Be in Belhaven
| Be in Belhaven | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Rock music, pop, alternative rock, indie rock, dance, electronic music, hip hop, pop punk. |
| Dates | August |
| Location(s) | Belhaven Park, Wishaw, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Years active | 2008−2012 |
| Founded by | Wishaw Patch Voice, Friends of Belhaven |
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Be in Belhaven was an annual music festival held in Scotland at Belhaven Park in the town centre of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire. The festival ran from 2008 to 2012. It was organized by the Be in Belhaven Planning Group, an amalgamation of various local volunteer groups, including Wishaw Patch Voice and Friends of Belhaven. The event was held as a charity fundraiser, with donations collected on the day of the festival going towards a chosen charitable cause. The primary beneficiary of the festival was Maggie's Cancer Centers, with a particular focus on supporting Maggie's Lanarkshire Interim service at University Hospital Wishaw.
2008[edit]
Event[edit]
The event took place on August 2 and was run as a Music Festival and a Family Funday.[1] Along with the Main Stage there was also an Acoustic Tent run by the Foundry Music Lab, a recording studio run by Wet Wet Wet guitarist Graeme Duffin. There was also many activities put on for young children in a bid to attract people along early in the day with the music becoming the main focus later in the day.
Headliners for the event were Glasgow girl band The Hedrons. Negotiations with other chart acts The Holloways and The Rumble Strips had broken down. 34 other bands also played the event including The Underground Jam and many local bands.[2]
The event attracted over 6000 people on the day and raised £2500 for Oxfam, making it the largest Oxjam ever at that time.[3]
Additionally the event was seen a success by the local community and police force and heralded as a "modern take on the gala day". Despite there being a large number of people on site along with a licensed bar, there were no incidents in the park.[3]
2009[edit]
Planning[edit]
After the success of the 2008 festival, there was demand to stage it as an annual event. Plans were put in place in late 2008 and the decision was made to keep the event in Belhaven Park despite the potential increase in size off the event. At an early stage, management The Commercial Hotel got on board as a main sponsor of the event, handling the bars and catering.[3] Feedback suggested that the event be kept as to local bands thus keeping the community vibe, although 2008 favourites, The Underground Jam, were invited back to close the event. The Foundry Music Lab ran a new stage while Aromas Cafe took over the acoustic tent.[3]
Event[edit]
The festival took place on 15 August.[4] Over 50 acts performed on 3 stages over the day, raising money for Oxfam and Maggies Centres.[3] The acts included Still Vintage, The Underground Jam, The Lafontaines, Tempercalm, MakethisRelate, Dear Stars guitarist Stephen Archieblad's former band Midas, The Jackanoorys, Station Sound, Crossfire and Annie Stevenson.[3] Wet Wet Wet guitarist Graeme Duffin made a special appearance in the Foundry Music Lab Arena alongside JJ Gilmour, of The Silencers fame.
References[edit]
- ↑ "OXJAM - be in Belhaven festival :: Oxfam GB". Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2009. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/fundraise/oxjam/aud_event.php?ref=1755&back=aud_search_results.php%3Fdate%3D02%2BAug%2B2008%26range%3D0%26event%3D%26postcode%3D%26venue%3D%26region%3D%26genres%3D%26types%3D%26offset%3D0[permanent dead link]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Wishaw - Latest news updates, pictures, video, reaction - Daily Record". www.dailyrecord.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ http://blogadmin.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/fundraise/oxjam/aud_event.php?ref=2503[permanent dead link]
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