Summer Sundae
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Summer Sundae (also called the Summer Sundae Weekender) is an annual music festival held in Leicester which focuses on indie, Alternative, and local music.
It is hosted by the city's De Montfort Hall, both in the hall itself, and over three outdoor stages in the hall's grounds, which back onto Victoria Park. A section of the park is fenced off for camping during the weekend of the festival. The festival is sponsored in part by the digital radio station BBC 6 Music, which in return has exclusive broadcasting rights. The festival usually takes place in August and has grown from two stages to four over the course of five years. In 2005 the festival welcomed over 70 artists, both well-known and established bands, and local bands from around the East Midlands.
The festival is run over five stages: The Outside Stage is by far the largest, and hosts the bigger bands, in conjunction with the Indoor Stage, essentially the main auditorium of the De Montfort Hall. In addition, The Musician Stage is a tent featuring mainly acoustic music at times when the Outside stage is quiet, and The Rising Stage features new and local talent. In 2006, the eFESTIVALS Cabaret Stage was added, and for the first time the festival kicked off with an official warm up party, hosted by Pineapster to provide entertainment to those campers arriving in the City on the Thursday night and raise money for LOROS, a local hospice.
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[edit] 2007 Lineup
The 2007 Summer Sundae Weekender festival will take place between the 10th and 12th August 2007. The festival will be preceded by a fringe festival, linked between the festival and local arts bodies within Leicester. The fringe festival will be curated by Pineapster. Artists confirmed so far include The Magic Numbers, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Pipettes, Cud and Gruff Rhys.
[edit] 2006 Lineup
The 2006 Summer Sundae took place between the 11th and 13th of August 2006. The line-up was as follows
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The Musician Stage also featured a set from the Blockheads (featuring Phill Jupitus on Friday night, as well as Kingsize, Great Blind Degree, BR549, Rise Kagona & Champion Doug Veitch, Kim Richey, Derrin Nauendorf and Paul Lamb and the Kingsnakes.
[edit] 2005 Lineup
The 2005 Summer Sundae took place between the 12th and 14th of August, 2005. The bill was as follows
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[edit] 2004 Lineup
The 2004 Summer Sundae Weekender took place between the 13th and 15th of August, 2004
Highlights of this festival included Kings of Convenience, Super Furry Animals, Ed Harcourt, Air, Amy Winehouse, The Beta Band and Adem.
[edit] 2003 Lineup
The 2003 Summer Sundae Festival saw the introduction of a dance music to Friday night, and took place over three days between the 8th and the 10th of August, 2003
Saturday's lineup included Alabama 3, Chumbawumba, Laura Cantrell, British Sea Power, Kathryn Williams and The Herbaliser. Sunday's bill included Ian McCulloch, Aqualung, Durutti Column, Pernice Brothers, Cosmic Rough Riders and Richard Hawley. The finale was a Concert for a Landmine Free World featuring Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Billy Bragg, Joan Baez and Chrissie Hynde sharing the stage.
[edit] 2002 Lineup
The 2002 Summer Sundae Festival took place between the 6th and the 7th of July, 2002
Highlights of the festival included I Am Kloot, Beth Orton and local favourites Cornershop. There was a strong Americana influence including the Be Good Tanyas, Calexico and The Handsome Family. David Byrne headlined.
