The 2009 Kelvedon Free Music Festival took place on Saturday 11th July 2009. Another massive crowd enjoyed an afternoon in the park being entertained by some of the best live music around in Essex.
The Festval was headlined by the fantastic
Twisted Logistics are the winners of this year's Battle of the Bands and will open the Music festival on the main stage.
The runners up In Equinox will be the opening act on the Essex Rocks stage.
The 10th Anniversary Kelvedon Free Music Festival took place on Saturday 12th July 2008. Another massive crowd enjoyed an afternoon in the park being entertained by some of the best live music around in Essex.
The Festval was headlined by the fantastic EDDIE & THE HOTRODS.
Main Stage photos - A huge thanks goes to Jillian Forsyth and Richard Brown for supplying this years batch of photos - great work! You can view the gallery here
Adrian Nation to replace Travellor in Festival line-up
Unfortunately, Travellor have had to drop out of this year's Festival, but we have managed to secure the services of the excellent Adrian Nation and a big thank you goes out to Adrian for stepping in at the last minute.
Drummer Hates Jazz are the winners of this year's Battle of the Bands and go on as the opening act at the Music Festival on 12 July.
A crowd of nearly 200 squeezed into Kelvedon Institute to cheer on the five competing bands in what proved to be the highest standard of competition we have experienced to date. The other bands were Scorpio Toy from Tiptree and Colchester, Collision Theory from Kelvedon and Feering, and Colchester bands, Your Revolution and Her Morning Eyes. Each one of these bands would have been worthy winners.
Arthur Smith, who helped organise the contest, said: "This year was the highest level of music I've heard for Battle of the Bands. There was a really good atmosphere and the place was packed.” Judges included Charles Hedger, guitarist from Cradle of Filth, Alison Taffs, from the band Relay based in Witham, as well as Chris and Micky from Essex Rocks.
The band later commented, "There was tough competition. I never thought in a million years we would be doing this."
Festival 2007 was held on Saturday, 14 July at the Kelvedon Recreation Ground from 12.00pm – 7.30pm and was a huge success! Roll on next year! A huge thanks goes to Jillian Forsyth, Troy Parr and Ann Fisher for supplying this years batch of photos - great work! You can view the gallery here.
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Steve Pickles 06/03/2010 at 14:55 Congratulations to THE KIPLING CONSPIRACY, runners up at BoB. They will open the Essex Rocks stage.
Steve Pickles 06/03/2010 at 14:54 Congratulations to RAISE THESE SAILS who won last night's Battle of the Bands. They get to open the festival this year
Steve Pickles 28/02/2010 at 20:03 It's a big week for Kelvfest. Battle of the Bands on Friday, and headline band announcement is imminent... :-)
millwalldave 19/02/2010 at 22:07 We might need some Hamsters on their little wheel to keep the sound deck powered this year if 2009 was anything to go by!
Goody2Shoes 29/01/2010 at 20:08 Any truth in the rumour that we may have The Hamsters headlining this year? That would be completely awesome, please say it's true?
millwalldave 06/01/2010 at 21:47 Into the New Year so it must be time for headliner speculation: how about Limehouse Lizzy?
chris 13/12/2009 at 19:30 part 2 lol
for the 2010 festival. i have been asked by people who were there in 2009 if we were doing it we would love to if you will have us. many thanks chris
chris 13/12/2009 at 19:28 hi all this is chris fromE 3 miles hi now under the name of MY MINDS EYE we are playing at the kelvedon club in jan i believe. as you know we played the festival 2009 i spoke to john about applying fo
millwalldave 13/08/2009 at 20:53 Guys: are you sure about the AGM date: its the same date as an England World Cup game on the TV. Rethink perhaps?
