last updated : Fri 6th Jun 08
5 NEWS ITEMS last added: 02/06/08
This event was postponed. This festival was postponed due to bad weather. It will now go ahead in August in partnership with Big Chill, for information on the new event please click here. Ticket holders who can't attend this new event can swap their ticket for a full Sunrise 09 ticket.
Sunrise Celebration festival is back for the 3rd year from 29th May to the 1st June 2008, featuring an inspiring mix of the very best in alternative culture, and continually committed to setting new standards in sustainability!
Enjoy an eclectic blend of dub, world, ska, electronica, dub-step, psy trance, breaks, reggae, folk, Balkan beats and all manner of stompingly good tunes from rising stars, established favourites and surprise collaborations, in line with Sunrises shining musical reputation.
The Beat, The Orb, System 7, The Dub Pistols, Oojami, Seize The Day, 3 Daft Monkeys, Baka Beyond, Beardyman, Dragonfly, Bad Science, Kangaroo Moon, Babyhead, Mordekkers, Sheelanagig, Nucleus Roots, Annie nightingale, Planetman & The Internationals, Baraka, Orchid Star, Paul Didge, Sick Note, Bonze, Subsource, Mirror System, Zetan Spore, and more are all confirmed, with many more still to come (200 in total + 100 DJs) which will be announced over the coming months. For the line-up details as available please click here.
With 12 stages in 13 arenas providing 24 hour entertainment from more than 200 live bands and 100 DJs, with shows, workshops, forums, flamboyant fun and frolics, dress up debauchery, impressive installations, and all manner of creative expressions, all over 4 days.
The event is expected to be 100% ecologically powered, with a site-wide organic policy which also applies to alcohol.There are full camping facilities will be available including, showers, chemical & compost toilets.
Tickets for 2008 are on sale now, or they will £100 on the gate to buy tickets visit here.
The full ticket prices are:
Full Price Adult £88
Full Price Child (5 - 15 yrs old inclusive) £25
Full Price Family Ticket (2 Adults, 2 Children) £200
Parking for cars costs £12.50 per car
Campervans cost £30* per vehicle (A campervan is defined as any vehicle you intend to sleep in for any part of the Festival)
Cars with caravans or trailers cost £25 per ticket
Motorcycles cost £5
Festival goers can also recycle their mobile phones at Sunrise and help raise funds for SolarAid projects in Africa. Just bring them to the Sunrise Celebration and put them in the special phone recycling bins dotted around the festival and at the SolarAid Sun Hut in the Campaigns and Communities and Green Innovations Arenas. £4 from each mobile phone will go towards SolarAid's solar projects in Zambia, bringing urgently needed energy to some of the poorest communities.
For more information please see the official Sunrise Celebration website.
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