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NEWS
25th Jan 2010
Welcome to War And Wine 2011! We kick off the new year with a great gig at The Fat Fox on February 6th, THE INVASION. Local dirty rockers The Lonely Cardinals are joined by We The Drowned, War and Wine favourites The Rocco Lampones and Porches. Check the events link for more info
13 July 2010
Quick thank you note to everyone who performed, helped out or just put their hand in their pockets to help the cause. We're awaiting the final count from the collection pots but, taking everything into account, we're confident we broke the £300 barrier for Denise to split between the three charities.
Pics will be up on the gallery soon and then the website will be getting a complete overhaul as we look towards our next project, so check back soon!
09 July 2010
ONE DAY TO GO!! / Final line-up Changes
Two final changes to announce before doors open tomorrow. NewRising have pulled out so Porcelain Coins now step up to headline the Gun Room stage on Saturday. Louise Dee is now replaced by Simon Bell
Doors open at 11am tomorrow. Great music, good beer, lovely weather in the courtyard. It's gonna be a fantastic weekend!
05 July 2010
MORE LINE-UP CHANGES
More enforced changes to the bill, told you it was 'Subject to Change'! Bastad Rats and Double No No have had to pull out due to unforeseen circumstances and in come:
The Dead Nixons
Big thanks for jumping in to help at the last minute, please come down and show your support!
LINE-UP CHANGES!
Couple of enforced changes to the bill. The legendary Hard and Fast have split up (again!, though we may see them turn up on the bill at some point) and Branden Baxley can't make it so we're very happy that two great local acts have jumped in to help us out.
- Dendera will open the festival in The Gun Room with some lunchtime metal! Influences include Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Dream Theater
- Cal Owen fills the same spot on the Sunday, chilled out acoustic indie vibes to nicely shake off the previous day's hangover!
Massive thanks to both of these acts for stepping in
21 June 2010
More bands for you to check out!
The White Coats - ' The White Coats always provide fun and entertainment to everyone who sees them. They broadcast a very Punk like style with their lyrics, but stick to the happiness of the ska music, adding a unique mix of fun and seriousness...genius!'
Septic Psychos - Old school punk with a 30 year back story
Alistair Goodwin - A true original and a major part of the Portsmouth music scene, Singer-songwriter and acoustic music promoter Al Goodwin's 'gutsy, driven acoustic roots' is reminiscent of Turin Brakes, Jeff Buckley and Tom McRae.
09 June 2010
TIME TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK!
Two days, 30+ bands! This is the first of some help to get to know who's playing at War and Wine 2010. Gonna start with the headliners:
The Skints - We are proud to bring The Skints to War and Wine, an amazing reggae and dub band with a punk background. Visiting Portsmorth before slots at Lounge On The Farm as well as Leeds and Reading festivals, this East London band will bring our Saturday to a close
Bemis - A four-piece folk duo(!), this band has gone from strength to strength over the last 3 years. Quickly becoming a standard at local festivals, they've also played the Bearded Theory Festival in '09 and '10
NewRising - '...acoustic folk with funk, drive, passion and power..' With festival slots booked at Guilfest, Secret Garden Party and Bestival for this year, we're fortunate to have this Guilford Trio headline the Gun Room on the Saturday
03 June 2010
FIVE WEEKS TO GO!!
We've been offline for a few weeks due to technical issues but we're back and word has spread in our absence. You can find profiles for us at the following websites:
www.strong-island.co.uk - great local promo site
www.virtualfestivals.com
www.safeconcerts.com
www.efestivals.co.uk
More links to come in the next couple of weeks. If you have any press enquiries send them to suzie@warandwine.org
30th April 2010
SEETICKETS LINK
You can now buy tickets for the War and Wine festival via Seetickets. Use this LINK or go to our tickets page.
26th April 2010
WEBSITE GOES LIVE!
Welcome to warandwine.org!! War and WIne is the Promotion project of Jon Lasenby and Ian Scarbro, putting on DIY music events. Our first flagship event is the War and Wine Festival 2010, taking place at the RMA Tavern in Eastney on the 10th-11th July. Keep checking back here for more details
25th April 2010
THE SKINTS CONFIRMED AS HEADLINER!!
War and Wine are proud to announce our Saturday headliner are THE SKINTS.
'The Skints were formed in 2005, then London teenagers knee-deep in a music scene ruled by ska-punk kings Capdown and King Prawn but it wasn’t long before they had reached way back to the likes of Augustus Pablo and Max Romeo for their altogether more rootsy inspiration. Having spent the last year gigging hard and writing their debut album, the band have managed - under their own steam - to rack up an impressive set of both headline and support shows across the UK, including tours with The King Blues, The Slackers, The Aggrolites and many others.'
25th April 2010
DENISE COMPLETES LONDON MARATHON
Denise Courtney completed her first run of three as part of her 40 miles before 40 project. All profits from War and Wine's ticket sales are going towards the 3 charities she's running for. 
War and Wine Promotions is a project born out of love of live music, bringing DIY events to Portsmouth throughout the year and our annual festival in July.
