day eight.two

managed to catch the first half of Happiness Patrol's Tales of Terror tonight, which was surprisingly & spine-tinglingly wonderful. Great acting, and riviting performances. Managed to clock Jeremy Hardy, but the box that I use to slip in and out of the theatre was locked when I tried, so all I could do was listen through the door - everyone sounded like they were having a good time. A trudge back to the cathedral through heavy rain to catch some glorious James MacMillan sung by The Sixteen and then back to the office to tidy up som eloose ends for tomorrow... Today is James MacMillan's 50th birthday.

hardy onsale now

if you want to be among the first to buy tickets for Jeremy Hardy's return to Lichfield, go directly to here.

hardy now in this festival's lineup

just confirmed jeremy hardy for Thursday 16 July as the replacement for our mystery gig. We're just waiting on the link to enable online sales, and we'll announce formally via press releases, e-newsletters and on the Festival website... Probably go one sale later on today. It's his first visit to Lichfield for nearly six years - should be really, really good.