Edinburgh Twestival 2010

Ghillie Dhu Edinburgh Tickets

Who is attending?

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Roll up,roll up, and examine our wonderful wares!

Posted on: Today at 18:40 (4 hours ago) - Comment

Hello all - only 4 days until Edinburgh Twestival! We thought we’d give you a little taster of some of the amazing raffle prizes that generous local tweeple and businesses have donated to the cause. Feast your eyes on some of the goodies on offer below (and there’s more to come!)….

Stepping out…

We’ve been given a variety of tickets and passes to events - among them:

@Venue150 has donated two tickets to Jason Manford on any night of his Festival Fringe run (August 7th - 11th at 8pm) AND two tickets to Rhod Gilbert on any night of his Festival Fringe run (August 21st - 29th at 8pm (Not Mon 23rd))
@marykingsclose has offered a special private tour for up to 15 people at The Real Mary King’s Close
Whisky lover? We’ve been given two adult tickets for the Timberbush Lochs, Glens and Whisky tour (@timberbushtours )
Two grand circle tickets for any performance of The Cherry Orchard at the Lyceum Theatre (@lyceumtheatre )
Two tickets for the gala performance of the Edinburgh International Magic Festival (@magicfest )
See the Edinburgh sights! Two family passes for Camera Obscura and two family passes for Edinburgh Zoo (@camera_obscura_) (@EdinburghZoo)
Two tickets to the Cameo cinema from @Edinburgh247
Gig tickets from We Luv Musik (gig tbc!)

Dining out (and in)…

Lots on offer for foodies!

A yummy meal for two in the Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Meal for two at jazz emporium The Jam House
A meal for two plus wine at boutique hotel The Rutland ( @TheRutlandHotel)
A meal for two at fab new tex-mex joint Illegal Jacks (@illegaljacks)
A meal for two at Moo Cafeteria - who’ll also be bringing along some cake on the evening! (@moocafeteria)
A meal for two plus wine at Milnes Bar, Hanover Street
Boxes of scrumptious cupcakes fromRainbow Cupcakes (@RainbowCupcaker)
A bottle of Benromach 10 Years Old (@benromach)

Twitting pretty…

Two x £25 vouchers for some gorgeous lingerie @Boudiche

Special tweatment….

The uncategorisable, unusual and unbuyable:

The poet Elspeth Murray has agreed to write a poem for one lucky winner (@ElspethMurray)
A two-hour photography session and 10 images from Rich Dyson (@rich_dyson)
A signed photograph of cycling legend Chris Hoy (donated by @leepeyton)
A $20 gamble on the routlette tables of Las Vegas from @Max1ne (to be redeemed on the night!)
A free Twibbon designed by Storm ID (@stormid)
Signed books from Ian Rankin (@beathhigh)

So, a pretty impressive haul so far! And plenty to go around - we would say your chances of taking one of these beauties home is pretty high - but you can only take part if you BUY A TICKET!

Epic Journey for Epic 26

Posted on: 18 March 2010 (3 days ago) at 16:59 - Comment

Hello Edinburgh!

Happy Thursday to you all..- we have a new band to announce and it’s a band with a mission- Let me hand over to the gentlemen of Epic 26

Triple Twestival Tour

Hello Everybody! @Epic26 here to announce that we will be doing a wee Twestival
challenge for this years events.

We’re going to play all 3 of Scotland’s Twestivals…in 1 night; or die trying!

We feel very fortunate to have been able to help the previous Twestival causes through
playing the first 2 Edinburgh events. Our hope is that our mad dash across Scotland will
help to draw attention to this years charity, Concern.

Kicking off our Triple Twestival Tour with a bang will be a live performance at the Glasgow
Twestival, being held at The Lansdowne Bar & Kitchen.

Then its a sprint North, where we’re very pleased to be appearing at the first Dundee
Twestival at Dexters Lounge Bar.

The final leg is homeward to the Edinburgh Twestival, being held this year at brand new
venue, Ghillie Dhu.

You can of course follow our journey @Epic26 and we will need all your well wishes for us
to complete our challenge.

So make sure you get your tickets for your local Twestival before they are all sold out. We
will (hopefully) see you there, there and indeed there!

Love Love

Allan, Nick, Kelvin, Euan & Martin

Epic26

Hook the Tweetie

Posted on: 17 March 2010 (4 days ago) at 16:16 - Comment

For all of those who are missing the school fete of the good old days. EdTwestival is pleased to announce the return for one night only of ‘Hook-a-Duck’!

There will be ace prizes to be won for the lucky few to catch a winner. But as the teachers used to say, it’s the taking part that counts! As all proceeds will be going straight to Concern Worldwide. And a quick thanks to our Duck Pond Sponsors Hot Tin Roof.

To take part in this fishing extravaganza, first you’ll need to buy a ticket for the Twestival

—–>>>>>Here<<<<<—–

San Francisco are getting perilously close to stealing our ’second most people attending a Twestival crown’ and we simply cannot have that!

Let them tweet cake!!

Posted on: 16 March 2010 (5 days ago) at 10:38 - Comment

As it’s a Tuesday morning, we thought we’d cheer everyone up with the first in a series of food-related blogposts, and let you know the joyous news that the cakestand will be returning for this year’s EdTwestival - hurrah!

This year, Edinburgh-based cupcake connoisseurs Cupcakes and Ribbons ( @fizzyribbon ) are creating some very special Twitter-inspired cupcakes for the bakesale.

Have a peek at their website for some drool-inducing pictures of their gorgeous creations:

http://www.cupcakesandribbons.co.uk/gallery.aspx

Social media AND butter icing? What more could a person want?!

Nom nom.

Best thing is, all the proceeds from the caskestand will go straight to our charity Concern Worldwide - so you can eat as many as you like, guilt-free.

Haven’t gobbled up a ticket yet? Never fear, the link is > here <

TTFN

Any requests mate? Poptastic!

Posted on: 14 March 2010 (1 week ago) at 19:36 - Comment

Greetings pop pickers.

So, as we hurtle at great speed towards the main event, EdTwestival DJs Colin and Alan frae Idlewild would like to know what music you guys want to hear on the night.

We’re looking for your very best requests - fire them straight at us @EdTwestival with hashtag #EdTunes and we’ll pass them onto the boys. Can’t guarantee they’ll all make the cut - it is most unlikely, for example, that the Birdie Song will be getting an airing (and anyone who suggets it will be water-ballooned on sight )

So, go on then - what’d be your top Twestival tune? Dedications welcome!

>>>Tickets<<<

Abra-Twa-Dabra!

Posted on: 12 March 2010 (2 weeks ago) at 22:34 - Comment

Mingling in the crowds at EdTwestival and entertaining Twestival goers with close-up magic will be Kevin McMahon master magician.

You may recognise Kevin from somewhere. But to stop you from spending the whole evening in torment, I’ll let you know why that is.

Five years ago Kevin appeared in the channel 4 show ‘Faking It‘, back then he was a shy radiologist. But the show convinced him to make a dramatic change in his career plans.

This summer from 7- 11 July he is bringing the UK’s first Magic Festival to the Scottish Capital. The festival will feature world-class performers and a ‘Magic School’ for youngsters looking to get into magic, or just curious about what magic entails.

Wanna see some magic up close? Get you tickets here

Tweeter Music

Posted on: 11 March 2010 (2 weeks ago) at 17:47 - Comment

We have a new band to add to our already sterling playlist, with the inclusion of Shooting Stansfield (@shootstansfield)

The band was only formed last September and they’re definitely no slouches, they already have their debut EP out. Shooting Stansfield have a unique sound courtesy of vocalist Stewart Douglas’ distinctive voice.

The Edinburgh based band look to the Scottish Music scene for their influences, naming Frightened Rabbit, Biffy Clyro and Colin Hay amongst their influences. Also named as an influence are co-twestival performers Idlewild so maybe they can get some tips backstage.

And finally there are only 7 Early Bird Tickets left, so hurry and buy yours.

Tweatments and, erm, Twhisky for EdTwestival

Posted on: 10 March 2010 (2 weeks ago) at 13:56 - Comment

Hello all - just a quick post today, with a smattering of Edtwestival entertainment news…

We’ve managed to persuade malt masters Chris and Lucas from the Edinburgh Whisky Blog (@EdinburghWhisky) to come along on the night, and lead a free whisky tasting! So, if you fancy a wee rest from the main event, you can slink downstairs into the Ghillie Dhu bar for some educating. More on that as it comes (and if you want to donate some whisky get in touch!)

We’re also very grateful to Laura at Edinburgh’s Secret Beauty Garden (@secretbeautygdn ) who has agree to treat us hard-working Twitterers to mini-pampering packages at the event, creating an oasis of calm where stressed out Tweeple can roost a-while.

We have news of new sponsors and another musical act confirmed for the night, and lots of brilliant raffle/auction prizes to announce, so keep an eye on the Twitter feed…

Oh, and only 15 early bird tickets left - get yours before they’re gone!!

So, who’ll be making tweet music for EdTwestival?…

Posted on: 5 March 2010 (3 weeks ago) at 16:56 - Comment

Ahoy! And a very happy Friday afternoon.

With no further ado, it’s about time we announced the first marvellous musical acts confirmed for Edinburgh Twestival!

First up is Mitchell Museum (@mitchellmuseum), Glasgow-based purveyors of ‘Junk Pop’ (?!) who’ve just released their first EP “We lost 1st prize”. Drawing influence from various American and Canadian experimental indie bands including Animal Collective, Flaming Lips, Wolf Parade and Modest Mouse, Mitchell Museum create an experimental pop sound with strong hints of folk, psych, and electronica.

Also on the bill is Pose Victorious (@posevictorious), a relatively new Edinburgh band who’ve already made a name for themselves. The current line-up of Ross Millar, Jack Rowberry, Gavin White, Gordon Barclay and Jordan Laird formed in early 2009 - since then, a whirlwind of gigs and recording sessions have seen Pose Victorious rapidly ascend the ranks of the Scottish new music scene supporting the likes of Tango In The Attic, Sergeant and The Paddingtons as well as receiving airplay from Jim Gellatly (New Scottish Music Show) and Gill Mills (NME Radio).

Later in the evening, DJ George Wallace of Groove City Soul Club ( @scotsoul50 ) will play a mix of uptempo soul genres, so we’re not all indied-out. And because we love a bit of Northern Soul.

And finally (for now) a couple of the lads from Idlewild (@IdlewildTheBand) will be laying aside their guitars (and drums) to spin a few records. Yes, we just said ’spin a few records’.

We’ll bring you more info on all the performers listed here over the next couple of weeks but, for now, you can buy tickets here !

Tickets Released into the Wild

Posted on: at 14:01 - Comment

So here we are, hang on, wait for the Lady Mayoress to cut the ribbon- alright, now you can buy your tickets.

Remember that there are only a limited number at this special early bird price of £6.50 so don’t dilly dally!

Tickets are available at amiando, 100% of your ticket money goes straight to Concern Worldwide, none on the running of the event.

So if you want to offer sponsorship for the running costs, raffle prizes or your own blood, sweat and tears you would be more than welcome. Please contact the team at @EdTwestival

Buy your tickets here !!

p.s. Later today we’ll be posting news on the musical line-up….