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Killer Attractions Set For Standon Calling

• 13th Jul 2010

With just six weeks to go until the most-anticipated independent festival of the summer, Standon Calling is proud to reveal some of the stellar stalls, dressing-up shops and collaborations at this year’s event. Standon Calling’s chosen charity Phoenix Futures, a charity that supports people in drug and alcohol rehabilitation, receives £2 from every ticket sold.

Heritage Arts Company, our resident theatre troop has revealed that artist Alice Llewelyn’s record covers are not for sale at this year’s Standon Calling gallery; they are for robbing! In collaboration with Heritage Arts interactive theatre, in which British crime capers are brought to life for festival-goers, Alice is offering up some of her interpretations of the world's most iconic record covers. The 25 prints, which would usually be sold for £200 each, will be the focus of an Art Theft rumoured to be taking place on the Saturday night – with the Robber Gang recruited from the public. Only the most dedicated scoundrels will get to take home these seminal music images including one of the headliner Buena Vista Social Club's album covers.

Cuisine at Standon Calling features Indian food, warming toasties, Italian pasta dishes and gourmet Suffolk ice cream. The array of stalls expands this year to include vintage clothes shops, Love Music Hate Racism, booksellers, and for the first year Gabby Young’s Gabberdashery This is the lead singer of Gabby Young and Other Animals clothes and crafts stall! The multi-talented Gabby Young is also performing at Standon Calling with her band so will be one busy lady and we can’t wait to see her designs.

In line with the ‘Murder on the Standon Express’ theme, Sweeney Todd’s Barbershop is also on site! Providing services in a theatrical setting, come along for a wet shave and the strangest haircut of your life! Beerwolf Books are on board to bring their eclectic collection of reading material to the festival, supporting the literary aspects of Standon Calling with spoken word and literary performances provided by The Book Club Boutique. Bizarre Bazaar will be pulling up in their lorry to unleash a beautiful dressing-up shop, complete with costumes, make-up, hair pieces and stunning photography services.
Our on-site tailor Anna Popovich will be stocking some of her own exclusive pieces (£20 – £300). Ms Popovich will also be available to make criminal customisations and outlawed alterations to your own clothes and costume, free of charge, thanks to the generosity of the Bingham Trust.
Stunning lingerie brand What Katie Did will also be on site, providing undergarment inspiration for those glamorous outfits. Diesel Radio are on board as well, broadcasting across the stages for continual on-site coverage for those in tents and in surrounding area to tune in, turn on and get involved!
MUSIC LINE-UP CONFIRMED:
ORQUESTA BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (C) FEATURING OMARA PORTUONDO | LIARS | ETIENNE DE CRECY PRESENTS BEATS 'N' CUBES (UK EXCLUSIVE!) | EFTERKLANG | THE MAGIC NUMBERS | METRONOMY BRITISH SEA POWER | JEFFREY LEWIS |GILLES PETERSON | ALICE RUSSELL THESE NEW PURITANS | A HAWK AND A HACKSAW | FUCKED UP | FILTHY DUKES | PANTHA DU PRINCE | EDDY TEMPLE-MORRIS DELOREAN | STEVE MASON | PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND | WILD BIRDS AND PEACEDRUMS (UK EXCLUSIVE!) | GRECO-ROMAN SOUNDSYSTEM | DAVE HASLAM | THE PHANTOM BAND TELEPATHE | THREE TRAPPED TIGERS | FOOL'S GOLD | SLEEPY SUN | AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR… | ESBEN AND THE WITCH | GOLD PANDA | CASIOKIDS | TOM RAVENSCROFT | JOE GIDEON AND THE SHARK | JAGZ KOONER | SUMMER CAMP | ANNA CALVI ERLAND AND THE CARNIVAL | JESCA HOOP | EL GUINCHO | EGYPTIAN HIP HOP | THE RUBY SUNS | FACTORY FLOOR | CLOCK OPERA | GABBY YOUNG AND OTHER ANIMALS | BO NINGEN PLANTS AND ANIMALS | SILVER COLUMNS | NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION | RADIOPROOF | THE MEGAPHONIC THRIFT | LONE WOLF | LULU & THE LAMPSHADES ANTHONY JOSEPH AND THE SPASM BAND | REVERE | DELIRIUM TREMENS | THE RUMOUR SAID FIRE | SWIMMING | SOUND OF RUM | HARRY'S GYM | DRY THE RIVER | WILD PALMS | PICA PICA | WHITE HEAT DJs | MIKE DIVER AND COLIN ROBERTS | THE FABULOUS PENETRATORS | GOD DON'T LIKE IT| TIM FANUCCI | FRAN AND JOSH | STOPMAKINGME | YEARNER BABIES | JAMES DELAY | THE VIOLET MAY | CANTMIXWONTMIXSHOULDNTMIXDONTMIX | MR FOGG | BRENDAN ROGERS | TRISTRAM | SPARROW AND THE WORKSHOP | IRON LUNG QUINTET | KATTWYK | CLEANING WOMEN | ROTTEN HILL GANG | HOOK & THE TWIN | HOOLIGAN NIGHT | MANO DE DIOS | THE AMIGOS | THE GOOD COUNT | MENTAL BLANK

FESTIVAL TICKETS & INFORMATION:

Ticket Price: £95 weekend camping
£75 teen tickets for 13-17 year olds; Under 12s go free
Booking Fee: £2 per ticket goes to the charity Phoenix Futures
Theme: Murder on the Standon Express
Capacity: 5,000
www.standon-calling.com