Southport Weekender pres. SUNceBEAT @ The Garden Petrčane, 13.-15.08.2010.

This year in Croatia there're a lot of great festivals at the seaside and we are very lucky to have a lot of great artists performing for us so near. It would be a shame to miss these shows, so pack your bags and start planning. Speaking of that, one of my biggest expectations this summer is Roy Ayers, for he's never been so close. It's his first performance in Croatia. One other guy I'm looking forward to see is the new rising star Jose James. For me that should be enough to know what festival I'm visiting for sure. If that's not enough for you, then let's see what it is all about...

2010 sees the dawning of a new era for the legendary Southport Weekender Festival as they embark on a new journey overseas, taking their SPW magic to the Croatian shores this summer with their brand new event, SUNceBEAT. Set in the beautiful surroundings of The Garden Petrcane near Zadar, this 2500 capacity event will take place over 3 nights and days from 13th August - 15th August. In true Southport tradition, SUNceBEAT will sport a plethora of World class DJ's and live acts, spanning across 2 outside stages in the beautiful "Garden Area" with the crystal clear Adriatic Sea lapping at your feet, alongside the late night club, cocktail and champagne bars, numerous sun lounging areas and the 150 year old clipper, 'Argonaughty' (200 capacity) setting sail for the exciting boat parties they have planned.

Who's ready to party in the sun.. Southport style?!?! DJ'S CONFIRMED

DENNIS FERRER
THEO PARRISH
DJ SPINNA
RON TRENT
JAZZANOVA
AME
KERRI CHANDLER
RUB N TUG
JOEY NEGRO
JAZZIE B (SOUL II SOUL)
KARIZMA
MR THING
THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS
RONNIE HEREL
EDDY MEETS YANNAH (CROATIA)
PHIL ASHER
KEV BEADLE
LUIS RADIO - EQUAL RECS /ROOM26 (ITALIA)
TERRY JONES
SARAH FAVOURITIZM
SOULDYNAMIC (ITALIA)
MR FINGERS (LARRY HEARD) LIVE
MARK STONE (UDM SHOW)
DJ DEKKY (SLOVENIA)
MAGIC JAY (SLOVENIA)
GAVIN KENDRICK
MARC ROWLANDS LIVE ACTS

ROY AYERS
JOSE JAMES
BAH SAMBA FT TASITA D'MOUR
LEROY HUTSON

BOAT PARTIES!
As well as the beautifully located outdoor stages, beach bars, cocktail and champagne bar and after hours art décor club, Barbarella's, the thing we all know you're looking forward to hearing about are the Boat Parties on the 200 capacity tall ship 'Argonaughty'. Friday 13th August
Boat Party 1 : 2.00pm - 6.00pm
Joey Negro
Jazzanova
DJ Spinna
Sarah Favouritizm

Boat Party 2 : 7.00pm - 11.00pm
'The Soul Boat'
Jazzie B
Ronnie Herel
Mr Thing
Terry Jones Saturday 14th August
Boat Party 1 : 2.00pm - 6.00pm
Kerri Chandler
Karizma
Souldynamic
Luis Radio

Sunday 15th August
Boat Part 1 : 2.00pm - 6.00pm
Larry Heard (Mr Fingers)
Rub n Tug
Marc Rowlands
Gavin Kendrick

Boat Party 2 : 7.00pm - 11.00pm
'The Beat Boat'
Ron Trent
Eddy Meets Yannah
Phil Asher
Kev Beadle

TICKETS ARE ON SALE!
TICKET PRICES:
Weekend Adult Tickets: 80 pounds pp
Children Under 12 are free of any charge
Boat Parties : 15 pounds per boat party

BUY ONLINE : www.suncebeat.com

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GETTING THERE

The nearest airport to the village of Petrcane is Zadar (20 mins), followed by Split (90 mins) or Zagreb (3hr). These times are for traveling by car along the highway. For those with more time for an adventure then other airport options in Croatia are Rijeka, Pula or Dubrovnik. Also not too far away are Ljubljana in Slovenia with Easyjet and Trieste in Italy with Ryanair.

UDM SHOW COACH TRIP FROM SWITZERLAND
Getting to Croatia from most of Europe, especially Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia, Hungary etc is easy, but we're pleased to announce that coaches have been arranged by UDM Show from Basel, Switzerland, for more information check http://www.udmshow.com

ACCOMODATION

HOTELS
Petrcane is well stocked with accommodation. Check Hotel Pinija if your after a three star hotel vibe with indoor pool, etc. There's a huge stock of apartments and villas that can be booked for the week or weekend as well as cheaper hotels for as little as 10 Euros a night. The village also has camping facilities for up to 160 tents so the choice is yours. If you would like further information about staying at Hotel Pinija then please visit General Turist or email info@terratravel.hr as they will have a limited rooming availability. For accommodation enquiries INSIDE the village, please email Gail: gail@thegardenzadar.com
For accommodation enquiries OUTSIDE the village, General Turist is the official accommodation engine for the area.

CAMPING
There is a small campsite very close to the festival which can hold around 100-120 "plots" (ie. small - medium tent). The price is 25 kuna's per day which works out at around 3 pounds a day. Bargain! Please check out Camp Pineta or email Gail (as Above) for a larger campsite. They do get booked up quite quickly though! If you are looking on the internet for accommodation then the villages of PETRCANE or PUNTA SKALA are best for walking to the festival site.

All enquiries 0844 879 7210 or +44 (0)191 375 0699 if calling from outside the UK.
info@southportweekender.co.uk
www.southportweekender.co.uk
www.SUNceBEAT.com
Facebook event : http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=196014548330&ref=ts
twitter.com/southportweekender

maja // 27/07/2010

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