Heineken Music Festival
early mids heineken sponsored free admission fourday live music event united kingdom around large capacity big top tent heineken green taking place city park uk first event held wollaton park nottingham headlined john martyn tom robinson copromoted nottingham city council regular venue included swansea brighton portsmouth leeds also bristol norwich gateshead sheffield greater manchester heineken music festival featured rb pub rock punk folkrock world music rock leading britpop indie band featured saturday evening including oasis verve bluetones pulp pop eat sleeper manic street preacher blur catatonia heineken event also featured longestablished band singer including strangler jools holland pogues saw doctor tom robinson band men couldnt hang bonnie tyler richard thompson labi siffre siouxsie banshee squeeze carmel leveller martin stephenson daintees steve harley cockney rebel wilko johnson tony joe white aswad bhundu boy jamiroquai kirsty maccoll boy george mike mechanic total thirty free admission festival six year well several pilot event six indoor venue gig london also spinoff event college tour standout murphy tour energy orchard toss feather across uk respective city council copromoted event granada television broadcast greater manchester event many festival achieved tv coverage bbc’s hype hustle featured blur heineken event regular housebands included dr feelgood alias ron kavana tansads merry hell oysterband seven little sister chumbawamba event director promoter mike eddowes formerly head promotion capital radio london publicist elton john paul mccartney amongst others booker included fiona glynjones later bella union record label season one stuart griffith carrie wagner event manager linda harley mile beacroft adam ali gabby taranowski charlie connelly author tim haines pa es event promoted produced square one event last event heinekens sponsorship held roundhay park leeds july attracted fan saturday fan four day headlined pulp also headlined glastonbury year one million can heineken lager sold farewell event claim largest ever free music event uk end heineken didnt renew groundbreaking sponsorship favour sport various event continue england continental europe different name paid admission show festival six free festival taking place various location united kingdom featuring following artist