Haigh! It's your band's chance to play to thousands

The crème de la crème of local bands are wanted to whip up a musical feast at the 2008 Haigh Music Festival.

Wigan Borough’s showpiece musical event will be held at Haigh Hall Country Park on Sunday July 6th. The all day celebration showcases the very best up and coming local bands and organisers are now inviting groups to submit demo recordings for consideration.

Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust Arts and Festivals Manager and Haigh Music Festival Chair, Chris Wyatt, says:

“Haigh Music Festival gets bigger and better every year and it is now one of the most eagerly anticipated events on the local calendar. The key to its success is that it has a consistently strong line up and once again we are searching for the best acts on the scene to play this year.

“Haigh is a unique opportunity for local musicians. Unsigned bands in other areas simply don’t get the chance to play to thousands of people at an open air concert. We want to hear from anyone who thinks they have what it takes to play the biggest local music event of the year.”

A wide variety of musical genres have found their way on to the Haigh stage since the annual festival was first held in 2002. Last year the line up included Dirty Circus (indie), Plasmastorm (dance) and Strain (metal). Around 7000 people attended the event.

Bands wishing to play at this year’s event must perform original material and those who were selected last year will not be considered. For full details on how to apply and to download a band application form visit: http://www.wlct.org/haigh08

Demos must be submitted with a completed application form (by no later than Friday May 23rd) to: Haigh Festival Demos, Arts & Festivals, Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust, Pottery Road, Wigan, WN3 4BD.

Haigh Music Festival is managed by Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust and is run in association with the Wigan Music Collective. The free event is funded by the Wigan Borough Partnership.