Music Festivals
Long gone are the days where festivals attract the great unwashed, today’s music festivals are frequented by celebrities and the fashion savvy. The majority of retailers cash in on this and launch a festival line of clothing on the build up to the big events. So you’ve got your outfits sorted, now to think about getting there, well here at stminibushire we’ve got that covered for you, we can provide the transport and trailer to get you and all your festival gear to your chosen venue.
V Festival
V Festival usually happens around august, and actually has 2 sites. One of the sites is in Chelmsford and the other is in Staffordshire. Don’t worry about picking between the north’s venue and the south’s venue as both sites have the same act they just swap days. V festival was originally a rock festival but over the years the pop scene has snuck in and are now the most popular acts seen. V festival dates back to 1996 and was thought up by Jarvis Cocker, the front man of pulp. Some of the best known acts to have performed here are Razorlight, Coldplay, Kaiser chiefs, Sterophonics, Daft Punk, Kylie Minogue, Rhianna, Girls aloud, and Beyonce.
Parklife At Heaton Park
The Parklife weekender is now hosted at Heaton Park in Manchester. Parklife is a little different to the usual festivals with no camping facilities and no cars being allowed to park overnight in the car park. Parklife is the closest music festival to the Manchester area and its location can get a little busy, we recommend pre booking your transport before you go including your return trip which with us a st minibus hire we provide an accessible meeting point so you can have a stress fun filled weekend. Parklife is traditionally held in June, and has seen some huge artist perform including Plan B, Example, Rita Ora and Rudimental.
Download Music Festival.
Download festival has been around since 2003, is usually held in the middle of June and has stayed true to its heavy metal and rock roots. Download has a dog as its mascot and it changes its colour every year. The biggest names to perform at Download include Iron Maiden, Marilyn Manson, Metallica, Linkin Park, Guns and Roses and Def Leppard. Download festival has an incredible website which includes a list of things you may need for camping, and also a list of things that you can’t take with you. As with all of our festival we arrange a meeting point for your return trip and we use our up to date sat nav’s to plan our routes to avoid any major traffic disruption.
Transport By Minibus
We have a fleet of minibuses and trailers to take you here so don’t hesitate to call and discuss your requirements. We have been going to these festivals that long now we also know the best ways to get in and out so your time is spent listening to music and not sat in a minibus.