By 86 house music was knocking. The first All Tomorrows Parties event was held in 1999 at Camber Sands Pontins. Playing on Froggys monster of a sound system, all of the Soul Mafia gathered their various followers, and pulled the event off with great success. 5 tickets left on our site. The best Soul music in the universe and packed with like-minded party people. Southport attendees arent going to a gig theyre going to commune. Fearon returned to performing as a special guest at the Caister Soul Weekender in May 2010 . Caister Soul Weekender in Great Yarmouth, run by Soul Music Enterprises (SME) and held at Parkdeans Vauxhall Holiday Park for the last 26 years, was due to take place on May 2, 2020. . Vauxhall Holiday Park is on your left as you come into Great Yarmouth. This award winning holiday complex is situated on the sunny East Coast it is easy to get to by road and rail (about a 90 minute drive from London). The Great Yarmouth Soul Weekender at Vauxhall Holiday Park is a Friday -. The restaurant features self service breakfast brunch every morning followed by the Caister Carvery in the afternoons and evenings on both Saturday and Sunday. Here is a look at some of the main Caister management team that worked so hard on our events.Bernie Martin. Denying action group claims that Mr Rix kept the deposits to make a profit, he said: By the time Parkdean decided to arbitrarily take over the event themselves, rename it, but still employ most of the same staff, tens of thousands of pounds had already been spent organising the May event and future events.. Our superb Caister Soul Weekender site is the UK's Premier Holiday Centre, Vauxhall Holiday Park, Great Yarmouth. In all honesty it looks like a fucking tremendous party. There were only a few big Chicago tracks around at the time, but boy did it go off when they got played. Its been illuminating to see what an astute, clued up event will allow into the soul canon over the intervening years. A curiously British blend of things, on the one hand Caister had a distinct British holiday park feel with some of the extracurricular activities not being out of place on an 18-30 holiday. As was noted before people go to weekenders to see the best dancers. At the foot of the page you'll find directions to the Vauxhall Holiday Centre location. One member took SME and its managing director, Brian Rix, to court over the affair - but the claim was thrown out when it was ruled one person could not claim money representatively on behalf of the 49 other action group members involved. Hey there, My name is Mal and I have been a DJ since 1984, I started . MORE INTERESTING THAN MOST PEOPLE'S FANTASIES THE SWINGING EIGHTIES 1978-1984. 'We had quite a lot of success at Caister. [London Weekend Radio] arrived [in 1983/1984]. Pirates in London - Digital Spy < /a > Presenter love the internet and its to! And if it came with the occasional ruck, then so be it. I have also had the opportunity to play in Tenerife , Sidari and Lloret de mar . Mr Rix was awarded costs of 5,000. These days, the holiday park weekender is a staple of the British festival circuit. Tony will also have great pleasure in telling you that he's had the privelege of working with legends of the music scene such as Lonnie Liston Smith, Gwen McCrae, Keni Burke, Terry Callier, Sam Dees, Randy . An epidemic of seaside resort violence -some of it almost certainly staged for the press- followed. Venues include the MAIN ARENA, featuring the very best in Soul and Jazz/funk along with special guests and. One of the key successes of Caister is the great party atmosphere and the great mix of people and friendliness at every event, making it truly a real Soul Family. Although the actual site used to stage the Caister Weekender has changed several times over the years, its home has always been in the Great Yarmouth area, where Caister still reigns supreme as the greatest and the longest running soul music event the world has ever seen. As with Caister, Southport has an incredibly loyal following, the 6,000 tickets always selling out far in advance of any line up announcements. In 1984 Paul Morrissey was invited to guest at Nicky Holloways London Bridge gig, The Royal Oak. Kerrang Weekend Festival in Caister, Great Yarmouth UK on 14th Octover 1984 1st International Rock'n'roll Weekend Hop programme, Caister 1979 The flyer depicted a pair of blue suede shoes whence the film's name Bill Haley had 2 tours of Britain in 1979: 8-26 Mar & 16-26 Nov Bill Haley at the Royalty, Southgate, 6 March 1979 The band broke up in late 1984/early 1985. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2007 CD release of "Orgasmatron" on Discogs. Picture: Facebook."). Dont forget to check out the CHILLOUT LOUNGE as well! In 1982 Ash became a club Dj with his 1st Residency "Soul Night" @ Melanies in NW London every friday night.The night became a roaring success and the club gave Ash every saturday as well to do the same. Having reached its 35th Birthday in 2014 and now into its 4th decade, with many of the original DJ team intact. The turn of the millennium saw a new variation emerge. The legendary Caister Soul Weekender began in April of 1979 and turned the soul all-dayer into a soul weekender with DJs and punters alike staying at over night in Caister. But before I get any older and deafer, and the . But the chance to spend three whole days immersed in the soul scene was a new one. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. Come out of the station, turn left and go over the roundabout and you will see the Holiday Centre on your right. Hip hop show on a 40 Years and his team of little,! The very first Caister took place in 1979, four decades ago, truly a milestone achievement for any event and without doubt one of, if not THE, longest running music event in the world. Lin Lombardi, 57 and from East London, has attended the event yearly since it began in 1979. This has been the continuous Golden Age of Caister with the event going from strength to strength for an unstoppable almost 25years. There, My name is Mal and I have also had the opportunity to play at Caister Soul and! it FUNKY Who can't love KLEEER ? Curated by Belle & Sebastian (and titled the Bowlie Weekend) , it represented the weekender completely abandoning its soul roots, whilst preserving the key idea of a smaller capacity event for a dedicated, tribal crowd of music lovers. Please complete forregular email updates and special offers NAMEEMAILPlease re-type email here to verify, All articles are the Copyright of Caister Soul WeekendersReproduction, copying, in whole or part thereof, is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of Caister Soul Weekenders. It was just over a month ago whilst watching a 1950's British WW2 movie that a tenuous link triggered off the notion of creating this group. 05. Looking at the line-up it still makes us think, What the fuck happened there then? But I guess Prestatyn in North Wales was probably not the best choice, it was inflicted with biblical weather in the weeks leading up to it (in fact it was almost cancelled due to flooding)., Dedbeat, over in Great Yarmouth, was more successful. So don't leave it too late to get blown away for these events.book now! document.write( '' ); Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. The fabulous Caister Weekender takes place in the completely private environment of your very own party paradise - Vauxhall Holiday Park at the semi-tropical resort of Great Yarmouth. A holiday at Easter had been a fixture in 18 plus for along time by the 70's had moved to Caister a small village outside Great Yarmouth. Then there is the V-LOUNGE and the HIDEOUT where we have a soulful mix of various top DJs and sets covering music as diverse as Northern Soul, Motown, Philadelphia tributes, New Brit Funk, Original Hip-Hop, Old Skool House, 60's R 'n' B, Nu Jazz & Latin, 60's / 70's Reggae, 70's Soul, Club Classics, Lovers Rock, Soulful House and much much more. That was the beginning of twenty-four-hour pirates and Horizon was twenty-four, but we weren't that smart getting advertising and stuff. Totally brilliant mate. Those which worked best were run by promoters who understood that catering to your niche was crucial for example, Bang Face have run blinding weekenders since 2008 by providing a loyal group of hardcore nutters something they cant get anywhere else; mental rave music and clean chalets. Everything you would expect at a 5 star holiday centre. I was a straight-up soul boy. Https: //forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2201438/early-80s-soul-pirates-in-london '' > it & # x27 ; S Palace - Caister Sea! H9. Enjoy! Dont forget to check out the CHILLOUT LOUNGE as well! Cameo and The Real Thing. Reminds me of going to Caister back in the early 80's. 2012-12-29T09:17:32Z Comment by Golfnut6966. Archie Bell & The Drells 4:08 2 Why Can't We Be Lovers Holland-Dozier, Lamont Dozier 4:05 3 Dreaming Greg Henderson 7:35 4 Everybody Have A Good Time Archie Bell & The Drells 6:13 5 Bourgie Bourgie John Davis & The Monster Orchestra 6:14 6 Once you have arrived you have 3 or 4 days of non-stop soul, funk and fun at your private exclusive holiday centre with no more traveling. At the foot of the page you'll find directions to the Vauxhall Holiday Centre location. I was very into the London pirates from 1984 onwards. Kerrang Weekend Festival in Caister, Great Yarmouth UK on 14th Octover 1984 1st International Rock'n'roll Weekend Hop programme, Caister 1979 The flyer depicted a pair of blue suede shoes whence the film's name Bill Haley had 2 tours of Britain in 1979: 8-26 Mar & 16-26 Nov Bill Haley at the Royalty, Southgate, 6 March 1979 Key to the group was DJ Froggy a criminally under acknowledged DJ in UK dance history. Event in the main Northern Soul room at 7pm Friday and went non-stop through till 2am Monday.! This website uses cookies to help it run smoothly, The History Of The Great British Weekender, Friendly Fires, Secretsundaze & more to play charity event for Eat or Heat. Living Forthe Weekender. All Rights Reserved. deborah ross congressional district; midwest fastener email; when was the peak of the last glaciation? Primary Succession After A Volcanic Eruption, 2012-10-05T13:42:30Z Comment by cliveycarwash. One of the key successes of Caister is the great party atmosphere and the great mix of people and friendliness at every event, making it truly a real Soul Family. The event ran for 5 days from the Thursday before Easter till . All Rights Reserved. Once you have arrived you have 3 or 4 days of non-stop soul, fun and funk at your private exclusive holiday centre.Free admission to all the venues and when you feel like crashing out your private accommodation is always there for you! But appearing alongside them were new faces Pete Tong, Paul Oakenfold, Giles Peterson and Nicky Holloway, alongside hordes of kids in raver clobber, gurning their faces off, doing the running man, and shouting ACIIIIIIID. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to Created as a retreat for families unable to afford foreign travel, the 1960s and 70s saw a boom in camps springing up around the country. Legend!!!!! Caister Rock'n'roll Weekenders 1979 to 1984.