***You Me At Six, Trans - Global Underground, Hundred Reasons, Jersey Budd & Florence Rawlings added to GuilFest 2009 line up***

You Me At Six have been confirmed as headline act on the Rocksound Cave on Friday 10th July. It’s been a whirlwind for this Surrey based young pop punk quintet since they formed in Weybridge in 2005. They have already won two Kerrang! Nominations and supported a host of hot rock acts, from Fightstar to New Found Glory, The Audition, Angels & Airwaves and Fall Out Boy before headlining numerous tours of their own. In November 2007 they signed an album deal with UK Indie label Slam Dunk Records, and their debut album, Take Off Your Colours, went straight in at number 25 in the UK Charts in October 2008.  You Me At Six, who recently signed to Epitaph Records in the US, really are the British band of the moment and organisers are delighted to have such talent performing at GuilFest this year!

World music genre defining Trans-Global Underground have been confirmed for the Main Stage at GuilFest on Saturday 11th July.  Formed in 1991, when a group of disenchanted misfits from various corners of the dance, indie, bhangra, and Arabic scenes in London begin congregating in and around the offices of Nation Records in Ladbroke Grove, Trans - Global Underground have since toured festivals and venues all over the world, including locations as diverse as Egypt, Tunisia, Singapore and Australia – The band even opened the 2000 Sydney Olympics!  Expect world music influence from just about anywhere you can think of; their set is guaranteed to take you on a musical journey that spans the entire globe.

Hundred Reasons are confirmed to headline the Rocksound Cave on Saturday 11th July.  Hailing from Surrey, Hundred Reasons have sold in excess of a quarter of a million albums and scored six top 40 UK Hit singles from their four studio albums released since the band’s inception in 2000.  Hundred Reasons, who have toured extensively round the world and won three Kerrang! awards to date, are set to bring the house down with their powerful live set on Saturday night in the Rock Sound Cave.

Jersey Budd is welcomed to the Ents24 stage on Saturday 11th July.  Aside from his expressive, powerful voice and knack for a good melody, it’s Jersey’s unique take on rock history that makes his music so compelling. On ‘Shotgun Times’ he updates southern rock with contemporary string and horn arrangements, while ‘She Came Back’ shimmers with the 60’s finest harmonies, featuring the same handclaps and ‘Sha-La-Las’ that punctuated The Hollies’ finest moments.  Gifted yet grounded, Jersey Budd is a working class hero in the making, matching Lennon’s looks with The Boss’ penchant for the epic. We’re sure that his voice, songs and most importantly his lust for life, will make welcome additions to 2009’s musical landscape.

Soul singer Florence Rawlings will be entertaining crowds on the Main Stage on Saturday 11th July. The latest signing to Mike Batt’s Dramatico Records (Katie Melua, Marianne Faithfull, Carla Bruni), this 20 year-old Londoner is set to become a household name with her impressive mix of authentic soul, raw grooves and rhythm & blues.  Florence first impressed Mike Batt at the age of just thirteen when she performed at his house after hearing he was looking for female singers to sign to his label Dramatico. Two of the young singing applicants stood out to Batt immediately, one being a certain Katie Melua and the other Florence Rawlings. With Florence still so young, it was agreed that she should concentrate on school and finish her studies. Even then, whilst the majority of young teenagers were just being introduced to the real world, Florence sang with a heart and core that suggested she knew it inside out.

These 5 new acts join an enormous line up, that has been announced over the last few weeks.  There are still plenty more acts to be announced however -  More emerging talent will grace the two Live Club Stages for unsigned bands, with over 40 of the best raw and up and coming groups vying for the audience’s attention over the weekend. Tons of other attractions are on offer, including a massive 150 foot long bar, a huge variety of food stalls, Farmer Giles Barn Dance, The brand new 70s disco, The Rock Disco, The Acoustic tent, the eFestivals Comedy Stage, The Funky End Stage and loads more.

GuilFest 2009 looks set to become the most successful to date and tickets are selling very fast from Ticket Hotline: 0871 4240050 or via our website: http://www.guilfest.co.uk

The Complete line up so far:

Aside from a few unannounced “gems”, the line up for GuilFest, which takes place at Stoke Park on 10/11/12 July 2009, is almost complete!

An unbelievably eclectic mix of some of the best performers around are set to grace the seven stages of live music, with the comedy and theatre tents, rock discos, barn dances, Open Mic sessions, our Fabulous KidZone bringing even more variety to this national award winning event.  (UK family festival of the year 2006 – UK Festival Awards)

The line up for the Main Stage, sponsored by University of Surrey, features headline performances from Motorhead, Brian Wilson (from the Beach Boys) and Happy Mondays, supported by The Stranglers, The Charlatans and The Wailers.  Over the weekend, the Main Stage also features Ginger, Athlete, Toploader, Trans-Global Underground, The Beat, Florence Rawlings, plus a host of other fantastic acts.  We have also just confirmed some new acts for this stage, including Tragedy: All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees, and Melo Park featuring Sian Evans of Kosheen.

-----------STOP PRESS-----------  Newport Rappers GOLDIE LOOKIN CHAIN are also confirmed for Sunday 12th July on the Main Stage.

Ents24 have returned to sponsor the second stage – which this year features a frankly quite amazing line up with Parisian punk jazz ironists Nouvelle Vague, blues guitar virtuoso Joe Bonamassa, and Will Young headlining over the three days, supported by Imelda May, The Lightning Seeds and Lisa Hannigan.  Also playing on the stage will be Eddi Reader, Neck, Jersey Budd, September and Simon Friend from The Levellers to name but a few! On top of this, we have just had a last minute confirmation from upcoming classic rock/ acoustic performer Jon Allen for Friday 10th July.

The immensely popular RockSound Cave this year features the incredible You Me At Six, Hundred Reasons and The King Blues leading an absolutely stellar line-up of rock bands including We Are The Ocean, Attack! Attack!, Kylesa, Devil Sold His Soul, The Ghost of a Thousand and Swound! as well as two newly confirmed bands, FailSafe and Twin Atlantic amongst many others.

The Funky End Dance Tent this year easily has its most impressive line up to date:  Headlined by techno outfit Eat Static, drum and bass legends Pendulum (dj set featuring MC Jakes) and technically incredible party pleaser DJ Yoda; and supported by dub step king Rusko, dance icon Tom Middleton and psy-breaks pioneer Mood Deluxe Live; it’s definitely going to be an amazing place to dance away the hours of GuilFest 2009.

Elsewhere on the site we have the return of the eFestivals Comedy Tent, featuring Robin Ince, Bob Mills, Alistair Barrie and various other great comedians from the UK circuit.  The Man in the Moon Theatre Tent also returns this year with more performances by loads more different theatre companies than ever before. The Acoustic lounge is also back with an amazing line up of performers, and this year will again feature Open Mic sessions – so come along and bring you instruments – anyone can play!

The UnisonZone returns once again, providing a packed programme of activities including guest performances from Eric Faulkner, Neck, Night of Treason and Wobbly Squadron.  There will be much more going on here all weekend – Check the tent out for details!
Later on, when the main stages begin to close, we have plenty more entertainment planned for all the night-owls out there!  Head to the Rock Disco for some classic Rock dancing shenanigans; grab your partner and come on down for a bit of “YeeHaa” and “Dosey-Do” at Farmer Giles Barn Dance; go to the Funky End for some late night blips and beeps; boogie on down at the brand new 70s Disco, or just wander in to the Acoustic lounge for our late night singalongs with DU Kane!

As if that wasn’t enough! Our KidZone returns again this year, featuring more fun and games than ever before, with circus performances, face painting, fun rides, a kid’s procession and all kinds of activities to keep the little ones entertained.  The EA games area is also back this year with the latest in video game technology to test out.

All this, combined with The Surrey Advertiser and Ben Sherman’s Live Club stages, featuring the best in unsigned talent from the local areas and beyond, impromptu street performances, food and drink from around the world, great stalls, cocktail bars, The Pimm’s Bus and our MASSIVE 150’ bar, goes to create one of the most laid back and friendly vibes of any festival ever.  We even have Guildford Lido for outdoor swimming and showers, and Guildford Spectrum leisure centre for indoor swimming and various other activities right next door!

Remember! Campsite opens @ 10am Thursday morning, main site opens 10am Friday Morning.  Make sure you’re in the campsite on Thursday night for our bar and disco featuring performances from Local Bands!

So for fun in the sun this July, get down to GuilFest.

Tickets still available – Buy now to avoid disappointment at:

http://www.guilfest.co.uk or call 08714240050

The complete line up on the main 4 stages so far:

***Toploader, Ginger, Lisa Hannigan, Neck & more added to the GuilFest 2009 line up***

Toploader are confirmed for the Main Stage sponsored by University of Surrey on Saturday 11th July.  Formed in Eastbourne in 1997, the feel good white soul band enjoyed huge chart success in a relatively short space of time, hitting the number 4 and number 3 spots in the UK charts with their first two albums, Onka’s Big Moka and Magic Hotel.  Onka’s Big Moka sold over 1.7 million copies and contained the hit Toploader are most famous for, “Dancing in the Moonlight” – A track that has achieved global success on a huge scale.

Having split up in 2003, the band has reformed for 2009 - GuilFest are delighted to have Toploader performing their classic hits on the Main Stage at this year’s festival.

Rock guitarist, singer and songwriter Ginger will be entertaining crowds on the Main Stage on Friday 10th July.  Lead singer of seminal English hard rock band The Wildhearts, Ginger has become an icon of the nation’s rock scene, notching up a massive 13 top 40 singles and releasing over 17 studio albums (either solo or under his various guises, including several incarnations of The Wildhearts) and selling out venues wherever he goes, playing to packed crowds of his loyal fans.

Acclaimed singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lisa Hannigan will be performing on the Ents24 stage on Sunday 12th July at GuilFest 2009.  Best known for her work with Damien Rice, Lisa has forged success recently as a solo artist – releasing her debut album ‘Sea Sew’ last year to universal praise from critics and receiving a Choice music prize nomination as well as two Meteor music nominations for Irish album of the year, best Irish album and best Irish female respectively.  Fresh from her recent appearance on Later… with Jools Holland, Lisa will be supporting Will Young at this year’s festival.

London-Irish band Neck will be performing on the Ents24 stage on Friday 10th July. A leading force in the Folk Punk scene over the past 8 years, Neck’s exhilarating live shows have earned them a massive following and bookings at events and festivals all over the world.  Their sound combines traditional Irish music (fiddle, tin whistle, uilleann pipes and banjo) with full on punk, creating a swirling energy that’s bound to get you dancing. 

Also newly confirmed for this year’s festival are Simon Friend from the Levellers performing an acoustic set and The Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra playing a special performance of ABBA’s greatest hits; both on Sunday 12th July on the Ents24 stage.  Also Indie three piece The Le Brocks, and country roots rockers Two Fingers of Firewater will be performing on Saturday 11th July on the Ents24 stage. 

The additions in this announcement join a massive line up of artists, widely regarded as the best ever at GuilFest, including: Motorhead, Brian Wilson, Happy Mondays, The Wailers, Will Young, The Charlatans, Athlete, The Stranglers, Joe Bonamassa, The Lightning Seeds, Eddi Reader, The Beat, Linda Lewis, Skaville UK, Los Albertos, September, Ironik, Fugative, The Hamsters, Nouvelle Vague, Imelda May, Pendulum (DJ set), We are the Ocean, Ghost of a Thousand, Hexes, Sharks, Brotherhood of the Lake, DJ Yoda, Rusko, Chris Liberator, The BossHoss, The King Blues, Eat Static, Tom Middleton, Subgiant, Mood Deluxe Live, Liquid Ross, IPcress, Subsource, Wobbly Squadron and The Rock Choir.

There are still loads more acts to be confirmed, including a few big names that will be revealed in the coming weeks.

Other festival attractions include the Acoustic Stage, The rock disco, the brand new 70s disco, the eFestivals Cosmic Comedy Stage, The Man In The Moon Theatre Tent, The KidZone, The UNISONzone, the incredibly popular Farmer Giles’ Barn Dance, superb cocktail bars, street performers, great arts and crafts stalls, a fabulous selection of food from around the world and, as usual, the massive 150’ long bar means nobody has to wait very long for refreshment!

The festival caters for visitors with disabilities – both the Main and 2nd stages have viewing platforms - and the dedicated camping area in leafy Stoke park is close by and easily accessible.  Car parking is also right next to the festival site so no long walks heaving camping gear are necessary for anybody. Visitors with disabilities are recommended to visit the accessibility pages on the festival’s web site.

GuilFest 2009 looks set to be by far the most successful to date – book your tickets now to avoid disappointment!

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Skaville UK, Los Albertos, & Tom Middleton, all confirmed for GuilFest 2009!!!

All-star UK Ska super-group Skaville UK join the bill on the Main Stage on Sunday 12th July.  Comprising three original members of Bad Manners (Nick Welsh, Louis Alphonso and Martin Stewart) as well as double grammy award winning drummer Al Fletcher, Skaville UK are quite simply one of the best live ska bands in the UK. 

Keeping on this years ska revival tip, Los Albertos, confirmed for the Ents24 Stage on Saturday 11th July, are a six-piece ensemble of trilby adorned ska-dance protagonists who’ve been transmitting their hi-energy melodies to the nation since their formation in 2002. Christened by the barmaid at their debut gig, their fistful of grinning 2-tone skank with a twist of Santana has drawn attention from far beyond the pebbled beaches of their hometown Brighton, leading to regular appearances at Glastonbury and Beautiful Days festivals.  2009 sees the release of Los Albertos’ third album of musical tureen; Dish It Up, released on May 11th – proclaimed as “their biggest, bounciest, ass-shakingly awesome album to date.” Organisers are delighted to welcome the band to GuilFest for the first time.
Tom Middleton, recording artist, music producer, remixer and DJ will take to the decks in The Funky End Dance Tent on Sunday 12th July before DJ Yoda.  A classically trained pianist and cellist, Middleton has worked Aphex Twin, Mark Pritchard, and many other top electronica artists.  Specialising in experimental techno, ambient music, electro funk and house music and really just any forms of dance music, Tom has become famous for his ability to seamlessly switch between styles and please crowds with whatever he plays. 
These three fantastic artists join what many are calling the best GuilFest line ever! – Announced so far on the Main Stage (this year sponsored by University of Surrey) on Friday are the amazing Motorhead, supported by old-Guildfordians, The Stranglers. Saturday features the legendary Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys, headlining, with support from The Charlatans, Athlete, and Linda Lewis; Whilst on Sunday, the Main Stage is headlined by mad mancunians Happy Mondays, with The Wailers, The Beat and Skaville UK also on the bill.  There are many more top acts still to be announced on the Main Stage over the next 8 weeks.

The Ents24 stage this year is also looking stronger than ever, with acclaimed punk jazz ironists Nouvelle Vague headlining Friday, supported by Imelda May; Blues guitar virtuoso Joe Bonamassa headlining Saturday, supported by The Lightning Seeds with Eddi Reader, Los Albertos, Subgiant and Wobbly Squadron.  Sunday will be headlined by the incredibly popular Will Young, with September, Ironik, fugitive and lots more acts to be confirmed.
Opening both the Main and Ents24 Stages on Saturday and Sunday will be the wonderful Rock Choir.  The 800 strong outfit will create a spectacle of slick choreographed routines and a wall of tremendous harmony to create the opening showcase for both stages.
The Rocksound Cave, as ever, has a superb line up of the best the UK rock scene has to offer with The King Blues, We are The Ocean, Ghost of a Thousand, Hexes, Sharks and Brotherhood of the Lake announced so far and loads more to be announced very soon including Friday and Saturday’s headline acts – watch this space! 
The Funky End Dance Tent boasts the best the UK dance scene has to offer on all three days, with Eat Static headlining on Friday, supported by Chris Liberator, Mood Deluxe Live, Liquid Ross and IPcress amongst others.  A Pendulum DJ set featuring MC Jakes tops the bill on Saturday, supported by dubstep pioneer Rusko and Nagual Sound Experiment, while on Sunday the tent will be headlined by crowd pleaser DJ Yoda, with support from the legendary Tom Middleton.  Aside from world class DJs, this tent will also feature a state of the art soundsystem, full colour lasers and lighting, projections, and décor throughout.

The Surrey Advertiser and Ben Sherman live club stages will be on site, bringing a brilliant mix of the best unsigned bands to the festival.  Running all day long on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday this is where you may just catch “the next big thing!” 

Elsewhere, the eFestivals Cosmic Comedy Tent is back - this year featuring headliners Robin Ince, Bob Mills and Alistair Barrie plus a whole host of other comedians to tickle your ribs.  The Acoustic Lounge returns with a yet to be announced line up of acoustic acts, as do the The Man in the Moon Theatre Tent, The Rock Disco, Farmer Giles Barn Dance, 70s Disco, The UnisonZone, The KidZone and numerous impromptu street performances on site. As well as our massive 150ft Bar, there will be numerous Cocktail Bars and stalls purveying food and drink from around the world, all in a family friendly atmosphere you simply wont find anywhere else.

We even have the fabulous Guildford Lido for outdoor swimming and showers, and Guildford Spectrum leisure centre for indoor swimming and various other activities right next door!

The campsite opens @ 10am Thursday morning, while the main site opens 10am Friday Morning.  Make sure you’re in the campsite on Thursday night for our bar and disco.

Tickets still available – Buy now to avoid disappointment at:

http://www.guilfest.co.uk or call 08714240050

The Beat, Linda Lewis & The Rock Choir all confirmed for the fantastic, family friendly GuilFest 2009!!!

2 tone ska revivalists The Beat are confirmed to perform on the Main Stage sponsored by University of Surrey on Sunday 12th July.  Famous for three albums: I Just Can't Stop It, Wha'ppen? and Special Beat Service, and a string of singles, including "Mirror in the Bathroom", " Too Nice To Talk To", "Can't Get Used To Losing You", "Hands off She's Mine" and "All Out To Get You", The Beat Hail from working class, industrial Birmingham – appearing on the music scene in 1979 - a time of social, political and musical upheaval. Over the years the band have split and changed line ups but their energy and ability to make people dance has never diminished.  Having re-established The Beat in the UK, the band has had continued success in recent years with their tours of the UK, Ireland, Europe and Australia.

Singer/songwriter and guitar player Linda Lewis is confirmed to perform her blend of soul, folk pop and reggae on the Main Stage on Saturday 11th July.  It is something of a mystery that an artist as talented as Linda is not a household name in her own country, though recent collaborations with the likes of Turin Brakes, Jamiroquai, and Midfield General show how highly regarded she is by our hottest chart acts.

Linda began her music career in 1967 with pop group Ferris Wheel and achieved chart success as a solo artist in the 1970s with “Rock a doodle do” and her cover of The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s in his kiss) - reaching number 6 in the UK singles charts.  Over the last 40 years, Linda has released 17 albums, truly cementing herself as one of world’s true soul giants.  Organisers are delighted to welcome Linda back to GuilFest.

 The nationally acclaimed and well loved Rock Choir will be opening both the Main Stage and Ents24 stage this year on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th July at 12-midday.

 The 800 strong Rock Choir will create a spectacle of slick choreographed routines and a wall of tremendous harmony to create the opening showcase for both stages. With numbers including 'Signed Sealed Delivered', 'Love Really Hurts Without You', 'Walking on Broken Glass', 'Something Inside So Strong' 'Joyful Joyful' 'Mamma Mia' and 'Dancing in the Street' audiences will feel invigorated and on a high as they listen, dance and sing along with the Rock Choir.

 Recently featured in the Sunday Times Culture magazine, and on the BBC and the Paul O'Grady Show, Rock Choir has been described by the media as a phenomenon, allowing the general public of all ages to learn to sing and perform at a professional level with contemporary music. The Rock Choir Team behind the concept suggest it is their teaching formula and professional feel-good and caring approach that attracts so many individuals to the choir -  a choir like no other. The media frenzy that surrounded Rock Choir earlier this year pushed the brand Rock Choir into the National arena and with over sixty new Rock Choirs for all ages starting in September around the South, South-East and London, new members from the public are already waiting for their new Rock Choirs to begin.   

GuilFest is the perfect festival for families with children; Having been nominated as best family festival in the UK for the last 5 years running at the UK festival awards and winning the prestigious award in 2006, not only does the festival offer free access to children Under 12, but also reduced ticket prices for Under 16’s!!. The fabulous Kidzone returns this year, in which there will be all sorts of amazingly talented performers such as stilt walkers, balloon makers and puppeteers working alongside qualified children’s stewards to keep your little ones entertained.  It doesn’t stop there however; there will also be fun rides, face painting, games, drawing and creative costume making for the annual parade! GuilFest's family friendly attitude is reflected in the cleanliness of all the toilet and baby changing facilities (a rarity at festivals!), the easy access parking and the reassuring presence of both the local police and St John Ambulance.

GuilFest hosts hundreds of stalls offering a wide range of services and goodies, from fashion and craft to massages and bubble swords!  Moreover, there will be an extensive variety of stalls filled with deliciously scrumptious food from light bites to any continental delicacy you can imagine. Even when it comes to beverages GuilFest has a broad selection on offer from Fairtrade Coffee to smoothies, and a late licensed 150ft Bar and also a Cocktail bar .

If you want to relax and enjoy the arts, you could pop into our Theatre Tent, which will be showcasing entertaining productions by fine actors, or you may prefer to drop into our eFestivals Cosmic Comedy Lounge to get your annual 'Comedy Fix', where everyone leaves in stitches of laughter and an even bigger smile than when they entered!

With music from the already announced Motorhead, Brian Wilson, Happy Mondays, The Wailers, Will Young, The Charlatans, Athlete, The Stranglers, Joe Bonamassa, The Lightning Seeds, Eddi Reader, September, Ironik, Fugative, The Hamsters, Nouvelle Vague, Imelda May, Pendulum (DJ set), We are the Ocean, Ghost of a Thousand, Hexes, Sharks, Brotherhood of the Lake, DJ Yoda, Rusko, Chris Liberator, The BossHoss, The King Blues, Eat Static, Subgiant, Mood Deluxe Live, Liquid Ross, IPcress, Subsource and Wobbly Squadron to boot, this years festival is truly an event not to be missed!

Loads more acts have still to be announced for this year’s festival on all stages.

Tickets are on sale now but going very fast from 0871 424 0050 or via http://www.guilfest.co.uk

The Lightning Seeds, Eddi Reader, Hamsters, Rusko, We are the Ocean, Ghost of a Thousand, Chris Liberator, Subgiant, Hexes, Sharks, Brotherhood of the Lake, Subsource, Mood Deluxe Live, Wobbly Squadron, Liquid Ross, Ipcress,  & Nagual Sound Experiment all confirmed for GuilFest 2009!!!

Liverpudlian Britpoppers The Lightning Seeds have been confirmed to support Joe Bonamassa on the Ents24 stage at GuilFest on Saturday 11th July.  Largely the brainchild of writer, singer and guitarist Ian Broudie, The Lightning Seeds helped to define the Britpop era, cementing their influence on the UK music scene with anthems such as their official England Euro96 football tournament number one single Three Lions, as well as hits such as  Lucky You, Change and You Showed Me. Organisers are delighted to welcome the Lightning Seeds, who have notched up an impressive total of 6 top 20 single chart hits and 5 top 40 albums, back to Stoke Park for GuilFest 2009.

Scottish singer/songwriter Eddi Reader will also be performing on the Ents24 stage on Saturday 11th July.  Awarded an MBE for her outstanding contributions to the arts in 2006, Eddi has had a flourishing career spanning over 25 years with success as both a solo artist and as a member of the band Fairground attraction - the latter with which she received a Brit Award for best single in 1989 for the anthemic Perfect. As a solo artist she has topped both the album and singles charts, releasing 8 studio albums, with the 9th eagerly anticipated album, Love is the Way, scheduled for release in April this year.

Hard Rocking trio The Hamsters, who have long been established as one of the UK’s premier live attractions, having performed over 4,000 concerts in 22 years, return to the University of Surrey Main Stage on Sunday 12th July. Although primarily playing their own brand of rootsy Rock, Blues and Americana, they're also widely regarded as the UK's leading interpreters of the music of Jimi Hendrix and have been championed by Bob Harris of BBC Radio 2 as “one of Britain’s very best live bands”.

Widely renowned as one of the pioneers of the now huge UK dubstep scene, Rusko will be supporting Pendulum (DJ set) in the Funky End dance tent on Saturday 11th July at GuilFest 2009.  Purveyor of a sound veering away from the dark, serious side of dubstep, Rusko brings a highly driven energy and fun approach to the scene and his production has been championed by the likes of Pete Tong and Switch whilst being remixed by dance heavyweights as The Scratch Perverts. 

Prolific DJ and pioneer of the Acid-Techno sound Chris Liberator is confirmed to play on the Funky End Dance Tent on Friday 10th July.  A stalwart of the underground music scene, Chris has been playing all over the world in exotic locations such as Australia, Japan, Brazil and Venezuela since 1991.  GuilFest 2009 sees him appearing at Stoke Park for the first time.

Also confirmed for The Funky Dance Tent are Mood Deluxe Live, providing their special mix of heady psychedelic breaks on Friday 10th July before Eat Static; Liquid Ross, also on Friday, playing the latest in psy-trance; Ipcress, providing progressive techno on Friday afternoon and Nagual Sound Experiment playing his unique style of dubstep on Saturday 11th July. 

A whole host of Rock bands have been added to the line up on the Rock Cave sponsored by Rock Sound magazine.  We Are The Ocean, performing on Friday 10th July, are a five piece post-hardcore band who have supported You Me at Six, Fightstar and The Blackout and are joined by Ghost of a Thousand, Hexes, Sharks and Brotherhood of the Lake all performing on Sunday 12th July, forming what promises to be a truly spectacular line up of the cream of UK rock in the Rock Cave. 

Festival favourites, Subgiant will be bringing their infectious mix of live and electronic dance music to the Ents24 Stage on Saturday 11th July.  Described as “electronic beats and bloops at their finest” by Radio1s Rob Da Bank, Subgiant have wowed festival crowds up and down the country.  2009 sees them performing at GuilFest for the first time.

Local Guildford rising stars Subsource and Wobbly Squadron have also been added to the bill, with Subsource entertaining fans with their brand of breakbeat punk on Saturday 11th July in the Rock Cave and Wobbly Squadron bringing their unique psychedelic dance sound to the Ents24 stage, also on Saturday 11th July.

All this combined with the previously announced line up of Motorhead, Brian Wilson, Happy Mondays, The Wailers, Will Young, The Charlatans, Athlete, The Stranglers, Joe Bonamassa, September, Ironik, Fugative, Nouvelle Vague, Imelda May, Pendulum (DJ set), DJ Yoda, The BossHoss, The King Blues and Eat Static shows that GuilFest 2009 really does have something for everyone with what is proving to be the strongest line up ever for the Festival.

Loads more acts have still to be announced for this years festival on all stages.

Tickets are on sale now but going very fast from 0871 424 0050 or via http://www.guilfest.co.uk

*Joe Bonamassa, Pendulum, DJ Yoda* and *The BossHoss* are added to this years GuilFest line up.

They Join the already announced star studded list of *Motorhead, Brian Wilson (legend of The Beach Boys), Happy Mondays, The Wailers, Will Young, The Charlatans, Athlete, The Stranglers, Nouvelle Vague, Imelda May, The King Blues and Eat Static.*

Blues-rock guitar virtuoso, vocalist and songwriter *Joe Bonamassa *will be headlining GuilFest’s Ents24 Stage on Saturday 11^th July. Joe is widely renowned everywhere for his insanely fluid phrasing and post-modern fusion of electric British blues, traditional Delta blues and rock ‘n roll chops. Proclaimed *"The New King of Blues" by */Guitarist Magazine, /by the time he was twelve Joe was touring with blues legend B.B King, which led to opening slots for many other stars including Buddy Guy, Foreigner, George Thorogood, Robert Cray, Stephen Stills, Joe Cocker and Gregg Allman. Beatles promoter Sam Leach compared the first time he saw Joe to his initial glimpse of the Fab Four at the Cavern Club – “I got that same feeling of excitement…Joe is the premiere Blues/Rock artist on the   planet.”

All of Joe’s albums have either hit No 1 or gone Top 10 on the Billboard blues Chart, and Joe’s new album,* “*/The Ballad Of John Henry”/ will coincide with his twentieth year as a professional musician and what promises to be an awe inspiring performance at GuilFest.

Australian Drum and Bass Kings *Pendulum *will be headlining the Funky End Dance Tent, playing a DJ set with MC Jakes on Saturday 11^th July. Pendulum have taken the world by storm since they appeared in 2002, touring the world with their instantly recognisable sound, meanwhile releasing two critically acclaimed albums – the first, “Hold Your Colour” achieving double gold status and the second “In Silico” achieving gold status and hitting the number 2 spot in the UK album charts. Pendulum will definitely have The Funky End rocking on Saturday night at GuilFest 2009.

*DJ Yoda* will headline the Funky End on Sunday 12^th July. One of Britain’s most admired and original club DJs who encapsulates the very essence of good times, DJ Yoda has transformed clubbing as we know it, throwing down styles as diverse as Hip-Hop, Funk, Baltimore Club, Drum n Bass and even Country music. His keenly-defined sense of humour has captured the imagination of the masses making him possibly the only DJ in the world who can fill a club cutting the Indiana Jones theme music with dirty dubstep beats or 80’s pop with New York rap. A judge for three years-worth of DMC DJ World Finals, tipped by Q Magazine as one of ‘The 10 DJs you must see before you die’ and voted alongside DJ Premier as ‘One of the Top Three DJs in the World’ in Hip-Hop Connection magazine, DJ Yoda represents a new brand of mix-master who can happily play any kind of music to make people dance. The organisers are delighted to have such a legend bringing the
weekend to a close in the Funky End Dance Tent.

GuilFest 2009 welcomes back *The BossHoss*, who due to popular demand will be performing on Friday 10^th July. A German band with the ingenious idea of merging Country with modern pop culture, Their Country Trash Punk Rock
is unique to them – it’s their shtick! Britney, Outcast or Burt Bacharach – nobody is safe from The BossHoss. Their own straight rock numbers are mixed with a unique party soundtrack. In their homeland they have become a cult band. Many fans just can’t live without them and hardly miss any of their gigs.

The BossHoss are a story that only pop culture can write. From a beer mat to 3 gold discs; from a first appearance in a back street bar in Berlin to sell-out shows in front of 8,000 fans in the same city in the space of 3 years. Catch them live yourself on Friday at GuilFest 2009.

The already fantastic GuilFest line up will continue to grow over the coming weeks – expect more then 200 live acts to be announced in time for July. As well as the main stages, GuilFest also features two Live club stages (one of which sponsored by The Surrey Advertiser), featuring the best in unsigned talent from the local areas and beyond, one of the most laid back and friendly vibes at any festival, impromptu street performances, food and drink from around the world, great stalls, cocktail
bars, our MASSIVE 150’ bar and loads of other attractions, including our acoustic lounge, rock disco, Farmer Giles barn dance, brand new 70s disco + loads more. We even have Guildford Lido for outdoor swimming and showers, and Guildford Spectrum leisure centre for indoor swimming and various other activities right next door!

*/Don’t Forget – /*/Campsite opens @ //10am// Thursday morning, main site opens //10am// Friday Morning. Make sure you’re in the campsite on Thursday night for our bar and disco!/

So for fun in the sun this July, get down to GuilFest.

Tickets still available – Buy now to avoid disappointment at:

http://www.guilfest.co.uk http://www.guilfest.co.uk/ or call *08714240050*

***GUILFEST JULY 10/11/12***

*** Will Young, The Stranglers and The King Blues All Added to 2009 Line-Up***

Will Young, The Stranglers and The King Blues have been added to the previously announced GuilFest 2009 line up of Motorhead, Brian Wilson, Happy Mondays, Athlete, The Charlatans, The Wailers, Nouvelle Vague, Imelda May and Eat Static.

GuilFest are delighted to welcome Iconic singer-songwriter Will Young  as headline act on the 2nd Stage on Sunday 12th July. Four albums into his incredibly successful career, Will has racked up an astounding amount of awards and accolades in his comparatively short 8 years in the limelight.  Having won the inaugural Pop Idol back in 2002, Will’s first single – a double A-side featuring Westlife’s song “Evergreen” and “Anything is Possible”, released in March 2002 – became the fastest selling debut in UK chart history, selling over 400,000 copies on it’s first day, over 1.1million in its first week, ultimately selling over 1.7 million total copies and making it 11th on the official list of all-time best selling singles.  “Anything is Possible” won the Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. His recent album, ‘Let It Go’, containing the top ten single ‘Changes’, was released in September 2008 and hit number 2 on the UK album charts.

Will has been nominated for 10 BRIT awards over the years, winning 2, and was voted the UK’s favourite artist ever in 2006 in a poll conducted by Commercial Radio - As if that wasn’t enough he received the same award the following year! 

English rock pioneers The Stranglers return to their home turf to celebrate their 25th anniversary to perform as special guest act prior to Motorhead on the GuilFest Main Stage on Friday 10th July 2009.  Originally called The Guildford Stranglers when they formed locally in 1974, the band’s take no prisoners approach won them a reputation as aggressive and confrontational, and they became instigators of the burgeoning punk movement which kicked off in 1976. To date the bands success boasts 24 top 40 singles and 18 top 40 albums over the last 25 years – expect to hear such classic hits as 'Grip', ‘Peaches’, ‘No More Heroes’, ‘5 Minutes’, ‘Duchess’, ‘Something Better Change’, ‘Always the Sun’ and ‘Golden Brown’.

Punk Reggae / Ska outfit The King Blues are set to headline the Rocksound Rock Cave at GuilFest on Sunday 12th July.  Over the past 5 years The King Blues have built up a rabid following in the UK, playing all the best rock clubs and selling out London venues such as Dingwalls and the Islington Academy. They have supported Hard-Fi at Wembley arena and played at some of the UK’s top festivals already. Hugely influential BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe has been championing their sound since October 2008, making them a firm favourite on Radio One’s evening airplay schedule.

Other festival attractions include the awesome Funky End Tent this year headlined by Eat Static on Friday 10th July, the Acoustic Stage, The Rock Disco, the new 70s disco, the eFestivals Cosmic Comedy Stage, The Man In The Moon Theatre Tent, The UNISONzone, and the incredibly popular  Farmer Giles’ Barn Dance - so get on down and grab your partner for a bit of “Dosey – Doh!” - Superb cocktail bars, street performers, great arts and crafts, a fabulous selection of food from around the world and, as usual, the massive 150’ long bar means nobody has to wait very long for refreshment!

Children will find the KidZone by far the best to date with loads of fun, games, theatre and activities, not to mention the face painting!

The festival caters for visitors with disabilities – both the Main and 2nd stages have viewing platforms - and the dedicated camping area in leafy Stoke park is close by and easily accessible.  Car parking is also right next to the festival site so no long walks heaving camping gear are necessary for anybody. Visitors with disabilities are recommended to visit the Accessibility pages on the festival’s web site.

Facilities adjacent to Stoke Park include The Guildford Lido which is only 2 minutes walk and The Spectrum Leisure Centre, great for hot showers, sauna or a swim.  The historic town is itself only 10 minutes walk away and has shops, cafes restaurants, bars and pubs galore; Guildford even has its own castle!

For a full line up of bands, attractions and facilities go to www.guilfest.co.uk  

GuilFest 2009 looks set to be the most successful to date and tickets are selling fast!

Ticket Hotline: 0871 4240050.

Book tickets via the website: www.guilfest.co.uk

Visitor information: 01483 454159            

GuilFest 2009’s already incredible lineup for July 10/11/12 continues to grow with the announcement that The Wailers, Athlete, Nouvelle Vague, Imelda May and Eat Static have now been confirmed to join the (previously announced) line-up of Motorhead, Brian Wilson (of The Beach Boys), Happy Mondays and The Charlatans.

1. The Wailers are the most legendary reggae group of all time. Together with former lead singer Bob Marley, the Wailers have sold in excess of 250 million albums worldwide. In England alone, they’ve notched up over twenty chart hits, including seven Top 10 entries. Outside of their groundbreaking work with Marley, the Wailers have also played or performed with international acts like Sting, Kenny Chesney, the Fugees, Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana, and Alpha Blondy, as well as reggae legends such as Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, and Burning Spear. As the greatest living exponents of Jamaica’s reggae tradition – still led by original bassist and musical director Aston “Family Man” Barrett to this day – the Wailers have completed innumerable tours, playing to an estimated 24 million people across the globe. They have also been the first reggae band to tour new territories on many occasions, including Africa and the Far East.  The Wailers are set to bring their unique flavour of Dub/Reggae to the GuilFest Main Stage, supporting Happy Mondays on Sunday 12th July.
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4. Athlete came to prominence making their own brand of British Indie music in 2003 with their debut album, Vehicles and Animals, producing fantastically popular singles such as "You Got the Style" and "El Salvador". The album earned a Mercury Music Prize nomination and went on to sell over 250,000 copies. They played their first live session on UK radio on the Dermot O'Leary Show, BBC Radio 2.  Their second album, Tourist enjoyed even greater success.  Driven by two No1 radio airplay hits ('Wires' and 'Half Light') 'Tourist's double-platinum sales well exceeded those of 'Vehicles And Animals.  The band's 'Wires' single was also named Best Contemporary Song at the prestigious Ivor Novello awards.  Going from strength to strength, Athlete’s third album also proved very successful, hitting the number 5 spot in the UK albums charts.  Over the years, the band have embarked on tours all over the world, playing their music to huge crowds and their 4th album is expected in Summer 2009, coinciding with the bands appearance on the GuilFest Main Stage on Saturday 11th July.

Nouvelle Vague is a ground-breaking French project initialized by Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux. After the unanticipated worldwide success of their eponymous debut album (Over 200,000 copies sold at last count!) the band have found themselves playing their unique twists of post punk hits and more to crowds all over the globe and have received universal critical acclaim wherever they go.  GuilFest are delighted to have Nouvelle Vague headlining the 2nd Stage on Friday 10th July.

The prestigious Irish World Newspaper Awards crowned Imelda May 2008’s Best Female Newcomer. It’s not much of a stretch to see more acclaim ahead in 2009.  She shared stages with everyone from Van Morrison to the Scissor Sisters, and provided vocals for a character in the forthcoming American gangster movie “Dark Streets”.  Her shows have a reputation for being impassioned, all-or-nothing events. “Love Tattoo,” which is almost entirely self-written, has the same unbridled feel, whether she’s getting her teeth into a massive rockabilly party track or a sleazy after-midnight torch number.  In 2008 Imelda found herself on “Later With Jools Holland,” wowing an audience who included Jeff Beck, Elbow and Roots Manuva. Beck, in fact, made a point of telling Holland that he was only there to see her!  Imelda will be wowing the GuilFest crowds on the 2nd Stage on Saturday 11th July.

Eat Static was formed in 1989 by Merv Pepler and Joie Hinton as a creative outlet for the diverse range of electronic music that the pair were writing. Always intended as a live band, Eat Static can legitimately claim to be one of the UK's first live techno outfits, cutting their teeth at many of the 'orbital' raves of the early 90's.  Since that time, Eat Static have played hundreds of gigs in the UK, Europe, the USA (touring with Moby and BT) and the Far East. These shows included a number of appearances at all the big UK and European festivals including Glastonbury and Dance Valley in Amsterdam.  You can catch Eat Static headlining GuilFest’s Funky End dance Tent on Friday 10th July.

GUILFEST 2009
“Good Vibrations” are coming to GuilFest on 10/11/12th July 2009!!

Organisers are delighted to announce that headlining the Main Stage on Saturday 11th July at GuilFest 2009 will be none other than the truly legendary

BRIAN WILSON
(songwriter and performer of The Beach Boys)

and headlining the Main Stage on Friday 10th July will be classic heavy metallers
MOTÖRHEAD

Brian Wilson, songwriter and original member of The Beach Boys, is quite simply one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century.  Brian can be credited as having written or co-written some of the best known anthems in the history of pop including “Surfin USA,” “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “Help Me Rhonda,” “California Girls,” “I get around,” and “Good Vibrations” to name but a few!  As if that wasn’t enough, the Beach Boys album “Pet Sounds” is widely credited as one of the most influential records ever released in western pop music, ranked number #1 in many critics’ lists of greatest albums of all time. 

Having been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2000 by Paul McCartney, the UK music hall of fame in 2006 by David Gilmour (of Pink Floyd) and the Rock Hall of Fame in 1988 with his band, The Beach Boys, Brian is known as one of the great geniuses of songwriting by his peers and leagues of adoring fans all over the planet.  A Grammy award winner in 2005, his career has spanned almost half a century - with 11 of The Beach Boys albums achieving gold status, 4 achieving Platinum and 6 achieving the rare Multi-Platinum status! 

Very few artists have ever achieved global success on this level.  Do not miss this rare occasion to see a true musical legend in all senses of the words headline the main stage at GuilFest on Saturday night.

Motörhead - the name alone stands on it's own, a band that lives according to their own rules. A band that has never sacrificed anything and has always remained true to what they are. Lemmy Kilmister, Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee - what you see is what you get! Lemmy's enthronement as an Icon of Rock happened a while ago and proves that Rock and Roll is alive and exhilarating. (On June 16th Lemmy received the Mojo Icon Award). Most famous for enormously successful albums “No Sleep ‘til Hammersmith” and “Ace of Spades” - the latter containing the album title track “Ace of Spades” (probably one of the best known heavy metal tracks in the world today). 'Motörizer', Motörhead’s latest album is a meaty, dangerous rock record, described as an excellent return to form and has been achieving great success the world over, hitting the UK top 40 this year and taking positions as high as 5th in European charts such as Germany. 

Motörhead have even managed to pick up a much-coveted Grammy Award during their extensive career – back in 2005 for the best metal performance. (strangely enough the same year Brian Wilson picked up his!)

Lemmy and co will headline the GuilFest Main Stage on Friday Night – this is guaranteed to be a properly rocking experience – expect to hear a mix of new and old - classics combined with amazing material from the new album.

GuilFest has been consistently voted as one of the UK’s best family festivals over the past 5 years - Held in the idyllic location of Stoke Park, Guildford, visitors can expect a great weekend featuring 7 stages of live music, comedy, theatre, children’s entertainment, Farmer Giles’ barn dance, street theatre, art and crafts, delicious food and drink from around the world and a truly festive atmosphere.  There will also be a late licensed 150 foot beer tent and cocktail bar, an extensive children’s area, The KidZone.  More than 200 great acts will be announced for the festival over the coming months, so stay tuned to guilfest.co.uk for lineup information.

GuilFest is the perfect festival to relax and enjoy three sun drenched days of music and laughter. Remember your swimming costume and visit the Guildford Lido, which is right next to the festival and is the perfect place to cool off and relax by the pool.

Tickets are on sale now! But be sure to get them quick because this year is very likely to sell out!  Day tickets and weekend tickets are available but to get the best experience, why not come and camp for the weekend with the family.

For tickets and information please visit our website at www.guilfest.co.uk.