It can’t be that hard, can it? Find a field, book some bands, keep everything low-scale and independent, and hope it stays warm enough to relax in the sun drinking quality cider in your shirt and sandals. At least, that’s possibly what Sophia and Simon, the organisers behind the very first End of the Road Festival, had running through their minds a few summers ago. Inspired by their experience at the Green Man Festival, they decided to stage their very own event deep in the heart of the English countryside, picking the best bits from the likes of Green Man and Endorse it whilst also creating a unique and inviting atmosphere all of its own.
And deep within the beautiful tranquillity of Larmer Tree Gardens, near Ludwell in Dorset, the End of The Road Festival was born. Quintessentially English in feel and intimately grassroots in production - and with quirky features such as the working piano in a secluded part of the gardens, squawking parrots and peacocks darting about and precisely no advertising boards or sponsors’ placards situated around the site - it was a positively fresh, almost horizontal experience from the very start. And then, of course, you have the music. Boasting a plethora of underground talent as well as rising names.
V/A - End of the Road. (2007)
V/A - End of the Road. (2008)
klik on covers for track listings
V/A - End of the Road. (2007)
V/A - End of the Road. (2008)
klik on covers for track listings
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