)

Mock Turtles

Tractor (Founders of the festival that ran for four years in the 70's)

Wilful Damage

The Fall

OMD

808 State

Marc Lard Riley

Judge Trev

Jaki Windmill

We have 280 acres at the top end of Ashworth Valley Rochdale bordering the original Deeply Vale site-

subject to licence 22nd 23rd 24th and 25th of June 2006.

more info www.deeplyvale.com

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