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Playaway News News http://www.playwayfestival.co.uk en Live Nation Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:35:28 GMT Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:35:28 GMT 1 Playaway Festival 2010 has been cancelled Refunds can be obtained from the original point of purchase. Many thanks to everyone for their great support with Playaway! Due to unforeseen circumstances the Playaway Festival 2010 has been cancelled. Refunds can be obtained from the original point of purchase. Many thanks to everyone for their great support with Playaway! Darren James-Thomas General Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:15:00 GMT 2010-02-16T00:15:00 ee39bc77-0627-4f5d-b2a4-d3cfbb60bcc4 1 General Fiasco talk Playaway! The Irish threesome talk festival dating, pre-stage rituals and seaside swimming! We’re massively excited about all of the acts appearing at Playaway in April, but one act we can’t wait to see are indie upstarts General Fiasco. In anticipation of this monumental event, we had a bit of a natter with the Northern Irish threesome….. Firstly, hello to you all. Are you excited to be part of a brand new festival to kick off the season in sunny seaside style? Absolutely, it’s always amazing playing festivals. There’s a great atmosphere when festival season kicks in and it’s great that there’s another one to experience. Playaway is all about the charms of the old-fashioned holiday by the sea with a modern twist. Do you have any fond memories of going to the seaside as a kid? Yeah, being from Northern Ireland we spent a lot of time in Portrush and Portstewart in the summer time growing up, it was always good. Sun, sea, sand, ice-cream - what could be better? Waltzers or dodgems? Maybe waltzers. It’s a close one though - daddy or chips. Out of all the fresh talent, who are you most looking forward to catching? Noisettes, I saw them in the summer and they were class. The singer is such a talent, great presence and delivery, definitely worth catching. Are you packing your Speedos/trunks/bikini for some beach bum antics? Yeah for sure, General Fiasco always carry our trunks. We spend most of our days off in swimming pools. Due to the weather we have no choice to go indoors but if the option of the sea is there, why not? Who would be your ideal festival date? Remember at Playaway there are always the “Down with Dating” events for those looking for love… Hmmmm, just someone who is easy going, happy to be dirty and see a tonne of bands rather than just getting drunk, either that or Audrey Tautou. Oh and I mean dirty as in muddy! Are you V.I.P party animals or laid-back listeners? Probably laid back listeners, but depending on the mood we can definitely party, whatever’s comfortable. Also depends on how boozy the day's been. VIP parties aren't always a craic attack, sometimes it’s just best hanging with your bro’s. What festival anthem do you always wish you had written? Away From Here by The Enemy, Sex On Fire also - there are too many. There is nothing better than the audience singing your song back, so to do it successfully at a festival must be the greatest feeling. What is your funniest/scariest/best festival moment? Scariest would be opening the John Peel stage at Glasto last year. Best would be Oxygen this year because of the crowd that came. Funniest is Stephen's dance moves when he gatecrashed and got kicked out of a V.I.P tee pee party at Download last year. Any weird rituals before you play live? Nothing weird – we just sing a bit, few jokes, wind other up and per chance snarkle a beer. What can we expect from your show? Energy, lots of energy, plenty of gurns from Stephen the drummer, and hopefully a handful of good tunes. Any hot tips for the scene in 2010? Two Door Cinema Club, Local Natives, Little Comets. All great bands on record, and live. Lastly, can you tell us what 2010 has in store for General Fiasco? European tour, uk tour, single, tour, SXSW, album, tour, single tour, single tour etc. Well hopefully anyways. :) Thank you General Fiasco!!! Mark Pattison General Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:45:00 GMT 2010-02-03T15:45:00 6b108348-6a95-4951-b657-be1a3f6c4b84 3 These New Puritans added to Playaway line up! The Southend-On-Sea foursome head to Skegness... Playaway really is the festival that keeps giving isn’t it?? Not content with our brand spanking new additions last week, we’re now pleased to announce the addition of These New Puritans to our line up! The Southend On Sea based foursome have not only shared a stage with the likes of Klaxons and The Kills, but they’ve also collaborated with the great Hedi Slimane – get them! They’ll be bringing their very own brand of ‘cool’ down to the Skegness seaside! We’ll see you down the front! www.thesenewpuritans.com Mark Pattison General Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:15:00 GMT 2010-02-08T15:15:00 8d810890-9cc1-41c8-90aa-77e7334dc1ff 1000000 Updated travel news! Car, coach and train information! Are you coming to Playaway? Don’t forget that there’s free car parking on site. For those travelling by public transport it’s just as easy with Skegness enjoying both a train station and National Express coach stops! For more info on train times go to www.thetrainline.com & www.nationalexpress.com. Mark Pattison General Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT 2010-02-05T13:00:00 722d6e84-5416-41e8-9760-9a6dcf477e59 1000000 It's so lovely to have you... Those cheeky London lads Scouting For Girls will headline the opening night at Playaway Playaway welcome the warmth, wit and bittersweet nostalgia of Scouting For Girls to Skegness for the first day of what will be an amazing weekend. Chronicling lost youth and broken hearts, the Friday night headliners will no doubt win everyone over with their unforgettable melodies and weaving lyricism. Darren James-Thomas General Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:30:00 GMT 2009-12-09T02:30:00 07601014-1eaf-4ffe-98d8-2aca2069e6ec 1000000 Ready for the weekend... Calvin Harris has been announced as the Saturday night headliner Everyone's favourite Scottish dance deity will be bringing his recreated disco and bag full of stonking tunes to the North East for a Saturday night rave up! Expect the unexpected from the #1 hit-making-machine. Darren James-Thomas General Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:00:00 GMT 2009-12-09T01:00:00 dfb4cae0-e88f-4688-9736-f3cc3bbd5a4b 1000000 Go baby go... Sunday night headliners announced The Noisettes are the band that have it all - amazing style, top tunes and the coolest front woman!  The trio consists of singer Shingai Shoniwa, guitarist Dan Smith and drummer Jamie Morrison, who formed the band in 2003. 2009 saw the band break the band from the underground to the mainstream. Their 70s disco-inspired single Don't Upset The Rhythm was the catalyst for this, and their album Wild Young Hearts mixted melodic pop, indie guitar riffs and hand claps a plenty to their raw DIY-punk ethic! Darren James-Thomas General Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT 2009-12-09T00:00:00 16ba9e41-67b3-4efe-ada6-6e3387a9a556 1000000