I started Wired Festival way back in September 2007 – I ran two floors of entertainment at the Cross Kings – and have been running it yearly ever since.

This will be the smallest festival, and I’m mostly running it as an excuse to catch up and hang out with some of my favourite musicians that I used to play shows with. It’s FREE ENTRY, with the most reasonably priced ale in Finsbury Park, and a damn good Sunday kitchen too.

Featuring music from:

Antonio Lulic
David Goo
Edward Bell
Edward Sheeran
Fiona Bevan
Jonny Taylor
Kal Lavelle
Kevin Molloy
Lindsay West
and
Stephen Long

With more acts to be announced in just a little bit. If you’re free, pop on down!

It was a huge learning curve, and a huge amount of fun – people remember it fondly even now, and I’d like to think it was a part of bringing together some people who still remain good friends now.

In any case, when my parents mentioned that they’d really enjoyed the IKTOMS gigs I used to run in London, and would have loved to have one on in Cornwall (where they live), I quickly found myself working out a way to get down there and do it. And we’ll be doing exactly that this weekend… myself, Fiona Bevan, Kal Lavelle and Stephen Long are hopping into a rental van and driving to the South-West, where the intention is to sun ourselves in some Cornish coves, write some new songs, and to play a concert on the Saturday night at Wringford Down. I really can’t wait! It’s been a long time since I allowed myself a weekend of free-spirited creativity, so very much looking forward to it.

If you’re not in or around Cornwall this weekend (and I suppose the likelihood is that you’re not) then all four of us will be bringing the show back to Kal’s own night, WE LOVE SUNDAYS, at the World’s End pub in Finsbury Park (not the one in Camden!) on the 9th May, so join us there! If you live further afield then we’re just going to have to up our game… and I’m feeling up for occasional challenges – name your city, town or hamlet and we’ll plan a new IKTOMS tour…

I’ll attempt to post some songs up here when we get back – we’ll be recording the show.

Over and out…