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The festival season is almost upon us once again and there seems to be more choice Glade @ secret location, Berkshire, 18 – 20 July. Glade is the dance offshoot of
than ever with old favourites returning and new events springing up left, right and Glastonbury festival and it returns with its own festival for the fifth time. So far the
centre. Want to know where you should be spending your hard earned cash? Here’s line-up includes Dubfire, Jeff Mills, Pendulum, James Holden, Frequency 7, Autechre,
our 2008 festival guide... Utah Saints, Dub Pistols, Stanton Warriors, Slam Live, Daedelus, Plump DJ’s and
Aquasky. The location will be at the same venue it has always been held at. It’s a
Springeight @ Graz, Austria, 21 – 25 May.14 venues all over Graz, will host over 250 beautiful venue in Berkshire and full details of its precise location, if you don’t already
artists like Fabio, Bryan Gee, D-Bridge, A.I., Break, Lynx, Lowqui, Professor X, A-Trak, know, will be sent out with your tickets. Tickets for the weekend are £125 from www.
Busy P, Chateau Flight, DJ Mehdi, DJ Pierre, Dub Pistols, Fierce, Hot Chip, Josh Wink, gladefestival.com
Juan Atkins, Larry Heard, Luke Vibert, Marky & Stamina MC, Mr C, Rainer Trüby, Robert
Owens, Roni Size Reprazent, Sabre, SP:MC, Survival, Tayo, The Streets and XRS ft Camp Bestival @ Lulworth Castle, Dorset, 18 – 20 July. Bestival has spawned a new
Drumagick. www.springeight.at smaller sister festival called Camp Bestival. It’s a pretty diverse line-up as you would
expect, here are just a few confirmed acts: DJ Yoda, DJ Krust, Gilles Peterson, Rob da
Eristoff Tracks Urban Art Forms Festival @ Wiesen, Austria, May 29 - 31. 2008’s Bank, Dub Pistols Sound System, The Nextmen, Ross Allen. Go to www.campbestival.
edition runs at an extended location that now includes a new psytrance stage alongside net for more info.
the main, drum & bass and afterparty stages with over 100 DJs, live-acts and visual- MAY 23
artists performing. www.urbanartforms.com Global Gathering @ Long Marston Airfield, Stratford-upon-Avon, 25 - 26 July. The MAY 24
line-up for GG is absolutely massive as you would expect. Headlining the event are MAY 25
Escape into the Park @ Singleton Park, Swansea, June 14. Escape returns with Kanye West, Moby, Mark Ronson and some D&B names playing include Bryan G, DJ MAY 25
four arenas and one main music stage. The Raveology Arena will have Andy C, Andy, Nicky Blackmarket, Hazard, Brockie, Friction, Hype, Subfocus and Krust. For full MAY 30
Fabio, Friction, High Contrast, Hype, Fabio, Hazard, Ratpack, 23 DJ and DJ Active details go to www.globalgathering.co.uk
+ MCs Bassman, Dynamite, Magika, Skibadee, Trigga and Youngman. www.
escapefestival.com The Big Chill @ Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Hertfordshire, 1 – 3 August. The Big Chill
always have great line-ups (and usually weather too!) and this year is no exception with
Relentless Wakestock @ Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, 27 - 29 June The Mighty Boosh, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Thievery Corporation, Bill Bailey, Nitin Sawhney
and @ Abersoch, Cardigan Bay, North Wales, 4 – 6 July. Europe’s largest and most and Norman Jay just some of the highlights. www.bigchill.net
successful wakeboard music festival host two festivals this year: Abersoch boasts
stunning beaches with some incredible surf breaks, and the site at Blenheim Palace Sanctuary @ Matterley Bowl, Winchester, 8 - 9 August. Slammin’ Vinyl hold their
sits within the awe-inspiring Parkland next to picturesque lakes. The line-ups feature a second outdoor festival with outdoor stage, multiple big top arenas and two days
mixture of big rock and dance acts: Groove Armada, Mark Ronson, The Streets, Funeral of camping. The outdoor stage will feature the biggest names in dance music and
For A Friend, The Futureheads, Calvin Harris, Pendulum, Young Knives, Hadouken, Audio some of the organisations hosting the eight arenas over the weekend include True
Bullys, Lightspeed Champion, Friendly Fires, Jazzie B, Norman Jay and Brandon Block. Playaz, Hardcore Heaven, One Nation, Bionic Hardstyle, Fantazia, Slinky, Resonate
Weekend tickets are £85, weekend with camping tickets are £110, while day tickets are and New Nation. Weekend tickets are £60 and Saturday day tickets are £37.50. www.
£40 per day. www.wakestock.co.uk slamminvinyl.com
Blissfields @The Matterley Bowl, Winchester, 4 - 6 July.Blissfields won Best Bloom @ Seven Springs, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 8 - 10 August. Bloom has
Small Festival at the 2007 Festival Awards and 2008 sees it move to a new location. outgrown its old home and is moving in 2008. No line-up details were announced at the
With tickets priced at a wallet-friendly £60 for a full weekend pass with camping, time of going to press but if 2007 is anything to go by expect a strong dance music slant
its housewarming celebration will feature the likes of The Wonderstuff, Roni Size with plenty of big breaks names.Tickets are £85 for the weekend. www.bloomfestival.
Reprazent and The Whip, certifying the event as one of the UK’s favourite small com
festivals. www.blissfields.co.uk
Beachdown Festival @ South Downs, Brighton, 22 – 25 August. Over the August
ZOO8 @ Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Kent, 4 – 6 July. This new festival will feature Bank Holiday Beachdown will set up camp on the outskirts of Brighton, sprawling
over 100 top live acts and DJs at the beautiful . Again the line-up features a mixture of itself across the green, green grass of the South Downs. Confirmed so far are De
rock and dance but there is a healthy representation of drum & bass and breaks and it La Soul, Gogol Bordello, Lightspeed Champion, Roy Ayers, Reverend & The Makers,
looks well worth checking. Here are a few selected highlights: Lethal Bizzle, Pendulum Terry Callier, Jazzy Jeff and Amp Fiddler. Weekend passes are £85 from www.
(DJ Set), Roni Size / Reprazent, Wiley, Mitchell Brothers, The Whip, Does It Offend beachdownfestival.com
You, Yeah?, Stanton Warriors, Mstrkrft, Switch, Micky Slim, Goldie, Andy C, Fabio, DJ
Excalibah, Inner City Dwellers, Friction, Hazard & Sly, Jungle Drummer & Fu, Alix Perez, Creamfields @ Daresbury, Halton, Cheshire, 23 - 24 August. Creamfields needs no
Subfocus, Dice & Ruffstuff, Evil 9 and Boabinga & ID. Weekend tickets with camping are introduction and its massive line-up looks like making it one of the festivals of 2008.
£99 and one-day tickets are £45. www.zoothousand.com Here are just a few highlights: Kasabian, Fatboy Slim, Ian Brown, Paul Van Dyk, Tiesto,
Soulwax, Pendulum, Gossip, Simian Mobile Disco, Chic, Roots Manuva, Erick Morillo,
Exit @ Novi Sad, Serbia, 10 – 13 July. Fancy something a bit further afield? Well, Exit Paul Oakenfold, Sasha, 2many DJs, Andy C, Marky, Hype, High Contrast, Magnetic Man,
is the biggest music and cultural event in South East Europe. Over 10,000 Brits made MC GQ, MC IC3. Weekend tickets are £105 and weekend camping tickets are £115 from
it their festival of choice in 2007 and it won Best European Festival at the UK Festival www.creamfields.com
Awards. Renowned for its diverse and adventurous line-ups, Exit encompasses
all genres of music from rock to rap, classical to chill, dance to drum & bass and Bestival @ Robin Hill Country Park, Isle Of Wight, 5 – 7 September. Appearing
electronic to experimental. Confirmed so far are Paul Weller, Sex Pistols, Primal at Bestival this year will be Amy Winehouse, Underworld, Hot Chip, The Sugarhill
Scream, Kruder & Dorfmeister, The Hives, Sven Vath, MIA, Laurent Garnier, Ben Watt Gang, Chromeo, Roni Size/Reprazent, Santogold, My Bloody Valentine, Aphex Twin,
and Claude Von Stroke with many more to follow. Four-day festival passes are £72 The Breeders, CSS, George Clinton & Funkadelic, Stanton Warriors and Tayo. www.
from www.exitfest.org bestival.net
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