The festival season is here and while it's too late to buy tickets to Glastonbury, tickets are still available at some of the UK's smaller but most spectacular, quirky, outdoor music events - at much more affordable prices too!
To help inspire you and to take you there! Sugahfix.com has teamed up with bmibaby, the fun, low-cost airline to bring you a guide to some of the best live music events in the East Midlands.
Yes that's right, the East Midlands! Home to folklore legend Robin Hood, this area of England is also home to a variety of exciting live music events that are set to revolutionise your festival experience this summer.
So gals, spread your festival wings and get ready for the music, mud and mayhem in Leicester and Nottingham with bmibaby.
We've also got lots of prizes up for grabs so read on for your chance to WIN with the award-winning airline.
The Big Session Festival will play host to an eclectic mix of emerging and established artists, not to mention a vast range of real ale! This award-winning festival tries just that bit harder: right from its deeply green credentials with the most impressive recycling initiatives, through to the Kids Zone keeping younger festival goers entertained, to making sure everyone enjoys the music whatever the weather, with all sets being undercover on indoor and outdoor marquee stages.
Dates: 18th June 2010 - 20th June 2010
Line Up: Oysterband plus 40 other acts over the weekend
Location: De Montfort Hall & Gardens, Leicester, UK
Website www.bigsessionfestival.com
Splendour Music Festival, a sell out last year, brings some of the best of rock and pop, acoustic, Indie and World music to the city. Alongside four music stages is the Comedy Stage and there will be a host of children's activities throughout the festival, making for one of the best family events of the summer.
Dates: 24 July 2010 - 25 July 2010
Location: Wollaton Hall, Wollaton, Nottingham
Line Up: Pet Shop Boys, Calvin Harris plus comedy acts and lots more
Website www.splendourfestival.com
Summer Sundae Weekender A three day family friendly music festival with full camping facilities offering festival goers over 100 acts with an eclectic mix of live bands of all styles and genres over six stages, and high calibre comedy in the festival's Comedy Tent.
Dates: 13th August 2010 - 15th August 2010
Location: De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Website www.summersundae.com
WIN WIN WIN
So now you know what's on offer, it's your chance to bag yourself and a friend a festival trip to remember.
Our sign up incentive for June is for one lucky new subscriber to win
a pair of tickets to Spendour Music Festival, accommodation at Holiday
Inn Express in Nottingham and flights for two with BMI Baby.
The
Holiday Inn Express (pictured left) Nottingham City Centre hotel is built on
Nottingham's medieval city walls. The hotel boasts an eye-catching,
glass-front that curves round the pedestrianised Chapel Bar area, home
to trendy al fresco dining and vibrant nightlife. For more info click here.
New subscribers
will automatically be entered into the draw.
For current
subscribers we also have a pair of tickets to Spendour or Summer Sundae
Music Festival, flights for two with bmibaby as well as a bmibaby
festival survival pack, complete with:
• The quintessential festival
wellies
• Kitsch flower print two person tent
• Check sunhat
•
Flower print honcho
• And a très cute Cath Kidston paisley travel
pillow and eye mask set
Two runners up will also win a pair of
tickets to Spendour or Summer Sundae Music Festival, flights for two
with bmibaby.
Click here to view the entry form - you must be logged in to view and enter.
Usual sugahfix.com rules apply. Full bmibaby terms and conditions available on request.
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