So, my second low key festival in July and as with Les-Fest in Scotland a few weeks earlier, came away completely blown away by the wealth of known and unknown talent on display. S.O.S Festival is now in it's seventh year, set up by Rocksector Records owners Lynne Hampson and Mark Appleton, and it hasSo, my second low key festival in July and as with Les-Fest in Scotland a few weeks earlier, came away completely blown away by the wealth of known and unknown talent on display. S.O.S Festival is now in it's seventh year, set up by Rocksector Records owners Lynne Hampson and Mark Appleton, and it has gone from strength proven by both days in 2014. The admission prices were cheap as chips with a two day ticket only £15 and a day ticket at £10. The Radcliffe Civic is of course indoors with a good sized hall with the main stage (named after Dean Hocking, bassist for Nightvision who lost his life in a road accident almost two years ago) at one end and the acoustic stage opposite so there were no set clashes which was a big plus for me. Catering was fairly priced and quick along with the bar which was only a brief walk/stagger/crawl to the main hall and once again, fairly priced with excellent service. Due to check in times at my hotel I did not see the first two bands Amethyst and The Idol Dead, but just caught the end of The Goddamn Electric's first of [...]
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