Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:00am

Postscript | The Summer Sundae Fringe

Another year and another Summer Sundae Fringe! In just 4 years we've managed to grow the event from a one night 'warm-up party' to a two-week celebration of Leicester's music and arts, culminating in 'Fringe Thursday' - a nine venue party on the Thursday night before the main Summer Sundae festival.

The growth of the event is down to a number of things. Firstly, the enthusiasm of commitment of the organising team - in particular Andy Black and Steve Jones from the Pineapster community, and Vicky Watts who came to Cuttlefish for a one-month placement and carried on helping with the festival even after she had finished! Secondly, the involvement of the vibrant Leicester music scene - the artists, promotors, venues, the fans and, of course, Pineapster. And finally, the support of the main Summer Sundae Festival, who have encouraged the development of the fringe since Andy Black first came up with the idea of doing the warm-up party in 2005.

Now we have established the format of the event, I think we can pretty much guarantee that we'll be doing one in 2010. I'll be the firth, which should be worthy of a celebration in its own right. Check out pictures and video from the event on the fringe web site.

Author: Sean Clark