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Peter Andre’s popularity soars, stars line up to perform in Wayne Hemmingway’s Vintage Festival, and Brian Eno looking for a Brighton pad?
Vintage Stars
A new Sussex-based festival has sprung out of nowhere it seems. The Vintage festival is the brainchild of Sussex-based designer Wayne Hemmingway and looks set to be one of the most stylish festivals this year. Set in the gorgeous Goodwood Estate (I can’t wait to see Lord March with a glow stick!), Vintage is a celebration of the decades from the ‘40s right through until the ‘80s – so music wise you can expect swing, mod, soul, funk, ska, electro and disco.
Accommodation wise, if you don’t want to pitch your tent you can book yourself into gypsy caravans, eco pods, yurts or vintage camper vans. The line-up is pretty eclectic with performances promised by Ronnie Wood, The Buzzcocks, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Paloma Faith, Earth Wind And Fire and even Mick Hucknall – that is what I call varied! Vintage takes place 13–15 August.?For more information and tickets log onto www.vintagegoodwood.com. Visitors are encouraged to dress up – see you there!
Kate’s Festival Clobber
Many of you will probably already have bought your festival tickets this year – so the next dilemma is what to wear while balancing on someone’s shoulders trying to get a glimpse of the Gorrillaz’ headlining set! Look no further than Top Shop as the new Kate Moss collection is now in – our nearest store is Western Road.
The Life of Brian
Still on the subject of festivals, this year saw legendary musician Brian Eno guest curate the annual Brighton Festival. Born Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno, or more famously known as just plain old Brian, Eno was part of the hugely successful ‘70s band Roxy Music. Later on in his career Brian turned to producing records and has worked with U2, David Byrne and Coldplay to name but a few.
But now all the festival costumes and venues are packed away for another year it seems that Brian will miss our fair city a bit too much as he is rumoured to be looking for a permanent pad down here. I spotted Brian several times during the festival wandering around with a huge grin on his face! Indeed, he even rented a flat in the city during the festival to totally immerse himself in our daily lives. Brian, if he moves here will be in good musical company as we already have such names as Nick Cave, Gary Moore, Norman Cook, Dave Gilmore and Chris Difford. Can you image the housewarming party he could throw!
Everyone Wants Peter
Things are still looking up for Hove resident Peter Andre – not only is he hosting the new 5 O’Clock Show for two weeks on Channel 5, but his new fly on wall doc, Peter Andre: The Next Chapter, kicks off on ITV2 this week. Listen out for ITV2 announcer Sarah Powell who some of you may remember was the drive-time presenter on Juice 107.2fm. Peter is now selling more ladies perfume that Kylie Minogue – how does that work?
