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Rhythm Festival: The Music Festival For People Who Expect A Little Bit More

There's nothing worse than spending hundreds of pounds on festival tickets only to find you've paid dearly for the "Weekend From Hell".

You know what I mean: overflowing toilets, a seemingly never-ending stream of the "latest big thing" bands with one good song between them; a camping field that's more like a scene from Braveheart than a place to sleep; long queues for everything from over-priced burgers to even more overpriced flat lager…

Is that your idea of the perfect weekend? If so…

YOU'LL HATE RHYTHM FESTIVAL

Rhythm Festival offers…

	A friendly music festival run by real people for real people. No corporate branding. No sponsorship. No sell-outs.
	Good value for money. A family of four (2 adults, 2 children under 17) pays just £190 for a three-day weekend (+ £25 for camping in Buena Vista field). Under 5's are free.

	No hidden extras. Tickets are sold without compulsory booking fees and no rip-off delivery charges (just £1 per order handling charge when bought online from thsi site).

	Easy to get to. Clapham is three miles from Bedford rail station and midway between the A1 and M1 motoways – in the heart of England.

	The very best live music. Legends such as 10cc, Arlo Guthrie, Billy Bragg, The Damned, Donovan and The Wailers plus great bands to discover. No covers bands, miming or playback.
	A great countryside setting. Twinwood Arena is a beautiful purpose-built site in the heart of natural Bedfordshire woodlands with lots of great facilities.

	Plenty to do for all the family: kids' entertainment includes circus school, organised sports and football, puppetry, workshops and storytelling.
	Lots to do for grown-ups too, from the Solar-Powered Cinema to three music stages, comedy, magic, street theatre, "pub quizes" and more.

	The best "facilities" of any festival. Flush toilets throughout – even more than ever for 2010 – plus 50% more posh showers for campers.
	No long trek to the camping fields – you are able to unload from your car and (in most cases) park in the same field as your tent. Lots of camping space, too!

	A wide choice of real ales and ciders from local producers (including Pot Belly and Wells & Young's), lagers, brand-name spirits, a proper wine-list – all at roughly Bedfordshire pub prices. Last year Eagle IPA was 5p cheaper than at the local pub!

	High quality food at the lowest festival prices. Norfolk Farmhouse ice creams, gourmet veggie, Indian curries, Thai, authentic Cornish pasties, posh sausages and burgers, Dutch delicacies, real coffee and cakes and more…

	Although 42% of festival-goers come from within 40 miles of Bedford, "Britain's Happiest Music Festival" attracts people from all over the world, including (this year) California, Sydney and Cape Town!
	A minimal carbon footprint. Because our site is permanent and services four events in quick succession there's less to bring in, less transport cost and less emissions. Oh, and at least 86% of all our waste is recycled.

A Wealth of Experience & Knowledge

Now in its fifth year, Rhythm Festival is organised by music business veteran Jim Driver and his experienced team. Between them they've been involved at some of the world's greatest music events, from Glastonbury to Cropredy, from Cambridge Folk Festival to the Isle of Wight and Guilfest.

Jim works closely with Twinwood Events, owners of the site and veterans of over a dozen successful music festivals of their own.

If these people don't know how to organise a great music festival, then nobody does. Rest assured: you're putting yourself in safe hands. Your happiness and safety are our primary concerns.

Rhythm Festival presents world class acts of the calibre of

10cc, Arlo Guthrie, Billy Bragg, The Damned, Donovan, Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams, The Wailers, The Dualers, Adrian Edmondson & The Bed Shepherds, Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band, Three Bonzos & A Piano, Roger Chapman & The Shortlist, Wilko Johnson…

and over 100 more acts spread over four stages and three days. A dozen of the acts are flying in specially to play for us. Where else are you going to see such a great line-up of rock, reggae, ska, blues, folk and roots music in 2010?

Extracts from recent (unsolicited) emails from happy members of the Rhythm Festival family:

"I've been to several festivals of many different styles from house music to jazz and folk, but I can honestly say: with no doubt, the greatest festival of all time for me was Rhythm Festival" (Richard B. of Oxford)

"I've been to the festival in 2006, 2008 and 2009 - couldn't come in 2007 because of a holiday booking but now I arrange my holidays around the Rhythm Festival rather than the other way round! I've really enjoyed every one I've been to – it's always a great line-up and the sun always shines, the campsite is friendly and relaxed and the proper toilets are a bonus – you can't get better than that! (Caroline C. of Manchester)

"This will be our fourth visit. Love the Rhythm Festival, we book our holidays around it now. The first time we came was just for the day to see Hothouse Flowers in 2007. Enjoyed it so much we bought weekend tickets. Came back last year with lots of others and hoping for the same this year."
(Brian B. of Shropshire)

Rhythm Festival UK: The Perfect Summer's Weekend In The Heart Of England.

But don't just take our word for it, ask our loyal customers. A staggering 88% of them returned in 2009.

Rhythm Festival 2010

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P.S. If you enjoy being ripped off as part of your weekend music festival, overflowing toilets and instantly forgettable music, then Rhythm Festival probably isn't for you.

"Rhythm Festival is the three-day music festival held in the beautiful Bedfordshire countryside that's been called 'the music festival for people who don't like music festivals' " – The Times