The Secret Garden Party – Winners of the 2008 Best Small Festival.
This year’s festival offers unprecedented escape from the daily drudge of normality, the state of 2009’s Britain, and invites you into the world of Babylon & Eden, a joyous romp through the light and dark of your soul…
The line-up includes: Jarvis Cocker, Rodrigo Y Gabriella, VV Brown, Those Dancing Days, Detroit Social Club, Phoenix, EMF, Emmy The Great, The Holloways, Men Among Animals, Little Comets, Bombay Bicycle Club, Fight Like Apes, Golden Silvers, Official Secrets Act, Slow Club, Dan Black, Little Fish, Peggy Sue + many many more!!
Besides the great line-up, there will be Action Camps, Art Installations, Boudoirs and many other delights, all home grown and hand picked for your visit to the Garden…
Tickets for 2009 are on sale priced at £137 + booking fee. That includes camping, parking, fun, frolics plus all the other hidden extras that usually lurk within a ticket price. Campervans however will be charged an additional £45 for the duration (they take up a lot of space). Teen tickets for 13-17 year olds will be £110 plus booking fee, and as per, under 13’s get in free, but still need a ticket, mind.
“The SGP, small and beautifully formed, is the only shebang for which the claim, “there are no spectators, all are participants”, is the honest-to-God truth. They just want to have a freaking excellent party; it’s that independence that makes it such a special festival”, Subba-Cultcha.
The event will also see style and decadence from The Finer Delights. For the ladies, The Boudoir, whilst the boys will host something of a Gentleman’s Club. As well as The Holistic Camp and activities for the younger gardeners, the details of which will be announced soon, every turn will find a new revolution unfolding with Art Installations and other Action Camps…
In 2009, Science Camp brings scientific and biomedical themed talks, discussions, debates, art, music, films, experiments and demonstrations to the Secret Garden Party. Aiming to educate as well as entertain, Science Camp furthers public engagement with science in an unconventional and inspiring way in the relaxed atmosphere of a music festival, the kind of place where people least expect to learn about the beauty, intricacy and relevance of science.
Conspiracy Camp is back for another year after its roaring success and along with the all NEW Explorer camp, ran by Alex Yearsley. For 12 years Alex has worked for the investigative human rights group Global Witness which has been exposing to the world how some of the deadliest conflicts across Africa and South East Asia have been financed by natural resources such as timber, oil, diamonds and gold and how those same natural resources are a curse to many other countries keeping them in poverty through breathtaking corruption. Alex, a former MTV Europe presenter, has utilised his extensive network of investigators, journalists and explorers to come and talk to the Secret Garden Party allowing us some hard earned and real insight into some real conspiracies!
The Secret Garden Party is worlds apart from any other festival in the UK and so it stands to reason that it’s Boutique Camping should be as different too. On arrival at the festival you’ll be directed to your own special parking area where you’ll be greeted by ‘Boutique Bell Boys’ who will wheel your luggage direct to your new home.
Beautifully themed and decorated, Boutique Camping will have its own security, private showers, posh loos, indoor sitting rooms, chill-out areas, reception service and if that wasn’t enough to whet your appetite, the Boutique Butlers are available from Midday – Midnight, on hand to fetch you anything you desire. Simply call on them for anything from an after hour treat to breakfast in bed. Camping has never been easier or more indulgent.
Of course, the standard Gardener’s campsite is available to all ticket holders; situated right next to the arena entrance it includes showers, loos, food stalls and plenty of space to stage your own secret party…
The Secret Garden Party is your party, made for you and by you. The Party is a moment in the year where you can explore your wildest fantasies and realise your wildest dreams. It is radically expressive and radically inclusive.
Come and be a part of The Garden as it blooms for four days in 2009.
http://www.secretgardenparty.com
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