Leopallooza

The Verdant Leopallooza Grass Competition

Afternoon. And it’s a beautiful one too. Perfect, we think, to kick off our little sun-friendly competition to win TWO FREE TICKETS to this year’s Leopallooza festival.

So, we have this little grass box growing. The box is actually all the way up in London, but the earth within is a little, lovingly-cultivated part of our field.

Now, you’ll note how lush and verdant our name has appeared. Well, next to that, in just a matter of days, a code will miraculously begin to appear from the earth (nature rocks!)

We’re going to tweet about it every single day, at some point in the afternoon or evening. Keep an eye on the tweets, and watch that grass grow…

When you think you know what the code is, just tweet us (we’re @leopallooza) with your answer. The first 20 correct answers we receive will be entered into a draw to win two tickets to this years event! First tweet coming soon…

It’s easy. So watch that earth. And watch it hard.

NEWQUAY TICKETS @ WATERSHED

So, hello and good evening, just dropping in to let you know that we now have tickets on sale in the pulsating corner of Cornwall that is Newquay - popular with surfers, sun-seekers, hedonists and, as you’ll know doubt be aware if you’ve been there on a Saturday evening, Smurfs.

You can buy weekend tickets from our good friends at the WATERSHED surf shop, which is located at 3-5 Bank Street, right in the heart of town (here’s a map). Worth dropping in on them – we always do when we’re in the ‘hood; they have a delicious surf shop, with a very cosy café upstairs.

Tickets are cash only from the shop, but that’s fine, because there’s a suspiciously well-placed cash point just around the corner.

On a side note, we’re having a few issues with our hotline at the moment. This may be partly because our ‘hotline’ is a mobile phone that is getting a little long in the tooth… so bear with us whilst we get this sorted. You can still get in touch with any questions to info@leopallooza.com.

Have a good week. More announcements on this blog very soon….

Team Palloooooza x

Four more & one slight change…

Firstly, sorry we’ve been so quiet. Seasoned observers will recognise the pattern - it’s the same story every year. We get to that critical point of nailing the line-up and go all secretive and quiet whilst we negotiate with agents and artists. So, when we go silent, understand that it’s a good thing and that we haven’t actually forgotten about you and/or disappeared to Hawaii with your ticket money.

I’ll stop waffling. It’s time to let you know about some more acts who will be gracing our stages at Leopallooza 2012, announced tonight on our facebook page.

We’ve had a few necessary alterations to make due to artist schedules. So, Man Like Me are now going to be back in their natural party habitat that is the Saturday night. We think that suits them best. They do like to enjoy themselves.

Here are 4 more for your aural perusal….

Chew Lips: After having a sneaky listen to tracks from their forthcoming new album, produced by Ant Whiting (MIA) and already fans of their debut ‘Unicorn’ we’re excited to announce Chew Lips will be closing the main stage on Friday night. Big across the channel and recently signed up to Sony, Chew Lips will draw shapes out of you like you’re a human crayon, baby… chew-lips.com

Flash Fiktion: We’ve added these beauties to the Saturday line-up. We’ve been keen to get them down to Cornwall for a year or two now, so we’ll be very content to see them on the stage at Leopallooza 7. Twisted riffs and chorus’s you’ll take home to live with you, Flash Fiktion are a guarantee for good times - flashfiktion.co.uk

Karima Francis: With new material poised for release in 2012 and a Jools Holland performance already under her belt there are few who wouldn’t bet that Karima Francis will be on many lips and stereos by this time next year. Karima will be taking to the stage on the Saturday - karimafrancis.com

Lucy Rose: In the prized headline slot for the Leopallooza Sunday Soother this year is the bewitching Lucy Rose. As an honorary member of Bombay Bicycle Club, and with a recent support stint for Noah and The Whale, Lucy is on the cusp of some very exciting times. Needless to say, we’re glad she’s going to be hanging out in the field of dreams with us bunch this July - lucyrosemusic.com

Initial Line-Up, Tickets and New Website Launched!

WOWZERS.

What a busy 48 hours we’ve had! So, if you’re not already aware, we’ve now released the initial line-up for Leopallooza 7. Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip are the Saturday headliners, with plenty of others divulged. To find out exactly whom, head over to our new look website - leopallooza.com (developed by our genius, inhouse web developers, Cally and Dean).

On there you’ll find all sorts about the festival, as well as a little story as to how it all began.

Standard tickets are now on sale too, and you’ll find those on the website and on our Facebook page. They are also available to buy in Bude from No9.

We’ll be releasing details of more acts as we get closer, and blogging about all sorts of rubbish in between, so keep popping back.

Oooh.. it’s Friday! Happy weekend everyone!

Team ‘pallooza xx

Leopallooza: Ticket FAQ’s

* Hello Leopallooza! You’re looking ravishing today. I’ve got a few questions. Do you mind?
- Not at all. You’re very sweet.

* Thanks. Um…what will the ticket prices be after March 1st 2012?
- Ah, that’s an easy one. See below:

SINGLE TICKETS
Fri, Sat + Sun - £50
Sat + Sun - £40
Sunday Only - £15

FAMILY TICKETS
(Family Ticket: 2 x Adults and 2 x Children between the ages of 11-15)
Fri, Sat + Sun - £120
Sat + Sun - £100
Sunday Only - £40

VIP SINGLE TICKETS
Fri, Sat + Sun - £100
Sat + Sun - £70

* Great. So what are the age restrictions on tickets?
- Well they vary, please read on…

- Aged 0 - 10 - free entry with a ticket holding adult.

- Aged 11 - 15 - you must have a ticket AND be accompanied by an adult over 21/parent/guardian (family tickets are probably your best option).

- Aged 16 & 17 - You must have a ticket AND must have the consent of a parent/guardian. You will receive an under 18 wristband.

- Aged 18+ - You need a ticket and ID if you intend to drink or purchase alcohol onsite.

* Is that the law?
- That’s the law

* Are there loads and loads of earlybird tickets available?
- There were 500… I’m afraid they sold out within 48 hours.

* I notice the online ticket I bought is an E-ticket. Does this mean I still get a ticket in the post with a little love note?
- I’m afraid not. You should have got an official email, which is your Leopallooza ticket. You need to print this out and bring it along to Leopallooza to be allowed in.

* If I want to upgrade my earlybird ticket to a family or VIP ticket later on, can I?
- No I’m afraid not. Best to make this decision before purchasing.

* Great idea. Thanks, you’ve been very helpful.
- No problem. What are you up to later?

* Not much, Why, what are you up to?
- Eating a Snickers. Watching some Leopards mating

* Sounds dangerous?
- It’s on the telly.

* Cool.
- Cool.

We’ve got the love. Earlybirds and EXCLUSIVE news.

Evening. Getting a little tired of winter? Well, we might have something to warm those frigid cockles this pre-valentines evening…

We’re now happy to announce that Leopallooza Earlybird E-tickets will be on sale from 6PM tomorrow night (14^th February) from leopallooza.com and from our Facebook page.

From this Thursday (16^th Feb) we will also have Earlybird tickets available from No9 in Bude, Cornwall (to find No9, click here)

Earlybird tickets are limited, and will only be available until March 1^st, unless they sell out in advance. When we hit March 1^st, we’ll also talk to you about the line-up. It’s looking peachy.

Which also leads us to a bit of news that we think you’ll all be happy to hear…

The party got bigger.

Leopallooza 7 will now take place over 3 DAYS!

After much thinking (every now and then it’s part of the job) and listening to what many of you had been asking for, we decided that adding the Friday was a no-brainer. And although we can’t reveal anything just yet, we’ve already started planning the Friday. And it’s going to be a very fun night indeed.

So by purchasing an Earlybird ticket, you’ll get access on the Friday (27th July), Saturday (28th) and Sunday (29th). And all for the bargain basement price of £35.

And what better way to say ‘I love thee, sugarmoobs’ on Valentines day than by buying your sweetheart an Earlybird ticket to the greatest house party in a field? Don’t forget – we’ll burn a car, just for you.

From March 1^st we will have standard price tickets on sale.

Below is a breakdown of the standard ticket prices for Leopallooza 2012…

SINGLE TICKET

Fri, Sat + Sun - £50

Sat + Sun - £40

Sunday Only - £15

FAMILY TICKETS (Family Ticket: 2 x Adults (aged 21 or over) and 2 x Children between the ages of 11-15)

Fri, Sat + Sun - £120

Sat + Sun - £100

Sunday Only - £40

VIP SINGLE TICKETS

Fri, Sat + Sun - £100

Sat + Sun - £70

PLEASE NOTE:

* Under 10’s go free.

* Under 18’s: if you are not coming in on a family ticket, you must be aged 16 or over. You do not need to be accompanied by an adult over 21 years old, but you do need parental/guardian consent to be there. You will be ID’d on the gate, and if you are under 18 you will be given the relevant wristband.

As mentioned, we’ll have more information on bands as we hit March 1^st. Meantime, keep watching our Facebook and Twitter for updates.

And don’t ever forget this: WE LOVE YOU.

Toodles…

Team Pallooza x

A Brief Update

Phewwww… we’ve been busy. Sorry for not getting in touch for a while.

So, things have been put back a bit but all for a good cause, we promise. Earlybird tickets will be on sale very soon - keep your eyes peeled on here and on our Facebook page.

Leopallooza 7 will still be taking place over the weekend of the 28th of July. So feel free to make sure you book that one off/plan your sicky days well in advance*.

Don’t forget (and this is important!) - we only release a limited number of earlybird tickets for a limited period, so speak to your friends and family and try and gather numbers now in preparation for their release. Know anyone whose birthday is between now and July? Earlybird tickets make for great birthday presents. A little slice of the summer, waiting in the wings.

Good news very soon, so keep checking back!

Team Pallooza x 

*Of course we don’t in anyway condone skiving. Asides from the small issue of it being morally wrong, pictures of you half-naked, smiling and drinking cider in the sun whilst on a skive are bound to come back and haunt you. You just know they will.

HNY + Leo7 + Recruitment

Afternoon, party people.

Have a nice Christmas and New Years?

We did. No BMX for Christmas, but so much Lego we might build a new bar out of it! (Now there’s a thought…)

Right, pop the kettle on, and let’s have a little catch up.

We’re very pleased to announce that Leopallooza 7 will indeed be taking place this summer. It’s taken some tough deliberation: once again we had to dip into our own pockets to fund number 6. But we’re fairly confident that, with the success we had at the last event, we can top that this year, in numbers and fun.

So we’re going for it. And we’d love you to come and party with us! It’s taking place over the weekend of the 28th of July. More news on that soon. Early bird tickets will be available at the end of this month. So keep that slightly unsettling stare focussed on the following pages for their upcoming release:

www.leopallooza.com

www.facebook.com/leopallooza

www.leopallooza.tumblr.com

And remember, early bird tickets are sold on the basis of first come, first sorted for the summer!

In the meantime, we need your help…

As we’re a growing event, run by a very small (but close) team, we’ve decided we need some new blood to join the ranks of the Leopallooza crew, to help us move forward into the bright ‘pallooza future.

We’re looking to expand not just the core organisational team, but also our small troop of site artists, construction crew and our event logistics team across the South West. 

All we ask for is a certain level of commitment to the cause, just like those who already work voluntarily for Leopallooza - we go all out to put on a good party, enjoy the experience, and revel in a satisfying glow when the plan comes together (and then have a riotous party afterward to celebrate.)

So, if you have any experience in putting on events, managing people, can turn your hand at carpentry and site construction, or you have a creative streak that you feel needs to be let loose in a big field, and you fancy being part of our close-knit team, then please do get in touch. The roles we want to fill are limited, so we can’t promise there will be something for everyone. But we certainly appreciate hearing from you, and we’ll do our best to reply to everyone. Drop us a line at info@leopallooza.com, but please make sure you put the word VOLUNTEER in the subject heading so we can spot you from afar.

Merry New Year!

Team ‘pallooza x