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[Andy...]

Cherry Coloured Pop and Cherryade Records Present…
GOING UP THE COUNTRY
Saturday 2 June, Congleton, Cheshire

A charity indiepop festival in aid of the Christie’s hospital in Manchester. The one-day festival will take place outdoors in the beautiful grounds of the Church House in Congleton. There will be over a dozen indiepop bands, an acoustic area, a disco, a barbeque, real ale, stuff for the kids and lots more.

Date: Saturday 2 June 2012
Time: 1.00pm to 1.30am (bands finish at 10.30pm)
Location: The Church House, Buxton Road, Congleton, Cheshire. CW12 2DY
Tel: 01260 272 466
Price: £10 adv / £13 on the day / free for under 12s
Camping is an additional £10 per tent (optional).
Website/tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/153917

BANDS:
Over a dozen fantastic indiepop bands including:

The School
Infectious Bacharach-esque 60s pop from Cardiff, signed to Spain's legendary Elefant Records.

Pocketbooks
Gorgeous autumnal pop songs from London.

The Hobbes Fanclub
Fuzzy, reverb-soaked jangle pop from Bradford.

A Fine Day For Sailing
Beach Boys-influenced summer pop band from London.

Plus... The Proctors, The Sunbathers, The Fireworks, Golden Glow, Tiny Birds, Gary Fulton, Emm Daniels, Abbie Broom and more.

DJs: Indiepop disco after the bands have finished from 10.30pm until 1.30am with DJ’s Kev & Linda (Cherry Coloured Pop) and Jamie (Kissing Just For Practice - The Belle & Sebastian Disco)