HawkFest-Tarantism, Utah Saints, Hawkwind, AOS3

I'm a sucker for all things Hawkwind, especially when it involves Michael Moorcock and Lemmy (yes, Motorhead Lemmy is there any other?). I used to be a sucker for the Utah Saints in 1992, so this is some pretty groovy news to get in one basket.... Hawkwind has been slowly trickling out the word on another Hawkfest in the UK (Donington Park, Nr Derby, Derbyshire). Their mizzle$pace blog started off with only vague offerings, such as:

children's area with rides, workshops (a jazz workshop run by Ken Colyer's Legacy New Orleans Jazz band, hopefully forming a band of children to play on the stage with the Ken Colyer legacy band later in the day, a drum workshop, a rock music workshop, circus skills workshop etc etc), interesting stalls, fairies and plenty of food and drink outlets..(We will be keeping bar prices down to normal bar prices and will offer a wide range of real ales, beers, lagers, organic wines, organic juices, fizzy drinks and cocktails)

It sounded too much like a Ren Faire until they started announcing bands. As of today, the lineup includes, but is hardly limited to:HawkwindTarantism Utah SaintsAOS3Omnia OperaKen Colyer's Legacy New Orleans Jazz Band Kid Ego Rhythm of BluesSkyclad SpaceheadTechnicians of Spaceship HawkwindGin Goblins Coyote Wrecks (Paddy Stratton) Ruby Red LipsModal LogicNanobots Vasquez Giant Root AttackIllusion Overtone (Rock school)Sleepy Head (Rock school)Prime SinisterPsonikadiaomg, omg, omg Tarantism!!!! getting my passport out, now....This year's HawkFest is called - 3 Days of Quark Strangeness And Charm in commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the album Quark Strangeness and Charm.You can buy the album from Amazon.com among other places...Anyhow, for full details, including the wedding ceremony for Dave Brock and Kris Tait, click over to these sites:

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official Hawkwind space where they are streaming a kick azz "Silver Machine"....HawkFest Info WebsiteTicket Info, Directions, And MapHawkFest 2007Hawkwind WebsiteIf you are a BIG Hawkwind fan (who isn't?) then you might be interested in the "private" show they will be playing in East Devon area on the 14th of July, or the "visas-pending" show in Bethlehem, PA in the US at the Nearfest on June 23rd. Both of those shows can be found on the band's official music space.

Full Hawkwind Tour Dates At This Time:

Jun 16 Hawkfest Donington Park Farm House Nr DerbyJun 23 Nearfest Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaJul 14 Private Concert SouthwestDec 13 Holmfirth Holmforth, MidlandsDec 14 Manchester Manchester, NorthwestDec 15 Exeter Exeter, Southwest