Little World Festival
We might still be in the depths of winter, but already the 2011 festival season is looming. And the starter’s gun has officially been fired with the announcement of the line-up for the second Little World Festival to be held in Meribel, France (13-18 March). No wonder savvy music lovers across Europe are licking their lips in anticipation.
As one of France’s most popular ski resorts, Meribel has some of Europe’s best skiing and has long enjoyed a rep as an Alpine party stronghold. Some even claim that toffee vodka, that staple of the apres-ski session, was invented here one fateful, moonlit night. It’s a combustible mix that makes the resort the perfect location for the Little World Festival.
This year’s line-up of French and English artists manages to blend the cutting edge with the nostalgic in trademark style. Rising star Ben Howard, touted as the UK’s Jack Johnson and expected to be one of the breakout stars of 2011, will play a hotly anticipated set, with Michael Jones, Squeeze, The Feeling, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Freemasons, Carl Barat and Ed Harcourt rounding out the bill. There will be 30 separate events in total, with everything from small bar gigs to two completely free concerts on the piste to keep skiers and gig-goers entertained.
Throw in five days skiing and snowboarding in the largest ski area in the world, and you have the perfect way to combine skiing and music, and mark the beginning of the 2011 festival season in sun-kissed style.
Light that touchpaper, and stand well back....
Get your tickets and package deals on http://www.littleworldfestival.com/
