Spiritualized, and Battles to headline Standon Calling

Headlining this year's Standon Calling will be Spiritualized making their only confirmed UK festival appearance on Saturday night. With Battles topping the bill on the main stage on Friday night.

Still to be announced are the other headline act. Also on the bill are Penguin Cafe, John Cooper Clarke, Saul Williams, Errors, Caravan Palace, The Correspondents, Born Ruffians, Trophy Wife, Malachai, Brassroots, The Raghu Dixit Project, Various Cruelties, Silver Moths, Tripwires, and Maddox.

Festival Director, Graham Macvoy said, "We're really thrilled to have such exciting live headliners. Both Spiritualized and Battles' sets are going to be something special. But further down the bill we've got some other real gems when it comes to live performances and this is only the start. We have lots more artists still to announce."

This year's theme is Gods & Monsters, which will be reflected across the entertainment, stages, site and costumes at the festival.

Standon Calling will be held on the grounds of a 16th Century Hertfordshire manor house from Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th August 2011. An adult weekend ticket with camping is priced at £120, a teen (13-17) ticket is priced at £100, children aged 12 and under can go free. Car parking tickets are priced at £5.

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There are numerous stages and the odd unexpected stage appearing from nowhere. The festival boasts a number of bars, one of which is hewn out of an enormous oak tree, secret areas, interactive theatre, swimming pool (with underwater dance area), boutique camping (beach huts, yurts and tipis), kids area, and festival food.

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