So the festival may be all over for another year, but before you let the post-festival blues sink in, there’s plenty still going on in the UK to keep the party going. So instead of cranking up your radiator to 45 degrees, whacking on a vest and blaring out Noisettes tracks in your bedroom till the early hours, why not check out our upcoming gigs that will bring the Lake of Stars spirit straight to your doorstep!?
One such Lake of Stars event, that promises to blow the socks off its attendees, is our good friends, Audio Farm's Manchester Party 'Farmival' on October 29th. With over 1000 people expected, 3 floors of music, life sized animals and a chat roulette room this is an event certainly not to be missed!
We caught up with the mischievous marauders of music to find out a little bit more about their ‘magically mystical fete’ and their association with Lake of Stars.
Tell us a bit about Audio Farm and what you guys do?
At Audio Farm as well as putting on some of the biggest names in electronic music we try and make the night that extra bit unusual with the way we dress the club up with strange decor, performers, interactive weird games and stalls, combining this with the music of the artists which we book and the people who come to the farm, we believe it creates an atmosphere that is pretty dam special!
How did you first hear about vinspired Lake of Stars? and how did you get involved?
We had heard of Lake of Stars for some time from nights we had seen in Liverpool, but didn't realise it was a festival in Malawi until about 18months ago, when a close friend told us about it and put is in touch with the organisers, from doing a bit of research on the festival we knew we would love to get involved with it and that came true for when we DJ'd at Lake Of Stars 2009.
What was your experience of the vinspired Lake of Stars festival last year?
Absolutely mind blowing! Just being in Malawi itself was pure amazing but to be at a festival as well, well it can't be beaten! The people, the place, the atmosphere.
Did you volunteer to play the festival for free?
Yep we funded ourselves to get 4 of us there and we also raised some money to help the festival from an event we did in September 09.
Why do you think it’s important for young people to volunteer?
Amazing things would not happen without all types of volunteers!
And now you’re putting on a quite incredible event in association with vinspired Lake of Stars, cunningly named Farmival! How did this come about?
Well as this event was so close to this years lake of stars, we realised it would pretty impossible for us to go to Lake of Stars this year! So we though the next best thing would be to get the Lake of stars spirit down to the Farmival!
Can you tell us what we are to expect from the night?
Something pretty different! And lots of good music :)
And what are you most excited about?
Seeing what people come dressed up and seeing people who have been to the zombie station! (A strange stall, all will be revealed!)
