RayVaughn's blog

It's late notice but we're not satisified with the party options for New Years Eve this year, so we're doing one of our own. For those of you who have been to the last two years at Play Cantarrijan you'll know how much fun they have been.

Address of the party:
La Barraca Chiringuito, Playa Cantarrijan, La Herradura, Costa del Sol.

Directions from Almuñecar:

1. Follow N340, E15 out of Almunecar, heading towards Nerja, Malaga
2. Continue for 4 k.m and pass through tunnel (Punta de la Mona) and keep following N340

Wow what a storming festival! The culmination of months of work by the crew it was the best Rocket ever by far. There were a thousand more people on site than ever before with a fabulous array of acts and sideshows to enjoy. We're taking a bit of a break but watch out for pictures from the festival and news about Rocket 2009 soon.

We're very pleased to announce that Adam Freeland has been confirmed for a Saturday night slot in the Dance tent at Rocket sharing the dizzy heights of the bill with Pendulum and old friends Evil Nine.

If you are coming to the Rocket by air and you want to travel to the festival on the Rocket shuttle bus from Granada or Malaga please let us know when you are arriving.

You can do this by clicking on 'my details' in the top right of the page. Once you have logged in click 'edit' and then 'travel info' and choose the appropriate options from the dropdown boxes.

We will supply coaches to bring the majority of people to the site quickly. We will post bus times on a new page in this website in the 'location' category soon.

COWGIRLS on stilts, flame thowers and a huge replicar aeroplane were part of show in Granada to mark six weeks to go until the Rocket Festival.

The show which was centred on and around a huge lorry float at Paseo del Salon on Thursday was followed on Friday night by a procession through the streets of Alhama de Granada and Loja. jubilant cheers and an excited crowd followed the parade in Alhama de Granada which also featured painted clowns, jugglers and acrobats.

65€ (+ booking fee) for the whole weekend

50€ (+ booking fee) 2-day ticket (Saturday and Sunday)

The entertainment starts at 12:00 Friday 16th May and finishes at 08:00 on Monday morning.
The campsite is open from 12:00 Thursday until 12:00 Monday.
If you have a 2-day ticket you can get on site after 12:00 on Saturday 17th May.

Tickets are on sale now from Ticktackticket. You can buy tickets directly from Ticktack's network of sales outlets, on the web or by telephone on 902 15 00 25.

Circus at the Rocket is going from strength to strength. This year Invisible Circus and InterStella are programming the outdoor stage and the cabaret tent with a huge variety of acts from the UK, Spain and the rest of Europe. The Rocket is proud to present and support the traditional circus and performing arts in and their modern interpretations. In an increasingly electronic world, face to face communication between performers and their audience is a poignant moment of contact not available from the web or a playstation.

We'll have more details of the acts and performers in the circus area on this website soon. Come back and have a look.

After a lot of blood, sweat and tears - well, cups of coffee - the new Rocket Festival website is here! I hope you enjoy it.