http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2006/06/21/dpercussion-festival-cancelled Culture, arts, media and life in the rainy city Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:40:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2006/06/21/dpercussion-festival-cancelled/comment-page-1#comment-96419 Pride or Get Bent? « Max Dunbar Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:50:06 +0000 http://www.heymanchester.com/mancubist/2006/06/21/dpercussion-festival-cancelled#comment-96419 [...] There are too many events of these kind - access by wristband, areas cordoned off seemingly at random, massive police and security presence and queues for portakabins and four-pound pints (served in plastic glasses, naturally). The whole thing seems geared to generate money for the city’s leisure industries and tourist board and the event’s sponsors rather than to give the populace a good time. This is why I didn’t shed a tear when DPercussion left town. [...] [...] There are too many events of these kind – access by wristband, areas cordoned off seemingly at random, massive police and security presence and queues for portakabins and four-pound pints (served in plastic glasses, naturally). The whole thing seems geared to generate money for the city’s leisure industries and tourist board and the event’s sponsors rather than to give the populace a good time. This is why I didn’t shed a tear when DPercussion left town. [...]

]]> http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2006/06/21/dpercussion-festival-cancelled/comment-page-1#comment-30467 Manchester music: the Dpercussion 2007 lineup » Mancubist: Life is good in Manchester Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:04:33 +0000 http://www.heymanchester.com/mancubist/2006/06/21/dpercussion-festival-cancelled#comment-30467 [...] worries this year about Dpercussion being cancelled. In fact, the free Castlefield event is even growing in this, it’s tenth year: In 2007 the D [...] [...] worries this year about Dpercussion being cancelled. In fact, the free Castlefield event is even growing in this, it’s tenth year: In 2007 the D [...]

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