Eden Sessions Backstage

Kasabian footage

lhogan@edenproject.com (Lauren) — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:55:00 +0000

Here it is people, first official footage of Kasabian gig at Eden. Brings back happy memories no?

Oasis tonight!!

lhogan@edenproject.com (Lauren) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:28:00 +0000

http://www.edenproject.com/sessions/news2009-Oasis-at-Eden-Project-gig-rescheduled.php
Ticket holders are kindly requested to bring along ID to avoid any potential ticket fraud and to minimise delays on the night. We advise ticket holders to arrive as early as possible to get through the security checks. Your ticket will allow you entry into the Eden Project on the day or day after the concert.
WHAT'S HAPPENING AND WHEN...

Main stage
Howard Eliot Payne 8.00 - 8.30
Oasis 9pm
Med Biome
Tim Hill 5.30pm
Chris Smith and The Love Gap Band 6.30 - 7.30pm
See you there

Tweet to win Eden Sessions tickets

lhogan@edenproject.com (Lauren) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:12:00 +0000

Hello to you if you're going to the Razorlight / Maccabees gig tonight - you're in for a treat! Follow us on Twitter for the latest backstage goss plus the best tweet of the night from u guys wins Paul Weller gig tix http://www.edenproject.com/sessions/sessions-twitter.php

Still a handful of tix left BTW!

Only 1 day to go till the next Eden Session of the summer

lhogan@edenproject.com (Lauren) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:17:00 +0000

There's only 1 day to go till the next Eden Session of the summer and there are a handful of tickets left! Visit http://www.edenproject.com/sessions/news2009-razorlight-live-gig-tickets.php for a full line up and running order and to buy your tickets.

This Thursday July 9 will see Razorlight and The Maccabees take to the world famous Eden Project stage. And if that wasn't enough, we're expanding the Sessions programme beyond the main stage to include festival style performances and workshops across the whole of the Eden Project landscape.

Creative activists Cape Farewell will be bringing a programme of artists such as Marcus Brigstocke, Liam Frost and Human Beatboxer, Shlomo to host Cool Sounds from the Frozen Artic, which will include an intimate workshop from 3:30pm - 5pm and a performance at 6pm in the Med Biome.

The best of South West musical talent will also be performing around Eden throughout the afternoon from 4pm.

Following the headline acts you'll witness a powerful light show by artist Chris Levine, which will be the first exposure of a long-term experimental collaboration.

P.S. - if you can't make Thursday there are a handful of tickets left for Paul Weller on Friday at https://www.edenbookings.com/events/sessions/ but be quick!

Additions to this Thursdays line-up

lhogan@edenproject.com (Lauren) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:23:00 +0000

As if Razorlight and The Maccabees weren't enough, this year we’re expanding the Sessions programme beyond the main stage to include site wide festival style performances and workshops.

Back from the Artic, where they hold their innovative expeditions, creative activists Cape Farewell will be bringing their enlightening cultural response to Climate Change to the Sessions, which will kick start a 3-year collaboration with the Eden Project. A programme of artists such as Marcus Brigstocke, Liam Frost and Human Beatboxer, Shlomo will be hosting Cool Sounds from the Frozen Artic, which will include an intimate workshop from 3:30pm – 5pm and a performance at 6pm in the Med Biome, this Thursday.

The best of South West musical talent will also be performing around Eden throughout the afternoon from 4pm.

Following the headline acts you’ll witness a powerful light show by artist Chris Levine, which will be the first exposure of a long-term experimental collaboration.

The Biomes are open until 9pm .

See you there

There are still a handful of Razorlight tickets available, but be quick, cos they're going fast!

Kasabian and The Hours: Saturday July 4

noreply@blogger.com (stephenB) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:12:00 +0000

Statement regarding bars

“We are really sorry that people had to queue for far too long for drinks at the Kasabian Session on Saturday night. We pride ourselves on getting all aspects of the Sessions experience right and this time we let you and ourselves down. Lessons have been learned and we are doing everything we can to get the bar set-up right in time for Thursday’s Razorlight Session, Friday’s with Paul Weller, Oasis (July 14) and The Kooks (July 18). Sincere apologies once again - we hope that it didn’t spoil people’s experience of what turned out to be a fantastic show.”

Peter Hampel, Creative Director.

Gig Review

With a sell-out crowd eagerly anticipating the return of Eden's iconic summer gigs, indie soldiers The Hours stepped out under a sky that threatened but never delivered rain and took their place in history as the first band to play the 2009 Eden Sessions. Playing tracks from Narcissus Road and this spring's See The Light, their unique brand of piano-led indie-pop was the perfect curtain-raiser for the summer.

Kasabian, fresh from the release of West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum and a brilliant show at Glastonbury, hit the Eden stage on top of their game. WRPLA, their third studio album, was a critically lauded UK number one and carries all the swaggering hallmarks of a band who know they're up there with the best.

Tom, Serge and co. strode on stage like a proper rock band - skinny jeans, hair over their ears, guitars locked and loaded - and launched into a punishing set. Few have rocked the Biomes harder and the crowd, mesmerised by Tom's cocksure Ian Brown-esque frontman presence, were treated to anthem after anthem - Fire, Shoot the Runner, Club Foot, et al - all accompanied by a typically spectacular Eden lightshow.

The effect was one of being assaulted by music, in the best possible way.

Talking of which... we're doing it all again on Thursday and Friday (phew!). Razorlight and The Maccabees will play on Thursday and then, once we've all had a sleep, Paul Weller and Florence and the Machine, playing in support of the Prince’s Rainforests Project in association with EDF Energy to mark the first Green Britain Day , round the week off in style on Friday.

And the best news? There's still a few tickets available.

And if you're at any of the Sessions, join the Twitter fun for your chance to win tickets to future Sessions.

Do you tweet?

lhogan@edenproject.com (Lauren) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:12:00 +0000

R U coming to watch Kasabian tomorrow? Tweet us during the gig - the best Tweet of the night wins a pair of tix to Razorlight.

http://twitter.com/edenprojectedenproject

lhogan@edenproject.com (Lauren) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:03:00 +0000

R U coming to watch Kasabian tomorrow? Tweet us during the gig - the best Tweet of the night wins a pair of tix to Razorlight.

http://twitter.com/edenprojectedenproject

New full line-up of events for Kasabian gig

lhogan@edenproject.com (Lauren) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:24:00 +0000

This year's Eden Sessions include site wide festival style performances and workshops providing a platform for the very best in South West talent.

This Saturday July 4 prior to the Kasabian and The Hours gig, listen to Cornwall’s hottest musicians and songwriters, including Hitchcock Rules, Ryan Ashley-Jones and Jamie Lawson, watch spectacular skate boarding tricksters and hilarious cabaret, ease stressed heads and shoulders in our Sail Away healing zone, all set within Eden’s beautiful outdoor and indoor biomes in their most stunning summer finery. The programme kicks off at 2pm. See you there.

Full line-up here

The Maccabees - on Eden, whistling and Hibiscus

noreply@blogger.com (stephenB) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:02:00 +0000

The Maccabees have just received great reviews for their Glastonbury set and are being described as rapidly becoming one of the 'must see' cult bands of the year.
They lay the Eden Sessions with Razorlight on Thursday July 9 2009. Here, lead singer Orlando chats to our Ben about their plans for the gig and his favourite flowers.

You can see highlights from The Maccabees Glastonbury performance on the BBC website...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/glastonbury/2007//artists/maccabees/

There are still a few tix left for The Maccabees and Razorlight - buy them here
https://www.edenbookings.com/events/sessions/

New Razorlight drummer "excellent"

lhogan@edenproject.com (Lauren) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:46:00 +0000

According to Q magazine this week Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell has revealed Razorlight considered calling it quits after drummer Andy Burrows quit earlier this year.

The talented drummer left the band in March citing "personal reasons" and although the band seemed destined to carry on at the time, it's revealed on the Q website that they considered hanging up their skinny jeans, "It was not at all certain that we were going to carry on" says Borrell.

But all is well again now that new drummer David "Skully" Sullivan-Kaplan has joined the band. "He's a really great guy and an excellent drummer, so it all feels new and exciting" says Borrell on the Q website.

Read the full story on the Q website

See our interview with new drummer Skully here

You can see Razorlight at Eden on July 9, buy your tickets here

Why Razorlight can't wait to play Eden

noreply@blogger.com (stephenB) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:11:00 +0000

Razorlight and The Maccabees will play an Eden Session on July 9 that's set to go down in history as one of the finest we've ever seen. Recently we met with Björn (guitar), Carl (bass) and Skully (drums).

As well as being thoroughly nice chaps, there was a real sense that they were looking forward to their Eden show for the same reasons the rest of us do - the unique atmosphere, the beautiful surroundings and the fact that they get to have a look around the Biomes (picking up tips for their prolific vegetable growing one would hope).

Razorlight play at Eden July 9. A few tickets are still available, you can purchase them at our Eden bookings site.

Great reviews for Razorlight headline set at Isle of Wight

lhogan@edenproject.com (Lauren) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:47:00 +0000

Razorlight played a great joint headline set with Stereophonics at the Isle of Wight Festival this weekend.

Frontman Johnny Borrell led his band onstage to a huge welcome. They started their set in energetic style, performing 'Stumble And Fall' and the Top 10 single 'In The Morning' early on.

The band also showcased several tracks from recent album 'Slipway Fires', including 'Tabloid Lover'. They also played older songs, with 'Golden Touch' and 'America' getting huge crowd reactions.

Razorlight played:

'Back To The Start'
'In The Morning'
'Stumble And Fall'
'I Can't Stop This Feeling I've Got'
'North London Trash'
'Golden Touch'
'Before I Fall To Pieces'
'Wire To Wire'
'Blood For Wild Blood'
'Tabloid Lover'
'America'
'Somewhere Else'

Razorlight headline a 2009 Eden Session on July 9

NME Review Razorlight at the Isle of Wight Festival
You can watch Razorlight perform at Isle of Wight on ITV2 player

Two top support acts announced for Eden Sessions

noreply@blogger.com (stephenB) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:46:00 +0000

Alt rockers The Maccabees will play on the Razorlight bill on July 9 and indie pop sensations Florence and the Machine will appear on July 10 at Paul Weller’s Session, which is being staged in support of the Prince’s Rainforests Project in association with EDF Energy.

More on the announced supports at the Eden Sessions website

Accoustic Kasabian

lhogan@edenproject.com (Lauren) — Fri, 29 May 2009 15:55:00 +0000

Check out Guardian Unlimited where Kasabian's Tom'n'Serge treat us to an acoustic version of Underdog, recorded at Home House, London. Their new album, West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, is out 8 June.

Still a few Kasabian Eden Sessions tickets left... but not for long!

Get excited...

lhogan@edenproject.com (Lauren) — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:57:00 +0000

You can see the the official video for Kasabian's new single Fire on their blog. It's released on June 1 and is absolutely brilliant!

Eden is looking for performers

lhogan@edenproject.com (Lauren) — Mon, 18 May 2009 09:44:00 +0000

Performer? Musician? Dancer? Comedian? Poet? We want to hear from you!

All South West based performers, musicians, filmmakers, dancers, street entertainers & live art practitioners – the Eden Project would like to invite local and regional artists to tell us about yourselves and explore ways we can bring your work to our audience and unique & iconic spaces as part of our exciting events programme.

Please send examples of your work by post or via e-mail.
Please include:

1. Less than 5 min of footage/music/film on CD or DVD
2. Up to 5 jpgs (72dpi) documenting your work
3. Your artist’s statement (max 1 page A4) or
4. CV (max 2 pages of A4)

Via post:
Send all information to:
Gabriella Gilkes
Programme Producer (Site Wide Live)
The Eden Project
Bodelva
Cornwall
PL24 2SG

Via e-mail: ggilkes@edenproject.com

We look forward to hearing from you

Paul Weller plays Eden Project stage

lhogan@edenproject.com (Lauren) — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:37:00 +0000

British music legend Paul Weller will play a very special Eden Session on July 10.

This concert is a really exciting addition to the 2009 Eden Sessions line-up and we are delighted to be drawing attention to the vital work of The Prince's Rainforests Project.

It's going to be an amazing night of music from one of the world's most respected and enduring artists.

Paul, veteran of The Jam, The Style Council and a solo career that spans 16 years, joins fellow headliners Kasabian, Razorlight, Oasis and The Kooks at the Eden Project this July.

This gig provides an important opportunity to help spread the message about the importance of rainforest protection in the fight against climate change. We would like to encourage people to visit www.rainforestSOS.org and sign up to the campaign.

More info on the Eden Project Paul Weller gig on the Eden Sessions website

Kasabian on BBC iplayer

lhogan@edenproject.com (Lauren) — Mon, 11 May 2009 08:41:00 +0000

Kasabian have received rave reviews after playing Radio 1's Big Weekender at the weekend. The set list was.... 1. Shoot The Runner 2. Processed Beats 3. Fire 4. Empire 5. Vlad The Impaler 6. Stuntman 7. Club Foot 8. Underdog/li> 9. You Got The Love 10. L.S.F. Check out the video of Kasabian's live performance on the BBC website, and then buy your Kasabian tix to see them at the Eden Project on Saturday July 4

A note from Peter Hampel

lhogan@edenproject.com (Lauren) — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:52:00 +0000

Apologies for your your obvious frustration with regards to the final line-up announcements but we are nearly there.

The marketplace for the top acts is much tighter and more expensive than previously and we have been working very hard behind the scenes and are very close to the announcement of a 5th really major gig and some top support acts...please bear with us...all will be revealed in a few short weeks...

We haven't let you down in the past and do not intend to do so this year, notwithstanding personal taste..it's still a world class line-up by any standards (and will be enhanced shortly) in challenging financial times and a highly competitive live music sector.

Sometimes it takes longer than expected...for which I can only apologise...but the team is working, as always, extremely hard on it... it is very hard to keep to a precise schedule on announcements as so much of this line of work is unpredictable...rest assured. we are doing what we can....if you look at previous years, we have often announced one or two quite late as some of the big fish like to hold out on decisions on smaller gigs to early summer.

My best guess is that we will be making a major announcement in the next two weeks.

Thanks

Peter

Peter Hampel, Creative Director, Eden Project

noreply@blogger.com (Eden) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:38:00 +0000

Razorlight to headline Eden Session, July 9

Razorlight will headline an Eden Session on July 9. The London based four-piece are the latest top name to add to the 2009 Sessions line-up of Kasabian (July 4), The Kooks (July 18) and Oasis (July 14 - sold out).

Razorlight, fronted by the irrepressible one time Vogue cover-star Johnny Borrell, released their third studio album Slipway Fires in late 2008 and saw it reach number four in the UK album charts, led by the spectral piano ballad Wire to Wire.

The album follows 2004’s debut long player Up All Night, which peaked at number three and launched five top ten singles including Somewhere Else and Golden Touch. The NME and Q both then named them Best New Band.

Razorlight’s 2006 self-titled follow-up hit number one and featured the number two In The Morning and chart-topping phenomenon America.

The band, who played at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park in 2005 and Live Earth at Wembley Stadium in 2007, were nominated in the British Group category of the 2007 Brit Awards. America was nominated in the British Single category at the same awards.

Peter Hampel, Eden’s Creative Director, said: “With four bands confirmed already, this year’s Sessions sees some of the worlds’ greatest guitar bands descending on Cornwall. We’ve had our sights on Razorlight for the last three years and they will be a real highlight.”

Those who want to be guaranteed Sessions tickets can sign up to Eden's priority membership scheme, Inside Track Premium https://www.edenbookings.com/insidetrack/ . This costs £15 and guarantees members the option to buy two tickets for each Session for a week before they go on general release.

Loads more Eden Sessions news on www.edensessions.com

The Kooks to headline on July 18

lhogan@edenproject.com (Lauren) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:29:00 +0000

So today we've confirmed that British rockers The Kooks will headline an Eden Session on July 18.

The Kooks are the third confirmed big-name act for the Eden Project in 2009, following Kasabian who will play on July 4.

Rock legends Oasis play a sold out gig on the Eden Project stage on July 14.

Famed for their catchy hooks and upbeat sensibility, Brighton four-piece The Kooks hit the top of the UK album charts with 2008’s "Konk", featuring the single "Always Where I Need to Be."

Konk followed the band’s 2006 debut "Inside In/Inside Out" which reached number two in the charts. Seven of the 14 tracks from "Inside Out/Inside In" made it into the UK top 40, included top ten entries "Naïve" and "She Moves Her Own Way."

In 2006, following the release of "Inside In/Inside Out", The Kooks were named Best UK and Ireland Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards.

Peter Hampel, Eden’s Creative Director, said: “The Kooks have already established a great reputation for really strong song-writing and for delivering high energy and uplifting live sets. On the back of a hotly tipped new album, they will be a real highlight of this year’s Sessions.”

The Eden Sessions are returning for their eighth year, having previously played host to the likes of Kaiser Chiefs, Muse, KT Tunstall, The Raconteurs, Vampire Weekend, The Verve, Amy Winehouse, Goldfrapp, Basement Jaxx, Keane and Editors.

Last year’s Sessions were widely regarded as the best in the gigs’ history. Further announcements on headliners and support acts for this year will be made soon.

Those who want to be guaranteed Sessions tickets can sign up to Eden's priority membership scheme, Inside Track Premium. This costs £15 and guarantees members the option to buy two tickets for each Session for a week before they go on general release.

Tickets for The Kooks’s Eden Session go on sale on March 2

Kasabian announced as first Eden Sessions headliner of 2009

lhogan@edenproject.com (Lauren) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:56:00 +0000

Kasabian are the first band to be announced alongside the rescheduled Oasis date for the 2009 Eden Sessions and will play the world-famous Eden Project stage on July 4.

Kasabian, who beat Muse and Arctic Monkeys to the “Best Live Act” title at the NME Awards, release their eagerly anticipated new album on June 1st, 2009. The record comes off the back of 2004’s acclaimed self-titled debut and the band’s follow-up Empire, which hit number one in the UK album charts after its release in August 2006.

Peter Hampel, Eden’s Creative Director, said: "We’ve got our work cut out in 2009 to match last year’s success, but Kasabian are without doubt, one of the world’s top live acts and alongside Oasis, have given us the best possible start."

The Eden Sessions are returning for their eighth year, having previously played host to the likes of Kaiser Chiefs, Muse, KT Tunstall, The Raconteurs, Vampire Weekend, The Verve, Amy Winehouse, Goldfrapp, Basement Jaxx, Snow Patrol and Editors

Tickets for the Kasabian Eden Session will go on general release on February 24.

For more Sessions news and Kasabian info visit www.edenproject.com/sessions

Eden Sessions in South by South West Festival Web Awards

lhogan@edenproject.com (Lauren) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:43:00 +0000

We're all v. excited today because we've just found out that the Eden Sessions website has been shortlisted for the South by South West web awards.

As music fans you'll know all about the SXSW Festival, which has been described by the New York Times as "four hyperactive days of making connections for musicians, recording companies and every other business touching on music, from concert bookers to copyright lawyers, publishers to Web geeks."

The SXSW Music and Media Conference showcases hundreds of musical acts from around the globe on over eighty stages in downtown Austin, Texas.

The web awards finalists are all sites that have launched or been completely redesigned in 2008 - we launched the brand new Eden Sessions website in June 2008.

The winners in each category are revealed at the SXSW Web Awards Ceremony on Sunday evening, March 15.

Get the Inside Track on Eden Sessions tickets

lhogan@edenproject.com (Lauren) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:35:00 +0000

Having seen the likes of The Verve, The Raconteurs, Vampire Weekend and KT Tunstall and the Kaiser Chiefs (plus some comic relief from the amazing Bill Bailey) take to the Eden stage, the consensus among many is that the 2008 Sessions were the greatest ever. Tickets sold fast with the The Verve and The Kaiser Chiefs selling out within hours.

We’re already working on the 2009 line-up and hoping to announce all headliners very very soon which is unprecedented for us and great news for you!

That's why we’re reminding you about our Inside Track Membership Scheme.

Last year Inside Track sold out so you need to sign-up fast to join one of our Inside Track Options for 2009 so you get advance notice of the line-ups.

This year we have 2 Inside Track options:

Option 1 - Inside Track Premium @ £15

We guarantee you two tickets for each gig during 2009*.
These tickets are held for seven days after which they will be released for general sale. Due to the popularity of this option there is limited availability.

Option 2 - Inside Track @ £10

Seven days before tickets go on general release you will be given the opportunity to purchase two tickets for each gig. Please note these tickets are not guaranteed. You are given advance notice to purchase tickets on a first come first served basis.

Inside Track Membership will sell out, so be sure to sign up soon!