BRIAN WILSON & MOTÖRHEAD CONFIRMED AS HEADLINERS @ GUILFEST JULY 2009
 

Brian Wilson is quite simply, one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. Dubbed ‘The Mozart Of Rock’, Brian can be credited as having written or co-written some of the best known anthems in the history of pop including “Surfin USA,” “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “Help Me Rhonda,” “California Girls,” “I get around,” and “Good Vibrations” to name but a few! As if that wasn’t enough, the Beach Boys album “Pet Sounds” is widely credited as one of the most influential records ever released in western pop music, ranked number #1 in many critics’ lists of greatest albums of all time.

Having been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2000 by Paul McCartney, the UK music hall of fame in 2006 by David Gilmour (of Pink Floyd) and the Rock Hall of Fame in 1988 with his band, The Beach Boys, Brian is known as one of the great geniuses of songwriting by his peers and leagues of adoring fans all over the planet. A Grammy award winner in 2005, his career has spanned almost half a century - with 11 of The Beach Boys albums achieving gold status, 4 achieving Platinum and 6 achieving the rare Multi-Platinum status! Very few artists have ever achieved global success on this level.

This will be a rare chance to catch a true musical legend - in all senses of the word - headline the main stage at GuilFest on Saturday night.

This year the organisers are delighted to be welcoming back the awesome Motörhead to the GuilFest main stage on Friday July 10th. Fronted by the iconic Lemmy Kilmister, Motörhead, one of rock history’s most pivotal bands, have spent the last few decades bringing the house down with their blistering, blitzkrieg punk-metal juggernaut of a live show since their inception in 1975.

If there is one musician who has succeeded in transporting the zeitgeist of the founder days of rock ‘n’ roll to the year 2009, it’s got to be Lemmy. He lives his philosophy uncompromisingly, his whisky-soaked skin featuring the unambiguous tattoo that sums up his life like no other motto: ”Born to lose – live to win”.

‘Motorizer’, the band’s latest album, blasted into the UK album charts at 32 in September 2008. The Sun’s album review stated “Putting even Keith Richards to shame for hard living, Lemmy is the very epitome of of the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle. He’s the leader of Motorhead, the loudest hard rock band in history, a band who are more like infamous Wild West outlaws than musicians. ‘Motorizer’ is their 24th studio album. ‘Runaround Man’s pounding pace is hard to keep up with, with Lemmy’s graveled tones on belting form, while ‘Rock Out’ does exactly what it says on the tin – with the accelerator on the floor. This is a GREAT Motorhead album”.

Previous enormously successful albums include “No Sleep ‘til Hammersmith” and “Ace of Spades” the title track of which is probably one of the best known heavy metal tracks of all time. Motörhead have even been awarded a much-coveted Grammy Award - for best metal performance – in 2005, while Lemmy was awarded the Mojo Icon Award in 2008.

GuilFest has been consistently voted as one of the UK’s best family festivals over the past 5 years - Held in the idyllic location of Stoke Park, Guildford, visitors can expect a great weekend featuring 7 stages of live music, comedy, theatre, children’s entertainment, Farmer Giles’ barn dance, street theatre, art and crafts, delicious food and drink from around the world and a truly festive atmosphere. There will also be a late licensed 150 foot beer tent and cocktail bar, an extensive children’s area, The KidZone. More than 200 great acts will be announced for the festival over the coming months, so stay tuned to Guilfest 2009 for lineup information.

GuilFest is the perfect festival to relax and enjoy three sun drenched days of music and laughter. Remember your swimming costume and visit the Guildford Lido, which is right next to the festival and is the perfect place to cool off and relax by the pool.

Tickets are on sale now, priced at £100 for an adult weekend pass without camping, £110 with camping included, while tickets for children aged 12-15 are £50 and £60 respectively. One day tickets, priced £40 for Friday and £45 for Saturday and Sunday, are also available. For tickets and more information go to Guilfest 2009.

History: GuilFest was started in 1992 by Tony Scott, who still runs and directs the festival. Tony ran a marquee hire business based on the edge of Stoke Park in Guildford Surrey. All his staff were either in bands or just music fans so it felt like a good idea to try it. The local council were open to suggestions and the first festival attracted 1,500 people per day. Now in its 18th year, GuilFest is attracting up to 20,000 visitors each day and has truly established itself as one of the UK’s leading festivals, winning the prestigious ‘Best Family Festival Award’ at the UK Festival Awards in 2006 and being consistently nominated for the award over the last few years.

Previous years line ups have included Madness, Supergrass, Squeeze, Jimmy Cliff, Morcheeba, Embrace, Billy Idol, A-Ha, The Pogues, Paul Weller, Status Quo, Blondie, Simple Minds, The Proclaimers, Katie Melua, UB40, The Darkness, Alice Cooper, Atomic Kitten, The Australian Pink Floyd Show, Jools Holland, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Pretenders, Wonderstuff, Lightning Seeds, Stereo MCs, The Stranglers, Kosheen, Gary Numan, Echo And The Bunnymen, Lulu, Daniel Bedingfield, Alabama 3, Nizlopi, Thunder, Hayseed Dixie, The Alarm, The Beta Band, The Damned, Eddie And The Hot Rods, The Hamsters, The Levellers and Ocean Colour Scene.