A brand new music festival is coming to St Andrews! Local heroes King Creosote and the Pictish Trail are bringing together friends old and new for a two day extravaganza with the help of STAR, Music is Love and other student groups.
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KING CREOSOTE & JON HOPKINSThe founder of Fence Records will perform the spellbinding Mercury Award nominated Diamond Mine in full - the first ever performance of the album in Fife, its spiritual home. |
KT TUNSTALLFellow St Andrews acolyte, and international pop sensation, KT returns to her home town to premiere some new songs, old faves, and collaborate with her Fence Collective chums. |
DJANGO DJANGOCritically adored art-school four piece, whose music is a glorious mix of vintage pop and seductive, synth-built electronic adventures. |
JOE GODDARD & ALEXIS TAYLOR (HOT CHIP) DJ SETCore members of the UK’s biggest electro-pop band, Alexis and Joe will perform an ear-pounding DJ set. |
THE PICTISH TRAILLocal alt-folk wonder - the heart of Fife's Fence Records & electro-sonic wizards Silver Columns - returns with some new songs and a moderately LOUD band in tow. |
ERRORSGlasgow 3 piece on Mogwai's Rock Action label - who take the term post-rock, shove it in a synthesiser, and deliver brain frying toe-tappers. Epic. |
DUTCH UNCLES // FRANÇOIS & THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS // WITHERED HAND // CONQUERING ANIMAL SOUND // R.M. HUBBERT // JAMES YORKSTON // SEAMUS FOGARTY // ROZI PLAIN // KID CANAVERAL // RANDOLPH'S LEAP // THE SHUTES // BARBAROSSA // MONOGANON // STANDARD FARE
...and many more to come!
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What's With The Name?
On a map, the county of Fife is shaped like a Scottie dog’s head – with St Andrews being “the eye”, so to speak. The actual term ‘Eye O’ The Dug’ was coined by musicians Lone Pigeon and King Biscuit Time, and was immortalised in a song of the same name. And yes, the song is about St Andrews. |
Weekend Tickets
Weekend tickets have now SOLD OUT.
Student Saturday Tickets
A limited number of Saturday tickets are still available exclusively for University of St Andrews students.
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St Andrews
St Andrews was where Fence Records all began, and so it feels right to return there, and have a big knees up, once again. Up until about 10 years ago, the Fence Records shop was located on South Street, stocking all the early Fence albums alongside the new releases of the day. It was a bit of a mecca, with folk travelling all round the country to come up and buy rare Lone Pigeon 7”’s, or King Creosote CD-R’s.
So why St Andrews?Weeeell, we’ve been doing our Home Game event in Anstruther & Cellardyke for the past eight years, and we figured the Neuk could do with a bit of a breather in 2012. We didn’t want to recreate Home Game anywhere else, so decided that it’d be good idea to put on a brand new event. Eye O’ the Dug is going to be a bit different from our other events – but will still have that same ol’ Fence feel. St Andrews was where Fence Records all began, and so it feels right to return there, and have a big knees up, once again. Up until about 10 years ago, the Fence Records shop was located on South Street, stocking all the early Fence albums alongside the new releases of the day. It was a bit of a mecca, with folk travelling all round the country to come up and buy rare Lone Pigeon 7”’s, or King Creosote CD-R’s. When business rates went through the roof (along with housing rents) the shop had to close down, and the label relocated to the Anstruther area. Since then, Fence has gone from strength to strength – with acts on the label touring all around the globe. | How is the weekend gonna work?We’re splitting the event into two parts. The Saturday is gonna be more like a big party. The music will kick off from about 7pm, and go on until laaaate. It will be this: amazing. Sunday is going to be a more relaxed, all day kinda thing, with music going on in a few different places. We’ll start about 1pm, and go on until 11pm-ish … with a break in the middle so everyone can get something to eat. Yum.Where can I stay?There are plenty of options for accommodation in St Andrews, so you shouldn’t have a problem finding a place to stay. There’s a wide range of B&B’s, hostels and hotels for every budget. We reckon your best bet is to visit this website: www.stayinstandrews.com. If you’d rather stay in the Anstruther/Cellardyke area, buses to St Andrews go every hour, and a cab is about £20. | Isn’t St Andrews dead posh?Haha! It’s a historic town, and – true – there’s a lot of “old money” kicking about. But there’s also more charity shops per square kilometer than anywhere else we know – so maybe that’ll give you some indication as to how posh it actually is. The Students Association are providing our bars for the weekend, so rest assured you’ll be drinking the cheapest pints in town! How do I get there?There are a fair few ways to get to St A’s … TRAIN: The nearest train station is Leuchars, which is on the east coast rail line, with services from London. A bus service at the station will take you to St Andrews within 10 minutes. There’s also a taxi rank, with plenty of cabs. A cab will cost about £13 to St Andrews. BUS: There’s a direct bus service to St Andrews from Glasgow (x24) and from Edinburgh (x59). If you’re staying in the Anstruther area, you can take the 95 bus, or the x60 up to St Andrews. |
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Music is LoveA St Andrews University based music collective. Feel the LOVE. |
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St Andrews RadioSTAR is St Andrews' only radio station, broadcasting 24/7 during term time. |
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B-SidesB Sides is a new dance night formed by a collaboration between local dance music lovers, the Union, and STAR. |
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The StandThe Stand is St Andrews' independent daily news & entertainment site. |
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Fine Food and DiningThe Fine Food and Dining Society is for those who love food: preparing and cooking it, tasting it or even just talking about it. |
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Ents CrewThe Ents crew is a voluntary sub-committee of the St Andrews Student Association charged with organising, running and managing the Union's events. |
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On The RocksOn The Rocks is week long arts festival, covering as many artforms as we can fit in venues across St Andrews. It begins the 16th, right after Eye O' The Dug! |