Latest News

25th May
Win tickets to Eastern Electrics
a pair of tickets up for grabs
25th May
four more for V Festival
The Twang, Dodgy, Jack Beats & Lawson
25th May
The Wickerman adds acts across the festival line-up
Main Stage,, Acoustic Village, Axis Reggae Tent, and more
25th May
Glade offer to Golden Down Festival ticket holders
anyone who had a ticket can now go to Glade for free
25th May
WOMAD add Femi Kuti, Khaled, Gurrumul, Hot Water, and Chet Nuneta
Toddla T, DJ Yoda, Balkan Beat Box, The Correspondents, and more
  rss | more news arrow
home » festivals » The Green Man Festival » The Green Man Festival 2012

The Green Man Festival '12

last updated : Wed 16th May 12
 
Date:  Friday 17th - Sunday 19th August 12
Location:  buy coach tickets Glanusk Park, Usk Valley, Powys, Wales - MAP
Cost:  buy tickets £145 adult weekend ticket
| News | Line-up | Forums |



A four day event with three days of music and more than 100 acts playing indie, psychedelia, Americana, and folk across 5 stages, while DJs playing everything from psychedlia, dub-reggae, modern electro and stoner rock right through the night.

around the festival site
This folk-tinged event, in its tenth year, takes place at Glanusk Park, Usk Valley, Powys, Wales. The dates for The Green Man Festival 2012 are from Friday 17th to Sunday 19th August. The festival offers live music with lots of folk and folktronica bands, plus film, literature, workshop and children's areas, and DJs.

Line-up

The Friday headliner is still to be announced, with Van Morrisson headlining the Saturday, and Feist headlining Sunday. Other confirmed acts include Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks making a UK exclusive festival appearance, tUne-yArDs, Of Montreal, King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Michael Kiwanuka, Field Music, Friends, CW Stoneking, Willy Mason, Three Trapped Tigers, Trembling Bells, The Tallest Man On Earth, The Bees, The Staves, AHAB, Toy, Gang Colours, Pictish Trail, Cold Specks, Steve Smyth, Laura J Martin, Stealing Sheep, Treetop Flyers, Seamus Fogarty, Gabby Young and Other Animals, Hidden Orchestra, Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate, King Porter Stomp, Nuala Honan, Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin, Rodney Branigan, Sheelanagig, Smerins Anti-Social Club, Tako Lako, The Urban Folk Quartet, and Yes Sir Boss.

More acts are yet to be announced. For the line-up details as available please click here.

Literature Tent The line-up of authors, poets, comics and commentators includes James Fearnley, John Peel's Shed by John Osborne, Jim Bob, Robin Ince, John Jeremiah Sullivan, Richard King, Stella Duffy, and The Story of Wales With Jon Gower.

Tickets

Tickets are on sale priced at £145 for adults, £125 for students, £75 for teenagers, and £5 for children aged 5 and under. A live-in vehicle ticket will be priced at £60, and holiday tickets (bought in addition to a weekend ticket, allowing camping at Glanusk Park from Monday 13th August for 3 days before the festival opens) will be priced at £40. A resident day ticket will be priced at £50.

To buy tickets, click here.

To minimise traffic congestion, any vehicle using any of the three main car parks (General, Family and Holiday Camping) at Green Man 2012 will need a £5 parking ticket. Be warned, there are a very limited number of tickets available for the Family Camping car parking.

Coach travel

Travel to Green Man Festival with National Express .

About

As well as the music there will be art installations, literature and film tents, Welsh poetry, art and music, ceilidhs, poetry, theatre, science, comedy, Nature and Nurture massage area, a daily dusk till dawn bonfire, impromptu jamming sessions, and food stalls offering a wide range of cuisine most of which is locally sourced and organic. The festival also has an array of quirky bars dotted around the site with the a 24 hour drinks licence, serving everything from real ale and cider, wine, to hot toddies, and cocktails.

Kids area

FutureGenerations (formerly the Kids Area) is Green Man's all-new adult-freeadventure zone, exclusively designed for young people of all shapes andsizes under the age of 18 - from toddlers to teens and everyone in between across six activity areas. Offering a chance to join the circus, learn to DJ, be part of a film crew, create amazinganimations, make monster hand puppets or hone music productionskills using the very latest computer software.

There will be a line-up of live music showcasing the UK's best young hip hop, indie, grime, pop and rap acts, courtesy of Bristolyouth project New Generation Takeover.

There's a fancy dress fantasy world with professional costume makers and make-up artists, a chance to have your picture taken inside CamperObscura, paint your whole body and be a walking talking lizard or pirate, Take part in drama classes, make fancy dress masterpieces, learn circus skills and find the hidden performer inside.

There's also a Create Tent, Eco Tent, Media Tent, Sun Stage, plus Inflatables, Giant Buckaroo, swing boats, a maze,Gladiators, assault course, trampolines, football skills arena, GiantMouse Trap, giant dragon walkabout, the Future Generations library and more.

Green issues

The festival is keen to support the environment so they are introducing a greener way for everyone to travel to and from the festival. The 'Green Bus' will travel right into the festival site from most City destinations. Plus there is a free shuttle bus service from Abergevanny Train Station to and from the festival site for all festival goers coming by train.

Green Poll

Green Man has an annual search for a band to open the festival - Green Poll. Any band can register and the public vote for the bands they like. Top bands then go through to a live final in Camden, London where the judges choose the band to open the festival.

More information will be here when available.

around the festival site


Bookmark and Share



the eFestivals Camping Store
Festival search Ticket search

search future festivals only   advanced search

The Green Man Festival,
related articles:

2012 Line-ups & rumours

Forum

more on The Green Man Festival 12

The Green Man Festival home
News:
23rd May 12
Far Out After Dark line-up revealed for Green Man Festival
The Green Man Festival 12

24th April 12
The Tallest Man On Earth, The Bees, & The Staves for Green Man Festival
The Green Man Festival 12

3rd April 12
Van Morrison for Green Man Festival
The Green Man Festival 12

28th March 12
comedy line-up revealed for Green Man Festival
The Green Man Festival 12

1st March 12
Swn to Host Stage at Green Man Festival
The Green Man Festival 12

Photos:
around the festival site
The Green Man Festival 11

Dry The River
The Green Man Festival 11

Duotone
The Green Man Festival 11

Fleet Foxes
The Green Man Festival 11

Holy Fuck
The Green Man Festival 11

Reviews:
Doves go stratospheric on day one of Green Man
The Green Man Festival 10

Green Man is something special for The Flaming Lips
The Green Man Festival 10

Green Man is becoming less a folk festival and more a family festival
The Green Man Festival 10

could Green Man Festival be a festival-utopia?
The Green Man Festival 09

Jarvis Cocker provides a spirited set to close day two of Green Man
The Green Man Festival 09

Listed Events:
The Green Man Festival 12

The Green Man Festival 11

The Green Man Festival 10

The Green Man Festival 09

The Green Man Festival 08


Liftshare.org
Links drivers & passengers together online
Be part of the largest car sharing scheme in the UK, and help reduce the pollution and congestion on our roads ... AND save money! It's free to use - you simply share the travel costs.
carbon neutral logoeFestivals is
carbon neutral
more »
WaterAid
eFestivals supports WaterAid, more »
sign up for the
festivals newsletter
more »
© Copyright 1998 - 2012 eFestivals.co.uk | disclaimer | Privacy Policy | site map