Will Kicks Off Festival Calender!

 

Wednesday 18 March 2009

 

 

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After the success of his festival run last year, Will is thrilled to announce a new festival date for 2009!

 

On Sunday 26th July Will will be performing at Camp Bestival, a three day music event held at Lulworth Castle in Dorset.

 

And tickets are now on sale! ...

 

Get yours here: Ticketline http://www.ticketline.co.uk/ 0844 888 4410 (24hr)

 

Good for him - hope it's the first of many. Hope some of you get to go and the weather stays good. :dance:

Edited March 18, 200916 yr by munchkin

I love my hubby :yahoo: he as just booked 2 tickets and said because we can't go away this year we could go for the weekend :cheer: :dance:

I love my hubby :yahoo: he as just booked 2 tickets and said because we can't go away this year we could go for the weekend :cheer: :dance:

 

That's fantastic! :dance: I'm elated for you.

 

I hope there'll be more announced. :)

 

When I read "bestival" in the headline I thought: great, Bestival (on the Isle of Man) is still on, despite the mud slide last year, so I was feeling happy for a certain Gill, but obviously, it's a different location. Must be hard at times for fans like Gill who live in a fairly remote place, or on an island. I realise how lucky I am, often, as a Londoner. :)

 

Can't get to Dorset myself, in fact I've decided I'll be a penny-pinching old miser this year and won't go to any gigs at all. Finally have to do something about my debt. :rolleyes:

 

Anyway, how about Glastonbury two years in a row? :yahoo: And maybe he'll do V or T again.

Efestivals

 

Camp Bestival add Phoenix, Will Young, Tinchy Stryder, & more

 

 

http://www.efestivals.co.uk/photos/v/chelmsford/2008/s120/WillYoung-VFestChelms2008-AD01.jpg

 

Wednesday 18th March 2009

 

 

 

Phoenix, Will Young, and Tinchy Stryder are just some of the latest acts announced for this year's 'Animal Magic' themed Camp Bestival.

 

 

oining them will be Mumford & Sons, Crazy P, Baddies, Huw Stephens, Kid Carpet, Alela Diane, Alessi's Ark, Recommended Daily Allowance, Magic Drum Orchestra, Soul of Man, Rev Milo Speedwagon, Johnno, DJ Dan, Cliff Lay & Tosh Ohta, and Quayside Cloggies.

 

Camp Bestival's fancy dress theme for this year has also been announced as 'Animal Magic'.

 

Festival organiser Rob da Bank, said, "I think only Camp Bestival could get away with such a riotously diverse set of line up additions: Will Young was a smash at Bestival last year dressed up to the nines in fancy dress so we had to get him back,

Edited March 18, 200916 yr by BanYellowM+M's

I love my hubby :yahoo: he as just booked 2 tickets and said because we can't go away this year we could go for the weekend :cheer: :dance:

 

So pleased for you. :yahoo: Don't forget your camera.

Thanks BYM&Ms - perhaps Will could be Bill Oddy or David Attenborough :lol:

 

Have a great time -

Edited March 18, 200916 yr by munchkin

Great news, a festival date already and well done BYM&M's, that hubby of yours is a treasure and tis a shame he can't be cloned. :lol:

on the Isle of Man

No it is the Isle of Wight!

 

The fields are still recovering after six months!

 

I am delighted he has been added to the line up so early. Last year he seemed to appear in the line up quite late on.

Edited March 19, 200916 yr by Pearl

Thanks to Bumbling.

 

POP star Will Young is the latest big-name act to be added to the bill for this year’s Camp Bestival at Lulworth Castle.

The Pop Idol winner, 30, will play the main stage on Sunday afternoon at the three-day event in July.

He and French rockers Phoenix join a bill already boasting Dorset star PJ Harvey and disco kings Chic, featuring Nile Rodgers.

Meanwhile, fans can now pay for their tickets in three instalments because of the credit crunch.

Camp Bestival organiser and Radio One DJ Rob da Bank said: “Will Young is a massive pop star and right up our street as a family-orientated festival.

“He’ll really appeal to the mums and dads and he’s got a really good young fanbase as well.

“Will’s exactly the sort of artist people want to see at Camp Bestival. He’s great fun and he’s got a great voice

Thanks TT - I thought it seemed quite family oriented. Not the bandstand then :rofl:

Thanks TT

 

 

Thanks TT - I thought it seemed quite family oriented. Not the bandstand then :rofl:

 

 

 

That's the reason hubby wanted to go

 

I think the stories of women pooing in the fields [where everyone could see them] at T in the park put hubby off the festivals :lol:

Couldn't sleep - thanks to Julie (will 4 me)on Devoted for this:

 

Virtual Festivals' weekly news round up

United Kingdom | by Daniel Fahey | 20 March 2009

 

Welcome to Virtual Festivals' weekly news round up. Here are the big stories you may have missed over the last seven days...

Line-ups

 

While the major festivals started padding out their line-ups with non-headline acts, it was down to the smaller events to wheel out the big names this week, starting with Guilfest. Motörhead and former Beach Boy Brain Wilson will be taking the 'Good Vibrations' (the organisers’ pun, not ours) to Stoke Park this July, bosses confirmed, with many more names expected in the coming weeks.

 

Secret Garden Party proved a little more frivolous with naming names on Tuesday, as festival chiefs released a slew of acts headed up by Pulp's poet Jarvis Cocker. Reggae legends Toots And The Maytals, Emiliana Torrini, Slow Club and Peggy Sue were also among the 60-odd bands announced, as further plans for this year’s festival unravelled, including the news that the site will be split into two areas: Eden and Babylon.

 

Elsewhere, Will Young will continue his successful festival tour, taking in Camp Bestival this summer, after winning over fans at its sister event Bestival in 2008. The singer will be joined by Mumford And Sons, Phoenix, Crazy P and more at the family-friendly event, as festival bosses announced that the fancy dress theme for July will be 'Animal Magic'. "Read into that what you will," said curator Rob Da Bank, "unicorns, bears, elephants, Scooby Doos, Johnny Morris look-alikes and Paul Daniels impersonators will all be very welcome."

 

Speaking of the dark arts, Wizard Festival in Scotland announced that The Charlatans will headline this year's event, with punk rockers Buzzcocks also set for the Aberdeenshire event.

 

Sticking with Scotland, but crossing over to T In The Park, and organisers have confirmed that trip hop magician Mr Scruff will notch up another festival date on his record bag this year, joining Boys Noize and Laurent Garnier in the festival's Slam Tent. Organisers also announced that Passion Pit and M83 are set to make names for themselves on the Futures Stage come July.

 

Two names comedy fans should already be accustomed to are Mathew Horne and James Corden, stars of hit TV series 'Gavin And Stacy'. The pair are preparing to unleash their musical side at the Isle of Wight Festival with a group they're set to put together just five days before the event – expect bum notes and fat jokes aplenty. Organisers also revealed that a recently reformed Ultravox are also heading to the Garden Isle alongside Maximo Park, The View, White Lies and The Zombies.

 

The first acts announced for WOMAD emerged this week, with Solomon Burke, Ethiopiques and Fat Freddy's Drop leading the charge. India's Darbar Morchang Party and Gypsies of Rajasthan are also set to appear alongside Hindi Zahra and Caravan Palace from France. Organisers' globe-trotting conquest for the best bands around the world, also led to artists as far a field as China, Hungary, Australia and Burkina Faso being announced.

 

Fans of exclusives should be looking no further than Manchester International Festival, with bosses revealing an imaginative programme of commissioned work, music, art, theatre and experience. Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed will appear for the first time together in the UK, Kraftwerk will work will composer Steve Reich and Elbow are set to hook up with The Hallé at the festival. Click here to see more of the scheduled events and where to get tickets.

 

Summer Sundae Weekender bolstered its bill early on Monday with Saint Etienne, Noisettes, Imelda May and Frank Turner among the notable additions, while the teenage and alcohol-free arm of Camden Crawl confirmed that Eugene McGuinness, Howling Bells and Attack! Attack! will play the inaugural event next month.

 

Finally this week, Radio 1 announced that their One Big Weekend will take place at Lydiard Park in Swindon from 9-10 May, with Snow Patrol and N-Dubz the first artists confirmed.

 

Cancellations

 

The credit crunch claimed another festival victim this week, dragging Heavenly Planet down from the stars before it even debuted. "The worsening economic crisis and circumstances beyond our control have been major factors in the final decision," conceded one of the organisers Melvin Benn.

 

Tickets

 

Camp Bestival bosses announced a ticket scheme, which they say is a UK first. Those wishing to attend can now stagger payments by paying a third of the ticket cost now, followed by two payments paid over two consecutive months.

 

Click here to buy Camp Bestival tickets.

 

http://www.festivalplanet.com/2009/03/19/w...-camp-bestival/

 

The ad on the right-hand side changes - this is Will's one - a really nice bit of promo for him:

 

http://images.apple.com/itunesaffiliates/uk_creative/newsletter/100708/WilLYOung_120x600.jpg

Edited March 21, 200916 yr by munchkin

Thanks munchkin, it's a great idea to have a staggered payment scheme for the Camp Bestival tickets as well, especially if the whole family is going. :D

Thanks to Bumbling.

 

As if that weren’t enough to make a dazzlingly perfect start to your hols, bona-fide Pop Idol Will Young will be joining the festival in the salubrious surrounds of Lulworth Castle for a knock-out Sunday night set. After wowing the crowds all last summer, you can be sure that Will is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser and a proper gent to-boot.

 

 

Commenting on his appearance Will Young said:

“I am really excited to be doing festivals again this summer. It’s gonna be a hot summer, and I can’t think of anything else I’d like to be doing more - I enjoyed them all so much last year”

 

Sounds as if there's a few more.

Thanks to Bumbling.

Sounds as if there's a few more.

 

Hopefully TT and I've asked Will over on the O/S, if he'd please do one in my neck of the woods. :P

Hopefully TT and I've asked Will over on the O/S, if he'd please do one in my neck of the woods. :P

 

Let's hope he grants your request.

Thanks to Bumbling.

 

One of Bestival's biggest fans, nicest guy in pop Will Young has been enjoying our big sister festival as a punter ever since the very start, and after his awesome appearance at Bestival last year when he kept the rain sodden masses singing and dancing through the mire we thought it would be only right to invite him along to sprinkle his magic on Camp Bestival 2009.

Since exploding onto the pop landscape as the winner of the first Pop Idol TV show, Will Young has gone on to become one of the country's most popular performers. Unlike the majority of reality show winners who sink without trace, Will has managed to forge a career built solely on his talents as a singer and a songwriter of some accomplishment, while his live performances encapsulate the wit, charm and incredible sense of humour of this very talented young man.

And so it is with great pleasure that Camp Bestival present to you the Brit Award winning, multi platinum album selling pop treasure that is Will Young for what is sure to be a highlight of the weekend.

www.will-youngonline.com[

This is what I posted on D.

 

I am still unsure as to whether Will went to Bestival before last year. There was no mention at all in any of the local papers, no-one mentioned him that I heard of. So in all honesty I don't think he went. When I spoke to him at The Vortex he said he had never been to the Island although his mum used to come here as a girl for swimming events.