Bit of a change around for Road to Blissfields - Southampton this Friday, The Morphic Fields have unfortunately split up, but never fear the amazing young talent that is England Road will be filling the gap!
Joining Anja McCloskey, The Novatones and The Blue Screen Of Death at The Joiners
With of course the sublime Subgiant as the special guest headline act.
WOW what a night!
Thanks to mINtSOUTH for promoting the gig. This is an 14yrs+ night by the way, or any age if accompanied, bring the family!Road to Blissfields - SouthamptonFriday, May 18 at 7:30pm at The Joiners

Been painting on a sunny day, here's the school crest...

Another great band that we announced on Monday.. Bastille
Hint: make sure you interact with video on YouTube to see it all, you'll need to do a bit of clicking....BASTILLE - Flawswww.youtube.com

You all seemed excited with the King Charles announce among others yesterday so it would be rude not to post this one up...
King Charles - Love Lustwww.youtube.comThe debut album LoveBlood is out May 7th. Pre-order now and get a signed copy http://bit.ly/king-charles-play Music video by King Charles performing Love Lus...

For all you (very) locals we now have physical tickets on sale at Purefoy ARMS in Preston Candover.
Paying by cash or cheque you can be one of the first to get your mitts on the 2012 tickets! the rest of you will have to wait until early June.
Marie-Lou & Andres has kindly waived the booking fee, so stay and have a drink if you can..Purefoy Arms, Preston Candoverwww.thepurefoyarms.co.ukPurefoy Arms

Vote for your house captains for Blissfields Festival 2012 now, time is running out, last votes for 12noon Friday 18th May..Vote for House CaptainsVoting form for your favourites amongst the candidates

After all the music news from yesterday we thought it's about time to feature some of the amazing comedy appearing at Blissfields Festival 2012, so how about a bit of Andrew O'Neill...
Andrew O'Neill - Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala 2010www.youtube.comAndrew O'Neill's standup spot at the 2010 Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala

We are really excited to unveil the last full announcement of acts for Blissfields Festival 2012:

King Charles, Bastille, Jake Bugg, Emily and The Woods, Tropics, Me, Torches, Markus Aureliusness and K1r3y will also be joining us for the party.

Along with the winners of two more rounds of the Road to Blissfields: Kamikaze Test Pilots and Bigtopp

We'll be bringing you the breakdown of stages and days later in the week.
Roll on the end of June!

Bosh! Another nice confirm in the last few minutes to add to the announce at 3pm...or close to, knowing us!

Looking at a mid-afternoon announce for some more exciting acts...http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/174656_6049252449_197782724_q.jpgBlissfields FestivalTwo favourites from last year's festival are going to be announced this Monday as returning to Blissfields Festival 2012 along with other amazing acts, care to guess who? We'll tell all on Monday! There might be a t-shirt in it if someone guesses both acts.....

Join Imperial Leisure at Blissfields Festival 2012 as part of their crew! Just attend the event page and you might be picked...

IMPERIAL LEISURE @ Blissfields Festival 2012 Thursday Night!
http://www.facebook.com/events/390286820992649/

Give us some vibe Blissfields!

We need a Cava sprayer/CD seller to make up our crew for the day! Only the hardcore need apply! Who ever we choose will be an official part of our crew for the day so you even get to plunder our rider!
Click and join the event, we will be picking the most suitable candidate from people attending our event below.Imperial Leisure @ Blissfields FestivalThursday, June 28 at 8:00pm

Join Imperial Leisure at Blissfields, they've got this on their Facebook Page at the moment.

IMPERIAL LEISURE @ Blissfields Festival 2012 Thursday Night!
http://www.facebook.com/events/390286820992649/

Give us some vibe Blissfields!

We need a Cava sprayer/CD seller to make up our crew for the day! Only the hardcore need apply! Who ever we choose will be an official part of our crew for the day so you even get to plunder our rider!
Click and join the event, we will be picking the most suitable candidate from people attending our event below.
Imperial Leisure @ Blissfields FestivalThursday, June 28 at 8:00pm

Here's some beautiful atmospheric beats from Heathwardmusic for a sunny Sunday morning...Orange (featuring Lucy Kitchen)vimeo.comThe first single from the new album "Amoeba" available on worldwide digital release 4th June 2012, Orange (featuring Lucy Kitchen) Many thanks to Robin Savage for his excellent video work, and the amazing vocals of Lucy Kitchen x

Had a great night with Coalescence Collective talking Hidden Hedge stuff for Blissfields Festival 2012
They've got some scary shit built for this year and amazing things planned.
Subgiant was there too, showing some designs for Hidden Hedge T-shirts that will be on sale soon. They really are becoming a festival within a festival! We'll have a Hidden Hedge take over here soon, letting you know about plans for this year
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Wow sunny sun! Forgot what it looked like.
Campervan people, the live-in passes are looking a bit thin on the ground now, make sure you don't miss out

Posters have been going up across the land in the last couple of weeks, where's the furthest away (from Blissfields) one you've spotted? Or strangest positioning? Post your photos here. Not that we are checking up on our lovely posterers or anything! :)
Could be a T-shirt in the for good spotting!Wall PhotosOur latest flyers and posters have just arrived, message us above if you're a lovely person and got somewhere public you can stick some...

We'll be there....Wall Photos@[6049252449:274:Blissfields Festival] WARM UP SHOW WITH THE DUB PISTOLS ON THEIR 'WORSHIPPING THE DOLLAR' TOUR SATURDAY 26TH MAY!!!! TICKETS ONLY £8 ON SALE NOW!!!! WWW.SOUTHAMPTONCELLAR.COM

Don't be doing this with your limited edition vinyls!Vinyl Throw: MusicBunkwww.youtube.comHanging with my friends and throwing vinyl records around. Vinyl record trick shots.

We are hugely looking forward to seeing Theme Park at Blissfields Festival 2012.
With rave reviews from Camden Crawl 2012, they will be owning the 2nd Stage in their late slot on the Saturday...Theme Park - Milkwww.youtube.comTheme Park - Milk Directed by the Unthank Alliance - http://www.unthankalliance.com/ Released on Luv Luv Luv Records, order the 7" with b-side Ghosts here ht...

Two favourites from last year's festival are going to be announced this Monday as returning to Blissfields Festival 2012 along with other amazing acts, care to guess who?
We'll tell all on Monday!
There might be a t-shirt in it if someone guesses both acts.....

Our best friends over at Green House Group (without whom Blissfields would not be what it is) are launching an amazing new music sharing and discovery site, a place to store all the songs you stream from the net.
Sign up now to be in at the start when it launches next week for alpha testing: http://songdrop.com/
Check out the promo video below:Songdrop Promo v1www.youtube.com

Coming to Southampton on Saturday 26th of May @ The Soul Cellar.
This is going to be something of a Blissfields shin-dig with our favourites Dub Pistols on tour, supported by Cut Corners and DJ magic from Matt Clark.
Come along and get excited about the festival with us all!The Dub Pistols "Worshipping The Dollar Tour"Saturday, May 26 at 12:00pm at The Cellar, Southampton

Love this feel good track from The C90s (Flight Facilities Remix)
Catch them on the School Bus at Blissfields Festival 2012THE C90'S | SHINE A LIGHT (FLIGHT FACILITIES REMIX)www.youtube.com

Just got a fabulous new confirmation for the lineup so looking like a nice little announce for beginning of next week is shaping up with our other recent additions, watch this space....

Big song for the summer here from Spector, and the sun's out, what more do you want...
Video for "Celestine" released today, single out 21st MaySpector - Celestinewww.youtube.comMusic video by Spector performing Celestine. (C) 2012 Polydor Ltd. (UK)

A week on Friday we have our last Road to Blissfields:
Road to Blissfields - Southampton, it's going to be BIG, with Subgiant as special guests.
And The Novatones, The Blue Screen Of Death, Anja McCloskey and The Morphic Fields competing for a place at Blissfields Festival 2012.
Vote for your favourites here:
https://www.facebook.com/Blissfields/app_319571988091929Road to Blissfields - SouthamptonFriday, May 18 at 7:30pm at The Joiners

Hi everyone, hope you all had a splendid Bank Holiday Weekend

We've got last adjustments going on to stage schedules so we thought we'd ask.....Which two bands at Blissfields would you most like not to clash?
We'll do our best to make sure this doesn't happen!Wall PhotosOur latest flyers and posters have just arrived, message us above if you're a lovely person and got somewhere public you can stick some...

Interviews and live recordings from Road to Blissfields - Portsmouth over on Express FM this evening 6pm-8pm.

With Bigtopp, Kodiak Jack, Forest Floors and Laurel (Under The Laurels)

Listen online as well....Homewww.expressfm.com

AlunaGeorge - "You Know You Like It" in the Hottest Downloads in The Sunday Times yesterday.
We know we like it....AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like It (Official Video)www.youtube.comOfficial video for AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like It Directed by Laurence Matthew Blake & Matilda Finn of The AU Agency Styled by Aimee Croysdill Make up by...

We are totally chuffed to announce Tori Morley as our official artist at Blissfields Festival 2012
She produces amazingly realistic paintings, and we know she'll find loads to inspire her during the weekend both on and off the stages. Currently producing a preview piece for the festival we'll post it up when it's finished.
You can check out her work on the Facebook page below...Artwork by Tori MorleyI am 19 year old student nurse, with a passion for art. I create realistic paintings and drawings, incorporating intensity with detail.

In eight weeks time we'll be looking forward to Guillemots on the main stage, the sun will definitely be out for them...Guillemots - Annie, Let's Not Waitwww.youtube.comMusic video by Guillemots performing Annie, Let's Not Wait. (C) 2006 Polydor Ltd. (UK)

Big weekend ahead, hoorah! We've got a few friends camping over on the farm so we'll be feeling festivally!
Have fun if you're off to the The Camden Crawl, there are loads of Blissfields Festival 2012 acts playing.
What are the rest of you up to?

Tag your friends in a tent on the site map and you can sort out where in the campsite you'll be. You can feel the grass under your feet already can't you....Wall PhotosSo here's the site map for @[195540880531860:4:Blissfields Festival 2012], drawn by one of the girls in the younger classes, she got some good house points for it!
So who can spot differences to last years site?

Remember to vote today!ELECTIONS: VOTE TODAY!So which upstanding boy or girl do you want to see captain a house at Blissfields this year? Someone to uphold the fine ideals of Blissfields or someone add a quirky flavour to the proceedings? Whoever it is we need someone to rally their houses in the Sports Day competition, someone who you can be...

So here's the site map for Blissfields Festival 2012, drawn by one of the girls in the younger classes, she got some good house points for it!
So who can spot differences to last years site?

We promised you the site map a while back when our likes hit 5,000 sorry we totally forgot, we'll post it up in a moment!
Meantime have you thought which school house you'd like to be in for the weekend and who to vote for house captain?Blissfields House Captain ElectionsBlissfields Festival 2012 will take place 29th June - 1st July .

Big new Dub Pistols song ready for the mucky bank holiday weekend.
Also they'll be doing a unmissable gig before the festival at Soul Cellar, Southampton along with Cut Corners on Sat 26th May:Dub Pistols - Mucky Weekendsoundcloud.comDub Pistols feat. Rodney P from the upcoming album Worshipping The Dollar, released 02/07/2012 on Sunday Best Recordings.

We went over to the festival site yesterday evening, with the sun out it looked amazing, we'll all be there in only eight weeks!
You can check out this page for photos and videos to see what it's like...Blissfields Festival Site: WoodmancottGrass and trees just waiting for you to make into a party.

Bebe Black part of all the fun in the Hidden Hedge at Blissfields Festival 2012 featuring on Benga's new single "Icon"....
Benga - Icon (Audio) ft. Bebe Blackwww.youtube.comMusic video by Benga feat. Bebe Black performing Icon. (C) 2012 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited

We are liking this new vid by Skinny Lister down on the farm, because it's...well...down on a farm!
Maypole for Blissfields Festival 2012 anyone?Skinny Lister - Rollin' Overwww.youtube.comTaken from the forthcoming album 'Forge & Flagon', set for release on 11th June 2012 on Sunday Best Recordings. Download Rollin' Over now (http://bit.ly/I81l...

Have you checked out the updated Blissfields 2012 playlist yet?
It has all the latest additions from last week and we'll be adding a few more in an announcement later this week too!
Let us know if we've missed anything....

A funny article over at News Thump here aimed squarely at one of our "home" towns, the much maligned Basingstoke, have you got anything to say on the matter The Daily Basingstoke?All alien messages should be sent from Basingstoke, warns Stephen Hawkingnewsthump.comIf the human race is to continue its attempts to contact potentially resource-hungry aliens, it should ensure all messages emanate from Basingstoke, Professor Stephen Hawking has warned.

Worth a try?Woodstock - Rain Chant - Maybe we can stop the rainwww.youtube.com

Quality festival previews two national papers this weekend,
featuring in the 100 Best Festivals in Sunday Times (sorry no link due to the pay wall) and 50 Best Festivals in The Independent who's moshing in the photo then?The 50 Best festivalswww.independent.co.ukThe experts:Elisa Bray is Music Editor of the Independent. She has been a festival-goer since 16 and has judged the prestigious Mercury Prize. This summer she is especially looking forward to Wilco at Wilderness.Jenny Stevens is Deputy News Editor of NME magazine (nme.co.uk) and has written for the ...

Bigtopp winners of Road to Blissfields - Portsmouth and will be joining us at Blissfields Festival 2012, thanks to everyone who came along, great night out. Big thanks to all the acts who competed and Bear Cavalry our special guests!Bigtopp at Road to Blissfields, Portsmouth

Please note doors open tonight at 19:30 not 21:30 as was on the event page...not sure how that happened!
See you soon!Road to Blissfields - PortsmouthFriday, April 27 at 7:30pm at Edge of the Wedge

Tonight in London:
https://www.facebook.com/events/435617116452453/

Tonight in Portsmouth: https://www.facebook.com/events/230347597039637/

Hope to see you at one or the other!

Our latest flyers and posters have just arrived, message us above if you're a lovely person and got somewhere public you can stick some...

Need a relaxing tune for the end of the day?
How about this from Josh Kumra Official.....Josh Kumra "Don't Go" Acoustic Performancewww.youtube.comDownload a free track by Josh at http://www.joshkumra.com/ / Josh Kumra performing an acoustic version of "Don't Go"

Catch The Noisettes new single, which will be released only a week after Blissfields Festival 2012, on the link below.

It's called "Winner" they must have had our sports day theme in mind! http://blissfields.co.uk/information/sports-day-fun

We have a feeling that this will be on the radio quite a bit over the summer, hear it here first.....Noisettes - Winnersoundcloud.com‘The best live band in Britain’ - Noisettes - are back with new single ‘Winner’. Released July 9th http://www.facebook.com/TheNoisettes h...

If you are sad and blue because you live in London and can't make it to Road to Blissfields - Portsmouth this Friday, cheer up you can go to The Old Queens Head, Islington instead and party with Spector, Summer Camp, rockfeedback Artrocker and Transgressive records. That should bring a smile to your face
https://www.facebook.com/events/435617116452453/Wall PhotosIf you are sad and blue because you live in London and can't make it to @[230347597039637:4:Road to Blissfields - Portsmouth] this Friday, cheer up you can go to @[112729125409904:274:The Old Queens Head] head instead and party with @[185764688123373:274:Spector], @[204547286982:274:Summer Camp], @[163938167086:274:rockfeedback], @[134476686588402:274:Artrocker] and @[22663151116:274:Transgressive records]. Why oh why did they have to be on the same night?
https://www.facebook.com/events/435617116452453/

We've got two great events for your diary on Friday:

The first is our next Road to Blissfields - Portsmouth at Edge of the Wedge with Forest Floors , Bigtopp, Kodiak Jack and Laurels competing for a place at Blissfields Festival 2012 and Bear Cavalry as special guests. Get there early it's going to be rammed!
You can vote now for your favourite act as a virtual judge here: https://www.facebook.com/Blissfields/app_319571988091929

Also we'll be telling you more about an exciting Blissfields warm up event for any Londoners at The Old Queens Head, Islington in a moment.Road to Blissfields - PortsmouthFriday, April 27 at 9:30pm at Edge of the Wedge

Had to post this hot of the press video by Man Like Me, if you caught them on Radio 1 the other night you'll know it's Annie Mac's favourite tune out there at the moment.
Infectuous Warning: You will be SQUEEZE-ing at Blissfields Festival 2012!
Man Like Me - Squeezewww.youtube.comwww.manlikeme.net

Which of these gorgeous gals or chaps do you want to be your House captain at Blissfields Festival 2012?
https://www.facebook.com/Blissfields/app_343599852367367
Vote on our app for your favourite for each house, one each for Bradley, Candover, Bentworth and Wallop.
Vote carefully, you will be allocated a house yourself when you receive your ticket and you'll be wanting a decent chap or chapess to lead you in the fun won't you....HOORAH!
You can find a link to the app at the top of our Facebook page as well.Blissfields FestivalBlissfields Festival 2012 will take place 29th June - 1st July .

Lets show the French a bit about voting when we open the polls for our House Captains later today.
Apparently they get an 80% turn out to the polls but I'm sure us Blissfields types can manage at least 100%!
You'll be able to vote here on our Facebook page for a captain of each house after reading their manifesto.
Vote carefully, you will be allocated a house yourself when you receive your ticket and you'll be wanting a decent chap or chapess to lead you in the fun won't you....HOORAH!
You can read all about the houses here:
https://blissfields.co.uk/house-captains

Many of you seem to favour WALLOP HOUSE....Wallop Housefbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net

It's stopped raining for a bit (here on the farm anyway!), lets celebrate with Dog Is Dead another of our great new bookings from last week
Dog Is Dead - Hands Down [Official Video]www.youtube.com'Hands Down' is the new single from Dog Is Dead, which will be available to download from 30th October 2011. Get the free Confessions EP from http://dogisdea...

If you are sad and blue because you live in London and can't make it to Road to Blissfields - Portsmouth this Friday, cheer up you can go to The Old Queens Head head instead and party with Spector, Summer Camp, rockfeedback, Artrocker and Transgressive records. Why oh why did they have to be on the same night?
https://www.facebook.com/events/435617116452453/

and you can catch Blissfields favourites Man Like Me on Annie Mac's show tonight on Radio 1 at 10pmhttp://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-ash2/373700_17185563820_1232220491_q.jpgMan Like MeWe're getting interviewed tonight on the Annie Mac show radio 1 tonight at 10pm oh gosh!

The wondeful Clock Opera who are playing for us all at Blissfields Festival 2012 have released their album " Ways to Forget" on Moshi Moshi Records / Island Records today, and it's blooming gorgeous.

You can still stream it over at their website too: http://clockopera.com/ways-to-forget-streaming-now/

and here's their moving video for "Once And For All".... Clock Opera - Once And For All (2012 album version)www.youtube.com?'Ways To Forget' is released on 23rd April on Moshi Moshi / Island Records ? Pre-order ? http://bit.ly/y2vuXK ? Pre-order ? http://amzn.to/AntRAd ? ? Sign u...

Happy Monday everyone!
Clock Opera who are playing for us all at Blissfields Festival 2012 have their album " Ways to Forget" released on Moshi Moshi Records/ Island Records today, it's fantastic.
If you hurry can still stream it over at the website: http://clockopera.com/
and here's the moving video for "Once And For All".....
Clock Opera - Once And For All (2012 album version)www.youtube.com?'Ways To Forget' is released on 23rd April on Moshi Moshi / Island Records ? Pre-order ? http://bit.ly/y2vuXK ? Pre-order ? http://amzn.to/AntRAd ? ? Sign u...

Next Friday at the fabulous The Old Queens Head, Islington there's a Blissfields knees up with our friends from Spector, Summer Camp, Transgressive records, Artrocker and rockfeedback all putting on DJ sets under our banner, which is very nice of them. So make sure you come along and look forward to the weekend of Blissfields Festival 2012 and a summer of festival fun!

FREE ENTRY before 8pm, £4 after...
https://www.theoldqueenshead.com/ Blissfields Warm Up! Spector / Summer Camp / Transgressive DJ SetsFriday, April 27 at 8:00pm at The Old Queens Head

We've got two great events for your diary next Friday 27th April, your choice will probably come down to the location

The first is our next Road to Blissfields - Portsmouth, this is going to be a big one! At Edge of the Wedge with Forest Floors, Bigtopp, Kodiak Jack and Under The Laurels competing for a place at Blissfields Festival 2012 and Bear Cavalry as special guests. Get there early it's going to be rammed!
You can vote now for your favourite act as a virtual judge here: https://www.facebook.com/Blissfields/app_319571988091929

Also we'll be telling you more about an exciting Blissfields warm up event for any Londoners at The Old Queens Head, Islington next Friday a bit later today.Road to Blissfields - PortsmouthFriday, April 27 at 9:30pm at Edge of the Wedge

CITIZENS new additions to the Blissfields Festival 2012 lineup

This video makes us smile, great song too...CITIZENS! - True Romancewww.youtube.comWatch the new Citizens! video for Reptile here: http://tiny.cc/5nifz Here we are: www.citizens.cz www.facebook.com/gocitizens Footage from 1987 Telugu movie ...

Video as promised, great gig guys!Apr 21, 2012 11:58am

Kamikaze Test Pilots winners of Road to Blissfields - Reading
Thanks to all the bands who played, and everyone who came along, great night out!
Blissfields Festival 2012 better be prepared to RAWK!Kamikaze Test Pilots

It's Record Store Day today, now you're finally out of bed, how about about nipping down to your local Record Shop and buying some vinyl, or even one of those new fangled compact disc things.
The may even have cassettes....
bow wow wow c30 c60 c90 go Annabella Lwinwww.youtube.combow wow wow - Annabella Lwin (born Myint Myint Aye on 31 October 1966) is an Anglo-Burmese singer, songwriter, and record producer

Tonight Road to Blissfields - Reading, maybe have a celebratory drink for Reading FC as well!
With Borderline:FIRE, Kamikaze Test Pilots, Kinky Boot Beasts, sleep:repeat, Violet ClassRoad to Blissfields - ReadingFriday, April 20 at 7:30pm at Play

Such big day yesterday with our latest announcement, we didn't even get to say 5000 LIKES...WHOOPEEE!
Thanks for all the love, we'll put alot of that down to all these amazing acts at Blissfields Festival 2012! Thanks everyone......

OK, sorry to keep you waiting, we are excited to add to our lineup today: Guillemots, Dog Is Dead, Clock Opera, Eugene McGuinness, NZCA/Lines, Theme Park, Toy, The Wave Pictures, Pete Roe, SixNationState, Josh Kumra Official, Ben Goddard, FlashFires, Half Crown.
The brilliant comedian: Phil Ellis
And all these great DJs! Artrocker DJs - Bitr8 - Luca Pilato - Psychadelia DJ's - Side A - Loveless DJ's - WILLOW - MattyLAH - Yes Tom! - Cholombian - Charlie Fox - Jayme Black - Viran 'V' Boyagoda - K1r3y - Paul Saunders - Lexy SNS - DJ Grey Jumps - Grrrl Scout - Morgan Hislop
Full lineup available here: https://blissfields.co.uk/lineup
and we've still got a few more live acts to add in the coming weeks
So here's our full LIVE LINEUP now....enjoy!

All working hard to bring you the new lineup additions soon, we can never believe how much has to come together in the last few hours for this.
It would really make our day for the page to hit 5,000 LIKES (44 to go) today as well, so make a big noise when the announce comes out won't you lovely people! xx

Big announce at 12 noon of more Blissfields Festival 2012 acts...GO BABY, GO BABY , GO!
xxNoisettes - Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go)www.youtube.comMusic video by Noisettes performing Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go). (C) 2009 Mercury Records Limited

Tomorrow we will be announcing a further round of acts we are very proud of booking for Blissfields Festival 2012.
These include guys you may not have heard of at the moment but we think will be on everybody's love lists during the coming year.

Remember how we were banging on about Alex Clare last year? How he did an awesome set on the Thursday night? He's not back with us this year but we love him and we are so pleased to see him doing so well now! http://youtu.be/IOaE4MV5IcM
Or how many of you remember that little known band Mumford and Sons when they played at Blissfields 2009? Once again we should maybe add they are not playing this year! :)

Who will we be talking about in 2013 from our 2012 Lineup?

Lineup additions announcement TOMORROW @ 12 NOON, keep an eye out!
xxAlex Clare performs in WeLoveFestivals Taxi - Blissfields 2011www.youtube.comGreat performance by Alex Clare in the back of the WeLoveFestivals taxi just after he had performed on the stage Thursday night at Blissfields 2011 http://ww...

Soundtracks DJs have put together a movie music playlist for Artrocker in anticipation of their Blissfields Festival 2012 appearance with their mash of favourite cinema tunes.
You can listen to it here: http://open.spotify.com/user/blissfields/playlist/29naYUFoATiVbSOlm92M1RSoundtracks create Blissfields playlist - Listen Now! | News | Artrockerwww.artrocker.tv

Tomorrow we will be announcing a further round of acts we are very proud of. These include guys you may not have heard of at the moment but believe us will be on everybody's love lists during the coming year.
As an example remember how we were banging on about Alex Clare last year? How he did an awesome set on the Thursday night? He's not back with us this year but we love him and we are so pleased to see him doing so well now! http://youtu.be/IOaE4MV5IcM
Or how many of you remember that little known band Mumford and Sons when they played 2009? Once again we should add they are not playing this year! :)
Those are just two examples of acts who we try to bring to you before they are well known, and we know there will be a number of those in the list we announce TOMORROW @ 12 NOON, keep an eye out!
xx Alex Clare performs in WeLoveFestivals Taxi - Blissfields 2011www.youtube.comGreat performance by Alex Clare in the back of the WeLoveFestivals taxi just after he had performed on the stage Thursday night at Blissfields 2011 http://ww...

It's not all about the music at Blissfields Festival 2012, we've got a host of other stuff going on. For instance we've just updated out Stalls page, with even more traders to be added in the coming weeks.

Old favourites like Luardos, Quenchers, Asian Grub Foundation, Camel Camp Cafe, Bumblehog, Disco Beads and Happy Hookahs will be back, and we'll have a host of new stalls, both food, clothing and craft like Beyurtiful, Pommarola Pizza Gardens, Churros Bros, Unique Silver and Andromeda Clothing.

You can check them all out here...
Blissfields 2012 Stallsblissfields.co.uk

Woke up this morning and saw wet windy weather, thinks "not many tickets going to sell today"...... WRONG! Nothing seems to put you off at the moment.
Conventional opinion is that sunny warm weather sells festival tickets...not with you lot though, weirdos. Must be dreaming of sunny summer days at Blissfields Festival 2012
Should be doing quite nicely over the next few days then, even without the next lineup announcement on Thursday......

Big night out in Reading on Friday with Violet Class, sleep:repeat, Kinky Boot Beasts, Kamikaze Test Pilots and Borderline:FIRE for Road to Blissfields - Reading at Play, 35 Milford Road RG1 8LG. £5 on the door.
Our first time up in Berkshire for an event, really looking forward to it!

100% Music are promoting it with us and they have another event page for it here: https://www.facebook.com/events/194195274009225/

Busting to tell you all the amazing acts that have confirmed at the end of last week and today for Blissfields Festival 2012, but we're going to have to wait until Thursday.
We are cock-a-hoop at the depth and strength and overall GRRRRRR! of this years lineup.
Can't wait to celebrate!

This is going to be such fun! Imagine the Saturday at Blissfields Festival 2012. Sunny afternoon on the Main Stage, going to be a big singalong to all you favourite Fleetwood Mac songs...
Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Bacwww.youtube.comThe UK's first and most authentic Fleetwood Mac tribute show. Endorsed by both Mick Fleetwood & Peter Green & having performed to thousands of Mac fans aroun...

Back to school and college! BOOOOO!

Still it's good to think that Blissfields Festival 2012 will be at the end of this term! Good luck with all your revision/exams before that and the headmaster has asked us to remind you to work hard.

We'll also be opening up voting for House Captains next week, remember you'll be in one of their houses at the festival, so vote carefully!https://blissfields.co.uk/house-captainsblissfields.co.uk

Need cheering up at the end of the weekend?
There's always Man Like Me to help!
We had to ask them back to Blissfields Festival 2012 you loved them so much last year.
They are pretty well known for another video/advert too :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gm9rxNxyDU

Man Like Me - 'London Town'www.youtube.com

We're adding a whole load more to the lineup next week, any of you want to make a guess at who?

Meanwhile check out the 90+ acts we've already booked.

Lineup: https://blissfields.co.uk/major-lineup-annoucement
Hidden Hedge: https://blissfields.co.uk/hidden-hedge
Comedy: https://blissfields.co.uk/comedy-lineup-revealedLine upblissfields.co.ukCashier No.9Charli XCXDreadzoneDub PistolsFleetwood BacLucy RoseMan Like MePatrick WolfPronghornSpectorSubgiantThe Mini Band The Noisettes

The fabulous Cashier No.9 have offered us all a free download of "Death Of Fun" recorded at the same time as their debut album. Thanks guys!

You'll be able to check out the band (see what we did there!) at Blissfields Festival 2012

To download click on link below, then right click on player/save as....DeathOfFun Mastered 1dl.dropbox.com

Spector with an anthem for the summer?
Zane Lowe things so, "Celestine" released on May 21st....Spector - Celestine (Zane Lowe's Hottest Record In The World)www.youtube.comCelestine By Spector out May 21st Released on Fiction Records http://fictionrecords.co.uk/ Download Grey Shirt and Tie for FREE here: http://on.fb.me/SpectorG...

So who got to see Beans On Toast at Wembley Arena last night? So sorry to have missed that.
And of course how was Frank Turner's headline? Would have been amazing we are sure!
Any guest appearance from Pauline?
Pauline, Beans on Toast's mum guest harmonica for Frank Turner at Blissfields 2011fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net

Whack this on today and it'll make the weekend arrive quicker.
That's literally 100% scientifically proven!

As well as all the stage headliners there's so many other treats: Ridney, The Official Queue Facebook Page, Melodramas , Heathwardmusic, Stone Them Crows, The Lost Souls Club, Gush Records, Artful, Smokey Bastard, Eighteen Nightmares at the Lux and many more.... let us know if there are any we've missed!

Next Friday it's our first time for Road to Blissfields in Reading.

With Kamikaze Test Pilots, sleep:repeat, Violet Class, Borderline:FIRE and Kinky Boot Beasts competing for a place at Blissfields Festival 2012

Have your say and vote for your favourite here:
https://www.facebook.com/Blissfields/app_319571988091929Road to Blissfields - ReadingFriday, April 20 at 7:30pm at Play

Passenger is going to make a lot of friends at Blissfields Festival 2012

A great song to get you through to the end of the afternoon...... well as long as the thunderstorms don't get any of you. Sounds like a big one brewing up on the farm right now! Passenger - Keep on Walkingwww.youtube.com'Keep On Walking' from the new album 'All the Little Lights' This is truly an incredible look at life on the road, the monotony, the bustle and hustle of peo...

Love this Trolley Snatcha remix of Gangster by Dreadzone, so good to be having them on the stage at Blissfields Festival 2012!
Dreadzone Gangster Trolley Snatcha Remixwww.youtube.comDreadzone Gangster Trolley Snatcha Remix www.dreadzone.com www.facebook.com/dreadzone www.myspace.com/gregdread

We are moving our website to new server host today to get over some problems we have experienced lately, we are aplogize for any access problems today.
The ticket page is still accessible from the Buy Tickets Tab at the top of the page.
Sorry for any interruption of service, and we'll make it up to you with a big announcement next week!
Meanwhile let us who you are most looking forward to seeing Blissfields Festival 2012 from the confirmed lineup, why not add you favourite act to the poll if not already there..We'll be releasing a fantastic list of new acts next week, which we are very excited about, but who are you most looking forward to seeing so far at Blissfields 2012?Asked by Blissfields Festival

Who are you most looking forward to seeing at Blissfields Festival 2012? Add your own favourite if not listed...We'll be releasing a fantastic list of new acts next week, which we are very excited about, but who are you most looking forward to seeing so far at Blissfields 2012?Asked by Blissfields Festival

Remember this last year? Going to be so awesome to see Subgiant play it again at Blissfields Festival 2012.

We thought you might need a "pick me up", if you're back at work again!
Enter Sandman (Subgiant Mix)soundcloud.comSubgiant's live remix of Metallica's Enter Sandman

OK, so a bit of info on getting to our website, at the moment you can't click on a facebook link to get to our site, it redirects elsewhere.
If you want to visit the site/buy tickets please type our URL blissfields.co.uk directly into your address bar. If you have previously used a Facebook link you may need to close your browser and reopen it before trying again.
This has been a continued problem over the weekend which we do apologize for, it has certainly been a pain for us over the holiday weekend and made our techies want to cry a bit.....
xx

Horrah! James has got the website back up and running again:
https://blissfields.co.uk/

Sorry if you have had any problems, we know a load of you have been trying to buy tickets,which kills us :(

Anyway let's celebrate with a bit of Charli XCX, goping to be amazing to see her at Blissfields Festival 2012
Charli XCX - Nuclear Seasons [OFFICIAL VIDEO]www.youtube.comOfficial video from Charli XCX for 'Nuclear Seasons' released through This Is Music. Available for free download now at http://charlixcxmusic.com/. Directed b...

Here's Ben Goddard and the Heartbeats who won Road to Blissfields - Winchester last night and so will be joining us at Blissfields Festival 2012.
Great night out, thanks to everyone who came along especially the other bands who competedApr 8, 2012 8:11am

Sorry we seem to be having a bit of a problem over at the website at the moment WHY does it have to be on Easter Sunday?
Anyway we've dragged James away from his Sunday of fun to fix it, let's have a bit of The Noisettes to cheer him up...this is going to be amazing at Blissfields Festival 2012!
Never Forget Youwww.youtube.comfrom the album 'Wild Young Hearts'

We're justing looking at video from last night's amazing Road to Blissfields gig at The Railway, Winchester.
Brilliant acts once again and we have a great winner in Ben Goddard and the Heartbeats, who will be joining us at Blissfields Festival 2012
Thanks to all the bands and everyone who turned out, it's always great when our hometown event turns out so good! Thanks to mINtSOUTH for promoting it for us.
We'll have a bit of video up shortly from Ben's winning set..Ben GoddardBen Goddard - Acoustic and Vocals. Live Band: Dan - Electric Guitar Dan Woodcock - Bass Sian Monaghan - Drums Official Website - http://www.bengoddard.co.uk/ Buy Albums & Singles @ iTunes. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/hearts-arrows/id359054290 Listen to music http://www.myspace.com/beng...

Sounds of Now Music are running a great guide to Blissfields bands on their site, they did this one for Spector the other day: http://soundsofnowmusic.com/acgt-bliss-2012-spector/

Today they have got an introduction to Passenger It's great way of finding out about some of the brilliant acts we have booked before you come along...A Complete Guide To...Blissfields 2012: PASSENGER – Sounds Of Now Musicsoundsofnowmusic.comGrass roots festivals are great. Why? You hear incredible music, at incredible prices. What’s more is you’re virtually guaranteed to hear something completely new from a small, underrated artist too, something I know is only too true of today’s artist in our ‘Complete Guide To Blissfields’ series.

Nice series of Blissfields Festival 2012 band reviews look like they'll be popping up over at Sounds of Now Music.
This one is an introduction to Spector and includes their great new track Celestine (Zane Lowe's Hottest Record In The World last week)

Which act are you looking forward to the most at Blissfields?A Complete Guide To....Blissfields 2012: Spector – Sounds Of Now Musicsoundsofnowmusic.comCome 29th June to the 1st of July, there’s going to be a bit of a buzz in the air down Winchester way. What am I on about? I’m talking about the intimate but colourful Blissfields Festival, that is fast becoming one of the best festivals in the country. In fact, come to think of it, it’s already won...

Road to Blissfields Winchester is this evening at The Railway, get there early to catch all the bands, first one on at 8pm:
WINTERHOURS, Taming The Savage, Ben Goddard, The Joys of Sleeping with Arp Attack as special guests, wow what a lineup! Great night out for the middle of a long weekend

mINtSOUTH have previewed all the acts here:
http://www.mintsouth.com/2012/04/road-to-blissfields-preview-part-4-the-joys-of-sleeping/
http://www.mintsouth.com/2012/04/road-to-blissfields-preview-part-3-taming-the-savage/
http://www.mintsouth.com/2012/04/road-to-blissfields-preview-part-2-ben-goddard-and-the-heartbeats/
http://www.mintsouth.com/2012/04/road-to-blissfields-preview-part-1-winterhours/

Tickets are only £3! http://www.wegottickets.com/event/160309 Road to Blissfields - WinchesterSaturday, April 7 at 7:30pm