Weyfest
Weyfest | |
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Dates | Mid to late August |
Frequency | Annually |
Inaugurated | 2004 |
Website | www |
Weyfest is an annual music festival held at the Rural Life Centre in Tilford, Surrey in the United Kingdom. It usually occurs around mid/end of August.
Music is performed from the 3 outdoor stages and an indoor stage. Crafts, stalls, other entertainment and the exhibits of the Rural Life Centre as well as a campsite. Weyfest has earned a good reputation for abundant clean toilets, a large variety of fairly priced high quality food & reasonable bar prices and a safe and friendly family environment. It has been voted one of the UK's top festivals by Planet Rock (radio station) listeners and the Daily Telegraph.
History[]
The 2004 edition was held as a three-day event at the Holly Bush Public House, Frensham, and raised funds for Treloar's. Following a change of licensee, the 2005 edition was held at the same venue as a two-day event to raise funds for Lord Mayor Treloar's College, and was restricted to 500 tickets.[1][2][3]
In 2006, the event took place in the grounds of the Exchange Hotel, Farnham, moving inside in the evening.[4]
In 2007, the event was moved to the Rural Life Centre, Tilford,[5] and it reverted to being a three-day event in 2010.[6]
2020 saw Weyfest go on hiatus until 2021 caused by COVID-19 pandemic.
Headline acts[]
- 2005 Dr Feelgood, The Wildcards, Mike Sanchez Band, Freeway Jam, Jackie Lynton Band[1]
- 2006 , Jackie Lynton Band[4]
- 2007 Osibisa, Steve Gibbons, The Nashville Teens, King Earl Boogie Band, Ric Sanders[5]
- 2008 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Rockpile,[5] The Beat, John Otway, Chas & Dave, The Pirates
- 2009 Jethro Tull, The Beat, Mungo Jerry
- 2010 Seth Lakeman, The Stranglers, Nine Below Zero, The Zombies, Focus, The Christians, Ade Edmondson, , Curved Air
- 2011 Focus, Newton Faulkner, The Blockheads, The Christians, Robin Trower, Dr Feelgood, Crazy World of Arthur Brown,
- 2012 10cc, Asia, The Hoosiers, Go West, Steve Hackett, Snakecharmer, Martin Barre, Curved Air, Karnataka
- 2013 UB40, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Stranglers, Toploader, Roachford, From the Jam, The Temperance Movement, King King, Eddie and the Hot Rods, , The Strawbs, The Wurzels
- 2014 Squeeze, The Feeling, Big Country, The Undertones, Jethro Tull, The Orb, The Move, Chas & Dave, Ward Thomas
- 2015 The Waterboys, Level 42, Paul Carrack, Nazareth, The Quireboys, Hugh Cornwell, Andy Fairweather Low, Mungo Jerry, Ward Thomas, Roachford
- 2016 Boomtown Rats, The Darkness, Dreadzone, Big Country, From The Jam, The Beat, Bad Manners, Wishbone Ash, The Blow Monkeys, Jo Harman, John Otway, The Wurzels, , ,
- 2017 Jools Holland, Alison Moyet, Buzzcocks, Stereo MC's, Ralph McTell, Atomic Rooster, Inglorious, Dub Pistols, Eddie and the Hot Rods, Hayseed Dixie, Mike Sanchez, , ,
References[]
- ^ a b "Weyfest 2005" (pdf). Application Annexe. Waverley Borough Council. 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ "Occasional Application for a Public Entertainment Licence - The Holly Bush Public House, Shortfield Common Road, Frensham". Licensing (General Purposes) Sub-Committee. Waverley Borough Council. 13 June 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ "Weyfest 2005 '05". Festivals. eFestivals. 8 July 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ a b "WeyFest Review". Reviews. MCMLXVIII. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ a b c "Weyfest at The Rural Life Centre". Weyfest. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ "Weyfest". Festivals. eFestivals. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
External links[]
- Music festivals in Surrey
- Borough of Waverley
- Recurring events established in 2004
- 2004 establishments in England