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Field Day '08

last updated : Wed 6th Aug 08
 
Date:  Saturday 9th August 08
Location:  Victoria Park, London - MAP
Cost:  £26.50
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Field Day is summer event bringing together many of London’s alternative concert and club promoters to produce a day of music, dancing and maximum hoopla set in London’s heartland. Music is the main driver but it also aims to have the charm of a village fete. There's multiple music stages and fete activities with a twist.

Confirmed acts include Foals, Fionn Regan, Of Montreal, Laura Marling, Simian Mobile Disco, Richie Hawtin (Minus, Berlin) with visuals by Ali Demirel, White Lies, Huw Stephens, King Creosote (Duo), Tunng, Eat Your Own Ears DJs, Emma Pollock, The Notwist, White Lies, Brodinski, Jeffrey Lewis, Crookers, Dan Deacon, Magistrates, James Holden, Emperor Machine, The Field, One Little Plane, Filthy Dukes, and Bloggers Delight. With many more names still to come. Mystery Jets have had to cancel. For the line-up details and stage splits as available please click here.

Bloggers Delight and Bugged Out also add a raft of other talent - Trailer Trash DJ's, Wet Yourself DJ's, Hannah Holland, Mikki Most & Ian Robinson, Peter Pixel & Jacob Husley, Matt Walsh, and Disco Bloodbath have all been confirmed for their individually-programmed stages.

There's multiple music stages hosted by Eat Your Own Ears, Adventures In The Beetroot Field, Bugged Out!, Homefires and Bloggers Delight as well as fete activities with a twist. In addition to the main musical activities expect food and drink, a brass band on the Victorian band stand, coconut shy, tombola, tea and cake stall, welly throwing, barn dancing, tug of war, Morris dancing, and other classic village fete activities.

The event will run from noon until 10.30pm.

Tickets are priced at £26.50 - click here to buy.

Attendees are advised to use public transport as there are no parking facilities. The nearest tube is Mile End.

The venue is accessible for wheelchair users, with accessible toilets on-site. No glass bottles, no alcohol.

More information will be here when available.



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