Osfest
{{short description|Music festival in England}}
{{Notability|Events|date=January 2011}}
{{Infobox music festival
| image = 2014 Osfest poster.png
| caption = Poster from the 2014 Osfest
| music_festival_name = Osfest
| location = Oswestry Showground, Oswestry, England, United Kingdom
| years_active= 2010–2014
| dates = 2010: 29–31 May
2011: 27–30 May
2012: 1–4 June
| website = http://osfest.co.uk
}}
Osfest was an annual music festival held at Oswestry Showground, organised by Seventh Sense Management.
History
Plans for the festival were made public in December 2009.{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Kathryn|date=2009-12-20|title=OsFest set to rock Oswestry|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/osfest-set-to-rock-oswestry-2066105|access-date=2021-08-24|website=WalesOnline|language=en}} The first show took place in 2010 and featured headliner Lemar alongside a variety of local and national acts.{{cite web|url=http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/osfest/2010/ |title=OsFest 2010 |publisher=Efestivals.co.uk |date=2010-05-30}}{{cite web|url=http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/osfest/2011/ |title=OsFest 2011 |publisher=Efestivals.co.uk |date=2011-05-29}}{{cite web|url=http://www.osfest.co.uk/line-up |title=2012 |publisher=OsFest}} In 2014, the festival was postponed until August, reportedly due to difficulty booking acts in May.{{Cite news|date=2014-05-09|title=Osfest music festival postponed 'at short notice'|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-27329713|access-date=2021-08-24}} Following the 2014 edition the organisers announced that the festival would not return for 2015 and for the foreseeable future.{{cite web | url=http://osfest.co.uk/ | title=OsFest: The Biggest and Best Music Festival in Shropshire | publisher=Seventh Sense Management | accessdate=2017-01-09 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001231526/http://osfest.co.uk/ |archivedate=2016-10-01 |url-status=live}}
Location
Osfest was held on the outskirts of the Shropshire market town Oswestry. The showground is host to a variety of farming markets throughout the year, including the Oswestry Show.{{cite web|url=http://www.oswestryshow.co.uk |title=home |publisher=Oswestryshow.co.uk |date=2012-08-04}}
Yearly lineups
The 2012 headliner was Razorlight.{{Cite web|date=2012-01-29|title=Razorlight to headline Shropshire's OsFest - ticket details|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/razorlight-13-1270490|access-date=2021-08-24|website=NME|language=en-GB}}
For 2014, the acts announced so far include: Wiley, Nina Nesbitt, Foxes (Singer), Neon Jungle, Conor Maynard, Union J, Elyar Fox and Luke Friend.
In 2013, the acts included: JLS {{cite web|url=http://www.shropshirelive.com/2013/04/24/last-osfest-tickets-up-for-grabs-as-jls-announce-split/|title=2013 |publisher=Shropshirelive}} - LAWSON - WILEY - JAMES ARTHUR - THE ENEMY - THE PIGEON DETECTIVES - A*M*E - KING CHARLES - LUCY SPRAGGAN - GET CUBS - CHARLIE BROWN - TICH - PROPELLERS - ROOK AND THE RAVENS - JKLMNO - THE TASTE - DAN THE THIEF - DANNY GRUFF AND THE PEACEMAKERS - PORTLIGHTS - MAYDAYS - THE FALLOWS - SOUNDS & SCENARIOS [http://www.osfest.co.uk/line-up Osfest Website LineUp Page]
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