Bloom Festival at Seven Springs

8 - 10 August 2008, Seven Springs, Cheltenham

Bloom Festival is an independent family friendly boutique festival, boasting six musical arenas and an outstanding, diverse line up. Now in its third year, 2008 brought Bloom Festival to Seven Springs, just outside Cheltenham. Set in the heart of the Gloucestershire countryside at the exact location where the River Thames originates, the new site is ideally located overlooking Cheltenham with panoramic views of the Malvern Hills off in the distance.

2008 Bloom Festival will be bigger and better than ever. It offers luxury onsite accommodation, a Bloom Market brimming with arts and crafts, a dedicated Kids Zone, a Healing Area aptly named the “Vegetable Patch” and a refreshingly good selection of hand-picked vendors provides high quality food and drink which where possible are organic, ethical and local caterers. You will be able to become a superstar DJ in minutes with the Beat Jigsaw, play classic video games from the saddle of a bicycle with the PacBike as well as transform yourself with the Video Karaoke System. Live painters, graffiti writers and installation artists will be working on pieces over the weekend.

From 6pm, Thursday, 7 August you will be permitted into the campsite to pitch your tent, meet your neighbours and get ready for the festival action that commences the following day. Ticket price includes free camping for the whole weekend. The campsite is situated right next to the Festival site. Weekend tickets cost £85.00 + £2.50 Booking Fee, (£30.00 + £2.50 for children under 16, under 5s free), day tickets are £35.00 + £2.50 Booking Fee + £2.50 P&P. Tickets can be brought from http://bloomfestival.com/tickets/ or Cheltenham Tourist Information.


LINE-UP

Friday
Akil the MC (Jurassic 5)
Barry Adamson
Buoyancy
Detectives of Perspective
DrumAttic Twins
Finger Lickin’ 10 Year Anniversary
Florence and the Machine
Good Groove
Kissy Sell Out
London Breakbeat Orchestra
Neil Thornton & Johnny Hiller (Lasermagnetic)
Roisin Murphy
Shuffle
Slyde
Soul of Man
Super Nashwan
The Presets

Saturday
Autokratz
Deep Groove
Drum Club
Ewan Pearson
Flipron
Freeform Five
High Contrast
Kathy Diamond
Kid Fiesta
Lady Free
Luke Solomon
Maurice Fulton
Max Sedgley and The Shoots
Nick Luscombe
Nookie
Phonica Records
Rob Mello
Roni Size “Reprazent”
Shades of Rhythm
Soft Rocks
Stereo MCs
The Bays
The Mandibles
The Nextmen
XX Teens

Sunday
Ame (Innervisions)
Average White DJ
Beardyman
Benga
Brand New Heavies
Caspa
Chew the Fat!
Dubnium
Electric Chair
Elite Force
Hot 8 Brass Band
Kraak & Smaak
Kyte
Riton
Scratch Perverts
The Black Seeds
The Glimmers
Trojan Soundsystem
Tunng

For information about this and other Cheltenham events please visit our Cheltenham events guide.