2014.07.12 - Village Green Festival Southend England

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SETLIST 
 Order    Song   
 01    Stolen Car   
 02    Paris Train  
 03    Central Reservation   
 04    Stars All Seen To Weep  
 05    Shopping Trolley  
 06    Call Me The Breeze  
 07    She Cries Your Name  
 08    Galaxy  
 09    Pass In Time  
     ENCORE  
 10    Someone's Daughter  
     ENCORE 2  
 11    Feel To Believe  
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Thousands enjoy Village Green festival

FESTIVAL-GOERS basked in sunshine as Village Green returned for a sixth consecutive year in Chalkwell Park.

The one-day event, put on by Chalkwell-based arts provider Metal, is a showcase for artists from headliner Brit Award-winning Beth Orton to village choirs.

Eleven hours of entertainment, spread over more than 15 locations in the park, were enjoyed by more than 20,000 revellers.

Highlights included Orton, Stanford-le-Hope act Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip and Leigh resident Phil Jupitus, who recorded the Village Green stage crowd singing happy birthday to Wilko Johnson.


The weird and wonderful side of the festival saw a fire-breathing mechanical dragon, a fake crocodile roaming the site and a stage run entirely by youngsters from Southend.

Revellers had to pay £10 for their tickets, which had previously been free.

Ms Bailey said the price hike was worth it.

The festivities started on Friday, with a new event called the Next Generation – a mini-Village Green for school children.

The event gave young people from Southend a chance to showcase their music, film and visual art.

All infant, junior and secondary schools in the area were invited with more than 4,000 people taking part.

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Rain finally falls for festival finale
by Suzi Muston


THE crowd went wild when the last act of the night, Beth Orton walked cautiously onto the stage, clad in a hippy style poncho, guitar in hand.

As she took an almighty gulp of her drink, she asked the audience: "Are we in Southend?"

Beth gave a stunning performance, blending her haunting vocals with folk and electronic sounds.

Although much of the her performance was similar sounding, she kept the crowd captivated. The band showed great dexterity too.

At times the songs, although infused with energy from a ferocious female drummer, were introspective and gloomy, with Beth waxing lyrical about a sense of longing and a need to be loved.

During one particularly sad song, a teenage boy whispered in my ear: ‘This is a bit depressing, isn’t it?"

Depressing it may have been, but her talent and her quirky band, kept us all entertained and wanting more.

By the fifth song in her set, the rain was coming down. Fortunately I was just about covered by the stage roof.

It seems after having therapy and two children, Beth is back, more at ease with the world and her place within it.

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