The Orb to headline Solfest Dance Tent

The Orb will headline the Dance Tent at this year's Solfest.

The electronic music group who spawned the genre of ambient house are expected to be air new tracks from their album 'Baghdad Batteries' due for release on Monday 11th September, as well as classics like 1990's 'Little Fluffy Clouds'. The Orb are also joined on the bill by new additions The Japanese Popstars, and Ils.

The acts confirmed so far include The Charlatans, Nerina Pallot, Buzzcocks, The Beat, Shooglenifty, Dhol Foundation, Dub Colossus, The Lancashire Hotpots, Trickbaby, The Kabeedies, Ella Edmondson, The Resplendents, Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls, and Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds. For the line-up details as available please click here.

Solfest offers something for everyone, with a main stage, dance tent, second stage with many smaller acts, and a children's area with workshops to amaze, educate and enthral kids and adults throughout the day.

The sixth Solfest takes place from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th August 2009 and is held at Tarnside Farm, Tarns, Silloth, nr Aspatria, West Cumbria between the Solway Firth and the Lake District mountains.

Solfest includes free camping, free parking (next to your tent), plenty of food from around the world, a licensed bar (or you can bring your own), sculptures, a healing area, adult workshops, craft stalls, walkabout performances and theatre, a baby area, fire performances, an acoustic music session tent, and more.

Tickets are on sale. The prices are confirmed as £85 adult weekend; young person aged 12-16 £60; child aged 6-11 £25; parking FREE. Solfest only sell tickets over the counter, available from branches of the Cumberland Building Society in Wigton, Aspatria and Silloth, and the Carnegie Theatre, Workington box Office tel. 01900 602122. For Solfest 2009 there will be a total of 6500 adult tickets available. There will also be a total of 750 children's tickets and 750 Young people's tickets.

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