 01/07/2008 The Beachdown Festival has announced a new string of top acts joining an already secure string of top acts, making for a really long string of top acts. The festival, taking place at Brighton’s Sand Downs over the August Bank Holiday of August 22nd to 25th, will bring together a whole friggin’ host of genre-bending names from the upper-echelons of the international circuit.
We’re talking the folksy strumming of Jose Gonzalez, the kings of hip-hop/rock, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, and geeky post-punk alt-rockers, The Young Knives. That’s just for starters, Bonobo, The Brakes, Peggy Sue and The Pirates, and USA favourites, The Magic Numbers, will also be making the trip to Sand Downs.
Good God, man, it doesn’t stop there! French collective, Nouvelle Vague, and NYC residents, Hercules and the Love Affair, will be joining the likes of the Maccabees, Lightspeed Champion, Reverend and the Makers, and the critically acclaimed Terry Callier. Other acts include Azymuth, Jah Wobble All-Stars, and Amp Fiddler.
Beachdown joins a long list of festivals attempting to "do their bit" for climate change; aiming to be as carbon neutral as possible and employing a number of energy saving and environmentally friendly tools. Furthermore, a weekend pass will set you back a mere £85. It's a deal, a steal, the sale of the fuc... For camping and ticket information, as well as updates to the line-up, visit www.beachdownfestival.com |
