Butserfest


Butserfest is a festival created by East Hampshire District Council. This music festival is targeted at young people aged 14–20 and is an alcohol/drug-free event. It has become an annual event due to its success in 2007. It is held on Butser Hill opposite Queen Elizabeth's Country Park near Petersfield. Bob Coleman East Hampshire District Council Community and Youth Democracy was one of the key organisers of Butserfest: "The festival... is aimed mainly at teenagers, those in bands who want a chance to play, and those who love music and find it difficult to travel to other events." The festival supports new upcoming bands but also has some big names.
Previous notable acts that played Butserfest and then went on to make it big include You Me At Six, Bury Tomorrow, Deaf Havana, Lower Than Atlantis, Young Guns, Funeral For A Friend, Mallory Knox, Don Broco, Feed The Rhino, Marmozets, Hacktivist, Astroid Boys, Heck, Boston Manor, Create To Inspire, The One Hundred, Crossfaith, Zoax, Our Hollow Our Home, Shields, Wars and Creeper

2007

The debut of Butserfest attracted 700 youths to Butser Hill.

Line up 2007

2008

Line up 2008

2009

The 2009 festival saw the introduction of the new Butserquests. This was a series of shows across East Hampshire looking for the best local bands to play on the main stage at Butserfest. Over 70 local bands registered an interest in playing the festival this year with only a few getting the lucky chance, but other bands were able to play on the ButserQuest Stage who did not win.

Line up 2009

2010

Butserfest 2010 took place on Saturday 11 September, tickets were £15 and bands included The King Blues as headliners on the main stage, along with We Are The Ocean, My Passion and Young Guns. Deaf Havana were headliners on the Butserquest stage. The logo colour for 2010 was green. In 2009 it was yellow and in 2008 red.

Line up 2010

2011

Butserfest 2011 took place on Saturday 17 September.

2011 line up

2012

Butserfest 2012 took place on Saturday 15 September.

Line up 2012

2013

Butserfest 2013 took place on Saturday 14 September

Lineup of 2013

Main StageGlory Or Death Stage
We Are The OceanBleed From Within
Mallory KnoxHeights
FVK Hacktivist
NativesMarmozets
Arcane RootsHildamay
Attention ThievesContinents
Max RaptorPalm Reader
SubsourceThe Valiant
We Start PartysNow Voyager
A Tale Of Two CitiesAurora
The Bottom LineSet Your Sails
13:32The Call Back Academy

2014

Butserfest 2014 took place on Saturday 13th and was co-headlined by The Blackout and Kids In Glass Houses

Lineup of 2014

2015

Butserfest 2015 took place on Saturday 12 September with Don Broco as the main headline act. Bands on the main stage included artists such as Funeral For A Friend, Hackivist and The Qemists. Other acts included The One Hundred, Our Hollow Our Home and special guests, The Lounge Kittens. A competition ran that allowed ticket holders the chance to win a place to watch bands perform at the Backstage Unplugged Acoustic stage – an exclusive gig for a select group of fans to enjoy their own personal acoustic set by the acts.

Lineup of 2015

2016

Butserfest 2016 took place on Saturday 10 September. This year marked the festival's 10 year anniversary, with Mallory Knox and Young Guns as joint headliners.

Lineup of 2016