Blissfields
is an annual music festival in Hampshire, England run by Paul and Mel Bliss who also run . Founded in 2001 at Bradley Farm, Bradley, near Alresford, the festival was scheduled to move to the near Winchester in 2008, but has since been cancelled.
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History
The first Blissfields event was in 2001 when Paul and Mel Bliss invited a few bands to play at Bradley Farm, near
Alresford. Starting with just approximately 70 attendees, Blissfields was held again in subsequent years, slowly increasing in size. In 2005, with increased health and safety concerns and license demands, there was a charge to camp. In 2007, Scouting for Girls headlined and a second stage called the Stage Bus was added. In the same year, Blissfields was named the Best Small Festival in the UK Festival Awards. Restrictions at Bradley Farm meant that no more than 1,000 people could attend.
2008
Blissfields was to move to the near
Winchester in 2008, resulting in an increase in the capacity of the festival to 4,000. On June 2 it was announced that the festival would be cancelled due to poor ticket sales. There were going to be four stages, with
The Wonder Stuff,
The Whip and
Roni Size/
Reprazent headlining the Punch Bowl, the open air main stage, between July 4 and 6.