About this Event

Join us on 10th - 11th September 2016 for an independent two-day event celebrating music, arts, community; and green living on Stoke Park, Guildford.



Tickets: www.alwaysthesunfestival.co.uk/tickets/



Saturday:

Mystery Jets Official // Spring King // The Big Moon // Kagoule // Get Inuit // Hannah Lou Clark // Native People // Tusks // BIG ZERO // Big Bug // Palf // Nadine // PALM HONEY // Sulky Boy // Son Joan // BURNZ // itoldyouiwouldeatyou // Atiptoe // Midfield Workhorse // The Wonder Beers // Darko // Geistfight // Brightlight City // Get Rocking Band



Sunday:

Turin Brakes (Official) // Dub Pistols // The Allergies // Hugh Cornwell (Original Stranglers Frontman) // The Amazons // October Drift // Kodiak Island // Sports Team // Annabel Allum // Eddie Piller (DJ) // NEW STREET ADVENTURE (OFFICIAL) // The Sonic Keys // Birdsworth // Neil Barker And Dean Chalkley B2B (DJ) // Vinyl Staircase // Parachute For Gordo // Swift Arvel // Nine Miles South // Flashfires // Sophie and The Giants // The Keep Cats // Sour Kix and more to be announced!



Main and second stage programmed by some of the best local promoters, record labels and tastemakers, free theatre, cinema, outdoor kitchen, craft, wellness, yoga and much much more across six areas on the weekend!



We are incredibly excited to announce that Mystery Jets and Turin Brakes will be heading to Stoke Park to headline Always The Sun 2016!



Mystery Jets, one of Britain's best loved bands, returned this year with fifth studio album 'Curve Of The Earth' which received critical acclaim across the board, including album of the day by both Radio 1 and 6Music! We can't wait to show them a beautiful Guildford summer.



Turin Brakes need no introduction, having sold over a million records to date, this year saw the release of phenomenal new album 'Lost Property' which hit the Top 30 on release. With sixteen years of experience under their belt and some of the most memorable songs to come from UK rock in their repertoire, don't sleep on getting your tickets!



But the fun doesn't stop there, joining them on the main stage across the weekend will be original Stranglers frontman, Hugh Cornwell, the high energy, Jools Holland impressing Spring King who are selling out venues up and down the country. Darlings of the Ones To Watch columns is The Big Moon, alongside live behemoths Dub Pistols. Not to mention some of the most exciting live acts on the UK circuit, including Kagoule, The Allergies, Hannah Lou Clark, October Drift, The Amazons, Native People, Tusks, Sports Team, Annabel Allum, Big Zero, Big Bug and more to be announced!



Across the second, DIY Stage, we have a wonderfully eclectic array of artists, from metal to mod, grime to punk, the stage will brought to you by the local promoters, record labels and tastemakers of Surrey. With the lineup still to be announced, we are pleased to let you know that this stage will be programmed by our friends Get Rocking, GU1 PUNX, Jasta 11 Gigs, Lockjaw Records, Massive Promotions, MR Event Group, ModernisM, Odyxxey, Play Live, The Project, Quatre Femmes Records, Rose Coloured and Thnksfrthrvw.



If you fancy something a bit different though, we have you covered! As well as live music there will be something to. Come and relax with some pitch perfect theatre on the All The World's A Stage, or enjoy a culinary demonstration at the Outdoor Kitchen, at which you might spot a few familiar faces from Masterchef or The Great British Bake Off. Then make your way over to our educational, interactive and totally free demonstrations and workshops at The Imaginarium, where kids can create, or the House Of Hatha where wellness (free yoga, anyone?) or even The Crafty Peacock where you can draw, write and create to your heart's content!



Head over to our website for more info, there's just so much going on we couldn't possibly fit it into just one email! However you want to enjoy the festival, we're certain there's something for everyone, and at just £20 per day we can't wait to spend a sunny summer weekend with you!