GLASTONFERRET 2023

The Original Indoor Turfed Festival!

ft. BODEGA // JEFFREY LEWIS & THE VOLTAGE // EVIL BLIZZARD // DO NOTHING // PANIC SHACK // TVAM // Bo Ningen // Bull // Personal Trainer // Butch Kassidy // Treeboy & Arc // Cowtown // Maruja…

& much much more still to be announced!

THURS 24th - SUN 27th August 2023.

The Ferret | Preston.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW:

GLASTONFERRET 2023 - The Original Indoor Turfed Festival returns!

THURS 24th - SUN 27th AUG 2023

The Ferret's legendary event is back for its 16th year, bigger and better than ever. Four days filled with a massive live-music lineup of amazing acts; real grass & hay bales installed throughout the whole inside of the venue; guest craft ales, cider and summer drinks on tap; fantastic festival food vendors, DJ sessions & crafty stalls in the extended outdoor area; and late night after parties taking us through til the early hours.

Events run from Thursday night until Sunday night.

The GLASTONFERRET 2023 LINEUP:

From special guest headliners to local legends, outdoor DJ sessions to massive live shows - Glastonferret 2023 promises to be an absolute belter:

--- OPENING NIGHT: Thursday 24th August 2023 (from 4pm) ---

BODEGA

Treeboy & Arc

Wesley Gonzalez

Whinge

Uhr

The Dirt

Vice Vera

Joining us for the first time (& their first time in Preston) we welcome New York's BODEGA as our Thursday night headliners. Expect art-rock & post-punk with influences from hip-hop, indie-pop, and straight up classic rock. The lineup is stacked from top to tail with Treeboy & Arc + Wesley Gonzalez also making their Ferret debut, alongside Whinge, Uhr, The Dirt & Vice Vera.

--- Friday 25th August 2023 (from 3pm) ---

JEFFREY LEWIS & THE VOLTAGE

Bo Ningen

Bull

Butch Kassidy

Tero Kulero

The Dead Things

The Amber List

We welcome back Ferret favourite Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage as our Friday night headliner. Expect scuzzy indie-folk & raw garage rock. Our Friday lineup is absolute killer, with the incredible Bo Ningen joining us for the first time in years, alongside Bull, Butch Kassidy, Tero Kulero, The Dead Things & The Amber List.

--- Saturday 26th August 2023 (from 12pm) ---

EVIL BLIZZARD

PANIC SHACK

Personal Trainer

Cowtown

Ginnel

The Jackpot Golden Boys

The Empire Police

Rude Films

British Birds

Zvilnik

Jean Genie's Massive Hugs

Local anti-heroes Evil Blizzard return to The Ferret for the first time since 2021's double-sellout weekender. Expect a hefty sonic assault of propulsive psychedelia and perverse punk, and the kind of joyously cathartic, wholly ridiculous and thoroughly thrilling rock ‘n’ roll ride that only Evil Blizzard can provide.

Joining the Blizz are Welsh DIY punk quintet Panic Shack, armed with brash, witty lyrics and killer hooks, and an absolute tidal wave of ear-crunching noise. The Saturday lineup is an all-day barrage of amazing live bands including the fantastic Personal Trainer, COWTOWN, & local legends-in-the-making Ginnel (with Glastonferret acting as their hometown album launch party). And we don't stop there, with The Jackpot Golden Boys, The Empire Police, Rude Films, British Birds, Zvilnik & Jean Genie's MaSsIvE HUGS joining us. PLUS there is more to be added!

--- Sunday 27th August 2023 (from 12pm) ---

DO NOTHING

TVAM

Maruja

Hauspoints

San Lorenz

Sky Valley Mistress

Yaang

Barry Gammon

8-B1Tch

BROTHER

FirstnameFrank

Millicent

Nottingham 4-piece Do Nothing hit the Ferret stage for our grand finale - their sound is equal parts Roxy-esque art rock and Ze/Celluloid records no wave. Do Nothing songs are characterized by the acerbic lyricism of vocalist Chris Bailey where every song feels like its own self-contained psycho drama.

Joining Do Nothing on our final night of live music, TVAM bring jagged guitars & drum machines, while the spirit of post-punk, electro rock’n’roll does battle with the hypnotic rhythms of Krautrock.

And there's more! This Sunday lineup is an all-day flood of incredible live music including the breathtaking jazz-punks Maruja, Chorley's finest Hauspoints, as well as the awesome San Lorenz, Sky Valley Mistress, YAANG, Barry Gammon, 8-B1Tch, Last Band Standing Runners-Up BROTHER, plus Ferret friends FirstnameFrank & MILLICENT.

Glastonferret isn't just about the bands on the main stage (although they’re all top notch) - these lot are here for your listening & dancing & feasting & shopping pleasure…

DJ SESSIONS:

From a Sunday night closing party with special guest DJs through to laidback afternoon beats & pieces we’ve got all sorts of selectors joining us for all-day DJ sessions out in our extended beer garden, as well as late night after parties once the bands have finished...

THURSDAY:

Telstar Funk & Soul

+ more TBA

FRIDAY:

DJ Fil

Suck It & Spin

SATURDAY:

Outdoor DJ sessions with our resident hip-hop heads: Big Things DJs + not to mention the return of the legendary Fighting Wedding Disco!

SUNDAY:

Outdoor DJ sessions with our resident Cubanista: Cuba Ferret + Sunday grooves from Nodding Dog Disco!

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CRAFTS & CLOTHING STALLS:

Adding a bit of colour to Glastonferret, local creatives will be showing their wares at our Glastonferret market stalls.

OFFICIAL MERCH STALL:

Official Limited-Edition Glastonferret T-shirts + band merch.

(OTHER STALLS TBA)

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FESTIVAL FOOD:

FOOD VENDORS TBA

2023 TICKET PRICES:

Thursday Ticket: £13 earlybird. £15 advance. (More on the door).

Friday Ticket: £13 earlybird. £15 advance. (More on the door).

Saturday Ticket: £17 earlybird. £20 advance. (More on the door).

Sunday Ticket: £17 earlybird. £20 advance. (More on the door).

4 Day Weekend Ticket: £50 earlybird. £60 advance. (Weekend tickets not available on the door).

(+ Skiddle booking fees)

Tickets available from:

www.skiddle.com/festivals/glastonferret

theferret.live/listings/glastonferret2023

GLASTONFERRET 2023 - The Original Indoor Turfed Festival

THURS 24th - SUN 27th August 2023

The Ferret, 55 Fylde Rd, Preston, PR1 2XQ

All ages welcome - under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Full price tickets must be purchased for all attendees (only babes in arms are the exception). Please note: expect loud music throughout the venue - both inside & outside.

OPENING TIMES:

Thurs 24th Aug: 4pm - 1am

Fri 25th Aug: 3pm - 2am

Sat 26th Aug: 12pm - 3am

Sun 27th Aug: 12pm - 3am

GLASTONFERRET 2022

The 15th Anniversary Festival!

The Original Indoor Turfed Festival returns for its 15th edition & 15th anniversary special!

THURS 25th - SUN 28th August 2022.

The Ferret | Preston.

GLASTONFERRET 2022 - The 15th Anniversary Festival!

THURS 25th - SUN 28th AUG 2022

The Ferret's legendary event is back for its 15th year, bigger and better than ever. Four days filled with a massive live-music lineup of amazing acts; real grass & hay bales installed throughout the whole inside of the venue; guest craft ales on tap and a conservatory bar filled with cider and summer drinks; fantastic festival food, DJ sessions & crafty stalls in the extended outdoor area; and late night after parties taking us through til the early hours.

Events run from Thursday night until Sunday night.

LINE-UP ANNOUNCED & TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY 18TH JULY at 10am.

GLASTONFERRET 2022 LINEUP:

--- Thursday 25th August 2022 (from 4pm) ---

The Blinders

Grandmas House

Duvet

Torture & The Desert Spiders

The Forensics

County Pilots

--- Friday 26th August 2022 (from 4pm) ---

She Drew The Gun

Wooze

Rook & The Ravens

Porchlight

Ginnel

Left

House of Wolves

--- Saturday 27th August (from 12pm) ---

Strange Bones

The Bug Club

Déjà Vega

Sugarstone

Whinge

Filthydirty (Evil Blizzard)

The Jackpot Golden Boys

Deepshade & Dave Rybka

SLAP RASH

Zvilnik

Idle Hours

--- Sunday 28th August (from 12pm) ---

Porij

The Utopia Strong

Heavy Salad

Silent-K

A Second Generation

Drunk Girls

Powders

Templebys (acoustic)

Bingo Bay

FirstnameFrank

Seamus Mcloughlin

Glastonferret isn't just about the bands on the main stage (although they’re all top notch) - these lot are here for your listening & dancing & feasting & shopping pleasure…

DJ SESSIONS:

From a Sunday night closing party with STEVE DAVIS & KAVUS TORABI through to a laidback afternoon of latin beats with CUBA FERRET, we’ve got all sorts of selectors joining us for all-day DJ sessions out in our extended beer garden, as well as late night after parties once the bands have finished...

THURSDAY:

TELSTAR FUNK & SOUL:

Preston’s own Funk & Soul vinyl junkie. Motown classics & Northern Soul + funky edits with a hiphop twist.

FRIDAY:

DJ FIL:

Bringing us various flavours of guitar musics. From obscure to anthemic. Fil is a veteran of the alternative scene in Preston, having racked up millions of appearances at The Warehouse over the years.

SUCK IT & SPIN:

Manchester Indie Rock n Roll Record Enthusiasts.

SATURDAY:

DAYDREAM DJ:

Soothing psychedelic sounds & laid back beats: Ambient / Hip-Hop / Trip-Hop & everything in between.

CAMEL CITY:

A slightly slanted trip through the world of mellowed out, soulful & straight-up-nice hip hop sounds.

SABBATH SOUNDSYSTEM x BIG THINGS:

60s Psych, Latin Rock, 70s groovers, Smooth Jazz & lo-fi Hip-Hop beats.

WHINGE x BEATS OF RAGE:

Whinge DJs & Beats of Rage take us back to 2007 with a massive slab of distorted-synth & mangled-guitar dancefloor bangers - aka Robot Rock & Robot Roll™.

SUNDAY:

TYRAMYX:

Expect everything from Disco & Deep House through to Downtempo Jungle & Chill DnB.

CUBA FERRET:

A taste of Cuba with a sunny mixture of salsa, rumba & timba. ¡Hasta pronto compañeras/os!

JAZZIN THE PARK:

Expect a hazy summer evening from the Jazzin' the Park crew as they take us on a vinyl odyssey from Bass & House to Jazz & African.

STEVE DAVIS & KAVUS TORABI:

A left field Sunday night closing party with the legendary snooker player Steve Davis & Gong guitarist Kavus Torabi, both long time serious record collectors, taking us on a genre-busting journey from weird Prog bangers to top tier Techno & beyond.

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CRAFTS & CLOTHING STALLS:

Adding a bit of colour to Glastonferret, these local creatives will be showing their wares:

CARROT FLOWERS:

Polymer clay accessories, handmade with love by Helen.

CAVEMAN WITH A PEN:

Illustrated prints & goods.

DD PRACTICAL:

Stickers, Stationery & Hand Crafted Leather Work.

DISCO’S VINYL HUT:

Preloved Vinyl and CDs sold with love.

NOT ESSENTIAL:

Music. Politics. Prints, badges & stickers.

SECRET INDUSTRIES:

Illustration & graphic design - prints, t-shirts & goodies.

SHOP LIEF:

Vintage + retro slow fashion.

• OFFICIAL MERCH STALL:

Official Limited-Edition Glastonferret T-shirts + band merch.

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FESTIVAL FOOD:

THURSDAY:

Brand-new mobile pizza crew CHAR DE FEU bring you their tasty Canotto Style Neapolitan Pizza from Margherita to Meaty.

FRIDAY + SATURDAY:

MR SLICE GUY serves up freshly-made wood-fired pizza + delicious sides from chicken wings to hot salty fries. Vegan options available!

SUNDAY:

Fylde Rd favourite FALAFEL PLUS brings a selection of Authentic Jordanian food, from Falafel & Halloumi Wraps to Chicken Shawarma and more.

TICKETS FROZEN AT 2021 PRICES:

Thursday Ticket: £11

Friday Ticket: £11

Saturday Ticket: £14

Sunday Ticket: £14

4 Day Weekend Ticket: £40

(+ Skiddle booking fees)

Tickets available from:

www.skiddle.com/festivals/glastonferret

https://theferret.live/listings/glastonferret2022

GLASTONFERRET 2022 - The 15th Anniversary Festival!

The Original Indoor Turfed Festival

THURS 25th - SUN 28th August 2022

The Ferret, 55 Fylde Rd, Preston, PR1 2XQ

MF WEEKENDER

11th - 12th - 13th February 2022.

The Ferret | Preston

---
Hi, my name’s Matt. Like many people, I missed a significant birthday due to the pandemic (in as much as the passing of a certain date can be deemed significant). I also started managing The Ferret around 1 year ago. To mark these 2 milestones, I’ve taken over The Ferret’s calendar for a full weekend of THINGS I LIKE. I hope some of you like some of these things too, and maybe you’ll join me at a celebration of BEING ALIVE. There are full weekend tickets, there are also individual day tickets. Take your pick & I’ll see you down the front.

MF x

TICKETS ON SALE NOW.

Friday & Full Weekend Tickets here: skiddle.com/e/36000467

Saturday Tickets here: skiddle.com/e/36000471

Sunday Tickets here: skiddle.com/e/36000483

Friday (4pm - 3am):

INTERGALACTIC DANCEFLOOR VIBRATIONS
MIND-BLOWING ELECTRONIC ACTS & DJ LINE-UP:

JUSTIN ROBERTSON

TIRIKILATOPS (live)

VANITY PROJECT (live)

SIMBA

BOLTS

LEYLAND TRAXXX

NODDING DOG DISCO

See full Friday listing here: theferret.live/listings/mf-weekender-friday

Saturday (4pm - 1am):

SWEET RIFFS & IDIOSYNCRATIC GUITAR CHOPS

A mega line-up of slightly-psychedelic indie-rock bands:

BULL

CHEAP TEETH

MOON & THE BEAMS

SUGARSTONE

GRANFALLOON

PEAK LOW

>> BULL

Having spent their formative years sharing music and developing a mutual love of Pavement, Pixies, Yuck, Dinosaur Jr and the “guitar-heavy, artistic rock music” that had come from the more lyrically-minded end of the ‘90s American indie spectrum, there’s an audible ease to the way the four work together that comes from having devoted - for some of them - almost half their lives to doing it., Bull have also sharpened a knack for the nuances of the genre too: cleverly needling melodies that’ll stay in your mind for days, and pretty harmonies that sweeten every riff. Having honed their live chops playing with the likes of Squid, The Orielles and Spiral Stairs (Scott Kannberg of Pavement) they’ve become a music force to be reckoned with.

>> CHEAP TEETH

Cheap Teeth’s aim is to write songs that are in equal measure structurally, and lyrically experimental as they are accessible. They are a band inspired by the dark cracks in the places they have lived, namely Edinburgh, Leeds and London. The late 70’s nightclubbing extravaganza is fronted by Joe Laycock, who’s vocal performance ranges from raspy Russian-novel-inspired rambles to pristine, room-filling howls. This is backed by growling, anthemic licks from Josef Ash, grunting basslines that feel both refreshingly self-assured and gorgeously wonky from Jack Sharp, all protected by drummer Sandy Short, who journeys the jauntily swinging listener along to what SO YOUNG zine described as ‘a snotty garage rock tsunami’, seamlessly immersing them into his world with icily locked in punk rhythms.

>> MOON & THE BEAMS

We welcome slightly-psychedelic (“slightlydelic”) four piece Moon & the Beams - lead by David Shurr. Mixing grunge and folk, underpinned with eastern melody, Moon & The Beams are reminiscent of The Doors, Jeff Buckley, & Deep Purple. And as a live experience, they're a force to be reckoned with.

>> SUGARSTONE

 '𝘼 𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝙒𝘼𝙑𝙀 𝙊𝙁 𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝙍𝘼𝙑𝙀' - New-wave synth revivalists Sugarstone could be described as an amalgamation of all your favourite eighties records but with a modern indie-pop twist.

“The long shadow of Depeche Mode, the industrialism of Nine Inch Nails and the pioneering, soldering-iron-happy innovation of Cabaret Voltaire are three elements in the adhesive that binds the four-piece’s creative initiative.” - All Music Magazine

>> GRANFALLOON

Granfalloon is the principal project of Richard Lomax, a Manchester-based songwriter and producer who has been constantly creating since 2003. Lomax weaves his oddball elements into a larger soundscape by working with a full band, creating dreamy songs and cinematic soundscapes.

"Lomax is one of those artists that will persistently and consistently produce music of excellent quality without compromising for the benefit of mass appeal. This is art (without wanting to sound pretentious) and art sounds good." - Listen With Monger.

”Utterly enchanting" - Crack Magazine.

>> PEAK LOW

A stately indie solo artist from High Peak UK - FFO Radiohead, The Cure, Nick Cave, The National and Interpol. Formerly head of highly respected Ghosts of Social Networks, Peak Low has had many plays across BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 music, Radio X and BBC Introducing Manchester. BBC radio supporters include Huw Stephens, Steve Lamacq and Tom Robinson.

"an embracing sound" - Steve Lamacq

"A rip roaring take no prisoners track" - Tom Robinson

>> PLUS, WHINGE DJs and SUNDHOLM bring you belting tunes galore between and after the bands. 

Sunday:

SUBLIME JAZZ, FUNK & LATIN GROOVES

Live jazz music and funk-flavoured DJs. 2pm - 11pm.

THREE PARKING (Live Jazz Quartet)

+ laid-back afternoon tunes from DJs:

BIGGISH THINGS

CUBA FERRET

MILES SALISBURY

See full Sunday listing here: theferret.live/listings/mf-weekender-sunday

MF WEEKENDER

11th - 12th - 13th February 2022.

The Ferret | Preston

TICKETS ON SALE NOW.

Friday & Full Weekend Tickets here: skiddle.com/e/36000467

Saturday Tickets here: skiddle.com/e/36000471

Sunday Tickets here: skiddle.com/e/36000483

MF WEEKENDER

11th - 12th - 13th February 2022.

The Ferret | Preston

---

Hi, my name’s Matt. Like many people, I missed a significant birthday due to the pandemic (in as much as the passing of a certain date can be deemed significant). I also started managing The Ferret around 1 year ago. To mark these 2 milestones, I’ve taken over The Ferret’s calendar for a full weekend of THINGS I LIKE. I hope some of you like some of these things too, and maybe you’ll join me at a celebration of BEING ALIVE. There are full weekend tickets, there are also individual day tickets. Take your pick & I’ll see you down the front.

MF x

TICKETS ON SALE NOW.

Friday & Full Weekend Tickets here: skiddle.com/e/36000467

Saturday Tickets here: skiddle.com/e/36000471

Sunday Tickets here: skiddle.com/e/36000483

Friday (4pm - 3am):

INTERGALACTIC DANCEFLOOR VIBRATIONS
MIND-BLOWING ELECTRONIC ACTS & DJ LINE-UP:

JUSTIN ROBERTSON

TIRIKILATOPS (live)

VANITY PROJECT (live)

SIMBA

BOLTS

LEYLAND TRAXXX

NODDING DOG DISCO

>> JUSTIN ROBERTSON:

One of my favourite DJs of all time, and an unparalleled party starter - veteran DJ, producer, remixer, label boss and perhaps the best dressed man in techno - Justin Robertson heads to The Ferret for a guaranteed top drawer DJ set.

JR’s love of riffy, dynamic records that are primitive, primal and visceral result in epic sets that are as memorable as they are pleasurable. Expect a hypnotic trip through the dimensions from outsider acid and deviant disco, through to bold electro funk and muscular techno boogie.

>> TIRIKILATOPS (live):

Avant Garde surrealist electro k-pop! YES! The wonky strangeness that is the spectacular, colourful, infectious Tirikilatops, beams down to planet Ferret. Utterly adorable, eccentric in the extreme, and over-loaded with sing-along earworms, and dance-along nuttiness.

>> VANITY PROJECT (live)

Matt Bruce aka Vanity Project, brings us an exclusive look at his brand-new live set. Spaced out house & disco, melding tight rhythms to rubbery synths and a hint of acid.

Plus, we’re joined by a selection of my favourite local disc jocks & producers. You can’t beat this line-up:

>> SIMBA - Preston’s number 1 vibe provider. The effervescent Simba concocts warm sample-based house infused with influences from jazz, the OG sonic trailblazers of Chicago and Detroit, and golden age Hip Hop stylings.

>> BOLTS - Bolts promises to deliver anything from soulful house & disco floorshakers through to proper weirdo techno & “fucking loads of jungle”.

>> LEYLAND TRAXXX - BoR boyz Bail and Hindle, specialising in slow and sleazy techno, acid, disco and EBM.

>> NODDING DOG DISCO - Paul NDD kicks the party right off with a bag of joyful disco delights to wag your tail to.

Saturday (4pm - 1am):

SWEET RIFFS & IDIOSYNCRATIC GUITAR CHOPS

A mega line-up of slightly-psychedelic indie-rock bands:

BULL

CHEAP TEETH

MOON & THE BEAMS

SUGARSTONE

GRANFALLOON

PEAK LOW

See full Saturday listing & Saturday tickets here: theferret.live/listings/mf-weekender-saturday

Sunday:

SUBLIME JAZZ, FUNK & LATIN GROOVES

Live jazz music and funk-flavoured DJs. 2pm - 11pm.

THREE PARKING (Live Jazz Quartet)

+ laid-back afternoon tunes from DJs:

BIGGISH THINGS

CUBA FERRET

MILES SALISBURY

See full Sunday listing here: theferret.live/listings/mf-weekender-sunday

MF WEEKENDER

11th - 12th - 13th February 2022.

The Ferret | Preston

TICKETS ON SALE NOW.

Friday & Full Weekend Tickets here: skiddle.com/e/36000467

Saturday Tickets here: skiddle.com/e/36000471

Sunday Tickets here: skiddle.com/e/36000483

MF WEEKENDER
11th - 12th - 13th February 2022.
The Ferret | Preston

---

Hi, my name’s Matt. Like many people, I missed a significant birthday due to the pandemic (in as much as the passing of a certain date can be deemed significant). I also started managing The Ferret around 1 year ago. To mark these 2 milestones, I’ve taken over The Ferret’s calendar for a full weekend of THINGS I LIKE. I hope some of you like some of these things too, and maybe you’ll join me at a celebration of BEING ALIVE. There are full weekend tickets, there are also individual day tickets. Take your pick & I’ll see you down the front.

MF x

TICKETS ON SALE NOW.

Friday & Full Weekend Tickets here: skiddle.com/e/36000467

Saturday Tickets here: skiddle.com/e/36000471

Sunday Tickets here: skiddle.com/e/36000483

Friday (4pm - 3am):

INTERGALACTIC DANCEFLOOR VIBRATIONS
MIND-BLOWING ELECTRONIC ACTS & DJ LINE-UP:

JUSTIN ROBERTSON

TIRIKILATOPS (live)

VANITY PROJECT (live)

SIMBA

BOLTS

LEYLAND TRAXXX

NODDING DOG DISCO

>> JUSTIN ROBERTSON:

One of my favourite DJs of all time, and an unparalleled party starter - veteran DJ, producer, remixer, label boss and perhaps the best dressed man in techno - Justin Robertson heads to The Ferret for a guaranteed top drawer DJ set.

JR’s love of riffy, dynamic records that are primitive, primal and visceral result in epic sets that are as memorable as they are pleasurable. Expect a hypnotic trip through the dimensions from outsider acid and deviant disco, through to bold electro funk and muscular techno boogie.

>> TIRIKILATOPS (live):

Avant Garde surrealist electro k-pop! YES! The wonky strangeness that is the spectacular, colourful, infectious Tirikilatops, beams down to planet Ferret. Utterly adorable, eccentric in the extreme, and over-loaded with sing-along earworms, and dance-along nuttiness.

>> VANITY PROJECT (live)

Matt Bruce aka Vanity Project, brings us an exclusive look at his brand-new live set. Spaced out house & disco, melding tight rhythms to rubbery synths and a hint of acid.

Plus, we’re joined by a selection of my favourite local disc jocks & producers. You can’t beat this line-up…

>> SIMBA - Preston’s number 1 vibe provider. The effervescent Simba concocts warm sample-based house infused with influences from jazz, the OG sonic trailblazers of Chicago and Detroit, and golden age Hip Hop stylings.

>> BOLTS - Bolts promises to deliver anything from soulful house & disco floorshakers through to proper weirdo techno & “fucking loads of jungle”.

>> LEYLAND TRAXXX - BoR boyz Bail and Hindle, specialising in slow and sleazy techno, acid, disco and EBM.

>> NODDING DOG DISCO - Paul NDD kicks the party right off with a bag of joyful disco delights to wag your tail to.

Saturday (4pm - 1am):

SWEET RIFFS & IDIOSYNCRATIC GUITAR CHOPS

A mega line-up of slightly-psychedelic indie-rock bands:

BULL

CHEAP TEETH

MOON & THE BEAMS

SUGARSTONE

GRANFALLOON

PEAK LOW

>> BULL

Having spent their formative years sharing music and developing a mutual love of Pavement, Pixies, Yuck, Dinosaur Jr and the “guitar-heavy, artistic rock music” that had come from the more lyrically-minded end of the ‘90s American indie spectrum, there’s an audible ease to the way the four work together that comes from having devoted - for some of them - almost half their lives to doing it., Bull have also sharpened a knack for the nuances of the genre too: cleverly needling melodies that’ll stay in your mind for days, and pretty harmonies that sweeten every riff. Having honed their live chops playing with the likes of Squid, The Orielles and Spiral Stairs (Scott Kannberg of Pavement) they’ve become a music force to be reckoned with.

>> CHEAP TEETH

Cheap Teeth’s aim is to write songs that are in equal measure structurally, and lyrically experimental as they are accessible. They are a band inspired by the dark cracks in the places they have lived, namely Edinburgh, Leeds and London. The late 70’s nightclubbing extravaganza is fronted by Joe Laycock, who’s vocal performance ranges from raspy Russian-novel-inspired rambles to pristine, room-filling howls. This is backed by growling, anthemic licks from Josef Ash, grunting basslines that feel both refreshingly self-assured and gorgeously wonky from Jack Sharp, all protected by drummer Sandy Short, who journeys the jauntily swinging listener along to what SO YOUNG zine described as ‘a snotty garage rock tsunami’, seamlessly immersing them into his world with icily locked in punk rhythms.

>> MOON & THE BEAMS

We welcome slightly-psychedelic (“slightlydelic”) four piece Moon & the Beams - lead by David Shurr. Mixing grunge and folk, underpinned with eastern melody, Moon & The Beams are reminiscent of The Doors, Jeff Buckley, & Deep Purple. And as a live experience, they're a force to be reckoned with.

>> SUGARSTONE

 '𝘼 𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝙒𝘼𝙑𝙀 𝙊𝙁 𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝙍𝘼𝙑𝙀' - New-wave synth revivalists Sugarstone could be described as an amalgamation of all your favourite eighties records but with a modern indie-pop twist.

“The long shadow of Depeche Mode, the industrialism of Nine Inch Nails and the pioneering, soldering-iron-happy innovation of Cabaret Voltaire are three elements in the adhesive that binds the four-piece’s creative initiative.” - All Music Magazine

>> GRANFALLOON

Granfalloon is the principal project of Richard Lomax, a Manchester-based songwriter and producer who has been constantly creating since 2003. Lomax weaves his oddball elements into a larger soundscape by working with a full band, creating dreamy songs and cinematic soundscapes.

"Lomax is one of those artists that will persistently and consistently produce music of excellent quality without compromising for the benefit of mass appeal. This is art (without wanting to sound pretentious) and art sounds good." - Listen With Monger.

”Utterly enchanting" - Crack Magazine.

>> PEAK LOW

A stately indie solo artist from High Peak UK - FFO Radiohead, The Cure, Nick Cave, The National and Interpol. Formerly head of highly respected Ghosts of Social Networks, Peak Low has had many plays across BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 music, Radio X and BBC Introducing Manchester. BBC radio supporters include Huw Stephens, Steve Lamacq and Tom Robinson.

"an embracing sound" - Steve Lamacq

"A rip roaring take no prisoners track" - Tom Robinson

>> PLUS, WHINGE DJs and SUNDHOLM bring you belting tunes galore between and after the bands. 

Sunday (2pm - 11pm):

SUBLIME JAZZ, FUNK & LATIN GROOVES
Live jazz music and funk-flavoured DJs:

THREE PARKING (Live Jazz Quartet)

+ laid-back afternoon tunes from DJs:

BIGGISH THINGS

CUBA FERRET

MILES SALISBURY

>> THREE PARKING (live):

Three Parking aka Free Parking Jazz Quartet: kicking out Jazz, Funk & Latin grooves with Harold Salisbury on sax & flute, Paul Burgess on drums + percussion, Norm Helm on bass & special guest Tom Vernon on guitar & numerous effects! Live set: 9pm - 11pm.

+ laid-back afternoon tunes from DJs:

>> BIGGISH THINGS

No hiphop today, as the Big Things playlist is funk, soul & jazzified for a laid-back afternoon of CHILD-FRIENDLY tunes at a REASONABLE volume.

>> CUBA FERRET

Turning up the heat, our resident Cubanista will bring a taste of Cuba to The Ferret. We’ll have the usual mixture of salsa, rumba & timba along with a couple of surprises. ¡Hasta pronto compañeras/os!

>> MILES SALISBURY

Son of Harold, and spinner of cool jazz tunes. Miles will be taking us straight through to the live jazz show… Boom!

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MF WEEKENDER

11th - 12th - 13th February 2022.

The Ferret | Preston

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TICKETS ON SALE NOW.

Friday & Full Weekend Tickets here: skiddle.com/e/36000467

Saturday Tickets here: skiddle.com/e/36000471

Sunday Tickets here: skiddle.com/e/36000483

GLASTONFERRET 2021

The Original Indoor Turfed Festival

THURS 26th - SUN 29th August 2021

GLASTONFERRET 2021

THURS 26th - SUN 29th August 2021

The Ferret's legendary event is back for another year, bigger and better than ever. Four days filled with a massive live-music lineup of brilliant and diverse acts; real grass & hay bales installed throughout the whole inside of the venue; guest craft ales on tap and an outdoor bar filled with cider and summer drinks; a BBQ outside featuring fantastic festival food; DJs and live acts in the beer garden; and late night after parties.

Events run from Thursday night until Sunday night.



GLASTONFERRET 2021 LINEUP:

--- Thursday 26th August (from 4pm) ---

The Orielles

Moon & The Beams

Rook & The Ravens 

Gigawatts

Left

Grace Monaco

--- Friday 27th August (from 4pm) ---

Bo Ningen

Big Joanie

The Goa Express 

Problem Patterns

The Empire Police 

Crapsons

Masters of the Scene

--- Saturday 28th August (from 12pm) ---

Billy Nomates

Witch Fever

Déjà Vega

Whinge

Ginnel 

Gen & The Degenerates 

The Hiphopalippz

Regards

Audrey's Dance 

Tero Kulero

House of Wolves 

--- Sunday 29th August (from 12pm) ---

Red Rum Club

The Skinner Brothers 

Sugarstone 

Fever

Zvilnik

The Ruby Tuesdays 

Pop-Up Puppet Cinema

EEVAH

Ivan Campo 

FirstnameFrank

David Shurr

Shannon Alice 

Get to know the artists we're showcasing at Glastonferret 2021. We can't wait to see this lot LIVE and DIRECT on The Ferret stage. Listen to the official Glastonferret 2021 Playlist on Spotify: https://sptfy.com/glastonferret2021

OUTDOOR AND AFTER PARTY DJ LINEUPS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON.

TICKETS ON SALE TUESDAY 8th JUNE: 10am.

Tickets available from:

www.skiddle.com/festivals/glastonferret

www.theferret.live/listings/glastonferret2021

Available in person at:
The Ferret, Fylde Rd, Preston
Action Records, Church St, Preston

PLEASE BE AWARE BEFORE PURCHASING TICKETS THAT FILMING WILL BE TAKING PLACE THROUGHOUT THIS YEARS GLASTONFERRET (for the climax of THE FERRET DOCUMENTARY) - BY ATTENDING YOU ARE CONSENTING TO BEING FILMED/RECORDED - Any questions or concerns please email Tom Wolfenden - theferretfilm@gmail.com

GLASTONFERRET 2021

The Original Indoor Turfed Festival

THURS 26th - SUN 29th August 2021