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Calling Festival announce flash ticket sale

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Calling Festival, the Capital’s premier festival for music lovers, today announced a one-off flash sale to celebrate the tenth successful year of the event. As a thank you to its loyal fans and in celebration of ten years of Calling, a limited amount of tickets will be sold at special rates, starting with a price band of just £21 with no booking fee. The tickets will then incrementally rise up through ten price brackets until they again reach normal 2015 pricing. These tickets are sold on a strictly first come first serve basis, so get in early to grab yourself a bargain! Calling Festival takes place in Clapham Common on Saturday 4 July and is headlined by Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. The flash sale starts at 6pm on Tuesday 9 Juneand is available at www.livenation.co.uk (all tickets are subject to an order processing fee).

This year’s Calling Festival will see huge names and the hottest up-and-coming acts descend upon Clapham Common. Headlined by Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, alongside Ryan Adams and the Shining, Modest Mouse, Echo and the Bunnymen and festival favourites The Hives. Calling Festival will also play host to a stellar range of the hottest new talent, including Wolf Alice who headline the second stage, Bleachers, led by Jack Antonoff of Grammy-Award winners ‘Fun’,Sunset Sons, nominees of BBC Sound of 2015, Deaf Havana frontman James Veck Gillodi, Sundara Karma, Osca, White Room and Vant have been announced to electrify the stage at this year’s event.

This one-off flash sale is only available from 6pm on Tuesday 9 June. It will kick-off with a limited run of tickets sold at £21 with no booking fee. The ten price tiers to celebrate the 10th Calling Festival, a price drop for each year, include the following prices:  £21, £25, £29, £33, £37, £41, £45, £49, £53 and £57 (all tickets are subject to an order processing fee). There will be a strictly limited amount of tickets available at each price, so the quicker you buy the cheaper the ticket! 

Barn on the Farm 2015 lineup complete

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Selling out in record time, award-winning Barn on the Farm festival today makes its final announcement to this years unstoppable line up. Championing the best in emerging and up-coming artists BOTF’s carefully tailored additions include, for the main stage Saturday, Lake District duo, Aquilo, hotly tipped Charlotte OC and folk singer song writer, Marcus Foster. They are also joined by Cash & David, Apostle Thomas, Ava Lily and Jasper in the Company of Others plus many more. BOTF maintain their strong line up announcements as one of the best independent music festivals in the UK for discovering new talents in their unique intimate space.
 
Heavily renowned for their carefully created line-ups predicating future success, this year’s announcement have been on par, with the final additions as no exception. Leading the additions include the hugely talked about Aquilo who after their sold out show in London and their beautiful second EP, ‘Human’ have received solid support form the likes of Radio One’s Huw Stephens’s, Annie Mac and Zane Lowe.

Joining the line up include Marcus Foster who's tracks have been featured in Twlight and Five Dollar a Day plus the extremely talented Charlotte OC who released her sensational EP ‘Colour my Heart’ earlier this year which has seen her go from strength to strength.

Also revealed today is one of The Guardian’s New Band’s to watch, Cash & David who comprise of an all female-fronted electronic pop trio, London based four piece Apostle Thomas,euphoric folk-pop Jasper in the Company of Others and Ava Lily.
 
The intimate Friday sees additions alongside the very special secret headliner who will be revealed on the night. Line up consists of Mike Dignam that recently supported Lawson on their sell out tour, Ady Suleiman who caught the ears of 1Xtra's Mistajam with his sensational track 'Serious', duo Bright Sparks plus newly emerging Ella Walker, Harry Mundy, Declan Donovan and Lily Rendle- Moore. 

The announcement today joins the already stellar line-up including Brit Award Winning James Bay’s only UK headline performance, The Staves, Jack Garratt, Prides, Rhodes, Amber Run, Little Comets, Foy Vance plus many, many more for what is turning into one of the most exciting Barn on the Farm line ups to date. 
 

Full Weekend Line Up

James Bay / The Staves

 Jack Garratt / Prides / Aqulio / Amber Run / Rhodes

 Little Comets / Foy Vance / Lauren Aquilina / Sunset Sons / Marcus Foster / Rag 'N' Bone Man

Charlotte OC / JP Cooper / Seafret / Chasing Grace / Alex Vargas / Fickle Friends / Port Isla 

The Intermission Project / Meadowlark / Racing Glaciers / Jake Isaac / Kimberly Anne 

Cash & David / Ruen Brothers / Model Aeroplanes / Dan Owen / Freddie Dickson & The Guard 

Martin Luke Brown / Chloe Black / Billie Marten / Hannah Grace / Samm Henshaw 

Matt Woods / Jasper in the Company of Others / Osca / Flo Morrisey / Louis Berry / Nathan Ball 

The Amazons / Prose / HAUS / Apostle Thomas / Ava Lily / Declan Mckenna

 Rothwell / George Cobsy / Amy Yon 

Intimate Friday Line-Up

Secret Headliner

MIke Dignam / Ady Suleiman / Samm Henshaw / Bright Sparks

 Ella Walker / Harry Mundy / Declan Donovan / Lily Rendle-Moore

More additions to this years The Big Feastival

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The summer’s ultimate music, food and family festival, The Big Feastival, has announced two exclusive dining experiences for this year.  The Friday Night Supper Club will take place on Friday 28 August and The Art of Dining’s ‘Gone Camping’ will host daily feasts at the festival.

This year’s Friday Night Supper Club in aid of The Jamie Oliver Food Foundation will be curated by the fantastic team at The Modern Pantry.  The restaurant was opened in 2008 by Anna Hansen MBE, it has won numerous awards including two AA rosettes, and has been listed as a Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide.  Head Chef Rob Mcleary is a proud supporter of The Jamie Oliver Food Foundation’s Fifteen Apprenticeship Programme and the restaurant currently employs two former Fifteen Graduates, Joe Kerswell and John Emmerson. Joe and John have designed the mouth-watering Supper Club menu and alongside Rob, will be in charge of service on the night.

The Modern Pantry’s Friday Night Supper Club will take place under the canopy of the AEG Big Kitchen, which will be transformed into an al fresco dining experience from 8 – 10pm.  As the Official Champagne Partner of the festival, Champagne Laurent-Perrier will treat guests to a glass of Champagne Laurent-Perrier NV Brut on arrival and they will also enjoy a specially matched glass of Champagne Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé with dessert.  All food and drink is included, with all profits from the evening going to The Jamie Oliver Food Foundation.  Tickets are priced at £75.

The Art of Dining is the brainchild of Moro trained Chef Ellen Parr and accomplished Set Designer Alice Hodge, who have received rave reviews for their incredible pop-up dining experiences since they launched four years ago.  As a UK summer festival exclusive, Ellen and Alice will be inviting visitors to put on their walking boots, pack their torches, fill up their hip flasks and come on an adventure with the The Art of Dining’s ‘Gone Camping’dining experience.  Each of the five courses will encapsulate the fun, experimental, sometimes charcoaled flavours of camping, taking visitors back in time to family holidays of yesteryear.  Tickets are priced at £65.

The Modern Pantry’s Friday Night Supper Club menu is as follows:

Aperitif

A glass of Champagne Laurent-Perrier NV Brut

A selection of breads

Sumac lavosh, Potato & rosemary focaccia, Smoked paprika flat bread 

Canapés

Truffled edamame, lemon roast fennel & marinated feta filo tart 

‘Bulgogi’ – garlic, soy & sesame marinated beef sirloin, shredded carrot, crispy shallots

To Start

Cola marinated Denham Estate mutton chops, pineapple ketchup 

Beetroot & liquorice cured H Forman & Son’s salmon

Aubergine dengaku, pickled shimeji mushrooms, Thai basil cress 

Served with fennel, pomegranate & English wasabi slaw

From the BBQ

Char Siu Paddock Farm pork belly, fennel kimchee

Salads

Asparagus, peas, broad beans, marinated feta, mint, quinoa, toasted amchur pumpkin seeds, mustard greens, lemon & manuka honey dressing

Heritage tomato, grilled red & yellow peppers, basil, caraway & hazelnut crumbs, red endive, lemongrass & ginger dressing

Grilled corn on the cob, smoked chilli sambal butter 

Dessert

Passionfruit & yuzu curd tart, tonka bean cream, summer berries

 Served with a glass of Champagne Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé

The Art of Dining’s ‘Gone Camping’ menu is as follows: 

Welcome

A glass of Champagne Laurent-Perrier NV Brut 

Snack

Slow braised beef Khao Soi with crispy noodles and pickles

 Breakfast

Moroccan style eggs with date and cumin flat breads

 Lunch

Flageolet bean, sweet herb and avocado salad with Mojama 

Dinner

Thai style BBQ with potato and aubergine salad and grilled gem 

Bedtime

Hazelnut marshmallow and caramelised banana with hot chocolate

The Big Feastival returns with its best line-up yet from 28 – 30 August.  Boasting three days of all round entertainment with music guests includingPaloma Faith, Dizzee Rascal and Groove Armada and top chefs including Raymond Blanc, Ashley Palmer-Watts, Nathan Outlaw and MonicaGaletti all taking to the stage.  This year also marks the debut of The Big Feastival’s Healthy Living Zone, dedicated to healthy eating and well-being, with Deliciously Ella and the Hemsley Sisters heading up a specially curated programme of events. There’s fun for all ages with Adam Henson’s Cotswold Farm Park making a welcome return to the festival and live performances from CBeebies Superstar Justin Fletcher, Swashbuckle’s Cook and Line and Peppa Pig.

Kendal Calling announce family entertainment and cinema lineup

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With the summer on our doorstep and festival season fast approaching, it’s nearly time for festival goers to descend on Lowther Deer Park in the beautiful Lake District for the sold out Kendal Calling 2015!

With the huge music lineup including headliners Elbow, Snoop Dogg, Kaiser Chiefs, The Vaccines and James, the festival is pleased to announce its family and kids programme for the year. With an ever-present focus on fun for all ages this year there is plenty to do for the whole family.

Kids Calling 2015 presents The Little Bugs Hub! The 2015 kid's theme is BUGS and Kendal is buzzing to bring festival goers the biggest and best kid's offering for Kendal Calling's 10th birthday. Kendal kids are invited to the BUG BIRTHDAY BASH and all festival long families can expect a hive of activity including games, creative performance, madcap mayhem, chill out zones and critter craft activities to decorate your little bugs and The Little Bugs Hub!

A huge array of other performance art, theatre and entertainment will be happening over the weekend. Marie Celestial is a very special commissioned performance including a mixture of aerial, circus, acrobatics, dance and theatre where you can explore curiosity with child like wonder. Walkabout pirate crew and all round loveable rogues Desperate Men will also be thrilling festival goers as will the interactive puppetry of Flying Buttresses Present: Hodman Dodmariott and Sally Forth.

Although jam-packed with entertainment, Kids Calling is a welcoming beautiful area for families with children from 0 – 10, shaded by lovely teepees and activity bell-tents for under 3's, where parents and little ones can relax and take time out from the crowds.

Kids’ TV favourite Alex Winters from CBeebies will be hosting the ever-popular kids’ version of Tim Burgess’ on site café, Tiny Tim Peaks. Full of hula hoops, temporary tattoos, giant jenga and face painting too. Other activities include a cartoon workshop with Tony Husband, incredible crafts class ‘Hey Ho, Let’s Sew’ and Andy Hunt’s DJ;ing masterclass for the teenage future DJs on site.

This year the cinema returns by popular demand with its own all day venue for any festival goers looking for a breather or just to enjoy one of their favourites in great company. Film fans of all ages can enjoy music docs, blockbusters, kids favourites and cult classics like Levellers: A Curious Life, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Happy Gilmour, Big Hero 6, The Big Lebowski, Ghostbusters, Mr Nice, Indiana Jones, Aliens, Terminator 2  and The Thing.

Other activities on offer include:

  • Big Fish Little Fish – Kendal Calling's first ever Kids rave.
  • Bug Training
  • Insect Olympics
  • Birthday Cupcake Decorating
  • The Bugs Birthday Bash Party 
  • Fancy Dress Parade
  • Early Evening Family Cabaret Featuring Kids Comedian James Campbell
  • Parkour (the art of freerunning)
  • Mufti Does Games – Huge boardgames including Battleships and Hangman.

Bestival announces Invaders of the Future stage lineup

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The very lifeblood of Bestival is new music. A passion that runs deep within the entire Bestival team, our head honcho Rob da Bank’s knack for spotting the most exciting new bands known to humanity is legendary, and has seen Bestival history littered with debut, or very early, festival appearances by some of what are now the world’s biggest acts. These days cunningly entitled the Invaders of the Future Stage, our new music mecca is where you need to be this September 10-13 at Robin Hill, if you want to see the next big thing before they become stadium-filling mega-stars.

A very modern Rob da Bank says: “OK, so this has to be my favourite stage at Bestival. It’s the beating heart of what Bestival is about – breaking new talent and exposing the undercard. It takes me about six months to book, on and off, wondering who the next wave of breaking bands are going to be, and trying to get the right mix of electronic, folk, soul and indie, dub and grime… and already I can see loads of these acts being on much bigger stages next year. Everyone from Ed Sheeran and Alt-J to Kate Tempest have played early gigs on this stage. So, from the wildly different sounds of Ratboy and Lion Babe, to The Skints, Clarence Clarity and the Island’s very own Plastic Mermaids, I promise you, this is the sound of the future”.

 

 

Currently causing a stir for those in the know there will be music from West London’s forward thinking alt. rockers All This Noise, our BBC Introducing twin Bearcubs, quirky funkers Boxed In, Ventnor duo Champs, singer-songwriter Clarence Clarity, Leeds five-piece Eagulls, folky grunger Eaves, gothabillys Eighteen Nightmares at the Lux, funk-inspired twosome Ekkah and sibling double act Formation.

We’ll also have punk rockers Girlpool, Norwich’s own Graceland, Glasgow pair Honeyblood, future-soulsters Honne, North London sisterly trio Jagaara, Manchester folky JJ Hodari, synth classicists Kate Simko & London Electronic Orchestra, rude boy Kiko Bun, BRIT school alumni Kimberly Anne and erstwhile Late of the Pier dude LA Priest.

Don’t miss out on fiery electro-ravers LIA:Life Imitates Art, singing cellist Laura Moody, Pharrell Williams collaborators Lion Babe, beat slayer Mura Musa, the woozy, bluesy Palace, Isle of Wight sons Plastic Mermaids, and Polar Maps, NYCs Ratboy, soulful popsters Real Lies, the super-seductive Secaina Hudson and intricately melodic people Shelter Point.

And be sure to catch those down-to-Mars girls Skinny Girl Diet, Bridie Monds-Watson AKA SOAK, Grime MC Stormzy, ambitious rockers The Bohicas, reggae-ska-dub-punk-hip-hoppers The Skints, indie troubadours The Slow Show, alt. popster Thomston, stratospheric-folk five-piece To Kill A King, Irish pop-rockers Walking on Cars and south coast psyche-surfers Wild Smiles. Giving a leg-up to the stars of tomorrow, the Invaders of the Future stage is where you might just discover your new favourite band.

Creamfields 2015 announce more acts and a new arena

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First up is 3 Are Legend aka Dimitri Vegas, Steve Aoki and Like Mike.   Following their spine tingling Friday night headline performance last year this triple threat super-group which was organically born at Creamfields return on Sunday 30th August to take their electrifying live show to the next level. Commenting on their return “We’re so pleased to be back at Creamfields, it’s a unique festival and the place where the idea for 3 Are Legend was born!  Last year was off the scale, the crowd, the energy and the atmosphere is like nothing else and we can’t wait to be back in the thick of it”. 

Following overwhelming demand from fans Protocol Recordings chief Nicky Romero joins the line-up, celebrated the world over for countless chart topping records and his electrifying performances this Dutch DJ/Producer has carved himself an international reputation as one of the most exciting and industrious artists of his generation.   Another new addition to the already monstrous line up is one of the house scenes most influential forces Fedde Le Grand, with solo success from club anthems such as ‘Put your hands up for Detroit’ catapulting him to global stardom, other tracks from his repertoire such as ‘The Creeps’ and ‘Let Me Think About It’ prove his powerhouse versatility in the global dance arena.   Other acts joining the bill include Bontan, Jack Eye Jones, Eli & Fur, North Base, Sem Vox, and Zawdi MC.

As if all of that doesn’t whet your appetite Creamfields welcomes an all new arena, following their ambitious debut at the world’s largest club Privilege in Ibiza a couple of years ago and their huge sell out show in Manchester last month, global party trailblazersDon’t Let Daddy Know will be hosting their own arena for this very special UK festival debut headlined by Nicky Romero.  Famed for their off the scale production and mayhem, their attention to detail has catapulted the DLDK clubbing experience to the next level and taken the world by storm staging events from Amsterdam, Antwerp and beyond.  Sunday 30th August sees them rolling their party wagon into town, the perfect taster ahead of a very special as yet unannounced show coming to the UK in 2016!

Creamfields Lineup 2015

FRIDAY 28th AUGUST

REBEL SOUND ARENA

Rebel Sound

Sub Focus       

Sigma ft. Justyce        

Maverick Sabre          

Tempa T

Craze  

Dimension B2B Kove

North Base (JUST ADDED)

           

ARMADA

Armin van Buuren        

Andrew Rayel               

Cosmic Gate     

Ørjan Nilsen     

MarRLo            

Mark Sixma      

Jochen Miller               

           

REVEALED      

Hardwell        

W&W

Headhunterz  

Dannic            

Dyro   

Sick Individuals           

Thomas Newson         

Kill The Buzz   

Julian Calor    

           

PARADISE

Jamie Jones      

The Martinez Brothers          

Eats Everything            

Richy Ahmed    

Mark Jenkyns B2B Russ Yallop

           

PEPSI MAX ARENA (SILENT DISCO)

Danny Avila    

Deniz Koyo     

Tujamo

           

 

CREAM HOSPITALITY (SILENT DISCO)         

George Kafetzis

Rob Casson

Adam Wilson

Paul Nunn & James Glover

Aaron Amihere

Ricochet Musica

           

SATURDAY 29TH AUGUST  

 

SOUTH STAGE           

Avicii  

Armin van Buuren      

Martin Garrix

Cazzette

Arty 

John Dahlbäck & Albin Myers (Myback)

 

NORTH STAGE           

The Chemical Brothers          

Above & Beyond        

Annie Mac

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North Stage

Tropical Party

Kygo

Thomas Jack

 

CREAM           

Knife Party     

Alesso 

Laidback Luke              

Tommy Trash 

Dillon Francis

Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano      

Danny Howard

Kryder              

Anton Powers  

           

SIZE    

Steve Angello

Don Diablo

AN21

Max Vangeli

Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman

Third Party

Sebjak 
Grum

Promise Land

Adrian Hour

 

ALL GONE PETE TONG

Gorgon City      

Pete Tong       

Hot Since 82     

Joris Voorn

Skream           

Andhim

Ejeca

Icarus

Bontan (JUST ADDED) 

Special Guest:  Ten Walls (Live)          

           

ANTS  

Seth Troxler     

Maya Jane Coles          

George Fitzgerald        

Kölsch (DJ Set)

Jackmaster

Ben Pearce     

Los Suruba        

Eli & Fur (JUST ADDED)

Special Guest:  Andrea Oliva  

           

MISTAJAM PRESENTS SPEAKERBOX           

Andy C

High Contrast ft. Stamina MC

Shift K3Y

Blonde

MistaJam

Preditah 

Logan Sama B2B Slimzee ft. Riko Dan, Flowdan, P Money & Stormzy

Kurupt FM

99 Souls

WiDE AWAKE

Apexape

Special Guest: Chris Lorenzo

 

PEPSI MAX ARENA

Wilkinson       

Philip George

Mike Mago    

Redondo         

CamelPhat     

TCTS   

DJ SKT

Jack Eye Jones (JUST ADDED)

LilRockit         

           

TIDY    

Tidy Boys        

Signum           

Andy Whitby   

Andy Farley    

Maddox & Townend  

Rob Tissera    

Cally Gage

Trap Two

Max Mozart

           

CREAM HOSPITALITY            

Jemmy

Sean Hughes

James Dutton

Josh Demello

Ed Mackie

Alan Hartley

Sean Dougherty

Gussy  

           

SUNDAY 30TH AUGUST

 

SOUTH STAGE           

Tiësto 

Afrojack

DVBBS

Oliver Heldens             

MOTi  

Dzeko & Torres          

           

NORTH STAGE           

Hardwell        

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike    

Steve Aoki

NERVO

Carnage         

R3hab

Gareth Wyn

Special Guest: 3 Are Legend (JUST ADDED)  

           

CREAM

Axwell & Ingrosso      

Robin Schulz

Tchami             

Otto Knows     

Michael Calfan

NEW_ID          

Sam Feldt       

Lucas & Steve

Tobtok

 

FATBOY SLIM PRESENTS SMILE HIGH CLUB

Fatboy Slim    

Duke Dumont 

Breach B2B Paul Woolford    

The Magician 

Destructo       

Alex Adair      

 

           

DON’T LET DADDY KNOW (JUST ADDED)

Nicky Romero (JUST ADDED)

Blasterjaxx     

Sander van Doorn      

Ummet Ozcan            

Firebeatz

Bassjackers    

Julian Jordan  

Sem Vox (JUST ADDED)

Hardman & Deavall   

Zawdi MC (JUST ADDED)

Special Guest:   Fedde Le Grand (JUST ADDED)

 

MK AREA 10  

MK

Cajmere vs Oliver Dollar

Hannah Wants

Lee Foss

Kevin Saunderson

Shadow Child

Toyboy & Robin

Dantiez Saunderson 

Beckwith

Live:  Pleasure State

 

PRYDA

Eric Prydz

Maceo Plex    

Adam Beyer   

Claude VonStroke      

Jeremy Olander         

Special Guest: Sasha  

 

PEPSI MAX ARENA

Paul van Dyk  

Ferry Corsten 

Aly & Fila        

John O'Callaghan         

Simon Patterson

Bryan Kearney             

Rob Harnetty    

Special Guest:  Paul Oakenfold          

           

GOODGREEF XTRA HARD

Lab 4 Live       

Audiofreq vs Kutski

Audiofreq

Kutski

Mark E.G        

Joey Riot         

JP & Jukesy

Argy    

Energy Syndicate

Shaun T B2B Tone      

Phil Mackintosh         

Unit 13

 

CREAM HOSPITALITY

Andy Mac

Junior J

Sam Rice

Adam Cartwright

Bernie Lee

Paul Dolphin

Day tickets released for No Tomorrow Festival

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This weekend, 6th & 7th June in Nottingham’s Wollaton Park, music lovers at No Tomorrow festival will welcome in the summer to a soundtrack provided by headliners John Newman, Jessie Ware and many more including Bondax and Gorgon City. In the buzzing build up to the party, due to high demand, a batch of day tickets priced at £47.50 (including booking fee) have been released via notomorrowfestival.co.uk.
 
As well as the promise of some of the best electronic acts around, reports of a heat wave are adding to the excitement for No Tomorrow festival this weekend. A site map is now online to highlight where festival-goers can grab food, drink, join in workshops, grab a shuttle bus or duck into the festival photo booth for a selfie memento. Furthermore ticket holders will soon be able to plan ahead to catch chart-topping, and award-winning talent such as James Bay, SOAK, DJ Fresh and many more by heading to the No Tomorrow website where the all important set times will soon be published.
 
In addition to the new day tickets, the last few weekend (£65 + booking fee) and VIP tickets (£125 + booking fee) are also still available via notomorrowfestival.co.uk.
 
The clock is ticking, it’ll soon be time to party like there is No Tomorrow. 
 

Bestival’s newest wave of acts announced – Skepta, Wiley, Drenge and The Chuckle Brothers

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EVEN MORE ACTS JOIN OUR SUMMER OF LOVE

WILEY / SKEPTA / RONI SIZE REPRAZENT (LIVE) / DRENGE / JAGUAR SKILLS / DJ YODA PRESENTS: BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS / KITTY, DAISY & LEWIS / GABRIELLE APLIN / DUB PISTOLS / DINOSAUR PILE-UP / DODGY / KERO KERO BONITO / LLOYD YATES / SEAFRET / XOCKHA / YRSLF

Plus To Me, To You Behaviour From The Legendary: CHUCKLE BROTHERS

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#Bestival15 / #SummerofLove

With over 25 stages, revolutionary soundsystems, zombie love-ins, psychedelic woodland adventures, 24-hour free haircuts, and a host of dazzling new attractions, Bestival’s Summer of Love is already looking pretty damn fit. But as ever, we want to get everyone we love involved, including this rather sultry bunch of musical marvels that will have you rockin’ Robin Hill all weekend long this September 10-13.

Love commando Rob da Bank says: “I’m well excited with this new batch of acts we’re announcing tonight. With so many identikit festivals about with similar acts and bills I’m proud that 12 years on we don’t go with the flow. If the indie amazingness of Drenge isn’t your bag then grimy faceslaps from Skepta and Wiley might be, and if you’re insane and don’t like the legendary junglist brilliance of Roni Size and his live Reprazent show then perhaps, just perhaps, you’ll be singing ‘to me, to you, to me, to you’ whilst dancing in a pair of ill-fitting tropical shorts to the Chuckle Brothers. No matter what, there’s plenty more fish in the sea to come, as our Summer of Love really starts to heat up. See you down the front.”

 

Bringing on the love with big fat beats, we’ll have main stage appearances from grime pioneer Wiley, who completely smashed it as our secret guest in 2012, plus the unstoppable skank machine, Dub Pistols.

Dub Pistols legend Barry Ashworth commented: “The Highlight of the year for us will always be playing Bestival, this year we are back on the main stage, it doesn’t get bigger than that, and if that’s not enough you can always catch me spinning tracks and drinking in the Sunday Best Cardboard Record Shop! There’s only one Bestival!”

Not quite true, Barry, there are two Bestivals, but we know what you mean! Big love to all our Canadian brethren! More Isle of Wight-based Bestival main stage action will come from cool chanteuse Gabrielle Aplin, sing-along faves Dodgy, and the Isle of Wight’s own Xockha and Yrslf.

Old blue, Bestival’s beloved Big Top will be playing host to some mighty sounds this summer, too, including the much requested return of Joseph Junior Adenuga AKA Skepta and an absolute must-see live set from drum n bass hero Roni Size & Reprazent. We’ll also have recently expanded noiseniks Drenge, our favourite scratch master DJ Yoda Presents: Breakfast of Champions, with his brand new hip-hop band busting up the Big Top live, and then the man himself will be taking on Bollywood for a typically special DJ set, and we’ll have one of the coolest bands ever to grace a festival, Sunday Best favourites, the utterly incomparable Kitty Daisy & Lewis.

Commenting on their latest Bestival appearance, Kitty Daisy & Lewis uttered as one: “We’re so excited to be coming to Bestival again this year, we always have a great time. Sunday Best know how to throw a festival!”

The Big Top will also welcome a high-voltage rock assault from Dinosaur Pile-Up, plus sets from Kero Kero Bonito, Lloyd Yates, Seafret and – we’re not sure it’s possible to express quite how excited we are about this – The Chuckle Brothers! Yes, it’ll be history in the making with be-mulleted slapstick to me, to you. CAN. NOT. WAIT.

As if all that wasn’t enough to get you all giddy with joy, he was one of the smash hits acts that started our summer in finest style at Common People, so we’re extremely pleased that turntable ninja, Jaguar Skills, will be joining us to destroy the dancefloor at The Port.

New stage announced for Bestival – The Kaleidoscope

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BRAND NEW FOR OUR SUMMER OF LOVE

THE KALEIDOSCOPE

A STEPPING STONE TO COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS

LIVE MUSIC LOVE-INS:

47SOUL / ALICE JEMIMA / ANDY VOTEL PRESENTS TWISTED NERVE / BADOW / COCO AND THE BUTTERFIELDS / ESTHER JOY LANE / FICKLE FRIENDS / FLIGHT BRIGADE / GALLOWS GHOST / GECKO / GOLDRAY / L.A SALAMI / LAZLO / LAUCAN / LUCKY ELEPHANT / MISPERS / PORT ISLA / SAMUEL WALWYN / SHANTY / SOLKO / SOLAR BEARS / THE EPHEMERALS / THE FONTANAS / WILL VARLEY / XYLAROO

AMBIENT FOREST & WONKY DISCO DJs:

APIENTO / BALEARIC GABBA SOUNDSYSTEM / CHRIS COCO / DANNY WHITEHEAD / DAVE SEAMAN / FLYING WHITE DOTS / MOJO FILTER / NICK WARREN / OLAF STUUT / PAUL GODFREY (MORCHEEBA) PETE GOODING / PHIL DOCKERTY / PHIL MISON / PHIL SOUTH / STEVE COBBY / STILL:LIFE / THYTHE / TOM MISCH

MORNING CHAKRA SHAKE-DOWNS WITH SESSIONS BY FRAME:

BOXFIT / 80s AEROBICS / DANCEFIT / JANE FONDA TRIBUTE / DYNAMIC STRETCH / ASS & ABS / GET LEGGY / YOGA-LATES / HIP-HOP AEROBICS

PLUS: ACROYOGADANCE

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#Bestival15 / #SummerOfLove

Our brand new arena, Slow Motion, is all about taking the festival experience to a whole new plane, creating a festival within a festival dedicated to connecting mind and body. As part of that trip we’re super-excited about our brand new psychotropic stage attraction, The Kaleidoscope. Featuring energising morning pursuits, pastoral musical vibes by day, wonky disco joys into the night and rapturous bespoke animations to amuse the mind’s eye, the Kaleidoscope stage will add a whole new dimension to Bestival’s bag this 10-13 September at Robin Hill Country Park.

Summer lover Rob da Bank says: “I’m more excited about our new Slow Motion festival within a festival than I have been about a new area at Bestival for years. Add to that the fact that Mrs da Bank has invented a new, insanely cool audio-visual stage called The Kaleidoscope, and I’m ready to pop… The Kaleidoscope will be populated by a mix of the best ambient, electronica and chill-out DJs known to man, offset by folk, soul, psychedelia and new wave electronic rhythms. Prepare to get horizontal and vertical all at the same time…”

 

Brimful of prismatic pleasures, by day the Kaleidoscope will be the place to catch synesthesic sounds from right across the musical spectrum, including sets from 47Soul, Alice Jemima, Andy Votel presents Twisted Nerve, Badow, CoCo and the Butterfields, Esther Joy Lane, Fickle Friends, Flight Brigade, Gallows Ghost, Gecko, Goldray, L.A Salami, Lazlo, Laucan, Lucky Elephant, Mispers, Port Isla, Samuel Walwyn, Shanty, Solko, Solar Bears, The Ephemerals, The Fontanas, Will Varley and Xylaroo.

When night falls, it’s woozy does it, by way of the Ambient Forest, as our consciousness-expanding circle of selectors take charge of the ones and twos at Wonky Disco time. Geared up to induce epic mind excursions, bathed in psyche-twisting light projections, our vibrantly vivid visions will be soundtracked with polychromatic inspiration from Apiento, Balearic Gabba Soundsystem, Chris Coco, Danny Whitehead, Dave Seaman, Flying White Dots, Mojo Filter, Nick Warren, Olaf Stuut, Paul Godfrey (Morcheeba), Pete Gooding, Phil Dockerty, Phil Mison, Phil South, Steve Cobby, Still:Life, Thythe and Tom Misch.

And for the truly enlightened Bestivalites, the Kaleidoscope stage will host morning gatherings to warm up your senses and get that all-important chakra shake down with sessions by Frame, including Boxfit, 80s Aerobics, Dancefit, a Jane Fonda Tribute, Dynamic Stretch, Ass & Abs, Get Leggy, Yoga-Lates and Hip-Hop Aerobics, plus the wonderful AcroYogaDance.

A varicoloured world of joy at the heart of Slow Motion, the Kaleidoscope is a mesmerising delight not to be missed.