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Riverside Festival 2007 - News
RIVERSIDE ROCKS ON!
Despite the torrential
rain and a waterlogged Meadows, the Riverside Festival is going ahead on Saturday 7th July. An extraordinary
meeting of the Cemetery & Allotments committee took place at 8.30 Thursday 5th July and the go ahead was
given. Read full press release here
BLEEDING HEARTS TO HEADLINE
RIVERSIDE STAGE
In a change to the published line-up Bleeding Hearts will now
headline the Riverside Stage after Kissmet had to pull out for personal reasons. The Gangsters, a
seven-piece reggae/ska outfit will step into Bleeding Hearts original slot from
20.20-21.05.
Slipstream have also pulled out and their place will be taken by Organize Chaos a nine piece ska band from
Peterborough who went down a storm at last year's event. Catch them on the Riverside Stage at 15.45.
FRIENDS
OF LIVE EARTH
 Riverside
Festival is proud to be supporting Live Earth as a Friends of Life Earth Event.
Please take time out to find out how you can make a
difference to our climate. Visit one of the information stalls at the Festival or log on to
www.liveearth.org for more information.
As part of
our contribution towards this event we are selling limited edition wristbands showing the unique link between
our Festival and Friends of Live Earth. 50% of the profits from these wristbands will be going directly
to Riverside Festival to help fund the event the other 50% will be going to local environmental charities.
AND THE WINNER
IS...
Congratulations to THE BRAYS. The band from
Stamford and Peterborough won the Stamford Mercury's Road to the Riverside competition guaranteeing them a
place in this year's line-up. The Brays' lead singer, Gavin Hyde, said "We're all absolutely
delighted to have won the competition. With so many great bands involved it's hard to pick a true
winner, but we all can't wait to play on July 7th now. Thanks to all those who voted for us, nice one !"
Don't miss this popular band on the Riverside Stage.
A place on the Marquee stage was also given to runners-up
BRASSPHEMY. Around 80 artists entered the competition run by local newspaper
the Stamford Mercury.
WHAT NO MARQUEE?
Don't worry - the popular marquee stage is still running this year but with a difference - no marquee!
The need to cut costs this year meant that the future of all of the stages was considered. The decision
was taken to run the 'Marquee' Stage as an open air stage this year rather than run with fewer stages.
The organisers felt the name should remain unchanged however as both the name and the dancing man logo have
become something of a Riverside Festival trademark.
LINE-UP ANNOUNCED
Headline acts for Riverside Festival 2007 have been confirmed as:
Riverside Stage: Kissmet
Marquee Stage: The Ruined
Boomerang Acoustic Stage: The Band of Rack and Ruin
Full line-ups for each stage can be found here.
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