I’m Going Away For Another Weekend

I enjoyed my stay in Newhaven/Seaford (these two towns, along with Peacehaven, are lovingly known as Seahaven) so much last month that I have decided to return next month for their Seaford Live 08 festival that will be held from September 11th to September 14th.

The festival is a huge melting pot of different things; from music (classical, jazz, reggae & rock), various workshops, poetry reading, drama groups and so much more. It is to coincide with the 200th anniversary of their Martello Tower being opened. The southern most one in the country.

The event falls on the week that AFC Ealing (that still seems weird to me and I still call them Acton Town) start their new season away to Sevenths B and I will be in the team. So I will going up Saturday after the game and coming back Monday morning.

I think Saturday and Sunday have the better events anyway. Thursday and Friday seem to have more workshops and stuff.

Last night I was sitting at the computer and browsing their web site when I started mentally listing which events I shall be going to. Due to some of them overlapping eachother I might miss the start as I have to dash from one pub to another.

On Saturday I shall be watching a rock/electric band called Kick performing at The Cinque Ports. The show starts at 8:30pm and finishes at 11:00pm. To be honest I might not stick with them the full time as I’ve heard their music on Myspace and it seems like they have tried to put every genre into it.

Phil Light & Andy Thomas are playing some great hits from Genesis, REM & Dire Straits to name a couple. They are hitting the stage at The Shore from 10pm til 1am and these guys are the ones I really want to see.

Sunday looks like it might be fun.

An ‘Irish Jam Session’ will kick off the proceedings at The Wellington from 12pm-3pm and then a Dutch band called Harmony Glen will be playing a selection of Irish songs at the same venue from 3pm-6pm.

One of the acts I’m looking forward to seeing is Rick Somers who will be playing at The Bay Tree from 6pm-8pm. His music takes a lot of influence from the likes of Bob Dylan & The Eagles.

Then at 10pm A band called Feedback will be on stage at The Con Club (the only thing I’m attending that is not free), they will be covering songs from a host of people from The Cranberries right through to Alanis Morrisette and even Pink Floyd.

Feedback will be finishing their set with a huge light show so I can slip out and go and watch The Caution perform at The V Bar. The Caution are a rock band and take their influences from the likes of Hoobastank, Nickelback, Stereophonics, Blur, & Snow Patrol among others.

Should be a cracking weekend.

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