Guildford Festival
| GuilFest | |
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| Genre | Rock, alternative rock, indie rock, dance, world music, punk rock, reggae, folk |
| Dates | Weekend in July (3 days) |
| Location(s) | Guildford, England |
| Years active | 1992–2014 |
| Founded by | Tony Scott |
| Website | |
| guilfest |
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Coordinates: 51°14′42″N 0°33′59″W / 51.24500°N 0.56639°W
GuilFest, formerly the Guildford Festival of Folk and Blues, was a music festival held in Stoke Park, Guildford, England, each July. The festival, like the larger Glastonbury Festival, featured a range of genres including rock, folk, blues, and in recent years pop. In 2006 GuilFest was awarded the title of "Best Family Festival" in the UK Festival awards.
The event was started in 1992 by Tony Scott a Guildford businessman who is a keen festival-goer. From 1992 to 1994 it was a one-day event. In 1995 it became a two-day event with onsite camping and was moved to nearby Loseley Park. GuilFest returned to Stoke Park in 1996 and became a three-day festival in 1997 with headliners Jethro Tull.
1998 acts included Space, Shed Seven and The Lightning Seeds, The Levellers.
1999 acts included James, The Saw Doctors and Jools Holland & His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra.
2000 was Van Morrison, Joan Armatrading, David Gray, Culture Club, Motörhead and Rolf Harris.
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