2008 and we’re back with a vengeance……..
After last years Biblical weather the festival organisers are looking forward to the 5th chapter in the Glade manifesto which is shaping up to be the best in the events history. Last year the team mounted a Herculean effort in true Glade spirit to deliver a groundbreaking event that will go down in history as the time that they battled Mother Nature in all her glory and won! The Glade is now firmly entrenched as the one of Europe’s best underground dance music festivals, a super friendly crowd and absolutely no corporate sponsorship... All of which makes for a vibe unique to the UK festival scene. Anyone whose been lucky enough to get a ticket to one of the last 4 sell-out events will understand what they mean…
This year’s headliners include Dubfire, Jeff Mills, Pendulum LIVE, James Holden, Frequency 7, Autechre, Utah Saints, Dub Pistols, Stanton Warriors, Slam Live, Daedelus, Plump DJ’s and Aquasky backed up by a stunning array of artists that reads like a who’s who of the Dance music cognoscenti. For full line-up and latest news keep your eyes firmly fixed on the Glade website – www.gladefestival.com
Well what can we say about Dubfire that hasn’t been said already – a Grammy award winning global dance superstar. Recent remixes for the likes of Steve Hillage & Miquette Giraudy’s System 7, UNKLE, Smith & Selway and Richie Hawtin will no doubt further cement his current status as remixer du jour. With the success of original productions, his remixes, and extensive tour dates, one thing is abundantly clear: based on the current state of play, Dubfire is one of 2008’s most exciting musical visionaries – fact. Next up we have Pendulum who are taking the world by storm with their explosive cacophony of guitars and D’n B playing live and direct on the main stage. With the global success of their debut album ‘Hold You Colour’, regular Radio 1 playlisting and relentless touring its no wonder they are being hailed as the next Prodigy - it’s going to be a huge year for the Pendulum boys. Jeff Mills –Detroit legend and founding member of the iconic musical collective Underground Collective – joins the likes of UK progressive house and glitchy techno DJ/producer James Holden as well as Frequency 7 the mighty new project from Surgeon and Ben Sims and Warp Records stalwarts Autechre who have just released their ninth studio album ‘Quaristice’ – put that in your pipe and smoke it!
Still to this day the only successful offshoot of the Glastonbury Festival where it was known as THE renegade dance music stage and it has now become one of the foremost electronic music festivals on the planet. Rather than swimming in the mainstream, Glade runs with the people who know what’s happening on the ground in breaks, psy trance, techno, electronics and house. Promoters involved in the Glade include Breaksday, Nano Records, Sancho Panza, Overkill, Liquid Connective and Inspiral and you’ll also find input from many incredible people on all sorts of levels so that the music is just one of the incredible ingredients in making the Glade a truly spectacular music festival.
The team have been working round the clock to ensure that Glade remains a friendly, awe-inspiring wonderland to party in. Amazing new site art, circus performances, stage designs and décor, lights and lasers will make this year a visceral audio visual assault of the senses. As well as this there have been significant improvements elsewhere with extended camping areas, increased disabled access and Funktion 1 sound fields in all the main tents running after midnight; The result of this is that outside there is comparatively a lot less noise and the sound inside is clear, constant and loud... It's killer.
Having sold out every year so far we’re not expecting tickets to hang around very long; especially when you bear in mind that there are less tickets available than last year.
So log onto www.gladefestival.com now where there’s a load more information and instructions as to how to get tickets. Tickets for the weekend are £125… camping free….
'We, the promoters of the Glade, are all first generation ravers... so we are keeping that unity vibe alive by keeping it real and not selling it out to commercialism; we don't go for corporate sponsorship because we believe that’s exactly the sort of thing people are looking to get a break from for a weekend... They want to be in the beautiful reality bubble that is a good festival... and that’s what the Glade is about ultimately... a place to come and express yourself freely, connect with like minded people, dance and
have blindingly good time...' Nick Ladd – Glade Festival
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