Branchage at Jersey Live!

How many people can you fit in a garden shed?? This was the challenge set by the Branchage team at this weekend’s Jersey Live music festival. Well, 27 people crammed into the B&Q special, and all was caught on camera by Branchage Artistic Director Xanthe Hamilton as the shed door burst open and the 27 fell out into the surprised music festival crowd standing their aghast! The film was then shown on the giant screens either side of the main stage between bands.

Branchage was in the house big time at Jersey Live. As well as the garden shed focal point, where Festival punters could come and learn about Jersey’s first major international film festival, with flyers and the team on hand to give out information (as well as have fun on the Branchage trampoline, the Branchage skis, and admire the Branchage potted plants on display!). The team was also out in force blitzing the Festival site with flyers and giant banners, so no Jersey Live punter went away without a knowledge of the looming Festival (kicking off in less than four weeks).

Jersey Live itself was a massive success, so massive hi-5 to the two Warren’s for putting together a stunning line up of bands and DJs. The big hitters included Black Kids, Cage The Elephant, David Holmes, Foals, The Music and The Zutons, not forgetting a stunning Festival finale in the form of the legendary Prodigy. Velofax also rocked the main stage on Sunday afternoon and they’ll be back at Branchage for the Warp Records party, and Midnight Expresso (Branchage’s own Festival brochure editor and Beat Happening supremo Chris Bell) entertained us with his surreal mix of John Shuttleworth and MC Hammer in the Cream Tease tent – he’ll also be back at Branchage with a set in the Spiegeltent.