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Eurosonic Noorderslag latest

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Eurosonic Noorderslag is Europe’s premiere live music industry conference and showcase festival for European talent, taking place in the picturesque university town of Groningen the Netherlands from 12th – 15th January 2011. 

For this special 25th edition, Eurosonic Noorderslag is proud to present two keynote speakers from America. The first being Bob Lefsetz, whose provocative industry email newsletter provides an independent, sometimes visionary, take on the state of the music business around the world. And the second, US journalist Fred Goodman who has extensive knowledge of the industry and with his ability to access people “in the know”, he has been dissecting the global music industry woes and exposing in details its colorful characters. Expect an hour full of revelations, provocative views and entertaining anecdotes with one of the music industry’s foremost chroniclers.

The event will also start a day earlier on Wednesday 12th January and will feature the European Border Breakers Awards (open for all delegates) and the European Festival Awards (Festivals and Promoters only). Both events will take place in the evening. The conference starts on Thursday and during the three day program over 100 panels and meetings will address the current developments and state of affairs within the European music industry, focusing on European music, touring, festivals, the (live) music industry and media developments. The conference also features industry meetings by: Yourope, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), European Talent Exchange Program (ETEP), The European Export Office(s) and Network Europe.

Norwegian artist success at Eurosonic:
Norway was chosen as focus country for Eurosonic 2010, with 22 acts performing showcases during the event and as a result more than 80 festival shows and 40 club shows and tours have been offered to the Norwegian artists. Several acts also ended up with agent representation in new territories and received massive press interest and radio airplay. At least 15 agent deals were signed during or after the event. This is especially important, as these deals will generate business for a longer period of time and has given artists a wide variety of valuable exposure, which in turn will increase the interest in Norwegian music in the European market. 

One example of an act that obtained great results from Eurosonic 2010 is The Megaphonic Thrift. They were offered 8 festival shows and signed a deal with an agent for Europe, which in turn resulted in 35 shows. They also got UK radio airplay after the Eurosonic gig. Another example is the jazz-metal band Shining, who received 15 festival offers and two tours, in addition to massive mainstream press coverage and increased record sales in the Benelux territory. 

This proves that Eurosonic has become a very important arena for Norwegian bands in alternative genres. 

“Eurosonic is by far the most important European festival for people in the live music industry”  says Vegard Strømsodd of Amber Booking, who represented the five acts Shining, Audrey Horne, Rockettothesky, The Low Frequency In Stereo and Major Parkinson at Eurosonic 2010. 

Artists that performed at Eurosonic 2010 were; Audrey Horne, Mari Boine, Diskjokke, Donkeyboy, Harrys Gym, I Was a King, Jarle Bernhoft, Kaizers Orchestra, Kvelertak, Major Parkinson, Marit Larsen, The Megaphonic Thrift, Monolithic, Noora Noor, Pony the Pirate, Rockettothesky, Serena Maneesh, Shining, Sivert Høyem, The Low Frequency In Stereo, Ungdomskulen, Wardruna. 

For more info visit the Music Export Norway site http://www.musicexportnorway.no/norway-invaded-groningen.4666192-149133.html

Updated ETEP Results:
As the exchange and support of new European music in Europe is one of the main goals of Eurosonic Noorderslag, the special European Talent Exchange Program (ETEP) was introduced in 2003.  Each year ETEP brings together the leading European festivals, radio and other media and stimulates them to ‘exchange’ a selection of artists and since the start of the ETEP program in 2003 a total of 1145 shows by 418 European artists were presented at the 60 ETEP festivals (2003 – 2010). The top 2 acts in 2010 were Mercury Prize winners the XX and Iceland’s FM Belfast. To see the full results click here www.etep.nl

European Festival Awards:

With hundreds of festivals being nominated, fans are getting themselves ready for the first round of voting when the longlists are announced. Over the following weeks, hundreds of thousands of votes will be cast as festival-goers and expert industry juries select their favourite events for categories such as Best Major, Medium and Small Festival, Best Indoor Festival, Artist’s Favourite European Festival, and Best European Festival Line-up. 

Following its successful debut at 2010’s Eurosonic Noorderslag, the European Festival Awards, produced in co-operation with Yourope and Virtual Festivals Europe, returns as a key opening event, this time at the larger Stadsschouwburg venue, where festival organisers from across the continent will gather to find out who’s won, and celebrate the achievements of the past 12 months at a special gala ceremony. The event builds on the success of the UK Festival Awards, which has been running since 2004. For more information, see www.festivalawards.com 

Popview Music Photography Competition:
In January 2011 the fourth edition of the Popview Music Photography Exhibition will take place at the Noorderlicht photo gallery in Groningen. Every year Popview showcases the artistic work of ten upcoming European music photographers and working together with EuroSonic Noorderslag the best photographer is presented the Lex van Rossen Award. With this award the organizers want to encourage young music photographers in Europe and winners from the past three years are Annie Hoogendoorn, Graham Smith and Tom Verbruggen. The Popview competition is open for all photographers under 35 years, please see www.popview.eu for more details. The deadline for entries is 1st October 2010.

Register for EuroSonic Noorderslag:
To attend Eurosonic Noorderslag as a conference delegate you need to be registered.  Registration rates go up as the event gets closer, so book early and save!  To register click here http://www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl/en/conference/about/register/ 

Rates & deadlines:
All Early Bird passes are sold out
Medium       € 235    register before 15 October
Late            € 275    register before 17 December
Walk-up      € 295    from 17 December onwards

Testimonials:
‘The best organized music conference on earth’ Folkert Koopmans, Fpk Scorpio, (DE)

‘The whole event is in the beautiful town of Groningen and has a great vibe that comes with all early shows in bands careers. It just so happened that after our show, some of the audience became fans and thus asked us to play on some of the festivals and shows that they book and that was very flattering. From that show we were allowed to discover some beautiful areas of Europe over the summer’. Charles Cave, White Lies (GB)

‘One of the most important platforms there is for bands looking to break into the Europeean Market’ Music Week (GB)

“At first we were a bit intimidated by the thought of playing mostly for industry people and we started worrying, but as soon as we started playing we realized that they are of course people too and like to dance and listen to music. The show ended up being incredibly fun with a jumping crowd and wet walls and sweaty dancers. We got offered to play at really nice festivals after this show and that made it even more worthwhile.” FM Belfast (IS)

‘Due to their gig at Eurosonic Noorderslag, The Megaphonic Thrift signed an European
booking deal with top agent Steve Zapp of ITB’. The Megaphonic Thrift (NO)

“Eurosonic is by far the most important European festival for people in the live music industry” Vegard Strømsodd, Amber Booking (NO)

‘The most important gathering in the European live music business calendar’ Pollstar (USA)

‘I found the conference extremely valuable. The delegates are valuable connections in the
European music business. The showcase artists were top notch. Best of all is the proximity of the venues to each other, allowing the delegates to see a huge variety of music in one night.’ Tom Windish, The Windish Agency (USA)

Additional event info: 
Eurosonic Noorderslag is Europe’s most important live music industry conference and showcase festival for European talent. With over 2800 delegates, showcases by 260 artists and a conference with 100 panels, keynote speakers, interviews and meetings, EuroSonic Noorderslag is the key exchange and networking platform for European music, European artists, international music industry professionals and organizations.

2011 is the events 25th birthday and as Eurosonic Noorderslag focuses each edition on a different European country, featuring performances by the best artists and organizing panels about the specifics of that market, it only felt natural to do the 2011 focus on The Netherlands.

Wednesday 12: The European Festival Awards / The European Border Breakers Awards
Thursday 13: Eurosonic Festival and Conference
Friday 14: Eurosonic Festival and Conference
Saturday 15: Noorderslag Festival and Conference

Eurosonic festival presents a broad variety of the best European talent throughout the city of Groningen. Being the largest European showcase festival in Europe, EuroSonic Noorderslag is the most important platform for new European talent. With the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Yourope and Network Europe giving additional exposure to the performing artists, EuroSonic Noorderslag plays a vital role in the development and circulation of talent in Europe and beyond. Instrumental in this circulation is our own ETEP (European Talent Exchange Program). Since the start of the ETEP program in 2003 a total of 1145 shows by 418 European artists were presented at the 60 ETEP festivals (2003 – 2010) www.etep.nl.

Noorderslag festival has been the main barometer of Dutch pop music for 24 years. 
On Saturday 15 January, Noorderslag presents the very best Dutch acts in every genre, from hip-hop and urban to pop music, avant-garde, dance, alternative and everything in between. 

Conference: During the three day conference over 100 panels and meetings will address the current developments and state of affairs within the European music industry, focusing on European music, touring, festivals, the (live) music industry and media developments. The conference also features industry meetings by: Yourope, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), European Talent Exchange Program (ETEP), The European Export Office(s) and Network Europe.

Awards: Eurosonic Noorderslag is the proud home of various awards ceremonies such as The European Border Breakers Award, The European Festivals Awards, The Interactive Award and more. In 2010 The show of the European Border Breakers Awards 2010, presented by TV legend Jools Holland, will be broadcasted on TV in 12 different European countries.

International media coverage: Eurosonic Noorderslag receives international coverage in Europe and beyond, working closely with European media to give more exposure to the performing artists. During 2009, a total of 334 artist performances were broadcast on 21 European Broadcasting Union radio stations. With the EBU group firmly behind the festival, radio shows containing EuroSonic and Noorderslag concerts will reach out as far as Eastern and Southern Europe and beyond…an audience of millions.

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool presents Chazzstock

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At this dark time, OU EST LE SWIMMING POOL and friends have rallied around to present CHAZZSTOCK, an evening put on by friends and family to celebrate his life and achievements. The line up consists of many of the bands friends who will each cover a track from OU EST LE SWIMMING POOL’S forthcoming album THE GOLDEN YEAR followed by some of their own music. With some serious heavyweights already confirmed on the bill, CHAZZSTOCK is already looking more like a festival than a gig.

One of the band’s most vocal supporters EDDY TEMPLE MORRIS (XFM) will be hosting the event. He will be joined on the decks by KISSY SELL OUT (RADIO 1) alongside performances from THE KOOKS, MR HUDSON, MAN LIKE ME, NAT JENKINS, MPHO, TRIBES, DAISY DARES YOU, JAY JAY PISTOLET and many more still TBC. CHAZZSTOCK will be the official send-off the man deserves. We are expecting a lot more announcements of acts, so please check the website for full details.

Advance Tickets go on sale for £10 and can be purchased from GIGANTIC.COM and TICKETWEB.COM. All proceeds will go to MIND the UK’s leading charity for Mental Health support who work towards improve the quality of life of people who experience mental or emotional distress. Mind offers a range of services for people with experience of mental distress, their carers and mental health professionals providing information, advice and support.
OU EST LE SWIMMING POOL’S debut album THE GOLDEN YEAR will be released worldwide on 3RD OCTOBER.

MORE INFO:
www.myspace.com/ouestleswimmingpool
www.mind.org.uk/
www.koko.uk.com

Listings and further info on Mind below, for more info contact:

FULL LISTINGS INFO:
Name: Ou Est Le Swimming Pool Presents: ChazzStock
Line Up: Kooks, Man Like Me, Nat Jenkins, Mpho, Tribes, Daisy Dares You, Jay Jay Pistolet and Mr. Hudson + more TBA
Venue: Koko, 1a Camden High Street, London NW1 7JE, 0870 432 5527
Date / Time: Monday 4th October
Cost: £10 in advance from ticketweb, gigantic, crowdsurge
More info: koko.uk.com / myspace.com/ouestleswimmingpool
Music Policy: Electro / Pop / House

Amsterdam Dance Event final program

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Fifteenth edition breaks records with 165 events taking place at 44 venues

The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world’s leading international conference and festival for electronic music is excited to announce a record breaking line up for the 15th anniversary edition, with 165 events are taking place at 44 different stages around Amsterdam. Taking place from 20 to 23 October, ADE expects 2.500 conference delegates and 100.000 festival visitors from all around the world to descend on the city of Amsterdam during the four-day event.

Already crammed with a multitude of artists, newly confirmed acts for the festival program include; Kevin Saunderson (US), Fedde Le Grand (NL), Martin Solveig (FR), Paul Kalkbrenner (DE), Carl Craig (US), The Martinez Brothers (US), Sébastien Léger (FR), Todd Terry (US), Kaskade (US), Ron Carroll (GB), John Acquaviva (CA), Chocolate Puma (NL), DJ Pierre (US), Nobody Beats The Drum (NL), Stacey Pullen (US), Marco V (NL), Gene Farris (US), Seamus Haji (GB), C-Mon & Kypski (NL), Mark Knight (GB), Robert Owens (GB), Secret Cinema (NL), Josh Gabriel (US), Peter Horrevorts (NL), Tomcraft (DE) and Goose (BE) the festival program is complete. In total 700 DJs/Acts are scheduled to play at the ADE.

Amongst the earlier announced acts are: Kelis (US), Armin van Buuren (NL), Sven Väth (DE), Chuckie (NL), Dave Clarke (GB), Sasha (GB), Paul van Dyk (DE), Roger Sanchez (US), Joris Voorn (NL), Daniel Haaksman (DE), Boys Noize (DE), Dubfire (US), Richie Hawtin (CA), M.A.N.D.Y. (DE), Riva Star (IT), Adam Beyer (SE), Ida Engberg (SE), Steve Bug (DE), Josh Wink (US), Markus Schulz (DE), Ferry Corsten (NL), Jeff Mills (US), Afrojack (NL), Chris Liebing (DE), Goldfish live (SA), Joost van Bellen (NL), Moodymann (US), Derrick May (US), Sander Kleinenberg (NL), Boemklatsch (NL) , Juan Atkins (US), Ellen Allien (DE), Dr. Lektroluv (BE), Shinedoe (NL), Don Diablo (NL), Flying Lotus (US), Monika Kruse (DE), Nick Warren (GB), Karotte (DE), Radio Slave aka The Machine (DE), Ryan Marciano & Sunnery James (NL), Girl Unit (GB), DJ Yellow (FR), Live: Hercules & Love Affair (US), Live: Tensnake (DE), Boris Werner (NL), Live: Redshape (DE), Dixon (DE), Melon (NL), Sasha Funke (DE), KINK live (BG), Terry Toner (NL) and Paul Harris (GB).

A full list of acts performing at the ADE can be found on www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl

During the ADE 2010 a record number of 44 different venues are participating in th festival program, including Air, Bimhuis, Bitterzoet, Boom Chicago, Canvas, Club 8,Club Home, Club NL, Escape, Flex Bar, Hotel Arena, Jimmy Woo, Little Buddha Amsterdam, Melkweg, NDSM, Ocean Diva, Odeon, OnefourOne, OT310, Panama, Paradiso, Passenger Terminal Amsterdam, The Powerzone, Pureliner, Rain, Studio / K, Studio 80, Sugar Factory, Supperclub, Trouw, WesterUnie and Winston Kingdom. Together they have programmed a grand total of 165 events .

In the last fifteen years the ADE has become the most important event for electronic music worldwide.
“In the past fifteen years ADE has proved that the Netherlands and Amsterdam in particular offers the best in electronic music. We are proud on the international involvement of the scene and also the fact that this is possible in city like Amsterdam. Now we have more stages this year we can ensure even a better mix of emerging talents and established names. One thing is certain: Amsterdam will be the epicenter of dance music for four days long”. says organiser Richard Zijlma.
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is organized by the Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation, an initiative of Buma.

For more information and tickets: www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl

Bestival Weather Forecast

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We have the latest Met Office weather widget up on the site.  This weather forecast is continually updated so bookmark this page or come back to the site to get the latest weather update for Bestival. 

Liverpool Music Week – First acts announced

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One of the headline acts for this year’s Liverpool Music Week, is one of the world’s most iconic electronic acts LEFTFIELD who close the 2010 festival at Liverpool University.  After a series of outstanding summer festival performances Neil Barnes returns with a new live show.  The band who trailblazed their unique sound in the early 90’s and took John Lydon back to the top of the charts, are back after over a decade.   Leftfield’s debut album ‘Leftfism’ was voted ‘one of the greatest albums of all time’ by Q Magazine, and their follow up album ‘Rhythm & Stealth’ went to Number 1 spawning the techno anthem ‘Phat Planet’.

 
Another of this year’s headline acts will be CHASE & STATUS, after a hugely successful outing at this year’s summer festivals. Currently celebrating the release of their latest hit single “Let You Go”, from their forthcoming (and yet to be titled) 3rdalbum, they headline the o2 Academy on Saturday 13th November.  
 
Another act confirmed for LMW 2010 is the highly acclaimed EFTERKLANG who have recently released their third album entitled Magic Chairs on 4AD. This will be the bands Liverpool debut, and will be flying in from Copenhagen especially to perform during LMW at o2 Academy on Sunday 7th November.
 
 

DAN LE SAC VS SCROOBIUS PIP is the next act to be announced for this year’s festival. Since their Liverpool debut at Liverpool Music Week 2007, they have gone on to become one of the best known names in revolutionary new music. On the back of a blistering festival run and their second critically acclaimed album, ‘Le Sac v Pip’ will take on their biggest Liverpool show yet at o2 Academy on Wednesday 3rd November.

 

 

 

 

 

Further hip hop & electronic beats will come in the form of improvisation sensationBEARDYMAN. Having won the UK beatboxing championships twice in a row, winning best MC at the Breakspoll awards, will make his LMW debut on the opening night of this year’s festival at the Stanley Theatre on Friday 29th October.

 

 

 

 

 

Two other acts to play shows at the Stanley Theatre are HADOUKEN and K’NAAN. A huge favourite in the city, dance-rock-ravers Hadouken will follow on from their second album ‘For the Masses’, and make their LMW debut on the Saturday 30thOctober. 

 

 

 

 

Somali poet & rapper K’naan will make his much anticipated city debut following his huge summer hit Waving Flag, (the official song of the 2010 World Cup) and is touring his new groundbreaking album Troubador, hitting Liverpool on Saturday 13thNovember.
 
 

Liverpool Music Week began in 2003 and over the last 8 years has gone onto become a nationally recognised event and highlight of the music calendar.  Resulting in Liverpool Music Week becoming the UK’s biggest indoor winter music festival, a musical showcase that features big name acts and gives a performance platform for fresh emerging talent, a number of which have gone on to reach nationwide success.  Last years event attracted a record breaking 65,000 people to the city and is a combination of free and ticketed shows.   The winning format returns in 2010 to stage over 80 events and play host to over 400 live bands. 

 

 

 

 

LMW Director and founder Mike Deane said: “As we head into our 8th festival, there have been several landmark announcements, but in particular it’s been a serious long-term ambition for me to see Leftfield on the line-up for Liverpool Music Week. We’re also really pleased to have persuaded Efterklang to make their Liverpool debut. They will be flying in especially to play the festival. These are just the first of several exciting announcements for Liverpool Music Week 2010.”

 

 
 

DATES ANNOUNCED SO FAR:-

 

 

 

Leftfield

 

Thursday 25th November
Liverpool University (Mountford Hall)
£24+BF / Age: 14+ / Doors: 7.00pm
 

 

 

 

Chase & Status

 

Saturday 13th November
02 Academy Liverpool (Main Room)
£14+BF / Age: 14+ / Doors: 7.30pm
 
 

Efterklang

 

Sunday 7th November
02 Academy Liverpool (Main Room)
£10.00+BF  / Age: 14+ / Doors: 8.00pm
 

 

 

 

Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip

 

Wednesday 3rd November
02 Academy Liverpool (Main Room)
£14.50+BF  / Age: 14+ / Doors: 7.30pm
 
 

Beardyman

 

Friday 29th October
Liverpool University (Stanley Theatre)
£10.00+BF / Age:  14+ / Doors:  7.30pm
 

 

 

 

Hadouken

 

Saturday 30th October
Liverpool University (Stanley Theatre)
£12.50+BF / Age:  14+ / Doors:  7.30pm
 
 

K’naan

 

Saturday 13th November
Liverpool University (Stanley Theatre)
£12.50+BF / Age:  14+ / Doors:  7.30pm
 
Tickets available from www.ticketline.co.uk / Tel: 0844 888 4401.  More acts to be announced over the coming months.  

Only 8 days till Bestival!

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Straight from Bestival HQ here is the latest:
 
“With Bestival just around the corner we’re counting down to the 2010 Year of the Fantastic. This week’s been nuts – we’ve launched our new registered charity The Bestival Foundation with our ‘Adopt A Bottle’ scheme which will see every Isle of Wight schoolchild aged Under 16 presented with a free Josie da Bank designed fully recycled water bottle. This is part of a 3 year programme run in conjunction with the Footprint Trust that will teach local Isle of Wight schoolchildren about saving water with a series of fun workshops and help move local schools towards their eco-school goal.

Rob da Bank commented about the launch of The Bestival Foundation; “We’re chuffed and proud to announce the creation of The Bestival Foundation as a way of giving something back to worthwhile causes. To kick off we’re focusing on a 3 year plan to support schools across the Isle of Wight giving young ‘uns a free recycled bottle to get them thinking about water saving and water usage, which is an important issue for the local Island community and beyond.”

As well as good deeds aplenty we are also very pleased to announce the comedy line up for Bestival’s Year of the Fantastic as programmed by GetComedy.com will include a veritable smorgasbord of side-splitters including Rufus Hound, Andrew Maxwell , Craig Campbell, Andre Vincent, Tiffany Stevenson, Chris Cox, Benny Boot, Eric Lampaert, Joel Dommett, Rob Beckett, Luke Benson, Pete Walsh, Lewis Costello, Barry Castgnola, Wayne Deakin, Colin Owens, Matt Kirshen, Tiernan Douieb and Paul McCaffrey. As well as all the comedy you’ll be able to prod your brain with the Fashionable Pub Quiz or the Sound Familiar Music Quiz. Delight in the fabulous cabaret stars Frisky and Mannish, Agent Lynch and the one-man theatrics of Bane. Get messy with Underground Rebel Bingo, jive to the Correspondents on Saturday and don your headphones at the witching hour for the DJ battles of the epic Silent Disco.

Continuing our people power vibes at Bestival 2010 we’re giving you the chance to shine like the star you are at the Cabaret tent with Whose Talent Is It Anyway? For the first time we are opening our sparkly curtains to the ultimate talent show where you, yes you, are the stars of the show. Whether you can warble like Whitney, shake it like Shakira or pull a disco bunny out of the hat, we need you. If you have the sexy-factor bring yourself, your talent and your friends and put it to the test. All talents are welcome! We will be signing up starlets from Midday on Friday 10th September and early arrival is advised as we expect gargantuan X-Factor style queues. Shows will take place at 1.15pm and 2.45pm. Your hosts will be the fabulous ladies The White One and The Brown One. Fairy Tash will be keeping score and the delectable Delilah will be on the decks. The winner of Whose Talent Is It Anyway will get a coveted slot to perform on the Plugged In Solar-Powered Bestival Bandstand in the Tomorrow’s World Field later in the weekend!

We can also let you know that anyone who needs a place to take a breather from the festival mayhem is very welcome to chill at SingStar’s Cocktails & Dreams tent where you’ll be able to grab a cocktail created by one of their specialist mixologists, then sit back and chill with your mates under the open sky – Cocktails & Dreams has a retractable roof – or, if the mood takes you, release your inner legend with some vocal action on stage or, if you’re a bit shy in one of the private SingStar booths. After the sun sets the party SingStar party really kicks off, with resident DJ’s, MC’s and surprise special guests keeping things going well into the night with appearance from super-special guests Vanilla Ice, Limahl from Kajagoogoo, Katrina from Katrina and the Waves and The Cuban Brothers, Peter Frank Raooowsht and Halifax Hospital radio legend Barry Peters – make sure you don’t miss out.

We have some very important practical info about this year’s Bestival for you, starting with a word from Rob da Bank: ‘I don’t wanna sound like Constable da Bank but entrance is gonna be v. strict on under 18s travelling solo and in groups… the rules are below just so we don’t get anyone saying we didn’t spell it out. Evenin’ all‘.

And here are those rules: All persons under the age of 18 must be accompanied at the festival by a parent or guardian over the age of 21. Plus, no more than four under 18s are allowed per parent or guardian. If you are lucky enough to look under 21 you might be asked for ID at the entrance and at bars as part of the Challenge 21 initiative – so please bring photo ID with you.

As we’ve had a bit of a site move around, we have some very important new Bestival travel info that you need to be aware of so please read this. We have moved the main camping car parks this year so please look out for and follow the ‘CAMPING CAR PARK’ signs as you approach the festival. Campervans will be in the same place as 2009. Please follow sign for ‘CAMPERVANS’. All Tipi Field / Boutique campers – please look out for ‘BOUTIQUE CAMPING’ signs so you know where to park for easiest access. We are working closely with both Red Funnel and Wightlink ferry companies to reduce congestion at the ports on Monday. You must help to play your part by turning up for your scheduled ferry on time, but NO EARLIER THAN 1 HOUR BEFORE YOUR FERRY TIME – THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! There will be NO SHUTTLE BUSES AT THE ROBIN HILL ENTRANCE this year, this area will be for TAXIS AND DROP OFFS / PICK UPS, BESTIVAL DIRECT COACHES and BIG LEMON COACHES only.SHUTTLE BUSES (from the ferry ports and island towns) will now be dropping off and picking up very near to the main entrance to the campsites. We have moved this to give us lots more space to hold more buses on Monday.

When you are arriving and, more importantly, when you are leaving Bestival, please stay tuned in to BESTIVAL FM on 87.7FM to get the latest traffic and travel info.

Lastly, we are very pleased to announce that Bestival will be on TV, so if you missed out on tickets or, are coming along and want to relieve your Year of the Fantastic you’ll be able to catch all the action as Channel 4 will be showing a 60 minute Music on 4 special and a half hour T4 special both on Sunday 19th September plus there will be four 15-minute artist specials to keep an eye out for!”

Lots more info at www.bestival.net

 

Set Time Infomation for South West Four / SW4

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Taken from the South West Four website:

“With so much to cram into an amazing weekend, there are great acts playing from start to finish. On the Saturday trance comes thick and fast in The Gallery arena as soon as the gates open with Jerome Isma-Ae on at 1pm followed by UK sensation Gareth Emery. Be in the Toolroom Knights arena before 2pm and check out Dave Spoon before the fantastic Dirty South takes to the stage. Take your place in the Bedrock Worldwide arena by 3pm to see Joris Voorn who follows a two hour set from Mutant Clan (Timo Maas & Santos). Over on the Kiss Main Stage, Alex Metric performs Live at 1pm before a special afternoon set from Pete Tong.

On Sunday Ed Banger Records leading lady Uffie takes to the main stage on Sunday at 1pm with the much anticipated performance from Salt N Pepa at 3pm. For those who can’t see M.A.N.D.Y. at the official SW4 after party should catch them at 1pm followed by Dubfire. All you Boys Noize Records fans out there should make sure you check out the labels up and coming artists as they take to the stage from the moment the arena opens. The arena will be closed by Erol Alkan and Boys Noize from 5.30pm to 8pm. The first lady of dubstep Mary Anne Hobbs plays the Together stage at 1pm before Plastician, with Skream & Benga on at 3pm before they head to Reading festival to perform as Magnetic Man. And speaking of Reading festival, look out for a very special surprise appearance from one of their headliners as they join Steve Aoki on the main stage at 3.45pm.“

South West Four opens its doors at 12pm sharp and closes at 9pm both Saturday and Sunday.  Get there early and make the most of the day.

Look out for the Summer Festival Guide photographers, they will be there snapping away for the sites photo gallery.

As this stage the weather looks like its gonna hold up, there is no indication of rain and we are looking at a high of 21 degrees, see you lot tomorrow!

South West Four (SW4) Completely SOLD OUT

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If you have missed out on these, make sure you’re a part of our official after-parties at the world famous Ministry of Sound. Saturday’s after party sees Pete Tong take over with his Wonderland showcase, at which he’ll be joined by Toolroom Records boss Mark Knight. On Sunday, we welcome London tech-house legends Layo & Bushwacka!, who play the Ministry for the very first time, where they’ll be joined by the fantastic M.A.N.D.Y. and Matthew Dear. Tickets are available from ticketmaster.co.uk. 
 
SW4 2010 BROADCAST LIVE ON B@TV
South West Four is the sell-out event of the summer, boasting the biggest dance music line up seen in London this year. If you didn’t snap up a ticket, then make sure you check out B@TV (www.be-at.tv) as the website invites music fans across the world to tune in for a weekend of LIVE festival action from Clapham Common. B@TV (the world’s largest online community for electronic music) will be broadcasting LIVE from South West Four, a first for the festival and a first for headliners Carl Cox & Fatboy Slim. Music fans all over the world can bring the Weekender into their living room or from their i-phone or blackberry.
 
Helping workers beat the Bank Holiday hangover, B@TV will present its on-demand coverage of South West Four from Tuesday 31st August including exclusive sets from Adam Beyer, Benny Benassi, Laidback Luke, Mark Knight and Pete Tong… to name a few. And if two days of partying isn’t enough, B@TV has the technology to keep South West Four alive long after the gates close. Unique video tagging means festival-goers can personalise content, creating virals of their experiences to share and show off via facebook, twitter and Youtube.
 
THE LIVE LINEUP ON WWW.BE-AT.TV:
Saturday 28th Aug from 3pm: Judge Jules, Sander Van Doorn & Paul Oakenfold
Sunday 29th Aug from 3pm: Layo & Bushwacka!, Carl Cox & Fatboy Slim
 
Available Tuesday 31st Aug: Adam Beyer, Benny Benassi, Laidback Luke, Mark Knight and Pete Tong
 
FATBOY SLIM VIDEO MESSAGE!
THIS SUNDAY Fatboy Slim graces the glorious green grass of Clapham Common once again as he plays the closing set at SW4 2010. Playing on his Southern Fried Records main stage alongside Salt N Pepa, Armand van Helden, Zane Lowe, Steve Aoki, Herve Kissy Sell Out and many more this is history in the making!We caught up with Norman for a chat about his preparations and for a sneaky peak at the fantastic visuals we can expect as part of his performance.
 
CHECK OUT THE FATBOY SLIM PROMO VIDEO HERE:

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