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Mersea: C'mon feel the noise at festival
9:24am Thursday 12th April 2007
Comments (4)Glam rockers Slade have been signed up by promoters aiming to turn an island music festival into a major highlight of Essex's summer calendar.
The 1970s sensations behind hits like Cum on Feel the Noize will headline Mersea Music Festival on July 14, with a line-up starring legendary goofy-teethed guitarist Dave Hill.
The group's performance will top off a day of live shows which backers hope will draw more than 2,000 people to Waldegraves Holiday Park.
Backed by the Rotary Club of Mersea Island, the festival replaces Bands by the Sands, which featured primarily amateur and part-time bands from the Colchester area.
West Mersea entertainer Steve Travis was brought in to "up the ante" in 2007 by using his industry knowledge to recruit crowd-pulling acts.
Other bands include Blondie tribute Platinum Blond, Irish group the Onion Band and award-winning Indie tunesmiths Absent Kid.
Part of the profits from the event will go to Little Havens Children's Hospice, and all car parking charges will be donated to charity.
- Tickets, priced £20 in advance for adults, are available by calling 01206 382898.
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craig, colchester says...
10:50am Fri 13 Jul 07
Always the same comments from most old people as if Waldegraves wouldn't clean up and what is the big problem with a big event that happens once a year and brings money to the local area and money to charity!
Why not for once try letting your hair down and joining in with the people who want to have a good time rather then just wasting your energy on moaning at something your not going to stop!
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Annie, says...
3:20pm Fri 13 Jul 07
If you think deafening noise and mess combined with heavy traffic and crowds constitute a "good time" why not have an "event" in your own back garden or better still, get together with your neighbours - "someone" will probably clear up!
Dom, Colchester says...
12:48pm Sun 15 Jul 07
Come on feel the noise! Rock on!
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Annie, says...
2:13pm Wed 11 Jul 07
Find a quiet, green place and litter it up seems to be the message for the age. This sort of "event" is totally imappropriate for the area. Hope Waldegraves will pay for a good cleanup and be responsible for any collateral damage. Better to give some of their undoubted profits to charity and leave Mersea in peace.