| Summer Sundae 2006 | - Four stages, three days, two campsites, over 50 artists!
- Friday 11 August - Sunday 13 August 2006
- Weekend tickets - £75 (£20 for under 16's!)
- Day tickets are now on sale.
- Camping - £2 per tent
- Tickets available online from www.demontforthall.co.uk
- Or from the box office - 0116 2333 111
- For information see the Summer Sundae or BBC 6 Music sites
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It's getting round to that time of year again and we at BBC Leicester can't wait - Summer Sundae 2006 is nearly upon us! This year the event will be running from Friday 11 August to Sunday 13 August and is promising to be the biggest and best yet. For those not in the know, the festival runs for three days and shows an eclectic mix of exciting artists over four stages - The Outdoor Stage, The Indoor Stage, The Musicians Stage and The Rising Stage, which showcases up and coming regional acts. Brand new for 2005 the eFestivals Cabaret Tent will feature local, national and international comedic talent.
 | | Summer Sundae 2005 |
There is a choice of two campsites in very close walking distance of the stages, but also in relatively close proximity to the city centre (so you can always taste some of Leicester's finest cuisine if you don't fancy beans every night!) Those who weren't quick enough for the elusive Carling Weekend tickets (or are missing Glasto in the fallow year) can find a small scale alternative in Summer Sundae. Summer Sundae offers a perfect chance to smugly declare you were into the latest hot band before they were famous. After all it has often been the case that those big at De Monfort Hall find themselves pretty high up on large festival bills a year or two later. Prime examples include the Ordinary Boys and Leicester's finest, Kasabian, in 2004, The Magic Numbers, Editors, Hot Chip and KT Tunstall last year. Here's the line up as it currently stands in full... Main Stages
 | | Belle and Sebastian |
- Belle and Sebastian
- Elbow
- Gomez
- Jose Gonzalez
- Calexico
- Delays
- Coldcut
- Richard Hawley
- The Proclaimers
- Martha Wainwright
- X-Press 2
- Michael Franti and Spearhead
- DJ Format
- Morning Runner
- Seth Lakeman
- Nouvelle Vague
- Vashti Bunyan
- Buzzcocks
- Isobel Campbell
- Guillemots
- The Boy Least Likely To
- Adem
- The Long Blondes
- Brakes
- ”Forward! Russia
- Baxter Dury
- The Young Knives
- Captain
- Tunng
- Howling Bells
- Liam Frost and the Slowdown Family
- James Morrison
- M.Craft
- Kissmet
- El Mahico
- Redcarsgofaster
- Mister Lee
- Don's Mobile Barbers
- Zil
- Onion
- Firebrand
- New Cassettes
- MCS Steve Lamacq and Gideon Coe
- Stephen Fretwell
Jim Beam Rising Stage
- Plaid
- Larrikin Love
- Voom Blooms
- Little Man Tate
- Absentee
- David Kitt
- Joan as Policewoman
- Gravenhurst
- Mr Hudson and The Library
- Psapp
- Sophie Solomon
- Camera Obscura
- William Hut
- Sofalofa
- Hawk and a Hacksaw
- Stendec
- The Buoys
- Now
- Formication
- Gem
- Token of My Affection
- DJUNE
- Just Norris
- Jamie T
The Musician Stage
 | | Ashby band - The Young Knives |
- The Blockheads feat. Phill Jupitus
- BR549's
- Paul Lamb and The Kingsnakes
- Rise Kagona and Champion Doug Veitch
- Shana Morrison
- Kim Richey
- Gary Potter
- Simon 'Honeyboy' Hickling
- Derrin Nauendorf
- Wiliam Elliot Whitmore
- Waking the Witch
- Mike West and Truckstop Honeymoon
- Hayley Hutchinson
- Kingsize
- Vijay Kishore
- The Displacements
- The Junipers
- Great Blind Degree
- David Wyatt
- Storm Thieves
- Andy Griffiths
- Butterflypolite
eFestivals Cabaret Tent - Howard Read
- Rob Rouse
- Jason Manford
- Markus Birdman
- Reggie Watts
- James Branch
- Tommy Campbell
- Jim Smallman
- Matt Hollins
Weekend tickets are £75 (or £20 if you're under 16!). Day tickets are now on sale. Camping is £2 per tent. More information is avaliable on the Summer Sundae website. | 
