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The A-Z of Camp Bestival 2010
A. Acrobatics There will be plenty of acrobatics on display from Zippo’s Festival Circus, the Roundhouse Circus Company, the Insect Circus and the Big Top Mania Crew.
B. Boutique Babysitting The Kids Club under Canvas gives you the chance to have a care-free few hours whilst the kids have a blast.
C. Cabanas Why not hire one (for a Birthday Party, family picnic or a surprise treat) and check out the main stage in super slick style? The ultimate, intimate VIP area, the Kids can have a kip in luxury out the back while you bop to the Castle Stage’s musical delights.
D. Bill Drummond/The 17 Become a member of The17: Bill Drummond’s (KLF, Timelords etc) choir. In this exclusive UK appearance, Bill will work with 10 groups of 17 people to record one of his scores. These will be combined and played back to the entire audience at Camp Bestival on Sunday night. Sign up at the Sunday Best tent on site and get involved!
E. East Lulworth Literary Institute A feast of food for your brains, from Spoken Word and Poetry to How To sessions with William Orbit and Andrea Arnold and The Hip Hop Shakespeare Company there’s something for all the family. And don’t forget you can head to the Penguin Children’s Book Tent for some story time fun.
F. Fairy Tale Fancy Dress Whether you make your own costume or check out Smiffy’s and the Dressing Up Area on site, make sure you join in on Saturday, as we turn Lulworth Castle into a magical land of make believe.
(NB: the main Fancy Dress day will be Saturday and not Sunday as previously announced, although by all means get dressed up on both days!)
G. The Gruffalo We’ve got two showings of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s award winning story performed by Tall Stories whose unique brand of physical story theatre has taken them around the world. The show will bring to life the amazing story of the clever Mouse’s journey through the forest as he beguiles the creatures who’d like to eat him with tales of his friend the Gruffalo’s terrible tusks and terrible claws, until he encounters the Gruffalo’s terrible teeth in his terrible jaws for himself. Don’t miss it.
H. The House of Fairy Tales A fun-filled parallel world created by renowned artists Deborah Curtis and Gavin Turk that will keep you entertained for hours.
I. Isle of Boden A brand new area where you can catch Howard Marks and Billy Bragg reading bedtime stories, attend the School of Rock and catch DJ Sets from the likes of Zero 7, Friendly Fires, DJ Yoda, Suggs and Rob da Bank.
J. Jousting Don’t miss the Knights of Lulworth Castle, performed by Horses Impossible, clashing lances and dodging burning maces. It’s a truly amazing spectacle.
K. Kids Garden This year it’s double the size and double the fun with a treasure trove of good stuff to keep the little’uns happy all day long.
L. Lulworth Castle The picturesque backdrop to a magical weekend!
M. Music! As you’d expect we’ve got a veritable smörgåsbord of aural treats from Friendly Fires, Madness, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Calvin Harris, Chipmunk, The Human League, The Fall and The Cuban Brothers to Annie Mac, DJ Yoda, Mr Scruff, The Nextmen featuring MC Wrec, DJ Derek, Sombrero Sound System and Fear of Theydon, every angle is covered.
N. New stuff There’s loads of new things to check out at Camp Bestival 2010, from the Freestyle Sports Park and Johnson’s Baby Change Garden to Hendrick’s Horseless Carriage of Curiosities and SingStar’s Cocktail & Dreams arena where you can sing your heart out alongside special performances from 80s heroes including T’Pau’s Carol Decker and the original Bucks Fizz.
O. Over 100 free things for kids to do From three appearances from Mr Tumble and tap dancing lessons to making balloon animals and learning about science the fun way with Punk Science, there’s so much to do.
P. Parcour Be amazed by the freestyle running displays at the Freestyle Sports Park, you can also catch skateboard and BMX displays and if you bring your board or bike you can even have a go.
Q. Queues! There won’t be many at Camp Bestival as we’ve added lots more facilities including food stalls and toilets to make sure you spend most of your time having fun.
R. River Cottage Café Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s incredible food-spot that proved a huge hit last year with its delicious food and nettle beer! Plus we have plenty of other gastronomically good food with loads of lovely concessions at Camp Bestival offering everything from The Grill’s BBQ Breakfasts and The Sea Cow’s mouth-wateringly fresh Fish & Chips to the Flaming Cactus’s great Latino food and Pure Pie’s finest hand-made pies, you won’t want for anything
S. Son et Lumiere Our staggering fireworks finale that has to be seen to be believed.
T. Travel We hope you use a green method of transport like Big Green Coach Travel that provides hassle free travel to Camp Bestival and back from 8 destinations around the UK, check www.biggreencoach.co.uk/
U. Unicorn Kid is just one of the Bestival Residents that also include Greg Wilson, Jack Beats, Joy Orbison, Beth Jeans Houghton, Woon, Jaguar Skills, Charli XCX and Let’s Go Crazy.
V. Videopia You could be the star of Videopia’s newest miniature masterpiece which, for Camp Bestival, will be a makeshift remake of Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory.
X. Xylophone We reckon at least one band will have one. Check them all out and see if we’re right!
Y. You Well, it just wouldn’t be the same with out you!
Z. Zen What you can expect to feel after a trip Heavenly Healing. Pre-book your treatment now
There’s only 26 letter in the alphabet and we’ve got loads more things to do than that so for all the latest news remember to keep checking www.campbestival.net
FULL CAMP BESTIVAL LINE UP
Featuring English National Ballet /// Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage Cafe /// Mr Tumble /// The East Lulworth Literary Institute /// Zippo’s Festival Circus /// The House of Fairy Tales /// Bill Drummond/The17 /// Son et Lumiere /// Boutique Babysitting /// The Gruffalo (live) /// Freestyle Sports Park /// Fairy Tale Fancy Dress Theme /// The Hip-Hop Shakespeare Company /// Let’s Go Crazy /// The Tate Britain presents Rude Britannia: British Comic Art /// Operaupclose: La Boheme /// Simon Raymonde /// Videopia /// Jousting /// & fun and games for all the family!
Live music Friendly Fires /// Madness /// The Human League /// George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic /// Calvin Harris /// Chipmunk /// Marc Almond /// Billy Bragg /// Ellie Goulding /// Tinie Tempah /// The Blockheads /// Lee Scratch Perry /// The Fall /// The Cuban Brothers /// Tony da Gatorra Vs Gruff Rhys /// dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip /// Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick /// Stornoway /// David E. Sugar /// Hurts /// Hypnotic Brass Ensemble /// Brian Eno’s ‘Apollo’ performed by Icebreaker feat. BJ Cole /// Chas & His Band /// Example /// The Wurzels /// James Yorkston /// Beth Jeans Houghton /// Summer Camp /// Skinny Lister /// The Martin Harley Band /// Unicorn Kid /// Charli XCX /// Gold Panda /// Sound of Rum /// Countryside Alliance Crew /// Field Music /// Lucky Elephant /// Jim Moray /// Spindle & Wit /// Woon /// Kid Carpet /// Gentleman’s Dub Club /// Pete & The Pirates /// The Apples /// Nell Bryden /// Lissie /// Wolf Gang /// The Widowmaker /// The J-Cats /// Dulwich Ukulele Club /// Flux Ache /// Visions of Trees /// Cooly Haste /// The Boy Who Trapped The Sun /// Laura J Martin /// The Lost Brothers /// Colourmusic /// Chris Wood /// The Whiskey River Boys /// The Vagaband /// Big Black Cadillac /// Luke Anthony /// Soundbox Revue
DJs DJ Yoda /// Annie Mac Presents… /// Rob da Bank /// Greg Wilson /// Mr Scruff /// William Orbit /// Ragga Twins /// The Nextmen feat. MC Wrec /// DJ Derek /// Joker /// Zero 7 (Soul/Boogie DJ set) /// Jack Beats /// Jaguar Skills /// Mark Lamarr /// Joy Orbison /// Jakwob /// Balearic Brothers /// Barry Ashworth (Dub Pistols) /// Mistajam /// Cooly G /// L-Vis 1990 /// Boy 8-Bit /// Jonny Trunk /// Reverend Milo Speedwagon /// Sombrero Sound System /// Fear of Theydon /// Soft Rocks /// Tosh Ohta /// The Shellac Collective feat. DJ78, The Shellac Sisters, Greg’s Greats, Tip Tony Tunes, DJ Darren Harte, DJ SisaMo, DJ Swing Maniac & Tim Hellzapoppin /// Mix It Up DJs
Comedy Tim Minchin /// Rufus Hound /// Andrew Maxwell /// Jim Jefferies /// Marcus Brigstocke /// Andre Vincent /// Carl Donnelly /// Craig Campbell /// Papa CJ /// Mitch Benn /// Rob Rouse /// Matt Kirshen /// Pete Cain /// Tiernan Douieb /// Tiffany Stevenson /// Tim Fitzhigham
Spoken Word Scroobius Pip /// Kate Tempest /// David J /// Ventriloquist /// Chris Hicks /// Tim Clare /// Ross Sutherland /// Dizraeli /// Sarah Olowofoyeku /// Poem Inbetween People
Author Readings Laura Dockrill /// Kirsty Robinson /// Richard Milward /// Rachel Newsome /// Ned Beauman /// Hugh Warwick /// Jon Ronson /// Gavin Pretorpinney /// Ben Crystal and Adam Russ /// Chris Killen /// Bookslam
Plus Gideon Reeling in the Dingly Dell /// Andrea Arnold ‘How to be a film director’ /// William Orbit ‘How to be a record producer’ /// Simon Raymonde ‘How to run a record label’ /// Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall ‘How To Be a Chef’ /// Gavin Turk ‘How to be an Artist’ /// DJ Derek ‘How to be DJ Derek’ /// Charlie Higson ‘Prepare to be scared!’ /// Roundhouse Circus, Theatre, Cabaret and Poetry Collectives /// School of Life talks /// The Tate presents ‘Funny Art’ with Cedar Lewisohn /// Tangled Feet Confessional Box /// Small Steps Documentary /// Chapter of My Life /// Bane /// Dead Poets Society
CAMP BESTIVAL 2010 TICKET INFORMATION
Ticketline: www.ticketline.co.uk/camp-
Adult Weekend Ticket – £155 (inc. camping)
Student Weekend Ticket – £145 (inc. camping)
Age 11 to 17 Weekend Ticket – £77.50 (inc. camping)
Age 10 & Under Weekend Ticket – FREE (inc. camping)
Campervan Ticket – £60 (per vehicle)
Jay Electronica joins the Lovebox Lineup
As Lovebox approaches this weekend, the addition of Jay Electronica makes this even bigger that it was before. Jay wil be joining Dizzee Rascal, Roxy Music and Grace Jones as well as Elle Goulding, Hot Chip, Paloma Faith and alot more.
FRIDAY‘s after party in association with Mega Mega Mega, will see the Count & Sindenjoining the party, whilst Brodinski will be dusting himself off for another round following his appearance at the festival, along with French whizz-kid Surkin and local boy Harry James plus a DJ set from Mystery Jets.
SATURDAY‘s after party, in association with Magic and Medicine, will have a Germanic flavour with the appearance of Seth Troxler and Dixon (Innervisions); while Azari & III who were responsible for one of our favourite house tracks of ’09 (Reckless With Your Love) will repping the other side of the pond. Finally, where would any Lovebox party be without Lovebox soldiersHot Blood and their trusted understudy and Jaded resident Mouj?
SUNDAY sees us switch operations over to Fabric for the Official Lovebox After Party presented by Wet Yourself and Trailer Trash. Making full use of all of Fabric’s 3 rooms and sound systems. An exclusive live performance from GAISER from Richie Hawtin’s m-nus label for an exclusive live performance, alongside DJ sets from the 2 Bears house legend Larry Heard who will be heading over from the park after their earlier Festival sets.
L.E.D Festival announces Pump up the Volume area and more…
To celebrate PUMP UP THE VOLUME hosting their own time transporting VIP arena on Saturday 28th August, beaming us to the 90’s when the noise levels hit 1.21 Gigawatts, L.E.D are encouraging all festival goers to dig out their 90’s clobber and fully submerge themselves into the 90’s! Those with the best outfits will win an upgrade for them and their mates into the exclusive PUMP UP THE VOLUME VIP Arena . So if you want to dress to impress make sure your jeans are baggy, your tops are cropped and t-shirts carry a smile.
PUMP UP THE VOLUME has already received acclaim as the new night about town, holding sporadic parties at Visions in Dalston and with some awesome warehouse bashes in the pipeline too.
If you’re bored of the 80’s revival and want to remember that last decade of the 20th Century before everything went all ‘digital and download’ then PUMP UP THE VOLUME is the place to be. Hear records by the likes of TLC, Altern 8, Whitney Houston, Rhythm is Rhythm, Bizzare Inc, En Vogue, Jazzy Jeff, Lucy Pearl, Vanilla Ice, Gang Starr, Madonna, Q Tip and a whole lot more.
To hear what it’s all about check out the ‘radical’ 90s mix from the gorgeous Pump Up The Volume residents Minkioni and Naomiiii! http://soundcloud.com/pump-up-the-volume/pump-up-the-volume-mix
Tickets on sale now: For further information please go to: www.ledfestival.net.
Friday 27th August Bank Holiday Weekend
David Guetta
Soulwax
Calvin Harris
Axwell ‘Heart Show’
Sebastian Ingrosso
Tiga
Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77
Audio Bullys
Afrojack
Zombie Nation (Live)
Kim Fai
AN21
Boy 8-Bit
Max Vangeli
Ocelot
Azari & III
Phil Faversham
Dean Rigg
Sarah Louise
Nathan Lee
Dean Oram on Percussion
Annie on Sax
More names TBA
Saturday 28th August Bank Holiday Weekend
Leftfield
Goldfrapp
Friendly Fires
Special Guest: Aphex Twin
Annie Mac
Sub Focus
Professor Green
Boy Better Know
Die Antwoord
Shy FX
Zinc
Pump up the Volume All Stars
More Names TBA
L.E.D FESTIVAL 2010 TICKET PRICES AND INFORMATION:
Friday 27th & Saturday 28th August Bank Holiday Weekend
Victoria Park, London, Info: www.ledfestival.net
Tickets on sale NOW:
www.ticketmaster.co.uk / Tel: 08444 775 775
www.seetickets.com / Tel: 0871 230 1097
www.ticketline.co.uk / Tel: 0870 444 5556
www.viewlondon.co.uk
www.gigantic.com
www.dontstayin.com
www.lastminute.com
www.datatransmission.co.uk
http://hmv.com
Tickets:
Friday – £40.00 +BF / Student: £37.00+BF
Saturday – £40.00+BF / Student: £37.00+BF
2 Day – £70.00 +BF / Student: £56.00+NF
VIP Tickets available through limited agents only please go to:-
www.ledfestival.net for details
Day VIP – £85.00 +BF
2 Day VIP – £150.00 +BF
Opening Times:
Friday – Doors 2pm – 10.45pm
Saturday – Doors 12pm – 10.45pm
Last Admittance – 9.30pm
LED Festival is an 18 plus event.
Latitude Festival Weather Forecast
As taken from the Met Office website this morning, the latest forecast is as follows:
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Cheryl Cole pulls out of V Festival
Cheryl Cole was set to headline The Arena stage on Saturday 21st August Hylands Park and 22nd August Weston Park.
The official statement from V Festival is below:
V Festival sadly informs fans that Cheryl Cole will no longer be performing at this year’s festival. Our thoughts are with Cheryl at this time and we wish her a quick return back to full health.
The Summer Festival Guide wishes Cheryl a quick recovery and we look forward to seeing her back on her feet performing again soon.
Headlining this years V Festival is Kings Of Leon and Kasabian, they are joined by David Guetta, The Prodigy, Groove Armada, Pet Shop Boys, Chase and Status and many more.
Interview with Lee Denny from LeeFest
SFG: When did you decide you wanted to run your own festival?
Lee: A big group of us were sitting in my garden in the summer of 2006 feeling pretty bored. My parents had gone away and said ‘no house parties’. When someone made a joke about running a festival in the back garden instead, we went for it! Haven’t looked back since.
SFG: What inspired you to start this festival and how did you go about starting Lee Fest?
Lee: The area we live in is real suburbia and there really isn’t much going on for kids around here. I guess we combined that boredom with our love for live music and came up with the perfect solution! In terms of starting it all we needed were a few local bands, lots of crates of beer, and a (very unsteady) wooden stage!
SFG: What was the very first act to play the first Lee Fest?
Lee: Tough to remember the first act of the first day, but i remember who played last – it was a band called Isobel which was a few of my mates – sadly they have split up now but that is a good lasting memory!!
SFG: Lee Fest a non-profit festival, what is your chosen charity and why?
Lee: For the last two years we have chosen to work with Kids Company. LeeFest is all about young people and the work they do with under privileged children in London is absolutely fantastic. When we first met with them it really clicked and they have been so supportive ever since.
SFG: What type of crowd can be expected at Lee Fest?
Lee: Our capacity this year is 2000 so let’s hope it’s a sell out! We’ve only got enough room for 500 campers though so make sure you get a ticket fast if you’re keen to camp.
SFG: From the lineup for 2010 who are you most looking forward to seeing and why?
Lee: I’m overwhelmed by our line-up this year, the two boys booking the bands have done such a great job. Obviously The Futureheads are a huge band so i can’t wait to see them on our stage. At the moment i’m listening to Johnny Foreigner a lot – they’ll be headlining in our live tent, and also Marcel Legane, who is one of our local acts and played a fantastic set last year.
SFG: Who is your dream headliner for future Lee Fests?
Lee: As a Beckenham boy himself, and a rock icon, it has to be David Bowie. Someone told me recently that he set up his own festival here when he was young – let’s hope he hears about leefest and comes along one day!
SFG: What do you enjoy most about Lee Fest?
Lee: Every year there is about a minute when I stop running around frantically during the headline act and just watch. That is the climax of so much hard work and it’s an incredible rush. To see a huge band entertaining hundereds of people on our own stage makes it all worth it.
SFG: What is the funniest thing you have seen at Lee Fest?
Lee: Last year a group of guys bought a blow up beer pong table! It went down very well – you have to spit table tennis tables into big beer glasses for points!
SFG: What is the worst thing you have seen / experienced at Lee Fest?
Lee: Luckily we’ve avoided any real disasters! Last year the hoplloways dressing room (which was in fact just a small gazebo, managed to fly away in the wind! That was pretty embarassing – at least they were all dressed!)
SFG: What would be your advice to up and coming events / festival promoters?
Lee: If you are driven to achieve something it will happen. Make sure you have a committed team working with you though, trying to do this on my own would not be possible!
And for good measure we threw in a couple of random questions!
SFG: What do you do when your not busy organising Lee Fest?
Lee: Somehow i managed to get a physics degree! And theatre, i love acting in and going to the theatre.
SFG: What is your favourite drink?
Lee: In the summer? Pimms.
SFG: What other festivals will you be heading to this year?
Lee: Lots hopefully! Secret garden party & green man are two i’m really looking forward to.
SFG: Sum up the BP Oil Leak in one word?
Lee: Slippery
Lee from LeeFest
See the lineup below for LeeFest 2010
T in the Park Weather Forecast
Below is the forecast for the weekend for the Kinross region where T in the Park takes place.
This Weather Widget is provided by the Met Office
Stage Times for Wireless Festival here
Times are subject to change:
Friday 2nd July 2010 | Saturday 3rd July 2010 | Sunday 4th July 2010 |
P!nk [ 20:30 – 22:15 ] The Ting Tings [ 19:10 – 20:00 ] Gossip [ 18:10 – 18:50 ] Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders [ 17:05 – 17:50 ] Bowling For Soup [ 16:00 – 16:45 ] | LCD Soundsystem [ 20:45 – 22:15 ] 2manydjs [ 18:45 – 20:15 ] Snoop Dogg [ 17:25 – 18:15 ] Missy Elliott [ 16:25 – 17:05 ] The Big Pink [ 15:30 – 16:05 ] Example [ 14:45 – 15:15 ] Phenomenal Handclap Band [ 14:00 – 14:30 ] | JAY-Z [ 20:45 – 22:15 ] Lily Allen [ 19:20 – 20:10 ] Friendly Fires [ 18:15 – 18:55 ] Slash [ 17:15 – 17:55 ] Chipmunk [ 16:10 – 16:50 ] Roll Deep [ 15:35 – 15:50 ] Mr Hudson [ 14:45 – 15:25 ] Bluey Robinson [ 14:00 – 14:30 ] |
The Temper Trap [ 19:30 – 20:20 ] Plan B [ 18:25 – 19:05 ] Hockey [ 17:30 – 18:05 ] Daisy Dares You [ 16:45 – 17:15 ] Bluey Robinson [ 16:00 – 16:30 ] | DJ Shadow [ 19:40 – 20:40 ] UNKLE [ 18:10 – 19:10 ] Jamie Lidell [ 17:00 – 17:40 ] Sub Focus [ 16:00 – 16:40 ] AutoKratz [ 15:00 – 15:40 ] Beatbullyz [ 14:00 – 14:40 ] | Chase & Status [ 19:45 – 20:35 ] Tinie Tempah [ 18:30 – 19:10 ] Wiley and Roll Deep [ 17:30 – 18:10 ] Professor Green [ 16:50 – 17:15 ] Wale [ 16:10 – 16:35 ] J Cole [ 15:25 – 15:50 ] DJ Blame [ 14:40 – 15:05 ] Fugative [ 14:00 – 14:25 ] DJ Yasmin [ Playing between sets ] |
I Blame Coco [ 18:45 – 19:20 ] The 88 [ 18:00 – 18:30 ] Ramona [ 17:15 – 17:45 ] My Toy Box [ 16:35 – 17:00 ] Alan Pownall [ 16:00 – 16:20 ] | Magnetic Man [ 19:40 – 20:40 ] New Young Pony Club [ 18:10 – 18:50 ] Darwin Deez [ 17:20 – 17:50 ] The Hundred In The Hands [ 16:30 – 17:00 ] Kids On Bridges [ 15:40 – 16:10 ] Diagram Of The Heart [ 14:50 – 15:20 ] Pretty Lights [ 14:00 – 14:30 ] | D12 [ 20:00 – 20:45 ] dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip [ 19:00 – 19:40 ] Talay Riley [ 18:20 – 18:40 ] Chiddy Bang [ 17:35 – 18:00 ] The Knux [ 16:40 – 17:15 ] McLean [ 16:00 – 16:25 ] Devlin [ 15:15 – 15:40 ] Hesta Prynn [ 14:35 – 15:00 ] Scorcher [ 14:00 – 14:20 ] |
Sunday Girl [ 20:00 – 20:30 ] Lizzy Pattinson [ 19:15 – 19:45 ] Nadine Shah [ 18:15 – 18:45 ] Jay and the Boys [ 17:30 – 18:00 ] Lawson [ 16:45 – 17:15 ] The Kush [ 16:00 – 16:30 ] | Lisa Mitchell [ 20:10 – 20:40 ] Kid Adrift [ 19:10 – 19:40 ] Lupen Crook [ 17:40 – 18:10 ] Justin Nozuka [ 16:40 – 17:10 ] | Pretty Lights [ 19:10 – 19:45 ] The Glitch Mob [ 18:10 – 18:30 ] Reece [ 17:15 – 17:35 ] Laura Steel [ 16:30 – 17:00 ] Eliza Doolittle [ 15:40 – 16:00 ] |
Weather forecast for Wireless Festival 2015
We have the latest weather forecast for this years Wireless Festival which takes place in London's Finsbury Park.
Friday: The sun is shining, hydrate with water, take your sunnies, caps and lather up with sunscreen!
Saturday: Another hot summer day, keep hydrated and try not to get sunburnt!
Sunday: Looking overcast but still very hot!
Below is the next 5 days forecast for London.
This Weather Widget is provided by the Met Office