Clarence Park Festival
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| Clarence Park Festival | |
|---|---|
| Location(s) | Wakefield, Yorkshire |
| Years active | 16 |
| Founded by | The Music Collective |
| Date(s) | |
| Genre(s) | Alternative, Rock |
| Website | www.themusiccollective.co.uk |
The Clarence Park Festival is a music festival held annually at Clarence Park, Wakefield, and has been in operation since 1991[1]. Because it is a free festival, there are often issues regarding the funding of the event, leading to its cancellation in 2006[2]. Local promoters (WTP Promotions in 2007 & 2008) are often given slots to use as prizes for Battle of Bands events held in Wakefield. All other artists are chosen by The Music Collective via an application process which is published on their website. Bands such as Last Days of Vengeance, Coney Island Jesus and Kiss the Dawn have performed at the event. Estimates at the attendance of the festival range between 2,000 - 8,000. The event has been organised since it's conception by The Wakefield Music Collective, a voluntary organisation to which anyone can become a member.
The full history of the event's lineups from Ground zero onwards is as follows:
Clarence 1 (1991) Back when Clarence first began, it was a single day affair utilising solely the BandStand in Clarence Park...
* The Juvies * Brick Supply * 100 Men * The Deal * Big J and the Piccolo Chickens * The Outcrowd * Elmo Slim * Bagbuss * Fear of Jazz * Moonpump * The Jed Thomas Band * Rag and Bone Men * Ada Wilson * Muldoons
Clarence 2
* PADD * Brick Supply * The Bobby Charltons * Architect (didn't turn up) * The Deal * Gentle Ihors Devotion * Mad Egyptians * Muldoons * Bolt from the Blue * Fear of Jazz * Cherry Bus Pass
Clarence 3
* Daw Green Stompers * Jon Strong Band * Lenny and his 5MGs * Brick Supply * Quelladrive * The Roosters * The Birthdays * Legs Bistro * Bogus Brothers * Muldoons
Clarence 4 1994 saw the introduction of Day2
* Ship of Fools * The Blue Flies * Sunburst Delux * Xile * Bubble Frenzy * Dazed and Confused * Bolo Bolo * Fourways * The Roosters * The Bobby Charltons * The Deal * Emotional Hooligans * Chest * Blunt * Land of ID * Hardland * Gaelforce
Clarence 5
* Gangshow * EXP and Graham Oliver * Big EZ * Metamorphosis * Homegrown * Assassination Bureau * Junk Head * Di Maurizio * Picasso * Muldoons * Brick Supply * Kava Kava * T Box Mini * Two Dogs * The Solicitors * Tubeless Hearts * Blackstone Edge * Valley of the Dolls
Clarence 6
* Huggy * Return to Chaos * English Dogs * Emotional Hooligan * Toranaga * HG * The Solicitors * Sleepwalker * Bullrush * Chest * Elephant and Rhinos * T Box Mini * Dazed and Confused * Skint * Scratch Band * Blowback * Blackout * Omega
Clarence 7
* Gretchen Hofner * Kava Kava * Dirt Flowers * Strongheart * Beyond the Gate * Police 2 * Clear the Pier * Rosko * Lemon Enema * This * Beekeepers * Old Man Stone * Disco Deviants * Freak Scene * Idiot Drive * Tinto Basso * Patsey Matherson * Torment * Anal soda
Clarence 8 This is when yours truly joined!
* Kava Kava * Blue Foot Project * Pimp * Dry Riser * Un-x-pected * Ten Bob Swerver * Squarefoot Brothers * Bughouse * Brace * Poontang * Muldoons * Ska Face * Anal Soda – Kitten Heals ( * Bodixa * Return to Chaos * Young Americans * F * Just Ray
Clarence 9
* Poontang * Un-x-pected * Blues Assembly * Sebastian Fly * Beyond the Gate * Planet Lounge * Ocean Size * F * Tbc – (don’t know who filled in) * Wrinkle * The Mad Tones * Cone * Orca * Quelladrive (don't think they went ahead in the end) * Glass * Pollen * Rosco * Freak KO * Rubbafish
Clarence 10
* B-Eagles * P.A.I.N * Mostly Autumn * Innocent OJs * Doghouse * Rebel Truce * All Souled Out * Blanch * Jed Thomas * Chief Maclean * Johnny The Fox * Sunburst Delux * Bluefoot Project * Tbc – (don’t know who filled in) * Young Americans * Remedy * Maine * The Snapp (don’t think they turned up)
Clarence 11
* Four More Heroes * Choking Kojak * Soberskin * Mr Shiraz * Betty Nothing * Little Town Big Shots * Marvel * Nailed * Dr Blue * Burning Sky * John Otway * Eddie & the Hot Rods * Rebel Truce * Catalyst * Solicitors * Jacasta Project * Web * Flying Seamen
Clarence 12
* S-Quo-7 * Brody * Slightly Alien * KO.Kane * Milk2Sugars * Welsh T Jam Band * Displeased * The Xenith Sound * Commonside * All Star 69ers * The Innocent OJs * The Blue Foot Project * Gabriel * SwanSong * Lyca Sleep * The Negatives * Seed * The Flying Seamen
Clarence 13
* Four More Heros * Electric Eel Shock * FULC * The Expelled * Denzel * Soberskin * Straight Razor Angel * Optic Nerve * Inamba * Skiprat * *** Pistols Experience * Born to Run * The Dead Pets * Worm * Milf * Rhesus Monkey * Electric Mud Generator * Flying Seamen
Clarence 14
* The Crew * The Sound Divide * Kiss the Dawn * Parisman * Gore * Swine * Skinny Sumo * King Booty * Joenomore * AB Negative * Vib Gore * Lord Bishop * Cobain * Malibu Stacey * Waking the Witch * Hysteria * Ninepound Note * Bullitt
Clarence 15
* Strangebrew * Coney Island Jesus * New Vinyl * Last days of Vengeance * Tom Doughty * MeloDyme * Spiral Frank * Mark Slawinski * Waving at Strangers * 3MH * The Chucky No Stars * The Labels * Rise to Addiction * Neophonics * The Seventy 7’s * Rangin Kala * Kid G * The Heat * Jon Gomm * Belinda O’Hooley * Rob Nichols * Mister Doo * Fawn
Clarence 16 - Cancelled due to lack of funds
Clarence 17 "Saturday’s Lineup in order…
Saturday kicks off with the kings of Northern Soul The Solicitors www.the-solicitors-band.co.uk followed by some indie tinged blues from the Whiskey Dogs www.myspace.com/whiskeydogs. A bit of alternative funk rock from D-Koy www.d-koy.com/ followed by pop rockers Les Jocks who are a band from Wakefield’s twin town, Castres, in France who came all the way over here last year and played at the alternative Clarence Park gig. This time they’re back and playing where they should be! www.myspace.com/lesjocks. A grand affair next from orchestral rockers The Hellset Orchestra www.thehellsetorchestra.co.uk/ followed by the first of the promoter slots, being honoured from last year, filled by local death metalers Scion on behalf of the Snooty Fox. A bit of a wind down after that as the beer tent returns featuring local acoustic wonder Jess Gardham, what a voice! www.jessgardham.co.uk. Grunge rock outfit and WTP Music Battle of the Bands winners Theory1 take to the stage to reawaken you www.myspace.com/theory1band followed by big electronica indie sounds from Royal Vendetta - www.myspace.com/royalvendetta. The progressive classical piano inspired Jason Wakefield myspace.com/jasonwakefieldmusic promises an up close and intimate performance in the beer tent followed by the stadium rock sounds of Dusty Not Digital www.myspace.com/dnduk. A treat to kick off the evening’s performances as we see the return of one of Wakefield’s leading influential bands The Innocent OJs. Get your bouncy shoes on and see where it all started! www.myspace.com/theinn...jsareback. A bit of funk rock from the ever popular Eris who fill another of the promoter slots on behalf of WTP Music www.myspace.com/erisband. And finally, to finish off the first day’s events the sultans of sleaze Zodiac Mindwarp and The Love Reaction are back and set to rock you back to the 80’s and beyond! www.zodiacmindwarp.com
Sunday’s Lineup in order…
The opening slot on Sunday goes to another of the promoter slots filled by the new wave mod sound of Metro www.metromusic.org.uk/ followed by the young mellow pop tunes of 90Spaces www.myspace.com/90spaces. Bringing the classic blues rock covers into the beer tent is the popular Welsh T www.welsh-t.co.uk/ and then the fresh hip hop talent of Don’t Talk To Strangers - www.myspace.com/dttss. The hard rock revolution that is SubNova step up next www.subnova.co.uk/ followed by punk rock revival reminiscent of the Sun era from Rebel Yell www.myspace.com/rockrebelyell. Next is the classic blues originals and covers from Crosscut Saw reminiscent of BB King to infuse the beer tent with the lazy Sunday afternoon vibe www.crosscutsaw.co.uk followed by the jaw-droppingly exceptional talents of the one and only Jon Gomm on the main stage www.jongomm.com/. Alt-metal influenced by the likes of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam follows from Smile Poltergeist www.myspace.com/smilepoltergeist followed by some blues infused rock from the Hummingbird Blues Band. The infamous and legendary QuellerDrive bring together some of Wakefield’s finest with a Hawkwind-esq sound followed by the finest ZZ Top tribute ZZ Eliminator representing the Live and Gigging promoter slot. Watch out for those beards! www.zzeliminator.co.uk/. And to bring the whole hedonistic weekend to a close with some familiar classic rock that means you have no excuse not to be stage front for No Quarter.
A few minor changes - Gaia are now appearing on Sunday on the mainstage in place of Tres Macacos from 2pm. Goggle Eyed Psycho (unplugged) is now appearing on Saturday at 2.10 in the Beer Tent."
Clarence 18 (26/27 July 2008)
* Stephen Dale Petit * Rosie Doonan * Cry Girl Cry * Jess Gardham * The Solicitors * The Deal * Inamba * Piston Broke * The Bundesrats * Hoover Manoeuvres * First Degree Burns * more tbc.
