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Festival No.6 Announces Arts and Culture Line-up Additions

This Is Mission — Thu, 30 May 2013 13:42:09 +0100

John Cooper Clarke, DBC Pierre, Ramy Essam, Made of Stone, Mark Thomas, Caitlin Moran and the return of The Brythoniaid Male Voice Choir all confirmed

The multi award-winning Festival No.6 today announces a host of brilliant arts and culture additions, including prolific authors, comedians, poets, performers, writers and artists. Festival No.6 is a pioneering festival concept bringing together music, arts and culture in the most incredible festival location you will ever see. It takes place over theweekend of 13-15 September, 2013 in the eccentric surrounds of Portmeirion, Wales, home of the cult TV series The Prisoner.

Already confirmed is John Cooper Clarke, one of Britain’s best-loved poets and performers. Name-checked by everyone from Arctic Monkeys to Steve Coogan, he will headline the Piazza Stage. Ramy Essam, whose song ‘Irhal’ was voted third in ‘Time Out’ ‘100 Songs That Changed The World’ will also perform on the Piazza Stage and discuss protest songs with Dorian Lynskey, author of 33 Revolutions Per Minute.

One of the stars of last year’s festival, the wonderful Brythoniaid Male Voice Choir will be making a triumphant return to Festival No. 6. Their cover of New Order’s ‘Blue Monday’ was a Youtube sensation and shown on BBC Newsnight and they are already rehearsing a few special cover versions for 2013.

Warp Films and Shane Meadows (This Is England) will also be screening Made of Stone, the highly anticipated film about The Stone Roses’ record-breaking reunion by the award-winning Meadows himself.

The acclaimed Joe Duddell, who has worked with everyone from Elbow to, NERO and James, has been appointed Composer in Residence (a UK festival first). He will be working with some of the great musicians at No.6 to create a series of unique, bespoke performances over the weekend.

Booker Prize winner DBC Pierre will be reading from Petit Mal, his debut collection of short fiction, philosophical vignettes and aphoristic interludes, published the week before No.6. He’ll also be in conversation with MEATliquor, current enfant terribles of the UK food scene.

Acclaimed author and Culture Show presenter Paul Morley will discuss notions of Northern identity, while the legendary producer Andrew Weatherall will be collaborating live with author Michael Smith. ‘Everything But The Girl’s’ Tracey Thorn is also confirmed.

Literary Death Match, the hit night from Los Angeles/New York/London will be presenting a special Portmeirion Literary Death Match, pitting leading authors against each other, before a celebrity judging panel. The feisty Vagenda have been described as ‘the next Germaine Greers’ (Evening Standard) and will also be speaking at the festival.

Festival No. 6 is pleased confirm the return of some of the most exciting authors from 2013, including the award-winning bestsellers Caitlin Moran, Jan Morris and John Niven, whose book Kill Your Friends is currently being filmed for the big screen.

Other top authors appearing include Joe Dunthorne, whose debut novel Submarine was made into a feature film of the same name, Matt Haig, author of The Humans,Glen Duncan (I, Lucifer and The Last Werewolf) David Whitehouse (Bed), the wonderful 90-year-old World War II veteran, Harry Leslie Smith.

Tales of Whatever will bring the most amazing true life stories from their regular night and hold storytelling workshops for festival attendees.

Mark Thomas, Justin Moorhouse and Wes Zaharuk lead the comedy line-up, with Paul McCaffery, James Acaster, Romesh Ranganathan, Charlie Baker,Steve Royle, Danny McLoughlin and Dan Nightingale.

Another new addition this year is The No.6 Carnival, which will take place on Saturday afternoon with the theme of ‘I Am Not A Number’ organized by Walk The Plank, who just masterminded the launch of the first ever UK City of Culture this year in Derry.

Another new addition will be the No.6 Short Film Cinema, curated by director Simon Ellis, winner of the International Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, the BIFA and nominated for BAFTA and European Film Awards. Director and writer Colin O’Toole will also be shooting the No.6 Short Film in Portmeirion over the weekend, with cameos from some of the stars of No.6. Punters will also get the chance to play bit parts.

Salon No.6 hosted by the founders of Salon London and Salon North, award-winning screenwriter and author Helen Bagnall and leading vocal coach Juliet Russell will be heading to Portmierion. Salon No.6 will present a weekend of talks and discussions on the subject of Identity, inspired by ‘I Am Not A Number, I’m a Free Man’ including renowed sociologist Phillippa Perry, Natalie Nahai and Art Macarbe.

Don’t Tell Stories trails will be bringing the magical Gwlythe Wood to life and there will also be a series of pop-up acoustic performances and woodland raves throughout the weekend.

Museum No.6, curated by the award-winning Manchester Museum, including guided walks and foraging in the woods, and the opportunity to 'Museum speed date', a one on one session with the museum experts.

Will also be unveiled and there will also be Urban Sketching classes throughout the weekend.

The acts will perform across the entire site, from the historic town hall to the Colonnade gardens, to the picturesque Estuary Stage and the promenade along the river, against a back drop of neo-classical architecture, sandy beaches and palm trees.

More music acts and cultural happenings will soon be announced- so watch this space, as this year’s offering looks set to raise the bar even higher than last year.

Festival No.6 was named Best New Festival at the UK Festival Awards, whilst 2012 headliners New Order walked away with the prize for Best Headline Performance. More recently it was voted Best Small Festival in a public poll at the NME Awards.

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“Portmeirion formed not just a stunning backdrop to myriad activities but became an integral part of them.” - The i newspaper

“Festival No.6 could rival Montreux as the most sophisticated in Europe. When is No.2?” - The Guardian

“A fairytale addition to the festival season. The first, hopefully, of many.” - The Times

“The most bijou location of any music event I’ve ever attended.” - The Independent

Notes to editors:

Line Up:

LIVE

Manic Street Preachers (exclusive), Chic Ft Nile Rodgers, James Blake (live), Lianne La Havas, Everything Everything, I Am Kloot, Tricky, Neon Neon, AlunaGeorge, Laura Mvula, Daughter, The Staves, Mount Kimbie, Clinic, Wire, Caitlin Rose, Chapel Club, Dutch Uncles, Leisure Society, London Grammar, Jagwar Ma, Sweet Baboo, Indians, Hookworms, Temples, Wave Machines, Dan Croll, Charlie Boyer and The Voyeurs, Melt Yourself Down, Bright Light Bright Light, Islet, Mary Epworth, Sivu, Sam Airey

DJs

Frankie Knuckles, Carl Craig, Daddy G (Massive Attack), Andrew Weatherall, Gilles Peterson, Greg Wilson, Horse Meat Disco, Justin Robertson, Will Sergent (Echo & The Bunny Men), Maxxi Soundsystem, Crazy P, Daniel Avery, San Soda, Psychemagik, Unabombers, Sancho Panza, Pete Herbert, Futureboogie, Low Life, Krysko, Heavenly Social DJ’s, Content DJs, Balearic Mike, Jagz Kooner, Dicky Trisco, AOR Disco, Guy Williams, Sophie Lloyd, Bobby Irish, Richard Hector-Jones, Bernie Connor, Nadia Ksabia, Neal Schtuum

ARTS & CULTURE- UPDATE XXXXX

John Cooper Clarke, DBC Pierre, Joe Duddell, No.6 Composer in Residence, Brythoniaid Male Voice Choir, Warp Films and Shane Meadows present Made of Stone, Tracey Thorn, Caitlin Moran, Jan Morris, Ramy Essam, Mark Thomas, Stuart Maconie, Paul Morley, Tim Burgess presents Tim Peaks, Justin Moorhouse, John Niven, Will Burns: No.6 Poet in Residence, Joe Dunthorne, Andrew Weatherall, Michael Smith, Viv Albertine, Faber Social, Caught By The River, Literary Death Match, Vagenda, Wes Zaharuk, Bob Stanley, Luke Wright, Mike Garry, Dorian Lynskey, Tim Dee, Matt Haig, Glen Duncan, David Whitehouse, Harry Leslie Smith, Paul McCaffery, James Acaster, Romesh Ranganathan, Charlie Baker, Steve Royle, Danny McLoughlin, Dan Nightingale,Short Film Cinema No.6, Carnival No.6 orchestrated by Walk The Plank, Don’t Tell Stories, Rachel Newsome, Roy Wilkinson, Tales of Whatever, Kane Players, Salon No.6, The Revelator Orchestra, Roy Wilkinson’s Pop and Nature quiz, Helen Bagnall, Juliet Russell, Phillippa Perry, Emma Warren,Sophie Heawood, John Andrews and Charles Rangley-Wilson, Natalie Nahai, Meatliquor, Art Macarbe, Museum No.6 in association with Manchester Museum, Urban Sketching

CREDITS

The Guardian 5*

The I Paper 5*

The Independent 5*

The Times 4*

UK Festival Awards: Best New Festival

UK Festival Awards: Best Headline Performance for New Order

NME Awards: Best Small Festival (under 50K capacity)

BBC 6Music & Q Magazine: Festival Highlight of 2012

The Evening Standard: Best Festival of 2012

PORTMEIRION WILL COME ALIVE

Pop Up Theatre - Intimate Readings - Film Screenings - Woodland Trails - Art Installations - Comedy Performances - Pop Up Woodland Raves - Kids Mischief Meadow - Prisoner Reconstructions - Plus Much More & New Venues for 2103

Dates:
September 13 – 15, 2013

Ticket information:

Weekend Ticket Prices (Friday Arrival)
Adult Weekend Camping: £170 + BF
Young Person (11-15 years old) Camping: £85 + BF
Children (10 years and under) Camping: £Free + BF
Disabled Weekend Camping: £170 +BF
Campervan Ticket (5m x 5m Plot): £100 +BF
Parking (Park & Ride): £15 + BF

Weekend Ticket Prices (Thursday Arrival)
Adult Weekend Camping: £180 + BF
Young Person (11-15 years old) Camping: £90 + BF
Children (10 years and under) Camping: £Free + BF
Disabled Weekend Camping: £180 +BF
Campervan Ticket (5m x 5m Plot): £100 +BF
Parking (Park & Ride): £15 + BF

Day Ticket Prices (Friday / Saturday / Sunday)
Adult Day Ticket: £65 +BF
Young Person (11-15 years old): £40 +BF
Children (10 years and under): £Free + BF
Disabled Day Ticket: £65 + BF

For further information please contact:

Emily Barker & Chloe Munts
Mission PR
Tel: 020 7845 7800
Email:Emily@thisismission.com/ chloe@thisismission.com

LONDON GRAMMAR ANNOUNCE UK HEADLINE TOUR

Live Nation — Tue, 28 May 2013 09:56:32 +0100

“If London Grammar can keep writing tracks as good as ‘Metal & Dust’, there’s little way the next time they play there won’t be triple the number of people hanging onto their every word.”NME

“Hannah Reid’s vocals on record doesn’t even compare to experiencing them live. Her voice is stunning’ – This Is Fake DIY

Following the release of their debut EP ‘Metal & Dust’ and forthcoming new single out on 16th June ‘Wasting My Young Years’, London Grammar announce their first headline tour this October.

London Grammar are Hannah Reid, Dot Major and Dan Rothman who formed the band while at university together. After being holed up in the studio for most of 2012 working on their debut album, London Grammar dropped their first offering ‘Hey Now’ on their Soundcloud in December which has over 437,000 plays to date.

The song garnered up a huge word of mouth buzz online and strong support at radio with plays from the likes of Zane Lowe (Next Hype), Phil Taggart & Alice Levine (ROTW), Huw Stephens, Rob Da Bank, Giles Peterson and Annie Mac to name a few. The title track of their EP ‘Metal & Dust’ was released in February, receiving its first play on Radio 1 as ‘Hottest Record’ on Zane Lowe’s show, before being added to the Radio 1 In New Music We Trust List.

Live the band have not disappointed with a sold out London headline show at Electrowerkz which received rave reviews and a further sold out gig at Islington Assembly Hall. Festival appearances this year will include Rockness, Glastonbury, Longitude, Kendal Calling, Secret Garden Party and Camp Bestival to name a few.

On 15th October London Grammar will kick off their 10-date headline UK tour in Norwich finishing in Newcastle on 28th October. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on Friday 31st May 2013 fromwww.livenation.co.uk or www.ticketmaster.co.uk

2013 UK Tour dates –

October

Tues 15th Norwich Open

Weds 16th Brighton Haunt

Fri 18th Brixton Electric

Sat 19th Oxford Gathering

Sun 20th Bristol The Fleece

Tues 22nd Nottingham Rescue Rooms

Weds 23rd Birmingham O2 Academy 3

Thurs 24th Leeds Cockpit

Sat 26th Manchester Sound Control

Sun 27th Glasgow Broadcast

Mon 28th Newcastle Cluny

For further information please contact Beth Brookfield @ Purple PR on beth@purplepr.com / 0207 434 7095 (print) or Alice French @ Purple PR on alice.french@purplepr.com / 0207 434 7014.

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Manic Street Preachers to headline Festival No.6

London Newsdesk — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:22:56 +0000

Manic Street Preachers have been announced as one of the headliners for Festival No.6.

The Welsh band will make their live return after two years at the event, which takes place from September 13-15 in Portmeirion.

The indie stars said of the news: "Festival No.6 is the only thing that could break our self-enforced two-year British gig ban. To be able to play in Sir Clough Williams-Ellis’ iconic village is something of a dream for us. See you in September."

While the show is the first that the Manic Street Preachers have played in the UK since a one-off singles show at the end of 2011, they embarked on a European tour to support greatest hits collection 'National Treasures' in April and May 2012. The band also re-released their debut album 'Generation Terrorists' to celebrate its 20th anniversary last year.

Other acts confirmed for this year's festival include James Blake, Everything Everything, I Am Kloot, AlunaGeorge and Laura Mvula, along with DJ sets from Frankie Knuckles, Carl Craig and Gilles Peterson amongst others.

Watch the video for Manic Street Preachers' 'This Is The Day' below:

Manic Street Preachers Break Two-Year Hiatus for One-Off Exclusive Performance at Festival No.6

This Is Mission — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:00:29 +0000

Festival No.6 is excited to announce that Welsh trio Manic Street Preachers have been persuaded to end their self-imposed two-year exile to headline one of the nights at this year’s event, which will be a UK festival exclusive.

The cover of their fifth studio album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours was shot in 1998 on the beach at Portmeirion, North Wales – home of Festival No.6. This year’s festival falls on the 15thanniversary of the album’s release, all of which helped to convince the Manics to appear at what promises to be an astonishing homecoming.

Manic Street Preachers said: “Festival No.6 is the only thing that could break our self-enforced two year British gig ban. To be able to play in Sir Clough Williams-Ellis’ iconic village is something of a dream for us. See you in September.”

The musical bill at Festival No.6 - recently named Best New Festival at the UK Festival Awards and Best Small Festival at the NME Awards

- will again combine a blend of iconic acts alongside the freshest emerging talent and a stunning DJ line-up. Other live acts confirmed in the first wave of announcements for 2013 include James Blake, Everything Everything, I Am Kloot, AlunaGeorge, Laura Mvula, Mount Kimbie, Caitlin Rose, Chapel Club and Dutch Uncles.

A selection of the stellar DJ acts confirmed so far include Frankie Knuckles, Carl Craig, Andrew Weatherall, Gilles Peterson, Justin Robertson, Greg Wilson, Maxxi Soundsystem, Unabombers and Futureboogie.

Arts and culture is another integral part of Festival No.6, and this year’s line-up is even stronger. Guests include John Cooper Clarke, the punk poet who is now a national treasure, name-checked by everyone from Alex Turner to Plan B, plus Man Booker Prize winner DBC Pierre, award-winning novelist and Times columnist Caitlin Moran and author and Review Show critic Paul Morley.

Other highlights include talks and readings from Tracey Thorn (Everything but the Girl), John Niven (Kill Your Friends), Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne) and Michael Smith (The Culture Show) as well as the return of the wonderful Jan Morris, one of the highlights of last year’s No.6.

Festival co-founder Gareth Cooper said: “We’re delighted and very proud that we’ve managed to entice one of the biggest Welsh bands of all time to end their hiatus and play Festival No.6. There’s a wonderful synchronicity in the fact that this year’s event falls on the 15th anniversary of one of the Manics’s greatest albums This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours. The cover of that record was shot on the beach at Portmeirion, which makes it all the more special. We feel it’s important to maintain Welsh heritage within our line up and entertainment and there is no bigger way to do it than by booking this band!”

Last year’s event saw thousands of awestruck guests converge on the peaceful shores of the Welsh wonderland of Portmeirion, where the ocean, mountains and forests create the festival’s perimeter. The filming location of cult 60s TV show The Prisoner is a fantasyland of whimsical Italianate architecture overlooking the rolling estuary waters of the Irish Sea.

Such was the success of its inaugural year that Festival No.6 was named Best New Festival at the UK Festival Awards, whilst 2012 headliners New Order walked away with the prize for Best Headline Performance. More recently it was voted Best Small Festival in a public poll at the NME Awards.

Guests in 2013 can look forward to another year of outstanding musical acts, ethereal scenery, breathtaking architecture and enchanting distractions at a UK festival location like no other!