This is folks. The entire cash ticket allocation is now totally sold out, leaving all remaining tickets on sale solely from Ticketmaster. Due to extremely high demand, we expect Get Loaded in the Park 2008 to be sold out entirely within the next day or so!!

So if you haven’t yet bought your ticket, we urge you to buy yours right away to avoid disappointment.

We’ve had a word with the big man upstairs and depsite having a typically British summer (i.e. shit weather!!)… the forecast for this coming August Bank Holiday weekend is actually VERY GOOD!! Yes really. At Get Loaded in the Park on Sunday, they’re saying it’s gonna be 22 degrees no less, basicially sun all day, with some cloud. NO RAIN (touch wood).

Lovely jubbly!! So make sure you put on some suncream before you leave the house…..

THE HUNT IS ON FOR BESTIVAL GOLDEN TICKETS!

5 Weekend Passes Hidden in the new Bestival Album

RELEASED 1st SEPTEMBER

A-Z: BESTIVAL COMPILATION 2008 from Sunday Best
Compiled by Rob da Bank

With Bestival selling out in record time this year, bringing many a tear to those unfortunate enough not to get a ticket, Sunday Best and Rob da Bank have have decided to become purveyors of good news and have gone all Willy Wonka.

With the release of the ‘A-Z Bestival 2008’ compilation, specially compiled by Rob da Bank for the 100th release on the Sunday Best label, 5 Golden tickets to Bestival have been released in the first batch of the album to hit the shelves on September 1st.

So 5 lucky winners will receive a full weekend pass to Bestival’s incredible fancy dress, boutique extravaganza on the Isle of Wight, which has become a jewel in the festival calendar’s crown, featuring such artists as Amy Winehouse, My Bloody Valentine, Underworld, Black Kids, Aphex Twin and a whole load of treats that Willy Wonka could only dream of putting in his Chocolate factory.

So if you’re purple with Jealousy like Violet Beauregard or ravenous for a ticket like Augustus Gloop, this an opportunity to not only pick up a stunning compilation featuring the cream of the Bestival line up but it’s also a gilt edged opportunity to get your hands on one of the most sought after festival tickets this year.

A-Z: BESTIVAL 2008
Compiled by Rob da Bank

Sunday Best Recordings
Release date: 1ST SEPTEMBER 2008
Cat no: SBESTCD29
www.sundaybest.net

The double album kicks off with a stone cold classic; ‘Analogue Bubblebath’, which was the debut release from the ever innovative electronic enigma Aphex Twin, who will be headlining The Big Top on Saturday at this year’s Bestival.  Indie dons du jour Black Kids’ breakthrough single ‘I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You’, Carl Craig’s cascading ‘At Les’, the title track from dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip’s stunning debut album ‘Angles’ and Acid House legends 808 State’s sublime ‘Pacific 202’ all follow as Mr da Bank crams in boundless quality cuts.  Appearances from Oxford’s Foals, enigmatic genius Gideon Conn, synth pop doyens Human League, one-man-riot anti-hero pop star Kid Carpet, soul-tronica trailblazer Jamie Lidell, raucous rock n rollers Kitty Daisy & Lewis and the blissful folk of Lucky Elephant lead on to the leftfield pop brilliance of Micachu who rounds off the first part of the A-Z in some style.

Danger Mouse produced ‘ones to watch’ The Shortwave Set open up the action for disc two on the letter ‘N’ with ‘Now Til 69’. The 8 Bit grooves of thecocknbullkid’s ‘On My Own’, the punky pop of Pete & The Pirates ‘Come On Feet’ and Christopher D Ashley’s ‘sluttish warehouse electro’ on ‘Sugar Coated Lies’ keep the pressure on before Roots Manuva’s timeless ‘Witness (1 Hope)’ makes its presence felt. The unhinged bleep-pop of Slagsmalsklubben’s ‘Sponsored By Destiny’, Transglobal Underground’s majestic ‘Temple Head’, Underworld’s immortal ‘Cowgirl’ and Pendulum’s colossal ‘Visions’ bring things into the home straight that sees Little Dragon, Sunday Best new boys The Ghost and the throbbing Yacht providing a superlative closeout that leaves Zombie Zombie’s epic psychedelic wig-out ‘Driving This Road Until Death Sets You Free’ to bring the A-Z of Bestival to an emphatic end, well and truly whetting the appetite for Bestival’s 5th birthday at Robin Hill Country Park this September.

TRACKLIST:

CD1

A.    Aphex Twin - Analogue Bubblebath                              

B.    Black Kids - I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You        

C.    Carl Craig - At Les                           

D.    dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip - Angles  

E .    808 State - Pacific 202        

F.    Foals - Red Sox Pugie (Henrik Schwartz mix)

G.    Gideon Conn - Trademark         

H.    Human League - Love Action (I Believe In Love)     

I.     Kid Carpet - I Don’t Want to Fall in Love With You     

J.    Jamie Lidell - Another Day      

K.    Kitty Daisy & Lewis - Going Up The Country    

L.    Lucky Elephant - Edgar   

M.    Micachu & The Shapes - Golden Phone   

 

CD2

N.    The Shortwave Set - Now Til ‘69 (Aeroplane mix)

O.    thecocknbullkid - On My Own      

P.    Pete and the Pirates - Come on Feet  

Q.    (Quick, put another record on…) Christopher D Ashley - Sugar Coated Lies       

R.    Roots Manuva - Witness (1 Hope)           

S.    Slagmalsklubben - Sponsored By Destiny   

T.    Transglobal Underground - Temple Head

U.    Underworld - Cowgirl           

V.    Pendulum - Visions

W.    Little Dragon - Wink    

X.    The Ghost - Superhero (Xclusive unreleased track)     

Y.    Yacht - The Summer Song  

Z.    Zombie Zombie - Driving This Road Until Death Sets You Free

Sprawling across the South Downs, East Sussex this August Bank Holiday weekender is expecting 15,000 revellers on farmland near Devil’s Dyke for four days of eclectic music and entertainment.The festival promises a balance of big named artists alongside the very best local bands and DJs with club nights and record labels all getting in on the act too. The festival food will be sourced locally with organic eats and treats available over the weekend.

Camping and day tickets are available over the weekend.

 

Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Horace Andy, Bonobo, Los Albertos, Young Knives, Infadels, Hercules and Love Affair and Duke Special will also appear over the weekend.There will also be DJs sets from Don Letts, Wayne Hemingway, Dub Pistols’ Terry Hall, Andy Weatherall, Mr Scruff, Fake Bush and The Kleptones.

12 Stone Toddler, Transformer, The Splendour and My Federation will all appear on the Brighton Stage alongside Baby Charles, Black Grass, Carnival Collective and many more.

Beachdown Festival will take place at Devil’s Dyke, near Brighton, East Sussex from 22-25 August and will feature Gogol Bordello, De La Soul, Reverend and the Makers and Roy Ayers.

There will be eight buses an hour running from Brighton to the festival site and back from 10am until 1am, which means all local festival goers can 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, but near enough to walk to and from.

 

It’s just one week until The Big Chill Festival 2008 celebrates multi-media music, entertainment, literature, arts and comedy with a magical summer weekend in one of the most idyllic settings in the UK.  Among the unique combination of performers - recent Mercury music prize nominees Rachel Unthank & The Winterset - exhilarating all-female folk-quartet - and Portico Quartet London modern jazzsters will all perform the Castle Stage on Saturday 2nd August.

 

The Blessing - will also be showcasing at the Castle Stage having recently won Album of the Year for their debut album ‘All is Yes’ at this year’s prestigious BBC Jazz awards. The festival also sees performances from Leonard Cohen, The Mighty Boosh, Thievery Corporation, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Camille, Bill Bailey, Cornelius, Roisin Murphy, The Orb, Tom Middleton, Natty, Lykke Li and Trentemøller Live at the beautiful Eastnor Castle site.

 

 In its 14th year, The Big Chill has broken new boundaries to bring a festival programme brimming with diversity, creativity - and some of the most incredible experiences from any art form. Other groundbreaking partnerships for 2008 include The ICA, Roundhouse, BFI Southbank and Underbelly continuing The Big Chill’s tradition of innovative, eclectic programming - and a commitment to showcasing the finest artistic talent at the festival.

Featuring : Roni Size Reprasents, Stereo MC’s, Roisin Murphy, The Presets, Brand New Heavies & MORE!

The dates for Bloom 2008 are confirmed as Friday 8th to Sunday 10th August. The site has been confirmed as being at Seven Springs, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

Bloom describes itself as “a boutique festival of cultured electronic beats and bass”. Expect around four arenas with a blend of up-and-coming and established groups, artists, DJs and labels. Sounds will include music from a plethora of genres including electro, house, hip hop, jazz, funk and drum’n'bass. There’s also comedy and cabaret.

For your chance to win these tickets simply join the facebook group (link on the blue F button on the right hand menu and join the group! These tickets include camping for the weekend! Tell everyone you know to gain more chance of attending this event for free!

With  just  less  than  three  weeks  to go to this  summer s  third  Bloom  festival we have a plethora of new acts to announce to the ever expanding line-up.

Now joining the ranks of Stereo MC s, Reprazent, Roisin Murphy, Ewan Pearson, The Black Seeds and many more we have   the likes of Audio Sculptors, Danny and the Champions of the World, Dom Coyote, Domino State, Duke, Funk from the Trunk, Gloria Cycles, Hit & Run DJs, Jalapeño Soundsystem, Jujuman and the  Program,  Lizzie  Curious,  Mandibles  (The),  May  Contain  Nuts,  Moe  Foe, Rainy and The Dust, Rainy Gai Band, Salon Kitty, Sam  Kills  Two, Scubaroots, Turbowolf, Two Spot Gobi, We Like to Party joining the Bloom party massive with added visual help from Triggerset and Chromatouch.