Events in Rochdale for 11/07/2009

Rochdale town centre will come alive with sights and sounds this summer as the Feel Good Festival returns for its second year. 

Already confirmed in the line-up are celebrity chefs Aldo Zilli and Aazam Ahmad who will be providing live interactive chef demonstrations.

The festival will include live music across eight venues plus an outdoor stage near the Town Hall. Artists are set to be confirmed in the next few days, with XFM DJ Clint Boon already signed up to compere the main stage.

Jill Hodkinson, Township Manager at Rochdale Council, said the festival will provide something for everyone: “This year’s Rochdale Feel Good Festival will be bigger and better than ever providing a feast of music, food and entertainment to the town centre.”

This is a musical event which is being planned at Littleborough Sports Centre. More details to follow.

Organised by Rochdale Borough Blue Badge Tourist Guides

A short guided walk from The Old Boars Head to a behind the scenes look at the new Middleton Arena.

Guide: Anne Thomas. Duration: 2 hours.

Shows followed by trapeze and circus skills workshops.

Saturday 11 July: Completely free music event at 8 venues.

Venue 3: Bar 5
Location: 5 South Parade
OL16 1LR
Time: 1.00pm-5.00pm
Artists: The Random Family, Will Tang, Nancy Wallace and John Smith

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For information about bands playing at the festival:
Please visit our facebook page and join our community by typing Rochdale Feel Good Festival in the facebook search box.

Saturday 11 July: Completely free music event at 8 venues.

Venue 4: Broadwater Centre, Home of the Backdoor Music Project
Location: Smith Street, OL16 1HE
Time: 9pm – 1am
Artists: Tim and Sam, Spokes, Hidden Revolution and Magic Arm

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For information about bands playing at the festival:
Please visit our facebook page and join our community by typing Rochdale Feel Good Festival in the facebook search box.

Saturday 11 July: Completely free music event at 8 venues.

Venue 6: Twist
Location: Drake Street
Time: 9pm – Late
Artists: The Suzukis, Babel, Denis Jones and the Unabombers

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For information about bands playing at the festival:
Please visit our facebook page and join our community by typing Rochdale Feel Good Festival in the facebook search box.

Saturday 11 July: Completely free music event at 8 venues.

Venue 7: Mango
Location: 3 King St, OL16 1NB
Time: 9pm – midnight
Artists: Cortical Songs, Gabriel Prokofiev

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Activities brought to you by Rochdale Township

For information about bands playing at the festival:
Please visit our facebook page and join our community by typing Rochdale Feel Good Festival in the facebook search box.

The Bluetones * The Wave Machines * Inspiral carpets * The Travelling Band * Liz Green * John Smith * Nancy Wallace * Will Tang * Lost Knives * Dunc le Chunk (DJ) * Nonclassical club w Gabriel Prokofiev * Ivan Campo * Magic Arm * Denis Jones * Spokes * The Random Family * Erland and the Carnival * The Hidden Revolution * Tim and Sam's TATSBWTAS * Cats in Paris * Young British Artists * Sophie's Pigeons

Indie rock band The Bluetones will headline the Rochdale Feel Good Festival.

The band, who have had three top ten albums and 13 top 40 singles in the UK will be on the main outdoor stage on Saturday 11 July, as part of the free two day celebration of entertainment and culture which kicks off on Friday 10 July.

Other names already on the line up include ‘Babel’- a folk rock band praised as writers of terrific tunes by Mojo Magazine, triumphant pop music by Clash, The Travelling Band - winners of the Glastonbury New Talent competition 2008, Unabombers - a DJ duo famous for their 10 year’s presenting Electric Chair nights and now the Electric Elephant Festival in Croatia, and The Wave Machines - a disco band who played the BBC Electric Proms in 2008.

Television chefs Aldo Zilli and Aazam Ahmad will be cooking up a treat, hosting live cooking demonstrations throughout the event which will include a two day quality food market.

XFM DJ and keyboardist for the Inspiral Carpets Clint Boon will be compering the main outdoor stage and DJ between acts, adding his own unique enthusiasm to the event.

The eclectic mix of international acts and local bands playing at various venues across the town centre plus a big outdoor stage near the Town Hall promises to be a real treat said Jill Hodkinson, Township Manager from Rochdale Council.

Our summer exhibition is the Canals of the Pennines, during July and August we will have an ever changing exhibiton of work by a number of popular artisits, including Geoff Butterworth, David Ainsworth and Judith Herring - plus some new artists. The preview will be on Saturday 4th July from 2-4pm.