living in the english outback, aka the cotswolds, i have viewed previous line ups of the new to the scene bloom festival with a keen desire to check it out.
however, due to boring adult life stuff its never been possible, despite the whole party happening just around the corner.
still, that doesn’t mean i cant pass on the information to all and sundry.
i mean just look at the list so far ..
line up :
finlay quaye, johnny flynn, james yuill, chase & status, nathan fake, ralph lawson, esser, noah & the whale, tom middleton, the filthy dukes, loose cannons, the whip, part time heroes, altern8, alessi’s ark, 20:20 soundsystem, chrome hoof, chris hawkins, clive henry, craig richards, crazy p, deepgroove, james barnsley, jungle drummer, mike monday, ralph lawson, virus syndicate, ten bears, the agitator, the beautiful word, the big fibbers, the black house, charlotte webster, chase & status, dark captain light captain, deadkids, domino state, drums of death, the dub pistols, heavyfeet + switch mc, jack beats, the listening device, correspondents, echaskech, elena tonra, f.o.e, the fabulous lounge swingers, gabriel burne, the gadjo club, gigi brown, henry brill, house of brothers, hugh gavin, jake morely, james moss, jamie ley, jamie n commons, josh weller, lee harris meets river styx, left step band, lemanis, lights, linda wood, los pachucos, luke leighfield, mankala, mary spender, miners club, my first tooth and the rubies, nicky swann, nimmo and the guantletts, panic attract, pete roe, ryan o’reilly, sam beer, sam eason, sarah dickson, sean taylor, thomas j speight, the title sequence, vinnie and the stars, the walking birds, will white, yearner babies, you and me and yunioshi
full of some cracking stuff if you ask me
altern8 people ! tom middleton! nathan fake! deepgroove!
i.e lots of lovely repetitive beats in a sunny field, and some mellow laid back indie grooves.
what more can you ask for ?
dates :
friday 14th august – site opens 8:00am, festival gates open at 10:00am
saturday 15th august – site opens 8:00am, festival gates open at 10:00am
sunday 16th august – site opens 8:00am, festival gates open at 10:00am
monday 17th august – all guests must vacate the site before 12 noon.
location
chepstow racecourse
more detail : here