Bloom announce Danny and the Champions of the World, and Gloria Cycles

plus Turbowolf, Two Spot Gobi, We Like to Party, and more

By Scott Williams | Published: Tue 22nd Jul 2008

Bloom Festival 2008 - Danny and The Champions of The World
Photo credit: Andy Pitt

Bloom Festival 2008

Friday 8th to Sunday 10th August 2008
Seven Springs, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England MAP
adults £85, Kids (5-15yr) £30, under-5s FREE; campervans £25

Bloom 2008 which takes place from Friday 8th to Sunday 10th August at the new location of Seven Springs, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire have confirmed more additions to the line-up.

The newly confirmed acts are Audio Sculptors, Danny and the Champions of the World, Dom Coyote, Domino State, Duke, Funk from the Trunk, Gloria Cycles, Hit & Run DJs, Jalapeno Soundsystem, Jujuman and the Program, Lizzie Curious, The Mandibles, May Contain Nuts, Moe Foe, Rainy and The Dust, Rainy Gai Band, Salon Kitty, Sam Kills Two, Scubaroots, Turbowolf, Two Spot Gobi, and We Like to Party with added visual trickery from Triggerset and Chromatouch.

Headlining on Saturday are The Stereo MC's with other artists booked to appear including 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.

Full priced tickets are £85 for adults, Kids (5-15yr) £30, under-5s FREE, and campervans £25. Day tickets are available priced at £35. To buy tickets, 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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