Crispystock is a one day music festival held annually in Andover

Andover, Hampshire

Andover is a town in the English county of Hampshire. The town is on the River Anton some 18.5 miles west of the town of Basingstoke, 18.5 miles north-west of the city of Winchester and 25 miles north of the city of Southampton...

, Hampshire

Hampshire

Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...

. The festival is held in memory of the late Chris Vearncombe who died in September 2006. He was the UK Air guitar

Air guitar

Playing air guitar is a form of dance and movement in which the performer pretends to play rock or heavy metal-style electric guitar, including riffs, solos, etc. Playing an air guitar usually consists of exaggerated strumming and picking motions and is often coupled with loud singing or lip-synching...

 Champion 2005

The concert has taken place in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and planning is already underway for the 2010 event. The event is now held at The Lights in Andover. The festival mainly features signed and unsigned bands from the Hampshire

Hampshire

Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...

 and surrounding areas music scene. The official website can be found at Crispystock.com

Artists - Crispystock '08 - Present

2010 Lineup


Main Stage


Sondura

Godsized

Ruins of Earth

Nokando

Great Walls

The Afterparty


Acoustic Decking Stage



Mary Spender

Ak + Marc (Sion)

Hannah Bolsover

2009 Line up



Main Stage



Torn off Strips

Sion

Plastic Toys

Kill Cassidy

Shy of the Depth

Run the Division

Sir William Moonhead

El Duo Bongo

Flyright



Acoustic Decking Stage



Darrell J Ford

Adam Taylor

Dan Parkinson

Ben Black

Matty Twigg

Talicza

Ian Easton

Andy Reilly



2008 Lineup



Bad Love & Licker

UFHC

The Black Hand

Sondura

Sniper

Power Funk Trio

Toupe

Bigtopp

Big Num

Swedish Student

El Duo Bongo

Sir William Moonhead

Richie Madison

Talizca Stevens

AK & Marc (sion)

Plus Andy Reilly

Ian Easton

The Symbolics

Charity Donations

All proceeds of the event go to the Headway Charity which helps with serious brain injury

Acquired brain injury

An acquired brain injury is brain damage caused by events after birth, rather than as part of a genetic or congenital disorder such as fetal alcohol syndrome, perinatal illness or perinatal hypoxia. ABI can result in cognitive, physical, emotional, or behavioural impairments that lead to permanent...

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