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A massive amount of organising is begining to take shape down Victoria Avenue on the Guernsey Festival of Performing Arts site.
The venue is perfect for the many attractions and Bands that are lined up to appear.
When I was on site earlier another line of heavy articulated lorries loaded with gear was squeezing though the gates.
This Elevated panoramic view shows the area which will be filled with two more 'main tents' together with bars and festival traders.
Don't leave buying the tickets until the day - there are bound to be queues.
Tickets can be purchased from Yakwax Surfshop, Red Ape Clothing, HMV &
THE GUERNSEY FESTIVAL WEB SITE

Don't leave it until the day.
Buy your tickets to The Guernsey Festival of Performing Arts today and you can start planning ahead for a great weekend.
Give yourself a bit of time to sort out that Festival outfit, plan to meet your mates, decide which Bands are on your short list.
If you start the build-up to this great weekend today you will enjoy the whole thing even more!
Make a visit to the Festival web site to get all the latest updates...
VISIT THE GUERNSEY FESTIVAL WEB SITE

I'm going to nag you every day until the big day when The Guernsey Festival of Performing Arts kicks off.
I have been on-site and the venue at The Rabbit Warren is perfect - large and with natural, gentle slopes.
The line-up is 'top draw' also. Remember, these Bands are coming to you - all for a bargain price - and will perform on full size, premium stages!
Ocean Colour Scene, Primal Scream, Frank Turner, The Gaslight Anthem, Seb Fontaine, Tom Novy... the list really does go on and on.
Whatever your age and musical tastes you cannot fail to have a great time.
BUY THOSE TICKETS NOW or be disappointed when you go into work after it is all over and you find out what you missed!

If you have been watching the TV coverage of Glastonbury you should be 'feeling the Summer vibe'. Well, OK it has rained, a lot, but that is a UK summer!
But this is no problem for the first Guernsey Festival of Performing Arts next weekend. The Main Stage will be arriving 'hot from Glastonbury' and will guarantee your comfort - whatever the weather!
It will be in a massive 'Big Top'... nice.
For the 'first try' at running a Festival the Guernsey Festival is certainly packing a punch. I am watching Primal Scream on stage at Glastonbury as I write this... they will headline the Sunday night.
Many other Bands will appear direct from the Summer circuit of Festivals. This Festival is not short of Big names.
So, as my headline says... the time for talking and thinking about buying your weekend ticket is over. You really MUST be at this Festival. It really doesn't matter what your musical taste is, the atmosphere will be great and the value for a weekends top entertainment cannot be beaten... see you there... no excuses.

I don't know where the days go! Rock of Ages-10 was 'ages ago' and I have just got around to preparing and uploading the Galleries. I blame Mark Guillou for putting on so many Bands in one evening. It takes an age to sort and process so many pics!
Any-how, they are now on-line.
Rock of Ages-10 featured the following six Bands, Last of the Light Brigade, Breaking the Silence, Dealer's Left, Distant Shores, MX2 and Inertia.
Take a look at the Galleries here:
ROCK OF AGES-10

First up will be the Greenman Chaos Festival.
This is always a great mix of Burnouts, Bikes & Bands. This is also a Festival 'on the up' as we are promised an even bigger Event than last years!
Put the date in your diary (July 15th - 17th). Three days of entertainment and great value. Not to be missed - see you there.
If you need something to get you in the mood, I have updated the Galleries with some more pictures from 2010.
GREENMAN CHAOS 2010

I've been playing 'catch-up' today! It was pointed out to me that I had completely missed updating the Galleries with pics of the Imperials Scooter Club night out at the Fermain Tavern, oooops!
This gig had been arranged to entertain all those Scooter owners (local and visitors) that had taken part in the Clubs Rally.
It was a lively night of partying to Thee Jenerators and The Devotees.
I have corrected the oversight! View pics here...
THEE JENERATORS PLAY AT THE IMPERIALS SCOOTER CLUB PARTY

I have added a couple more Photo-Montages to the Galleries featuring recent gigs that I have photographed. These Montages are a great way to remember a special event or gig that you have been involved with. Each Montage is individually designed and will include your chosen pictures.
If you would like to consider having a Montage designed for you just drop me an e-mail CONTACT ANDREW LE POIDEVIN or call me on 07781 144525.
Montages are printed on large A2 size paper and look fantastic when framed. Take a look at the Gallery to see some previous designs...
VIEW A SELECTION OF MONTAGES

The Vale Earth Fair Collective returned with 'Beach Life 2011' held in Petit Bot valley last weekend. This venue is perfect for an event like this as it provides an 'intimate' atmosphere which must be unique to Guernsey.
As always these events begin very low key and chilled and gradually build as the sun goes down. Rumour has it that full capacity was reached and many party-goers had to queue to gain access.
Beach Life is a warm-up and fund raiser for the Vale Earth Fair Collectives main event of the year which is of course the Earth Fair itself. This is happening in Vale Castle at the end of August... see you there.
I have added a new gallery of pics...
VIEW PICTURES OF BEACH LIFE 2011

One of the 'perks' I have in my job is that I get invited to capture Bands for their 'Promo' pics.
I guess I am best known for my 'Live Performance' photography but it is always nice to have a bit more time to capture the character of a Band in the studio or on location. A real treat for me is when I have the chance to do a bit of 'fly on the wall' photography of a Band during recording or practice sessions.

If you are a Solo Artist or in a Band and you would like me to shoot you (not literally!!) please e-mail me and we can chat about your ideas.
E-MAIL ANDREW LE POIDEVIN WITH YOUR IDEAS
You can view a few recent photoshoots by following this link:
VIEW GALLERIES OF PROMO SHOOTS

Liberation Day in Guernsey came to a lively end in 2011 when 'Lib Rock' did what it says on the tin... it rocked a big crowd with a line-up of four bands.
First on stage where The Barlows followed by Breaking the Silence who had a large group of fans making the best of the mild evening. Next up were one of my favourite local bands Last of the Light Brigade with visiting tribute band the Killerz headling.
A new Gallery of pictures has now been added.
VIEW THE LIB ROCK 2011 GALLERIES

It has been a weekend packed with Motor Sport action - all held in the glorious Guernsey sunshine. Let's hope that the good conditions last for the next few Bank Holiday weekends which see the return of the Hill Climb season... fingers crossed!
Firstly it was the Heritage Group Public Sprint at Vazon. Check the Galleries here.
THE HERITAGE GROUP PUBLIC SPRINT
Next up was the Guernsey Autocross Club Summer Championship at Chouet beach. I captured a couple of nice roll-overs by Becky Martin & Leeroy. These have also been added to Crashes 'The Hall of Fame'!
AUTOCROSS SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP - ROUND 2
THE CRASHES HALL OF FAME

There was a fantastic turn-out of spectators to support the racers in the second Heritage Group Public Sprint at Vazon Coast Road, Guernsey.
The conditions were perfect for an enjoyable afternoon of racing - all with the aim of raising funds for The Guernsey Society for Cancer Relief.
It was announced on Saturday evening during the Dinner at La Grande Mare Hotel that well over £30,000 has already been raised with more sponsorship still to be returned! This qualifies as another huge success for Stuart Butler and his group of helpers.
The Galleries have now been updated with the days racing action including a few pics from the Dinner.
I am donating 25% of all picture sales to the Society.
Please take a look by following this link.
HERITAGE GROUP CHARITY PUBLIC SPRINT

A sunny Saturday afternoon was the perfect setting for the second Heritage Group Charity Sprint. This time it was in aid of the Guernsey Society for Cancer Relief.
A good selection of cars had the chance to race at speeds far greater than the normal 35mph speed limit on Vazon Coast Road. I was there to capture all the action.
A full Gallery of pictures will be added by Monday eve... when I have had a chance to sort several hundred pics!
Twenty-five percent of all sales will be donated to the Guernsey Society for Cancer Relief.
Please check back later to view your pics.

A very popular choice with my customers is a 'custom designed' Photo Montage. Each one is individually created with a choice of your favourite pics. It's best not to choose too many - five works really well - and I will e-mail a low resolution sample to you for approval before producing the final print.
An A2 print (sized approx 22" x 16") cost £55. You can also choose to have the montage supplied on a Canvas. A 24" x 16" Canvas is £80 with the largest 30" x 20" at £120.
You can E-MAIL ME or phone me on 07781 144525 with the picture numbers or to arrange to view my complete database of your pictures.
VIEW A SAMPLE GALLERY OF MONTAGES

I didn't think how much time it would take to bring my archive of pictures over to this new web site but the task continues!
I have collected a huge number of pictures of Bands playing many venues in the Channel Islands. Today there has been a big update to the Jersey Live Gallery.
Featured Bands include: Basement Jaxx, Dizzee Rascal, Passion Pit, The Whip, Frank Turner, Golden Silvers, The Antlers, Brave Yesterday, The Dirty Aces, The Valentines, The Kooks, Doves, Jack Penate, The Temper Trap, The Boxer Rebellion, Fight Like Apes, Black Stats, Marvel, Kap Bambino, Chew Lips, The Antlers, Gable, Emily Loizeau & Oneofakind.
That's twenty-four new Galleries.... phew!
JERSEY LIVE 2009

Jersey Live in 2010 presented six Stages of entertainment for the two days. That allowed a huge choice of Bands to perform. I left the Festival completely 'wacked' having photographed twenty-seven of those Bands!
I have just completed the updates by bring those pictures over from my old web site. The last of these updates include pictures of: The Centeniers, The Hype, The Magic Numbers, The View, Tinie Tempah, We are Enfant Terrible & We Have Band.
VIEW JERSEY LIVE 2010 GALLERIES

Karen Solway's 'Things to do Guernsey' promoted The Snooker Legends Tour at Beau Sejour in front of a sell-out crowd last Saturday.
The Tour consisted of players Jimmy White, Dennis Taylor, John Parrott and Cliff Thorburn with John Virgo as commentator/host.
A relaxed and informal evening of entertainment showcased the talented ex-World Champions and top-ranking players with plenty of humour and crowd participation. Main sponsors of the event were Rihoy & Son and Slattery Decor.
VIEW THE SNOOKER LEGENDS PICTURE GALLERY
Whilst in the Island, Jimmy White also played a private exhibition match against the Guernsey Snooker team for a local business family. Pictures of this Event have been added to a password protected Gallery.
VIEW JIMMY WHITE PRIVATE GALLERY

I have continued with the development of this new Web Site by making improvements to the 'PRICES & OPTIONS' page.
It now has several illustrations to help you understand the various options that can be supplied.
Please take a look here NEW PRICES & OPTIONS PAGE
You will see from the descriptions that each Print, Bevelled Mount, Montage, Panorama or Canvas is individually optimised, printed and hand finished to ensure the highest quality.
I can also produce alternative designs & sizes if requested.
CONTACT ANDREW LE POIDEVIN | TALLPICTURES

The latest updates include additions to the Archive Galleries.
Each year I photograph many events and aspects of life on Guernsey and have a huge archive of pictures that show how 'us Guernsey Donkeys' go about the task of entertaining ourselves and others.
One Event that always entertains is the Hogwash. I have added a Gallery which shows some of the action from 2009 including Tractor Mower Racing, a Moto-X Display, Burn-outs and Bands.
There will be many more Galleries to follow featuring many other Events. Keep a regular check on this Web Site as it is updated most days.
THE LATEST HOGWASH GALLERY