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BottleRockit Get Signed (25th Feb 2001)
BottleRockit, whose Angel On A Vespa album was a former indie of the month have just informed us that they're in the process of signing with Elevation Records to release a new album this summer. The band will shortly be recording two songs for broadcast on the Alpha Zone, one of which will be a rendition of their new single "See You In Space Tonight" which will be available soon through their website. The band are going to be playing at every Spring Harvest week at both sites this year and are also rumoured to have lined up some other good slots for later in the year.
yfriday for the Alpha Zone (02nd Feb 2000)
Hotly tipped worship act yfriday, who are currently on tour with Noel Richards and whose debut album Rainmaker was recently released on Survivor Records will be recording at the MTV studios in March for the channel 5 show the Alpha Zone. The band will record two songs and some interview segments for broadcast later in the year. The band will be leading youth worship at Spring Harvest and Easter People and are already demoing tracks for their second album.
Freestate Gets The Millenium Bug (05th Aug 1999)
Greenbelt and Spring Harvest have decided to postpone the Freestate festival for at least another year. The event, which was intended to encourage young people to encounter God through the arts was postponed this year as a result of internal problems at Spring Harvest. A decision as to whether to run the festival in 2001 will be taken within the next few months.
Freestate Cancellation (16th Mar 1999)
It was announced on Saturday that the hotly anticipated Freestate festival has been cancelled. The event was to be run jointly by Spring Harvest and Greenbelt but due to "internal problems" Spring Harvest have had to withdraw from this year's event and Greenbelt are unable to continue alone. Both organisations are eager to point out that their relationship is still strong and that they very much regret this cancellation.
Greenbelt has been quick to react by adding new youth facilities to their summer event under the banner "Humanic". The new features include a skate/bmx area, a bring-your-own-vinyl DJ booth and an extended music programme.
These events come alongside reports that ticket sales for Spring Harvest'sEaster-period events are low and that they are also extremely short of stewardsand other staff. Only time will tell how serious these "internal problems"are.
FreeState of the Web (27th Jan 1999)
Britlinks has been busy putting up some new pages about the excitingnew FreeState festival. FreeState is a festival primarily aimed at 15-24year olds. It is the child of SpringHarvest andGreenbelt and will run from the 27th-30th August. The music lineup is as yet very sketchy, but for more information visit: http://www.britlinks.co.uk/freestate/
FreeState Announces Strong Starting Point (13th Jan 1999)
The new FreeState festival, organised jointly by Greenbelt and Spring Harvest has announced a potential lineup which includes Sixpence None The Richer, Iona, All Star United, Fono, and Steve. Watch this space for more news.
Spring Harvest and Greenbelt announce a FreeState (02nd Sep 1998)
To many a partnership between the obviously evangelical Spring Harvest and the often-thought-liberal Greenbelt seemed an impossiblity, but the two organisations have announced that from next summer they will be putting on a new event, FreeState, aimed mainly at adolescents (however old they may be) wanting a rock/pop festival with a Christian base. A venue and sketch lineup should be announced soon. The event will focus on its music but will aim to involve young people at all levels, from organisation to performance and aims to encourage young people to encounter God through artistic expression.
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