first acts for Wireless

Fatboy Slim, Underworld and more

By Scott Williams | Published: Wed 13th Feb 2008

Wireless Festival 2008 - Fatboy Slim (1)
Photo credit: Louise Henderson

Wireless Festival 2008

Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th July 2008
Hyde Park, London, W2 2UH, England MAP
one day £45 - for the Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday

Norman Cook aka big beat DJ Fatboy Slim has been announced as the headline act for the Saturday at the Wireless Festival in Hyde Park, London held from Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th July.

Also announced for the event are master remixers, producers and dance music creators Underworld, and, playing for the first time in the UK for seven years, the veteran blues and soul cover group led by James Brown's and George Clinton's bassist Bootsy Collins And The Rubber Band appearing as a European festival exclusive.

Attendees at the event now in its fourth year can expect popular acts on all three stages. The festival will probably also have an acoustic band stand, a fairground, chill out areas, street theatre, performance art, markets, food caterers, a five aside football pitch and lockers are available on site at a cost of £6 a day.

Tickets are on sale from Monday 18th February at 9am and are available at a special ‘Early Bird’ price of £40 for a limited period, eFestivals will have links for you to buy tickets when they go on sale.

The Wireless Festival is also offering customers the opportunity to offset their carbon emissions associated with travelling to Hyde Park, there is an option to add 40p to your order on the shipping page to cover your carbon footprint.

Fatboy Slim


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