Eastbourne Festival Live
Paul Hillyer, Club Events Co-ordinator has just been in touch to tell us about the first ever
Jack Peñate, Pendulum and Zane Lowe headline Eastbourne Festival Live
On Friday 28th and Saturday 29th March, some of the most respected names in modern music will be descending on Eastbourne’s Winter Gardens for the first ever, Eastbourne Festival Live.
A sea-side town that generally gets overlooked on the cultural front, Eastbourne has long awaited an event like this. Not an obvious location you’d expect big musical foot steps, but things are about to change! Eastbourne Borough Council and EBM Live have teamed up with Eastbourne’s Funktion Rooms venue and one of Brighton’s well known music promotion companies RedHot to bring the local residents a top class event on their door step.
Eastbourne Festival kicked off on 15th March and runs for a two week period, bringing together local artists, musicians, dancers, comedians, school children, college students, and community groups from around the town. The musical highlight of this cultural fusion is something that will be unforgettable for 2000+ Eastbourne’s music lovers - a two-day musical extravaganza enough to make any cultural city jealous!
Taking place at the Winter Gardens, Friday 28th March sees indie pop icon Jack Peñate headline the main stage. With top 10 singles and countless plays on Radio 1, he is known for his soulful ska-fueled songs, eccentric dancing and electric live performances. Jack will be accompanied by Radio 1 ’s eclectic selector Zane Lowe who will be turning his hand to what he knows best - playing out some of the hottest new tunes! Joining these two on the main stage will be a melting pot of local and touring bands, including The Metros, Eastbourne’s The Late Greats and Rob The Rich, plus a DJ set by Adam Ficek from cult band Babyshambles.
Ensuring that new bands also have a chance to perform, the second stage will be hosted by SDC Rocks, a live music initiative from Sussex Downs College. Designed to nurture and support emerging local live talent, appearing at the event will be Natalie’s Box, Hold The Phone, Benjamin, Barrier Dutch and 4 More Reasons.
Day 2 of the festival - Saturday 29th March - will focus on the club and DJ event, headlined by Australian Drum & Bass heroes – Pendulum. Playing sell out shows world-wide, Pendulum are doing things in scene that have never been experienced before. Merging what was once a singular musical genre into an open house for bass lovers all over, the band fuse razor sharp Drum & Bass beats with hardcore rock influences. To compliment their unique production they will be joined by some big hitters in the scene, Dj Hype, MC Verse, MC IC3 & new comers onto the circuit, delivering break beats of all styles Ctrl Z as well as local support from X-Faders and Twisted Up promotions.
