Vale Earth Fair 2007 – Vale Castle – 26/08/07

As we approach the 2019 Vale Earth Fair, and I noticed some of my first review of the festival back in 2007 has dropped off the BBC website, I thought I'd revive it here. From the sounds of this it was a packed year and I can only imagine now who I missed, but here...

Chaos 14 – Pleinmont, Guernsey – 29/06-01/07/18

Now in its 14th year I think it's safe to say that, after the Vale Earth Fair, Chaos (aka Chaos Weekend or Chaos Festival) is one of the most established events in the Channel Islands music calendar regularly attracting visitors from Jersey, the U.K. and mainland Europe. Over that time it's developed hugely from a...

Sark Roots Festival 2017 – 15-17/09/17

In 2016 the Sark Roots Festival appeared on the Channel Islands scene, late in the season and looking in some way like a cross between the wildly successful Sark Folk Festival and the Vale Earth Fair, combining a diverse selection of musical acts with workshops on various earthy subjects and the idyllic setting of Sark...

Vale Earth Fair 2017 – Vale Castle – 27/08/17

For its 41st year the Vale Earth Fair once again took over the Vale Castle over the bank holiday weekend at the end of August with six stages of music across 12 hours. Not only that but this year's event spread onto the Saturday with Sound Guernsey presenting some of the island's newer and younger...

Vale Earth Fair 2016 – Vale Castle – 28/08/16

On Sunday 28th August 2016 the Vale Earth Fair staged what was, arguably, its biggest event to date as the centre piece of a year of shows celebrating the festivals 40th anniversary. Headlined by Asian Dub Foundation, the 12 hour event spanned six stages and most styles you can think of with visiting acts and Channel Islands bands and...

The Gathering – North Field – 15, 16, 17 July 2016

New music festival The Gathering took over the North Field football grounds over the weekend of 15th, 16th and 17th July 2016 for three days of music showcasing a variety of music from the island. With headliners including SugarSlam, Static Alice, King Rat & The Soul Cats, Fade To Grey and Of Empires it was...

Jonah Beats – Vale Castle – 05/03/16

On Saturday 5th March 2016 a special one-off live music event was held at the Vale Castle in Guernsey (home of the annual Vale Earth Fair music festival) as part of a fundraising drive for the Helping Jonah - Helping Others charity to fund ongoing medical care for local youngster Jonah Gillingham. The day featured...