Live Music
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The Endorse-it in-Dorset Festival was
born from the idea that no matter which festival, we were at,
we’d all end up in the same area – an area that provided
quality entertainment in a relaxed, fun environment. It wouldn’t
particularly matter that you didn’t know all of the line-up,
as you could be assured the aforementioned quality from a wide
variety of acts. And that Ladies and Gents, is Endorse-it in a
can.
We have a wide selection of music and entertainment spread over
four areas, starting at 10.30 in the morning and finishing at
6am Saturday/Sunday and 3am Monday. Music ranges from Dance to
Punk, Ska to Hip-Hop and Bluegrass to Dub. Acts featured see many
up and coming bands nestling alongside some well established names
and legendary artists. |
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New Stuff |
Brand New to Endorse it 2008:
Rock the Casbar
Endorse its first British punk themed drinking den
 Trashed and Wasted
After Wrekon's sucessful guest appearance last year (and the subsequent discovery that the festival crew can drink nearly as much cider as they can) this bunch of renegade Mutoid Wasters return in 2008 to bring you more of their scrapyard sculptures. Accompanied by Sam Haggarty, Rust Inc. and the notorious Motherbeaters, Wrekon present the "Trashed and Wasted sculpture park - a non-geo silver dome (found in Posh Spice's throw-out pile) provides a perfect backdrop for the crew's anarchic artwork."
www.wrekon.com
The Festival garden…….A beautiful organic garden with wide ranging mix of flowers salads and veg and herbs blooming flowers and potted plants and some enthusiastic horticulturalists on site to share their handy hints
The Teenage Tent
Local Young people are organising their very own tent full of activities, entertainment and music complete with pamper parlour! Watch this space
La petite Discotheque
A quirky mobile disco playing lunchtime blues, afternoon reggae and evening punk and some strictly come dancing for younger people where you will be taught ska and pogo dancing
Jive Lesson, 6pm
Pop along to the Wigon Casino in your polka dot dresses, crepes and flat tops for a rock and roll jive lesson, Dress code for entry
The Endorse it Salon
Get your beehives and flat tops cut and styled to perfection before strutting your stuff on Psychobilly Sunday at the Double D stage, (pop along to the Wigon Casino first for your Jive Lesson at 6pm)
The Mutoids Dome
Hosting trash tastic workshops
TV theme tune quiz
Come and see for yourself!!!
Pod Pong
Your own chance to DJ, bought to us by the welovefestivals.com crowd.
You bring, your ipod or MP3
They supply tennis gear?!!!!
Await your turn on the micro lounge stage!!
Play some tunes,
Pose for photos and lap up the applause!!!! |
Kids Area |
This year’s kid's area
will be full of activities running throughout the day, to give the
small ones a fun festival experience to remember. We have all suffered
the expense of kids entertainment at festivals, so there will be
plenty of free or cheap activities on offer.
here's
a selection of our kids activities
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Axe Factor |
 This
year The Endorse it in Dorset Festival is providing a ground-breaking
experience for festival goers - AXE FACTOR. Two years in conception,
AXE FACTOR takes up where sessions in the folk tent dry up.
Ever taken an instrument along to a festival, hoping to join
in, then realizing that the bearded ones are playing tunes that
you’ve never heard of? AND won’t tell you what key
it’s i. Find out more here |
Comedy |
The proverbial boat has been
well and truly pushed out on this one, with a full comedy line up
starting at 9pm every night. Hosted by Bentley ( The Drinking Lady’s
Jethro), this year we have the prestigious and much coveted Endorse-it
in-Dorset Festival Scrumpy Comedy Prize 2008, the winner being
decided by you, the audience.
here's
a taste of The Endorse-it Comedy menu |
Kare'Jokey |
Now it is your chance to
bask in the admiration of your peers as you take to the stage to
deliver a top quality joke chosen by some of the country’s
top comedians. eh?... find out
more here |
Theatre |
As if all that isn't enough
we are also having Theatre this year, the walkabout type and the
staged type. These will be going on throughout the day around the
site or on stage. From busking Giraffes to a Vampire Circus, this
years Theatre line-up is the best yet.
here's
a look at the Theatre of Endorse-it |
Ladies Day |
Parasols, tea from china cups,
cucumber sandwiches and the gentle sound of croquet on the lawn
– by ‘eck it must be Ladies Day at Endorse-it!! here's
what to expect |
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