Stereo MC's to headline Bloom

Bloom 2008 which takes place from Friday 8th to Sunday 10th August at the new location of Seven Springs, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire has announced the headline act for Saturday will be Stereo MC's.

The Stereo's shot to fame in 1992 with their album 'Connected' which reached number 2 in the UK Album Chart, and won them BRIT Awards for Best Group and Best Album. They have a brand new album which is due for release this summer and it is expected they will be showcasing some of their new material at Bloom Festival this summer.

The organisers have also announced that festival goers buying tickets before midnight on Friday 4th July will be given a fourth one absolutely free. Full priced tickets are £80 for adults, Kids (5-15yr) £30, under-5s FREE, and campervans £25. To buy tickets with the special offer, click here.

The Stereo MC's join the artists previously confirmed who include Akil The MC (Jurassic 5), Autokratz, The Black Seeds (Sonar Kollective), Brand New Heavies (Original full live band), Ewan Pearson, Florence and the Machine, Evil Nine, The Glimmers, High Contrast, Hot8 Brass Band, James Yuill, Justin Robertson, Kraak & Smaak, Kissy Sell Out, Ladyhawke, The Lionheart Brothers, London Breakbeat Orchestra, Max Sedgley & The Shoots, Meat Katie, The Part Time Heroes, Roni Size "Reparazent" (live), Roisin Murphy, Caged Baby, Scratch Perverts, Shuffle, and Tunng. For the line-up details as available please click here.

Bloom's new location, 'Seven Springs', is set in the heart of the Gloucestershire countryside just outside of Cheltenham. The new site is 2 miles from Cheltenham and 5 mins drive from junction 11a on the M5. The land Bloom is using is situated on a ridge which overlooks the City and views of the Malvern Hills off in the distance. Bloom hope to make Seven Springs their home for the foreseeable future.

Expect a whole array of fancy dress, impromptu performance, ferris wheel, fire shows, installations, live art, bingo, 1920's DJs in full costume, circus acts, designated kid zones, a range of holistic therapies in the Bloom Vegetable patch, markets and a selection of quality, organic eateries.

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