SPIN London is the world's first urban focused bicycle festival, set to debut in East London this May!
Lineup
For details of live music, DJs, exhibitors, brands and highlights to look out for, click here
Vibe
Set in the historic hotbed of consumer cool and street culture at The Old Truman Brewery in East London, SPIN London promises to be the hottest ticket the city and the UK has to offer for cycle enthusiasts, cycle traders & the general public
Paid tickets range from 60-260CHF, Free events are there too
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BoomTown Fair is a UK festival that takes place in August. It featrues 4 days of live music and art event that offers an array of fringe comedy and theatre. The festival has an ongoing theme surrounding the "legend" of the festival, where Boomtown was once a small retreat, that had been changed into a "land of lawless rebels" with an actual "town population" of 13,000.
2013 Festival is Sold Out - Resale site opens in May
Capacity:
180,000
Tomorrowland is a 3 day music festival that is amongst the biggest dance festivals in Europe. It's unique fantasy amusement park setting is complemented by the dance heavy line-up featuring other similar sub-genres.
The Isle Of Wight Festival is an outdoor music festival that takes place annually on the Isle of Wight in England.
In it's initial three year run Isle Of Wight already secured its place in Festival heritage, especially in 1969 when the event saw Bob Dylan's first performance after a serious motor cycle accident that happened two years prior. Opening 11 days after Woodstock ended, estimates of 150,000 fled over to the little island to view their musical hero.
Roskilde Festival is a 9 day (including 5 warm-up days) annual music festival held in the south of Rosklide in Denmark, with an estimated attendance of 110,000 people a day, it is amongst the six biggest music festivals in Europe.
Since it’s launch in 1971, the festival has been known for it’s support and development of music, humanism and culture.
Rumours
Early 2013 rumours indicated that Daft Punk may be confirmed, however it has been conformed no tour dates can be expected until 2014.
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How to get into Cannes Film Festival
In terms of attendance, The festival is mostly reserved for film professionals and those working in the industry, making it an often invite-only or accredited press event.
If you want to get a film into the selection there are various options available too, read the following articles:
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