"We have a zero tolerance policy on drugs" says festival chairman
The chairman of Solfest, Simon Kay, says that the festival has a great family feel and no drugs are tolerated on site:
Solfest 2013
10,000 people are going to the Solway Coast for one of Cumbria's biggest music festivals, Solfest. The band Maximo Park are the headliners.
Police name man who died at Solfest
A man who died at one of the the largest music festivals in Cumbria has been named as Barry Findley from County Durham.
The 51-year-old, who was attending Solfest, was found dead in his tent at 4.20am.
There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death, and it is believed that he died of natural causes.
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Man dies at Cumbrian music festival
A man in his 50's has died at one of Cumbria's largest music festivals, Solfest.
Police were called out to the Aspatria site at 4.20am, after being alerted by the ambulance service.
The death is not being treated as suspicious and police believe the man, who is not thought to be local, died of natural causes.
10,000 expected at Solfest 2013
Around 10,000 people are expected to arrive in Aspatria for one of Cumbria's largest music festivals.
The three-day event is now its 10th year and headliners this year include Maximo Park and Krafty Kuts.
The festival is staffed by volunteers and prides itself on being an independent family friendly event.