Golden Down Festival - CANCELLED 2012

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Golden Down Festival has been cancelled.

A statement from organisers says:

"It is with much regret that we announce the cancellation of Golden Down festival for this year. Unfortunately due to a number of circumstances beyond our control we have come to the realisation that we are unable to stage the festival that we had originally conceived; one that would meet the high expectations of both artists and audience.

We would like to express our sincere regrets to the artists, and to everyone who has been working hard trying to bring Golden Down to fruition. We'd also like to thank the fans who've already bought tickets, and can only apologise that we are not able to deliver the festival that you wanted. Ticket holders will be automatically receive a full refund from their ticket agents."

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Glade ticket exchange

Glade festival has stepped in to help soften the blow of the cancellation of Golden Down Festival. They are offering all Golden Down ticket holders admission to Glade festival (usually £127.25), which takes place the same weekend, in a direct exchange.

Golden Down Festival takes place from Friday 15th to Sunday 17th June in Black Bush Valley on the Matterley Estate, in Hampshire, in the South of England.

Line-up

The latest additions are Krankbrothers (3 hour set on Friday), Gilles Peterson, The Correspondents, When Saints Go Machine, Mixmaster Morris, Simian Ghosts, Black Manila, Being There, Dan Croll, and Labyrinth Ear.

They join Lee Scratch Perry, Roots Manuva, Four Tet, Hercules And Love Affair, Mount Kimbie, Ghostpoet, Dub Pistols, Kerri Chandler, Portable, Pearson Sound, Julio Bashmore, Ben UFO, Space Dimension Controller, Midland, Lucy Rose, Submotion Orchestra, Floating Points, Portico Quartet, Slow Club, Adrian Sherwood, Stealing Sheep, Thundercat, DJ Ease, Clean Bandit, Lorca, Apparat, The Herbaliser, and The Frown.

Tickets

The early bird offer has ended. Weekend tickets are priced at £125. Guests must be a minimum of 18 years of age.

Golden Down promises food, bars with local beers, ciders and wines and has a capacity of 5,000.

Camping

Camping is included in the ticket price and is a few hundred metres from the main festival site. No camp fires or barbecues will be allowed on the camping site or anywhere on the festival site. If you want to bring a camper van then you will be directed to a separate camping area and there is an additional charge of £55 for camper vans/mobile homes.

More information will be here when available.

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