There is plenty on offer at Fistral in the evenings with the popular Marley Presents Beach Sessions taking place in the surf shack bar.
Music, beach and festival lovers can gather from 7.30-12am on Wednesday 7th and Thursday 8th to hear the harmonious sounds of some of the world’s favourite bands and artists.
On the bill this year The 1975, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Steve Smyth, The Lake Poets with The Bots and These Reigning Days completing the line up.
This year’s festival season is well and truly rocking and there are just a few short weeks until the kids are on school holidays and we all head to Lulworth Castle on Dorset’s stunning Jurassic coast for our sixth Camp Bestival. From the 1st to the 4th of August we have a wonderland of festi-holiday shenanigans planned to kick off the summer holidays in style, including amazing music from the best new bands to 80s legends and 100s of things for kids to do from catching Camp Bestival colossus Mr Tumble and cheeky Castle stage hosts Dick n Dom, to petting the pre-historic creatures from Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo and joining in the workshops at the brilliant new Dance Space.
Due to popular local demand from the brilliantly supportive people of Dorset we once again have a very limited number of day tickets on sale now and we’re revealing the day by day line-ups, so you can plan ahead and get the most of your festi-holiday fun.
The entertainment kicks off on Friday 2nd August with music from our headliner Richard Hawley, plus Ash, The Proclaimers, Billy Bragg, I Am Kloot, DJ Yoda and many more. There will be DJ sets from David Rodigan MBE’s Ram Jam, Coldcut’s Jon More, John Kennedy and many more. Plus shows, talks and comedy from the Brit School, Black Eagles Circus, Matthew Bourne New Adventures Dance Workshops, Royal Albert Hall Ginormous Percussion Orchestra, Gloria, Timmy And The Superdoopa Skateboard, London Lucumi Choir, Jo Whiley, Bestselling Woman’s Hour and Boothby Graffoe.
Saturday 3rd August fun includes music from Levellers, our very special guest Mark Owen, Gabrielle Aplin, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, The Cuban Brothers, Musical Youth, Valerie June and many more, plus DJ sets from Grandmaster Flash, Sasha and Andrew Weatherall and Sean Johnston’s A Love From Outer Space, amongst many others. There will also be shows from Horrible Histories Barmy Britain, Mr Tumble, Shlomo’s Beatbox Adventure, Little Sunshine Little Rainfall, Black Eagles Circus, Candoco Dance Workshops plus more from the Royal Albert Hall Ginormous Percussion Orchestra, Tate Workshops and talks from Charlie Brooks, Trevor Phillips and lots more.
And wrapping things up on Sunday 4th August we will have music from Labrinth, DJ Fresh (Live), Heaven 17, The Polyphonic Spree, Nik Kershaw, dan le sac v Scroobius Pip, Beardyman, The Wurzels and many more. DJ sets from Fabio + Grooverider, Craig Charles, Rob da Bank, Dick & Dom and more. Plus there will be shows, spoken word and comedy from Horrible Histories, Dick & Dom Hosting Castle Stage, BRIT School, Trinity Laban Dance Workshops, Alice In Wonderland Summer Panto, Gloria, Timmy And The Superdoopa Skateboard, Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards, Scroobius Pip, Kate Tempest, Kerry Godliman, Ian Stone and our comedy headliner Alan Davies.
The summer has arrived and team CB are under starter’s orders ready to unleash, Camp Bestival, the greatest family Festi-holiday known to man at Lulworth Castle on Dorset’s stunning Jurassic Coast from August 1st – 4th. With a veritable smorgasbord of live acts, DJs, comedy, theatre & shows, attractions, activities, poets, authors, talks, hundreds of things for kids to do and glorious food, you’d already be spoilt for choice but now adding to our Outdoor Pursuits for kids of all ages we have In2actIon’s Experience Adventure, plus brand new Arena hostsSkylanders SWAP Force and The Surplus Supper Club joining us for Camp Bestival 2013.
Rob da Bank said, "Just over 2 weeks to go until we open the gates, it's hotter than the sun outside and we've got 3 brand new things to announce for Camp Bestival! If action and adventure is your thing then make sure your kids head to in2action's Experience Adventure programme where they can try out aeroballing, body zorbing and have a go at firing mini crossbows. Kids love them and so do we – SkyLanders are coming to Camp B with a new arena where you can be one of the first ever people to try out their new Skylander SWAP Force game. And, if your tummies are rumbling then make sure you book a table for The Surplus Supper Club for a festival feast like no other – see you there for a slap-up Sunday Roast!!"
We’re over the moon that In2action, an exciting, innovative company providing action packed activities all over the world in over 50 holiday centres, will be with us this year. At Camp BestivalIn2action will be running some super-exciting activities with their Experience Adventure programme! Have you tried trampolining, volleyball and basketball? Well, put them all together and you have the unique and exhilarating game of Aeroball, plus there will be Body Zorbing, which is exhausting fun for anyone aged 7 upwards. Climb into a huge inflatable ball and roll around, flip over, crash into each other and play a number of hilarious games. And you can test your hand/eye coordination shooting safe play plastic sucker darts at our customized targets, with Mini Crossbows & Junior Archery, or challenge your head for heights by tackling our 7 metre Climbing Wall. So make sure you come and join the fun!!
"The In2action team are really looking forward to being part of Camp Bestival in August. We hope we can help make this another memorable August at Lulworth Castle. We’re looking forward to seeing you all there."George Ross, In2action.
We're so excited that the mega BAFTA award winning Skylanders will be coming to Camp Bestival this summer! Hosting a new arena you can expect to be among the first people in the country to play Skylanders SWAP Force before it hits the shops in October!
Skylanders SWAP Force introduces a whole new way of playing with the introduction of character swapability, welcoming 16 new characters, whose top and bottom halves can be swapped, providing players with more than 250 unique character combinations! Amazing! This new arena will be the place to hang out for gaming fans and families that want to get involved with all sorts of Skylanders activity including Skylanders themed dress up, face painting and puzzles. Not to be missed!
Finally, for now, we're very pleased to announce we will be bringing you a fresh, new dining experience this year. FareShare South West and their team of award winning chefs will be hosting The Surplus Supper Club restaurant, serving luscious breakfasts, three course dinners, wine, fine cheeses and an unmissable Sunday roast, all on proper plates inside a funky Indian marquee. Is there anything more decadent then eating at a table with china, silverware and a good glass of bubby in a field with your wellies on?! We advise that you book a table for you and your group in advance as their restaurants are very popular!
We’re raring to go but keep an eye on www.campbestival.net and our Facebook and Twitter for more news coming soon!
LINE UP SO FAR:
ACROSS THE WEEKEND ERTH'S DINOSAUR ZOO / BFI FILM CLUB / DANCE SPACE / FREESTYLE SPORTS PARK / WALL OF DEATH / ART TOWN / INSECT CIRCUS / SCIENCE TENT / GUARDIAN LITERARY INSTITUTE / STORY DEN IN THE DINGLY DELL / KIDS DISCOS IN BOLLYWOOD / FOLK IDOL / COMEDY CLUB 4 KIDS
FRIDAY 2ND AUGUST LIVE: RICHARD HAWLEY / ASH / THE PROCLAIMERS / BILLY BRAGG / I AM KLOOT / DJ YODA (LIVE AV SHOW) FEAT. THE TOOTSIE ROLLERS / JOHN COOPER CLARKE / THE FARM / THE CORRESPONDENTS / LONDON GRAMMAR / MIKILL PANE / FILTHY BOY / FAKE BUSH / MR B THE GENTLEMAN RHYMER / HUDSON TAYLOR / LLOYD YATES / JAWS / RED RIVER HOGS / CHERISHPORT / SKIMMITY HITCHERS
DJs: DAVID RODIGAN'S RAM JAM FEAT. ROB DA BANK / THE NEXTMEN / MC WREC / VENUM SOUND / JON MORE (COLDCUT) / JOHN KENNEDY / FEELING GLOOMY / COLEY FROM LUV*JAM / JSTAR / DICK KURTAINE / MIX IT UP KRU
SHOWS, TALKS AND COMEDY: THE BRIT SCHOOL / BLACK EAGLES CIRCUS / MATTHEW BOURNE NEW ADVENTURES DANCE WORKSHOPS / ROYAL ALBERT HALL GINORMOUS PERCUSSION ORCHESTRA / GLORIA / TIMMY AND THE SUPERDOOPA SKATEBOARD / LONDON LUCUMI CHOIR / HOW TO BE A PRESENTER JO WHILEY / BESTSELLING WOMAN’S HOUR / BOOTHBY GRAFFOE
SATURDAY 3RD AUGUST LIVE: LEVELLERS / VERY SPECIAL GUEST MARK OWEN / GABRIELLE APLIN / KID CREOLE & THE COCONUTS / THE CUBAN BROTHERS / LISSIE / MUSICAL YOUTH / MAD PROFESSOR / CLEAN BANDIT / HOWARD MARKS / VALERIE JUNE / ADY SULEIMAN / MOLOTOV JUKEBOX / BEN WATERS / MOULETTES / LEWIS WATSON / J-CATS / PHIL & TILLEY
DJ: GRANDMASTER FLASH / SASHA / A LOVE FROM OUTER SPACE / BALEARIC BROTHERS / DAPPER DAN / REV MILO / ROWAN CHERNIN (CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD SURF) / SHEPDOG
SHOWS, TALKS AND COMEDY: HORRIBLE HISTORIES / MR TUMBLE / SHLOMO BEATBOX ADVENTURE / LITTLE SUNSHINE LITTLE RAINFALL / BLACK EAGLES CIRCUS / ROYAL ALBERT HALL GINORMOUS PERCUSSION ORCHESTRA / CANDOCO DANCE WORKSHOPS / HOW TO PLAY A BADDIE WITH CHARLIE BROOKS / HOW TO HANDLE A RIOT WITH TREVOR PHILLIPS / BOOTHBY GRAFFOE
SUNDAY 4TH AUGUST LIVE: LABRINTH / DJ FRESH (LIVE) / HEAVEN 17 / THE POLYPHONIC SPREE / NIK KERSHAW / DAN LE SAC V SCROOBIUS PIP / BEARDYMAN / SAM LEE & FRIENDS / THE WURZELS / SKINNY LISTER / THE 1975 / FLEETWOOD BAC / 'INTRODUCING' RECREATE 'DISCOVERY' LIVE / LUCKY ELEPHANT / SEXY SUSHI / ISAIAH DREADS
DJ: FABIO + GROOVERIDER / CRAIG CHARLES DJ SET / ROB DA BANK / DICK & DOM / BARRY ASHWORTH / SUNDAY BEST FORUM ALLSTARS / TYTHE / IN LIGHT OF AQUARIUS
SHOWS, TALKS AND COMEDY: HORRIBLE HISTORIES / DICK & DOM HOSTING CASTLE STAGE / BRIT SCHOOL / TRINITY LABAN DANCE WORKSHOPS / ALICE IN WONDERLAND SUMMER PANTO / GLORIA, TIMMY AND THE SUPERDOOPA SKATEBOARD / HOW TO FLY WITH EDDIE ‘THE EAGLE’ EDWARDS / SCROOBIUS PIP / KATE TEMPEST / ALAN DAVIES / IAN STONE / KERRY GODLIMAN
We are welcoming a truck-load of great music to Hill Farm this year; on the main stage we have the likes of Spiritualized, The Horrors, The Subways, Ash, Gaz Coombes, The Joy Formidable, And So I Watch You From Afar, and Frankie and the Heartstrings; the Market Stage hosts Dry The River, Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, Patrick Wolf and Public Sevice Broadcasting, while the famous (and ever so slightly fragrant) Barn stage features performances from We Are The Ocean, Rolo Tomassi and Tall Ships and the mysterious Copaca-Barna takeover. See the whole line-up and choose which bands you’re going to see using the amazing Line-up Planner app on our website, and share your choices with envious friends.
Truck has always liked to host a bit of a dance party of an evening, so we are glad to welcome back the Kingdom of Jamalot, bringing everything from Reggae to House to Electro-Swing to Jazz-Funk to Dub to Beatboxing to “Home Counties Hip-Hop”… you get the picture! Jamalot are pleased to announce Live and DJ sets from: Spaceface, The Gees, Firelodica featuring King Bracket, Positive Vibes, Simple, SRS, Boogie Bros, Nairobi, Heavy Dexters, Sensible Dancehall, King Lloyd aka Sir Sambo, The Dublings, The Fridge and Bungle, Pieman, Rip/Rhymeskeemz, Mr Shaodow, and the Knights of Jamalot. Yes,Mr Shaodow is back, and we are glad!
Like last year, Progressively Less Elephant and Nellie B Page will be getting the night-time party started in the Market Stage, and keep an eye out for a UFO…!
As mentioned previously, we have a number of new stages, including the Veterans and Virgins tent (the best of Truck past and future) and the Saloon – live Americana and Blues in a custom-built structure which has to be seen to be believed!
Also new this year, we will be hosting our own (slightly silly) Village Fete on our own Village Green, including the World's Largest Tombola and the Bureau of Silly Sports, as well as rustic farm tours and tractor rides. There will be a Birthday Party on each day for anyone whose birthday it happens to be, Cake Decoration, and prizes for the Best Dressed Trucker, complete with rosettes for the winners!
Family activities will include a fully-stocked Children’s Tent, including music from Nick Cope, and theatrical performances from Oxford Playhouse. Remember, children 12 and under go free, and there is a separate Family camping area, making Truck a great family event.
Our food repertoire has been greatly expanded, with a new Food Hall hosting guest stalls from acclaimed local suppliers such as the Old Farmhouse Bakery and Q Gardens Farm Shop, and serving everything from sushi to steaks to salads. Yum. Our bar will host a Beer Festival with a variety of tasty local ales, while it’s rumoured that The Horrors will be mixing cocktails, Tom Cruise-style, in the Beach Bar after their set!
Indeed, whatever your taste, age and persuasion, there is something great going at Truck just for you. Weekend tickets are available now priced £74. These are likely to sell out. No day tickets are or will be available.
Tickets are on sale from our website or in person from Truck Store, Oxford. Ticket link here (you can choose Standard or Family camping areas).
This year’sWirelessFestival had announced a lineup so spectacular that expectations were riding high whenJay ZandJustin Timberlakewere set to close out all 3 days of Wireless, Justin on Friday,Jay Zon Saturday and the both of them performing their “The Legends of Summer” tour on Sunday.
Brooklyn born hip hop megastarJay Zattracted a sold out 60,000 people to the main stage arena to close out Saturday night and he did not disappoint. Looking slick in a plain white shirt and customary gold chain, he kicks off with ‘Public Service Announcement‘. With the crowd in unison chanting HOV, this is just the beginning of his 70 minute set. Announcing that his new album Magna Carta has gone number one in the UK, he dives straight into ‘Tom Ford’, one of the latest singles from his new album. With one million giveaways of his album to Samsung customers, you can tell enough of the crowd have had a good listen to Magna Carta as they all sing along with him.
We immerse ourselves in the crowd to listen to ‘Empire State of Mind’, another new track ‘Picasso Baby’, and ‘Run this town’. Jay Z‘s smooth lyrical delivery and ability to control the crowd reminds us why he is still one of the hottest rappers in the world. Jay Z’s set is flawless and as the night comes to a close we are treated with an appearance by Jay’s Wirelessheadliner partnerJustin Timberlaketo perform the opening track on Magna Carta ‘Holy Grail‘. The crowd goes absolutely mental as Justin’s silky voice hits the right notes on the first chorus to ‘Holy Grail‘.
Photo courtesy of Wireless Festival
Earlier in the day, there was a special guest set to perform in the Pepsi Max Arena and we got there just in time to see that it was UK rapperTinie Tempah. By this stage the tent was so packed that we made use of the outside screens to get a glimpse of the man that was a huge drawcard for the festival two years ago. ‘Drinking from the Bottle‘ and ‘Pass Out‘ blast through the sound system as the crowd bounce up and down inside and around the tent.
Scottish songstressEmile Sandeimpressedwith notable songs “Heaven” and “When I sleep” being my highlights of the set. With the crowd singing alongside her as the sun begins to set over London, Emile is the perfect act to warm the crowd up before hiphop superstar and headliner Jay Z.
I have been a huge fan of Compton rapperKendrick Lamarand was pleasantly surprised to see just how popular he was as a massive crowd packed into the main arena to see the West Coast lad bust out his hits from his album including album titled ‘M.A.D.D City‘, ‘Fu*kin Problems‘, ‘Money Trees’, ‘B*tch dont kill my vibe‘ and ‘Swimming Pools‘. His chilled style and his seamless delivery of his tunes make him quite a different rapper to watch live than many others I have seen before. If you haven’t yet heard his album or seen him live then I highly recommend it!
Rita Orawas on hand to make sure the crowd was ‘Hot Right Now‘ as the sun basked down in London on what would be one of the hottest days of the year. Her rendition of The Neptunes ‘She wants to move‘ and Notorious Big’s ‘Big Poppa‘ & ‘Juicy‘ was a surprise but the crowd lapped it up and mashed to her music.
Wu Tang influencedMacklemore & Ryan Lewisperformed earlier in the day bringing their fast paced rapping and high energy performance to theWirelesscrowd. Number one hit’s ‘Thrift Shop‘ & ‘Can’t Hold Us‘ had the entire arena singing as the crowd thoroughly enjoyed the newcomers set.
Even thoughWirelessFestival had moved from the more central location of Hyde Park to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, there was no denying that this years festival was up there with one of the bestWirelessFestival’s yet. With no rain in sight and the sun beaming down over the entire weekend, the iconic Olympic Park site proved to be the perfect setting for a weekend of amazing music and festival entertainment.
We are on-site at the Yahoo Wireless Festival today in London reporting live for the Summer Festival Guide. Keep an eye out here on who we are seeing backstage, the latest performances from today's lineup including headliner Jay-Z and much more!
13:00: We are en-route to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, its slightly overcast but the overall forecast is for a burning 30 deg so make sure you bring your sunscreen and your best summer atire! Remember to keep hydrated!
14:20: Just arrived on-site at Wireless, the main stage area is already packed to the sounds of DJ Fresh who has the crowd jumping with "The Power" and a remix of White Stripes "Seven Nation Army".
15:45: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis come out to the Wireless sunshine and run through their hits "Thrift Shop" and their current massive hit "Can't Hold Us". Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is basking in this sunshine and the crowd are completely up for everything coming at them today.
So far we have sat down and talked to Taboo from Black Eyed Peas who performed in the Pepsi Max arena early and saw olympic gold medalist James Degale enjoying the music!
16:30: Up on stage is Miguel who is back for his second Wireless performance after a smashing performance last night. Playing a similar style set as last night, the crowd was treated to his reindition of "Stir it Up" and more!
17:00: The crowd is building up for the enterance of compton rapper Kendrick Lamar.
17:30: Sat in the blazing sun we catch the begining of Kendrick Lamer's set. With his DJ commanding the crowd to through their "W's" in the air, Kendrick comes out swinging with the title track of his Album "M.A.D.D city", and going through hits A$AP collaboration "Fu*kin Problems" and into "Money Trees" and "B*tch dont kill my vibe". Kendrick's coolness and chilled out style on stage flows into the crowd. Standing in the middle of the audience I see heads bopping up and down and W's being thrown up in the air.
18:30: Rita Ora is blowing up the main arena with her massive hit "Radioactive" and has now just got the crowd literally jumping out of their clothes for "Hot Right Now" with a special apperance by DJ Fresh who was on the stage earlier on.
18:40: We just got word that the special guest on stage in the Pepsi Max arena is no other than Tinie Tempah!!!!
19:00: Rita Ora is belting out covers of The Neptunes "She wants to move" and surprises the crowd with some Biggie Smalls "Big Poppa" & "Juicy".
19:10: With word that Tinie Tempah is at the Pepsi Max arena spreading through the crowd, I make my way through the main stage over the bridge to the tent. As I proceed closer, I can hear the sounds of "Drinking from the bottle" blasting from the speaker stacks. The arena is so crowded that people spill out about 10 meters deep from the tent! I manage to get a glimpse of Tinie on the video screen in an outside tent.
19:45: Scotish songstress Emile Sande immediately commands the stage with her massive hit "Heaven" and then into "When I sleep". With the crowd singing alongside her as the sun begins to set over London, Emile is the perfect act to warm the crowd up before hiphop superstar and tonights headliner Jay-Z takes to the stage.
21:00: The crowd has flocked to the Main Arena to watch headliner Jay-Z take to the stage.
21:20: 60,000 are on hand to see Jay-Z hit the main stage. Looking slick in a white shirt with a huge gold chain, he kicks off with the crowd singing anthem "Public Service Announcement". With the crowd chanting H.O.V. this is just the begining of what is set to be a memorable performance. Announcing that his new album Magna Carta has gone number one in the UK, he kicks off with "Tom Ford", one of the latest singles from his new album. We emerse ourself in the crowd to listen to "Empire State of Mind", another new track "Picaso Baby", and "Run this town". Jay-Z's smooth lyrical delivery and ability to control the crowd reminds us why he is still one of the hottest rappers in the world.
22:30: The majority of the crowd still remain to see out Jay-Z's performance when he introduces suprise guest Justin Timberlake to perform the first track of his new album Holy Grail. The surprise is one that gets the crowd going crazy and singing along to the track. The night is signed off with Jay and Justin both walking off the stage and the crowd making a swift exit to get home.
Electric Daisy Carnival London looks set to make this Summer of Love an extra special one, with a line-up that boasts some of the biggest names and freshest acts in electronic music. Partnered by Insomniac and Cream, Electric Daisy Carnival London combines the world’s leading electronic artists with the epic production and visual experience that Electric Daisy Carnival has become famed for.
You can see Alesso, AVICII, Burns, Caspa, Chris Lake, Chuckie, Crookers, Deniz Koyu & Danny Avila, Destructo, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Dirty South, Fake Blood, Feed Me, Flux Pavilion, Goldie, Hardwell, Jack Beats, Jaguar Skills, Madeon, Mat Zo, Mistajam, Nero, NERVO, Porter Robinson, Rusko, SHY FX, Steve Angello, Sub Focus, Tiësto and Tom Staar. For a taster of what to expect check out the Electric Daisy Carnival London trailer here.
Alesso has been far from shy to the Beatport Number 1 spot, and comes to Electric Daisy Carnival London ready to prove just what the fuss is about. AVICII is currently ranked Number 3 in the ‘DJ Magazine’ Top 100 DJs list, and was nominated for a Grammy this year for Best Dance Recording. Watch London electro producer Burns too.
Household name Caspa is on board. UK house producer Chris Lake comes to Electric Daisy Carnival fresh from a US tour. Dirty Dutch house supremo DJ and producer Chuckie arrives, bringing his own world-renowned sound.
Crookers gets behind the decks, fresh from his remix of deadmau5 and Imogen Heap’s ‘Telemiscommunications’. Turkish DJ sensation Deniz Koyu and Spain’s prodigy Danny Avila have joined forces for their Generation Wild tour. Big time producer, DJ and promoter of HARD, Destructo is in full effect. Dynamic duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike don’t look like slowing down any time soon. Acclaimed producer, DJ and remixer Dirty South has worked with a host of artists including Snoop Dogg, David Guetta, Sebastian Ingrosso, Deniz Kuyo and Alesso.
Fake Blood brings his collection of tunes so anthemic, so huge, his set will rattle the arena to the rafters. His recent release on mau5trap Records has won acclaim from all corners, and he’s an Electric Daisy Carnival veteran – and now Londoner Feed Me plays on his home turf. Fresh from the release of his brand new EP ‘Blow the Roof’, UK dubstep big gun Flux Pavilion brings a distinctive bass sound to the event.
Drum’n’bass innovator Goldie joins the ranks. Hardwell is known for his mind-blowing sets, and looks to deliver something unbelievable. He’s boss at Revealed Recordings, and his Hardwell On Air podcast is a regular in the iTunes Top Ten. DJ duo Jack Beats have remixed for the likes of Skream, Big Boi and La Roux and promise a big set. Jaguar Skills brings his electric-quick mixing and his own eclectic tune selection. Madeon is a teenage producer whose star is in the ascension, whose most recent collaboration was with Ellie Goulding on ‘Stay Awake’.
Catch British wunderkind producer Mat Zo – whose May collaboration with Porter Robinson ‘Easy’ has already reached the Number 1 spot on Beatport and Hype Machine.
Mistajam has had a fantastic year with his own Speakerbox concept, pulling together some of the best scenes and skills in urban and bass music. Nero come to EDC London. With a follow-up to their debut ‘Welcome to Reality’, which reached Number 1 in the UK albums chart, under construction, this is a chance to see this big-name act.
Australian twins NERVO, who co-wrote David Guetta’s Grammy-winning 2011 track ‘When Love Takes Over’, and have also worked with Afrojack and Steve Aoki, bring an undeniable stage presence. Porter Robinson joins in the midst of his Circle Assembly Tour. His MInistry of Sound collaboration with Mat Zo, ‘Easy’, was proclaimed one of the tunes of 2013, such is its floor-filler potential. Very special guest Rusko hits heavy. One of the original pioneers of jungle, SHY FX teams up with Stamina MC. And Steve Angello is a star attraction; having just launched his label imprint X, he aims to give music “freedom, fuel and new life”.
Londoner Sub Focus enjoyed success with May’s single ‘Endorphins’, featuring Alex Clare. Dutch megastar Tiësto brings a touch of world class; a one-man music machine, he is a global powerhouse. And don’t miss Moda Music founding member Tom Staar.
Electric Daisy Carnival, the world-famous electronic music event, heads to London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Saturday 20th July 2013 for its first international event outside the USA. Promising to be one of the biggest UK shows of the summer, Electric Daisy Carnival London features some of electronic music’s biggest and most globally recognised talent.
FULL LINE-UP (A-Z) Alesso AVICII Burns Caspa (MC Ken Mac) Chris Lake Chuckie Crookers Deniz Koyu & Danny Avila Destructo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Dirty South Fake Blood Feed Me Flux Pavilion Goldie (MC GQ) Hardwell Jack Beats Jaguar Skills Ken Mac Madeon Mat Zo MC GQ Mistajam Nero NERVO Porter Robinson Rusko SHY FX (Stamina MC) Stamina MC Steve Angello Sub Focus Tiësto Tom Staar
BLOODSTOCK is only four weeks away, and the event have announced another handful of bands for the Jagermeister Stage at Catton Park.
MOTORHEAD guitarist, PHIL CAMPBELL is set to bring new project., the PHIL CAMPBELL ALL STAR BAND to top out the party on Sunday night. Phil comments: “I am very excited to announce that I will be playing Bloodstock on August 11th with my new band, featuring members of Straight Lines, The People The Poet, Dopamine, and Attack Attack. It’s gonna be a lot of fun so come along and rock out with us!”
Also stepping onto the Jager stage on Friday are re-formed Nottingham rockers, WRAITH. WRAITH’s success back in the 90’s had them renowned for their signature ‘dual guitar’ attack and saw them touring globally with the likes of UFO, Saxon and Motorhead. Lemmy even sang backing vocals on their debut album, ‘Danger Calling’. They’re now back celebrating 25 years since their inception and brand new material recorded in 2012.
AWAKE BY DESIGN get added to Saturday’s bill. The melodic, modern metal band blend a combination of classic and prog rock, which has seen them garnering attention from the rock press and snapping up support slots with the kindred-spirit likes of Anathema, My Dying Bride, Apocalyptica and Sonata Arctica.
Also jumping in to a Saturday slot are INCASSUM. Having released their debut, ‘Rites of Passage’ late last year, this melodic death metal outfit feature one of the best female vocalists in the genre. Having met at Manchester’s Salford University in 2004, the band have built their reputation on the North West’s live circuit and are excited to make the cut for Bloodstock, enthusing; “We're thrilled to be chosen to play Bloodstock this year. This is a milestone achievement realised & we can't wait to get started".
Rounding out Sunday’s bill are THE BASTARD SONS. Formed in late 2011, the York-based outfit are still fairly new, but have already courted a number of indie labels and have released a debut EP of ‘dirty rock n’ roll’, titled ‘Bones’. Come over to the Jager stage on Sunday to check ‘em out for yourself.
There’s other fun and games going on in the arena all weekend. To celebrate the legendary KING DIAMOND’s headline slot, there’s THE KING DIAMOND CHALLENGE face-painting competition on Friday. Paint yourself up with your favourite KING DIAMOND make-up (any era you choose), visit the Sophie stage and speak to the DJ team there to register your entry. The overall winner, judged later that day, will receive some Bloodstock goodies. Also to add to the weekend’s fun, there’s an overall BLOODSTOCK weekend ‘fancy dress’ competition. Take a photo of yourself on site, dressed in whatever crazy outfit you reckon will win, upload it to the Bloodstock Facebook page to enter and you could win yourself some special Bloodstock prizes.
Limited one-day tickets are on sale now. The last batch of VIP packages are also moving fast. Click on over to www.bloodstock.uk.com for your ticket needs, plus all the latest news and practical info for planning your visit to the UK’s best metal weekender.
The legendary independent label curates Secret Garden Party’s Temple of Boom on Thursday 25th. Billed as the ‘Rock ‘n’ Rave v Folk Off!,’ it will present a pick of hot new acts to perform exciting mash-up sets featuring folk music/ guitars/ dance/electronica….. They are:
WILL JOSPEH COOK/ SYKUR/ MAYAENI/ JEREMY LOOPS / DEATH BY CHOCOLATE / KILLAFLAW – DJS, MARK JONES AND JAGZ KOONER
WILL JOSEPH COOK
Will turned 16 at the end of May and has been attracting the attention of the public and industry in equal measure. Lyrically beyond his years with a voice full of soul he supported Tom Odell in Manchester earlier this year and Tom subsequently tweeted his admiration. That message got back to the promoters behind The Rolling Stones in Hyde Park, where he performed as special guest this weekend. New song Fresh Air is up on You Tube Monday 8th July. Not a bad start at 16!
Will is looking forward to Secret Garden Party:
"Secret Garden has been on my mental wish list of parties to go to for a long time .. Totally stoked, thank you!" Will Joseph Cook
SYKUR
Iceland is now recognised as a world-beating exporter of fine talent – Björk, Sigur Rós, Of Monsters and Men, Gus Gus – you can now add electro-monsters SYKUR (meaning sugar in Icelandic) to this list. The band, consisting of Agnes Björt Andradóttir, Halldór Eldjárn, Stefán Finnbogason and Kristján Eldjárn started as a trio back in 2008 while Halldór, Stefán and Kristján were still at school. Singer Agnes joined in 2011 thus completing the band and bringing with her a unique combination of sneering Courtney Love attitude and Donna Summer disco-fabulousness. Their second single ‘Curling’ from debut EP ‘Mesópótamía’ is out on Wall of Sound 26th August.
“It’s no secret that SYKUR are becoming super-excited for playing at secret garden party. We look forward to bringing some sugar-sweet sounds to Cambridgeshire” Halldór Sykur
MAYAENI
Detroit born Mayaeni, is suddenly an ‘overnight’ sensation. Her song Nothing Inside with DJ Sander Van Doorn (which she co-wrote with Justin Parker of Lana del Rey Video Games fame) hit #1 on Cool Cuts, the DMC Buzz Chart and the Beatport Overall Chart. After a debut performance for over 20,000 people at Ultra in Miami in March, Nothing Inside became a breakout summer 2012 hit and a favourite in clubs around the world. Mayaeni has Jay Z as one of her fans; in fact he has just signed her.
JEREMY LOOPS
Hailing from South Africa, where he has a major following Jeremy Loops redefines the moniker ‘one-man band.’ Equipped with multiple instruments, a loop station, pedals and beatbox sounds, he creates a wonderful textured landscape of music that brings a new dimension to the new school of alternative folk music.
DEATH BY CHOCOLATE
Coming from a land renowned for its confectionary, it’s hardly surprising that five traveling Swiss musicians found themselves unusually attracted to a dessert item they encountered at an English eatery: Death by Chocolate. In fact, they liked the name so much they decided to appropriate it as their own, and so the band Death by Chocolate was born. Death by Chocolate have already
performed over 200 gigs, ranging from little clubs like the White Trash in Berlin to the massive EXIT Festival in Serbia and even to a Bon Jovi concert in Zurich’s Letzigrund Stadium, where the quintet supported Jon Bon Jovi in front of 40.000 spectators. Their album From Birthdays to Funerals is out now.
KILLAFLAW
Named after a track by legendary bluesman Howlin’ Wolf, Killaflaw inhabit the electronic/rock interzone. They’re from Liverpool, and consist of Benn Helm (vocals, guitar) and Andy Paton (electronics, trumpet). Killaflaw have been likened to a number of other acts – “like Led Zep meet the Chemical Brothers”, “the missing Link between Soundgarden and The Prodigy” – but really they have a sound that is uniquely their own.
Gigging and recording all the time, Killaflaw produce everything from affecting electronic bangers (‘Broken Idol’, ‘Holy Funk’) to bluesy singalongs (‘Message’) to journeying rocky electronic MTV-friendly anthems (‘Set Me On Fire’, ‘Higher Ground’) to sync-friendly powerhouses (‘Revolution’). As the UK’s DJ magazine said: “Killaflaw have the passion, the soul, the raw power and the tunes. They’re gonna be massive.”Killaflaw’s Broken Idol Ep will be released in September.
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Whirling Dervishes to celebrate Rumi Festival in the Scottish Borders
A troupe of dervishes from Turkey will be among the many artists coming together in the Scottish Borders this August, to celebrate the life and poetry of Rumi, at the Beshara School, Chisholme House, Roberton, nr Hawick.
Friday August 2 – Sunday August 4
Musicians, writers, poets and dancers will gather for a weekend of performance, art, film and theatre, exploring the legacy of Jalaluddin Rumi, the thirteenth century poet and mystic. This will be a unique event for the Borders, and also marks forty years of the Beshara School at Chisholme House this year.
The Festival will open with a solo concert of the hauntingly beautiful ney by Kudsi Erguner, one of the world’s foremost masters of this Turkish reed flute. Award-winning Scottish folk musician Mairi Campbell will be joining the lineup, as well as a Whirling Dervish Sema with musicians direct from Istanbul, who will honour Rumi’s inspiration, while sixties rock legendArthur Brown of Crazy World fame will join the Vastearth Orchestra to perform pieces specially composed for this festival.
There will be a books and poetry tent, and writers Alan Williams and Roderick Grierson from the Rumi Institute will present talks, as will Muriel Maufroy, author of the novel Rumi’s Daughter. And British sculptor Emily Young will speak about her internationally renowned carving in stone.
Participatory workshops for young people lead by The Young Actors Company, and presentations of tales from Rumi, will provide even more entertainment. The Beshara School is well known for its good food, and the Festival promises to be an enjoyable weekend for families and people of all ages.
Yurts and camping facilities are available on the estate, and there will be a shuttle bus from Hawick.
Volunteer opportunities at the Festival are still available– to apply please email [email protected]
As Rumi himself says: ‘Come, come, whoever you are
Wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving
Ours is not a caravan of despair
Even if you have broken your vows a thousand times
It doesn't matter
Come, yet again, come’
The Rumi Festival is hosted by the Beshara School and takes place at Chisholme House and Estate, Roberton, Hawick TD9 7PH
from the evening of Friday 2 August until the evening of Sunday August 4.
Tickets are available online at www.rumifestival.org
