Gigwise.com is proud to announce media partnership with a one off unique festival to commemorate the late, great Joe Strummer - Strummer Of Love Festival taking place on the 17th - 19th of August. The event will mark the 10th Anniversary of Joe Strummer’s untimely death with the proceeds of the festival going to Strummeville: The Joe Strummer New Music Foundation.The aim of the charity is to give opportunities to people through music who wouldn’t usually get those opportunities.Gigwise will be amongst the only two online music news sites who are partnering with the festival this year and are privileged to be in involved in such a worthwhile cause which their readers can identify with.Gigwise editor Michael Baggs added:It’s an honour to be involved with such a festival that focuses on a great cause and with so many brilliant bands on the bill, there is no doubt this will be a very special event”The festival will accommodate 5000 visitors and endeavour to reconnect with the original conceptof a festival - a joyous celebration in the fields. The festival will also be handling its own ticket sales, bypassing the hefty booking fees associated with festivals. Strummerville will also have a forum for the re-sale of ticketsso that they won’t be on sale via the so called ‘fan to fan’ sites.Strummerville is a natural extension of their infamous campfire sessions at festivals such as Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party and Endorse in dorset.
