British Sea Power, Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong, The Egg and Wills and The Willing added to the fantastic GuilFest 2008 line up!

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GuilFest 2008 continue to put the ‘E’ in eclectic with their latest additions to the bill for July 4/5/6, with the announcement that Royworld, Zucchero, Babyhead, Seth Lakeman and Sonic Boom Six have now been confirmed to join the (previously announced) line-up of Blondie, Levellers, The Australian Pink Floyd Show, Kula Shaker, Cerys Matthews, From The Jam, Freak Power, Bowling For Soup, Dodgy, Richie Havens, The Aliens, The Damned & Dreadzone.

GuilFest, held in Guildford’s idyllic Stoke Park, has a long tradition of seeking out the hottest new talent just before they hit the big time, having previously promoted the likes of James Blunt, Newton Faulkner, Sandi Thom and Jamie Callum.

Royworld, currently being championed by Radio One’s Jo Whiley, who made the band’s upcoming single ‘Dust’, released on May 19th, her ‘Pet Sound’ for the last week of April, are sure to follow in their footsteps. Also being championed by Dermot O’Leary on BBC Radio Two, Royworld, who formed at London’s Goldsmiths in 2006, are one of the brightest new indie rock stars in the cosmos.

Italian Rock singer Zucchero, whose "Senza una Donna" (Without a Woman) duet with Paul Young was a top 5 UK hit single in 1991, will be performing on the Main Stage, sponsored by Commercial Radio, on Sunday July 6th. A European legend, Zucchero, who has sold tens of millions of albums worldwide and collaborated with the likes of Eric Clapton, Sting, Bono, Miles Davis, Sheryl Crow etc. in the past, sold out his last UK concert at The Royal Albert Hall in May 2004.

Mercury prize (2005) nominee Seth Lakeman, who won “singer of the year” and “best album” at the 2007 Radio 2 Folk awards, will grace the Ents24 stage on Sunday 6th July. Recently signed to KT Tunstall’s label Relentless, (Part of EMI), Devon’s Seth Lakeman, who is fast becoming a definitive name in the folk world, will release his third album in June, just in time for GuilFest.

Combining the funky dance rhythms of ska and reggae with a taste for classic hip hop, 8-piece Babyhead, who have established themselves as an unrivalled dance floor band with a huge live following over the last couple of years, will invade the Ents 24 Stage on Saturday July 5th.

Sonic Boom Six, whose compelling soundclash has been described as “Notting Hill Carnival on a punk CD”, will also grace the Ents 24 Stage on Saturday July 5th. Few bands can so smoothly mix dancefloor-savvy elements of reggae, jungle and ska with the rigorous commentary of hip-hop whilst retaining enough grit and aggression to be an active fixture of the UK's punk scene.

Tickets are on sale now, available on-line at www.guilfest.co.uk or by calling Ticketline on 0871 424 0050

GuilFest rolls confidently into its 17th year, with an amazingly vibrant and eclectic line up. Established legends are joined by rising stars and bands of the moment for the 2008 festival at the idyllic Stoke Park, Guildford over the 4th, 5th and 6th of July. Complimenting the already announced Blondie, Levellers, The Australian Pink Floyd Show, Kula Shaker, Cerys Matthews, From The Jam, and Freak Power - newly confirmed acts Bowling For Soup, Dodgy, Richie Havens, The Aliens, The Damned and Dreadzone are added to the bill.

The award winning family-friendly, relaxed vibe and atmosphere by which other festivals have come to be judged will, as usual, be a major focus of this year’s GuilFest. Tickets are now on sale and are available on-line at www.guilfest.co.uk or by calling Ticketline on 0871 424 0050

***BLONDIE, THE LEVELLERS, AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW, KULA SHAKER, CERYS MATHEWS, FROM THE JAM & FREAKPOWER CONFIRMED FOR GUILFEST JULY 4/5/6 2008***

Blondie, The Levellers and The Australian Pink Floyd Show will headline the main stage of GuilFest on 4/5/6th July 2008, which this year is sponsored by Commercial Radio for the first time.

Folk-punk legends The Levellers headline the opening night on Friday 4th July. These festival favourites return to GuilFest with a full line-up for the first time since 1997 to celebrate their 20th anniversary. Hits such as ‘What a Beautiful Day’, ‘One Way’, and classics such as ‘Liberty’, ‘The Boatman’ and ‘Sell-out’ have placed The Levellers firmly as one of the UK’s top acts. The Levellers won the “Best Festival Feel Good Act” award at the 2007 UK festival awards and their performance at GuilFest 2008 will definitely be a not-to-be-missed occasion.

Blondie, who have sold over 40 million albums since their inception in late 1970s, will headline on Saturday 5th July. Expect a whole host of top ten hit singles including ‘Atomic’, ‘Denis’, ‘Heart of Glass’, ‘Hanging On The Telephone’, ‘Union City Blue’ ‘One Way or Another’, ‘The Tide is High’, ‘Maria’ and many more. Fronted by the iconic Deborah Harry, the band have played tons of huge gigs all over the world and in 2006 were inducted into the prestigious “Rock n Roll Hall of Fame”. Blondie’s Saturday night set at GuilFest 2008 promises to be an amazing experience!

The Australian Pink Floyd Show will bring the festival to a close on Sunday 6th July with a “must be seen to be believed” spectacular psychedelic lightshow that’s sure to provide GuilFest with an incredible, unmissable finale! One of the biggest tribute acts in the world, who have sold out the Royal Albert Hall numerous times in the last few years, they are also the only Pink Floyd tribute act ever to play for any Pink Floyd member - In 1996 performing, by request, at David Gilmour's 50th birthday. Prepare to be blown-away by this audio-visual feast for your senses.

Multi-platinum selling psychedelic rock band Kula Shaker are special guest act on Saturday July 5th. Expect to hear a set of classics such as ‘Tattva’, Govinda’ and ‘Hey Dude’ from the band’s seminal first two albums “K” (1996) and “Peasants, Pigs and Astronauts” (1999) combined with fresh tracks from their 2007 album “Strangefolk”.

Following their sold out 2007 UK tour, From the Jam featuring two-thirds of the original line up of The Jam (Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler, alongside new members Russell Hastings and Dave Moore) are confirmed for Sunday July 6th, as is charismatic Welsh singer-songwriter Cerys Mathews, formerly of Catatonia, while acid jazz funksters Freak Power! headline the second stage on Friday 4th July.

Tickets are priced at. Adults - £40 day, £90 weekend, £100 weekend with camping. Children between 12 – 16 years old - £30 day, £50 weekend, £60 weekend with camping. N.B. Children between 12 – 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Children aged under 12 have free entrance with ticket holding adult. Camper vans tickets are £80 and can only be used in conjunction with an adult with camping ticket.

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