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Mercury Nominees To Play At Standon Calling Festival

• 22nd Jul 2009

Yesterday’s Mercury Music Prize nominations have cemented Standon Calling’s reputation for showcasing the hottest new music the UK has to offer. Two of this year’s nominee’s, namely Friendly Fires and The Invisible will be playing live and direct at this award winning festival and two more (Glasvegas and Florence and the Machine) played last year. It begs the question, ‘who on our line-up will be nominated next year?’ Answers on a postcard!

Joining them on Planet Standon this year are electro-clash pioneers Ladytron who are currently writing new material for Christina Aguilara, afrobeat legend Femi Kuti, 60s space rockers Hawkwind (who celebrate their 40th anniversary at the festival), Tony Christie and the Sun Ra Arkestra. In addition The Rumble Strips make a welcome return, previewing new material from their Mark Ronson produced album 'Welcome to The Walk Alone' whilst the much lauded soul sensation VV BROWN beams down for an extra special set.

Other fantastic acts include Ed Harcourt, Easy Star All Stars, The Whip, Paloma Faith, Chrome Hoof, Micachu and The Shapes, Kap Bambino, When Saints Go Machine, Golden Silvers, Fanfarlo, We Have Band, Dead Kids, Invasion, Mothlite, Richard James, Portasound, Modernaire, Downtown Wolves, Jonny Woo Gay Bingo and many many more.

Cosmic Astronaut DJ's will include the likes of Dave Haslam, Riotous Rockers, Dan Beaumont (Disco Bloodbath), Eddy Temple-Morris (The Remix), Jagz Kooner and 65 Days of Static DJs. Heading up this space cadet troupe will be Greg Wilson on the Dollop Geo-Dome stage.

And elsewhere Standon Calling presents: Intergalactic dressing up competition, Stranger Than Paradise’s CCCP Cosmonaut Training Centre, Hot air ballooning, Rockaoke, Book Club Boutique tipi, Skandalous! presents: Intergalactic Red Light District, Underwater Disco, Beach Hut Karaoke, Heritage Arts’ Heliocentre live theatre experience, Extra-terrestrial experts from CERN, Astrological Blind Date with alien Cilla plus a host of fun filled festival shenanigans.

Alongside this, Standon have also revealed details for a special SUNDAY ONLY ticket for just £35. The Sunday line up is a three-day festival line-up in itself, featuring afrobeat legend Femi Kuti, man of steel Tony Christie and Easy Star All Stars who will be touring their new album. And that's only the start of what will be an amazing finale to Standon Calling 2009 – it will go out with a bang!

FULL LINE UP
FRIENDLY FIRES | HAWKWIND | LADYTRON | FEMI KUTI & THE POSITIVE FORCE | TONY CHRISTIE | THE RUMBLE STRIPS | VV BROWN | THE WHIP | SUN RA ARKESTRA | ED HARCOURT | EASY STAR ALL STARS | GOLDEN SILVERS | FREELAND (LIVE)| CHROME HOOF | PALOMA FAITH | MICACHU & THE SHAPES | MUMFORD AND SONS | EDDY TEMPLE-MORRIS | SON OF DAVE | NOSTALGIA 77 | THE ALIENS | TOMMY SPARKS | DAVE HASLAM | N.A.S.A | BABYHEAD | WE HAVE BAND | CASIOKIDS | THE INVISIBLE | DELPHIC | CHEW LIPS | THE FONTANAS | SELFISH CUNT | DETROIT SOCIAL CLUB | DENT MAY AND HIS MAGNIFICENT UKULELE | WHEN SAINTS GO MACHINE | KAP BAMBINO | FANFARLO | DEAD KIDS | THE FABULOUS PENETRATORS | PULLED APART BY HORSES | JOSH WELLER | JONQUIL | MR. DAVID VINER | DELIRIUM TREMENS | FIRST AID KIT | A. HUMAN | ARK PEOPLE | THEY CAME FROM THE STARS I SAW THEM | REVERE | BANJO OR FREAKOUT | TIM TEN YEN | GABBY YOUNG & OTHER ANIMALS | FLASHGUNS | YOUR TWENTIES | HOOK & THE TWIN | LOUIS BARABAS & THE BEDLAM SIX | CITADELS | CHANCERY BLAME & THE GADJO CLUB | THE LANGLEY SISTERS | YES SIR BOSS | CAT & MAX | FIVE MINUTE POP PROMO | DISASTERADIO | LULU LAMPSHADE | DOWNTOWN WOLVES | ANNIE DALE PROMO | INVASION | MOTHLITE | RICHARD JAMES | PORTASOUND | MODERNAIRE | DOWNTOWN WOLVES | JONNY WOO | GAY BINGO

DJ's
GREG WILSON | EDDY TEMPLE MORRIS (XFM / THE REMIX) | JAGZ KOONER | DAVE HASLAM | MATT WALSH (TURBO) | DAN BEAUMONT (DISCO BLOODBATH)| WANDY | 65 DAYS OF STATIC DJs | RIOTOUS ROCKERS (ASBO/LIARS CLUB/BUGGED OUT)| BOBBY LOST (LOST & FOUND)|TIM FANUCCI (PUKKA UP) | TOPSIDE FEAT. FRESIAN FATHERS | RADIOPROOF | CANTMIXWONTMIXSHOULDNTMIXDONTMIX | DOLLOP DJs

Friday 31st July – Sunday 2nd August ‘09
Standon, Hertfordshire
www.standon-calling.com
Ticket Price: £89 weekend camping
Booking Fee: £2per ticket goes to the charity Phoenix Futures
Theme: Space