new stage for Hyde Park's Wireless with Burning Leaves, and Duke Spirit

plus Adem, Emmy The Great, Semifinalists, and many more

By Scott Williams | Published: Tue 13th May 2008

The Duke Spirit

Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th July 2008
Hyde Park, London, W2 2UH, England MAP
one day £45 - for the Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday
Last updated: Mon 7th Jul 2008

There is to be a new stage at the Wireless Festival which happens in Hyde Park, London from Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th July. The stage will be hosted in association with leading independent label, Bella Union. This stage will feature both Bella Union artists and associated acts from like minded independent labels.

The Bella Union Stage features new artists such as Burning Leaves, Peter Von Poehl, and Paul Marshall, alongside well known independent artists such as Duke Spirit, Loney Dear, Adem, Emmy The Great, Semifinalists, and an array of rising-stars such as El Guincho, Wildbirds, and Peacedrums.

Bella Union was set up in 1997 by Cocteau Twins' Simon Raymonde, who said, "" It's been a really lovely couple of weeks putting this together and has shown me how much people seem to genuinely love what the label is trying to do here, and the feedback from all of those who will be appearing and even those who couldn't make it, has been little short of staggering. The team here at Bella Union is just small, but we have had great fun in putting the bills together and now we're just excited to get to Hyde Park and see it all happening."

There have also been additions to all the stages at the festival with the main stage adding David Jordan, The Cool Kids, Deadmau5, Neon Neon, and Ryan Shaw. The Tuborg Stage has added Red Snapper, Bryn Christopher, Kid Sister, Yelle, Magistrates, Sea Wolf, Why?, Das Pop, Innerpartysystem, Lords Of Flatbush, Hearts Revolution, The Slips, and Sons Of Albion.

The O2 Stage's line-up includes Elliot Minor, Pete And The Pirates, The Hot Melts, Beans On Toast, Kristeen Young, Howling Bells, Apollo Sunshine, Junkie XL, Akala, Familjen, Yacht, Amy Studt, The Silver Seas, and Chief. Some extra names have also been announced for the other stages with Lethal Bizzle, The Courteeners, Cut Copy, Melee, and Luke White.

Also announced for the Sunday is the first acts for the comedy held on the The Tuborg Stage for some of the day. A collection of some of the new generation of US comedy with Pablo Francisco, Jamie Kennedy, Jo Koy, Gabriel Iglesias, and Jim Jeffreys.

There are a host of acts on all five stages with Jay-Z to headline on the Thursday supported by Mark Ronson, Hot Chip, Roisin Murphy, and Hercules And Love Affair. Morrissey tops the bill Friday with Beck, The National, Guillemots, Siouxsie Sioux, Dirty Pretty Things, New York Dolls, and Lightspeed Champion also playing that day. Fatboy Slim headlines Saturday, with Underworld, and Bootsy Collins And The Rubber Band. Sunday headliners are Counting Crows, and also playing Sunday are Delays, The Hold Steady, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, and Powderfinger. Plus there's more acts still to be confirmed for every stage. For the line-up details, day and stage splits as available please click here.

Tickets for the Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are available at a price of £45. To buy your tickets click here.

The festival will probably also have an acoustic band stand, a fairground, chill out areas, street theatre, performance art, markets, food caterers, a five aside football pitch and lockers are available on site at a cost of £6 a day.

There is a disabled customers hotline number that patrons can call when booking tickets to reserve a place on the platform. It is 0121 767 9729. Disabled customers will be provided with one free ticket for their helper, where required. Should additional helper tickets be required, please call the disabled access ticket line on 0121 767 9729 or email access@wirelessfestival.co.uk

The Wireless Festival is also offering customers the opportunity to offset their carbon emissions associated with travelling to Hyde Park, there is an option to add 40p to your order on the shipping page to cover your carbon footprint.

The Duke Spirit


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