Indietracks
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Pacer at Indietracks 2016 | |
Genre | Indiepop |
Dates | July |
Location(s) | Midland Railway in Butterley, Derbyshire, England |
Years active | 2007- 2019 |
Founded by | Stuart Mackay |
Website | http://www.indietracks.co.uk/ |
Indietracks was an annual indie pop music festival at the Midland Railway in Butterley, Derbyshire, England. The main site was located at Swanwick Junction. Bands played in variety of locations, including a restored church, in a train shed, and on the moving trains themselves.[1] The event was staffed by volunteers, with the proceeds from the festival going towards the upkeep and renovation of the site and trains.[1]
The first indiepop event held at the centre was in April 2007, organised by
Reviewing the 2011 festival, Malcolm Jack of The Guardian described the artists as "so obscure you have to wonder if they've even heard of themselves". He writes, "Indietracks does little to dispel the notion of indie-pop fans being given to whimsy. It's the annual gathering of the twee tribe – think lovers of a broad church of outsider sounds from C86-inspired three-chord shambling to riot grrrl and anti-folk."[3]
The festival inspired compilation albums, released annually.
In November 2021, the festival organisers announced that 2019's event would be the last Indietracks, citing the pandemic as a primary reason for the festival not continuing.[4]
Line-ups
Date | Bands[5] |
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24-26 July 2020 | Los Campesinos!, Whyte Horses, Pip Blom, Rozi Plain, Shopping, Josie Long, Nervus, The Just Joans, Tigercats, Ex-Vöid, Erica Freas, The School, Otis Mensah, Martha Ffion, Fortitude Valley, Nadia Javed |
26-28 July 2019 | |
27-29 July 2018 | Wolf Girl, The Smittens, GHUM
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28-30 July 2017 | |
29–31 July 2016 | Darren Hayman and the Secondary Modern, The Lovely Eggs, Comet Gain, PO!, Red Sleeping Beauty, White Town, Haiku Salut
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24–26 July 2015 | Steven James Adams, The Darling Buds, Chorusgirl
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25–27 July 2014 | Wolf Girl
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26–28 July 2013 | Camera Obscura, The Pastels, Still Corners, Helen Love, The Wave Pictures, Bis, The Brilliant Corners, The Tuts, The Ballet, The Lovely Eggs, Haiku Salut, Milky Wimpshake, The Wake, Tunabunny |
6–8 July 2012 | The Vaselines, Veronica Falls, Allo Darlin', Darren Hayman and the Secondary Modern, Stevie Jackson, Summer Camp, The Monochrome Set, White Town, Go Sailor, The June Brides, The Jasmine Minks, The Smittens |
20–31 July 2011 | , Help Stamp Out Loneliness |
23–25 July 2010 | Everybody Was In The French Resistance... Now!, Allo Darlin', Betty and The Werewolves, The Smittens, The Hillfields[6]
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24–26 July 2009 | The Frank & Walters , The Smittens
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26–27 July 2008 | The Wedding Present, Harvey Williams, The Smittens, The Deirdres, Darren Hanlon, Shrag
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28–29 July 2007 | Darren Hayman & The Secondary Modern, The Orchids, The Indelicates, The School, Bearsuit, Cats On Fire, The Bobby McGees, The Lovely Eggs, The Loves, Wake The President |
28 April 2007 | Pocketbooks, Slow Down Tallahassee, Tottie |
References
- ^ a b Walsh, James (29 July 2009). "All aboard the festival bandwagon". The Guardian.
- ^ Mackay, Stuart (17 July 2009). "Indie pop mixed with steam trains? It'll never work …". The Guardian.
- ^ Jack, Malcolm (2 August 2011). "Indietracks - review". The Guardian.
- ^ "Time to say goodbye – Indietracks Festival". Indietracks.co.uk. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Indietracks Festival: Previous Events". Indietracks.co.uk. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ Gourlay, Dom (30 July 2010). "Indietracks 2010: The DiS review". DrownedInSound.