One Planet Festival - October 9th-12th 2008
Music Festival

Lancaster has a truly phenomenal music scene for such a small city

Young bands such as Tantrum and How's My Pop play the major festival circuit yet still can be found playing at the John O'Gaunt on Market Street on a Wednesday night. More seasoned musicans travelling the national jazz, blues and folks circuit often stop by the Gregson Centre while the Yorkshire House is nationally recognised as a NW mecca for indie and hardcore bands.

One Planet Festival has teamed up with CME Artist Services, a music booking agency based in Lancaster and Sonicbids, an online promotion company based in Boston, USA to book local and international acts for the weekend during the Festival. Acts will make their way to Lancaster either on public transport (full backline is provided by CMEAS) or through conveyances propelled by carbon neutral means (e.g. vehicles running on recycled vegetable oil).

Electricity for semi-acoustic acts will be provided by pedal powered generators while electric bands will be through sustainable electricity companies such as Ecotricity or waste vegetable oil powered generators.

Golden Lion
Golden Lion

Yorkshire House  Wagon & Horses
Yorkshire House - Wagon & Horses

Stonewell Tavern John O'Gaunt
Stonewell Tavern - John O'Gaunt

Show Timetable:


Friday 10th
9pm-12am:

• Gregson Centre: Two acts (tba)
• Golden Lion: One act (tba)
• Waggon and Horses: One act (tba)
• The Pub: One band (tba)
• Yorkshire House: Three acts (tba)


Saturday 11th
11am-5pm

• Market Square: Various acoustic acts

2pm-8pm:

• Ashton Town Hall: Two bands (tba)

10pm 'til late: Film Festival Afterhour's Party

• The Golden Lion Pub: The CONVULSIONS featuring special guest Jerry Jablowski, Scotland's hottest blues guitarist.


Sunday 12th
12pm-3pm:

• Sun Street Stompers - Robert Gillow

2.30pm-4pm

• Jazz Session - John O'Gaunt

7pm-9pm

• Cuban Jazz Session - Stonewell Tavern


Gregson Centre
Gregson Centre

Click here for CME Artist Services websiteClick here for Sonicbids website

Any music acts that wish to apply for a chance to play at the One Planet Festival can do so either online by clicking on the Sonicbids icon above or by mail by posting an application fee of £15, €20 or $30 made payable to CME Artist Services, 3 Kensington House, Greaves Road, Lancaster, LA1 4UY.

All proceeds from application fees go towards supporting the artists that perform at the festival and as well as any carbon offsetting for those acts that cannot avoid travelling by air.

For more information email us at music@oneplanetfestival.com

Lancaster Venues


Ashton Town Hall


Ashton Town Hall - inside

Penny Bank
Penny Bank Pub