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home » festivals » Heavenly Planet » Heavenly Planet announces Sharon Shannon, The Drummers of Burundi, Oysterbandplus Eliza Carthy, The Wonder Stuff, and more - tickets on sale todayMonday 1st December 2008 The new international music festival called Heavenly Planet held at Rivermead, Reading next year on the site which was WOMAD's old home and taking place over the weekend of Friday 10th until Saturday 11th July 2009 have announced their first acts, and will be putting tickets on sale later today.
Heavenly Planet will also showcase a Festival Supergroup, led by Billy Cobham featuring six international artists, brought together for one completely improvised performance. Weekend passes for the event are priced at £75 for adults, and day passes, are priced at £35 for Friday, and £45 for Saturday. Camping priced at £15 is paid for separately, and campervan tickets are £40. Children aged 15 and under free with full paying adult. To buy tickets, click here.
Heavenly Planet is hoping to attract 15,000 people and will feature a mix of music from across the world with three all-weather stages in big tops, and the festival will also make use of Rivermead leisure centre. The festival will also feature Internationalist issues figuring as well as discussion, humour, debates, and petition-signing. The brainchild of Reading Borough Council, Reading Festival organiser Melvin Benn and WOMAD's ex-artistic director Thomas Brooman, the festival is planned to feature various genres of music from across the world and will be aimed at families and teenagers with entertainment which will appeal to all generations. There will also be a sister festival held in Palermo, Sicily. Camping will be available as well as a food court concept, celebrating food from around the world. The festival will feature both world-class artists and local talent, with comedy, club-nights, poetry, participation and debate. All performances will be under cover, with secure camping, shopping, a pool for swimming and more.  published: 13:15 (GMT)
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