July 18th-20th, 2014 Guildford, UK by Ella Fitzsimmons We came off to an inauspicious start, Guilfest and I. It was a Sunday. I’d turned down the first three offers of shots the night before, but then a pint or so later, I’d buckled for the great, drunken self-deception that is the straight vodka shot. (If […]

Jedward, Arcane Roots, I See Monstas, The Algorithm and a full comedy lineup have been added to this year’s Guilfest bill. The festival which takes place in Stoke Park, Guildford July 18th-20th has previously announced talent including The Boomtown Rats, Kool & The Gang, The Human League, Naughty Boy, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Soulfly, Norman Jay […]

Stoke Park, Guildford July 18th, 19th, 20th, 2014 We have a pair of tickets to giveaway for this year’s Guilfest festival in Stoke Park, Guildford.  The festival lineup includes The Boomtown Rats, Kool & The Gang, The Human League, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Boney M, Buzzcocks, Jedward, Norman Jay MBE and more. For further line-up and […]

Naughty Boy, The Enemy, The Farm, Ms. Dynamite and more have been added to the GuilFest 2014 lineup, which already includes such eclectic acts as The Boomtown Rats, Kool & The Gang, The Human League, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Soulfly, Norman Jay MBE, Buzzcocks, Boney M, Public Service Broadcasting, and more.  For full details please visit […]

July 18th-20th, 2014 Norman Jay MBE, Dreadzone, Shane Richie & The Prelude, Feed the Rhino, Itch, Canterbury, The Urban Voodoo Machine, and more will be joining The Boomtown Rats, Kool & The Gang, The Human League, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Boney M, Buzzcocks and more at this year’s Guilfest in Stoke Park, Guildford. For further line-up […]

After a year’s hiatus, Guilfest is back in Guildford’s Stoke Park on July 18-20th, 2014.  The first headline acts have been announced and as classic as ever, it’s in the form of The Boomtown Rats, Kool & the Gang and The Human League. For further information, please visit www.guilfest.co.uk.

Stoke Park, Guildford July 13-14, 2013 by Bryony Bennett Magic Summer Live – a sort of new incarnation of Guilfest – took place in Guildford’s Stoke Park, and was a small affair with only two stages. The line-up made up for the lack of variety in other activities, and the atmosphere was certainly family-friendly. Soul […]

by Bryony Bennett Having squelched, slipped and splashed our way into the bog that once was Stoke Park, Bjorn Again were strutting their funky stuff on the main stage at this year’s Guilfest. After a good sing-a-long, the crowd were warmed up for the hotly anticipated Take Fat. Although introduced with fat-related name-a-likes (Blobby Williams, […]

We’re a bit light on the gossip these days, but now that festival season has fully kicked off, here are some highlights to look forward to this summer: This weekend it’s Guilfest – featuring the fattest Take That tribute band around: Take Fat. Also, there are real bands. Good bands. Real good bands. These include […]

I’m sure you’ve heard the news by now… especially if you follow us on Twitter, but anyway, once again, listen up: Stevie Wonder is headlining Bestival on the Sunday night!!!!! — 141 Bands have joined the Great Escape‘s 2012 line up! The Temper Trap, Gaz Coombes and many more have just been added to the […]