SONDER Festival 2017

SONDER Festival is a three day music, comedy and arts festival based in Manchester’s iconic Northern Quarter. The festival looks to bring together creative talent from across the region and also supports some amazing causes while doing so. The aim at SONDER is to create an incredible festival while also being able to stay at a price that is inclusive and offers great value for attendees.

This year SONDER is showcasing some of the best rising talent around with a plethora of artist who have performed on BBC Introducing, Radio 1, Radio 6 Music, BBC Radio 1 Xtra, XFM and many more.

An average ticket price in Manchester city center could easily set you back over £8. SONDER have created a festival which allows attendees to see more acts for less! At just £10 for a full day ticket and £15 for the full three days they have created a festival that is not only affordable but is also fantastic value.



Not only will Ralph be playing some tracks by bands playing SONDER Festival on the Radio KC Indie Show next Sunday (11.6.17) from 5-7pm but we'll be having an online competition to win 2 wristbands PLUS you'll find him wandering around the Northern Quarter enjoying the food, atmosphere, quality bands and the odd beer plus I'm sure apres-festival reviews will ensue as some of his favourites are playing over the weekend including the newly added Boston Shakers.


              Ticket link: Full Weekend Ticket - £15

Keystone Crowdfunder for an Independent Arts, Food and Drink Festival in Manchester

Now as Ralph's been known to say (more than several times) it's not just about the music when it comes to being independent...however here's a crowdfunder in Manchester that's not only about the music, but also food, drink and the arts...what's not to like!



Ralph's even had a two hour special on Radio KC to help promote the crowdfunder featuring 34 tracks by Manchester bands which you can listen back to by clicking on THIS LINK...

Keystone (the brainchild of Blackjack Brewery, Shebeen Events and GRUB) is intended to be a flexible events space designed to support Manchester's best independent music, comedy and arts promoters while providing all of our visitors with top quality food and drinks provided by innovative operators.

The venue, housed in a Green Quarter railway arch, is designed to accommodate both large and small scale events as wide, varied and inclusive as…

• An array of live music gigs
• Monthly street food market
• Community meetings
• Conferences
• Film screenings
• Supper clubs
• Theatre productions
• Cosy acoustic gigs
• Art exhibitions
• Any other events the community or local Manchester artists want to make happen. 

Keystone hope to attract a wide array of different people to the venue so we will be making every effort to make the venue and their events as inclusive as possible.

They are also looking to have a positive impact as the focal point of the local community, hence the name Keystone.  They will seek to engage with their neighbours, both residential and businesses, to support them to develop the Green Quarter.

Not only this but they want to support the diversity of the wider Manchester community.  In a time when cities are struggling to retain a notable identity Keystone want to support independent artists and businesses so they can push back on the supermarkets, the chains, the faceless mega businesses.  




Keystone want to provide an environment where those fiercely independent creatives can truly flourish spawning a new wave of Manchester entrepreneurs allowing everyone to choose not to line the pockets of tax avoiding big business.



So if you're a fan of indie-pendents please help this crowdfunder to its goal of £11,000 by pledging what you can right here...and if you need further info click here to go to the crowdfunder page.

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This project will only be funded if at least £11,000 is pledged by Sun, Mar 1 2015 6:00 PM +00:00.

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  2 tickets to Shebeen Festival 2015 PLUS a super limited edition festival poster created by legendary Manchester artist DAVID BAILEY (http://www.davidbaileyillustration.com/) which will feature within its design a PERSONAL THANKYOU and your name.

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  2 tickets to Shebeen Festival 2015 PLUS the DAVID BAILEY poster with your name in it from the above reward PLUS two invites to the very intimate Shebeen Festival launch party to be held 01/05/15. You will be the only members of the public invited to a very special and intimate celebration and you will also receive a free streetfood dinner.

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  FESTIVAL SPONSORSHIP: Have your INDEPENDENT business featured on our Shebeen Festival 2015 poster, website, programme and online promotions. Also includes a package of 10 tickets and a possible opportunity to have a presence at the festival itself. Please get in touch to discuss.

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