Background:
After years of chaos, confrontation and seemingly wasted efforts, the free festival scene in Europe and the UK is disappearing at a rapid rate.
There has been much disheartening and apathy in the festival scene. With many of us, a free festival is becoming just a memory.
So with the prospect of simply staying in, staring at various screens and watching the years fly past as you wait for a change to come…
We present you with the – Free-kuency Festival 2010!
A free, alternative licensed culture festival, that takes place in central Portugal on the weekend 9th-11th April 2010, which is 3 weeks after the Dragon Festival, giving people on the road the option of a festival circuit.
This is a free festival. But due to some very, very disorganised parties and festivals over the years, it has left us feeling that we are not getting anywhere. So the time has come to become organised, as we feel this is the only way we can make this festival work on a long term basis.
We rent the land, acquire a license and organise the space, sanitation and facilities well before the festival begins. Everyone is welcome and we invite all musicians, artists, performers and anyone who thinks they may have something to offer.
We try to incorporate anything that is offered to us, but whilst being free it is not a teknival, so we need to know who is coming well in advance,(ideally at least 3 months before hand) so we can provide adequate space and meet any other requirements you may have.
So if you think you have anything to offer – shows, bands, art or simply ideas etc etc etc… please please contact us through the link on this website, we are always on the look out for new acts or ideas.
Anyone wanting to get involved must realise this is a free festival so unfortunately we can’t offer to pay anyone, in a few number of cases we can offer transport costs, but be warned this is a rarity.
The Festival site so far is to contain the following:
– Funky beats bar
– The Main Dance Floor
– Live bands stage
– Trance zone
– Kidz area
– Chill out tent
– Cafes, Bars and Restaurants
– Market area
– Toilets
– Water points
– Information stands
We try to keep the number of sound systems down to a minimum as the land is rented, we cannot afford an overspill onto neighbouring land as this will severely ruin our chances of being able to return to the site the following year.
So if you are thinking of bringing a sound system, you need to tell us well in advance.
Dogs:
After last year’s incidents where 7 sheep were killed in the surrounding area, this year we have to ask all dog owners for their dogs to be kept on leads in and around the festival site. Dogs may be ok and well behaved when with their owners, but when several dogs make a pack its a different story and can result in the dogs hunting down any live stock in the area.
We as the organisers cannot let this happen and have to take measures to ensure it doesn’t happen again. So please, all dogs must be kept on leads. On entry to the festival you will be handed all information about the festival including the dogs on leads policy.
Any dogs found roaming will be put on a lead and taken to the quarantine area where they will be kept until the owner comes to collect them. So anyone looking for a missing dog should check there first. The quarantine area will be clearly signposted for all to see.
Most licensed festivals have a no dog policy, so if the dogs on leads policy doesn’t please you, we apologise for this, but it really is essential to the future of this festival. We cant think of any other solution other than simply saying no to dogs!
So please be respectful of our position. The bill for last years dog related sheep killing was €400, and we had to take the brunt of the angry farmers, the cost and to top it all off we can’t do the festival on that site ever again, which is a big shame. So please please please please dogs on leads!
Sorry to moan on. We really didnt want to start to imposing rules, we have tried for years to make this party work along the lines of a teknival, but found this year that organisation is the key and that is the path we want to continue down.
This Festival can only happen with your help and support. Thanks to everyone who came last year and made it a really good Festival and thanks for all the donations made!
We hope to see you next year
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Contacts:
Untitled Document or MySpace – Free-Kuency-Festival Portugal – 99 – Female – PT – myspace.com/freekuencyfestival
Anyone wishing to perform, participate or play must contact us…
Infoline: 00351 911935661
Email: freekuencyfestival@hotmail.com
