Rhythms of the World
British music festival
Rhythms of the World (ROTW) was a British world music festival first organised in 1992. Acts performing included Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, Glen Matlock, the Swanvesta Social Club and Hugh Cornwell.
Location
Rhythms of the World took place each July in the market town of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. The ROTW festival was made up of nearly 190 acts on 11 stages, plus 12 fringe venues (pubs and bars offering live music in partnership with ROTW) in 2006. It went on to include various workshops (music, art and otherwise), stalls and myriad other distractions.
It was announced on 2 October 2007 that Rhythms of the World would no longer be held in Hitchin town centre and that the organising committee are looking for a greenfield site on the outskirts of the town for future events.
On 11 February 2008 it was announced that the 2008 festival would take place in the grounds of Hitchin Priory.
Funding
Festival organizers estimated the costs at around £200,000 in 2011.
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