aaamusic | On 15, Mar 2012

19^th – 22^nd July 2012

Nr. Huntingdon, Cambs.

A four-day party like no other…

 

 

 

Theme for 2012: “STANDING ON CEREMONY”

 

 

SECOND WAVE OF ARTISTS ANNOUNCED

Speaker Fo:rem, Theatre, Soul Fire Restaurant and more….

 

“Everywhere there was dazzling attention to detail. Is there any other festival that takes its frivolity so seriously?” The Times – 5/5

“There is nothing else like Secret Garden Party, anywhere in the world. Everyone is advised to be excellent to each other, and they really are. In summary it would seem that the only applicable word is a very resounding YES.” Virgin.com

 

The Secret Garden Party is pleased to announce the second wave of artists for 2012:

 

Great Stage / Where The Wild Things Are / The Crossroads

Caravan Palace

 Little Dragon – Alabama Shakes – Tim Minchin

Lamb – Derrick Morgan & Dennis Alcapone

Holly Golightly – Jodie Marie – Citizens!

Marques Toliver – BIGkids – Kate Jackson

We Were Evergreen – Tom Williams and The Boat

Professor Penguin – Kirsty Almeida

Poppy & The Jezebels – Bird Radio

The Living Room

Charlene Soraia – Mamas Gun

Passenger – Leddra Chapman

Rachel Sermanni – Ethan Ash – Ryan Keen

Sam Gray – Ecki – Tom Copson – Animal Kingdom

The Willows – Dan Clews – Bo Tomas – Cozi

Leo Altareli – Jay Leighton – Lee Mitchell – Evi Vine

Fair & Square – Isobel Anderson – Jodie May

Ellie Lawson – Paul Goodwin – Annie Dressner

Will Robert – Shellac Collective DJS

 

The Temple Of Boom

(Home of all things BASS – curated by Eddy Temple-Morris)

Jacques Lu Conte – Utah Saints

Krafty Kuts & A Skillz with Dynamite MC

Adam F – Scroobius Pip (LIVE) – Niki  & The Dove (LIVE) – Danny Byrd & MC Risky

Mistabishi (LIVE) – Herve – Adam Freeland – Mixhell (LIVE)

Jon Carter – Get Cape Wear Cape Fly – High Rankin (LIVE)

True Tiger – Rack & Ruin – Monkey Mafia (LIVE) – TC (LIVE)

Shock One – Freq Nasty  – Wilkinson – EddyTM & Majestic

Losers (LIVE) – Ayah Marar (LIVE) – Russ Cuban – Cut La Roc

David Dunne – Akira Kiteshi – SkisM – Rednek – Caan (LIVE)

Engine Earz Experiment (LIVE) – Maribou State – C.R.S.T – Baxta

Afghan Headspin – Pathaan – Effect Mode & Illaman (LIVE)

2 Bit Thugs – Hiatus And Shura – Kry Wolf – Steve E Something

Disqo Conqrette – Swifty B – Feeling Gloomy – Rawkus Noize

MCs: Majestic, Krafty MC, Illaman, Bad Manners, MC Gaika

 

 

They will be joining…

 

Orbital

Edward Sharpe &

The Magnetic Zeros

KT Tunstall – Little Roy

The Jim Jones Revue – King Charles

Jenny O – The Duke Spirit – Vintage Trouble – Soko

Beth Jeans Houghton and The Hooves of Destiny

Hyde & Beast – North Mississippi Allstars Duo

Casio Kids – Pearl and The Beard – Violet – Laurel Collective

Zulu Winter – Baxter Dury – Karima Francis – Juan Zelada

Scanners – Ellen & The Escapades – Legendary Tigerman

Mad Dog Mcrea – Louise and The Pins – Dollar Bill – The Jessie Rose Trip

L.A. Salami – Ahab – Beans on Toast – Ruby & The Rib Cage

Electric Swing Circus – Steve Smyth – Jake Bugg – Grass House

Flap! – The Ladykillers – The Caezars – Brother & Bones

The Pine Hill Haints – Suburban Dirts – Warehouse Republic

 

The Fo:rem

 

The Fo:rem, the garden’s popular intellectual platform, has also announced some really exciting names in the fields of science, philosophy, technology and literature that will be enriching gardeners this summer.  This summer’s line-up of movers & shakers includes Jamie Catto, Robin Ince, Josie Long, Aleks Krotoski, Chris Hatherill, Ann Daniels and Benjamin Morris.  We are also told that we can expect mind-bending talks, spoken word performance and workshops hosted by Liars League, BERG, Super/Collider, Literary Death Match, Elephant, The Lost Lectures, Fast Future and PLEB.

“…a polite warning: prolonged exposure to Jamie Catto could blow your mind…” – The Daily Telegraph.

 

The Never Ever Land Theatre and Nocturnium for Lost Children

 

As with everything at the party, gardeners can expect oodles of participation, interaction, simulation and sheer silliness. And the Never Ever Land Theatre Tent is of course no exception. The Troubadours of Tax Deductible Theatre Company have confirmed a delectable line-up of performance to suit every palate. Gardeners can look forward to hilarious, rock n’ roll performances from Shitfaced Shakespeare, mind-blowing bowing from the all-singing, all-dancing string quartet Bow Jangles, surrealist puppetry by Colossal Crumbs and the Goodyearian National Theatre Company will be back to bemuse and baffle audiences with their nation customs and dances.  There will be psychedelic dancing by Huru Dance, big surprises from Little Bulb Theatre, mischievous revelry from the naughty, natty Victorian Tiny Wallops and of course the in-house reprobates Tax Deductible Theatre Company will be offering delightfully shambolic comedy hours.

 

“If you can’t beat them, join them” – The Times

 

And when the theatre closes its doors after dark, the fun does not stop. Opening at midnight the ‘Nocturnium for Lost Children’ will be a haunted den of debauchery, featuring award-winning burlesque act Femme Ferale, music from King Lagoon’s Flying Swordfish Dance Band and La Mort Subite …amongst many others.

 

A few favourite picks for Family Gardeners…

 

There will be plenty of fun, games and activities for young gardeners too.  Look out for Sky Blue Theatre Company’s theatrical workshops, which they will be running for children of all ages in the Never Ever Land Theatre Tent.  Join The Flying Seagulls Circus for some ‘laughter therapy’, circus skills and other crazy games at Kids Camp.  Where young gardeners can also take part in the multi-coloured glittery Candy Floss Olympics with The Secret Micronation of Candy Queens, join a drumming circle, learn capoeira, explore the music maze, screen print a t-shirt, create a headdress, write a story with Writers Ink Suitcase Stories, make a pizza or watch a puppet show with The Italian Job.  And after all that, families can relax under the stars with Ready Steady Science at a storytelling workshop. And for the really young gardeners Kids Camp will be running multi-sensory workshops too.

 

Soul Fire Restaurant

 

The garden’s sensual food sanctuary, the Soul Fire Restaurant is now taking bookings for The Secret Garden Party 2012. Returning for its fourth year, this is the perfect place to relax, connect with friends and replenish a famished soul during the party. Housed in a cosy hub of deliciously dressed yurts, Soul Fire provides a retreat where you can eat and be merry. Live music will play all day and evening guests will be treated to fabulous performances.

 

To view the full menu and book your dining experience, click HERE.

 

 

Theme: Standing on Ceremony

 

The real power of the party is not just about what you are watching or doing, but the fact that you are watching and doing it together. This year, as The Garden celebrates her 10^th Birthday, we explore those ceremonies, rituals, initiations, anniversaries and carnivals that bind us together, that emphasise matter over mind, that emphasise our true gifts as humans: social existence.

 

Tickets available HERE

Boutique camping available HERE

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Come play with us this summer…

 

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