Altsounds - GLADE FESTIVAL LINE UP ANNOUNCED!

After last year’s Biblical weather the festival organisers are looking forward to the 5th chapter in the Glade manifesto which is shaping up to be the best in the events history. Last year the team mounted a Herculean effort in true Glade spirit to deliver a groundbreaking event that will go down in history as the time that they battled Mother Nature in all her glory and won! The Glade is now firmly entrenched as the one of Europe’s best underground dance music festivals, with 12 stages of dope music, a super friendly crowd and absolutely no corporate sponsorship. All of which makes for a vibe unique to the UK festival scene. Anyone who has been lucky enough to get a ticket to one of the last 4 sell-out events will understand what they mean…

This year’s headliners are Dubfire, Jeff Mills, Pendulum LIVE, James Holden, Frequency 7 and Autechre backed up by a stunning array of artists that reads like a who’s who of the Dance music cognoscenti.

Well what can we say about Dubfire that hasn’t been said already – a Grammy award winning global dance superstar. Recent remixes for the likes of Steve Hillage & Miquette Giraudy’s System 7, UNKLE, Smith & Selway and Ritchie Hawtin will no doubt further cement his current status as remixer du jour. With the success of original productions, his remixes, and extensive tour dates, one thing is abundantly clear: based on the current state of play, Dubfire is one of 2008’s most exciting musical visionaries – fact.

Next up we have Pendulum who are taking the world by storm with their explosive cacophony of guitars and D’n B playing live and direct on the main stage. With the global success of their debut album ‘Hold You Colour’, regular Radio 1 playlisting and relentless touring its no wonder they are being hailed as the next Prodigy - it’s going to be a huge year for the Pendulum boys. Jeff Mills –Detroit legend and founding member of the iconic musical collective Underground Collective – joins the likes of UK progressive house and glitchy techno DJ/producer James Holden as well as Frequency 7 the mighty new project from Surgeon and Ben Simms andWarp Records stalwarts Autechre who have just released their ninth studio album ‘Quaristice’ – put that in your pipe and smoke it!

Still to this day the only successful offshoot of the Glastonbury Festival where it was known as THE renegade dance music stage and it has now become one of the foremost electronic music festivals on the planet. Rather than swimming in the mainstream, Glade runs with the people who know what’s happening on the ground in breaks, psy trance, techno, electronics and house. Promoters involved in the Glade include Breaksday, Nano Records, Sancho Panza, Overkill, Liquid Connective and Inspiral and you’ll also find input from many incredible people on all sorts of levels so that the music is just one of the incredible ingredients in making the Glade a truly spectacular music festival.

The team have been working round the clock to ensure that Glade remains a friendly, awe-inspiring wonderland to party in. Amazing new site art, circus performances, stage designs and décor, lights and lasers will make this year a visceral audio visual assault of the senses. As well as this there have been significant improvements elsewhere with extended camping areas, increased disabled access and Funktion 1 sound fields in all the main tents running after midnight; The result of this is that outside there is comparatively a lot less noise and the sound inside is clear, constant and loud... It's killer.

Having sold out every year so far we’re not expecting tickets to hang around very long; especially when you bear in mind that there are less tickets available than last year.
So log onto Glade Festival 2008 now where there’s a load more information and instructions as to how to get tickets. Tickets for the weekend are £125 with free camping.
'We, the promoters of the Glade, are all first generation ravers, so we are keeping that unity vibe alive by keeping it real and not selling it out to commercialism; we don't go for corporate sponsorship because we believe that’s exactly the sort of thing people are looking to get a break from for a weekend. They want to be in the beautiful reality bubble that is a good festival... and that’s what the Glade is about ultimately... a place to come and express yourself freely, connect with likeminded people, dance and have blindingly good time...' Nick Ladd – Glade Festival

Full line up:

Glade Stage
Dubfire
Pendulum – Live
Atomic Hooligan – Live
Billy Nasty
DJ Friction
Dreadzone – Live
Dub Pistols – Live
Eddy Temple-Morris
Gaudi Live Dub Laboratory – Live
James Holden
James Monro – Live
Meat Katie – Live
Overproof Sound System – Live
Pathaan
Quiet Village – Live
Red Snapper – Live
Subgiant – Live
System 7 – Live
The Grid – Live
The Orb – Live
Ulrich Schnauss – Live
Utah Saints
Vitalic – Live

Origin Stage
Ace Ventura – Live
Allaby – Live
Ans
Antix | Fiord – Live
Aphid Moon – Live
Beatnik – Live
Dickster – Live
Dimitri Nakov
Edoardo
Fearsome Engine – Live
First Stone – Live
Emok
Flip Flop – Live
Headroom – Live
Laughing Buddha – Live
Logic Bomb – Live
Perfect Stranger – Live
Pogo – Live
Protoculture - Live Act
Regan
Slack Baba – Live
Zen Mechanics – Live

Vapor Stage
Jeff Mills
Frequency 7 (Ben Sims v Surgeon) – Live
Slam
Jim Masters
Paul Woolford
Claude Von Stroke
Mark Broom

Breaksday
Andrea Lai
Aquasky
Beat Assassins
Ben & Lex
Bodysnatchers
Caspa & Rusko
Ctrl Z
Deekline & Wizard with MC Ivory
Drummatic Twins
Elite Force
Flore
Greg Dread
High Eight
Jackal & Hyde
James Gill
Jay Cunning & Atomic Hooligan
Klaus Hill
Lady Waks
Madox
Mark Irration
Mr B
Mr. No Hands
Noisia
Peter Paul
Plastican
Plump Djs
Quest and MC Ken Mac
Rico Tubbs
Sick Rick
Slinky
Stanton Warriors
Steve Thorpe
Tayo

Overkill
Autechre
Bass Clef
Ben Pest
Black Rabbit
Cassetteboy + DJ Rubbish
Clark – Live
Current Value
Daedelus
DJ Distance
Dj Donna Summer
DJ Godfather
Dj Rupture w/ Jahdan
Droon
Drop the Lime
Electromeca
Elemental
Japan Invasion – Bogulta
Japan Invasion - DJ Scotch Egg – Live
Japan Invasion - Dokkebi Q
Japan Invasion – Maruosa
Japan Invasion - OVe-NaXx
Kj Sawka
N>E>D
Punksi
Luke's Anger
Rotator
SickBoy
The Bug feat. Daddy Freddy
Tobias Schmidt
Tomb Crew
Vex'd
Warlock
VISUALS by Anti VJs & Flat-E

Liquid Stage
Abakus
Aliji
Avalon
Bonze
Braincell
Capsula
Far Too Loud
Freshold
Fromem Ory
Hamish
Hemi-Sync
iLS
Ital Tek
Jeremy
Jon Kenobi
Kalyug/ Sattyananda
Kana
Kuba
Liquid Ross vs Natzan
Mood Deluxe
Orchid Star
DJ Paul Taylor
Pitch Black
Rex
Screenager
Simon Pieman
Sketchy Pimps
Subsource
Warp Technique
Tom Fu
Whiplash
Yab Yum
Zak
Zub Zub

Sancho Panza
Mike Monday
Mr C
Tim Sheridan
Spektre
Frenchy
Josh Tweek
Lee Burridge
Dj Garth
Matt Brown
Jimmy K-Tel
Big Daddy
Earl Gateshead
Eren
Matt Braddock
Freddy Love

Inspiral
Aliji
Aviva
Becs
Cheju
Digitonal
Dubuddha
Dynaglide
Gandolfi
Giani
Greg Hunter
Halogen
Infinite Scale
IPcress
Josko
Justin Chaos
Louisa Van Jarsveld
Luna Lis
Master Margherita
Matt B
Mauxuam
Mayra
Milli Moonstone
Mirror System
Naasko
Nalepa
Naked Nick
Nick Interchill
Northcore
Nova
Paddy Free
RND
Rena Jones
Sick Rebel
SandRa
Skoi
Tom Fu
Viscia Piscis
Zak
Zizou

Pussy Parlure
Emporium Cabaret
Cabaret Interstellar
Dr Meaker
Cut A Shine
Unk un Neece (DJ)
People's Republic of Disco (DJ)
We Don't Play (DJ)
Generals Hi Fi (DJ)

Market Sound Systems
Chai Wallahs
Come and Play
One Tribe World Stage

Glade Festival 2008

GLADE ANNOUNCE SECOND WAVE OF ARTISTS INCLUDING HEADLINERS

HEADLINERS:
UNDERWORLD (UK FESTIVAL EXCLUSIVE)
BOOKA SHADE
SQUAREPUSHER
JUAN ATKINS (UK FESTIVAL EXCLUSIVE)
MUTANT CLAN AKA TIMO MASS & SANTOS DAVE CLARKE
FREELAND (ADAM FREELAND LIVE)

PLUMP DJS / KRAFTY KUTS / VENETIAN SNARES / RUSKO LIVE / JAPANESE POPSTARS / THE QEMISTS / FEMI KUTI & THE POSITIVE FORCE / NITIN SAWHNEY
FINLEY QUAYE / DIGITAL MYSTIKZ / KID 606 / ATOMIC DROP / ANTIX / RENNIE PILGREM & MC CHICKABOO / THE BAYS FEAT. BEARDYMAN / TRISTAN / PERFECT STRANGER / PAUL TAYLOR / KASEY TAYLOR / LUCAS / LURK / EARTHLING / CHROMATONE SENSIENT / DICK TREVOR / DIMITRI / SPOONBILL / ISHQ / WATERJUICE / KUBA LIVE / DJ ZINC / DEEKLINE & WIZARD / JAY CUNNING / VENT / STEREO: TYPE / THE EGG / LOS ALBERTOS / ORCHESTRA DEL SOL / TRAGIC ROUNDABOUT / GADJO / THE CORRESPONDENCE / JIM MASTERS / DURAN DURAN DURAN / FAR TOO LOUD HEXIDECIMAL / TODDLA T / TAYO / NAPT
+ more to be confirmed!

After months of nail biting anticipation, Glade Festival 2009 are proud to announce a cracking line-up with lots more news to follow. The electronic festival - which takes place at a new site near Winchester from Thursday 16th – Sunday 19th July 2009 – will feature an exclusive UK festival performance from dance dons Underworld, world music by the likes of Femi Kuti, a live set from dubstep’s brightest star Rusko, a debut set from techno God Juan Atkins and The Qemists to name a few....

Thanks to its new home near Winchester (the secret location will be revealed to ticket holders nearer the time), Louder, Later and Longer is what you’ll get at this year’s Glade Festival, which moved from its previous home at Wasing Estate due to crippling noise restrictions.
In addition to the belting line-up, Glade Festival will also be unveiling two new areas at this year’s event. First up is the Carmaggedon area – a post apocalypse space which will house multiple venues hosted by Breaksday, Overkill, NSB.co.uk (formerly Nu Skool Breaks) and Cool & Deadly (hosted by Fabric dubsteppers Dublime and Kiss’ Jay Cunning). The area will also feature mind bending art from Nevada’s Burning Man Festival, the scrap yard regeneration creations of the Mutoid Waste Company and the twisted cabaret of the Interstella Circus.

Avalon is another new creation this year and is conceived as a festival within a festival - dedicated to a Psytrance way of life and attitude to living, as much as partying. Psytrance was born from the international alternative and psychedelic scene in the late 60s - which is now alive and well in places as far apart as Brazil, Japan, California and India. And in Avalon it has its UK home at Glade Festival 2009. You’ll find an area where music, art and all forms of expression, thrive and connect at what is undoubtedly the UK’s highpoint of the Psytrance movement.

And if that wasn’t enough, our friends from BLOC (from BLOC Weekend) host the Vapor Stage – the late night techno stage. The Glade Stage makes a welcome return in all its glory and will feature an amazing variety of live acts including world music for the first time on Sunday.

Visually Glade Festival 2009 will have a look and feel of Mad Max meets Alice in Wonderland. They’re cranking up the wow factor with surreal 3D installations to create 3D otherworldly spaces.
Watch this space for information on two other new areas - in addition to more exciting features.

Glade Festival 2009 will soon be launching their new flash website, which will have a stage by stage breakdown of all the areas, including information on all the acts and promoters we’re working with.
In a move to help the recession blues tickets are on sale now for a very reasonable £125 (the same price as last year). Glade Festival is also running a Student Initiative for a limited period only where students can buy tickets for a mere £99 from now until 31st March 2009. All tickets include free on-site camping. Camper & caravan tickets cost an additional £45. Details of the VIP Tepee camping area will be announced soon.

Glade Festival won Best Dance Festival at this year’s UK Festival Awards and is a 10,000 capacity event, visited by dance music and free spirited aficionados from around the world. Glade Festival is known as one of Europe’s best underground electronic festivals and will celebrate its sixth birthday in 2009 after starting life as part of Glastonbury festival (of which it is still a part of).

The Artists - just a bit of information as Glade Festival will have more artist details up on their new website when it launches soon.
Underworld Making their only UK festival appearance in 2009, the mighty Underworld will be headlining Glade Festival this year. Karl Hide and Rick Smith are still pushing sonic boundaries after nearly two decades of being at the forefront of electronic dance music and have an extraordinary ability to fuse together elements of techno, dub, trance, drum ’n’ bass, ambient house and even blues. They are the perfect act to crescendo Glade Festival 2009.

Juan Atkins
When Fedde Le Grand produced the massive club smash ‘Put Your Hands Up for Detroit’, it was a tribute to the legend Juan Atkins, often called the Godfather of Techno; his releases under moniker Cybotron are often referred to as the first techno records. He often hailed as the inventor of the genre.
Femi Kuti
The first world artist to perform at Glade Festival, Femi Kuti (son of Fela and brother of Seun) formed his 10 piece band The Positive Force in 1987. Femi’s take on Afrobeat pays respect to his father’s style – his sax playing can be uncannily similar to Fela’s – while adding modern dance rhythms to its funky, percussive roots. Femi’s latest album ‘Day by Day’ was released last year.

Mutant Clan AKA Timo Maas and Santos
Mutant Clan is the name of the new project from Timo Maas and Santos. Santos is Timo Maas’ Italian production partner. They appeared on Dubfire’s ‘SCI+TEC Digital' Audio label, Sven Vath's Cocoon label and their seen the first Mutant Clan release 'Kensei' on Connaisseur.
Booka Shade
Responsible for huge underground tracks ‘Body Language’ (with M.A.N.D.Y.) and ‘Mandarine Girl’, Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier - more commonly known as Booka Shade – are one of the world’s most sought after electronic live acts and the co-founders of Berlin imprint Get Physical - one of the world’s biggest electronic labels.

The Bays feat Beardyman
Headed up Freerange Records head honcho Jimpster are a band that never rehearse as they improvise live sets. They play a combination of live loops, three synthesisers, electronic gizmos, bass, guitar and drums, turned into ambient house, hip-hop, electro and drum 'n' bass. They are joined by beatbox king Beardyman (his nickname originating from his old beard). He battled to become UK Beatbox Champion in 2006 and retained his title in 2007 making him the first beatboxer in UK history to win 2 championships in a row.

Japanese Popstars
Neither Japanese or hugely famous, this Irish three-piece are a Northern Irish response to analogue/digital terrorists Crystal Castles but are really more in the vein of good old-fashioned arms-aloft arena dance troupes like Orbital, Underworld and the Chemical Brothers. They've supported Klaxons and Hadouken!, and have supporters in the indie/rock camp such as Steve Lamacq, Annie Mac and Zane Lowe.

DJ Zinc
One of the UK’s most highly-rated drum & bass DJs, Zinc is famous for a style of playing all types of D’n’B within one set. Founder of Bingo Beats record label, his releases include the classic ‘Super Sharp Shooter’, his first solo tune, released on Ganja Records in 1995, which remains one of the most recognizable dance records of the decade. His other hits include ‘138 Trek’, ‘Casino Royale’ and ‘Ska’.
Duran Duran Duran
Not to be confused with the 80’s pop group, DDD is a one man band fronted by Ed Flis. Ed hails from Philadelphia and is now based in Berlin. This debut album ‘Very Pleasure’ is pure breakcore.

Kasey Taylor
He was born in Melbourne, Australia and lives in Portugal. He is a techno & progressive DJ and owns respected label Vapour Recordings. He is one of Australia’s biggest dance music exports.

Antix
Brothers Barton and Hayden Strom from New Zealand are the duo Antix. Their style bridges progressive house, techno and trance. Also known as Fiord their alias combines a unique and abstract approach including vocals, live instruments and collaborations.

Kid 606
Inspired by the best of electronica, punk, jungle, hip hop, bass, dancehall and techno Kid 606 fuses it all together in a uniquely reckless style. He has remixed the likes of Amon Tobin, The Rapture, The Locust, Foetus, Depeche Mode, The Bug, Peaches, Dälek, Ellen Allien, Saul Williams, Super Furry Animals and countless others. His new album ‘Shout at the Döner’ drops this spring, and is easily his most accomplished record to date.

Editor’s notes
Date: Thursday 16th – Sunday 19th July 2009
Tickets £125 + £7 bf from Glade Festival 2009
Children / Teenagers: Under 12’s free if accompanied with an adult. 13 – 15year olds are allowed but must be accompanied by an adult - tickets cost £125 + bf.
Location: secret location near Winchester
Capacity: 10,000
Entrance: gates open midday Thursday 16thJuly
Hours: Thursday midday – late | Friday midday – 4am | Saturday midday – 6am | Sunday midday – midnight [subject to licensing] Bars will be open 24 hours a day.

Glade Festival 2009