Best Festival in Guernsey, Channel Islands - Chaos 8 Weekend

With the new year hype all finished with, I've started with the holiday planning and longing for summer I feel every year. I can't be alone in this and if we keep listening to economics news, most people will be looking to spend money closer to home and with at least 4 festivals in Guernsey this year we are spoilt. This year we have Sark Folk Festival, Festival of Performing Arts, Victor Hugo Festival and best of all Chaos Weekend 8


It is telling I've only missed one year at Chaos in the last five. I have had personal involvement in this little gem since my first year and this year, this three day festival will be my main focus for the next 6 months as I help organise and run the Peace Tent. The Peace tent has developed over the years from a Greenpeace information and tea tent to a complete little mini event of it's own. We proudly offer an alternative space to festival goers, there is bands, djs, poets, story tellers and some people seeking somewhere to sit for ten minutes returned every waking moment of their three days.


But the Peace Tent is only a small part of Chaos 8 - the majority of first time visitors come because of word of mouth - and word of mouth is the best recommendation for a festival. next up more of Chaos 8 but for now: look at the photo above and tell me that"s not the best view!

Beach Art

More Beach Art for 2012 please.

Three Cubes Colliding from Jimandtonic on Vimeo.

I have yet to see any beach art over here on Guernsey. Someone must surely have done some, I must do some detective work.

Great Gig Photography in Guernsey

Well actually this guy can take a great shot of pretty much anything - he has the eye! He has covered the Chaos Music Festival in Guernsey since 2006 and it is all on his site to check out and order.
Gaa Gaas featuring Brobots-20


Andrew Le Poidevin's TALLPICTURES

A Paul Kilbey Review

Two names got my attention here - Gavin Bryars and Tom Waits.
Paul's Review here

Festive Faces Campaign

Show some love towards a brilliant festival in Aylesbury. You can help by sponsoring their campaign. Sponsor them for each Festive Face they manage to capture by Christmas Eve using the magic of a local pro portrait photographer.

Follow their progress online at dannyhigginsphotography/festivefaces where you can see all the Festive Faces they have so far

But best of all check out the Festival itself!

Paragliding at the Chaos Festival Site

A quick and peaceful flyover the site by Sarnianrog- isn't it the most beautiful music festival site in the Channel Islands? Check out the rest of sarnianrog's videos on his channel on youtube, a hand full of beautifully peaceful videos. Hopefully more in the summer!

Highlights of Chaos 2011

I have now attended 4 or 5 Chaos Weekends and I helped in the Peace Tent again this year. I think the Peace tent offered those attending Chaos Weekend, somewhere fun and different to hang out for a few hours. Some people never leave! This year it became the only tent running after the weather meant the Greenman tent was closed for everyone's safety. Greenman MCC have always promoted the ‘all are welcome’ party ethos and actively encouraged us to rosta live bands, storytellers and comedians that would not usually play a more traditional motorcycle festival. Every year we have tried to give them something different and this year we did 'em proud! Here are five of my favourite moments from the Peace Tent last:’

1)   Playing my trombone alongside DJ Sephira (Jersey’s MerKaba Tribe)

2)   Meeting the Rat-bikers, who had ridden all the way from Spain.  Playing Gypsy Techno for some of their Ibérico Ham.

3)   Having a dance off with James Le Huray from Tonight The Skies and trying to lip-read Hollie during their set!

4)   The Inevitable Pinhole Burns’ storming set

5)   Kieran Smale’s Big Smiles and Brilliant Tunes

Alison Stephens

"......in memory of a wonderfully generous person and musician whose energy levels and dedication to her music were amazing."

BBC Cover Chaos Festival

The BBC got some great shots of this years Chaos Festival.

BBC Photos

they give a little taster

Physical reaction to a Visual stimulus

Occasionally I see a photograph or in this case a video that makes me itch and fidget in my seat. 

the Synesthesia video I can feel the food textures and smell the burning pages in the toaster and below the bare feet on the cool stone and the lush grass makes me gasp!