This
years Stone Free Festival is fast approaching, with a fantastic line up
of bands set to take over London's O2. With access to rock shows, vinyl stalls, a beer garden and loads more, it's going to be unmissable.
After
last years hugely successful Stone Free Festival, the all-day bash is
back again boasting a line-up of rock royalty. Headlining the fest is
Ritchie
Blackmore's Rainbow,
who have chosen to perform at Stone Free as part of an exclusive mini
UK arena tour. This comes after their three sell out shows last year,
which were a joy to fans after Ritchie's long break from playing hard
rock music. This tour also follows the first two
recently released singles in twenty two years; 'Land Of Hope And
Glory' and the re-recorded 'I surrender' with new vocalist Ronnie
Romero on vocals. Also coinciding with this four date UK tour is the
release of Live In Birmingham
2016
by Eagle
Rock Entertainment
today, Friday 9th
June. Fans will get to experience the magic of legendary Deep
Purple and
Rainbow songs
such as 'Soldier of Fortune', 'Mistreated', 'Child In Time', 'Man On
The Silver Mountain', 'Stargazer' and more.
Performing
on the arena stage before Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow is the version
of Sweet that was reformed
by the original guitarist Andy Scott. Seeing as they will be joining
Rainbow in a supporting slot in Birmingham later on in June, it's no
surprise that they have been enlisted for this coveted spot at
the O2. Formed in the 70s, the glam rock band were hugely popular
throughout the decade. Starting out as more of 'bubblegum pop' style
band, they also explored their musical interests, putting out tracks
on the B-sides of their singles which had more of a hard rock edge to
them. For example, 'Ballroom Blitz' was split with 'Rock And Roll
Disgrace', 'Hellraiser' with 'Burning' and 'Little Willy' with 'Man
From Mecca'. The two quite different sides of the band is why they
appeal to the masses.
With
the arena not opening until 6 pm, the organisers of Stone Free have
organised a whole day's worth of entertainment, including two other
music stages; Indigo at the O2
and the Orange Amps Stage. New York's Blue Ӧyster
Cult are set to headline at the
Indigo, sharing the stage with The Answer,
Gun, The
Crazy World Of Arthur Brown and
Bang Bang Romeo.
Evil Blizzard will be
headlining the Orange Amp Stage, situated near the main entrance.
It's
not all about music though, the second floor All Bar One
will host the Speakeasy Lounge,
providing a range of comedy and spoken word. Amongst the lineup will
feature Ray Foulk, one of the promotors of the brilliant Isle
of White Festival from '68-'70
telling stories from his experiences.
Punters
will be able to do a bit of record shopping at the vinyl market
stall, brought to Stone Free by VIP Records Fair.
No festival would be complete without a beer garden, which will be
easily accessible to all festival goers.
More
information about the acts shown on the timetable below can be found
on the official Stone Free website.
Get your tickets here: www.stonefreefestival.com/tickets
Writer: M Godding
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