Big Chill adds new entertainment

The Big Chill festival which takes place at Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire from Friday 1st until Sunday 3rd August has added a host of new areas and new entertainment to the bill, as well as offering Amnesty for Students.

This year, sees The Big Chill creating spaces for even more art, film, comedy and literature at the festival, with help from their four partners.

The ICA (Institute of Contempoary Arts) will offer festival goers a selection of ICA films and specially-curated art and music collaborations.

The BFI Southbank return with even more film and also a complete audio-visual programme for the festival.

Underbelly are providing laughs with the 'Underbelly Comedy Area' which houses a new comedy tent providing a line-up of established and up-&-coming comics.

The famous Camden venue, the Roundhouse, increases the entertainment available by adding performances in the new Roundhouse Big Round Tent, as well as adding a programme of creative projects for 13 - 25 year olds. These include workshops for aspiring musicians, artist and media producers and will be incorporating film, singing/songwriting and MC-ing. Plus, there's the chance to make special radio broadcasts for Big Chill Radio. For young artists there is also graffiti and photography projects. Note, that under 18's must accompanied by an adult.

The new innovations for 2008 also include 'The Big Warm' with storytelling and song around campfires; the 'Moonlit Picture House', a late night, outdoor cinema with short and feature films; a comedy tent with a line-up of established and up-&-coming comics; 'Words in Motion' is expanding, bringing more poetry and storytelling; and there is a children's playground within the Family campsite to give little'uns a space to play close to home.

Free Amnesty For Students
At The Big Chill festival in 2007, the Amnesty tent proved to be a hugely popular space offering tea, toast and free speech during the day, and some serious expression of the freedom to dance after dark.

The Big Chill has announced that this year, every student ticket for The Big Chill festival comes with a year's student membership of Amnesty International. Student members will get regular mailings, a free t-shirt, a Protect the Human badge, special invites to parties, comedy events and more, as well as a say in the future of Amnesty.

To claim your free Amnesty membership, tick the 'Free Amnesty' box in the ticket order form when buying your student ticket.

Amnesty International members are ordinary people from around the world who stand up for humanity and human rights.

Individual Adult or Children's (now renamed 'Teen tickets') tickets are available, and live-in vehicle tickets, are also on sale, at the same prices as for 2007.
These prices are:-
Adult: £125.
Student: £110 (with Amnesty International membership, for full-time students only) Teen: £60.
Live-in vehicle: large £80, small £40.
Anyone attending in a live-in vehicle must have a campervan ticket. Awnings are allowed and a maximum of 2 tents with each vehicle. Cars are not allowed in this area.

To buy tickets click here. Note that the event is for 18's and over unless accompanied by an adult.

No acts are confirmed for next year as yet, but expect a mix of chilled beats from live bands and DJs, plus the media mix, a body & soul area, kids area, workshops, and more. The first acts are expected to be announced in the spring.

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