Event preview: Gypsy Arts Festival, Paddock Wood
· The Hop Farm, Kent. September, Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 ·gypsyartsfestival.co.ukCombining two strands of history, the Hop Farm hosts this celebration of Gypsy arts and culture, and brings back a...
View ArticleHop Farm festival offers free tickets with a rain mac
Live music events are not immune to the credit crunch, says Rupert JonesBuy a £9.99 rain mac and get two rock festival tickets worth £250 chucked in for free. That was the amazing offer, launched a few...
View ArticleFestival preview: The Hop Farm Festival, Tonbridge
Hop Farm is an event that makes quite a show of not having any negative festival trappings: no VIP areas and, notably, no branding. Judging by this year's lineup, if it did, you'd conclude it would be...
View ArticleFestival watch: Hop Farm Festival, Paddock Wood, Kent
Hop Farm Festival, Paddock Wood, KentFor a festival that proudly boasts its lack of commercial branding, Hop Farm's choice of Saturday headliners - Pigeon Detectives and the Fratellis - seemed odd:...
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Paddock Wood, KentThe Hop Farm festival has endured mixed fortunes to date. The inaugural event in 2008 was a major success thanks to a headline set by Neil Young, but last year's second-division...
View ArticleFestival watch: Hop Farm | Pop review
Paddock Wood, KentHop Farm's selling point may be its au naturel feel, but perhaps this year the organisers were too laidback – coach companies were given the wrong start time so hundreds of people...
View ArticlePrince joins Eagles and Morrissey as Hop Farm festival headliner
Singer returns to UK for first time since record-breaking residency at O2 arena in 2007Click here to buy ticketsPrince is to headline the Hop Farm Music festival in July. It will be the singer's only...
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White Denim, Digitalism, Tom Vek, Anna Calvi, Cults and Cloud Control are among those appearing on the Festival Republic Stage at Reading and Leeds(26-28 Aug, Little John's Farm, Reading and Bramham...
View ArticleVince Power and the glory of music festivals
Former Mean Fiddler boss Vince Power prepares return to stock market with new venture that promotes Hop Farm and Benicàssim eventsThese days the done thing at festivals is to relive the past: golden...
View ArticleBob Dylan to play Hop Farm festival this summer
Legendary songwriter will make his only UK festival appearance alongside Peter Gabriel, Suede and Patti SmithBob Dylan will make his only UK festival appearance of the summer alongside Peter Gabriel...
View ArticleLeonard Cohen announces only UK gig of 2012
Singer will play one-off September show at Hop Farm in KentLeonard Cohen is to play a one-off outdoor show in the UK this summer – with a mammoth set lasting more than three hours. The 77-year-old...
View ArticleHop Farm 2012: festival preview
Join us as we take a look at some of the acts heading down to the farm this weekendThe south-east corner of England used to be a bit of a dead zone when it came to live music. With one or two notable...
View ArticleFTSE hits 16-week high before the Draghi effect sends it down
Trinity Mirror strong results see shares up 19% but company behind Hop Farm festival issues profit warning and needs more cashDeja-vu was the order of the day as cautious optimism at an announcement...
View ArticleMusic festivals try to weather hard times and the Olympics effect
After cancellations and slow ticket sales, organisers hope to bounce back in 2013Festival organisers are blaming a combination of bad weather, the Olympics, the economy and the absence of Glastonbury...
View ArticleHop Farm music festival cancelled due to poor ticket sales
Promoter Vince Power pulls plug on festival staged on Kent farm that was to feature acts including My Bloody ValentineHop Farm music festival, which was to feature acts such as My Bloody Valentine, has...
View ArticleEvent preview: Monster Mania, Tonbridge
The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, Kent, Sat 16 & Sun 17The average imported monster truck event is at once both compelling and ridiculous, and this European Championship weekend of outsized pick-ups...
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