LeeStock Music Festival
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The LeeStock Music Festival (originally known as LeeFest) is an annual music festival
, held in Sudbury, Suffolk
in memory of a popular local, Lee Dunford. The festival has been in existence since 2006 and raises money for the Willow Foundation
, a national charity that gives special days to seriously ill young adults. The festival is part of a number of events that aim to raise the profile of the Willow Foundation and raise money for them including a pub crawl
, an annual Football Match and a Twenty20
cricket match. So far LeeStock has raised over £16,000 for the Willow Foundation.
In 2011, LeeStock was held over the weekend of 28th and 29th May and featured 90s indie band Dodgy
and ex-The Bluetones
lead-singer Mark Morriss
as the headline acts along with acts from all over the UK. It was held at the White Horse public house in Sudbury, and sold out with 2 weeks to go.
Music festival
A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...
, held in Sudbury, Suffolk
Sudbury, Suffolk
Sudbury is a small, ancient market town in the county of Suffolk, England, on the River Stour, from Colchester and from London.-Early history:...
in memory of a popular local, Lee Dunford. The festival has been in existence since 2006 and raises money for the Willow Foundation
Willow Foundation
The Willow Foundation is a national charity established in 1999 by Arsenal footballer Bob Wilson and his wife Megs in memory of their daughter Anna. The charity assists some of the estimated 12,500 people in the UK, aged 16–40, who are diagnosed every year with a life-threatening illness...
, a national charity that gives special days to seriously ill young adults. The festival is part of a number of events that aim to raise the profile of the Willow Foundation and raise money for them including a pub crawl
Pub crawl
A pub crawl is the act of one or more people drinking in multiple pubs or bars in a single night, normally walking or busing to each one between drinking.-Origin of the term:...
, an annual Football Match and a Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
cricket match. So far LeeStock has raised over £16,000 for the Willow Foundation.
In 2011, LeeStock was held over the weekend of 28th and 29th May and featured 90s indie band Dodgy
Dodgy
Dodgy are an English power pop rock trio, that rose to prominence during the Britpop era of the 1990s, who are best known for their hits "Staying Out for the Summer", "If You're Thinking of Me", and "Good Enough"...
and ex-The Bluetones
The Bluetones
The Bluetones were an English indie rock band, formed in Hounslow, Greater London, in 1993. The band's members were Mark Morriss on vocals, Adam Devlin on guitar, Scott Morriss on bass guitar, and Eds Chesters on drums. A fifth member, Richard Payne, came on board between 1998 and 2002...
lead-singer Mark Morriss
Mark Morriss
Mark James Morriss is an English singer-songwriter. He is the lead singer for The Bluetones, and is the older brother of bandmate Scott Morriss. He is also pursuing a solo career....
as the headline acts along with acts from all over the UK. It was held at the White Horse public house in Sudbury, and sold out with 2 weeks to go.