The Hot House Flowers at Chagstock '08

We have been asked by some folk who haven't been to a festival before - and use other well known festivals as a guide - to provide some more details about the sort of music on offer and who the festival is aimed at.

Chagstock is intended to be family friendly although not exclusively, and suitable for young and not so young alike. To complement that philosophy we are keen not to focus on any particular music genre, but to offer a blend of music to suit a wide range of tastes. We also put in a lot of effort to ensure that the experience is as pleasant as possible, with no overcrowding (the license limits numbers) and plentiful clean facilities - with proper loo trailers for the ladies!

There is a licensed bar on site, food available from stall holders and a kids play area.

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Look out for these!

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"Who Did It?... We Did It!” came the lively chant that accompanied the parading of this first Chagstock Festival Banner as it wound its silky way through the crowds to its resting place in front of the main stage, carried triumphantly along by the ‘We Did It Crew’! Young & old doodled & painted their way through Saturday in the Creative Tent, participating in a great spiral of creative communication while the bands played on! Watch the videos & read all about the ‘Silk Road Chagstock’ at www.SamiArt.co.uk See you in 2009 for more spontaneous creation!"

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Here are some testimonials from Chagstock '08:

Our second Chagstock and it just got better and better! The stunning location, the intimate atmosphere, the family fun, the gorgeous and increasing circle of friends (word of mouth is a wonderful thing!), the familiar faces and last but by NO means least, the music - were all superb. Highlights? The atmosphere in the acoustic tent - brilliant. Particularly Friday with the ever brilliant traditional irish music from Life of Reilly and the incredible performance by Show of Hands and on Saturday the talented Bettina. You managed to retain a bit of the old with some great 'new' and it was a lovely eclectic mix of styles and talent. Kind regards Chantal, James, Brogan and Fergus Dent.

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After speaking to you last week about tickets etc. we travelled down from London to Chagstock. The first time we have been to this event. All I want to tell you is that it was BRILLIANT BRILLIANT BRILLIANT. We were met like long lost friends by the car park attendants and everyone was so friendly. Hothouse Flowers were fantastic!!!!!! We will come back next year. Lynne.

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Just want to say that we had an awesome time at Chagstock, it's such a good festival so credit to you and everyone who runs it, and thanks for having us. We managed to sell 18 Cd's on the merchandise stall so I guess we went down quite well. We'd love to play there again next year if you want to have us back, we're hoping to be on a decent record label by then. Thanks again, Chasing Faces.

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Many thanks for such a great festival. My boys(10, 12 & 14 years) all had a great time and so did I-particularly seeing Hot house Flowers & Show of Hands. All the best Mark.

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Thank you for putting on a great friendly festival, this year was even better than last year! long may it last. Thought the loo facilities were excellent and the plastic road was such a good idea. Anyway, really really enjoyed the festival and had one of the best weekends away this year,thank you. All the best. Susanna.