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5 nights, 7 stages, 4 art galleries, Albert and Michel Roux Jr dining and 25,000 revellers The Henley Festival (4 – 8 July 2012) - a magical, five-night, star-studded, strictly black tie event on the banks of the River Thames – announces its headline acts for 2012, the Festival’s 30th year:
The Henley
Festival is the UK’s most glamorous summer party; five magical
nights on the banks of the River Thames in the beautiful Oxfordshire
countryside. Tickets go on sale to the public from 15 March or you
can beat the wait and become a Friend of the Henley Festival to get
your tickets in advance. Tickets can be purchased at
www.henley-festival.co.uk, or from the Festival box office: 01491
843404 This year the Festival is celebrating 30 years at the heart of the English summer season and has announced a line up like never before. Composer, singer, author, actor, activist - Sting was born in Newcastle, England before moving to London in 1977 to form The Police with Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers. The band released five albums, earned six Grammy awards, and in 2003 was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Since 1985, Sting has released 13 solo albums. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of his solo career, 25 Years, the definitive box set collection, was recently released. The Best Of 25 Years is also available as a double disc. Sting has sold nearly 100 million albums from his combined work with the Police and as a solo artist and has earned an additional 10 Grammy awards, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, and three Oscar nominations. This summer, Sting will perform many of his most celebrated hits at the Henley Festival on July 4, 2012. Aside from the headline acts, black tie revellers will enjoy candlelit dining at award winning chefs Albert and Michel Roux Jr’s riverside restaurant or have a more relaxed bite at one of the Festival’s six other restaurants. Along the riverbank world-class acts from the worlds of jazz, opera, pop, theatre, comedy, cabaret and literature entertain while pop-up art boutiques and sculpture lawns bring major galleries and artists to the Festival – a unique ‘collectors’ concierge’ provides advice and introductions to those looking to buy. The headline acts are closed each night by a dazzling firework display before partygoers dance into the night at the Festival’s resident nightclub. Henley-on-Thames is 60 minutes from London by train, (or 10 minutes by helicopter to the Festival’s helipad). Many guests choose to make a weekend of it and stay in one of the many five star hotels in Henley or nearby. Henley Festival 2012 acts:
Cabaret and performance: The Festival’s signature cabaret acts, The Roving Company of Eccentrica, will amuse, entertain, surprise and shock guests with their unique brand of street performances, spread throughout the Festival’s grounds.
World-class dining: FEAST!
Contemporary arts programme 2012 highlights include:
All
profits to charity Stewart Collins, Henley Festival Artistic Director said: “To celebrate the Festival’s landmark birthday we’ve really pulled out all the stops. This year’s programme promises to be one of our most sensational to date – after all, 30 years is an achievement for any event and we wanted to see our guests celebrate in style. The Henley Festival is renowned for leaving our guests with magical memories and this will be an unmissable year for regulars and newcomers alike.’ The Henley Festival is sponsored by Invesco Perpetual, Westcoast, Lavazza Coffee, Goodhead and Courtiers, the Festival showcases some of the best loved artists and performers from the classical, jazz and contemporary music world, as well as talent drawn from the global cultural scene, from sculpture and street theatre acts to poetry and art.
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The Henley Festival is not for profit. All profits and Festival Friends membership fees go to local and national charities across the Thames Valley including brain injury charity Headway and creating and funding the Henley Festival Orchestra. Donations are distributed through the Henley Festival Trust, which is funded by the Festival.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2181040/Henley-Festival-2012-Sting-keeps-concertgoers-entertained-energetic-performance.html He might be 60 but Sting is showing no sign of slowing down. The legendary singer was one of the lead acts at this year's Henley Festival, and proved that despite his advancing years, he still has the ability to delight his fans with renditions of some of his most famous tracks. Literally bounding on to the stage at the event, held in a stunning location overlooking the water, Sting performed songs such as the ever-exciting Roxanne, the moving Fields Of Gold and the energetic Every Little Thing She Does In Magic.
Fans were also treated to a brief appearance from Madness singer Suggs, who made his way onto the stage for a brief interlude during the show. Sting's performance was just one of the high-octane concerts which took place during the five-day festival. Other performances came from Katherine Jenkins, Olly Murs, Alfie Boe and Lulu, as well as comedian Tim Minchin, who all delighted the crowds with their different styles.
The festival is quickly becoming known as one of the most exciting musical events of the summer. As well as the concerts, the 24,000 guests at the Henley Festival had their pick of culinary delights and thirst-quenching concoctions from names such as Veuve Clicquot and the delicious Patrón tequila, who came up with a variety of cocktails to keep festival-goers and performers alike refreshed during the festival. Concoctions included the Patrón Cosmopolitan, the Patrón XO Cafe Frappe and non-alcoholic cocktail the Red Berry Smash.
Complete with a Black Tie dress code, the Henley Festival is definitely the festival of choice for the more discerning music lover. For more information on next year's festival, which runs from 10th to 14th July 2013, visit Henley-festival.co.uk.
http://blog.lulusplace.co.uk/henley-festival-2012-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/
The set list included some of the songs I most love to perform live, including the Etta James classic, “Something’s Gotta Hold on Me”. And of course we did “Shout” and “I Don’t Want To Fight”. Thanks to Peridot, who helped me bring a little extra ‘swagger’ to Henley! Together we performed my “Let’s Dance For Comic Relief” version of Soulja Boy’s “Crank That”. (Here’s a little video sampling of it thanks to one of my backup singers, Mark). It was just a great night. My good friend Jimmy Smith and my guitarist Alan Darby (a fellow Scot, who has played with Clapton, among others) brought the house down with an incredible “Eagle”-like guitar jam to “Still the One”. And I was blown away by “The Brasstitutes” who are three magnificent horn players who also know how to get their groove on! They brought ‘the business’ to “I Can’t Turn You Loose.”
And one final, special thanks to Caroline Stewart for sharing her wonderful photos with me!) So tell me, have you attended Henley before? What do you most like about the festival. Were you there last Saturday? Let’s hear it! (And for those of you who have noticed that I have been absent from my blog for a bit, I’m back!) xxLu |
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I
think I speak for all of us in the UK when I say, ‘enough already’
with this rain! It’s been dreadful! But when something like a
sunless summer gets me down, music lifts me up. That was the case
this last weekend when I hit the stage at the time-honored
Henley Festival.
But
the good times rolled in spite of the rain, thanks to the amazing
musicians and talents that joined me on stage. Lee, Duncan, Antony
and Simon – aka “