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Friday, September 3, 2010

Middlesbrough Music Live Festival June 2010

Posted by Nick on May 17, 2010

Middlesbrough Music Live 2010 has its official warm-up on June 3rd, 2010 through June 5th, 2010. The main event takes place on June 6th for 2010.

The full line-up has not yet been announced. It is expected to hit their website any day now. Until then, here are some of the already confirmed names you can expect to see at the Middlesbrough Music Live Festival 2010:

  • THE BLACKOUT
  • YOUNG GUNS
  • MY PASSION
  • MILLIONAIRES
  • THE BLACK SPIDERS
  • THE FLATLINERS
  • FUTURES
  • LIFELESS
  • HEY ALASKA
  • Be Quiet Shout Loud
  • Dirty Weekend
  • Jimmy & The Sounds
  • Lost State Of Dance
  • Soviet Disco
  • The Samantha Durnan Band
  • Sister Rose
  • Recusant
  • Red Rabbits
  • Glass Avalanche
  • We’ll All Be Heroes
  • Exit By Name
  • Drunk In Hell
  • About A Plane Crash
  • British Lichen Society
  • Black Mountain Poets
  • Rosa Valle
  • The Disaster March
  • Professor Green
  • Example
  • Frankie & The Heartstrings
  • Young Rebel Set
  • Tiffany Page
  • Detroit Social Club

Captain Cook Birthplace Museum

Posted by Nick on November 18, 2009

The Captain Cook Birthplace Museum is located in Marton, Middlesbrough in England. The museum is free to the public. The museum shows the life, times and journeys of Captain James Cook. The museum is located in the landscaped grounds of Stewart Park.

Cook was the first European to discover New Zealand. He also claimed land that eventually became Australia for the British crown.

Admission hours:
Mar-Oct: Tue-Sun 10am-5.30pm
Nov-Feb: Tue-Sun 9am-4pm

Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Newcastle biennial AV Festival

Posted by Nick on November 17, 2009

In March 5-14, 2010 Middlesbrough will have the biennial AV Festival. The festival is hosted by Sunderland, Newcastle and Middlesbrough. The AV Festival is an international electronic arts event. Attendees will see visual art, music and moving images. The way that the festival works is that there are venues in each of the three cities that take part. The venues present concerts and performances, exhibitions, film screenings, seminars, workshops and other special events during the festival.

The theme of the 2010 festival is Energy.

Middlesbrough is in North East England in the county of North Yorkshire.

Hotel near the Glasgow Prestwick International Airport

Posted by Nick on November 16, 2009

Muirhouse Lodge Hotel

The Muirhouse Lodge Hotel is in a 19th century coach house that was originally used by monks. The hotel is just a three minute ride from the airport. Rooms at the hotel have satellite TV, a work desk, a hair dryer and coffee and tea making facilities. Hotel amenities include a lounge with a fireplace, a conservatory, complimentary daily breakfast, a garden, a stocked kitchen and Wi-Fi access.
Kilmarnock Road
Monkton at Prestwick Airport
Ayrshire KA9 2RJ Scotland
011 ( +44) 1292475726
prestwick-hotels.co.uk/guesthouse.htm

Doughiska, Ireland

Posted by Nick on October 19, 2009

Doughiska, Ireland is located in Galway, specifically West Galway.


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It is basically a suburb of Galway. Doughiska is only about 10 minutes from Galway City Center.

In Gaelic it is called “Deoch Uisce.”

If you are looking for some Doughiska Hotels you will only find one actually in Doughiska. But there are some great hotels in Galway.