Arthur Brown, Strawbs, Big Boy Bloater, for Rhythm Festivals

More line-up additions and more details have been announced for the three linked Rhythm Festivals held over the August bank holiday weekend at Mansion House, Old Warden Park, near Biggleswade, in Bedfordshire which has been 3 Festivals in 1.

The latest acts to be confirmed are Scott Matthews, Arthur Brown, Strawbs, Big Boy Bloater, Here & Now, The Men They Couldn't Hang, Three Bonzos And A Piano, Eddie And The Hot Rods, Damh the Bard, Cherry Lee Mewis, Leatherat, Lucy Zirins, King Hammond, and Mitch Laddie Band.

There's also more details of the stages at the three in one event, the Rhythm Festival is to have 2 stages: Big Rhythms and Happy Rhythms whilst the two new events, Rhythm Folk and Rhythm & Blues will each have their own areas, dominated by two huge big-top stages. Camping and lots of other attractions will be shared.

Festival Director Jim Driver said, "I'm really excited to welcome exciting new performers like New Folk star Scott Matthews, emerging Folk-Rock heroes Leatherat and young Blues guitar phenomenon Lucy Zirins to Rhythm Festival. There'll be plenty more. There's a lot of great music being created right now and I want to present just as much of it as we can. It's the best of both worlds. Rock icon Arthur Brown may be in his sixties, but his current stage act is one of the most exciting I'm ever seen. The same goes for Wilko Johnson and Eddie & The Hot Rods who have never been on better form. I'm genuinely very excited about the wealth of talent we'll be presenting at Rhythm Festivals 2012, vintage and brand new. It's going to be the best year ever."

Also new this year and available to ticket-holders for all three Rhythm Festivals are Fringe Theatre performances in the The Old Dick Theatre and an extensive programme of Literary & Poetry Events. Comedy (again programmed by Jesterlarf Comedy Club of Cambridge) will return in 2012 as will other old Rhythm favourites, including the Groovy Movie Picture House (free solar-powered cinema), DJ Wheelie Bag in the Tavern Bar and more children's entertainment, including Panic Circus and the Junior (London) Olympics. Many more new attractions, and big name acts for these attractions will be added in the coming weeks.

Rhythm Festivals offers three days of three festivals in one plus a host of 'fringe events', will return for its seventh year over August bank holiday, from Friday 24th until Sunday 26th August 2012 at Mansion House, Old Warden Park, near Biggleswade, in Bedfordshire.

All three festivals will operate simultaneously over the August Bank Holiday Weekend in different parts of the same 500 acre site, with some shared facilities (children's entertainment; camping, toilets and showers; certain bars and entertainment) plus unique, specialist stuff in the Folk and Blues Fields. A "Land Train" is being booked to ferry people around.

An early bird adult all events weekend ticket is priced at £99 (includes free youth/ child when bought together) with additional youth/child (aged 5-17 years) tickets priced at £60. Infants (under 5 years) are free when accompanied by adult ticket-holders. Camping and accommodation extra.

A Rhythm Folk Festival or Blues Festival Pass only pass (bought before 31/05/12) is priced at £70, with youth/child (aged 5-17 years) tickets priced at £35.

Camping is priced at £36 per tent, a caravan/campervan ticket is priced at £50, and a single room with 3 nights basic student accommodation with bed & breakfast (one person only) is priced at £75.

Tickets will soon be on sale for individual events (probably priced at £60-£75 for the weekend) and there will be a combined pass for all three events costing around the price of two.

Early Bird All Festival weekend tickets will stay at £99 until 1,000 has been sold (only 216 left as of 8am 27/01/2012) and then the price will rise to £119. Day tickets are not yet on sale.

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