~ Love Supreme Jazz Festival ~ |
4th-6th July
Glynde Place, Glynde
Weekend Camping £125
Weekend Non-Camping £110
Day Tickets £55
Feathers in your hair, sequinned leggings,
wellington boots, wet wipes (optional), sun cream, anorak, check. Your rucksack
is packed, your bus is waiting for you, but wait a minute, there’s one thing
missing, your ticket! With festivals bursting up out of the ground every
weekend from May to October you haven’t been able to decide which one to
choose. Don’t despair, throughout the summer I'll be bringing you my pick of the
festivals, serving you the juiciest and crucial information you need and want
to know about festivals I think stands out amongst the rest.
This week I’m bringing you Love Supreme Jazz Festival, a cool, funky festival situated in the grounds of Glynde Place in the South Downs. The vast national park rolling away from you into the distance while a mixture of soothing and body popping live music is played to you from one of the four stages. This is a small but perfectly formed festival with a wide range of music on offer, bars, food stalls, as well as the champagne and oyster bar for those who are feeling lavish, and if you can’t wait to get home until you buy the music that you’ve heard then there’s a record shop, as well as a bookshop and of course, the obligatory feature for a festival, a helter skelter.
Now in its second year Love Supreme has
returned with a line-up that will drag the most reluctant Brightonian out of
the city and into the countryside, and with shuttle buses running from Brighton
to the festival for a small fee of £11 there aren’t many excuses you can give
for not going. The line-up has been causing a stir amongst the music lovers of
Brighton and it has definitely been the topic of discussion. On the Saturday
and Sunday the main stage will be performed on by the likes of Laura Mvula,
Earth Wind & Fire Experience featuring Al McKay, Alice Russell, Courtney
Pine (who creates an electric atmosphere, he is a must see), Soul II Soul,
Imelda May and De La Soul with a full live band. And if that isn’t enough then
from the Friday evening you can start your festival experience with music from
King Porter Stomp (a Brighton favourite), and a late club night with Jazz FMs
Funky Sensation. Brighton based Afro-beat band Kalakuta Millionaires will also
be taking over the bandstand on the Saturday. If you’ve never witnessed this
band live before then you are in for a treat.
If you are at the festival for the whole
weekend then you will be able to pitch your tent in the camping area, which is
only a matter of yards from the entertainment, but if you would rather walk
back to London than camp, then save yourself the walk and look at one of the
many other accommodation options. First of all there’s the very fashionable option of
glamping, unfortunately the tents offered by Bluebell tents were so appealing
that they’ve sold out! If you have treated yourself and bought a VIP camping
ticket then this gives you access to VIP camping facilities, or the nearby town
of Lewes has a variety of B&Bs and hotels, which can be found on the
festival’s website.
I chose this festival to share with you for
many reasons; it is just a stones throw away from London and Brighton, it’s in
an inspiring location, it offers a little something for every type of festival
goer and of course, the line-up is one of epic proportions attracting my
full attention from the moment I heard that De La Soul were coming to town! See
you soon!
By Rosie Davis
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