Logo
DiS Needs You: Save our site »
  • Glastonbury 2019 preview playlist + ten alternative must sees 6 months ago
  • A Different Kind Of Weird: dEUS on The Ideal Crash 7 months ago
  • Way Out East: DiS Does Sharpe Festival 2019 7 months ago
  • 25 years of SPOT Festival: DiS Picks Its Best 11 7 months ago
  • Twelve Hours Of Drone Is Just The Beginning: DiS Does Big Ears 8 months ago
  • IDLES Smash It In Sheffield 9 months ago
  • More bands announced for DiS partnered Fuzz Club Eindhoven 9 months ago
  • The Shape Of Punk To Come?: DiS Meets Crows 9 months ago
  • Logo_home2
  • Records
  • In Depth
  • In Photos
  • Blog
  • Podcast
  • Search
  • Community
  • Records
  • In Depth
  • Blog
  • Community
104071

Festival Preview

By The Sea 2016 Preview
By The Sea 2016 Preview
marieann by Marie Wood September 29th, 2016

What are you doing this weekend? Well, if you head down to the coast to the By The Sea festival in Margate you could be riding shotgun on the dodgems with Jarvis Cocker spinning some tunes as you pull up to the bumper, baby.

Returning to Dreamlands theme park, By The Sea is once again closing the festival season with its own distinctive twist (did I mention it’s in a theme park?) that thankfully doesn’t involve getting wellie rash. This year’s line-up is as equally stellar as last year’s sold out launch with Wolf Alice, Super Furry Animals, Bat For Lashes, and Wild Beasts all set to play. Check out our quick round up of why you should hop on a train and find yourself By The Sea.

The Headliners



Last year’s inaugural sold-out festival with Foals could have brought most bookers out into a cold sweat, but BTS have pulled it out of the bag with not one but three Mercury nominated headliners in the shape of Wild Beasts, Wolf Alice, and Bat For Lashes. Also set to headline are Super Furry Animals who, at this point in their 20 year long career, could have a PhD in the art of the delivering a banging festival headline set.

Intimate Acoustic Shows



If you gorge on one too many 99s and need a quiet retreat you can soak up acoustic sets in the snug surrounds of Margate Museum from Alexis Taylor, Slow Club, Emmy The Great, Serafina Steer, and Barbarossa. You can also meet local Margate legend - Sunbeam the Donkey.

Historic Venues


Being slap bang in the middle of a theme park, By The Sea is already a unique festival, but its made just that little bit more special as bands get to play in historic settings such as the Roller Room, Ballroom and, for the first time, the Hall by The Sea. Originally a dance hall in the late 19th century, Hall By The Sea has seen performances from The Who, Rolling Stones, T-Rex and Hawkwind. If it’s good enough for Lemmy it’s good enough for us.

Special By The Sea Fringe Showcase



On the Sunday head down to Olbys at Margate’s Old Town as your wristband/day ticket gets you free entry into this special By The Sea fringe showcase in association with Art’s Cool. Kicking off at 1.30pm the day is jammed pack with up-and-coming new bands including Kagoule, Gang, Our Girl, Happy Meal Ltd, and well-deserved headliners Eagulls.

Free Rides!


The rides are free and unlimited! So you can fly high in a Hurricane Jet, step back into the twilight zone on the Phantom Express and try to hold down your fish'n'chips lunch on the Top Spin all without feeling the burn in your pocket.


Full details of this year's By The Sea festival can be found at their website.

![104071](http://dis.resized.images.s3.amazonaws.com/540x310/104071.jpeg)


LATEST


  • Glastonbury 2019 preview playlist + ten alternative must sees


  • A Different Kind Of Weird: dEUS on The Ideal Crash


  • Way Out East: DiS Does Sharpe Festival 2019


  • 25 years of SPOT Festival: DiS Picks Its Best 11


  • Twelve Hours Of Drone Is Just The Beginning: DiS Does Big Ears


  • IDLES Smash It In Sheffield

Share on
   
Love DiS? Become a Patron of the site here »


Left-arrow

Big Time Sensuality: Björk Live @ Ham...

Mobback
104055
104060

Organ Reframed Festival: DiS Meets Cl...

Mobforward
Right-arrow


LATEST

    Festival Preview


    Glastonbury 2019 preview playlist + ten alterna...

  • 106137
  • Interview


    A Different Kind Of Weird: dEUS on The Ideal Crash

  • 106136

    Festival Review


    Way Out East: DiS Does Sharpe Festival 2019

  • 106135
  • Festival Review


    25 years of SPOT Festival: DiS Picks Its Best 11

  • 106134

    Festival Review


    Twelve Hours Of Drone Is Just The Beginning: Di...

  • 106133
  • Live Review


    IDLES Smash It In Sheffield

  • 106132

    Festival Preview


    More bands announced for DiS partnered Fuzz Clu...

  • 106131
  • Interview


    The Shape Of Punk To Come?: DiS Meets Crows

  • 106123
MORE


    feature


    DiS meets Justice

  • 27270
  • feature


    Panic Prevention: At the drink with Jamie T

  • 14183

    feature


    The Knife: Swedish purveyors of alien synergy

  • 27337
  • Column


    DiS Does Singles 22.04.13: Daft Punk, Savages, ...

  • 89944

    DiScover


    ReDiScover: Low

  • 12734
  • In Depth


    Lou Reed: An Eu-lulu-ogy

  • 93330

    DiScussion


    Emo? Twee? In unnecessary defence of Neutral Mi...

  • 93713
  • Interview


    Ace of Bass: DiS Meets Royal Blood

  • 97097
MORE
Drowned in Sound
  • DROWNED IN SOUND
  • HOME
  • SITE MAP
  • NEWS
  • IN DEPTH
  • IN PHOTOS
  • RECORDS
  • RECOMMENDED RECORDS
  • ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
  • FESTIVAL COVERAGE
  • COMMUNITY
  • MUSIC FORUM
  • SOCIAL BOARD
  • REPORT ERRORS
  • CONTACT US
  • JOIN OUR MAILING LIST
  • FOLLOW DiS
  • GOOGLE+
  • FACEBOOK
  • TWITTER
  • SHUFFLER
  • TUMBLR
  • YOUTUBE
  • RSS FEED
  • RSS EMAIL SUBSCRIBE
  • MISC
  • TERM OF USE
  • PRIVACY
  • ADVERTISING
  • OUR WIKIPEDIA
© 2000-2019 DROWNED IN SOUND