Connect Festival NEWS!

The debut year of Connect Festival is shaping up to be a weekend of firsts and lasts, for many involved. Glasgow based four-piece Aereogramme have announced that they are splitting up after four years, and they have chosen the first ever Connect to be their last ever show at the festival.

Musical heavyweights Super Furry Animals, Scottish supremo producer Craig Armstrong and the brooding and anthemic Echo and the Bunnymen will also be in attendance adding their own blend of musical styles and genres to the festival experience over the weekend of the 31st August-2nd September.

Back together for a summer tour and the launch of a new album, the unique Super Furry Animals are bound to thrill the audience with their constantly evolving stage show when they headline Guitars and Other Machines on Friday night. Having produced big-selling soundtracks for films including Moulin Rouge and Romeo and Juliet, Craig Armstrong’s orchestral manouveres will fit perfectly against the fairytale backdrop of Inveraray Castle when he performs on the Oyster Stage on Sunday. Liverpool’s legendary Echo and the Bunnymen will make a welcome return to the festival stage when they play Guitars and Other Machines on Saturday.

In addition, Connect is pleased to reveal that seminal post-punk band Fire Engines will be delighting the crowds at the festival. Fresh from their recent collaboration with Franz Ferdinand they will be playing the Oyster Stage on Saturday. Their inclusion means the Oyster Stage on Saturday is currently an almost fully Scottish affair - with Primal Scream, Mogwai, Teenage Fanclub, The Only Ones and 1990s also all performing.

Just 90 minutes from Glasgow, Connect offers a real tent with a view for 12,000 campers who will be able to rise with Loch Fyne, rolling hills and Inveraray Castle in their view. Tickets are still available but to avoid disappointment, we would encourage all music fans to be quick off the mark and log onto www.connectmusicfestival.com or call ticketmaster on 0870 169 0100.

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31st August, 1st & 2nd September 2007

Tangerine Fields have brought their camping pazzaz to the summer festivals for 2007!

Forget battling with pegs and poles, the only thing on your mind is starting the party. After turning up at the festival, there’s the hike to the camp site with your life on your back, then you have to find a nice place to pitch up, if you’re lucky, with your friends. Booking a ready pitched and fully equipped tent and let someone else do all that work for you!

Then there the home time packing up. Never nice…..they’ve decided to be your tent fairy. Tangerine Fields have brought you a unique camping service. You can hire your camp through them, they’ll provide all the kit and have it set up ready and waiting, all you have to do is turn up. Then come home time, just leave the packing down to them and go home for a proper cup of tea.

They offer pitched 2, 4 and 6 man tents and a choice of accessories including sleeping kit and camping stoves. If you’re coming alone or in a group, Tangerine Fields can provide spacious and cosy and easy accommodation for anyone.

If you choose to book through them with a party of friends, they’ll make sure you’re all camped together, no matter how late you get there. Camping made simple at Tangerine Fields – visit www.tangerinefields.co.uk for more information and bookings.

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