The Green Man Festival is set to return for a fourth year in August, but it's organisers have also announced a pre-festival party aboard a boat on the Thames. It's all happening on 11 June from 2-7pm and will feature live sets from Simple Kid and Fields, walkabout comedy and on-board entertainers, plus a variety of DJs. Tickets, costing £18, will be available through the Green Man website.
The festival itself has, as previously reported, confirmed acts such as Jose Gonzales, King Creosote, Martha Wainwright, Adem, Bert Jansch and James Yorkston, and it takes place in the lovely Brecon Beacons from 18 - 20 Aug. See http://www.thegreenmanfestival.co.uk for info and tickets.