Glasgowbury Festival 2011: Small But Massive
One for our Nordie readers (or anyone residing in Bandit Country around Louth and the like) is the 11th annual Glasgowbury Festival. Tickets went on sale last week (£30 or £40 with camping - and I don’t know about you but I get right nostalgic whenever I see a pound sign) and Cashier No 9 has been confirmed as this year’s headliner. Based in Draperstown, Co Derry (It’s called Glasgowbury after the founder, Paddy Glasgowbury.) it’s billed as the festival ‘for musicians, by musicians’ and calls itself small but massive. It’s previously been headlined by the likes of Ash and acts as a showcase for Irish musical talent. Also on the bill for 2011 are Axis Of, Boxcutter, Furlo, Mojo Fury, More Than Conquerors, Phil Kieran. Rainy Boy Sleep, The Wonder Villains, LaFaro, The Answer, Foy Vance, Deep Fried Funk DJs, Rams’ Pocket Radio, Swanee River, Silhouette and The Rupture Dogs. All … There’s more