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Duckfest 2005
Oxfordshire’s best-kept musical secret returns for its second summer of rock n roll
action.
Headlined by regional heroes Dive Dive, Witney’s Duckfest features over 15 acts on two
stages taking place on Saturday 30 July and features a hand-picked selection of the best the
area has to offer, including The Workhouse, The Samurai Seven, Inch Blue and more.
The Main Stage features some balls-out rock action from Rolling Stone cover starlets The
Half Rabbits and some feather-ruffling punk rawk goodness from The Samurai Seven.
Expect some mellow vibes and mellifluous flows from the Acoustic Stage home to Richard
Walters, Ben Marwood, and Laima Bite ‘one of the most startling new female talents
around’ – just perfect for a blissed-out mid summer’s evening.
Situated just outside of Witney in a tiny small holding known as Ducklington, the Duckfest site
is easily accessed by car and there are buses from Witney to the festival site.
Tickets, priced £10 are available from the Duckfest website (www.duckfest.co.uk), with
camping and car parking available.
The bill
Main stage
Dive Dive – Set to take the plunge into the big time with the forthcoming release of their debut album on
Diablo Music. Expect a dynamic aural assault from these Oxford-based upstarts.
The Workhouse – Breathtaking, seductive post-rock
The Samurai Seven – Indie noiseniks with releases on Shifty Disco & Fierce Panda
Inch Blue – Epic and windswept sounds from the Highlands via London
The Half Rabbits – ‘Expect big things’ said Rolling Stone. Who are we to argue?
Rebus – The bastard son of Joy Division and The Voidoids and featured on the new Vodafone TV ads.
Big Speakers – Xfm championed Oxford hip-hop collective with a smattering of soul, DnB and folk (yes,
really)
Euclid – Electro-tinged indie with “swirling guitars and splooshy drumming… great music for hot summer
evenings” says OHM.
Harry Angel – New-wave boy/girl outfit who proudly wear their Sonic Youth and Radiohead Appreciation
Society badges.
… and more to follow
Other stage
Richard Walters – Ex Theramin frontman, Oxfordshire’s answer to Bright Eyes
Laima Bite – ‘Startling… amazing… lovely’. Well worth checking out.
Ben Marwood – Ben has been performing for little over a year, played WOMAD 2004 within 5 months and
has a new EP coming out in July.
… and more to be confirmed.
Duckfest opens its doors at 12.00 and the first band takes the stage at 1.00.
Waddle over to www.duckfest.co.uk for the low down and to get tickets now.
action.
Headlined by regional heroes Dive Dive, Witney’s Duckfest features over 15 acts on two
stages taking place on Saturday 30 July and features a hand-picked selection of the best the
area has to offer, including The Workhouse, The Samurai Seven, Inch Blue and more.
The Main Stage features some balls-out rock action from Rolling Stone cover starlets The
Half Rabbits and some feather-ruffling punk rawk goodness from The Samurai Seven.
Expect some mellow vibes and mellifluous flows from the Acoustic Stage home to Richard
Walters, Ben Marwood, and Laima Bite ‘one of the most startling new female talents
around’ – just perfect for a blissed-out mid summer’s evening.
Situated just outside of Witney in a tiny small holding known as Ducklington, the Duckfest site
is easily accessed by car and there are buses from Witney to the festival site.
Tickets, priced £10 are available from the Duckfest website (www.duckfest.co.uk), with
camping and car parking available.
The bill
Main stage
Dive Dive – Set to take the plunge into the big time with the forthcoming release of their debut album on
Diablo Music. Expect a dynamic aural assault from these Oxford-based upstarts.
The Workhouse – Breathtaking, seductive post-rock
The Samurai Seven – Indie noiseniks with releases on Shifty Disco & Fierce Panda
Inch Blue – Epic and windswept sounds from the Highlands via London
The Half Rabbits – ‘Expect big things’ said Rolling Stone. Who are we to argue?
Rebus – The bastard son of Joy Division and The Voidoids and featured on the new Vodafone TV ads.
Big Speakers – Xfm championed Oxford hip-hop collective with a smattering of soul, DnB and folk (yes,
really)
Euclid – Electro-tinged indie with “swirling guitars and splooshy drumming… great music for hot summer
evenings” says OHM.
Harry Angel – New-wave boy/girl outfit who proudly wear their Sonic Youth and Radiohead Appreciation
Society badges.
… and more to follow
Other stage
Richard Walters – Ex Theramin frontman, Oxfordshire’s answer to Bright Eyes
Laima Bite – ‘Startling… amazing… lovely’. Well worth checking out.
Ben Marwood – Ben has been performing for little over a year, played WOMAD 2004 within 5 months and
has a new EP coming out in July.
… and more to be confirmed.
Duckfest opens its doors at 12.00 and the first band takes the stage at 1.00.
Waddle over to www.duckfest.co.uk for the low down and to get tickets now.