Category: Over The Moon Events

“Party People” Book Review

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Party-People-Millions-Britains-Biggest/dp/1907499776/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1306249803&sr=8-1

Thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Its got some great tips on how to put on a successful party. Its also a good rags to riches story written in a nice informal witty style.

We liked the history of the Jamilly family particularly the era of running Laurence Corner military surplus store. The store’s history is woven into the history of fashion in pop music with many artists buying outfits from the store.

http://www.laurencecorner.com/

http://www.london-rip.com/laurencecorner.html

Over The Moon too loves its military surplus wares and there usability for events so the Laurence Corner story was fascinating.

The book also serves as a snapshot of the growth of the event industry in the UK throughout the 90′s as the Jamilly’s company Theme Traders reflects this growing part of the economy. There are some handy sections detailing do’s and don’ts which we’ve highlighted for future use (some of which we knew while others were good to learn).

www.themetraders.co.uk

Need a band for your event?

We’ve been approached by this website and thought it would be worth having a link on our website for clients.

http://www.thebandboutique.co.uk/

The Band Boutique have had experience in the live music and entertainment business for 7 years. They”ve performed in bands, recorded bands and watched bands and know what makes great live entertainment.

If you are looking for bands for they offer great pricing on good wedding entertainment and cover bands give the Boutique a whirl.

Trystonbury Festival Licence Approved

We are stoked up to know that the licence has been approved by Windsor council for the 6th installment of Trystonbury. Over The Moon Events will be busy with providing structures, lighting, sound, bands and performers for this years event.

Band at Trystonbury 2008

There are still a few tickets available for the bargain price of £15. That’s just £5 a day!

More info on www.Trystonbury.com

Secret Garden Party Success

Over The Moon crew provided the tents, sound and lighting for the Festival Tails area at this years Secret Garden Party. The festival had 25,000 people in attendance (10,000 more than last year) and the large growth didn’t harm its boutique credentials. There were still a plethora of canvas unusual tents including lost of yurts, military marquees and Intents (Chai Wallahs had a fab set up again).

Intent 6x8M Joined as an awning frontage to a 6x6m Military Tent

We took down a 6x8m Intent and a 6x6m military tent joining the two together to make a welcoming cave like dance pad for the selling of Festival Tails and to make a venue in the evening.

Festival Tails at Secret Garden Party 2010

The atmosphere at the event was great , some lovely people were met and lots of people came and chatted over the course of the weekend. The weather played its part and the sun warmed the place, the occasional cloud kept it bearable and the rain stayed away.

SGP_Video of tents for Festival_Tails

New Website Launched for Festival style parties

Over the past few years we have helped numerous clients put on their own festival style events. Often over a weekend these weddings and parties, used flags, musicians, outdoor lighting, performers and the tents familiar to UK festival goers. Indeed many of these clients were festival goers wanting to put their own version of a festival on using their own or hired land.

As part of our new package of websites due in 2010, we decided to launch a site that specifically tailors pictures of these festival events for people interested in doing “My Very Own Festival”. Over The Moon Tents have worked at all the premier UK music festivals and have lots of experiences , as well as the tents seen at these festivals, to offer clients. My Very Own Festival’s service is provided by a group of artists, companies and festival folk to provide a range of services and not just tents.

MyVeryOwnFestival.com