Heineken Music Festival

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In the mid 1990s the Heineken Brewery sponsored a number of free live music festivals each year in the United Kingdom. Taking place in places such as Avenham Park in Preston and Roundhay Park in Leeds, the Heineken Music Festival featured acts such as Inspiral Carpets, The Boo Radleys and The Stranglers.

[edit] 1994

In 1994 there were six free festivals taking place at the following locations in the United Kingdom:

• Preston (9th - 12th June)
• Gateshead (23rd - 26th June)
• Leeds (7th - 10th July)
• Nottingham (21 - 24th July)
• Plymouth (4th - 7th August)
• Portsmouth (18th - 21st August)

[edit] Bands at the 1994 Heineken Music Festival

• Inspiral Carpets - Preston
• The Boo Radleys - Preston
• Oasis - Preston
• The Christians - Preston
• Sister Sledge - Preston
• Back To The Planet - Preston
• The Pogues - Gateshead
• The Stranglers- Gateshead
• Tom Robinson- Gateshead
• Jools Holland- Gateshead
• Toyah- Gateshead
• 9 Below Zero - Gateshead
• The Saw Doctors - Leeds
• The Stranglers - Leeds
• The Wedding Present - Leeds
• Chumbawamba - Leeds
• Kingmaker - Leeds
• Elastica - Leeds
• Back To The Planet - Leeds
• Blur - Nottingham