Wireless Festival Announcements

• 28th Apr 2009

As the sun shines over London town, Wireless 2009 announces more exciting artists to its already incredible line up. Taking place in London’s Hyde Park on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July, Wireless 2009 sponsored by Barclaycard is shaping up to be the highlight of this summer’s festival. Joining the bill on Saturday will be Metric, Skint & Demoralised, Master Shortie, The Japanese Popstars and Phenomenal Handclap Band while on Sunday N-Dubz, Tinchy Stryder, Zarif, Lady Sovereign, Chipmunk, Black and White Years and Steve Appleton are all confirmed to perform. Following its success in 2008, the Bella Union stage returns showcasing a host of creative musicians from the independent label world. Due to public demand new weekend tickets are now available at £80 plus booking fee for a two-day ticket!

Saturday 4 July
Headliners Basement Jaxx are given a helping hand by an array of eclectic artists to kick start London’s favourite festival. Canadian band Metric, bring their multi award winning new wave sound to the green grass of Hyde Park whilst Yorkshire duo Skint & Demoralised – hailed by the Guardian as ‘New Band of The Day’, add their soul-influenced lyrical rhymes to the Wireless ambiance. Fresh from picking up Best Live Act and Best Album at the 2009 Irish Music Awards, electro act The Japanese Popstars will fire up metropolis revellers as the genre-hopping British rapper Master Shortie adds a cocktail of electronica, hip hop and indie into the mix. The Phenomenal Handclap Band shake things up with their old skool funky style.

Sunday 5 July
While Kanye West holds onto the reins, a flood of acts line up to play on Sunday including N-Dubz – their first UK festival appearance, and Tinchy Stryder. With their hit single ‘Number 1’ riding high at the top spot in this weeks chart, the MOBO Award winning trio along with rapper Tinchy Stryder are two thrilling additions to the Wireless stage. Representing the ladies on Sunday will be London based Zarif with her soul, funk and pop blended sound and the revered female rapper Lady Sovereign making a much anticipated return to the spotlight. Taking the baton for the men, UK rappers Chipmunk brings his unique edge to the Wireless audience while pop, drum & bass and reggae singer Steve Appleton adds some ‘dirty funk’ to proceedings. With five Austin Music Awards under their belt at last months SXSW 2009, Black and White Years make their first Wireless appearance this summer.

The Bella Union stage is back with another storming line up of artists. A Wireless collaboration with Bella Union label founder and Cocteau Twin’s Simon Raymonde, the Bella Union stage 2009 will feature Fanfarlo, Banjo or Freakout, Low Anthem, Peter Broderick, Beth Jeans Houghton and My Latest Novel with more still to be added. The unique and genuinely artist-run label for artists has had a successful track record of uncovering true gems and while this year’s line up offers recognisable acts, it will also be a chance to witness the cutting edge talents of the future.

Wireless 2009 sponsored by Barclaycard, is an unparalleled open-air live music experience in the heart of bustling London. It offers a chance to experience the excitement and watch the best in popular music right on your doorstep; and with more acts and details still to be unveiled, Wireless 2009 is set to be the event on the summer’s musical calendar.

SATURDAY 4 JULY – LINE UP TO DATE

BASEMENT JAXX, THE STREETS, DIZZEE RASCAL, PAUL OAKENFOLD, FRANKMUSIK, SNEAKY SOUNDSYSTEM, N.A.S.A., TOMMY SPARKS, DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH?, DELPHIC, FILTHY DUKES, METRIC, SKINT & DEMORALISED, MASTER SHORTIE, THE JAPANESE POPSTARS AND PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND PLUS MANY MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON

SUNDAY 5 JULY – LINE UP TO DATE

KANYE WEST, Q-TIP, KID CUDI, YOUNG JEEZY, FLO RIDA, DANIEL MERRIWEATHER, MR HUDSON, N-DUBZ, TINCHY STRYDER, ZARIF, LADY SOVEREIGN, CHIPMUNK, STEVE APPLETON AND BLACK AND WHITE YEARS WITH MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON

For new additions to the line up and more info go to link

WIRELESS TICKETING INFORMATION

Tickets are available at link or call 0844 847 2502 (24 hour credit card hotline)

Single day tickets are £45 plus booking fee. A newly added Weekend ticket is £80 plus booking fee.

Purchase a Carbon Offset for 50p as an add on to your order to negate the environmental impacts of your travel to and from the festival, these funds will be used to invest in environmental projects in local schools. More details are available on link and link.

Hospitality line:

Buy VIP Experiences and Hospitality online at link
or call +44 207 009 3484

Disabled access:

Live Nation manage all disabled customer ticket sales in-house.
We now have a Disabled Customers hotline number that patrons can call when booking tickets to reserve a place on the platform or to discuss their access requirements. It is 0207 195 2133

Disabled customers will be provided with one free ticket for their helper, where required. Should additional helper tickets be required, please call the disabled access ticket line on 0207 195 2133 or email mail