Boomtown Rats, Kool & the Gang, and The Human League to headline GuilFest

GuilFest 2014

Friday 18th to Sunday 20th July 2014
Stoke Park, Guildford, Surrey, England MAP
£120 weekend with camping, child 12-17 £85, u12s free

Daily capacity: 25,000

Last updated: Fri 6th Jun 2014

The first acts have been announced for the GuilFest returning again this year after a year out in 2013.

Headlining the festival on Friday 18th July, will be Boomtown Rats who will take to The Main Stage fronted by singer/songwriter, author and activist Bob Geldof with hits including ‘Rat Trap’, and ‘I Don't Like Mondays’.

Saturday 19th July sees a headline performance on The Main Stage from Kool & the Gang with a set of classics such as ‘Celebration’, ‘Get Down On It’, ‘Ladies Night’, ‘Cherish’, ‘Hollywood Swinging” and ‘Jungle Boogie’ as well as countless others.

The Human League are confirmed to close the festival on Sunday 20th July with a sing-a-long set including ‘Don’t You Want Me’, ‘Tell Me When’, ‘Human’, ‘Mirror Man’ and ‘Open Your Heart’. Having last headlined GuilFest back in 2009 – a show that received universal approval from thousands of GuilFest attendees, organisers expect them to be a massive hit with Stoke Park crowds this summer.

GuilFest 2014 – Back by popular demand – promises to be the most exciting event the area has ever seen returns to Guildford, Surrey from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th July 2014.

The coming weeks will see lots more music announced for this year's festival which features a line up of over 200 music, comedy and theatre acts, spread over a variety of stages including The Vive Le Rock Punk Stage, The Big Cheese Rock Cave, The Funky End Dance Tent, The Acoustic Stage, The Cosmic Comedy Tent and The Theatre Stage.

Visitors can expect touches GuilFest has come to be known and loved for such as Farmer Giles Barndance, The Massive 150ft Beer Tent selling all manner of beverages including traditional real ales, cocktail bars, food stalls from around the world, the fantastic art and craft village, a busy children’s area - The GuilFest Kidzone with VIP guest appearances, fun rides, daring circus performers and much, much more. New for the 2014 festival is The Spaced Inn – an arts, music, and performance venue with entertainment all weekend long - including open mic sessions and impromptu performances from local artists and musicians.

For the first time ever in the festival’s history a very limited number of VIP tickets will be available to the public – These will allow access to a backstage area with posh loos, and a special bar for exclusive aftershow parties.

Organisers are delighted to be back, and this year will see the original team (a team that swells to a number of over 2000 local people when the festival is in full swing!!) thoroughly committed to giving the town truly the best festival it has ever seen! Not only this, but organisers have reduced ticket prices too – With a limited number of adult weekend with camping tickets available for just £100! – That’s a saving of over £30 on the same tickets for GuilFest 2012.

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An early bird adult weekend camping ticket is priced at £100, adult weekend tickets without camping are priced at £80, child (aged 12-17 years old) weekend with camping £65 and child weekend tickets without camping are priced at £50. A campervan ticket is priced at £60. A VIP upgrade is prices at £50. A Friday day ticket is priced at £35, and Staurday or Sunday are priced at £40.

Anyone under 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 years or over. Children aged 12-17 years old at the time of the festival will need to purchase a child's ticket. Children aged 11 years or younger at the time of the festival are admitted free accompanied by an adult with a valid ticket.

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