UK Guitarist Festival 'MonkeyFest' Confirms Line Up
Date: Wednesday, May 18 @ 16:00:00 UTC
Topic: Festival News


MonkeyFest is a new UK-based music festival taking place from the 1st to the 3rd of July 2011 at Bisley Pavilion, Woking.

Following the announcement of its launch, the artist roster for MonkeyFest has been finalized:

The Fellowship featuring Guthrie Govan, plus Guthrie Govan workshop
Alex Hutchings (with band), plus workshop
Sacred Mother Tongue
Andy James (solo set), plus workshop
Rob Chapman, plus blues/rock workshop
Godsized
Haken
Sons of Icarus
Mike Dawes and Amy Turk, plus contemporary acoustic techniques workshop
Adam Lee
Greg Davies
Decodes
Doghouse
Lyle Watt
Red Kites
Us Against All
Ben Wilshire presenting an Yngwie Malmsteen workshop
Fred Brum, plus expanding the guitar: 7-strings and more workshop
Mark McGuigan Beyond the Pentatonic workshop
Sammy Coulson Picking Techniques and Licks workshop
Adam Ironside, plus composition and writing workshop
Jess Lewis
Damon Chivers

The final spot goes to the winners of a competition that the festival host Rob Chapman has launched on YouTube. They will win the opportunity to play on Saturday 2nd, and open for one of the headline acts.

With a line-up of virtuosos from all over the world, and a fantastic venue to hold the event, MonkeyFest tickets are available from just £55 at www.seetickets.com

[Source: Serge PR/Monkeyfest]







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