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GuilFest announce Carbon/Silicon, and Brian Jonestown Massacre

plus System 7, 65DaysofStatic, The Ghost of a Thousand, Foy Vance and more

Friday 16th May 2008


GuilFest has revealed the latest additions to the line-up for the festival which happens from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th July 2008 at the idyllic location of Stoke Park, Guilford in Surrey.

Mick Jones and Tony James of The Clash, and Generation X latest project Carbon/Silicon and neo-psychedelic Californians, Brian Jonestown Massacre will play the main stage at GuilFest on Friday 4th July.

On the same day duo Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy bring their ambient dance act System 7 to the Ents24 stage and 65DaysofStatic will headline the RockSound Cave, with Frank Turner also playing that stage on Sunday.

GuilFest has also added three Antipodean acts to perform over the weekend with Hoodoo Gurus heading for the main stage with Shihad and Cog on the second stage. Appearing at the RockSound Cave on Saturday will be The Ghost of a Thousand and Enjoy Destroy. Completing the new names on the bill is solo artist Foy Vance who will be performing on the Ents24 stage on Friday 4th July.

On the music side the three headliners have been announced, The Levellers headline the opening night on Friday. Blondie will headline on Saturday 5th July. The Australian Pink Floyd Show will be bringing the festival to a close on Sunday. Other acts confirmed include British Sea Power, Wills and the Willing, The Egg, Hallucinogen, KraftyKuts, Zucchero, Kula Shaker, From the Jam, Cerys Mathews, Freak Power, The Aliens, Bowling for Soup, Richie Havens, The Damned, Seth Lakeman, Royworld, Babyhead, Sonic Boom Six, and Dreadzone. For the line-up details as available please click here.

The line-up on the main two stages will be further filled with more classic and modern acts, more than 200 in all will be announced for what will be a truly fantastic weekend. Unlike some other festivals, you can immediately feel that this festival is being run to give everyone a great time, rather than to get rich quick!

Visitors to Guilfest can expect not only a great weekend of live music, but also comedy, children's entertainment, street theatre, art and crafts, delicious food from around the world and a truly festive atmosphere. There will also be a late licensed 150 foot bar and a cocktail bar, an extensive children’s area, The KidZone.

The Kidzone is packed full of games, stilt walking, balloon modelling, face painting and drawing. On the Sunday it's over to the children for the annual Kids Parade, where the children get to show the rest of the festival what they have made over their weekend.

Tickets are on sale priced as follows: Adults - £40 day, £90 weekend, £100 weekend with camping. Children between 12 – 16 years old - £30 day, £50 weekend, £60 weekend with camping. N.B. Children between 12 – 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Children aged under 12 have free entry with a ticket holding adult. Camper vans tickets are £80 and are only valid in conjunction with an adult with camping ticket.

To buy tickets click here.

You can either camp for the whole weekend, or just come for one day. The music starts at around 5pm on the Friday, and noon on both Saturday and Sunday. Music finishes at 11pm on Friday and Saturday, with an earlier 9:30pm finish on Sunday.

Click HERE for information about all aspects of Guilfest.

eFestivals is again proud to be a sponsor of Guilfest in 2008, as part of our commitment to put 10% of our turnover back into festivals.

System 7

published: 13:17 (GMT)



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