Beachdown Festival
Published 3rd Feb 2009 by Alix Wenmouth

Super Furry Animals & The Zutons are confirmed as Beachdown Festival announces this year’s line-up! We are excited to exclusively reveal the line-up for Beachdown Festival 2009!. Acts confirmed for the event, which returns to its beautiful location overlooking the sea on the picturesque South Downs this August bank holiday weekend include Super Furry Animals, The Zutons, Saint Etienne, Grandmaster Flash, The Fall, James Taylo Quartet, Sugarhill Gang and Norman Jay.

We are also pleased to announce that
Dreadzone, The Blockheads, Secret Affair, The Sunburst Band, Acid House Brass Band by the Wlliams Fairey Brass Ensemble, The Apples, Nostalgia 77, Octet, Lack of Afro, Snowboy & The Latin Section, Hospitality Records, The New Mastersounds, Jazz Cotech Dancers, The Fantastics!, Prince Buster, Good Times Joey, Negro, High Contrast, Gilles Peterson, Jazzanova and Tru Thoughts are also confirmed for this year’s festival. We will be announcing the remaining headliners next week!

Early Bird tickets for Beachdown Festival 2009 are selling fast, get yours NOW because when we announce the remaining headline acts nationally next week we predict a sell-out! The remaining few are now only available in Brighton outlets for the bargain price of £85 – get in quick to avoid disappointment! In addition to the above there are also 250 reduced rate child tickets left on sale for the bargain price of £45. All children under the age of 2 get in for free. Full price tickets are now available from the Beachdown website (www.beachdownfestival.com) priced at £97.50.

Beachdown is also thrilled to confirm a major sponsorship deal with Sagres Beer; Portugal’s most popular beer. Since 1940, Central de Cervejas has been producing Sagres beer from 100% natural ingredients, no additives or preservatives. The brand is currently represented in certain areas of the U.S, particularly in Portuguese communities. It is also a familiar staple in Brazilian communities.

Continuing the Brazilian theme, Favela Chic will be taking up a 4-day residency in its own purpose-built and designed arena complete with a full Latin artist and DJ line-up. For those who aren’t familiar, Favela Chic is the self professed brainchild of a Franco-Brazilian marriage with recent English adoptions, it is a bar, restaurant, club, carnivale, an East End knees up, a bordello and none of the above! Favela Chic is three years young in London and twelve years old in Paris, it has a Brazilian cuisine, a French style and a London attitude.

Beachdown Festival, which saw 10,000 people descend on the South Downs last August, aims to be as carbon neutral as possible and was nominated for 2 Awards at the 2008 UK Festival Awards (Best New Festival and Best Innovation). It has a seven-year contract with the landowner making Beachdown a regular annual event in the festival goer’s diary!


Beachdown Festival 2009 will see the return of The Big Lemon Bus! The buses, which are run on 100% recycled cooking oil, will shuttle festival goers between the city of Brighton and the festival site throughout the day and night, thus making it easy for locals or those who prefer to shack up in a warm hotel at the end of each day to get to and from the site without the hassle of parking or staying T-total!

Following on from last year, the food stalls on site will again offer locally sourced and organic menus, many of which will be offered by local brand name restaurants including Due South, Maughermans Deli and Indian Summer.

Following on from the success of last years’ inaugural event, Beachdown Festival is continuing its promise to support local talent and has already booked a strong line up of new and emerging Brighton acts.

Already confirmed for the Brighton Stage are funk favourites Mean Poppa Lean, minimalist punk-folk trio Drookit Dogs, bluesy post-punkers Sweet Sweet Lies, hotly-tipped popsters Gloria Cycles, sleazy rock ‘n’ rollers The Perils and NME flirts 4 or 5 magicians. Other exciting local artists confirmed are Saw Gang Buzz, The Beautiful Word, Portslade, Los Albertos, Ocean Reid, Chris Simmons, Seeker, Two Spot Gobi, Cordelia Fellowes’s Gyspsy Sqat pop Project and reggae act Rebel Control whose set last year was a Friday night highlight.

Here’s what the press had to say about Beachdown Festival 2008:



‘This festival has potential as big as its site.’ – The Observer

‘Beachdown has the potential to grow into a firm favourite on the music scene.’ – The Sun

‘...definitely one to watch... It has the potential to rival larger national festivals in reputation.’ – New Consumer

‘Beachdown boasted a mightily impressive and eclectic line-up... I (will) be returning to this magical piece of the South Downs for Beachdown 2009.’ – Virtual Festivals

‘Coming complete with an ocean view from your tent, it’s hard to argue with Beachdown’s claim of being the UK’s most laid-back festival.’ – Artrocker

‘The foundations are laid for a great addition to the festival calendar.’ – Latest 7

‘Beachdown is well on track to rival the big boys of Reading and Glastonbury as the festival to be seen at.’ – Sussex Express

www.beachdownfestival.com

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