Rhythm Festival '10

Rhythm Festival which offers three days of classic and modern acts plus a host of 'fringe events', will return for its fifth year from Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd August 2010 to Twinwood Arena, Clapham, nr Bedford, in Bedfordshire.

Line-up

The Wailers, Donovan, Arlo Guthrie, 10cc, Billy Bragg, The Damned, and Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams have been confirmed as headline acts. Also on the bill are Neil Innes (The Rutles), The Dualers, Louisiana Red (playing with the Michael Messer Band), the farewell performance from Roger Chapman & The Shortlist, Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds, The Men They Couldn't Hang, Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby, Ben Waters Band, Jackie Leven, Aynsley Lister Band, Swans In Flight, Leatherat, The Whybirds, Sean Taylor and Fastlane Roogalator. Further acts including the final three headliners will be announced shortly. For the line-up details, day and stage splits as available please click here.

The festival offers three days of live music and comedy across four stages, with a stronger than ever children's line-up and more street theatre for 2010. Capacity is limited to under 5,000.

Tickets

Early bird offer has ended, and adult weekend saver tickets are priced at £90 (£95 from 1st June).
Infants (under 5 years) are free when accompanied by adult ticket-holders.
One child (5-16 years) is free with each adult ticketholder; additional child tickets are available priced at £30, camping tickets are priced at £25 (Buena Vista Field) or £30 (Vegas Field), Campervan tickets are priced at £30 (Buena Vista Field) or £35 (Vegas Field). Day tickets: Adults £39 for Friday and £45 each day for Saturday and Sunday. This includes the option to purchase one free child ticket, Under 5's are free.

To buy tickets, click here.

Ethos

Rhythm Festival aims to be different from other outdoor music festivals, by being smaller (a capacity of under 5,000), friendlier and geared towards the festival goer. There's a kid's field (including things like mini olympics, workshops, entertainers and Panic Circus), a healing/alternative culture field, and a comedy stage.

Amenities

The festival has a general store, as well as a large variety of high quality food at sensible prices. Plus, real ales, beers & lagers from the Pot Belly Brewery, Wells & Young's of Bedford as well as guest ales, and real ciders.

The festival site is semi-permanent, and includes flush toilets (augmented by portaloos), and proper roads and pathways. The arena is a drained grassy amphitheatre and many attractions are housed indoors. Showers have been hired for the (supervised) campsites and there'll be free car parking adjacent to the festival site.

More details will be here when available.