The legendary independent label curates Secret Garden Party’s Temple of Boom on Thursday 25th. Billed as the ‘Rock ‘n’ Rave v Folk Off!,’ it will present a pick of hot new acts to perform exciting mash-up sets featuring folk music/ guitars/ dance/electronica….. They are:
WILL JOSPEH COOK/ SYKUR/ MAYAENI/ JEREMY LOOPS / DEATH BY CHOCOLATE / KILLAFLAW – DJS, MARK JONES AND JAGZ KOONER
WILL JOSEPH COOK
Will turned 16 at the end of May and has been attracting the attention of the public and industry in equal measure. Lyrically beyond his years with a voice full of soul he supported Tom Odell in Manchester earlier this year and Tom subsequently tweeted his admiration. That message got back to the promoters behind The Rolling Stones in Hyde Park, where he performed as special guest this weekend. New song Fresh Air is up on You Tube Monday 8th July. Not a bad start at 16!
Will is looking forward to Secret Garden Party:
"Secret Garden has been on my mental wish list of parties to go to for a long time .. Totally stoked, thank you!" Will Joseph Cook
SYKUR
Iceland is now recognised as a world-beating exporter of fine talent – Björk, Sigur Rós, Of Monsters and Men, Gus Gus – you can now add electro-monsters SYKUR (meaning sugar in Icelandic) to this list. The band, consisting of Agnes Björt Andradóttir, Halldór Eldjárn, Stefán Finnbogason and Kristján Eldjárn started as a trio back in 2008 while Halldór, Stefán and Kristján were still at school. Singer Agnes joined in 2011 thus completing the band and bringing with her a unique combination of sneering Courtney Love attitude and Donna Summer disco-fabulousness. Their second single ‘Curling’ from debut EP ‘Mesópótamía’ is out on Wall of Sound 26th August.
“It’s no secret that SYKUR are becoming super-excited for playing at secret garden party. We look forward to bringing some sugar-sweet sounds to Cambridgeshire” Halldór Sykur
MAYAENI
Detroit born Mayaeni, is suddenly an ‘overnight’ sensation. Her song Nothing Inside with DJ Sander Van Doorn (which she co-wrote with Justin Parker of Lana del Rey Video Games fame) hit #1 on Cool Cuts, the DMC Buzz Chart and the Beatport Overall Chart. After a debut performance for over 20,000 people at Ultra in Miami in March, Nothing Inside became a breakout summer 2012 hit and a favourite in clubs around the world. Mayaeni has Jay Z as one of her fans; in fact he has just signed her.
JEREMY LOOPS
Hailing from South Africa, where he has a major following Jeremy Loops redefines the moniker ‘one-man band.’ Equipped with multiple instruments, a loop station, pedals and beatbox sounds, he creates a wonderful textured landscape of music that brings a new dimension to the new school of alternative folk music.
DEATH BY CHOCOLATE
Coming from a land renowned for its confectionary, it’s hardly surprising that five traveling Swiss musicians found themselves unusually attracted to a dessert item they encountered at an English eatery: Death by Chocolate. In fact, they liked the name so much they decided to appropriate it as their own, and so the band Death by Chocolate was born. Death by Chocolate have already
performed over 200 gigs, ranging from little clubs like the White Trash in Berlin to the massive EXIT Festival in Serbia and even to a Bon Jovi concert in Zurich’s Letzigrund Stadium, where the quintet supported Jon Bon Jovi in front of 40.000 spectators. Their album From Birthdays to Funerals is out now.
KILLAFLAW
Named after a track by legendary bluesman Howlin’ Wolf, Killaflaw inhabit the electronic/rock interzone. They’re from Liverpool, and consist of Benn Helm (vocals, guitar) and Andy Paton (electronics, trumpet). Killaflaw have been likened to a number of other acts – “like Led Zep meet the Chemical Brothers”, “the missing Link between Soundgarden and The Prodigy” – but really they have a sound that is uniquely their own.
Gigging and recording all the time, Killaflaw produce everything from affecting electronic bangers (‘Broken Idol’, ‘Holy Funk’) to bluesy singalongs (‘Message’) to journeying rocky electronic MTV-friendly anthems (‘Set Me On Fire’, ‘Higher Ground’) to sync-friendly powerhouses (‘Revolution’). As the UK’s DJ magazine said: “Killaflaw have the passion, the soul, the raw power and the tunes. They’re gonna be massive.”Killaflaw’s Broken Idol Ep will be released in September.
For the Temple of Boom’s further line up curated by Eddy Temple Morris visit here:
ALOOSH (LIVE) ANIMAL (LIVE) THE CAULFIELD BEATS (LIVE)
JOHN KENNEDY (DJ SET) TONI JARVIS (DJ SET)JO GOOD (DJ SET)
LOSERS (DJ SET) PHIL CLIFTON (DJ SET)JACKSUN FEAR (DJ SET)
DPPLGNGRS (DJ SET)ILLAMAN (MC) GAIKA (MC)
The Living Room…
NICK MULVEY – LITTLE AXE
TRISTAN MCKAY – ETHAN ASH
MAMAS GUN – THE WILLOWS – LIZ LAWRENCE
JOHN BLOOD & THE HIGHLYS – JOE INNES & THE CAVALCADE
JIMMY THE BRUTE – JP COOPER – JAMIE LAWSON
NATALIE ROSS – LUNATRIX – SAM BRADLEY – JOEL BAKER
KIT RICE – EMILY BURNS – LEO STANNARD – DAN CLEWS
TIM HASSALL – ROBYN SHERWELL – JESSICA MONCRIEFFE
EUREKA STOCKADE – CLARK & CARTER
It is a very welcome return for Regina, who first played the Garden back in 2005 when she was just starting out. Now lauded as one of the most talented songwriters of her generation there is precious little that the Russian born songstress hasn’t achieved. Her music has graced television and film around the world and won her a multitude of fervent admirers including Barack and Michelle Obama for whom she performed at The White House in 2010.
Regina says:
"I'm so excited to return this summer and play The Secret Garden Party! Whenever I'm gone for a while I really start to miss the UK!
It's amazing to get to play this festival again. It is full of people who are really passionate about music. Thanks for having me!"
Also confirmed are Swedish indie-rockers the Shout Out Louds. Having just released their fourth album ‘Optica’ to much critical acclaim the Stockholm- based quintet are famed for their mesmerising live shows and multi-layered harmony. Spanning ten years their musical CV includes a globetrotting tour with The Strokes and a single release on a record made entirely of ice – you really can’t get cooler than that…
Watch out for American folk-starlet Lissie who has collaborated with the likes of Band Of Horses, Robbie Williams and Snow Patrol; synth-toting troubadour Youth Lagoon; UK buzz band Temples and Willy Mason to name a few.
TIER 3 TICKETS
NOW SOLD OUT
With only four months to go, we are urging all gardeners to book now if you have not done so already. Tickets in tiers 1 – 3 have all now sold out and there are now only a limited number of tickets left in tiers 4 & 5. We want to make sure that those who are planning on coming to play with us this summer do not miss out.
BOOK TICKETS
DEPOSIT TICKETS
Our deposit scheme allows you to spread the payment of a ticket over 2 simple installments. Youcan reserve a ticket in tiers 4 & 5 now and pay the remaining balance before 13th June 2013. Balances on teen tickets and tickets in tiers 1, 2 & 3 MUST be paid by the stroke of midnight on 30th April 2013. If you miss the deadline you will lose your deposit. Deposit tickets are non-refundable. However you can pay the balance on your ticket anytime by entering your reference number here.
And in other news….
ACTION CAMPS, THEATRE, PARTICIPATION
This summer’s theme ‘superstition’ brings all kinds of strange and bizarre action camps into the Garden, each one lovingly programmed by fellow gardeners and promising to captivate, charm, hypnotise, enchant and enthrall you. Here are just a few of the many, many camps you’ll find at the party this summer…
Open up the doors to discover what may be lurking behind. Located in a land of beasts Monsters Inkwill provide hours of daytime entertainment for Gardeners. Draw out your inner monsters and rid the Garden of your beasts.
But if the monsters unnerve you why not channel your creativity at The Bohemian Artists’ Studio – the aficionados of festival life drawing, return once more to Secret Garden Party. Strike a pose and be forever immortalised on canvas by our virtuoso artistes at an evenings’ entertainment worthy of the most refined and discerning of reprobates.
Tongue of toad and eye of cod; be sure to visit the Witches of Odd. Enter the witches’ lair into a world of magic, spell chanting, potion mixing, join in on a traditional binding spell and make a wish for your inner most desires to come true or even cast a spell to determine the fate of other gardeners.
Perhaps you might stumble across the unlucky No.13 Club, a very superstitious 80’s neon micro disco, perfect for a moment of superstitious solitude. Release all inhibitions and dance your heart out.
After years of burying all you Gardeners, Funeral Camp makes an epic return as the Cult of the Sturdy Virgins. Their ritualistic death methods have enhanced their own supernatural powers through the manipulation of dark energies. WHATEVER your gripe… they have the answer. Visit their Supernatural Hospital Camp, they’ve assured us their occult practises and ceremonies have been tried and tested. Enhance your spiritual deficits resulting in sense of alleviation.
ARTFUL BADGERS
Emerging from the mists of the deep dark Badger Woods the Artful Badgers underground campaign for world domination begins in earnest this year, as they march out roaring, to take on the new beautifully landscaped Amphitheatre. Here all manners of wild and unprecedented badger antics will pepper a program of their most diverse live music line-ups to date. Occult ceremonies, animal dance, pagan circus, bizarre performance art and wild fire shows, join their in-house team of immersive theatrics and ecstatic dancers to bring the woods alive with the shadows of joyful woodland creatures.
The Feral Fever DJ Stage will boast some of the most spectacular laser shows ever seen under a leafy canopy, with wild beats from an extraordinary line up of mystery superstar DJs. Heady Balearic rhythms, deep dance floor journeys and old school uplifting classics will be brought to life by a crystal clear system, our thumping dance crew and the flying wonders of aerialists suspended from our old man oak tree. Journeying on sound doesn't get better placed than this.
Badger Bingo returns to the homely bar space and the warm twangs of the northern bingo caller will make you at home in an appropriate realm of wrongness. And the lonely hearts need not go home empty handed amongst all the ecstatic joy, as Badger Dating returns to spread the Badger Love and help you break through any blocks to your eternal happiness with another.
The badger continues to help you break through on all levels, presenting mystical afternoons of their trademark WILD workshops: including Shamanic Journeying, 5 Rhythms Ecstatic Dance, Mask Making and Dance your Naked Truth: a small graze on the surface of our deeper shamanic selves – where better to explore that than in the warm womb of the woods.
All in all, the badgers intend not only for you to never leave the underworld of the badgers once you have entered, but that when you eventually do, you will be so thoroughly grounded, feralised, expressed, refreshed and enthralled that there will be no other way to put it than to say, "I got seriously badgered this weekend!'. Bring it on.
FEAST OF FOOLS
Roll up! Roll up! Roll up! Stroll around our fayreground imaginarium where Alkhemysts ply their trade & tricksters work their craft, where tattooed ladies rub shoulders with tarot readers & circus lads & bearded ladies vie for your attention. Come m’dearios & taste our wares… feast your eyes on our Hoochie Coochie girls, wet your whistles at the Honeymoon Tavern & be merry with our Tarts & Tramps. The legendary Feast of Fools has unleashed a delicious taster line-up for this summer.
The Burning Man Project has shown us the way when it comes to installation art in the Garden; free from the gallery and as interactive as possible. Once again, the Secret Arts Foundation has embraced this concept whole-heartedly and for the party this summer have pledged to fund and support art which is interactive in its approach, participatory in its social stance and emotive in its realisation.
This summer the Garden will be alive with interactive art created by some of the finest contemporary artists from across the Globe. There will be plenty of unique pieces commissioned especially for the party for Gardeners to discover, climb over, crawl under and dance around.
In previous years Secret Arts has championed projects such as the towering robots made from scrap; street art from Europe; shrines from San Fransico; Cartoon Confessionals from Tony Husband; giant floating islands that defied the laws of physics; tunnelled labyrinths; flocked treesand of course the infamous lake stage installations…. including a pirate ship; a blimp; a dragonfly; figure heads of the ages and many more…
Work is already in full swing for this summer’s art installations. More information on this summer’s incredible artists and collectives coming soon.
This video, filmed for Secret Arts during the weeks in the run up to last summer’s party, gives us a sneak peak into just a fraction of the hard work and love which went into last summer’s art installations.
There are lots of things for young Gardeners to see and do at the party too. There are family friendly action camps, theatre, art works and fairground rides dotted throughout the garden, as well as a dedicated kids camp which provides a fun, creative haven for young Gardeners. Some of our favourite workshops taking place in Kids Camp this summer include Aunty Dots magic science experiments & weather casting, Bling Your Thing craft space, supernatural Stick Men making, Mr Wolf Shadow Puppets and pizza making. There will also be plenty of theatre from the likes of the Flying Seagulls.
Evil Nine (DJ set) – Loadstar (DJ set) – The Other Tribe (Live)
Wilkinson (DJ set) – Foamo (DJ set)
Never Say Die Allstars (DJ set) – Josh Butler (DJ set)
Head Gardener and programmer Fred Fellowes says:
‘Every couple of years it seems that music bubbles up an endless host of new wonders in a relatively short space of time. In such a moment as this, we feel incredibly honoured to be hosting so many of these incredible new bands at the Garden Party. When added to the amazing new site works I really just can’t wait for this year’s SGP.’
Famed for their immersive live shows and pioneering use of multimedia Belgian brothers David and Stephen Dewaele aka. Soulwax are confirmed as headliners for this year’s Garden Party. In the decade since they released the ground-breaking compilation ‘As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt. 2’ (under their 2ManyDJ’s moniker) they've established themselves as one of the world’s top electronic acts.
London (via Edinburgh) quartet Django Django enjoyed an incredible 2012 last year, culminating in a Barclaycard Mercury Prize nomination for their eponymous debut album as well as picking up the hallowed ‘Best New Act’ gong at the Q Awards in October.
Having sold out two UK tours already it’s hard to believe that Bastille are yet to release an album. Their debut long-player ‘Bad Blood’ drops on March 4thand is one of the most eagerly anticipated releases of the year.
Hailing from Cavan in Ireland The Strypes are a group of 16-17yr-olds with a penchant for all things rhythm and blues. Having recently signed to Mercury Records and Elton John’s Management company they can count Noel Gallagher, Paul Weller and Carl Barat amongst their rapidly growing legion of fans. The NME have named them as one of their most hotly tipped bands.
NEW FOR 2013
For 2013 the Garden’s beloved Artful Badgers have been given their very own new landscaped Amphitheatre to frolic in. This will be a dedicated space for feral theatre and games throughout the day and at night will be transformed into a space full of wild gatherings, ceremonies and ferocious celebrations. There will be new aerial walkways throughout these enchanted woodlands so that Gardeners can take a leisurely stroll amongst the towering trees – and spy on fellow Gardeners below.
This year’s theme, ‘superstition’ brings the Black Cat Bar, which will be offering up the very finest of cabaret & cocktails, into the seductive spotlight.
The Garden’s legendary Pagoda Stage will see further improvements for 2013. Along with a crème de la crème line-up of surprise guest DJs, this will include the new nearby Yacht Club Bar on the lakeside where Gardeners can sip on a sea breeze or take a boat out for a row. For those who have not yet witnessed the Pagoda’s infamous allure, expect to be completely hypnotised by its magic this summer.
A major mover and shaker location in the Garden is the Temple of Boom, curated by Eddy Temple Morris, which will be returning back to its original home, south of the lake. Look out for the full outstanding line-up announcement coming soon for this stage.
The Feast of Fools has been given a new nest within a whole dedicated realm of interactive theatre, crazy games and workshops. The Woodburner is coming back with a new friend in the form of a beautiful alfresco gypsy caravan stage. And … 2013 sees the return of the much-loved Village Hall to the Garden… the villagers will be playing host to our new gravel beach lagoon, providing you with a place for high diving, paddling and lino lounging. Be sure to bring your most outrageous bathing suits… Hip Hip…
We are also delighted to be welcoming back the Oddball Dancehall, after its swinging debut last summer, as well as the much loved Small World Solar Stage for their 7th year in the Garden.
The Bearded Kitten’s Collo-Silly-Um is back with a slight boost in size due to its ever-growing popularity and will be over-spilling with superstitious silliness this summer. This year it will be situated by newly landscaped rolling hills – perfect for suicide sports games.
Supernatural forces will take hold of the brilliant Dance Off Stage as we watch it shimmer, shake and expand into a beautiful, fully-power outdoor participatory venue for 2013. More Gardeners than ever before will be able to bust out their best moves and watch the greatest of party battles unfold.
Casting a spell over the whole Garden will be Secret Arts’ incredible Lake Stage. Dance into the witching hours with some of the best DJs from across the land and row out to the middle of the lake to watch the sunrise together.
Last but not least, the Garden’s favourite stages include the spellbinding Where the Wild Things Are, a mysterious, twisted area entangled in the finest new music; The LivingRoom – home to special one-off, intimate acoustic sets from some of the best singer/songwriters in the land; the Rumba Rum Bar, back by popular demand to bring you lashings of Ska, Latino and Reggae, all washed down with barrels of, yes, you guessed it, Rum. And the scandalous Crossroads, which showcases the very best rhythm and blues, soul and Americana on offer today, will once again be unleashing its voodoo magic on Gardeners this summer.
The campsites in the Garden will not be left untouched either, with plans for extra walkways and better access making the campsites even safer for everyone. Boutique Campers can expect a few new surprises too, ensuring that we offer Gardeners the best boutique camping experience this summer.
The reviving Sanctuary area will itself be reimagined and revived this year. As well as offering a whole host of therapies and massage, Gardeners will be able to immerse themselves into a beautiful world of chill out vibes, rhythms and sunset sessions.
And finally, every now and then, Secret Garden HQ receives a proposal for a new venue which excites us to the very core…. we simply couldn’t say no. Keep looking out for more information about an epic new dance venue, brought to you by Bristol’s finest, coming soon.
SECRET FORUM ANNOUNCES TASTER LINE-UP
Each year the Secret Garden Party’s intellectual platform, Secret Forum, plays host to some of the greatest minds and speakers in the country. This year we are very proud to announce just a few of the brilliant thinkers who will be enriching and stimulating Gardeners this summer…
David Icke
Jonathan Cainer
Prof David Nutt
The British Humanist Association
Reverend Billy Talent & The Stop Shopping Gospel Choir
“Ours is a rational world, where science and mechanics control much of how we live and think. Yet many of us feel aninstinctive resistance to this world of reason, a primeval attraction to beliefs and actions without logic. Are you afraid of the number 13? Would you bury a broken mirror in the moonlight? Do these behaviors guide our fates, or are they superstitious nonsense?
This year the Secret Garden will be asking all Gardeners to explore their affinity to the supernatural, the inexplicable and theirrational… to indulge the tussle between the left brain's sober analysis and the right's need to conjure it’s own reality.
Leave reason at the Garden gates, search for the four-leaf clover along the path and see where lady luck takes you. Will you be saluting magpies or courting black cats, touching wood or spilling salt, crossing your fingers or breaking mirrors?
In 2013 we pay homage to the power of the number thirteen… and laugh at ourselves a little.”
In addition, Grant Applications are now open for artists who wish to submit their creative proposals to the Secret Garden Party 2013. Whether it is running an action camp, helping on the bars, curating a parade, rowing an art boat, building a tree house, devising a fire show, hosting a workshop, driving an art car or producing an art installation… it isparticipation which allows the party to rejuvenate and regenerate year on year.
The number one rule is that the party must facilitate participation. To ensure that this principle is upheld, Secret Garden Party gives over half of all programming money back to the gardeners, in the form of arts and expression grants. In 2012 the Secret Garden Party funded over 40 action camps, games and activities, over 50 art installations and hundreds of performers.
For more information on participation or for an application form please visit the website. www.secretgardenparty.com/participate
For more information on the work of Secret Arts Foundation go to:
www.secretarts.co.uk
Sounds of the Garden 2
Transport yourself back to the garden with the new ‘Sounds of the Garden’ Spotify playlist. We hope you were lucky enough to spot these guys in the garden this summer… enjoy. SGP 2012 Sound of the Garden 2
Tickets for the Secret Garden Party 2013…
Tier 3 tickets are currently available and selling quickly. Tickets in tiers 4 & 5 are also available for those who are happier to pay more for their ticket, therefore freeing up the cheaper tickets for those on lower incomes.
Once again we are also operating a deposit scheme that allows you to pay for half of your ticket now and the other half any time before 30th April 2013. (Please remember that if you do not pay the balance by 30th April 2013 you will not get a refund).
There will not be any extra tickets available for 2013 so we recommend that gardeners book early to avoid disappointment.
Tickets to the Secret Garden Party 2013
“For me, the true mark of a good festival is the after-taste. Like a good whisky when the flavour returns to your mouth to give you a faint memory of the gorgeous, golden drop you’ve just put down your throat. You find yourself looking back over the experiences in your memory, chuckling to yourself as you stand in a queue at the bank, and you wish you were back there. That’s how I felt after the Secret Garden Party. Like there was a little part of my soul still there, dancing, smiling, being part of something bigger than myself in a world where the sun’s always setting and everyone’s in love with the world.” Festival Mag
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year The Secret Garden Party pulled out all the stops to make it the most memorable and incredible yet. From giant birthday cakes and wandering camels, through to skydivers landing in the lake, mass paint fights and planes painting hearts in the sky it could only be The Secret Garden Party.
Once again tickets for 2013 will be sold on a tiered ticket system. A set number of tickets will be sold in each tier, gradually increasing in price.
And for the 4th year, the Secret Garden Party will be operating a deposit scheme, which allows the spread the payment by instalments. The deadline to pay thebalance will be April30th. Please note that deposits are non-refundable. Deposit tickets will be available from Tier 3.
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KILLAFLAW – ADAMSKI – MEKON STARZ ANGELS -ECHOES BB – BEATFOX MARK JONES
The man responsible for signing Royksopp, Propellerheads, Stuart Price (aka Jacques Lu Cont), Reverend & The Makers, Grace Jones, I am Kloot, The Wiseguys (aka Theo Keating aka Fake Blood), Scala, Tiesto, The Bees and many more top acts is hosting the opening night of the newly named and beautifully reformed dance stage, 'The Temple of Boom'.
In addition, the Secret Garden Party is pleased to announce a very limited number of ‘production’ tickets have been released for sale SGP sold out in record time this year, when the final ticket went in March. However, this is now the opportunity for Gardeners who missed out on the main ticket sale, to still come and play in two weeks time. These tickets are not expected to last long, so hurry!
PALMA VIOLETS – MARQUES TOLIVER – NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS DUO – ZULU WINTER – LERA LYNN – JODIE MARIE – JAKE BUGG – KARIMA FRANCIS -SOKO -PEARL AND THE BEARD – CITIZENS! – BASTILLE – VIOLET –
JUAN ZELADA – LIAM BAILEY – LEGENDARY TIGERMAN
LOUISE AND THE PINS – LAUREL COLLECTIVE – MAD DOG MCREA
DYLAN LE BLANC – POPPY AND THE JEZEBELS – FOXES – SCANNERS – ELLEN AND THE ESCAPADES – DOLLAR BILL – TOM WILLIAMS AND THE BOAT – THE JESSIE ROSE TRIP – WE WERE EVERGREEN – L.A. SALAMI – RUBY AND THE RIBCAGE – LAS KELLIES – AHAB – ELECTRIC SWING CIRCUS JOHNNY CAGE AND THE VOODOO GROOVE –STEVE SMYTH – THE MOONS – GRASS HOUSE – THE CAEZARS FLAP! – THE LADYKILLERS – KASSIDY – PROFESSOR PENGUIN – JOE ROBBINS – KIRSTY ALMEIDA – BEANS ON TOAST –
BROTHER & BONES – THE PINE HILL HAINTS – THE SPECIALS KS’ TRAVELLING BAND – THE MAD OX BROTHERS – SUBURBAN DIRTS – BIRD RADIO – IAN M HALE – DIRTY GENTLEMAN – DJ RANDY GROOVER
THE TEMPLE OF BOOM CURATED BY EDDY TEMPLE-MORRIS
JACQUES LU CONTE – UTAH SAINTS
KRAFTY KUTS & A SKILLZ WITH DYNAMITE MC
ADAM F – SCROOBIUS PIP (LIVE) – NIKI & THE DOVE (LIVE) – DANNY BYRD & MC RISKY -MISTABISHI (LIVE) – HERVE – ADAM FREELAND – MIXHELL (LIVE)
JON CARTER – GET CAPE WEAR CAPE FLY – HIGH RANKIN (LIVE)
MCS: MAJESTIC, KRAFTY MC, ILLAMAN, BAD MANNERS, MC GAIKA
THE LIVING ROOM The garden’s home to the finest acoustic artists and bands…
ANNIE DRESSNER – BY THE RIVERS – CARA SEBASTIAN – CHARLENE SORAIA – CHASING OWLS – COZI – DAN CLEWS – ECKI – ELLIE LAWSON ETHAN ASH – EVI VINE – FAIR AND SQAURE – FREDS HOUSE – GERARD AND THE WATCHMEN – ISOBEL ANDERSON WITH RUBY – COLLEY – JEAMES MORELY – JAMES FROST – JAMIE FREEMAN – JAY JAMES PICTON – JAY LEIGHTON – JODIE MAY – LEDDRA CHAPMAN – LEE MITCHELL – LEO ALTERELLI – LIANNA LE HAVAS – MAMAS GUN – MATTHEW P – MR AUTUMNAL – PARK BENCH POET – PAUL GOODWIN – RACHEL SERMANNI – RAPHAELLA – RYAN KEEN – SAY GRAY – SERENITY ZEST – SUPER LOVE GIANT – THE SHELLAC COLLECTIVE – DJs –THE WILLOWS TOM COPSON – WILL ROBERT
‘We are thrilled to sell out in April for our 10th Birthday. It’s the fastest-selling ever, which is incredible given the current financial climate. A big hug and thanks to all our Gardeners; here’s to the best SGP ever. For those who are disappointed and can no longer get tickets we have taken the creative side of SGP to Glade Festival and Wilderness this year so be sure to check those out. Glade is an electronic dance event that has the added value of the SGP imagination and attention to detail with favourites such as the Dance Off, Theatre, great food, Glasto’s Rabbit Hole and an amazing underground dancefloor in the woods. And for the more culturally inclined, Wilderness also has the SGP touch, with such offerings as the Secret Forum, long table Michelin banquets, fantastic live music, theatre and kids’ villages.’
From humble beginnings in 2004, the Secret Garden Party’s appeal has grown organically over the years; its ethos of fun, friendliness and participation connecting to a new generation of festival goers. It has remained proudly independent and non-corporate in its outlook – a festival of the arts where everyone is the artist.
During that time over 34,000 performers, musicians, stall-holders and 13,500 volunteers have helped contribute to its success. SGP’s Head Gardeners’ salutes and thanks you all.
The spin-off in financial terms to the local economy has been approximately £3m in 2011 freedom and over £17m since its inception. It has supported local charities and community projects in the Abbots and Kings Ripton area – such as the local village school, Jubilee’s celebrations, Huntingdon Art College and St Ives Secondary School.
For its 10th Birthday year the Secret Garden Party is pleased to announce the initial music line up for 2012:
MAIN STAGE / WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE / THE CROSSROADS
ORBITAL EDWARD SHARPE &THE MAGNETIC ZEROS KT TUNSTALL – LITTLE ROY – THE JIM JONES REVUE KING CHARLES
JENNY O – DUKE SPIRIT – VINTAGE TROUBLE – SOKO – BETH JEANS HOUGHTON AND THE HOOVES OF DESTINY – HYDE AND THE BEAST – NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS DUO – CASIO KIDS – PEARL AND THE BEARD – VIOLET – LAUREL COLLECTIVE – ZULU WINTER – BAXTER DURY – KARIMA FRANCIS – JUAN ZELADA – SCANNERS – ELLEN AND THE ESCAPADES – LEGENDARY TIGERMAN – MAD DOG MCREA – LOUISE AND THE PINS – DOLLAR BILL – THE JESSIE ROSE TRIP – L.A. SALAMI – AHAB – BEANS ON TOAST – RUBY AND THE RIBCAGE – ELECTRIC SWING CIRCUS – STEVE SMYTH – JAKE BUGG – GRASS HOUSE – FLAP! – THE LADYKILLERS – THE CAEZARS – BROTHER & BONES – THE PINE HILL HAINTS – SUBURBAN DRIFTS – WAREHOUSE REPUBLIC
……….and much much more coming soon!!
The Secret Garden Party is pleased to announce the initial music line up for its 10th birthday celebrations. Headliners include electronic pioneers Orbital, and Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros who are fronted by the enigmatic IMA ROBOT Alex Ebert. Appropriately for the party’s anniversary year, the Gardeners are thrilled to welcome back KT Tunstall, whose last appearance at the Secret Garden Party was way back in 2004!! Other highlights include legendary Jamaican rocksteady singer Little Roy, Alexander (Alex Ebert's side project) and ear-busting garage rockers The Jim Jones Revue. Well known for championing new music over its 14 live music stages. the gardeners are already tipping Pearl And The Beard, Legendary Tigerman and Scanners for big things in 2012.
The real power of the party is not just about what you are watching or doing, but the fact that you are watching and doing it together. This summer, for the garden’s 10th birthday celebrations, gardeners can expect to be united under the theme ‘Standing on Ceremony’, with more collective celebration, interactive theatre, hypnotic ceremonies and breathtaking spectacles than ever before. The garden will once again play host to an abundance of new dramatic and innovative artworks by a huge range of rising installation artists from all over the world.
We will see the return of many garden favourites such as OneTaste, Wormfood's Valley of the Antics, The Crossroads, The Artful Badgers, The Feast of Fools, Bearded Kitten's infamous Collo-Silly-Um, Where the Wild Things Are, The Pagoda, The Living Room, Small World, Tax Deductible’s Never-Ever Land Theatre and of course, the Dance Off. The much loved Remix Bubble will be coming back even bigger and better as 'The Temple of Boom' and the Pirate Technic's crew are already working hard on their most ambitious creation yet for the legendary lake stage.
There will be even more radical action camps encouraging play and participation across the party. Over the last few years, the intellectual platforms in particular have grown very rapidly, developing handsomely to form an exciting area unique to The Secret Garden Party. Each space is lovingly programmed by fellow gardeners and together they offer a very alternative programme of talks, debates, discussions, science experiments, poetry, theatre, games and workshops. There are numerous camps where gardeners can go to be edified, enlightened and enthralled. This summer we can expect wild rituals and mind bending discussions led by some of the country’s finest experts in their fields.
Of course, delicious fine-dining cuisine will be on offer in the Soul Fire Restaurant and there are even more Boutique Camping luxuries to choose from this summer too.
