Creamfields 2008
Saturday 23rd to Sunday 24th August 2008Daresbury Estate, Halton, Cheshire, WA4 4AR, England MAP
Weekend Tickets: £105.00 + £10 for camping, Saturday day £57.50, Sunday day £53.50
CreamTVfields will include a TV set in the fields amongst the crowd. This will showcase the the work of some of the UK's cutting edge contemporary artists. Liverpool John Moores University's Site Gallery have teamed up with Grizedale Arts and independent curator/producer Sam Skinner to produce a blend of street culture with online film, moving image, videocasts and sound over the two days.
CreamTVfields and Cream News with the help of FACT.TV will be broadcasting live from an open air studio throughout the weekend, and will also be available online and on itunes. The station will capture the vibe of the festival and present it as an interactive experience with contributions by musicians, artists and festival-goers which will be broadcast on the Main Stage big screens throughout the weekend.
To provide the content for CreamTVfields, international art organisation Grizedale Arts are commissioning a live performance by 'Journey to the Lower World' creator Marcus Coates and will be bringing artists from its stable of international projects to contribute and collaborate with sound, video and graphics.
John Byrne the manager/curator of Site said, "CreamTVfields provides an opportunity for Site and Grizedale Arts to participate in one of the countrys best and most loved festivals and for artists to use Creamfields 10th Anniversary as a canvas for their ideas and energy. CreamTVfields will also allows the Creamfields audience (both at the festival and online) to experience this unique project via stage screens, mobile phone and the internet. With any luck, Creamfields and Contemporary Art may never be the same again."
Creamfields have also announced Paint Jam which will stars of Merseyside's graffiti, illustration and graphic art scenes battling it out to paint the studio's walls live over the two days. Artists from Zap Graffiti will create work in front of the audiences including bugged-out characters, swirling psychedelic forms, reflecting and celebrating the colourful mix of Creamfields. There will also be the opportunity for festival goers to make their mark alongside other artists in this unique expression of the festival. Sam Skinner said, "It's going to be madness, all the artists for Paint Jam can't wait to get busy and create some dazzling eye candy for the party."
The musical acts playing over the weekend include Kasabian, Underworld, Fatboy Slim, Ian Brown, Paul Van Dyk, Tiesto, Nick Warren, Eric Prydz, John Digweed, James Zabiela, Soulwax, Pendulum, Gossip, Simian Mobile Disco, Chic Featuring Nile Rogers, Roots Manuva, Erick Morillo, Paul Oakenfold, Sasha, David Guetta, 2many DJs, Ferry Corsten, Pete Tong, Dubfire, Eddie Halliwell, Hernan Cattaneo, Felix Da Housecat, Steve Angello, Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, Annie Mac, Claude Von Stroke, Danny Howells, Judge Jules, and many more. For the line-up details, day and stage splits as available please click here
As this year Creamfields celebrates ten years the event has been spread over two days for the first time and will host speciality camping where party goers can take a break from the party in tipis, beach huts and even solar powered pod pads in the stunning surroundings of Daresbury Estate, Halton, Cheshire.
Tickets are on sale priced at £105.00 for weekend tickets or £115 with camping. Day tickets are also available. Saturday day tickets are priced at £57.50, and Sunday day are £53.50. To buy tickets click here.
Cream has a record-breaking year of events planned with a total of 13 Creamfields festivals happening worldwide. The Cream will host world wide Creamfields in Spain, Russia, Mexico, Brazil, Poland, Czech Republic, Turkey, Chile, Malta, Romania and Argentina.