yes it’s that time of year again when us hardened music lovers dust off our festival survival kits and venture into the great outdoors!

chichino return to play their second year at the gosport waterfront festival on sunday 6 july as main support to 70s legends, rose royce! www.gosportfestival.org.uk

the leeds based funk pop band have also just been confirmed to play the perfect day festival in wiltshire on saturday 26 july. the perfect day festival takes place over 3 days in the beautiful grounds of bowood house. visit the festival website for full details and tickets www.perfectdayfestival.com

radio chichino

“radio chichino” is being broadcast from 7th to 28th may on leeds eleven fm, when the normally on-line station broadcasts on the fm frequency for a limited period (with the view to achieving a full time fm slot).

the radio station approached the band to host their own show as they hail from the beeston and south leeds area where the station is also based. the radio chichino shows will feature the music that influenced chichino, retro leeds sounds, leeds funk & soul music and up-and-coming bands from the South Leeds area.

the shows can be heard online at www.leedselevenfm.co.uk or 87.9fm in the west yorkshire area.

pictured above is joe ward a.k.a the fallen playing live at the tate modern gallery in london recently. see more images of joe here