HOPE Fest 2014

First ever HOPE Fest kicks off 8th-9th March with Osaka Punch, Joe Symes & The Loving Kind, and Field Trip to The Moon

The first ever HOPE Fest is set to be a blinder. A two-day music festival, in aid of The HOPE Project (a young, volunteer-led organisation founded by Colin Dobie to help the homeless) will be held over the weekend of 8/9th March 2014 at The Brink and Lomax respectively.

The brainchild of HOPE Project associate singer/songwriter Anna Grace Henney, some thirty bands and solo acts from as near as Liverpool and as far as Australia, have given their time to play over the weekend (bands such as Osaka Punch, Joe Symes & The Loving Kind, Field Trip to the Moon, Low Winter Sun, The Soul Rays, and Freq.)

HOPE Fest takes a unique approach to entry fees: rather than be charged a flat fee, festival-goers are instead encouraged to bring essential commodities which the charity can put to direct use. All they ask is that you bring a donation or an item from their list of needed supplies. In exchange for this gift, you will have access to live gigs performed by the best new talent -local and from further afield. And you will have the satisfaction of knowing you have improved the life of somebody, who is down on their luck.

The HOPE Project volunteers go out onto the streets six nights a week offering a hot drink, food and lots of love and smiles to our city's homeless. They have also helped set up projects in Warrington, St Helens and as far as Barcelona, with plans to expand further.

Osaka Punch

Hailing from Australia, Osaka Punch have some 300+ shows under their belts, over their four years of performing. Promoters of Australia’s biggest festivals such as Big Day Out, and Sounds of Spring have issued 100% unsolicited requests for appearances based solely on word of mouth surrounding live performances of this five piece. Formerly the Kidney Thieves, the group’s distinctive fusion of achingly catchy grooves with jazz chops and a metal ethos has already inspired a spat of copycat bands along Australia's Eastern seaboard and has seen them reluctantly credited with the emergence of Djent-Funk as a genre.

Joe Symes & The Loving Kind

Joe Symes and the Loving Kind are an original five piece acoustic rock outfit from Liverpool UK. The group has spent the last year launching their explosive assault on UK clubs and festivals.

Not every band gets the privilege to play at Noël Gallagher and The High Flying Birds Official After Show Party but Joe Symes & TLK did and when you hear them you'll know why! JS&TLK have also been invited to be the support act for Steve Cradock (Paul Weller / Ocean Colour Scene) at the 02 Academy, Liverpool and also The Blockheads at the iconic Eric’s in Liverpool. At the Scala, London they shared the stage with Block Party, Alt J and XFM. JS&TLK's brilliant debut album came to the attention of the legendary Alan McGee who immediately booked them onto his 359 Records night at District, Liverpool.

Field Trip to The Moon

Field Trip To The Moon are an alternative band formed in 2012 in London by Daniel G Jones (Two Way Analog/Danny Dodge) and Angela Christofilou, who's eclectic background somehow has translated a swampy-theatrical sci-fi alternative rock sound into the songs. They were recently joined by former members of the alternative rock band The Perfect Disaster, drummer Martin Langshaw (JJ Crash, Lucy's Diary) and John Saltwell (who has also worked with musicians such as Barry White, Santana, Boney M, Paul Weller), Ed Leighton on second guitar and Angelika Low-Beer on Violin.

The band released their first music video with the single ‘Black Room' which has gained radio-play in San Francisco, Greece and Colombia. They are currently recording an EP and gigging around London, UK.

Other artists playing:

Futurejack, Anna Grace Henney, Alexandra Jayne, Eleanor Nelly, Gary Gardner, Mark Alan Irwin, Freq, The Mekano Set, Mersey Belles, Twisted Trees, Path Unknown, Andy Knight, Terry Gray, The Soul Rays, Steve Thompson and the Incidents, Hope and Grace, Mick Flaherty, The Good Host, Andy Cowan, Low Winter Sun, Michael Bennett, Adam Dickson and Billy Kelly.

Items accepted as donations on the door:

• Hat
• Scarf
• Socks
• Sleeping bag
• Block of cheese
• Jar of coffee
• Packet of tea bags
• Biscuits/chocolate
• Multipack of crisps
• Self heating hand warmers
• Fabric shopping trolleys
• Thermal flasks

Contact and event details:

WHEN: 8th (4pm – 11pm) - 9th (7pm – late) March 2014
WHERE: The Brink, 15 - 21 Parr Street, L1 4JN and Lomax, 34 Cumberland Street, L1 6BU
PHONE: Anna Grace Henney on: 07928 244 598
EMAIL: annagracehenney[at]gmail.com
LINKS: facebook.com/pages/The-HOPE-Project/549253225143903
facebook.com/events/212362072294355

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Comment left by John Hall on 5th March, 2014 at 15:16
I'm playing to but i didn't make your artist list! aka Herringbone John on facebook!