| Name= Beverley & Steve Mighall From Newark Notts |
| Date= Sat Jul 11 00:26:58 2009 |
| Having been tonight 11th July 2009 we are so impressed with the lay out this year, MUCH better! What we have seen so far amazing as it is each year!This is our 4th year and LOVE it, I just hope the rain keeps away for sat and sun! Thanks go to Bev & Chris Jackson and their family for such hard work they all do 12 months a year! For us lot lol, I have spoke to you once Chris I will look out for you again and shake your hand! We love the Americana, again thanks for all your hard work! Cannot wait till your 30th anniversary! Beverley & Steve Mighall from Newark Notts, maybe next year we can get in free perhaps lol I did ask your son but he wouldnt budge hehe, if you need any helpers for next year give us a shout: chopoholics@sky.com we are both good lil workers! and would love to help or phone 01636 689159 that would be great! |
| Name= Rip Masters |
| Date= Sat Jul 11 20:00:46 2009 |
| Hope all my good friends are having a blast at Americana!!!! Wish I was there but I'm stuck here in sunny California this July...see y'all next year!!! best wishes "The Cat on The Keys" Rip Masters |
| Name= Lisa The Greasy Rattler |
| Date= Sun Jul 12 09:13:14 2009 |
| So gutted we couldnt be there this year, will def make it next year...and chris if you need nay helpers feel free to ask!!! anything at all! |
| Name= John & Pat Steel (Boroughbridge, N.Yorks.) |
| Date= Sun Jul 12 16:53:08 2009 |
| Hi Bev & Chris, Sorry about what must be one of the shortest stays at the Americana. Came Thursday 5pm,back home 5pm Friday. Saw Dave (Redneck) looking in disbelief as I rolled out with the outfit as everybody else was rollin' in. Dunno what he thought! Thruth was, I was quite ok in the morning when I had a word with you in your dashing shirt watching Looney singing to you, half an hour later I took bad, sweating, shivering,head felt like bursting. An hour later I was no better and thought I may have caught the dreaded Swine Flu, so made the decision to drive home whilst I was still able. I felt really sorry for the wife and Jack, my grandson, who had been waiting all year to see all that the Americana had to offer.We have promised him he come again next year instead. I am feeling a lot better now,and a bit miffed at having missed the 2009 show. So put our names on 3 tickets for the 30th Anniversary. |
| Name= Colin and Pam |
| Date= Sun Jul 12 21:18:19 2009 |
| Enjoyed the festival once again this year. Our favorite was Billy Yates. We saw him at South Will Rise Again a year or two ago. He was good as ever at Americana. Thanks for bringing him in. |
| Name= Steve, Derby |
| Date= Mon Jul 13 12:23:29 2009 |
| My first Americana and it certainly won't be my last! Would just like to thank Chris, Bev and all of the A Team for all their hard work organising the show. Can't wait till next year |
| Name= Marilyn and Harry Armstrong Birmingham |
| Date= Mon Jul 13 15:14:25 2009 |
| Sorry we couldn't be with you this year.Hope all went well and the weather was fine. Hope to make it next year. |
| Name= Rocker Bri.. |
| Date= Mon Jul 13 15:56:14 2009 |
| wowsers what a fabadaber time we had at the best show in the UK..Americana International ....was brill.... top bands, top folks, top cars, top Bikes , top weather ( im real crispy brown) top every thing.....if you did not get there this year... get yourself there for next year it will be the 30th year and its gonna be a real tip top show....go on you know you want to......a BIG thanks to mr & mrs Jackson and all the boys and girls who work so hard to give us all a top time thanks for 29 fab years and roll on the 30th.... Mr& Mrs Rocker....x |
| Name= Frank and Margaret & Co |
| Date= Mon Jul 13 17:21:23 2009 |
| What a weekend!! Anything that could go wrong and try to stop us getting there, or even staying there once we had arrived happened - but stay we did. And on Sunday it all came right - not too hot, not too windy. The right selection of bands and as someone who wouldn't have raved about Alvin - didn't he do well! The finale in the Betty Ford - splendid We generally liked the new layout - even if it was a last minute thrash to arrange. A bigger fairground would have given a bit more life to the display areas, and I presume the smaller number of stalls is the response to the downturn in spending - it usually happens that way. We need more commercials and militaries - I'll have another go at that The only downside - a minor item - but nevertheless important to those of us affected. What happened to the toilet flush in the far block nearest the air museum on Monday morning? The block had been superbly maintained all weekend - albeit with no hot water - but no flushing loos with hundreds still on site should not have happened. The warter taps were still working - had the tanks malfunctioned? So - a superb drive home - put in an hour or two in the office - and its raining! Oh well - 360 days to go! |
| Name= cora and steve |
| Date= Mon Jul 13 19:39:45 2009 |
| wow i can not believe it my 9 year and Steves 1 and we had the best time so a big thank you and hope to see you all soon |
| Name= Rob Daubney |
| Date= Mon Jul 13 20:11:01 2009 |
| Chris & Bev , I would sincerely like too thank you , for such a wonderful weekend . It was my partner & I's first ever Americana , and certainly not our last . Definitely be there next year , it's already pencilled in my diary . Rob . |
| Name= Coleen & Alan |
| Date= Mon Jul 13 20:20:08 2009 |
| Had a great weekend i took my son for the first time he loved it. Can't wait for next years show. i'll be booking a.s.a.p Thanks. Each year gets better and better .. |
| Name= Andrea - of the A team |
| Date= Mon Jul 13 21:55:35 2009 |
| Hi Frank Margaret & CO Advised the Showground maintenance as soon as I found out 9.30ish and was advised they would deal with it asap. Hope it did`nt "inconveniance" you too much. |
| Name= Helen W |
| Date= Tue Jul 14 13:35:14 2009 |
| What a fantastic weekend we had our 7th. Started saving already for next year. Thanks everyone for a great time. |
| Name= Megannn =] |
| Date= Tue Jul 14 15:29:32 2009 |
| Wowww Whattt A Weekendddd At The Americanaaa !!!=]=] Carnt Wait Forr Next Yearrrr Wooop Wooppp !!! =] |
| Name= Frank & Margaret & Co |
| Date= Tue Jul 14 15:44:50 2009 |
| Andrea Tell you what - I wouldn't have your job ........... eeeeuuuuwwww!!!! Well done to all of you! |
| Name= C.Beer & D.Steeds |
| Date= Tue Jul 14 18:05:45 2009 |
| This was our first Americana,what a great well organised event. A Fabulous venue, we stayed in our RV Rig the 4 days & enjoyed every moment..Can not wait for next years 30th Bash..Fab,Fab,Fab. |
| Name= Cheryl Pierce |
| Date= Wed Jul 15 15:05:35 2009 |
| I would just like to say a huge thankyou to Chris and Bev for organising yet another outstanding show but I would also like to mention how wonderful the SECURITY STAFF were! They were vigilant througout the show making it 'THE SAFEST SHOW' for the family. Thankyou!!!! Cant wait til next year! |
| Name= Dave Tilling |
| Date= Wed Jul 15 16:09:20 2009 |
| Well what weekend we had 6th year going to Americana and just as good as it always is though gets better each year looking forward to the 30th year of the show next year you people that never been it's time to put it in your diary, and if you like American then you certainly get both eyes filled with it at this event yee haa |
| Name= Mick 'burrito' Chafer |
| Date= Wed Jul 15 16:58:47 2009 |
| What a fantastic show this year, loved every minute of it. Thanks to everyone involved in the running of this event, it just gets better and better. Must mention Paul Ansells Number Nine, what an absolutely smokin' set on Sunday night...superb! |
| Name= Billy No Mates and Karen |
| Date= Wed Jul 15 18:38:25 2009 |
| Well we home and yet again its been a honour being part of this great event. Many thanks to one and all hope you all had a great time. Hope to be there next year all being well, Chris and Bev take a well earned break now and we will see you real soon. Love to all and drive safe xxxxx |
| Name= Tony Lincoln |
| Date= Wed Jul 15 21:16:59 2009 |
| Really enjoyed our first visit to Americana but please do something about the toliets they were disgusting and not enough of them I know you can't do anything about the animals that use them but please put more out.Saying that it was a great weekend and can't wait for next years, |
| Name= Stan Morse |
| Date= Wed Jul 15 23:14:34 2009 |
| I love Loony ,is he ok after he collapsed.He made the weekend for us. |
| Name= J A L-M |
| Date= Thu Jul 16 16:25:51 2009 |
| Its with a sad heart to learn that "MAVERICK" (aka Michael Bresnan) has hung up hat,unbuckeled his holster, kicked off his boots & dusted himself down for the last time. Having spent a great time at this years event at looking forward Mav died suddenly on Tuesday (14th). Boothill has another resident and the world is worst off. R.I.P |
| Name= Frank and Margaret & Co |
| Date= Thu Jul 16 16:30:43 2009 |
| That's what you call timing - a dreadful shock to all around - but he had a last weekend of fun - then gone! Good on him - let's hope he's raising hell up - or down - there |
| Name= lisa the greasy rattler |
| Date= Fri Jul 17 08:33:26 2009 |
| Sorry to hear about the Maverick. What happened to Loony Chris??? |
| Name= chris |
| Date= Fri Jul 17 14:24:52 2009 |
| wot a gr8 time we had at the 2009 americana cant wait till 2010 to do it all again :) |
| Name= Glammy and Jo |
| Date= Fri Jul 17 17:38:36 2009 |
| What a fabulous weekend yet again , our7th visit.Liked the new stage 2 and even better not so many clashing bands,Roll on next year !!! Keep up the great work you Jackson family |
| Name= chris love |
| Date= Fri Jul 17 18:17:22 2009 |
| Name= chris love |
| Date= Fri Jul 17 18:20:17 2009 |
| went down for 1st time way my uncle n friends defo be bak next year was an amazing time! |
| Name= richie o hanlon |
| Date= Fri Jul 17 18:35:35 2009 |
| great show on vacation from crown heights brooklyn ny ,,ny great show my vacation was fantastic so many people regards from ladder 118 midagh st brooklyn regards richie |
| Name= the mills family-east coast pirates |
| Date= Fri Jul 17 20:25:07 2009 |
| absolutely fanbloodytastic! imelda may you made our weekend! well done the jacksons - dont know how you guys get it all together see you next year-please try and get seasick steve!! |
| Name= Reet and Family |
| Date= Fri Jul 17 23:35:08 2009 |
| Fantastic weekend as usual. So many good bits to mention, none bad. Seasick Steve would be great though must admit. Great to be a part of the team again. Fellow members of the Devils PT Cruisers absolutely loved their first time and have booked for next year. Can't wait for the 30th |
| Name= ken richardson (DONNY BEER PIGS) |
| Date= Sun Jul 19 18:25:11 2009 |
| what a weekend absolutely brilliant my 3rd year and it just gets better, imelda may what a star she was cant wait for next one |
| Name= Rocky |
| Date= Sun Jul 19 19:43:57 2009 |
| To the organisers of this weekend. Ive been going to hot rod shows in the UK and the venues in the usa for about 10 years now, well I can say your event (Im sad to say was my first year), is without a doubt the best show ive ever been too. and will be attending next year, bringing a fair number of friends and family, Thanks again for the warm wellcome and hospitality Rocky |
| Name= The Wrigleys |
| Date= Sun Jul 19 21:20:04 2009 |
| last year was our first time and it blew us away but this year you beat that.The layout was better i could have stayed in front of the rnr stage sll weekend but then you got imelda may,matchbox,great cars fantastic trade stands,amusements and attractions everywhere else.To everybody involved top job fellas (and gals)Cant wait till next year. |
| Name= robert & dee williams |
| Date= Sun Jul 19 22:16:47 2009 |
| the show was FANTASIC gets better every year cant wait till nxt year weve been going for 7yrs now & love every minute of it. wouldnt miss it for the world! every year we been the weather has been good even got a sun tan this year! love Jack Rabbit Slim, Alvin Stardust, The Jets, Lights out,the sandiagos,Matchbox, could go on & on! see you all for 5 days in 2010 xxxxx big love xxxxx |
| Name= steve and sharon |
| Date= Sun Jul 19 23:45:32 2009 |
| had a great saturday at your show but did not think it was fair to charge you for a programme after paying £60 to get in.Also i stood in some dogs muck which did not go down well with the wife. |
| Name= Dave 'Wobbly' Ross |
| Date= Mon Jul 20 07:13:11 2009 |
| One Fantastic weekend, Just gets better every year. Well done to Chris, Bev and all your family and friends. |
| Name= Kev Martin |
| Date= Mon Jul 20 08:39:18 2009 |
| Once again a top weekend. May I add a huge thankyou for the improved stage two area. This is a massive improvementfor us 'rockin' folk. It was nice to have an area that matched that of stage one in every way (except obviously in size)and what a massive success it was-filled with fans of all peruasions who enjoyed the cracking line up. The caravans were simply superb as always. I am really looking forward to 2010 and cannot wait to see what surprises you have in store for us(the web site is checked regularly!). More power to your elbows and congratulations in making this the most looked forward to, festival of the year. |
| Name= bcanalboat@live.co.uk |
| Date= Mon Jul 20 11:33:55 2009 |
| thanks for another great weekend and no rain. after many yrs of coming to americana this was the first time i brought a vehicle to show a ford dayvan but again thanks really enjoyed everything there hope you have native americans again still got lots of photos next year will be staying for four days |
| Name= Nikki & Robin |
| Date= Mon Jul 20 13:38:15 2009 |
| We had mean meaning to come along for a few year and this year we made it! We had a great time, lots to do and lots of different people attending. We'll come again next year. Many thanks |
| Name= The Chatley`s |
| Date= Mon Jul 20 14:31:15 2009 |
| Another one notched up and another cracker. Chris and Bev and yer family your brill !!!!! Good music - good company. thats americana. You re-invented it again with stage 2. You wanted some votes for best bands to bring back . Well my vote goes to the Revolutionaires. Those boys were great and held that audience till 1.30 in the morning. They get our vote please if possible put them on next year. Whats next a full size american drive-in. Now thats a thought any takers. If we all petition cineworld perhaps they can sponsor it and give it to chris for free, we can supply the cars. They can have the adverts and pay for the licence. One last thanks is to the security team cheers for keeping it safe. Go 2010 |
| Name= Pat and Bryan |
| Date= Mon Jul 20 16:13:10 2009 |
| We both really enjoyed the weekend. I'm more country and my husband rockabilly and there was something for both of us. I really enjoyed Billy Yates and Kevin Montgomery. Also having discovered James Intveld last year I was looking forward to seeing him again and he was great. My husband likes Imelda May and thought she was good and we both enjoyed Alvin Stardust. We thoroughly enjoyed the whole weekend and have already booked B and B for next year. Thank you. |
| Name= Tony H |
| Date= Mon Jul 20 18:20:53 2009 |
| As always the best show around, the wife and i had a ball see ya all next year |
| Name= meredith duro |
| Date= Mon Jul 20 21:00:25 2009 |
| hello my dad(paul duro)owns the 1956 ford thunderbird in blue & white and this year i came on sunday as always and i really enjoyed it and everyone makes it really good. i come every year hopefully and next year me and my best friend we possible be staying for one night,,, so i would just like to say thanks because i love my car bye x |
| Name= Ray & Sue, Darlington |
| Date= Mon Jul 20 22:18:38 2009 |
| Once again, another fantastic Americana, well done to all concerned for making this event truly amazing. Love the new location of stage 2 and our vote for the best band has to go to the Revolutionaires, those guys were just amazing, please, please bring them back next year! Only 353 days to the next one and counting! Thanks Chris, Bev, family and all concerned for your outstanding committment in making this a fantastic event, see you next year (already paid our deposit)! |
| Name= Chris & Bev |
| Date= Tue Jul 21 07:23:03 2009 |
| Hi ya'll we are still coming down from being gobsmacked (for want of a word, lol) at the FANTASTIC support you all gave us this year, especially our fellow american car, bike & bike friends.. In a particularly difficult and financially taxing year for everybody, you guys 'n' girls backed us to the hilt and saved us from possibly having to make big cuts in our budget next year.... As you all witnessed the birth of our new 'ALPHA' stage and setting it up in that main ring arena turned out to be a really good move... It is safer and gives you all the chance to sit down, chill out while listening to great live music. Well my dear friends there will be more of that next year, and THE REVOLUTIONAIRES will be back to help us celebrate our 30th year of bringing a good slice of the USA to the UK....Well over a thousand took advantage of paying their £10 per person deposits (we dropped it from £20 per person to help you) over the weekend, those of you who didn't can still get the booking forms direct from us, so email us at silvereagleuk@ntlworld.com and we'll email you a form... As with everything (no matter what it is or where it is) our prices will eventually have to go up, but we are only looking at the camping fees, which are a lot lower than most of the other events that allow camping/caravanning.. This will go up in January 2010. We will be posting regular updates on here so stay tuned to this site regularly.... some good things happening for you all at americana #30....Stay healthy & safe whatever you do....Chris & Bev x |
| Name= Sammy |
| Date= Tue Jul 21 14:54:05 2009 |
| Hi Jackson team thanks so much for a great week-end we really really enjoyed it please could you book for 2010 more acts from usa they are usually over in uk now with jw promotions bigger names will go down well thanks once again for all the hard work you put in to make it a great event |
| Name= Will Davies |
| Date= Tue Jul 21 23:10:17 2009 |
| Do you know were you can buy Badaxe albums from.They were great as always and they had sold out of them when we went for some.Thanks for a great time. |
| Name= Scott Jones and family |
| Date= Wed Jul 22 00:40:10 2009 |
| brilliant another fantastic year that gets better every year. I ve been going for about 16 years now, 4 years ago i meet my girlfriend and 3 years ago myself the girlfriend and her kids(now mine) all went for the first time the kids where crying when we had to leave on the Monday morning. This show has everything for the whole family. This year Imelda may blow our socks off fantastic.Every year Quill Entertains the crowd (but i must say i Prefer them when they play in the Lady Eastwood) Looking forward to the next show, Just a shame we've got over 350 days left to wait. Thank you Chris and bev and all your family and Friends that help put on the most perfect show ever and i'm sure what ever your plans are for the 30th anniversary It will be Great. See you all there. Scott |
| Name= Robert Rawson |
| Date= Wed Jul 22 15:47:01 2009 |
| Chris/Bev, As always an exceptional weekend with the extended family. Thank You. Some wonderful photo opportunities and believe it or not 13,000 digital images to trawl through so DVD collections will be a little while yet. I am in the process of creating a webpage with all images on their if i can compress and catalogue them all. I will keep you informed.If anyone was photographed and lost the card, just drop me a line. Thanks to everyone for your support. Robert eventphotography@sky.com |
| Name= Ashley Baildon |
| Date= Wed Jul 22 19:48:11 2009 |
| hi chris +Bev thanks for another great show loved levi dexter and jack rabbit slim , can i make some sugestions for next year i would love to see dem brooklyn bums,southern culture on the skids,hank 3,and kentucky head hunters hope you will consider them and hope to see you at next years show many thanks Ash. |
| Name= Zoe and John Purchase |
| Date= Thu Jul 23 08:50:46 2009 |
| Thank you for a great weekend Chris! |
| Name= Gail & Ian |
| Date= Sat Jul 25 22:11:44 2009 |
| Hi it was our 1st year and what a fantastic time we had, we will def be back!!! |
| Name= Alan and Karen Lyons |
| Date= Sun Jul 26 15:32:05 2009 |
| HI Chris n Bev Thanks for a wonderful weekend loved all the Cars Bikes n Motorhomes and 50s Music. it was our first event and booked for the nxet we enjoyed that much. See You Next year Alan n Karen |
| Name= Dion Osborne |
| Date= Sun Jul 26 16:21:31 2009 |
| I've been the last five years and every year is brilliant so keep up the good work and i cant wait to see who is on next year |
| Name= Chris & Bev |
| Date= Sun Jul 26 18:09:03 2009 |
| Hi ya'll many thanks for the wonderful messages on hereand emails etc, if the calls are anything to go by we could see our biggest number of advance bookings ever..Your deposits help us to plan our show budget the more we get the bigger the budget so we can try to book the bigger names in rock'n'roll & country....I know a hell of a lot of you can't wait to see who is going to be on, some will have been on this years and several times over the last three decades (maybe if they are still together, lol) others will be new to the festival.... You can be rest assured that we will be booking some really great bands, friday night we have a very special 'back to the 70s glam-rock night' planned with three or four internationally famous bands from that era. The plan is to reserve an area at the bottom of the main arena to house as selection of american cars that represent popular tv shows from back then...Kojack, Starsky & Hutch, Cannon etc etc....It will make an interesting feature for everybody,, Country fans will get three of the best country bands available for their enjoyment....So our plans for 2010 are now well under way for you all....We are open to artists suggestions so fire away lets hear what you'd like next year........Chris & Bev |
| Name= shawsyofmarske |
| Date= Mon Jul 27 11:49:25 2009 |
| Been hoping and praying The Manfreds will be back next year(if they still going)Sunny Sweeney was superb too,(well still is) When you say 70s Glam, does that mean Cum Feel The Noize???? hope so as they were SUPERB!!!! |
| Name= Vivienne & Brian |
| Date= Mon Jul 27 13:43:19 2009 |
| Hi, I have just been reading through some of the message and have to agree 100%, What a FANTASTIC show". This was my 8th year, Second as an Exhibitor with our Harley Softail, and it just keeps getting better. Star turn this year for us was The Revolutionaires !! Amazing !! New location for Stage 2 is fantastic. We are so glad we booked for next year before we left. Keep up the fantastic work and look forward to next year ! Thanks a million !! |
| Name= jive64 |
| Date= Tue Jul 28 21:04:49 2009 |
| been attending for a number of years now, but this was one of the best for rockabilly bands. Great spread of bands over the whole weekend. Only just managed to fit a bbq in on Saturday!!! The new area for the "second" stage was great. Much improved - thanks. Waiting for the booking forms to be on line for 2010. Booked time off work |
| Name= Heather, Cumbria |
| Date= Wed Jul 29 12:46:22 2009 |
| Well done Chris and Bev and all helpers. Another great weekend. So looking forward to the 30th year. I am a Country Music Fan but love rock n roll, rockabilly, 70's some 60's and 50s.So this show keeps me very happy ! Thanks one and all. Heather |
| Name= JJ |
| Date= Wed Jul 29 13:05:08 2009 |
| THANKYOU ALL FOR A GREAT WEEKEND STAGE 2 WAS MAGIC. JJ..... |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Wed Jul 29 18:36:36 2009 |
| Hi ya'll thanks for all the wonderful messages on here, ya' gotta know that we don't just do the festival to suit us, on the contrary we 'do it for you' you gotta feel the 'buzz' our whole family getsw when you guys 'n'gals' come up that runway on the thursday...It's a fantastic site to see so many smiling faces, arms waving, people hugging each other, shaking hands, yes this is what drives us on.. As we go into our 30th year we look back and see how much this festival has moved on from being a car show to the biggest american automobile & music event staged outside of the usa...and to see thousands of like minded people from babies, toddlers, teenagers to senior citizens enjoying themselves without too many problems spoiling their weekend is just unbelievable to say the least.. Cheers..CJ |
| Name= Steve & the Gang from the North East |
| Date= Wed Jul 29 20:38:54 2009 |
| Heard about the Americana three years ago and we can`t wait to go to our fourth event. Each year has been more enjoyable with some amazing vehicles and some fabulous music. We will be there for the thirtieth show. Heres to the next thirty shows. Keep it up Chris and Bev. Super job. |
| Name= Mo & Bob Cooper |
| Date= Thu Jul 30 15:24:22 2009 |
| Bev, Chris and Family: We have been attending the Americana Weekend for many years, they just get better & better. A great variety of good music, a good amtosphere with the young & "mature" people mixing together, really good bands, musicians and characters, we pray every year for good weather but it does not seem to matter. See you all in 2010. Keep on Rockin, Mo & Bob |
| Name= Paul & Sue |
| Date= Fri Jul 31 22:00:09 2009 |
| Wow!!!! Nothing can touch this event, absolutely fantastic!!!! The Cars and Bikes were surperb...must be the best line up in the uk. Music, stages and facilities were brilliant. Mutual respect between all ages throughout weekend with not one hint of trouble. Thanks for an experience I will hopefully repeat next year again. |
| Name= Nicky B |
| Date= Sat Aug 1 03:34:28 2009 |
| What a fantastic weekend.This was my first Americana. Went mainly for the cars but ended up falling in love with Danni Leigh! Will be back in 2010, Please can we have Danni,Imelda,and Badaxe back next year? The best value for money weekend...EVER |
| Name= Michael Clarke |
| Date= Sat Aug 1 13:55:44 2009 |
| his was my 11th Americana& one of the best good weather heightened by GREAT acts Imelda May Peter Donegan & Alvin Stardust every year going back is like a family reunion with new faces joining in my dog hates crowded places EXCEPT the americana i think she is better known than me KEEP IT UP & I'LL KEEP BOOKING |
| Name= lori cumbria |
| Date= Sat Aug 1 14:10:17 2009 |
| hi chris and beth,gotta say this was the first time at the americana although my friend has tried to get me there for a couple of years,and not been able. This year however every thing worked out well and WOW was it worth it, i had the greatest weekend ever and intend to be there next year, you did a fantastic job chris the gigs were fantastic in fact every thing was just well FANTASTIC i`m definatly hooked. look forward to seeing ya all next year. can as a suggestion we have bobby d sawyer as a guest???? x x x x lori |
| Name= sarah and steve |
| Date= Sat Aug 1 22:33:34 2009 |
| what a fantastic weekend see you next year |
| Name= Reg & Brenda Francis |
| Date= Sun Aug 2 06:53:04 2009 |
| This was our 2nd Americana and we did'nt think it could get better than 2008 but it did! The bands were fantastic, the atmosphere wonderful from the moment we got up, everybody friendly & absolutely no hind of any trouble. The security was fantastic and very friendly, if the world survives we will be there in 2010, just one very small comment, the toilet facilities were at the least desperate! Any chance of an Eagles tribute band, that would be fantastic at the big one! Take care Chris & Bev and ALL the staff, see you all in 2010. Love & regards, Reg & Brenda. |
| Name= Angie & John & Shaz |
| Date= Sun Aug 2 18:00:10 2009 |
| The Americana is one event we try never to miss, not just because the bands are great, it's good value and it's one of a kind but because the people that go are all so chilled and fun. Although we are all "rockin" the mix of county, Rock N Roll and a bit of Rock with a little "extra" thrown in is the perfect mix so if you can't have fun at the Americana then there's no hope for you! Our sincere thanks go to Chris, Bev and the full "team" for giving us such a great time every year. Angie, John and Shaz XXXX |
| Name= Reet PTeet |
| Date= Sat Aug 8 13:58:07 2009 |
| Hi, RIDE WITH THE DEVILS, 4TH 5TH 6TH SEPTEMBER 2009 Oswestry Showground Shropshire SY11 4AB This is an update of our show, check out http://www.ridewiththedevils.co.uk. We are a very family orientated car club. The Northern Devils PT Cruiser Club our hosts of this event.This is a show for all things motoring, American / Customs and HotRods / Bikes / Classics / 4x4's / even beachcruiser pedal bikes. We have lots happening over the weekend, including car games like quickest time to change wheels, slow drag race etc, line dancing tuition, cruise out, lots for the children too including face painting. Fancy Dress for both adults and children Saturday night. Live band Saturday night http://www.wildkatsnorthwest.com. Fantastic Rock n Roll showband. Sat night includes the infamous Show n Glow night time illumination show. This usually has PT Cruisers up alongside Goldwings and Vanners. Free glowsticks for the children Sat night. Sunday is show n shine day, with lots of trophies in all sorts of classes. Pre booking is available online through paypal, just go to show link http://www.ridewiththedevils.co.uk. We have 4 fantastic sponsors this year, Hydrocharge / Classic American / Americana 2010 / Mequiars. Trade stands are booked in as is the bar at very reasonable prices, catering units, called Harley Dyna, again good prices. Prices for pre booking are £20 per camping unit. We look forward to seeing you there. Reet Pteet {Northern Devils} http://www.northerndevils.net (or .co.uk) |
| Name= Yvonne aka Lady Northern Devils PT Cruiser Club & Jack aka Lady's man |
| Date= Sun Aug 9 11:57:22 2009 |
| I would just like to say this was our first time, and what a time we had. It was not what we expected, OMG I'm lost for words, it was more than just a show, had the best time ever...already booking for next year. It was awesome, amazing all the bands, the cars & bikes it had the lot I ached for days with all the walking round, still didn't get to see everything. Well done to all the organisers and everyone that took part and thanks for my very first memorable Americana |
| Name= "Wildkat" Mike (Crackejack Magazine) |
| Date= Mon Aug 10 21:54:05 2009 |
| Once again The Americana has proved to be a top class event, that is still unfortunately ignored by the mainstream media. This year's show was awesome as ever, Slim Slip & the Sliders, Jack Rabbit Slim, The Hicksville Bombers and of course the astoundingly fantastic Imelda May...what more could anyone want? Nice job Chris, well done to you and your team! |
| Name= andy fanshawe |
| Date= Mon Aug 10 22:37:08 2009 |
| This was our first big show with our freshly finished red/flamed 1986 camaro (just spotted its photos on the site-brilliant ones as well!). Always enjoy the show and this year was no exception. Make sure the weather is booked next year! We'll be back, bigger, better , stronger, faster next year........... Andy, Carol, Callum and Adam. |
| Name= Chris R Jackson |
| Date= Tue Aug 11 22:09:32 2009 |
| Hiya friends, strangers and casual onlookers once again on behalf of bev, letitia, amanda, wayne, robert, brother allen and the rest of our rather large family and myself of course say another big THANK YOU to you all for your support and kind messages... It is awe-inspiring to know how much you all care about the americana festival and our family (not forgetting our fantastic 'A' team)... The huge number of advance bookings taken over the weekend was unbelievable and since then we have taken even more....As our financial year ends shortly we will be banking all the cheques etc that we have received for the 30th anniversary so far.. You will then receive a receipt for your money and a list of who will be performing next year..Can you check out this website: www.staciecollins.com stacie is already booked for 2010 and I want you all to have a prevciew of what this lovely rocking-country roadhouse honky tonk girl and her band are like....She is AWESOME believe me and she will be rocking the festival like crazy.......More soon....Chris |
| Name= katie gaskin |
| Date= Wed Aug 12 15:47:38 2009 |
| amazing show. i cant remember ever not coming its so cool. i love it. hope it keeps rocking. amazing bands and entertainment. also the cars people bring here. fantastic. cant wait till 2010. until then ill keep looking at the 1000's of pics we have got. hope this show goes on for a long time more. hope to see you all soon at 2010 show |
| Name= dale and elaine millership nottingham |
| Date= Fri Aug 14 10:17:43 2009 |
| once again one out of this world weekend fantastic line up with music to match. Great crowd made many new friends bring on 2010 |
| Name= The Management |
| Date= Sat Aug 15 19:44:56 2009 |
| Our webmaster (richard) has uploaded the advance booking forms for 2010, if you click on the word bookings it will take you directly to the paqe they are on..... |
| Name= Chris R Jackson |
| Date= Tue Aug 18 10:49:43 2009 |
| Dear friends it is with much sadness that I write this post but having spoken to the wives of Kevin Walton (one-time NSVA organiser) and Gordon Jenner (former aaac-mid-west & bridgewater HOG) that I have to let you know that both these great guys have been taken from this world by the big 'C'.. Both fought heroic battles to beat it, but finally it took them from their families, friends and aquaintances... Having known them both for almost the duration of the Americana, gordon (and sue his lovely wife) was the guy who ran our auto judging section every year, then a few years back he took to harleys and promptly took charge of the now very popular 'cuistom bike show' that we feature in the huge george stephenson pavilion every year aide and abetted by a great guy 'barry dunnett'... Kevin died Thursday evening August 13th his funeral takes place this Friday at 2pm in westcott.. R.I.P Gordon died yesterday at 5:15pm August 17th..R.I.P sue is sending me the funeral information later today, I will post the full details of both gordon's & kevin's including post codes.... If you knew them please show your support if you possibly can by attending their funerals.....This has been okayed by their wives, Melody Walton & Sue Jenner...... In a mark of great respect for both gordon & kevin we will name two of our top awards after them from next year onwards. Sorry to be the bearer of bads news, losing three really good mates since the last americana (maverick was the first to leave us) has really brought it home to us (me in particular) that life really is too short to be falling out with each other...God bless you all and live everyday the best you possibly can......Chris & Bev |
| Name= Debbie Nunn |
| Date= Tue Aug 18 14:10:02 2009 |
| To Chris and Brian, Thank you for your kind support and letting me perform at the 2009 Americana Festival. I had a fantastic time. Looking forward to next years event. Love. Debbie Nunn xxx |
| Name= dazza aka sooty |
| Date= Sat Aug 22 20:35:34 2009 |
| 320 days to go, jesus im bored shixxxxx, |
| Name= The Management |
| Date= Sun Aug 23 11:28:52 2009 |
| Here is a small taster of what we have already got line-up for you all for the 30th anniversary celebrations. Live entertainment on the thursday night for the rocking crowd and the country fans with at least four bands performing.... Friday we have two special shows lined up with a 'back to the 70s glam rock night' and the popular touring show 'Come On Everybody' and seven great country bands performing on the main stage band the 'betty ford clinic'.... The glam rock night will feature T-REXTASY and three other well known bands from that era to be confirmed, the superb PHIL HALEY & THE COMMENTS will be closing the new ALPHA stage in fine style......Lots more to come on the friday and wait until the saturday & sunday line-up is confirmed.....We are also hoping to add more attractions to the 50s style fair ground etc. Stay tuned for more great news soon....Keep on rocking...Chris & Bev |
| Name= Kenny McGill |
| Date= Thu Aug 27 15:09:45 2009 |
| Many thanks Chis/Bev for another great festival,(my 10th)love it all,great mix of artists and music,you got it right.Just one sour note,please control the rock-a-billy guys n dolls from standing in front of the seated audiences,they can be pretty imtimidating,with their bottles n cans ,they seem to be oblivious to everyone else,you need more active security people on hand,I mention this on behalf of the elderly and disabled.Keep up the great work your whole family do,god bless ya all,keep it a-cummin`cheers. |
| Name= Chris R Jackson |
| Date= Thu Aug 27 18:56:21 2009 |
| Thanks for your constructive remarks, this is a problem that we used to have up at the main stage, but we have managed to dilute that by getting the seated folk to move closer to the stage. This then puts those that prefer to stand on the outer sides of the main arena. Now I noticed that the audience at the new stage were quite a way back from the front of the stage, this will allow the younger fans to stand infront of those that are seated.... The deck of that new stage is about 7-8ft higher so being able to see the bands even with somebody standing infront of the stage shouldn't be a problem. It is difficult for us to control where people should stand at the end of the day you all pay the same money to see & enjoy the festival. In all honesty I'd sooner have it so that the left hand side of the stage arenas is for those who want to sit there all day and the righ hand side for those who want to stand and show their enjoyment to the hardworking bands..... As you know we have been doing the festival for more years than most yet we still (and always will unfortunately) get problems with this situation... I and bev (and she has a very bad back) prefer to stand and move around, if I sat down for longer than an hour I'd probably fall asleep like a lot of the older folk do, lol. If you (or anyone) can come up with a remedy for this please please let me know, we want everybody to be happy and do not want folk falling out over something that can be sorted without resorting to threatening behaviour. Who we will not tolerate at all...I do not want to put a show of force in respect of our security team in front of either of the outdoor stages. We don't want to run the festival like the big pop festivals do as that would not go down well with us personally or the majoprity of our supporters...We've built it on friendship and want to keep it that way.......Cheers...Chris PS. For the last four years I've been wantin to put down dance floors in both the putdoor stage arenas, but if we did we would be liable if somebody fell over on them (and they would for sure) that'd mean we'd be in line for some folk thinking they could take us to the cleaners.....So sadly that is not going to happen unless we can get everybody to sign a waiver before they stand or dance on them... |
| Name= BRIAN JO AND JOSH EVANS ( WITH ARVE) |
| Date= Sun Aug 30 18:09:47 2009 |
| JUST LIKE TO SAY TO CHRIS,FAMILY AND YOUR TEAM THIS WAS OUR FIRST TIME AND WHAT AN AWESOME WEEKEND IT WAS.FROM START TO SAD FINISH.WE CAN APPRICIATE THE HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO ORGANISING SUCH AN EVENT.WE ARE JUST BOOKING FOR NEXT YEAR,I KNOW YOU SHOULD,NT WISH YOUR LIFE AWAY,BUT CANT WAIT.ONCE AGAIN WELL DONE TO YOU ALL.REGARDS BRIAN JO & JOSH |
| Name= Sue & Dave |
| Date= Mon Aug 31 13:48:34 2009 |
| Absolutely fantastic once again, thought the set up for stage two was much much better this year than in previous years. Keep up the good work and look forward to 2010 |
| Name= Chris R Jackson |
| Date= Tue Sep 1 14:09:42 2009 |
| I don't know how many of you out there read magazines (classic american, american v, maverick etc ) but we have had some great reviews so far. I think andy craig (asssitant-editor of classic american) summed it up in the first few lines of their excellent review in the september issue. " Often imitated, but never bettered" There's nowhere else quite like Europe's premier american lifestyle event. A truer message has never been written about Americana International, yet there are still many who have never been who often slag us off because they think we are ripping folk off.. That's a laugh for a start, there is no other event that offers so much for a reasonable fee and certainly nowhere that they can have the chance to see so many fantastic bands playing in one weekend, be it country, rockabilly, rock'n'roll, 60s/70s/80s live music and that's not counting all the other features we offer..So those of you who have been supporting us please tell these people excactly what they are missing.....Remember the bigger the attendance the better the following year's festival will be.......Keep rocking...CJ |
| Name= Frank and Margaret |
| Date= Wed Sep 2 13:07:01 2009 |
| Wassup Chris?? - you think we might miss your posts if you don't put them up a few times to get the point over - or have you got the DT's on your posting finger eh?? I hear and see things about Americana USA - what can you tell us about that please? Two Americanas in one year is a bit much - and do we have to take a eurobox over there??? |
| Name= Steve and Carole from Hartlepool (N.E.) |
| Date= Wed Sep 2 21:56:50 2009 |
| Hi Chris & Bev. Just had to thank you and your team for a magical weekend, it was our third visit and they just get better. We just wish we had met Julian years ago cos we recon we have missed out on some cracking weekends. For us Quill and Alvin where the tops. We look forward to seeing next years line up, looking forward to seeing T-Rextasy again they where excellent in 2007. Lets hope the weather is good to us again but really that does not matter too much. We just wish it was July right now lol. Keep up the good work see you 2010 |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Fri Sep 4 21:36:32 2009 |
| Bloody 'ell, don't know why my posts are being repeated on here, maybe I'm getting a bit shaky in my old age, lol..... |
| Name= |
| Date= Tue Sep 15 10:19:38 2009 |
| Ooooh,,, is that a hint Chris? Are you getting Shaky next year? haha |
| Name= John D |
| Date= Wed Sep 30 11:51:45 2009 |
| Hi to all the jacksons and the 'A' team looks like cj & bj have already packed in a lot of hours putting together a great line-up of bands etc for our enjoyment..... You guys ROCK that's for sure, see you all next July if not before......john d. |
| Name= Rocker |
| Date= Sun Oct 4 12:04:42 2009 |
| Top Event, Top folks, and fun fun fun with top sounds top bikes and top tin.....Thanks...... |
| Name= Rocker Bri.. |
| Date= Thu Oct 22 11:02:54 2009 |
| Roll on 2010 Americana International..cant wait. |
| Name= Francesc Josep |
| Date= Wed Nov 4 17:02:42 2009 |
| Rockin regards from Barcelona (Catalonia). Eddie/Cesc |
| Name= Chris James |
| Date= Tue Nov 24 03:27:18 2009 |
| Keep it rolling! Nice one guys! Chris James www.HonkyTonkTV.com (USA) |
| Name= Mark and Jo |
| Date= Fri Dec 18 12:52:25 2009 |
| To Everybody in Jacksonville , Have a great Xmas and Roll On The next Americana !!!!!!!!! |
| Name= steve n gail |
| Date= Sat Dec 19 11:45:24 2009 |
| wishing you all a merry christmas and a happy new year also a big thankyou for all your hard work.the green laser van man. |
| Name= Chris & Bev |
| Date= Sun Dec 27 21:02:33 2009 |
| We sure hope you've all had a great xmas & boxing day and not over eaten or drank too much, lol. We would like to than all those who kindly sent us xmas cards, far too many to mention ,but you know who you are... If you didn't get one back from us (many did, but not all unfortunately) I(chris) just ran out of time and writers cramp didn't help much, either, lol. So from this guest book bev, letitia, amanda, wayne, robert, samantha, zoe, jason and of course myself. WE WISH YOU ALL LOTS OF GOOD HEALTH LUCK & HAPPINESS IN THE NEW YEAR. |
| Name= Chris & Bev |
| Date= Sun Dec 27 21:13:05 2009 |
| In view of the large number of early bookings we have received for the 30th anniversary of Americana International for which we are truly thankful for... We have decided to keep all the fees the same until the end of January, then they will have to go up, we hope this helps you good folk out which was the reason why we dropped the deposit fee to £10 per person (half the usual amount we have required in the past)... Please remember we do not require your oustanding balances until June 15th at the latest... We are opening a 'paypal' account to help those of you who prefer to book on line, this should be up and running by the end of January....Online ticketing via www.WeGotTickets.com will also be up and running by the end of January.... If you want to book direct with us please print off one of the booking forms on this website and send a cheque payable to: American Promotions Ltd. The office address is on the booking forms, please include a stamped self addressed envelope if you want a quick reply.... |
| Name= Web Site Admin |
| Date= Wed Dec 30 11:53:17 2009 |
| Hope you like the updated front page. Just clearing out the guest book so it is quicker to load. 2009 Photos page is the next job. Thanks Web Admin |
| Name= Chris & Bev |
| Date= Sun Jan 3 18:35:43 2010 |
| We hope ya'll had a great festive season and that you didn't suffer from over indulgence of liquid food on new year's eve, LOL. Thank to Richard for revamping this guest book, doesn't take so long to trawl through it now, also for putting the info on the front page of this website about the september JACKSONVILLE JAMBOREE. Which will have the fantastic JAMES INTVELD & TRACEY K HOUSTON on the bill, along with the STAR DEVILS, all in their should be 16-18 bands on that festival... The interest we have is already is very encouraging and we hope we can put the 'sold out' signs up before we get to the milestone 30th anniversary of Americana International...Keep rocking...see you around the various scenes in due course....Chris & Bev |
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| Date= Wed Jan 6 20:38:16 2010 |
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| Name= Thimmy |
| Date= Sat Jan 16 22:05:39 2010 |
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| Name= Lights Out |
| Date= Mon Jan 18 14:52:45 2010 |
| Hi Guys, For starters thank you for having Lights Out last year and also thank you for re having us for 2010. It was a great gig and a fantastic day. It was a Good oppertunity to catch up with friends from all over the UK and europe, in fact (Hi Charlie Gijon - Espana)and (Eddie - Finland) Ha Ha. Also a nice Change to be on the same gig as The Jets. Well Thanks again for a great weekend See you all again in July. LIGHTS OUT. |
| Name= Americana Fan |
| Date= Mon Jan 22 10:53:45 2010 |
| Great Show |
| Name= Chris & Bev |
| Date= Mon Jan 25 00:15:04 2010 |
| Here are the details regading our JACKSONVILLE JAMBOREE to staged over the weekend of September 24-25-26th.. Nine popular american rockabilly/country artists include JAMES INTVELD TRACEY K HOUSTON CHRIS CASSELLO THE STAR DEVILS with RICHARD J DOBSON MODERN EARL DAVID BRADLEY KEVIN MONTGOMERY to be confirmed. Popular brits include two highly talented country females who are quite simply the best in the UK...KATIE RHODES ROSIE HORNE...THE RIVERSIDE TRIO ROOTN TOOTN ...Top rock'n'roll tribute band: JERRY RICHARDS & THE EVENING SHADOWS with many more to be confirmed soon.. Because this is an indoor weekender it is currently limited to a maximum of 500 at anyone time..However depending on the weather in september we might erect an outdoor stage, which will allow us to mre than double the number of people attending this exciting festival of anglo-american music... Under 18s will not be admitted into the licensed premises... The cost will be £75 per person...free camping (must be booked). This is a total anglo-american live music festival that will feature a wide variety of artists who we know can cut the mustard. |
| Name= ann price miles |
| Date= Tue Feb 16 17:17:33 2010 |
| hi bev and chris i miss coming to the americana now of my freinds will come down |
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| Date= Mon Feb 22 01:10:08 2010 |
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| Name= tony mann |
| Date= Fri Feb 26 21:33:15 2010 |
| hi chris hope you are all well .if you need any assistance with the event in sept just yell .cant wait for the main event (must be bloody mad).catch you soon. |
| Name= Chris & Bev |
| Date= Mon Mar 1 09:32:59 2010 |
| The 1st day of March and hopefully we'll start to get some better weather. To all our fellow show organisers we wish you all GOOD LUCK with all your shows this season, last year was probably the toughest for us all with mostly lousy weather and a financial down-turn that physically wrecked many businesses, we too felt the strain which almost matched our financially disastrous '95 festival at donington park..But we managed to limp through and the signs are that this year could be the 'best ever' for us, thirty years of riding this mad roller-coaster called 'Americana' has taught us (and still is) a hell of a lot, but the main thing is that to survive you have to respect others and listen to good advice...We don't want or need anybody bad-mouthing us or our fellow promoters who do an honest job of providing people with a great weekend somewhere in this country. Be sure to support the ones that have a good track record and have built up their credibility rating, there are far too many wannabe promoters who think it is easy to organise a great weekend, well it is isn't, far too many innocent people have been hurt by this kind of mentality that wreaks havoc in the various leisure scenes. Finally one last point I'd like to make: Constructive criticism is always welcome and if it is feasible we will work on any points of our events that are not up to scratch. Wishing each and everyone of you a great show season....Chris & Bev |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Mon Mar 15 17:46:50 2010 |
| With just 115 days to go before the start of our 30th anniversary show we are pretty confident that providing the it doesn't rain we'll have the biggest and best attendance of american cars, hot rods, customs, motorcycles & rv's than ever before. Remember there is a limit to how many exhibitors vehicles we can accept into the main inner section of the showground. So if you are not pre-booked and want to attend for the weekend, get booked in soon or face frustration by not being in with the majority of exhibitors.To book in as an exhibitor please print out an exhibitors booking form fill in all the relevant details requested and post it direct to us. Non-exhibitors can now book on line with our associate on-line facility via: www.wegottickets.com quoting Americana International on their search engine... If you phone us and nobody is there to accept your call, PLEASE leave you name and phone number somebody will get in touch with you. TEL: (44) 01159 390 595 0870 863 2100 07815 869 804 or fax us on (44) 01159 490 856 or email: silvereagleuk@ntlworld.com |
| Name= Mad Mick Cowbag Burrito Chafer. |
| Date= Mon Mar 22 22:40:36 2010 |
| Best get mesen booked in pronto! Apparently we are promised a long and very warm summer this year. Lets hope so. Another year of crap weather would see off some of the smaller car shows, lets not let this happen and show your support by attending them whatever the weather. We (cowbag cruisers) have had our cars up the axles in mud and had to be towed ON the showfield, never mind towed off, at various events these past couple of years. Yeah it sucks having to spend 2 days cleaning the car afterwards but its only a bit of muck. I will be shot down in flames for this but all you lot who won't bring your cars out because it might rain just consider this : If we all did that you would have nowhere to go, no support = no shows. Get out this year and cruise your fantastic cars, if you're just gonna leave it in the garage and polish it what is the point? |
| Name= Kernal Tom Arker Loony Chris Manager |
| Date= Sun Apr 4 17:53:27 2010 |
| Contary to all rumuors ,on behalf of Loony Chris he would like it to be known that he is not dying and certainly not DEAD as some one approaxched him last week in thepost office while he was on tour in Bagdad and said they had heard he was dead,Some people might like him dead but he aint going nowhere.While he has a tune in him and Badaxe withMr May and Sometimes Richard keep going SO WILL HE.He has also heard that wideeyes is going to be helping him along wiv a DJ Not over my dead body. Whoops there i go another rumer started.Till July on behalf of Loony Chris Love and Peacexxxxxxx ps Any one want to book badaxe .New Album out This is Shxt To book badaxe contact Loony email badaxeband@googlemail.com .If he dosent get back bin ladens got him for singing that song about him. |
| Name= Mr Heath, Ya bonkers! x |
| Date= Fri Apr 9 13:47:22 2010 |
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| Date= Thu Apr 15 18:02:59 2010 |
| Wishing you every success for this years event |
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| Date= Wed Apr 21 21:55:47 2010 |
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| Name= CJ |
| Date= Mon Apr 26 21:42:36 2010 |
| Not sure why visitors to this site are not leaving a simple message to let us know hey been on it... With between 500 - 1000 hits per day I would have thought there'd be more messages on here by now.. Is it because they are using facebook and myspace more these days? The thing is everything new visitors need to know about the festival is on here, so it just doesn't make sense why they can't be bothered to leave a short message.... We thrive on feedback.... |
| Name= Linda Evans |
| Date= Sat May 1 13:11:40 2010 |
| Thanks to Mo last year I was introduced to the show, my husband and kids had a wonderful time, I am booking to stay over for at least one night this year, one day was not enough to take in all the show had to offer. I was only there for the artwork, wow! it was amasing. I am looking forward to becoming a regular. Linda |
| Name= nick |
| Date= Sun May 9 12:25:35 2010 |
| nearly there. my bass player stevo cant wait 4 a chance to play this year. hes getting very excited !!!! |
| Name= rich & mo |
| Date= Tue May 11 07:09:05 2010 |
| I just stumbled across this event because we're fans of james Intveld. Having lived in UK for 9 yrs my wife and I will have to check out Sept Jax Jamboree and greatly looking fwd to it!!! There doesn't seem to be much info about the event though. |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Fri May 21 09:05:39 2010 |
| Listen to Alvin Stardust on Johnathon Ross's saturday radio 2 show, alvin is getting lots of radio/tv exposure he is firing on all eight cylinders since performing on last year's americana international. His latest cd 'I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL' is simply brilliant shades od his old rockin' days as shane fenton' and the 80-s glam rock years plus five brand new tracks that really ROCK...He is appearing on the JACKSONVILLE JAMBOREE (Sep 24-25-26th) and will also be attending this year's americana even though he is not booked to perform on it, but you never know? LOL.......See you all in just four weeks time for the biggest & best event of its kind outside of the USA.... |
| Name= Mick 'gurning' Chafer. |
| Date= Fri May 21 19:54:06 2010 |
| 4 weeks???? Been on the Jd again? lol. |
| Name= Glammy |
| Date= Sat May 22 06:16:32 2010 |
| Ok not 4 weeks but pretty soon :) Must Pay our Balance!!!!! |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Sat May 22 12:36:43 2010 |
| Ah! That obvious mistake prompted a reaction, so there is life out there? LOL... Don't forget the closing date for advance booking is June 15th.....After that date it will be a case of paying the slightly higher admission fee on arrival... If you are not pre-booked please do not turn up on the thursday, as you will not be allowed entry.... Pay on the gate is from Friday onwards..... |
| Name= HW |
| Date= Mon May 24 13:32:39 2010 |
| Just sent off my booking form and payment for this year - now to start the countdown. Can't wait. |
| Name= CJ & Mynxy |
| Date= Wed May 26 16:15:53 2010 |
| Hiya to you all, the Jacksons and Billy no mates and crew, yay its time to count down getting well excited now can't wait this show makes our year, so come on comment if ya can't wait yeee haa.... |
| Name= big tony |
| Date= Wed May 26 18:18:37 2010 |
| Name= big tony |
| Date= Wed May 26 18:18:48 2010 |
| Name= big tony |
| Date= Wed May 26 18:22:38 2010 |
| 43 days to go counting down in hours already be there or be square ,one not to be missed !thats for sure see eveyone soon stay safe .until july ta ta. |
| Name= Bill |
| Date= Thu May 27 19:30:25 2010 |
| My tickets already booked and paid for. Looking forward to the good times again. |
| Name= margaret osborne |
| Date= Fri May 28 17:16:28 2010 |
| looking forward for this year americana at newark we go every year love it xxxx |
| Name= michelle slater |
| Date= Fri May 28 21:34:06 2010 |
| last year was our first but definately not our last. we cant wait for this year caravan all packed and ready lol keep up the good work chris and family. great music, lots of entertainment and great value for money x |
| Name= Richard and Maureen |
| Date= Sat May 29 16:56:28 2010 |
| Any more details on Jacksonvillle Jamboree 2010 in Sep???? |
| Name= Skate A River |
| Date= Sat May 29 19:06:20 2010 |
| Rachel Harrington is a great singer and songwriter from Oregon - I think she will be in the UK around the time of Americana - have you tried to book her? |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Tue Jun 1 11:15:00 2010 |
| Here's the line-up for the Jacksonville Jamboree (september 24-26th) CHUCK MEAD THE STAR DEVILS MODERN EARL KEVIN MONTGOMERY RICHARD J DOBSON SHANNAH ALVIN STARDUST GRAHAM FENTON JERRY RICHARDS & THE EVENING SHADOWS PAUL ANSELL ROOTN TOOTN KATIE RHODES ROSIE HORNE ATLANTA ELBOW JAKE DEL RIO RAMBLERS + 2 more to be confirmed will completete the stellar line-up of top class artists from the USA HOLLAND & UK. As always it's Rock'n'Roll & Country the americana way.... The Jacksonville Jamboree is a live music weekender any one who wishes to bring their american car/bike can do so, but being restricted by occupation capacity there will be no discount. like we have been giving for years for Americana International. We want to develope this event into a fully blown anglo-american music festival with the intentions of eventually outgrowing the excellent MFN venue. Booking forms for the double J are available now, direct from us.... Phone us on 0870 863 2100 or 01159 390595 or email jacksonevents@hotmail.com PS. There will be a limited number of trade stands on-site. Camping is 'FREE' but MUST be pre-booked with your tickets. |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Thu Jun 3 00:39:05 2010 |
| Please remember if you want to arrive on the Thursday (July 8th) you MUST be pre-booked by the closing date of June 15th....If you are not pre-booked you will not be allowed entry until Friday morning... Call us on 0870 863 2100 or 01159 390595 to make a booking by credit/debit card or alternatively book on line via wegottickets.com (non-exhibitors only)... The above phone numbers can be used to book weekend tickets for the Jacksonville Jamboree September 24-25-26th at MFN Eastwood Notts. |
| Name= carl |
| Date= Tue Jun 8 21:21:22 2010 |
| hi all wheres the band list for thursday chris ? i thought that was the idea for 2010? cheers carl p.s this is not a whinge by the way, just a question ! |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Tue Jun 8 21:36:37 2010 |
| If you are pre-booked to arrive on the thursday you'll find out who is playing that night when you arrive on site. Please take notice that we cannot accept anybody who turns up and hasn't pre-booked for arrival on the thursday.... Anyone wishing to pay on arrival can only do so from Friday onwards and it will cost more money to do so...Any queries on this please contact us on 0870 863 2100.... |
| Name= allan burnet |
| Date= Sat Jun 12 17:54:53 2010 |
| well folks its almost time and getting excited by he day, missed it last year as i was in afgahnistan. leave is booked, pre booked and car sitting ready. see u all there |
| Name= Julie Draper |
| Date= Sun Jun 13 18:45:09 2010 |
| Can't wait for 2010 event. Hurry up 25 days. |
| Name= Doreen, Les & Paul- -Northenden. .Mc. |
| Date= Mon Jun 14 00:21:17 2010 |
| Well another Americana is on the books for July the 8th to the 12th 2010. . .To all or any enthusiastic followers of the American theme we say "Get down there, meet two of the nicest people in the world" and the show them and their family and followers put on. Theres no better show in this part of the planet !Wish we were able to go but sometime there comes that hitch that stops us. Enjoyment-if we were able to find a better word for the show we would. Weather forcast - bright with plenty of sunshine ! |
| Name= DARREN AKA SOOTY |
| Date= Mon Jun 14 08:29:14 2010 |
| WELL THE AMERICANA IS NEARLY WITH US AGAIN MY FREINDS, PERSONALLY I CANT WAIT,IF ANYONE WHO IS NEW TO THE AMERICANA SCENE ITS ONE HELL OF A SHOW, DUE TO HIGH DEMAND MOBILITY SCOOTERS ARE AVAILABLE TO HIRE ON THE DAY AT THE AMERICANA, HIRE FOR THE 3 DAYS FOR £60 OR HIRE DAILY FOR £25,THE ONLY REQUEST I MAKE IS THE MOBILITY SCOOTER IS RETURNED TO THE STALL NIGHTLY AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD IT BE TAKEN OFF THE SHOWGROUND,ALL FACILITIES ARE INTERNAL,IF YOU NEED TO PRE BOOK A SCOOTER BEFORE THE SHOW CONTACT ME VIA FACEBOOK OR LEAVE A MESSAGE ON HERE OR CONTACT ME DIRECT ON 0785 4171929.ENJOY THE SHOW, |
| Name= The Management |
| Date= Tue Jun 15 08:00:29 2010 |
| We are trying to get a big tv screen hired so those who like football (bev & I don't personally) can watch the final on sunday afternoon. But it is something that was not in our budget so it all depends on the extra cost and providing security in whichever building we choose to put it in... Anyone who brings those stupid vuvus into the showground will have them confiscated, it is after all a music & auto festival and 99% of our supporters will not want to hear those irritating toys at anytime during the weekend. Our security have been told to take action against anybody who becomes a pain in the ass to others who have paid for a good fun weekend of great music and cool automobiles... |
| Name= DAZZA AKA SOOTY |
| Date= Tue Jun 15 09:48:39 2010 |
| I COULDNT AGREE WITH YOU MORE CJ,MORE THAN IRRITATING,I SEND £2 A MONTH TO HELP AN AFRICAN CHILD AND HE PURCHASES A VEVUS LOL,SEE YOU ALL AT THE SHOW. |
| Name= Bob Smith [ Member of the Hobs Moat Clan! ] |
| Date= Wed Jun 16 16:01:01 2010 |
| Hi Chris, Bev and family,hope you are all keeping well. I've been viewing the site and must say yet again how impressive it is, have enjoyed playing all those 'U-Tube' clips and can't wait to see your wonderful line-up, especially Gail ! Off work right now Chris, had a small 'op' in Solihull hospital, but all should be ok soon,and needless to say will now be off work for a good while.!!! [ well, at least up to the end of the Show!], so, God willing, we will shake hands once again for at least another year!!! Chris,I am meeting Sheila Morby,Pam Burns, Freddie Cave and Carol Moody tomorrow at the old 3 Maypoles, should be fun!!!!! Take care now, my best wishes and thoughts are with you all......fond regards,Bob. |
| Name= Billy No Mates |
| Date= Thu Jun 17 00:36:58 2010 |
| Sorry not been on for a while I have been havin problems with gettin on some sites. Not long now I look forward to see everyone. Hope that CJ and aunty Bev are well Chloe sends her love to you both she has just celebrated her 1st birthday 16th June. Drive safe and keep smiling oh and don't forget to bring the sunshine with you please lol |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Sat Jun 19 13:41:14 2010 |
| Although we have stopped accepting booking with cheques, we are stll taking credit/debit card bookings until the 25th July. But you can still purchase NON-EXHIBITOR tickets by booking on-line with www.wegottickets.com right up until July 8th..... Hope to see lots of newcomers in front of the main stage on friday night for our back to the 70s night with: PAPER LACE THE MARMALADE THE RUBETTES and the excellent T-REXTASY plus lots of other great bands like PHIL HALEY & THE COMMENTS LIGHTS OUT Chris Blacks superb 'Come On Everybody' rock'n'roll stage show and the amazing ROOMATES (UK). THE BUDDIES IAN CALFORD CARAVAN of WAYNE THE HUMDINGERS and many more...It's going to be a great start to the weekend for everybody.. |
| Name= Terry |
| Date= Sun Jun 20 13:11:55 2010 |
| You mean 25th June I take it CJ the show be over on 25th July |
| Name= carl |
| Date= Sun Jun 20 18:45:29 2010 |
| hi ! can i still book over the phone with my card for thursday till monday ??? cheers carl |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Mon Jun 21 00:05:36 2010 |
| Oops! Made a big mistake there terry, lol.... Yes it is the 25th June that we have to stop taking anymore advance bookings... It will be a case of paying on the gate after that date... |
| Name= steve jayne + lily |
| Date= Fri Jun 25 22:08:00 2010 |
| looking forwad |
| Name= carl in northumberland |
| Date= Sun Jun 27 19:47:51 2010 |
| help please chris and the gang !!!! i need one more ticket for my partner for thurs through to sunday any chance you could help heres hoping carl |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Sun Jun 27 23:43:04 2010 |
| Carl can you phone us tomorrow before 6pm......It can be sorted if you talk to letitia or bev..... 01159 390 595 or 0870 863 2100 |
| Name= HelenW |
| Date= Tue Jun 29 08:36:38 2010 |
| Can't wait, only 9 days left till the great event. Am starting to get the butterflies in my stomach already!!!! :-D. Fingers crossed for some great weather again this year. See you all there, have a safe trip. H.x |
| Name= JILL AND SHAUN HARAN........SURREY |
| Date= Thu Jul 1 14:17:31 2010 |
| Our 7th year at AMERICANA cant wait counting the days....... DONT MISS T-REXTACY on friday ......AB FAB.......Fireing up the Chevy for the journey ........see you all at the beer tent.....Many thanks to the Jacksons for there time and energy........ |
| Name= Jan & Geoff Blaney |
| Date= Sat Jul 3 13:31:00 2010 |
| We are also coming up from Surrey and can't wait. Best 4 days of the year. TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW. Long live the Americana! |
| Name= The Management |
| Date= Sat Jul 3 17:43:42 2010 |
| OUR ONLY TELEPHONE CONTACT NUMBERS FROM SUNDAY JULY 4th WILL BE: 07855548240 07855548194 07815869804 PLEASE USE ANY OF THESE NUMBER IF YOU ARE CALLING ABOUT AMERICANA INTERNATIONAL WHICH IS TAKING PLACE NEXT WEEKEND AT THE COUNTY SHOWGROUND NEWARK NOTTINGHAMSHIRE UK NG24 2NY.. THE FESTIVAL IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FROM 2pm FRIDAY JULY 9th. 9am SATURDAY JULY 10th......SUNDAY JULY 11th... Each day the shows close ar approximately 11pm, except Sunday which closes at approximately 10pm.... CHILDREN UNDER 16 ADMITTED FREE IF WITH A PAYING ADULT...FREE CAR & COACH PARKING..DAILY ADMISSION IS £30 PER ADULT £15 per 16/17 year old... EXHIBITORS OF AMERICAN VEHICLES/MOTORCYCLES QUALIFY FOR A DISCOUNT IF WISHING TO EXHIBIT THEIR VEHICLE/MOTORCYCLE....THIS APPLIES TO THE DRIVER AND ONE PASSENGER ONLY. |
| Name= Stu Gapper |
| Date= Sun Jul 4 10:41:53 2010 |
| Just found out im walking home if i cant find a lift back arrggghhh!!! |
| Name= BIGBADBOB ( BOB REID ) |
| Date= Mon Jul 5 20:31:50 2010 |
| will see you at the Americana Billy I will come to the show ground on wed to see you . Bob& Ingrid |
| Name= rooster |
| Date= Tue Jul 6 14:49:59 2010 |
| dont miss this event |
| Name= Scott Jones |
| Date= Tue Jul 6 15:08:31 2010 |
| 2 more days to go but only 1 more day at work. cant wait. See you all there |
| Name= Bill |
| Date= Wed Jul 7 14:00:29 2010 |
| Tomorrow's almost here now. Yippee ! |
| Name= |
| Date= Fri Jul 9 20:11:13 2010 |
| £30 is way too expensive in these hard times. My family and I will be giving it a miss. |
| Name= |
| Date= Sat Jul 10 20:43:07 2010 |
| I agree, £30 is too expensive. It's an event I've enjoyed going to for years with my family, but it gets harder to justify the price tag! |
| Name= Susan Hamilton |
| Date= Sun Jul 11 08:18:50 2010 |
| First time visitor Sat & Sun bringing reluctant student daughter who's "not in to Country, Mum" ... we're having a BALL!!! Everyone so friendly, the bands amazing & approachable - brilliant!!! £25 is the price per head of a meal out with drinks that's over in 2 hours - £25 pre-booked on line for an entire DAY of live music & brilliant company - that's reasonable once a year, about £4/month to save up for next year if a struggling single mum can do it, you can :) |
| Name= Mark Thomson, Kidderminster |
| Date= Mon Jul 12 10:00:04 2010 |
| Well, this was my first Americana. I came on my own (without wife and children) on Saturday, just for the day to see if it was any good. By 9.30 last night my wife and I had bought a family tent and will be there next year for the whole weekend!! An outstandingly organised event focused entirely on the things I am passionate about - American classic cars, live music, etc etc. I could go on but folks would get bored. One special mention for the living museum area - wonderful! Many thanks again and see you next year! |
| Name= Mick Chafer |
| Date= Mon Jul 12 13:13:09 2010 |
| Big thanks to Chris, Bev and the whole Jackson family and all the Americana staff for a superb weekend. How on earth you are going to top this one I have no idea, simply the best show ever. Awesome! xxxxxx |
| Name= ian maskell |
| Date= Mon Jul 12 13:19:17 2010 |
| I was there friday and saturday awesome as ever. But my mate tells me that it is not at newark next year. where is it going to be he can't remember if it was said or not! Not going back to Donington I hope :-( |
| Name= A.bandmember |
| Date= Mon Jul 12 16:14:24 2010 |
| We were booked to play the Americana in the Lady Eastwood pavillion this year and even though i thoroughly enjoyed the festival itself i felt that the smaller stages hadnt been publicised at all.As we played for free (after a round trip of nearly 200 miles,without even expenses being met) and played in front of 25/30 people in a hanger that can hold a couple of thousand i came away disheartened and dissapointed in the lack of promotion.If your not going to push the smaller stages and acts then why bother putting them on at all ? |
| Name= Simon Edwards |
| Date= Mon Jul 12 16:44:43 2010 |
| Although i go every year i do feel the prices are getting too high. Mainly if you go for just the Sunday. I took my car to show yet it cost me £20 as an exhibitor. I feel just to show your car its expensive. If your into all he bands and camping etc the the high price can be justified. Alot of shows for exhibitors are free or at a nominal fee ie Tatton Park, Menwith Hill, American Power on Wheels etc. I realise you offer a lot more but like i say £20 each just to attend on the Sunday is too high. Why the jump fom £15 in these hard times? I also feel the numbers were down on Sunday even though the weather was great. The fun fair very quiet and the stalls seemed quiet. Some even said how poor it had been for them too giving food away on Sunday as they had not sold anywhere near what they had hoped for. Have to say though apart from the price it is a unique event. |
| Name= Reet PTeet and the Duxs crew |
| Date= Mon Jul 12 18:45:31 2010 |
| Fantastic event, there was definetely more camping from Thursday than ever before and a lot more staying over till the Monday morning. We had a blast all the way through the weekend, true value for money. Just for comparison my wife and daughter are going to see 1 band, price £120 for two tickets, Americana prices are well justified. Roll on 2011. |
| Name= green day van man |
| Date= Mon Jul 12 19:53:10 2010 |
| cool cool show had a fantastic time as always. please folks stop going on about the price its really good value for the money just look at what you get.took some mates from work with us this and they said they will be coming back next year, thanks chris and family and all the staff |
| Name= LIGHTS OUT |
| Date= Mon Jul 12 19:55:40 2010 |
| Hi Chris Thanks again for having us on the weekender, we had a great time!! hope you got some good feedback on our set(s) as well :-) What a weekend!! we enjoyed every minute of it. Cheers LIGHTS OUT |
| Name= Bill |
| Date= Mon Jul 12 20:13:40 2010 |
| Another wonderful weekend. Really enjoyed it and I've got my booking form for next year already. Before the event I was a little concerned at the number of tribute acts/golden oldie pop acts on offer this year. There was no mention in the advertising or in the programme that there was a '70's theme this year, like your Lost in the '50's theme of a few years back. When it was announced from the stage I was like "obvious really. Should have figured it out myself". I'm going to take a guess here, but I reckon it wasn't heavily promoted because you didn't want to put people off, thinking it was just a nostalgia event. Am I right ? Not that there's anything wrong with a bit of nostalgia, and I guess the '70's are the new '50's. But dont!, please dont!, do an '80's theme anytime soon. A weekend of tinny synths, big hair, spandex and pastel jackets with rolled up sleeves would just about do my head in. (joke btw) Stars of the weekend for me ? Two Tons of Steel without a doubt. Those guys were smokin'. And I'm glad to see that, in the persons of Rosie Horne and Tim McKay there are youngsters coming through to carry the music forward. Roll on Americana. As George IV sang "may you stay, forever young". In mind if not in body. |
| Name= Keith Jackman |
| Date= Mon Jul 12 21:21:44 2010 |
| This was my girlfriend and my first weekender for many a year so we were a bit unsure how it would be. We needn't have worried. Wow, what a fantastic weekend. From start to finish it was just spectacular so well done to all those involved. The bands (R'n'R)were just first class. Have to say I was also looking forward to T-rextasy and was not dissapointed. I was also looking forward to Darts and I have to say, WAS deeply disappointed, what a big let down, but the only negative over a truly amazing weekend. The stars for us were the Revolutionaires, absolutely incredible. Roll on 2011. |
| Name= Mel |
| Date= Tue Jul 13 11:10:08 2010 |
| The 30th anniversary was my first Americana, it wont be my last. Me and the family had an amazing time, the kids loved it! can't believe the entered the dog in a competion hahaha the laughing. Looking forward to next year, i'm sure it will be just as good as this one or better..... |
| Name= Scott. |
| Date= Tue Jul 13 11:52:34 2010 |
| Name= Scott Jones |
| Date= Tue Jul 13 12:02:03 2010 |
| Another first class event thank you to the Jackson family and all their friends for making this show the best the uk has to offer. The music was fantastic an excellent mix as always (a lot of the 70's bands i remeber from being a kid)The revolutionaires where the hell do they get there energy from. Great value for money. If you've never been get yourself there next year. A special thank you from me and my family as i lost my tickets but everything got sorted. See you all there next year. Hope you enjoyed the whiskey. |
| Name= JILL AND SHAUN HARAN surrey |
| Date= Tue Jul 13 12:12:56 2010 |
| A BIG BIG thank you once again to the Jacksons and all the organisers Had a fantastic time as ever......loved the day vans with the light shows.......T REXTACY were as FAB as always......Is it not at NEWARK next year ? I hope it is but if not we'll still be there....... |
| Name= Mark & Jo |
| Date= Tue Jul 13 13:03:08 2010 |
| Wow , yet another fantastic weekend ,we didn't see one bad band ,The Revolutionaires ,Smokie ,Jets ,Rootin Tootn ,Ray Campi ,Relentless,The Bombers (pitty they had to overlap the revelutionaires) have to be the highlights.weather was the best ever and we have been coming for 8 years. What fantastic value for families camping. roll on next year. |
| Name= John and Aileen Coupland AmericanTruck, Peterbilt NUT 773R |
| Date= Tue Jul 13 19:54:25 2010 |
| I would like to convey our sincere thanks for a fabulous weekend we had a BLAST!!! from the minute we drove through the gate we were made to feel welcome and everyone was so frendly, This was our first Americana and it will certainly not be our last, it was also a great privelege to be considered and awarded a winners trophy against so many other fabulous vehicles. For years we have known about The show but have always found a reason why we have not gone, even this year it was a last minute thing, and we are as sure as hell glad we came !!!! Best Regards John And Aileen Coupland |
| Name= Diana Davies |
| Date= Tue Jul 13 20:39:58 2010 |
| My partner Sean and myself have been coming to the Americana show for the past 5 years and enjoyed ever minute, but the 30th anniversary would be truly difficult to beat we had a fantastic day on the 70s evening, we would just like to thank Chris & Bev for organising a wonderful time for us and everyone else that attended the show best weekend we have both ever had well done to all the organisers for putting together such a fantastic range of performers, Rubettes , Marmalade, paper lace and well what can we say about two tons, we look forward to next years event and can't wait to get booked ready for the next line up of performers wonderful wonderful wonderful thanks once again to Chris, Bev and your family |
| Name= Diana & Sean |
| Date= Tue Jul 13 20:53:26 2010 |
| We would just like to thank Chris & Bev for a fantastic weekend best ever we have been attending the event for 5 years now and each year gets better and better but I think it would be so difficult to top this 30th anniversary event wonderful wonderful wonderful, just can't say enough good about the line up or artist's Rubettes, Marmalade, Paper lace we thoroughly enjoyed our weekend and we will certainly be attending again in 2011 without a shadow of a doubt cant wait to book and see the line up of artists for next year. Diana & Sean From Kidderminster |
| Name= Mr & Mrs (Pineapple) B&B...Lol |
| Date= Tue Jul 13 22:59:17 2010 |
| Will leave you another message when we can get over this weekends burn out! (Couldn't even get myself out the truck this evening! LOL) Boy you need to be looking into spreading it over a week for us to be able to fit everything in. Look forward to meeting up with you or your team somewhere soon. All the very best to you all, well done & roll on AMERICANA 2011. M&S xxx |
| Name= Terry & Helen Burchell & family |
| Date= Wed Jul 14 00:16:10 2010 |
| Chris Bev and all your family & team ,You Done a fantastic job for the anniversary festival ( but u do always!) We thoroughly enjoyed the whole weekend , The entertainers were fab, Paul Overstreet, eve sellis , trexasy, rootin tootin, were some of our favourites but everyone was great! We were so lucky with the sunshine, so no brollys this year! We look forward to Americana every year its a real treat! We will support you where ever you take the show, it will b a shame to have to not b at newark as we are so used to it but understand the difficulties may mean a change in venue. Any how WELL DONE ALL OF YOU, Have a REST now ! xx See you next year! |
| Name= Chris & Bev |
| Date= Wed Jul 14 18:54:23 2010 |
| Many thanks for your kind remarks on here, those who are voicing their disappointment about the cost of admission really need to do some research on other comparable events. Then, and only then will they realise that there is no other event/festival/weekender that gives so much for your money as we do. We are american car enthusiasts first and foremost, I have personally owned and driven them for close on fifty years now. In all that time I have visited hundreds of shows and the reason the Americana was fist staged was to give everybody something different rather than just sitting a field with just cars to look at and nothing for the wives & families. Now we must be doing something right because here we are 30 years down the road and it still gets bigger and better, with a much bigger outlay every year... Now if you can find us a venue that doesn't cost us an arm and a leg to hire and one where we get some revenue from the bars, we'll certainly consider moving the event to it.I hope you get my gist of what I am saying? If not please don't waste my time by complaining the choice is yours if you want to attend or not... At the end of the day for everyone who whinges about the cost and threatens not to come, we'll get six more who will take your place...I think you are more then oytnumbered by those who know how much it costs us to stage and what good value it is when compared to most other events in this country... Nothing is for free, there is always a cost somewhere down the line.... |
| Name= green day van man |
| Date= Wed Jul 14 22:48:18 2010 |
| well said chris n bev support you all the way. |
| Name= Ray & Sue, Barton, Nth Yorkshire |
| Date= Wed Jul 14 23:04:56 2010 |
| A 'HUGE THANK YOU' Chris, Bev, family and all the team for yet another fantastic Americana, what can we say.....it just keeps getting better and better every year. The bands were fantastic, our favourites included the Revolutionaires, Carmen Ghia and the Hotrods, The Jets, the list goes on......already paid our deposit for next year, only 358 days to go and counting! |
| Name= Stan |
| Date= Wed Jul 14 23:09:27 2010 |
| Can anyone tell me as Loony Chris got a fan club. |
| Name= Joy Mortiboys |
| Date= Thu Jul 15 08:56:15 2010 |
| This was my 2nd year and what a show. So much live music to choose from. The "settlement" that was behind our 5th wheel was brilliant, many thanks to the re-enactment societys for that. I was with a party of four and we have had such a good time we took advantage and have booked up for next year. We also recommended this to a friend, who camped for the weekend, and she has enjoyed it so much her and her partner are also booking for next year. And to finish the live music with Smokey ........ what more can I say, just sheer brilliance. Many, many thanks to Bev and Chris. Joy Mortiboys (Warwickshire) |
| Name= Jan & Geoff Blaney |
| Date= Thu Jul 15 10:57:40 2010 |
| Wow! The best Americana ever, don't know how you can top this. For us the variety on offer is second to none and the cost EXCEPTIONALLY LOW, look @ other festivals. For me with an OH who is a cougar nut having other things to do is priceless. He loves rockabilly and I love country so we are both happy. This to me is the essence of the show something for everyone. Can I say I have never heard Gail Davies in such good voice. It was her best performance in the UK for many a year. We don't camp on site (past that) but we stay locally and are on site 12 hrs + every day. and still feel part of it all. We also hire mob scooters which are invaluable. Many thanks to Mr Mrs Jackson and family. Long live the Americana we will go wherever 'it' goes. |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Thu Jul 15 20:31:19 2010 |
| Here's a small taster of who is going to be on that festival: from the USA NARVEL FELTS JOHNNY POWERS THE TRULY LOVER TRIO 'FROM NASHVILLE TO NOTTINGHAM WITH STARS FROM THE GRAND OLE OPRY' ART ADAMS JAMES INTVELD TRACEY C HOUSTON and the best of the brits PAUL ANSELL THE REVOLUTIONAIRES LAZY DOG.. Friday night will see more 'stars of the 60s/70s and ALVIN STARDUST will be filmed and recorded 'live' to produce a new cd & dvd that may be called ' Alvin live at the 31st Original Americana Festival... Yes dear fiends we are inspired by last weekend's 'mega-turnout' and we are pretty confident we can produce an even better line-up of fantastic 'stars' to please even the most critical of you... Stay tuned to this website and facebook as we start to move forward over the coming months... Meantime we do have our JACKSONVILLE JAMBOREE coming up over the weekend of September 24-25-26th booking forms are available now direct from us, call us on 0870 863 2100 or 0159 390595.... It is purely a full weekend anglo-american music festival with free camping if required. Admission is limited and must be booked in advance to gain access to the venue and grounds... |
| Name= Letitia Jackson |
| Date= Thu Jul 15 23:29:31 2010 |
| Whoop Whoop! How F.A.B was that! Bands were amazing, Autos awesome! And the sun really baked us! Loved it! Many thanks for all the support and offering advice on how to save for next year, Susan the single mother, £4 a week save, love it! You tell em huni! And the chap who puts it in to perspective when he advises how much a two hour meal would cost you. You save or pay for what you want to do, i know i do. The Americana has so much to offer and is a personal choice for why each individual attends. The lesser known Bands playing for free, receieved a FOC weekend, all stages were advertised within the event programme. Be sensible and email me to discuss jacksonevents@hotmail.com. HUGE THANKS for the comments and support, Roll on JACKSONVILLE JAMBOREE get booked in ASAP as limited spaces for 500. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx :0) |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Sun Jul 18 08:27:03 2010 |
| Er! Bands played for 'free' ? Only one did that as far as I know and that was because of a problem with another band who proved to be unreliable..Next year will see a few changes to how I book the local type bands who don't bring any bread to the table some treat the festival as a cheap holiday which they get paid to attend and don't put much effort into their sets... £50 per hour is more than enough for those kind of bands, I wish we could earn that kind of money per hour, don't you? So only bands of a high merit will make the grade next year, I'm talking brit bands here....The top and most popluar ones will be the lucky ones who get picked for 2011... Please remember if you want to exhibit the following vehicles you should request an exhibitors pre-entryform than carries a big discount if booked before January 31st 2011... All american automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, rods & customs plus PRE-73 non-american vehicles (must be show quality to qualify for the discount). All custom cruiser motorcycles of the V-twin variety, no japanese sports bikes or gm badged vehicles etc (Daewoos/Kias etc). Any american trailer/caravan/5th wheel that is not pulled by an american vehicle does not qualify for the discount or getting into the main inner exhibitors areas. Once again there were too many non-american late model cars still inside the main inner sections, so that has now out the kybosh on us allowing non-american vehicles into this area to unload their camping gear. If you want to stop with your friends who are booked in as exhibitors then you will have to arrange to be collected by them at the main exhibitors entrance and leave your non-american vehicle in the secure trade/guest car park or camp on the outer camp sites..Please do not bother to ask if you can go into the main areas because you'll be wasting your time...You'll have to blame the ones who abused our system, they are the ones who have screwed it up for everybody else. |
| Name= big tony |
| Date= Sun Jul 18 20:34:15 2010 |
| once again it has been a pleasure to work for/with the best people in the business.people often only see the finished product and miss the behind the scenes look and leave satisfied ,which means us back room boys have done our job and done it well(not blowing my own trumpet)but to all those who are committed to the americana the best damn crew money cant buy ,to my extended family ,the paying public long may we all continue enjoy this one of a kind event,best wishes to you all big tony and family. |
| Name= DAZZA AKA SOOTY |
| Date= Sun Jul 18 23:40:55 2010 |
| Yep ill second that tony,people whinging on about the prices,go forth...chris and bev jackson work tirelessy to keep everyone smiling and on the day i cant see another show ever gonna beat the americana,,30 yrs going....say no more...non american vehicles inside the showground £50 on the gate,returnable once removed simples..i managed to get a few hours in on the caravanning area this year and wow talk about abuse from public,billy youve earned youre stripes this year lol. it was an honour to work alongside the whole team once again.strap on only another 300 odd days till the next |
| Name= trans-am-steve |
| Date= Tue Jul 20 14:16:47 2010 |
| hi guys, fantastic show as always. need to do something about the cars that are being let in (non american) as already mentioned. when we was camping we ended up boxed in by 2x landrover discovery's a vauxhall astra and a 3 other non american vehicles. as already mentioned these need to be kept outside in the carpark. also people who tow there caravens in with there landrovers once there set up why do there cars need to stay with them? in my opinino if its not american get it on the car park. cant wait for next year. keep up the top work. |
| Name= TBirdFrank & Crew |
| Date= Tue Jul 20 17:23:19 2010 |
| Enough said here to show the real feeling about cost, quality, emphasis etc - Chris and Bev - you've brought 'em up right - leave' em to it and sit back! You've earned it. The present mix is good - perhaps a bit of "autojumble" for car nuts who like ferkling about, at a rate that leaves both sides happy; as the stall side is depleting a bit, and some more fairground lights and music - but that's not to complain, just to seek out a bit more for the exhibitors etc. Where were the rolling lights shows? Is the £5.00+ gallon biting a bit? Glad to see the chinese lantern vendors and fliers will get the boot - we weren't noticed chasing around with fire extinguishers at the dead of night putting out these incendiary nuisances before someone died - but we were doing it! I hope that the Newark site owners can be prevailed upon to stop bleeding the Americana to death. They make big money out of it, and none at all would be a big blow to their cash flow - but equally we all know how to use, and live on, that well tried site! Perhaps a rent of a field next door and C J Bars could set up to teach 'em a lesson! What's the date next year Chris??? I might have all year to plan as I am likely to be out of the door at the end of October - tried and tested negotiator for hire if needed! ps Any Eagles - Mac etc tribute bands going at a sensible rate??? |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Thu Jul 22 08:07:13 2010 |
| I am getting pretty peed off with the subject of non-american vehicles getting inside the inner camp-sites and taking up precious camping space. It seems our guys on the gate are getting a bit lax on this nagging problem and I am going to stop all those who are not authorised in writing by me, bev or letitia from driving into the showground on the pretext of unloading their tent/caravan etc. It just isn't going to happen in 2011. Anyone with an american vehicle/bike who wants their friends/families who attend in non-american vehicles will have to make the choice of either camping on the outer camp-sites with their friends or on the inside with all the other american car/bike exhibitors without them...As for the bands and traders of which their are many, we will introduce a different system for them.... As for american auto parts/accessory dealers and auto-jumblers we can't force them to bring their wares to the event, inspite of offering them amazing deals (like sponsoring a couple of awards which cost naff all compared to paying our plot fees, which incedentally are the same as most (if not less) comparable sized events. But still no takers, so what more can we do to get them to trade at the show? On the other-hand the large amount of car sales dealer who book into the event and more often than not flog their late model mustangs, corvettes, dodge ram pick ups etc Is taking the piss asthey are paying the same as other exhibitors, my brother allen (our trade manager) does wander around and if he finds a dealer who is displaying proper trade sales boards then that person is given a warning to take the dealer signs off the vehicle(s) or he will be charged the full trade price. This also applies to rv dealers who think its their right to bring a £50,000+ rv and sell it making a lot of profit without paying us a trade fee for doing so. All I can say to those who flaunt our simple rules, if I find you before allen does I will have you removed from the event, it is not fair on all those who pay their admission fees... One last word to all those who slag us off to all and sundry, Americana International does not need ass-holes like you and is perfectly capable of surviving for many more years without you.. The festival has been developed to go in any direction musically so if we start to slide down in any of the seven or eight areas we provide we can introduce a new one to compensate any downturn... This is what credibility means, we have built this up over the last thirty years and have fought and overcome all the battles that have come our way over those three decades... We are intent on moving forward with the festival in anyway we need to keep it exciting to all of our loyal supporters.....Enjoy the rest of this summer and stay safe whatever you do.... |
| Name= Sidewinder drummer |
| Date= Thu Jul 22 15:02:02 2010 |
| CJ wrote : "Er! Bands played for 'free' ? Only one did that as far as I know and that was because of a problem with another band who proved to be unreliable". Guess that must have been us (Sidewinder) then cos we travelled from Leicester and gave our time for free.Played on the Lady Eastwood stage Saturday evening and had a blast.Sadly not many people there (and its such a big room) but the ones who where had a thoroughly good time,as did we.Great weekend.Thanks for having us. |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Fri Jul 23 08:15:28 2010 |
| In response to steve's post. let me tell you that I never booked you or ay of the other bands that were apparently told they could play on the unsigned stage. Somebody else was supposed to have been doing that but a distinct lack of communication between this person, my main man (loony chris) and myself. So neither of us knew who was going to play in the LEP...now we try hard to run a professional show and I'm sorry to say that just didn't work out.. So it won't happen again, besides our main gate staff need to know who is performing on the festival on all the stages/venues. I will re-instate the use of the Harley bar for a couple of soft rock bands on friday & saturday night to satisfy the small demand from some bikers. However I want to say that I feel that there are numerous bike shows/festivals that cater for the heavy rock fans and I do not want to copy them...I hope the minority who seem to like having your ears blasted out will understand this reasoning? What I don't get is that these type of bands can be seen almost everywhere any day of the week, yet when I book artistes I try to book those that are not seen that often and in my mind surely they are the ones that the majority want to see, or am I wrong in that assumption? I go to quite a few weekend shows and virtually everyone of them seem to have the same bands on and these club bands do the same boring assed sets they do in the clubs.. I don't want that at Americana International so those kind of bands will probably not get on the festival until they do something different for our audiences... We have a high standard and I am trying to keep it high which is why we have so many american artistes on every ywear, you probably won't see any of these doing the other shows I'm sure... |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Fri Jul 23 17:17:55 2010 |
| How's this awesome line-up of American artistes grab you good folk out there? ROCKIN' DOPSIE Jnr & THE ZYDECO TWISTERS (10 piece band from louisiana) NARVEL FELTS JOHNNY POWERS ART ADAMS TWO TONS OF STEEL JAMES INTVELD TRULY LOVER TRIO STACIE COLLINS TRACEY C HOUSTON & A SPECIAL 'STARS FROM THE GRAND OLE OPRY SHOW' now wait until I tell you who the brit bands will be, I can tell you that I have worked hard to pull in the best and most varied rock'n'roll, rockabilly, country and country-rock bands that I can get for you. I have upped the quality and cut down on the quantity to give you folk better chance of seeing the majority of the artistes next year. We also will be doubling the size of the dance floor infront of the APLPHA stage...and some new stuff up on the main arena... |
| Name= letitia |
| Date= Fri Jul 23 21:53:27 2010 |
| Totally agree with the none americana vehicle owners being outside... something that WILL be implemented on the main gate. IF the American vehicle owners want to camp with the none american vehicle owners then outside on the runway it is. Will always have the option to drive your american car into the venue once your all set up. It's a joke! We often try to please and then it gets abused. Can i have a play with the Harley Bar Papa Bear? Give me some practice! Thanks to all yet again for the support and our FAB team.. your the bestest! xxx |
| Name= green day van man |
| Date= Fri Jul 23 22:23:42 2010 |
| hi tbirdfrank & crew hope u were talking about the day vans lit up like vegas we were there but,,,,my old mate who has been at this event fore ever is very ill.we still had a blast.get better noel love you and karen x we will be out in force next year love you all. |
| Name= Davie Holland |
| Date= Tue Jul 27 20:57:14 2010 |
| Hi Chris. Just to let you know how much we (SHOOTER) enjoyed performing at the festival. A big thanks to the sound crew as the on-stage sound was fantastic as usual, and to Brian for ensuring everything went smoothly. Best Wishes to You and Bev for all your hard work (and the rest of the team)!! Regards Davie Holland |
| Name= Mick Sawyer |
| Date= Wed Jul 28 19:56:58 2010 |
| we...(AYNT SKYNYRD) played the Lady Eastwood pavillion on Sat night...we had an absolute blast..a big appreciative crowd...great support from the festival staff and all in all an experience to remember...It was our first Americana...WE LOVED IT!! |
| Name= Zoe Bremer |
| Date= Fri Aug 6 18:46:59 2010 |
| Any chance of a square dance event next year, such as a (Mainstream level) Friendship Dance? Contact me if you need info: ZoeRPM@googlemail.com or visit my Facebook page, Square Dance UK. |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Sat Aug 7 10:34:46 2010 |
| Artistes appearing the forthcoming Jacksonville Jamboree over the weekend of July 24-25-26th... Call 0870 863 2100 for booking info. Weekend ticket £75 (free camping if required) Day tickets £25 pp. FRIDAY: ATLANTA SHANNA KEVIN MONTGOMERY THE STAR DEVILS 1 tba SATURDAY: ALVIN STARDUST CHUCK MEAD ROB RYAN ROADSHOW MODERN EARL GRAHAM FENTON KATIE RHODES DEL RIO RAMBLERS PIG EARTH SUNDAY: RICHARD J DOBSON RIP MASTERS PAUL ANSELL'S #9 ROOTN TOOTN ROSIE HORNE ELBOW JAKE DJ's include: Dave 'Wobby' Ross & John Morris Programme subject to change if the need arises... Email: jacksonevents@hotmail.com |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Sat Aug 7 10:37:50 2010 |
| Forgot to list the excellent JERRY RICHARDS & THE EVENING SHADOWS who are appearing on the Sunday at the Jacksonville Jamboree... |
| Name= dave and sue jackson |
| Date= Sun Aug 8 17:09:43 2010 |
| this was our 3rd year at americana and had a great wk end allready sent deposit for next yr so keep it rockin |
| Name= terry |
| Date= Mon Aug 9 15:16:57 2010 |
| Mr Jackson Jamboree is not in July See you soon |
| Name= Heather and Lori, Lakeland Lasses |
| Date= Thu Aug 12 11:11:18 2010 |
| Chris and Bev, Thank you to you and all your family and helpers for a fantastic 30th Americana. We had a fabulous time, the bands were superb- so much talent! We were spoilt for choice as to which stage to go to as there was sooooo much to listen to and enjoy.I have been coming to Americana for many years ( maybe 8 - 9 years) and I always think it cannot get better , but it does! This years line-up was awesome, the 70's bands so FAB! We loved the music on all stages and the dancing in the Cedric Ford Pavilion; we learned to Jive - thanks Ian!!!!!! Roll on next year. See you all then. Stop moaning all you ungrateful whingers.If you have something constructive to contribute write to Chris and Bev privitely. |
| Name= |
| Date= Wed Aug 25 05:55:40 2010 |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Thu Aug 26 14:21:21 2010 |
| Current line-up for 2011 is: TWO TONS OF STEEL JAMES INTVELD The world's #1 rocking zydeco/cajun band ROCKIN' DOPSIE Jnr & THE ZYDECO TWISTERS (10 piece band from louisiana) NARVEL FELTS JOHNNY POWERS ART ADAMS STACIE COLLINS TRACEY K HOUSTON BILLY YATES 'STARS FROM THE GRAND OLE' OPRY' ALVIN STARDUST SI CRANSTOUN AYNT SKYNYRD PAUL ANSELL'S #9 THE REVOLUTIONAIRES PEPPERMINT APES JACK RABBIT SLIM THE CARAVANS THE BORDERLINES ROSIE HORNE KATIE RHODES HAYLEY OLIVER .. More to be confirmed in due course,, I now have over five hundred artistes wishing to get on the festival and need to include some of those in 2011. Therefore I do not need anymore submissions for next year or even the year after, lol... If you want to camp on-site you MUST pre-book especially if arriving on Thursday July 7th..... |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Mon Sep 6 00:46:05 2010 |
| We have now posted out all the advance booking forms for both exhibitors and non-exhibitors who were pre-booked for the 2010 Americana International. Anyone who has not received theirs by the end of this week are advised to contact us on 0870 863 2100 if they want to camp on-site next year.The interest is already very high and we could for the very first time sell out of available camping space. |
| Name= Mike Reed |
| Date= Tue Sep 21 22:38:24 2010 |
| We had such a fantastic time at Americana 2010 and look forward so much to next year.Really pleased Alvin Stardust is set for next year he was superb in 2009.Could I be cheeky and ask any chance of getting David Cassidy to attend.My partner Pam would just love to see him there.Pam and Mike will be there for 2011 her sister Bev and Mel frequent attendees cant make it due to work committments but we will be there.Enjoyed seeing the cars,bikes(artwork)friendly laid back atmosphere and the wish you all the best in setting up next years event. Mike and Pam |
| Name= Keith Thomas |
| Date= Wed Sep 29 13:56:15 2010 |
| Dear People, Just been reflecting on the years events so far. Really enjoyed the Americana particularly Sandiagos and Greggi G and his band, also the Rubettes. Would hope to return next year, even mroe so if you could invite those three bacl. There were several people who all share my opinion. If you could organise the same kind of weather again too, that would be even better. Oh and don't forget Rockin Lee, still one of the best DJ's out there. Great weekend though, thank you. Sincerely Keith Thomas |
| Name= Glynn Lear |
| Date= Fri Oct 1 23:44:38 2010 |
| Hi Chris have been going to your shows now for the last 5 years and every year its bloody fantastic. Can I make a plee there is a fantastic Rock n roll band called Good rockin tonight from Kent they would rock the place. Please give them a look on line. See you in 2011 Best Glynn & 20 other family members who all attend every year |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Sat Oct 16 22:12:44 2010 |
| Here we go for the top acts lined up for 2011: From the USA: ROCKIN' DOPISE Jnr & THE ZYDECO TWISTERS..NARVEL FELTS..ART ADAMS. MODERN EARL..STACIE COLLINS BAND..JAMES INTVELD..TWO TONS OF STEEL MICHAEL KEN..BILLY YATES..JOHNNY POWERS..THE TRULY LOVER TRIO..MARY JEAN LEWIS & THE STARLIGHT BOYS with more to be confirmed in due course. Top brits include: ALVIN STARDUST (who is being recorded live for a brand new cd & dvd).. LEGENDS OF THE SIXTIES SHOW featuring Mick Avory ex-kinks..ERIC HAYDOCK ex-hollies.. both inductees into the American Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame..MARTIN LYON of love affair.. TED TOMLIN ex-Love Affair..GRAHAM POLLOCK ex-Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders..THE TREVOR BURTON BAND..QUILL..The awesome SI CRANSTOUN & HIS BAND..PAUL ANSELL'S #9..THE REVOLUTIONAIRES...THE ROOMATES(UK)..THE CARAVANS..THE KINGCATS & ABBIE MARIE..THE BORDERLINES... THE DIXIE BOYS(portugal..ALY COOK (nz)..THE BUDDIES..MEMPHIS RIDERS..ROSIE HORNE..PIG EARTH..THE PEPPERMINT APES..AYNT SKYNYRD ..THE SANDIAGOS..SAVANNAH (holland)..KATIE RHODES..LAZY DOG ..CARAVAN of WAYNE..ROOTN TOOTN.. KAY'D. Several others may be added in the near future... |
| Name= Paul, Jayne and Paula Harley Riders from Essex |
| Date= Thu Oct 21 16:42:35 2010 |
| 2010 was another great year for Americana. Thanks to Chris, Bev and family and the team who again made the event just as special as always. Every year we look forward to attending Americana for the great atmosphere and new and old friends we meet. And also the great bands. We send a big THANK YOU to all the Jackson's and crew for laying on such a special occasion for us to attend every year which we would not miss for the world. We look forward to 2011 and lets hope the weather is as kind to us as it was this year as we normally get very wet on the way up. (But that would never deter us from attending). Again thank you Bev and Chris from the Jones family (Essex). PS We also would like to congratulate Richard Lamb for the great photos and the excellent website. |
| Name= Detroit Jim |
| Date= Fri Oct 22 15:50:25 2010 |
| Howdy playmates. What a good bash See you soon |
| Name= Chris & Bev |
| Date= Sun Oct 24 15:47:12 2010 |
| Howdy friends, thanks for your kind comments we do appreciate each and everyone of you for supporting what we do. Our intentions were not motivated by making us millionaires(and we are most definitely not)what drives us on is our passion for the 'americana dream' and that means trying to produce an event that has more than anything else in this country at a very affordable price. Unlike a lot of promoters we have a hands on touch to the festival and we are always available to chat to anyone who wants to come over and speak to us.. We also have a large family and know only too well just how much it costs to take them all out for a day or on holiday, which is why we will NEVER charge for children under 16 years old or charge car parking fees... And for the benefit of those who run american vehicles we do too, so we know how much it costs to run them which is why we always offer a discount to those who bother to pre-book. |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Mon Oct 25 01:11:58 2010 |
| All those who were pre-booked for the 2010 festival should have received their advance booking forms by now, so if you want to save money be sure to get your £10 per person deposits sent in before the end of this year... If you didn't get a booking form then give us a call on 0870 863 2100 and either ask for a form to be mailed to you or alternatively book in by credit/debit card. Or you can send an email to jacksonevents@hotmail.com |
| Name= Rip Masters |
| Date= Wed Oct 27 19:00:28 2010 |
| The Jacksonville Jamboree was one of the best line-ups ever, and a great venue, sorry for those who missed it. Best Wishes to all the Americana crew and family for a great American International 2011, Rip Masters "The Cat On the Keys" |
| Name= bruno huet |
| Date= Thu Nov 18 12:29:34 2010 |
| trop top j adore tout l esprit americain super photos le reve de pouvoir vivre un momment comme celui la merci |
| Name= The Management |
| Date= Wed Nov 24 17:54:12 2010 |
| If you are attending Americana International #31 and want to save money you have until December 31st to get yourselve booked in. The fees have to go up to cover the rise in vat and other rising costs of being able to stage the festival. Booking forms for exhibitors and non-exhibitors are available on this website and ready to be printed out.. The on-line booking facility < www.wegottickets.com > goes live from the begining of January when we implement the higher fees. When compared to other similar sized events that incorporate 'live' music, automobiles and motorcycles our prices are still by far better value and the overall cost lower than the others. Please remember we do not charge for children aged fifteen and under as long as they are accompanied by a paying adult. Nor do we charge extra for public car and coach parking.... |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Wed Nov 24 18:00:33 2010 |
| The fantastic Si 'Dynamo' Cranstoun & his band have just stormed the superb 'RHYTHM RIOT' at Camber sands. Look out for this very talented young man who is setting the rocking scene on fire, he is performing on Friday July 8th at Americana International so if you don't manage to see him before then, make sure you do at the biggest and best event of its kind outside of the USA. Thirty-one years of bringing a big slice of the USA to the UK and twenty-five years of staging it at the county showground newark nottingthamshire UK....It really is 'The Heartbeat Of The USA In The UK' |
| Name= Webmaster |
| Date= Sun Dec 5 00:57:44 2010 |
| Added extra photos to Showground Views, RVs and Homesteaders sections today. |
| Name= Chris & Bev |
| Date= Fri Dec 10 19:07:16 2010 |
| WISHING YOU ALL A GREAT XMAS & A HAPPY PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR |
| Name= DAZZA AKA SOOTY |
| Date= Sun Dec 19 12:07:59 2010 |
| MAY WE WISH EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU A VERY VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND BETTER NEW YEAR,WHERE EVER YOU ARE, WHATEVER YOURE DOING THIS CHRISTMAS TIME,ENJOY YOURSELFS, MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT YOU GOT AND BE GOOD,SEE YOU ALL AGAIN IN JULY 2011, SOOTY AND MAGSXXXXXXXXX |
| Name= dinhduyphuong |
| Date= Thu Dec 23 06:25:30 2010 |
| fgdhdth |
| Name= The Management |
| Date= Sat Jan 1 17:48:26 2011 |
| WE WISH YOU ALL A TRULY HAPPY HEALTHY & PROSPEROUS 2011. |
| Name= |
| Date= Mon Jan 3 17:33:11 2011 |
| Name= |
| Date= Mon Jan 3 17:33:12 2011 |
| Name= america |
| Date= Mon Jan 3 19:20:50 2011 |
| Name= Brian,Jo & Josh Evans |
| Date= Sun Jan 16 16:13:30 2011 |
| hi there to chris bev and all your family and staff.great time at Americana 2010 lookin forward to Americana 2011 cat wait.all the best brian jo and josh |
| Name= big al |
| Date= Sun Jan 23 14:38:53 2011 |
| hi folks hope this years plans are going well i am on the countdown already. any chance we could see chuck mead there anytime in the future. loave his stuff and doing ok on his own away from the brs regards |
| Name= CJ & Mynxy |
| Date= Mon Jan 24 12:41:17 2011 |
| Hi to all an a happy new year also, just realised had not been on, my time fly's, still hope it fly's by now bring on the best next event, can't wait. All the best everyone see you all soon xxx |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Mon Feb 28 16:37:20 2011 |
| Well here we are going into the third month of 2011 and the interest in this year's festival is as strong as ever. Once again the line-up of fifty plus artists is on par with last year's mega-fest, but features more legends from the USA & UK in a much wider variety of great live music. Sure we've had a few changes but that is not unknown in this business when trying to book the best artists nine months prior to the start of our weekend. Hopefully our webmaster will soon upload all the artists along with a clip from their songbooks and a link to each of the various websites, as in previous years. |
| Name= letitia jackson |
| Date= Fri Mar 4 12:51:29 2011 |
| This will be our 25th year of staging the festival at the County showground arrive on Thursday 7th and depart Monday 11th or just come for the day on either Saturday or Sunday to be a part of: Probably the biggest and best tribute to the American Dream anywhere outside of the USA. Thousands of great american, Pre 72 British and European classic automobiles, trucks, hot rods , motorcycles and cool live rockabilly, rock'n'roll country and some 60s/70s music added for good measure.. Fifty great bands from the USA-UK-EUROPE will be struttin' their stuff over the long weekend... Bring your tent, camper-van, caravan or huge rv everybody is welcome, if you bring your american or Pre 72 vehicle and pre-book you will qualify for a substantial exhibitors discount.... Call 0870 863 2100 for more info soon......Don't forget to visit our great website at:www.americana-international.co.uk Spread the word about the UK’s best kept entertainment secret! |
| Name= letitia jackson |
| Date= Fri Mar 4 12:53:40 2011 |
| This year we have a few new attractions confirmed, Evel Knievel was the original daredevil, who defied the odds, thrilled audiences and was an inspiration to millions of people the world over. Now, for the first time, Evel’s original motorcycles, famous jump leathers, personal memorabilia, and untold photos and stories are being exhibited on a world tour for everyone to see and marvel at the wonder of his death defying achievements. Teach your kids about good and Evel. With the throttle wide open Evel Knievel went head to head with danger and lived to tell about it. Despite failure, crashing and injury, he always rose to perform again. This unconventional attitude to do things that had never been done before is exactly what made him so famous. Evel Knievel is an inspiration to people – young and old – who recognize they want to be in control of their own destiny. People who want to go out and do great things. People who use drive, determination, personality and hard work to become their own legend. People inspired to become their own brand of “Generation Evel”. A Fashion show hosted by Skye Clothing. The Red Dragon Monster Truck Ride. The Ace Cafe will also be in attendance this year. Plus all our usual favourites and ideas pending! :0) Roll on July! |
| Name= DAZZA AKA SOOTY |
| Date= Sat Mar 19 23:19:22 2011 |
| AS LAST YEAR, GO ELECTRIC WILL BE ON THE SHOWGROUND WITH MOBILITY SCOOTERS TO HIRE,£25 PER DAY (DAY RATE)OR £70 FOR THE DURATION OF THE SHOW IF PREBOOKED BEFOREHAND,WE WILL ALSO BE AT THE SHOW WITH ELECTRIC BIKES, TRIKES AND FOLD UP ELECTRIC BIKES,IF YOU NEED TO PRE BOOK A SCOOTER RING ME ON 0785 4171929 OR GO THROUGH THE AMERICANA OFFICE, THANKS SOOTY, SEE YA THERE |
| Name= Sarah Jo |
| Date= Wed Mar 30 06:48:48 2011 |
| Nice |
| Name= The Promoters |
| Date= Sat Apr 2 11:54:17 2011 |
| With just 96 days to go it will soon be time for all those who are supporting us this year to drive through those big gates and into the 31st Americana International. We have another barn-storming weekend lined up for them all with over fifty great high quality artists from the USA-SPAIN-UK-NEW ZEALAND performing on the various stages where live music can be seen and heard each day. New additions include superb attractions like 'THE TRUE EVEL KNIEVEL' WORLD TOUR ROADSHOW EXHIBITION THE ACE CAFE THE RED DRAGON MONSTER TRUCK MORE FAIR GROUND RIDES & CHILDRENS AMUSEMENTS plus acres of gleaming american automobiles, trucks, hot rods, customs, harl;ey davidsons and victory motorcycles. THE INDOOR CUSTOM BIKE SHOW takes place on Saturday & Sunday. We also have a lot of new trade stands that will hopefully be welcomed by everybody, BROWNHILLS of NEWARK will be there with a lot of non-food supplies for those with campervans, cravans etc, hopefully they'll also have a supply of lpg on their stand. THere is so much more of interest that we have added and of course the majority of our regular traders will be on site. We have also added or replaced quite a few food vendors to make a better choice for everybody. More news will be posted on here shortly. |
| Name= big tony |
| Date= Tue Apr 5 21:56:47 2011 |
| counting down now holidays booked from work cant wait to hit the road to make the annual pilgrimage to the best the biggest show of its kind .bring it on see you all soon ,keep safe .the big lad |
| Name= Reet / DUXS |
| Date= Wed Apr 6 00:55:30 2011 |
| The Duxs will be there in force this year yet again, as usual can't wait for the biggest and best event of the year. Well done to all involved. Great to see Chris , Jock , Libby at the Kwispy Kweme. |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Thu Apr 7 22:25:22 2011 |
| Good to see THE DUX last Sunday and to check out their hot chariots, those 300C's are mighty fine looking automobiles. Oh! Yes you guys will be re-united with your big yellow duck when you arrive at the showground, lol. I reckon Chrysler/Fiat should join us this year as pretty sure there is going to be a lot of these cars on the show field. I might even put mine out. But hoping to have my other baby there, it'll be its first time in seven years if I get it finished, lol. |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Mon Apr 11 20:41:20 2011 |
| In that last post I was referring to Chrysler cars, definitely NOT fiats, they just happen to own a big chunk of Chrysler now. |
| Name= windriderhonn |
| Date= Fri Apr 22 04:48:26 2011 |
| just want to say LOVE PEACE N HAVE A GOOD <WILL KEEP YA IN MY PRAYERS ALL BLESSINGS TY SMILES N HUGS to ALL |
| Name= |
| Date= Tue May 3 23:19:05 2011 |
| Name= The Management |
| Date= Sat May 7 09:15:58 2011 |
| You can book on-line at: www.wegottickets.com this facility is for non-exhibitors only. |
| Name= Terry & Denise Howell |
| Date= Sat May 14 19:55:44 2011 |
| Cant wait for 2011 event,I wonder what Cris Looney will sing instead of whos that walking in my garden "its not bin laden".the best show on earth bar non |
| Name= letitia |
| Date= Thu May 26 09:56:25 2011 |
| OMG! 42 days till Americana International 2011!!! So much happening! Papa bear and I are working hard to produce another brilliant year! The first bit of news, we will be supporting Macmillan Cancer Trust in their centennial year, feel free to donate at Virgin Money Giving | Fundraising | Americana International's fundraising page. Working with Skye clothing to host our first ever fashion show on sat & Sun.. must sort the cat walk!... Got to pull in some scrap cars for the Monster Truck Ride... Jump on board for some car crushing action! We also have a FREE shuttle bus from Newark to the show ground on sat & sun... watch this space for time table or check on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Americanapromotions ...And soooo much more to see and do! I best stop rambling and crack on! See you soon. Roll on July! x |
| Name= Billy No Mates and Karen xx |
| Date= Thu May 26 10:52:57 2011 |
| We would like to thank everyone for the kind 10th wedding anniversary wishes and looking forward to see you all very soon just remember to drive safe xxx |
| Name= MR ALAN RAY |
| Date= Sat May 28 22:40:49 2011 |
| I WOULD LIKE TO THANK CHRIS AND BEV JACKSON FOR THE MANY YEARS OF PLEASURE THAT THEY HAVE GIVEN TO TO MY PARENTS WHO ATTENTED THE AMERICANA FOR MANY YEARS.SADLY MY FATHER STAN RAY PASSED AWAY 18 MONTHS AGO AND ON MAY THE 23RD MY MOTHER SADLY PASSED AWAY.HAVING BEING INTRODUCED TO COUNTRY MUSIC BY BIDDS COUNTRY CLUB OF LONGTON STOKE ON TRENT THEY HAD MANY HAPPY YEARS AT THE AMERICANA AND I WISH CHRIS AND BEV ALL THE BEST FOR THE FUTURE FROM ALAN (SON) |
| Name= CJ & BJ |
| Date= Wed Jun 1 08:42:31 2011 |
| Hi Alan, I am so sorry to read about your lovely mum & dad I remember them well and I know they were big fans of Americana International. Until I read this I was not aware that they had passed over to the other side. I send you our sincerest condolences on the loss of your mum and very belated wishes for your dad (stan). One of the downfalls of the festival is that unfortunately we know so many people from all over the UK and beyond. This means that we are sadly seeing and hearing of the deaths of a number of them as the years move on. However we are hearing of new babies being born to many of our friends too, so its a pretty even balance, living and dying is a fact of life and its something we all have to live with its how we handle it as individuals that counts. As long as we all have respect for others and are prepared to go that extra mile to help others in some small way that will make those less fortunate then ouselves feel part of our world. In our house there is no room for big egos and we have always treated everybody as equals and perhaps this has helped us develope our festival into an amazing family orientated weekend. Hope to see many of you in July if not before at some of the other excellent shows dotted around the country. |
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| Date= Thu Jun 2 23:57:57 2011 |
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| Date= Thu Jun 2 23:57:57 2011 |
| Name= CJ & Mynxy |
| Date= Tue Jun 7 13:16:26 2011 |
| Yah Hay its nearly time getting excited now 30 days to go yeee haaa bring it on looking forward to seeing our mates and having a cool weekend. Get well soon to Chris and hi to everyone so looking forward to it. |
| Name= The Management |
| Date= Tue Jun 7 22:53:10 2011 |
| Anyone wishing to attend the festival on the friday (July 8th)only to see SI CRANSTOUND & HIS BAND ART ADAMS THE LEGENDS OF THE SIXTIES THE FABULOUS TEDDYS THE STACIE COLLINS BAND AYNT SKYNYRD and a dozen others must buy their day ticket in advance either direct from us by phone Tel: 0870 863 2100 01159 389 595 up until June 25th or right up until the friday by purchasing on-line from www.wegottickets.com The cost is £25 per person, exceptional value for money considering the high quality of the 18 artistes who will be performing on the Friday. DON'T MISS IT! Call our hotlines this week to book your tickets or book on-line. |
| Name= Letitia |
| Date= Fri Jun 10 15:11:55 2011 |
| The Americana's first ever fashion show will now be hosted by Miss Fortune of Derby, along with other traders attending this years event www.misfortune.co.uk, this will take place in the Lady Eastwood Pavilion on Saturday and Sunday between 2.30-4.30pm, alongside them will be the Memphis Riders and Roseville Rockers! A spectacular show, not to be missed! Also, the FOC shuttle, Marshalls coaches will run at the following tmes from newark to the show ground Showground 0900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 Lincoln Rd 0910 1010 1110 1210 1310 1410 1510 1610 1710 (Near Northgate Retail Park) Bargate 0915 1015 1115 1215 1315 1415 1515 1615 1715 (Near Rhythm & Booze) Lincoln Road 0920 1020 1120 1220 1320 1420 1520 1620 -- Showground. 0930 1030 1130 1230 1330 1430 1530 1630 -- |
| Name= Bill |
| Date= Mon Jun 13 18:11:57 2011 |
| So looking forward to the Americana now. I just know it'll be great. |
| Name= The Management |
| Date= Sat Jun 18 00:27:10 2011 |
| The closing date for payment by cheque has been and gone (JUne 15th) the only way you can book direct with us by credit/debit card is until June 25th. However you can book on-line (non-exhibitors only) right up until the day you want to arrive at the festival. www.wegottickets.com FRIDAY ONLY TICKETS MUST BE PRE-BOOKED & PAID FOR |
| Name= al |
| Date= Sun Jun 19 20:02:45 2011 |
| hi will you take phone calls and payments on 25th, am waiting on my mate who is abroad with the forces calling me to to confirm, he says he will ring this week. confirming his rnr is still ok. cheers |
| Name= Margaret Osborne |
| Date= Thu Jun 30 14:24:04 2011 |
| llove it l go every year love the music cars motorbikes truck it great see you this year xx |
| Name= Jill and Shaun Haran Carshalton Surrey |
| Date= Fri Jul 1 12:19:38 2011 |
| WHOOOH !!!!! This time next week we'll be there .....8th year in a row ....luv the atmos......Hope and know everyone will have a great time.....Well done to all the organisers ..Hope Looney is on full form....... |
| Name= The Management |
| Date= Sat Jul 2 14:28:01 2011 |
| OUR OFFICE IS NOW CLOSED HOW EVER A DIVERT ON OUR PHONE LINES WILL TRANSFER YOUR CALLS TO OUR CONTACT NUMBER AT THE SHOWGROUND. IF YOU DON'T GET AN ANSWER STRAIGHT AWAY PLEASE LEAVE YOUR NAME & CONTACT NUMBER AND ONE OF OUR STAFF WILL CALL YOU BACK. TICKETS CAN NOW ONLY BE PURCHASED FROM THE ON-LINE BOOKING COMPANY click on the we got tickets icon and it will take you directly into the correct site. 01159 390 595 or 0870 863 2100 are our two contact numbers. |
| Name= Dean |
| Date= Sun Jul 3 11:00:21 2011 |
| Would love to go for day and show off my harley chop but far to expensive to get in!!!!!!!!!! |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Mon Jul 4 07:08:23 2011 |
| Well just three days from now and the county of of nottinghamshire will reverberate with the burble of american V8's and V-twins as throusands of enthusiasts of the American Dream cruise into the area to take part in the biggest, best and longest surviving American lifestyle festival possibly in the world. This is so much more than just a field with nice cars or motorcycles parked up and nothing else for the wives and children of the owners. On the contrary it is a festival built with families in mind and this has happened over night but has been steadily built up year by year since July 4th 1980. With almost sixty music slots for artists from the USA, UK and beyond covering seven decades of good time anglo-american music, it just cannot be compared to any other event/festival/weekender. Don't knock it until you've tried it, exhibitors get a discount if pre-booked so the onus is on them if they want to save money. Thousands have so follow them and do it or pay the extra, you will not see or hear what is on offer at this festival anywhere else outside of the USA.. Call 0870 863 2100 for pay on the gate details. |
| Name= Peter HILLS RADIO WAVES INTERNATIONAL (FRANCE) |
| Date= Mon Jul 4 20:58:09 2011 |
| i discover a great festival where i think to join next year all my best to all great artists there , i know some of them country music is my passion throught my own free radio worldwide on short-waves Peter HILLS & Philippe the terrible twins http://www.wrwi.fr http://go.to/rwi i was listener of the great lady in red Radio Caroline |
| Name= Sharon & Dennis |
| Date= Tue Jul 5 10:45:24 2011 |
| Not long now! can't wait!!! We hope you have a brill show, keep up the good work. We'll see you very soon, how's the Winnie? Lots of Love Shaz & Den |
| Name= Frank and Margaret |
| Date= Wed Jul 6 19:08:11 2011 |
| The Bluebird was sent for restoration in March 2008 - despite threatening the plonker ever since he goes at one speed - dead slow! He rang on Monday and asked if we knew a water pump repairer and then again today to ask - did we send it in with all the chrome letters on the hood spelling "thunderbird" I think the 2003 is coming again!- but if we can get the 64 on the road and out of his hands that will be one result See y' all tomorrow and keep that weather forecast set fair! |
| Name= the saint |
| Date= Sat Jul 9 13:42:07 2011 |
| i appreciate the work that goes into this event,but the styles of music is either to 50s orientated or to counrty orientated,and the djs,what utter rubbish,sorry but ill stick to the southern run shows. |
| Name= martin farricker |
| Date= Sun Jul 10 21:05:00 2011 |
| dont need many words to say to the jackson family once again...FANTASTIC !!!!! cant wait till next year. |
| Name= oscar b grace |
| Date= Sun Jul 10 22:04:51 2011 |
| First visit to Americana. Friday was an absolute deluge but the Rock N Roll spirit survived and both artists and revellers continued to perform and enjoy the soggy atmosphere. Saturday was blistering heat and no sign of the forcast rain. The better day of the two but wish I had remained at the Alpha stage to enjoy the Rock N Roll rather than camping out in front of the Main Stage expecting a wee tadge more Rock N Roll/Rock A Billy from the likes of Art Adams and Jerry Lee's niece. All in all, great value for money and I hope that the original 50's artists continue to play Americana. Looking forward to 2012! |
| Name= Gill & Jayne |
| Date= Sun Jul 10 23:16:27 2011 |
| Thanks for a great weekend despite the weather on Friday, please can we have more country music for 2012 we just got home sunday 10th July 2011 chillin and reminicing thanks guys Sheila is nuts but it wouldnt be Americana without her Gill & Jayne XXX |
| Name= pete&rowena |
| Date= Mon Jul 11 03:07:33 2011 |
| first time been there,wont be the last,awsome time we had,met so many friendly people,cant wait for the next one! |
| Name= Silver Fox |
| Date= Mon Jul 11 12:56:05 2011 |
| Great weekend, only criticism....lack of hand soap/cleaner in all toilets, some ran out on Saturday and were never replaced! |
| Name= Heather & Lori, The Lakes Lasses |
| Date= Mon Jul 11 13:43:38 2011 |
| Thank you to all of the Jackson Family who help organise Americana. So enjoyed The Teddys and Billy Yates.Thanks for a great line-up. Thank you to all helpers, security and all who clean up the mess! How come people cannot walk to a bin and put their rubbish in but can go buy more booze and food. I do hope the weather did not effect the takings, Chris. Wishing you all good things. |
| Name= Mal - Victory Rider |
| Date= Mon Jul 11 15:12:46 2011 |
| 2nd time at Americana, really enjoyed it, despite the weather on Friday evening. Well done to the organisers and their team for all the hard work and planning. Mal |
| Name= Dale and Elaine Millership |
| Date= Mon Jul 11 16:07:15 2011 |
| Just when you thought it could not get any better boy it did. Came with son and wife on saturday, daughter and husband on sunday. All of us had fantastic time, music was brilliant cant wait til next year . thanks one and all. |
| Name= Hicksville Bombers |
| Date= Mon Jul 11 16:31:24 2011 |
| Wow,what a great weekender, again the highlight of the year, the Jacksons managed to pull of a mini America in the heart of the UK, including a Florida mini tornado, great vehicles, great artists, the best fans, still buzzing. Dave - Hicksville Bombers |
| Name= Bill and Kay Blackpool |
| Date= Mon Jul 11 18:47:01 2011 |
| As we have done for the past 8 years we had a great time when we visited the show on Saturday, the sun was shining(thank God ), the display of bikes, trucks, and cars etc was amazing, and as always the music was fantastic, especially James Intveld, and of course good old Alvin giving his usual great Rockin performance. However we were disappointed with a couple of things this year which we would like to mention, Firstly, Why were there No T Shirts for the Festival this year, as there have been in previous years, surely an event of this size deserves a T shirt to commemorate such a great occasion. Secondly, apart from the fabulous music and vehicle displays, the thing that makes Americana far superior to any other show is the vast array of quality Trade stalls that are usually at the event. This year a lot of the stalls were missing, especially on the top field near the main stage, indeed parts of the trade area resembled a car boot sale. We spoke to a number of stall holders, and asked where all the other traders where, and they said that because of the rental costs that is why the traders were missing, and the traders we did speak to said that they might not be at the event next year if there is a further increase in renting a trade place. As we had just purchased an Harley and wanted a paint job doing on our bike we were particularly gutted that the airbrush artist who has been at the show for the past few years(we think his name is Brian) wasn't in his usual place this year. we did find out later from another trader that Brian's wife had been ill over the past twelve month's and that was the reason for him not being at the show. We are sure everyone at Americana joins us in sending get well wishes to his wife and hope he is back in his usual spot next year. And finally and most disappointing of all, why was the native american show not on this year, this was the first time our kids had been with us to Americana, and were really looking forward to seeing the Native Americans. We really do appreciate how much hard work goes into organising an event of this size, and in no way is any of the above a criticism of the show, just our observations, Americana is still the Biggest and Best value show of it's kind outside of the USA, let's hope it continues to be so. See You All Next Year !!!!! |
| Name= Paul Gooch . Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
| Date= Mon Jul 11 21:16:30 2011 |
| Just now got home from our 2nd Americana. Fantastic !!!!! Pity about the rain but that cant be helped. roll on next year. A real big thank you to Chris and Bev for putting on such a great weekender, and to everybody else involved in the backround. |
| Name= Shamus O' Smith |
| Date= Mon Jul 11 23:09:41 2011 |
| Just got back from American 2011, managed to negotiate getting my drive re-tarmaced and a load of scrap metal removed. Also heard they will be filming my Big Fat Gypsy Americana Wedding there next year - can't wait to see the cake... |
| Name= Colin |
| Date= Tue Jul 12 08:02:15 2011 |
| Yeah I heard the event name is being changed to Gypsiana next year |
| Name= Sharon & Dennis |
| Date= Tue Jul 12 10:59:31 2011 |
| Hi Chris Bev and the Americana Gang We would like to thank you for a wonderfull weekend, it's a shame it had to end! We hope you have a nice break, before you start on next years' show. Thanks again for everything, we hoope you enjoyed the winnie. Shaz & Den |
| Name= Mark & Jo |
| Date= Tue Jul 12 12:28:42 2011 |
| A Great weekend as usual, yes a bit wet at times but hey we partied. A couple of band suggestions for next year , how about the Polecats and or the Blue cats , they sure would go down a storm with us Rockabillies |
| Name= Bryan and Olive ROCHDALE |
| Date= Tue Jul 12 19:48:54 2011 |
| Thanks again chris and family great sunny weekend pity only once a year, Any chance of seeing Ray Benson asleep at the wheel PLEASE Thanks again see you next year. |
| Name= al |
| Date= Tue Jul 12 21:00:37 2011 |
| hi folks, another year gone, i had a good time as i always do, but returned to my van early on the sunday as people next to us had some trouble with people checking out stuff and in genaral hanging around, one of them was even surrounded by a bunch of guys looking for trouble after he told them to move away. security did sort it but its the first year in 20 odd, i have ever heard of theft at the americana and the first time we have ever felt uneasy. the guy next to us getting the bother is in one of the bands, not good to see. sorry |
| Name= jack |
| Date= Tue Jul 12 22:18:18 2011 |
| I agree with you Al, not what we expect at Americana, my mate who has a stall every year, had a lot of problems this year with the same guys. never known this kind of thing before and I have been going for many years, lets hope security is more evident next year |
| Name= roger |
| Date= Tue Jul 12 23:13:31 2011 |
| these trouble makers seem to arrive at the show in the back of transit vans so they dont pay the entrance fee then walk around in groups eyeing up good to steal ect everyone has a right to be there as long as they pay for a wristband if thet dont have one sling them out |
| Name= Oscar |
| Date= Wed Jul 13 13:14:18 2011 |
| First timer @ Americana and a Fri/Sat visitor only. The Fri was a let down and numbers minimal due to work comittments etc and the Sat improved greatly with numbers and the weather. A greater investment in original 50's acts would be welcomed and tighter security to rid the Americana of the undesirables [travellers] who did not appear to be there for anything other than to drink and cause trouble. This aside, I will be booking my place for next year and add this to the Rock N Roll/Rockabilly circuit of annual gigs. |
| Name= peter and carol manchester |
| Date= Wed Jul 13 15:04:27 2011 |
| Been coming to Americana for years and always have a great time, sadly this year was spoiled by the drunken idiots (gypsies) who had no respect for anyone, and seemed just intent on causing trouble,as pensioners it's not something we need at our time of life.there has always been members of the travelling community at Americana each year, but not the kind of thugs we saw this year. After saying that , god willing we will be back next year, but if security is not improved it will be the last time. |
| Name= the 3 amigos |
| Date= Wed Jul 13 19:59:40 2011 |
| its not american, its not irish. well, its just pikey ! nothing we can do about the weather friday then the sun came out, and so did si cranstoun and his band, they were great! lack of thunderbox toilets around the alpha stage so people were forced to walk through the gang of travellers to the toilets inside, which was a bit intimidating. (lots of them didnt even have wrist bands on) ??? more toilets, less undesirables would have been better. see you next year. |
| Name= Brian,Jo & Josh |
| Date= Wed Jul 13 20:58:44 2011 |
| just back from americana and despite being a good show this year was dissappointing.the weather ok you cant order that but hey where were all the traders?well down on numbers this year.i know it was their first time but the parking of the RV,s was terrible and in some places unsafe,bring back the marshalls.but the worst part for us was the gypsies.at one point we had about 30 behind our RV,very scary and intimidateing.they werent there for the american lifestyle but just to get drunk and cause trouble.after spending £170.00 for the weekend to see many of them without wristbands was very annoying.we didnt go out of our RV on the saturday night for fear of having stuff stolen.our 15yr old son was looking forward to cruising on our harley trike on sat.night but i was not going to prarade it in front of those hooligans.i hope chris and bev that these problems are rectifyed and that americana continues to be the great lifestyle show it is. 2012 |
| Name= Anne Oyed |
| Date= Wed Jul 13 23:11:05 2011 |
| I have been going to the americana for over 20 yrs & have never seen any trouble there, we are always warned that trouble makers will not be tolerated, so why did a huge group of people get away with not having wristbands & causing trouble? As exhibitors we get a small discount considering our vehicles make up part of the show, so it is very annoying that this yr loads of day visitors got in free. There was a huge list of do's and don't's to follow for those of us that always go, yet there seemed to be a lot less security than normal and certain people seemed to get away with doing whatever they wanted. A disappointing show this year, complete change of atmosphere, I have never worried about my stuff back at the camp, but these groups of tea leaf's were able to roam where they wanted. I think day visitors should not be allowed around campsites in future. Disappointed that the zero tolerance approach wasn't enforced! |
| Name= Jackie |
| Date= Thu Jul 14 11:02:50 2011 |
| Summed up perfectly Anne |
| Name= Jackie |
| Date= Thu Jul 14 11:23:09 2011 |
| Summed up perfectly Anne |
| Name= Derek and Margaret Lancashire |
| Date= Thu Jul 14 11:26:39 2011 |
| As Always GREAT Music, unfortunately this year, Lack of Stalls, No Native Americans, Very little Security, but loads of Drunken pikeys intent on causing trouble, What's happening to our beloved AMERICANA ? |
| Name= Bill |
| Date= Thu Jul 14 17:16:06 2011 |
| Another good Americana weekend. Not a 'classic' year, but still good. I'd have liked a little more country content but have to say: Two tons, James Intveld, Dennis Locorriere and Modern Earl were brilliant. I too, noticed more RVs and fewer trade stalls. Maybe the two were connected. I didn't actually see any of the trouble-causers myself, being at stage 1 most of Saturday, but there are security men on each gate and they're all in touch via walkie-talkies, so the question has to be - How did they get in? They couldn't have been let in, could they? I'll still be back next year. |
| Name= kizzy |
| Date= Thu Jul 14 20:29:52 2011 |
| A very bad atmosphere this year been coming to americana for 11 years i did not feel safe at all even goin to the toilets so will not be back next year i love this festival i,ve been to mephis and nashville because of this festival but it was not safe at all this year. |
| Name= Dave and Ailsa |
| Date= Fri Jul 15 11:17:28 2011 |
| Just back from a great touring holiday part of which was spent at Americana. As usual we had a fantastic time, despite the odd shower!! Always one of our favourite festivals, we love the mix of music - Country and Rock and Roll, keeps it more diverse. Just one small suggestion - how about completely new bands for next year? It seems apparent to us that certain bands (in some shape or form) play at the festival every year. Apart from people getting tired of seeing the same faces on stage, it's not really fair to other 'up and coming' bands who would love to be performing at Americana. We also can't help thinking that certain acts are being given preferential treatment, ie the main stage, because of who they are related to, rather than talent or popularity. However, don't want to turn this message into one big criticism, it really is a fantastic festival and long may it continue. |
| Name= Terry / Daniel |
| Date= Fri Jul 15 19:11:21 2011 |
| Well well well, i have been attending the Americana for the past 18 years now and enjoyed every minute of every show. I was really looking forward to this years show, but after a few hours of walking around the showground we noticed that there were idiot low-lives rubbing there hands all over peoples cars, we saw a youth bending back a car emblem and wing mirrors. My Granddad challenged the guy who bent back someones hood emblem on a classic Cadillac he just ignored him and walked away on returning to our car we found the hood emblem was moved and loose and also a badge was damaged, the atmosphere was not as good as in other years! i have always been happy to leave my car unattended at previous shows but but not this year! next year we may go for one day only? |
| Name= Jean & Sheila |
| Date= Fri Jul 15 19:34:45 2011 |
| Did not feel safe at all this year, been coming for years, but unless we are guaranteed an improvement in security from the Jacksons for next year we won't be going back. shame as Americana has always been the highlight of our summer ,year in year out.please Chris and Bev make sure next year is back to the great festival it has always been. |
| Name= alan & sue |
| Date= Sat Jul 16 17:06:12 2011 |
| pikeys spoilt it - security was crap - my partner propositioned in the toilet - pikeys are scum, why let them in, Free of charge as well, i go to Glastonbury every year and the security there is second to none, why not get a proper firm in to do it, we'll not bother again. |
| Name= chris r jackson Senior Director |
| Date= Sat Jul 16 23:38:37 2011 |
| I too am disgusted with what was allowed to happen and a serious re-think on our long serving security group is now on the cards. I can understand the contsternation of those of you who have posted on here, but those who have been coming for years will know that this is the first (and will be the last) time this happens. We pay out a hell of a lot of money to the security group and I amd my daughter feel very let down by them. As for the lack of traders I can tell you in all honesty that letitia worked hard on that part of the festival and infact added seventeen more compared to last year. But on saying that eleven of them failed to turn up and pay their balances, so they forfeited their deposits and unless they can furnish us with a good enough reason as to why they weren't there. They will not be accepted for 2012, we do have a limit of 120 trade stands 15 amusements and associated side-shows. Anymore would be encroaching on the dispaly areas for those beautiful classic cars & bikes etc. So far I have booked & confirmed six exceptional American artists plus two hugely popular brit artists. I will release their names in the next few weeks and I'd lke to direct you to our other site at www.facebook.com/americanapromotions which we can update at the drop of a hat, something we can't do with this one. Lots of very important changes are in the pipeline for 2012 which will make it less hectic for those who arrive early on the Thursday thuis causing huge traffic jams all around newark, of course those of you who don't come until the saturday miss all of this. By the way positive criticism is welcome but not blatant slagging us off it is not easy to run this festival and each year we have to face more problems and higher rental fees etc. Also please remember we do not have any financial backers and its us who take the risk every year but we don't whinge and moan when we lose money (which happens more than us actually making it) we just get on with it. This is my personal passion and I will not be put down by wilful slagging off. Assuring you all of our good intentions for the future.. |
| Name= letitia |
| Date= Sun Jul 17 14:09:35 2011 |
| Love you papa bear! We will get it sorted. xx |
| Name= jean and mark webb |
| Date= Sun Jul 17 22:31:58 2011 |
| had a fantastic time this year. It was our first time for all 3 days and despite the weather or maybe because of it, had a great time. highlights for us were stolling with umbrellas on friday night, si cranston and alvin on sat and soaking wet watching kingcats on sunday. Roll on next year and if your thinking of coming along please do everybody is so friendly and relaxed. |
| Name= Frank & Margaret |
| Date= Sun Jul 17 23:04:11 2011 |
| Hi Chris, Bev, Letitia and all I'm not a Facebook follower - so this is my medium of response. This was our 16th Americana so we are mere beginners. We saw no trouble - we had a damned good time - and we know who to thank for it - The Jackson clan - good on you - and all your helpers - especially Loony Chris and Indian Paul - don't let anyone slag you, or them, off! I'm so sorry to hear of forged wristbands or people with no wristbands at all getting in. The Americana has a substantial perimeter which must need quite some surveillance, but if watchpoints have to be the answer to keep us in and "them" out, then so be it! For those of us nipping out to get beer, take photos of passing steam trains etc - would a dated bar code sticker for windscreens be an answer - so we don't clog the gates on our return, but you keep control of who is driving in and out? I understand the trade stand dilemna - people on a site for up to four days need something to draw their attention and trade stands do that. Perhaps a re-balance between outright revenue and what a particular stand brings to the Americana might be one road to go down. Some of the food stalls were demanding sit down meal prices for their styrene trays - we did sit down when it rained - at the OK Diner rather than pay those prices. Was there a conscious decision not to do a 2011 Tshirt? I am in no way a C & W man, quite like the Rockabilly style but by far prefer the celtic rock or tribute band type of performer who could stay within the Americana budget and theme, but at the same time widen its appeal. Time moves on and things do need to change sometimes. You all know we want the Americana to go on and improve - the only way is to look at alternatives and think them through - if they are none starters - then OK - but if they can make for a better or more easily managed show - then perhaps worth a thought. CJ & Bev - take it easy guys - you've earned it! |
| Name= keijo |
| Date= Mon Jul 18 14:07:02 2011 |
| Thank you Lord that you will bless all who read this wrote in you!" Amazing grace will touch us all in Christ around the world with forgiveness and healingin blood of Jesus and be happy for peace and that serve the lord in pleasure of promises and love in God,thanks and bless and live in praying ,keijo sweden |
| Name= geof /a team |
| Date= Mon Jul 18 14:11:18 2011 |
| another great weekend. well done to the Jackson family. |
| Name= bryanfromtodmorden |
| Date= Mon Jul 18 14:35:39 2011 |
| alw sundayays enjoy americana been coming for years brought cadillac this year glad weather was sunny looking forward to next year only 1 disapointment no femail singers on the sunday????? Chris any chance of seeing Ray Benson again but i do enjoy country music Thanks |
| Name= Vic adn Kaye |
| Date= Tue Jul 19 11:43:50 2011 |
| Have thought long and hard before posting these comments. I have only missed 4 Americanas in 20 years. This was awful in terms of security , toilets , stalls, food prices, travellers/gypsies who obviously had not paid , how?? .I had an incident with a security bloke on sat afternoon , he was not stood where he should at an intersection and as we turned to go down in our AMERICAN car, he screamed at us and ran over , so I stopped and he leaned straight in the car and onto the car and told us to turn around , so I asked him nicely 3 TIMES! to not lean on the car , he then told me he could get us ''fu+kin thrown out'', I backed up and drove off to a tirade of abuse... After we parked the car I left my o/h in the car and went to the toilet , on my return two gypsy lads were trying to get into the car and swearing and laughing ! I went and told the security at the main gate....waste of time! they were two busy dribbling over 3 scantily clad gypsy girls! I was told to ''move on mate!'' The showfield should not have had a bloody great monster truck chucking dust up all over the cars. Where were all the people on the sunday , we set up on the showfield , and a group of us owners about 12 of us , could not believe how few people were even looking at the cars?, I do know 2 people who decided after travelling 50 plus miles to not pay to get in as what they had been told was the price was not when they arrived. Bands and which you like is a purely personal thing , some bands we really enjoyed, again , the only downer the gypsy kids chucking drink and bottles around at one point. The shame of the bad atmos caused by these scum is that a fair few regulars went home on the saturday , some very good friends of ours did not feel safe at all.I have seen some quite harsh responses on fb by Chris to what can only be honest and constructive critiscism, we all know you work long and hard at this show, but you CHOOSE to do it! You also say in no uncertain terms on your advertisinbg that it is better than any other show of this theme. Well, not this year it was'nt , sorry , but praise where praise is due and you can blame the crap security , you can blame stallholders not turning up ...SOMEONE decided to let loads of travellers/gypsies in... someone thought the monster truck was in the right place, someone thought what the stalls were charging for food was ok, someone employed the awful security, someone , thinks that putting the price up next year is a good idea. I wish you well with next years event , as you say youve been doing it all these years ..... |
| Name= Charley |
| Date= Wed Jul 20 18:25:23 2011 |
| Just been reading through comments, phew! I was a first-time visitor to Americana on Sat/Sun so I cant compare it to previous years but if you employ people with a reputation for criminality as security what do you expect? Apat from that, I enjoyed it. Never have I seen so many big american gas-guzzler cars in one place. I took so many photos you wouldn't believe. Some good music too. Although the only name I had heard of prior to coming was Alvin Stardust and the rock n roll bands all started to sound a bit 'samey' after a while. One thing I was surprised at is the camping charge. I fully expected to be charged for camping but it seems unfair that a tent is charged the same rate as a massive RV. My suggestion for next year is: tents = £10 per weekend. caravans = £30. RVs up to 20 feet long = £50. Rvs over 20 feet long = £80. What do you think? |
| Name= letitia |
| Date= Wed Jul 20 19:08:12 2011 |
| Thanks for your messages.. I have made notes.. all feedback is welcomed but no need to be malicious. If you want to seriously put your feedback forward as we do feel it is valuable to the future of the festival, please email me jacksonevents@hotmail.com I would particularly like to hear from Vic and Kaye so i can sort our staff issue out...I manage the rotas for the team, Under no circumstances do we condone rudeness. So this will be dealt with. A few other areas in your message I would like to address to.. so please do email me. Thanks in advance. For the rest of you who supplied feedback, thanks V much! And for those who had a brill time with no qualms, see you in 2012! It is hard work putting the event on, papa bear eat, sleeps and drinks it! Seeing the smiles and the laughing makes it all worth while. Where a small hand full choose to slag it off we know the majority enjoy themselves. We will continue to try new things... its all trial and error. As for the security the HA have been with us for almost 20years and to only really get the issue with the travellers this year is silly to dispute the support we have had from them. All the best and kind regards to you all. Letitia :0) |
| Name= letitia |
| Date= Wed Jul 20 19:14:55 2011 |
| Oh, just wanted to add, food vendors decide their prices... you can make the festival as cheap as you like... Morrisons is just up the road. You can take your own beer and food onto site (except in the bars at the showground have the licence for these) :0) |
| Name= Michael, Mary & Family (3 generations) |
| Date= Thu Jul 21 12:33:27 2011 |
| Had a brill time at festival. Thunder storm was awesome, rainbows amazing. Music, cars, bikes, atmosphere were all fantastic. Thanks for all your hard work, we will all be back next year. |
| Name= Un Be Known Bolton Lancashire |
| Date= Mon Jul 25 00:32:33 2011 |
| Thanks for giving us the opportunity to perform at our first festival backing Ellie Dibben we all had a great time and the hospitality received by the band members and their families was excellent. we look forward to performing for you again in the future. |
| Name= Mick Sawyer |
| Date= Mon Jul 25 08:27:25 2011 |
| letitia.....thanks for another awesome show....could have done without the torrential rain/hail/thunder and lightening during our set though :-)(Aynt Skynyrd).....great staff ....great entertainment...great time had by all...see ya'll next year |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Wed Jul 27 16:34:07 2011 |
| I am not making any comments on the few rather offish posts on here, but as I said in my original answer to these: 2012 will be much better policed with a very very good professional security company on board who will work alongside some of our original security guys. However I cannot help thinking that some people just want the opportunity to try to slag off the festival because they want to. Those that posted good constructive criticism for which I thank you for and we will be making efforts to use some of your ideas next year. As for the odd few who complaiened aboit the kind of music I book, well it is well advertised (as are the admission prices) so nobody can honestly say they didn't know who was performing on the festival or how much it costs. If they can't be bothered to visit this site or our facebook site or read our full page adverts or lastly couldn't pick uop the phone and ask for more information, well I'm sorry it's your problem not ours. Also you need to know that I am everything the festival represents and probably more so than most other people.This is our interpretation of what we see as the best tribute to the USA and even the numerous American & canadian visitors tell us this, so no amount of slagging off by these few people will ever stop us from presenting Americana International every year no matter where we stage it. |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Wed Jul 27 16:42:57 2011 |
| I have so far booked the awesome CONFEDERATE RAILROAD as one of our biggest headliners to date when it comes to real country music rockin' or otherwise. Along with country legend GENE WATSON and rockabilly legends like RAY CAMPI with top blues guitarist KEVIN FENNELL, the brilliant HAYDEN THOMPSON is also making his second visit tu us in four years. TWO TONS OF STEEL SI CRANSTOUN MODERN EARL EVE SELIS LISA O'KANE. Some of these are performing twice during the weekend a grand finish to the weekend is in the pipeline of which details will be released in due course. The pre-booked admission fees are staying the same as this year, however a small raise in the camping fee will be brought in from the begining of February 2012. |
| Name= yankee-dude,ls |
| Date= Mon Aug 1 08:15:21 2011 |
| every year since we have traded we have done americana and will continue to do so in the future. We are always in the rockabilly end and will continue to serve there as long as the Jackson family carryon providing an event . The miracle that this family achieve by bringing together hot rodders, country and american car people all in one showground, no one else has ever achieved , so before you winge and moan you try doing it yourself. Looking forward to next year,thankyou to the Jackson family. |
| Name= Shaz & Den |
| Date= Mon Aug 1 11:51:44 2011 |
| To all of those people who have commented on the show, and have nothing good to say, I ask you one question – Have you ever organised an event on such a large scale as Americana? I haven’t, but I have arranged many events with friends that haven’t go as well as the Americana. The team put in so much hard work, ALL YEAR not just on the weekend of the show. There will always be something you like, something you don’t, but please if you must voice your opinion – which I agree with, but just think what you’re saying and would you like it said to you in that manner when you have just spent a year putting it all together? We all have feelings, and some of you have been very hurtful, I appreciate you are upset and angry at the gypsies spoiling the show, but as Chris says, he has, and will do everything in his power to stop them. So next year let’s enjoy the show, not let them ruin our show. I give Chris and his team a celebrity well done to all, keep up the excellent work. Love Shaz & Den |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Tue Aug 2 15:03:41 2011 |
| Well thanks for those last two posts it is only a small minority who seem to want to pull us down at the slightest opportunity, maybe they are driven by sheer jealousy of how successful and popular the festival has become over the last thirty plus years. But it has only got this way because we have an undenying passion to bring together thousands of like-minded people who on the whole have respect for their fellow human beings. These people seem to forget that in the thirty years prior to this last one we have never had a problem with travellers or the like, the police have always commended us on running the festival and as do the licensing council. So why write derogatory posts on here, what kicks do they get out of it? Our traders (new & regulars) will be more than happy to know that we are reverting back to our former show layout as in up to 2008. This will put the public etc back in your areas so no more wondering where they all are, the same goes for our food vendors (which incidentally is sold out for 2012 already). Stay tuned to this section to read many more interesting posts from me and letitia over the coming months. |
| Name= |
| Date= Wed Aug 3 04:53:35 2011 |
| Name= |
| Date= Wed Aug 3 04:53:35 2011 |
| Name= The Promoters |
| Date= Sat Aug 6 14:58:45 2011 |
| Well here are just a few high class artistes from the USA & UK who will be performing on Americana International 2012. CONFEDERATE RAILROAD GENE WATSON THE BLASTERS TWO TONS OF STEEL EVE SELIS RAY CAMPI KEVIN FENNELL HAYDEN THOMPSON SI CRANSTOUN THE POLECATS MARY JEAN LEWIS & THE STARLIGHT BOYS JOHN MILLER & HIS BAND BUCHANAN BRIAN HUGHES & THE LONE SHARKS THE ACCELERATORS UNION AVENUE THE FABULOUS TEDDYS GERRY RICHARDS & THE EVENING SHADOWS GLENN DARREN & THE KREWCATS more to be confirmed shortly. Fifty two artistes filling fifty-six slots during the weekend from great country music right through vintage rock'n'roll, 60s & 70s and bang up to date with new young artistes showcasing their own songs, it doesn't get any better than this when mixed with the biggest varieties of american cars, trucks, customs, hot rods, military and huge recreational vehicles. Lots of new stuff is being put into place for 2012 to make your visit even more enjoyable. Apart from a small rise in the camping fees coming into operation on the 1st February 2012 our advance admission fees will remain the same as this year's. So if you want to save money (and don't we all?) get your £10 per person deposits off before the camping fee goes up. The booking forms are available off here now, they are on the 'Next Event' section. |
| Name= PHOENIX |
| Date= Sat Aug 6 15:40:07 2011 |
| The Uk`s Premier Country / Americana Band, with stunning vocals from Coral Brown, Covering tracks from, Carrie Underwood, Faith Hill, Dixie Chicks, Keith Urban, Martine Mcbride, Lady Antebellum, Jace Everete etc High impact sound and light shows + staging with our sister comapny www.arenaentertainmentsystems.com (outdoor and indoor stages can be provided), power generation if required. Sound & Lighting engineers ALL AREAS COVERED arenainfo1@aol.com 01273 514161 07768363108 07715887557 |
| Name= Frankie TBird |
| Date= Sun Aug 7 00:23:38 2011 |
| CJ I understand your hand has been forced by complaints from local residents - local??? - about noise from the rock n roll stage! What were they doing - standing outside with super sensitive mikes in their hands to prove that the show could be heard above the noise of the A1 and A46? Does this mean the loss of the dedicated spectator area as that was a special part of the show? - as with the old "side stage" the audience were in part of the vehicle areas - or is the audience area going to be on the ash area where the monster truck was this year from the main gate towards a stage more in line with the Eastwood pavilion, so that any conflict with the car areas doesn't happen, and the stage faces away from the nimbys?? I know there is no easy answer - just trying to think things through |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Sun Aug 7 13:58:13 2011 |
| After a very good meeting with the big boss of the showground we can happily tell you that the APLPA stage is remaining where it has been for the last three years. Plus selected associated traders will also be given the option to be in that rock'n'roll arena. As I said earlier for the benefit of the thoughtless moaners who posted those few derogatory posts on here. Our security is being stepped up and we have instructed them to remove any trouble makers from the venue immediately. We are not standing for anything that is going to put people off attending the festival and will be doing our best to make sure this is adhered to by all of our staff, security and our visitors. |
| Name= THE PEAS - SCOTLAND |
| Date= Sun Aug 7 21:14:26 2011 |
| Hi Cris and Bev would love to play for you next year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGBoD0dn8Os&feature=youtu.be Hope you can get back to us :) tele 01655884011 |
| Name= FrankieTBird |
| Date= Mon Aug 8 00:47:56 2011 |
| Attaboy - the APLPA stage and self contained arena is a great innovation and it would have been a shame to lose it - glad commonsense has prevailed! Let's just hope we all have some ackers to spend in a year's time!! |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Mon Aug 8 08:47:41 2011 |
| Huh! I mis-spelt the name of the rockin' stage, tt is called the ALPHA stage not alpa, lol. The main stage will be now known as the NASH-TEX stage. |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Mon Aug 8 08:55:21 2011 |
| Good to see THE DUX last Sunday and to check out their hot chariots, those 300C's are mighty fine looking automobiles. Oh! Yes you guys will be re-united with your big yellow duck when you arrive at the showground, lol. I reckon Chrysler/Fiat should join us this year as pretty sure there is going to be a lot of these cars on the show field. I might even put mine out. But hoping to have my other baby there, it'll be its first time in seven years if I get it finished, lol. |
| Name= DUXS |
| Date= Wed Aug 10 07:05:13 2011 |
| Another top event, thanks Chris, Bev and the A-Team, cant wait for next year. Excellent venue and excellent event, we will be there in force again next year. |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Sat Aug 13 09:15:44 2011 |
| Hiya DUXS have you seen the new Classic American mag yet? The front cover shows an awesome 300C Touring that is hemi-powered, super-charged, nitous and chipped! I think the guy who owns it ain't bothered about mpg cause that gorgeous peice of mopar can't do many miles to the gallon. I'm happy with my 160mph V6 turboed intercooled 3 litre super chipped wagon that gets me (depending on how I drive it of course, lol) between 38-48mpg all day long. That is affordable and very enjoyable motoring as I'm sure you guys will agree to.. Catch up with you soon.. |
| Name= Shaz |
| Date= Tue Aug 16 08:34:59 2011 |
| Thankyou all for giving us 'The Americana' life without it would be misrable, the years just fly by so fast and before we know it 32nd Americana will be here :), thankgod you had remarkable Children to keep this popular Americana weekend alive for many more years to come ...love you all. |
| Name= |
| Date= Tue Aug 16 10:08:11 2011 |
| brill |
| Name= CJ |
| Date= Fri Aug 19 17:04:33 2011 |
| Well the first five reviews are now in from a wide variety of magazines and all are very positive and complimentary about Americana International #31. With the festival usually being written about in around thirty-two such publications from all over the UK, Europe, USA and other countries plus radio reviews it all helps to make us more determined to make next year's better than ever. The festival is for fans of the American Dream and that does not mean just cars or the music it means the whole spirit of the USA in how it used to be years ago. The interest in 2012 is as good as ever and we anticipate it will be as good as any we've staged before, we proved the differing weather didn't cause us much of a problem. Next year we will have two of the biggest indoor venues operating for the music and various other attractions,so it'll truly become an all weather festival. ...More in due course..CJ |
| Name= MICHAEL |
| Date= Tue Sep 13 15:29:05 2011 |
| Hi just to say, we(12) of us had a great time at Americana.I remember seeing the large crowd of individuals and didnt know of any of the trouble until I read this forum today.It really saddens me as the whole show is superb(CARS,BIKES,LORRIES).I brought my parents with me (in their 70's) and they loved the whole event as did the rest of our group.I am sure the security will be stepped up for next year and once again zero tollerence will be the sites watchwords!!This event is superb there is nothing to touch it and if you dont like it then you dont have to pay to go in.I know it isnt easy to get these bands as they are either retired dead or too busy.I would love someone like David cassidy,David essex,Bay city rollers,Slade,Shakin stevens,Rubettes or someone of that ilk to make my mum happy on the saturday or sunday,so she has something to look forward to,as well as two tons which she just loved!!!See you in 2012 good luck with the huge organising of this event.We are all coming back!! |