What's on: Darwen Live full line-up (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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What's on: Darwen Live full line-up
12:50pm Thursday 19th April 2012 in Darwen entertainment previews
By Dan Clough, Reporter
THE full line-up of bands and the times they will perform on the main stage at this year’s Darwen Live has been announced.
The annual music festival returns to its two-day format this year, and will run on Sunday and Monday, June 3 and 4.
Headlining the Sunday is Jennie Bellestar Matthias and the One Stop Experience, featuring the former 1980s girl band The Belle Stars lead singer Jennie, with 80s ska rockers The Beat closing on the Monday.
The full line-up is, on Sunday, Boomin from 2pm to 2.40pm, Fear of the Fallen from 3pm to 3.40pm, Crush from 4pm to 4.40pm, India Mill from 5pm to 5.40pm, The Chain from 6pm to 7pm and Jennie Matthias and the One Stop Experience from 7.30pm to 9pm.
On Monday it is Bright Shapes from 3.40pm to 4.25pm, Outsider from 4.40pm to 5.20pm, Merry Hell from 5.40pm to 6.30pm, Jamie Mac Band from 6.45 to 7.30pm and The Beat from 8pm to 9pm.
Two extra bands, For Pete’s Sake from 2pm to 2.30pm and Emmott and the Folkestra, from 2.45pm to 3.25pm, are also expected to perform but still to be confirmed.
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Comments (8)
10:23am Fri 20 Apr 12
chegwin says...
Great band, saw them at Darwen live years ago
11:39pm Sat 21 Apr 12
happycyclist says...
If you know Cassini Club though, I'm guessing you know India Mill? They're on the main stage at last!
What the hell are Outsider and Merry Hell doing on the billing BEFORE Jamie Mac?
9:26am Wed 25 Apr 12
thevman says...
9:28am Wed 25 Apr 12
Carl_24 says...
Why don't they get someone people know, for me I'd love for the organizers to get Rock Sugar (http://www.rocksuga
rband.com).
9:28am Wed 25 Apr 12
Carl_24 says...
Why don't they get someone people know, for me I'd love for the organizers to get Rock Sugar (http://www.rocksuga
rband.com).
9:28am Wed 25 Apr 12
Carl_24 says...
Why don't they get someone people know, for me I'd love for the organizers to get Rock Sugar (http://www.rocksuga
rband.com).
10:16am Wed 25 Apr 12
happycyclist says...
2:50pm Thu 3 May 12
PMS says...
I have to say, Cassini Club wouldn't be my bag but, if there is a demand for them, why not.
I can't really see what Jamie Mac would be doing at all on the mainstage, nice chap though he is, I don't think he has played a gig in Darwen since last Darwen Live and, as I recall, much of the music was generated by backing tracks with a few musicians playing over them. This can be also said for some others playing the main stage!(again!!) Hardly "Music Live" is it?
Merry Hell - really good band but, have you seen Outsider recently? A shadow of their former selves playing some really none descript covers instead of the well written, if not Starsailor clone, original material they used to play.
Whoever organises Darwen Live is going to be "damned if they do and damned if they don't" as far as band selections are concerned but the present "system" really stinks. Rest assured, you are going to be watching Darwen Live committee members and their mates playing the majority of the slots for local bands (some will appear in 2 or 3 bands over the weekend). This lot have snubbed numerous really talented, popular local bands for the last couple of years so don't expect to see Cassini Club until they put someone onto the committee for next year!!
Here endeth the lesson!!