First the bad news:)

_Kings0_Fleon_ have had to pull out due to, “artistic differences”!  Now for the GREAT NEWS

KINGS OF LYON TO PLAY THE BIG BEAR FEST

After many phone calls and much negotiating we have managed to secure the Kings Of Lyon for the Big Bear Fest:

Kings Of Lyon

The Kings of Lyon are widely known as the best; the most accurate and vibrant tribute to the Kings of Leon…

“Spot on – Five Stars” – Q Magazine 2010

“The Kings of Lyon are the number 1 tribute to the Kings” – Stage 2009

“Four extremely talented musicians playing the best from ‘Youth and Young Manhood’ to ‘Only By The Night’ as only the Kings themselves could” – Belfast Empire 2009
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Hannah Creed is opening her beauty salon on May 02 at the Bocking May Fair for a charity day. Hannah and her staff are offering you the opportunity to experience a range of fantastic treatments which are guaranteed to, not only make you look good but also feel good.  Because all of the proceeds she raises from treatments and refreshments will be donated to the Big Bear Fest supporting Meningitis UK.

So whether its nail extensions, a massage or that all important golden tan get yourself down to CREAM on May 02nd and have a great day.

Telephone: 01376 325752

Address: 59 Church Street, Bocking, Braintree  CM7 5JY

A big thank you from

All at the Big Bear Fest xxxxx

We are excited to announce the launch of our memorial page to Sam where you can leave your own personal message and image:

http://samsfieldofdreams.org/blog.php

Sam’s Field of Dreams is in Sudbury where the River Stour ambled through beautiful fields.   He loved it there, with his friends from both Sudbury & Braintree. Drinking Rose and tinnnies, kicking a ball about or, “lugering” down the river to the Henny Swan.

It’s a beautiful place and a great place to remember Sam and what he was all about, living for the moment,  having a good time, love, listening and caring.

Sam invites you to visit  http://samsfieldofdreams.org/blog.php and leave your own message and image to him, so we can all gather together and keep him and his approach to life in our hearts and minds forever.

To leave a message and image is simple and only costs £1.  That £1 will go to help put on the Big Bear Fest making sure the day is a great success in supporting Meningitis UK and ensuring their goal of finding a vaccine to combat this cruel disease is achieved.

Lots of love, and see you on Sam’s Field Of Dreams

All at the Big Bear Fest xxxxx

Dan Miller & Charlotte Kelly looking, “face melting”.

We would really like to thank Charlotte and Dan, not just for their wonderful and kind gesture in asking their friends to donate to the Big Bear Fest,  instead of giving them presents for their engagement, but for making sure that we had a wonderful night with them and all of Sam’s friends.
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Our plan to develop,  Sam’s Field Of Dreams as a way of offering prizes cannot be done.  Paypal’s legislation sees this as a form of gambling and will not permit the purchasing of pitches/squares to win a prize!

Don’t despair though because we have great plans afoot for Sam’s Field Of Dreams and we still very much want to give all you lovely people a chance to win some great prizes. Especially those who support us by buying their tickets early.

We are in the process of registering for a small society non commercial license to allow us to produce and promote our own raffle.  Yes, that’s right, you have to even register to do a raffle!!!
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We are excited to announce the performance of a band with great expectations. They are scheduled to play a 20 minute set whilst the judges are deciding the winner of the Big Bear Fest Battle Of The Bands.

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

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Local Braintree band INtuition have thrown their hat into the ring to become the inaugural winners of the Battle Of The Bear Fest Bands.

Check them out at:

Facebook Page

Reverbnation Page

Good luck lads!

All at The Big Bear Fest

If you have a band, whatever genre of music, acoustic or solo then put yourselves forward for the:

BATTLE OF THE BEAR FEST BANDS

• Play in front of 1500 people!
• Quality PA system
• Get yourself on film!
• Win Prizes

We have allocated the morning to allow local school/college bands to enter a competition at our festival.  The Battle will go on from 11am until 2pm, to enter you must:

1. Provide proof you are attending a school or college within a 30 mile radius of  Towerlands Park, Braintree.
2. Provide video or sound samples of your act

Send your details to Here

Closing date for your entry is 1st August 2011.  There is no cost to enter the competition.  Unfortunately, due to ticket numbers, entry to the Big Bear Fest after the Battle of the Bands is only available by ticket for performers.  Therefore, unless you have purchased tickets you will not be able to stay for the afternoon and evening entertainment.

Ease Springs

There’s something strikingly familiar but impossible to quite put your finger on about the songwriting of Ease Springs. It could be the fluid distillation of riffs, hooks and grooves from the past 40 years of rock history that see this band excel into the limelight. Having risen through the early parts of the music industry ranks, Ease Springs are now in gear to perform to larger crowds more than ever before.

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Graham Knott has kindly donated three diamonds to the Big Bear Fest as his way of supporting the music festival.  Graham said, “Sam was a legend and I really  wanted to show my support” Read more