Beachdown Festival 2008
Friday 22nd to Monday 25th August 2008near Devils Dyke, South Downs, East Sussex, England MAP
£85 for weeked
Daily capacity: 10,000
The line-up has been revealed for The Electronic Tent which includes Finger Lickin' & Against The Grain, Soul Of Man, Utah Saints, Krafty Kuts & A-Skillz, Adsorb, Pat Mahoney, Kissy Sell Out, Jonny Rocks, Family Funktunes, AbNormal Disco, Black Elvis, Mr. B, DJ Derek, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Barry Peters, Different Strokes, Stick It On, and Pressure Drop who join the previously announced Mr. Scruff.
New additions to the Brighton Stage include Baby Charles, Brownstar, Catapult, Charlotte Webster, Derek Meins, Educated Animals, Figital, Francesca Young, Gentlemen Starkey, Iambic, Jailbait, Kovak, Lisa Lindley Jones, Lost Idol, Mascara, Maths Class, MC Buzz & Shelly Mack, Mean Poppa Lean, Meow Meows, Monkeys, Tigers and Screaming Jungles, My Device, Rebel Control, Sheeva, Small White Light, Super U, The Argument About Yellow, The Die Vibes, The Great Apes, The Laylanas, The Pangs, The Perils, The Pursuit, The Restless Sons, Turning Green, and Willis.
Whilst added to the Beach Bar line-up are Balearic Jukebox, Blah Blah Blah, Jilted Jonny, Leroy Horns, Manasseh, MC Brother Culture, Northern Soul, Somewhere In The Universe, and Sue & Justin.
New additions to the main stage include A. Human, Carnival Collective, Doll & The Kicks, Dub Ashanti, Duke Special, Engine Room, Fat 45's, Reckless Sons, The Mountain Firework Company, and VV Brown.
The second stage also has new additions including Acoustic Dregs, Bacalao, Black Grass, Jazz CoTech Dancers, and The Sound Stylistics.
The line-up of acts already confirmed includes De La Soul, Lightspeed Champion, Reverend and the Makers, Terry Callier, Roy Ayers, Infadels, The Hat and Freakpower, Bah Samba, Azymuth, Jah Wobble All-stars and Amp Fiddler. With more names still to be announced. As well as high profile names there is also local talent from the Brighton music scene - club nights, record labels and DJ's are all involved. For the line-up details as available please click here.
A full weekend pass is priced at £85, to buy tickets click here. Camping facilities, including luxury camping options will be available and shuttle buses running every hour running from Brighton to the festival site and back from 10am until 1am which means all local festival goers should leave their cars at home.
The parking facilities will be located off site, so as not to disturb or damage the natural environment of the south downs. Car parks will be utilised at the nearby Hickstead Showground and at Shoreham Airport, where buses will ferry festival goers from their car directly to the camp site.
The food stalls on site will offer locally sourced and organic menus, some provided by local brand name restaurants. The event is also aiming to be carbon neutral.
