Sun Ra Arkestra, Oneohtrix Point Never & more added to ATP curated by Jeff Mangum

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Sun Ra Arkestra, Oneohtrix Point Never and more

added to line-up of

ATP Curated by Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel), March 9-11 2012

at Butlins Holiday Centre, Minehead, UK

On Sale Now From www.atpfestival.com

This March to open the festival season, All Tomorrow's Parties return to Butlin's Holiday Centre, Minehead, UK for a weekend headlined and curated by Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum. As well as performing a rare headline set featuring material from both Neutral Milk Hotel albums and other rarities, Mangum has chosen the line-up to play across the weekend on three indoor stages with a total festival capacity of just 5000 people.

Every ticket includes private accommodation in a heated apartment with TVs, beds, bathroom facilities and kitchens (in Self Catered apartments) - and all performances take place indoors with fantastic sound so no need to worry about mud or weather! The event also includes DJs, Cinema and much more.

Tickets for the event are on sale now from ticketsellers via ATPFestival.com

A new addition to the event as chosen by Jeff Mangum is the wonderful:

Sun Ra Arkestra

Jeff has also invited ATP to curate the Reds venue at Butlins on the Saturday of the event, and today we can confirm the following new artists for that stage:

Oneohtrix Point Never

Feathers

We have also asked our curator to pick a group of books to recommend to attendees. Jeff has chosen the following, and soon we will announce details of the Book Club discussion that will take place at the event:

* Aurélia - Gérard de Nerval (1855)

* The Banquet Years: The Origins of the Avant-Garde in France, 1885 to World War I - Roger Shattuck (1968)

* Memoirs Of My Nervous Illness - Daniel Paul Schreber (1903)

* One Hundred Years Of Solitude - Gabriel García Márquez (1967)

* Silence - John Cage (1973)

With more music, DJs, Cinema yet to be confirmed for the event, here is the list of artists confirmed to perform...

Curated by Jeff Mangum:

Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel) - The Magnetic Fields - Joanna Newsom

Boredoms - Sebadoh - Low - Versus - Scratch Acid - Yann Tiersen

The Fall - Thurston Moore - Mike Watt & George Hurley perform the songs of the Minutemen

Young Marble Giants - Robyn Hitchcock performing I Often Dream Of Trains

The Magic Band - The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Mount Eerie - Sun Ra Arkestra

American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) performing Gavin Bryars' Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet & Ingram Marshall's Entrada - Roscoe Mitchell (Art Ensemble Of Chicago) -

Matana Roberts / Sebastian Rochford - Group Doueh

The Raincoats performing The Raincoats - The Olivia Tremor Control - The Apples In Stereo

Half Japanese - Tall Firs - The Music Tapes - A Hawk And A Hacksaw

Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise - Lost In The Trees - Rafael Toral

Yamantaka / Sonic Titan

Chosen by ATP:

Earth - Oneohtrix Point Never - Demdike Stare - Feathers - Blanck Mass

Tickets Are On Sale Now Via www.ATPFestival.com

ABOUT THE VENUE

Butlins, Minehead looks out across a superb sandy beach. The site is equipped with a supermarket, newsagent, cash points and restaurants. Onsite facilities include a cinema, Splash Water World - a sub-tropical environment that has a huge wave pool, a swimming pool, 3 flumes and also a flume based raft ride - Ten-pin bowling and amusement arcade. Sports include Archery, Football, Basketball, Darts, Petanque, Fencing, Kwik Cricket, Netball, Rounders, Table Tennis, Outdoor Bowls and Crazy Golf. Under 18s are welcome at ATP if accompanied, please see the FAQ section of our website for more details. Young children and babies are also welcome at ATP, full information is on our website FAQ.

Room Only accommodation is available in 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 berths and offers either double, single or bunk beds with private bathroom and TV, but no kitchen facilities or lounge, more like a hotel room. (£170 + booking fee per ticket per person)

Self Catering accommodation is available in 4, 6 and 7 berths and offers private bathroom, full kitchen facilities and separate lounge area with TV. (£180 + booking fee per ticket per person)

ATP recently launched new Family Tickets for the event. For full info on how to book (childrens tickets for ages 5-12 are available for £50 per child, with babysitter tickets also available for the same price) see the ATP website. The ATP site also has info on tickets for under 18s aged above 12 - who are welcome to attend accompanied by an adult.

ABOUT ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES

All Tomorrow's Parties has been promoting festivals and concerts throughout the world for the last ten years. It was founded in the wake of Belle and Sebastian’s Bowlie Weekender, with Mogwai curating in the unusual setting of Pontins Holiday Camp, Camber Sands. Since then the festival has appeared every year and has expanded across the globe continuing to set itself apart from large scale corporate festivals by staying intimate and fan-friendly. The line-ups are chosen by significant bands or artists which results in eclectic events that combine performances by legendary and influential acts with appearances by the latest crop of experimental artists from any (and every) musical genre. The festival has become more successful with every passing year, and ATP events have taken place in the UK, USA, Europe and Australia, with past curators including Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Mike Patton, My Bloody Valentine, Portishead, Sonic Youth, Slint, and Tortoise. It's been called 'Unforgettable' by Spin and 'the most enjoyable festival experience of our reporter's life' by Pitchfork. It has spawned an acclaimed concert series (Don't Look Back), a record label (ATP Recordings), and the release of a feature length documentary about the festivals from Warp, out now on DVD.