Futurama creator Matt Groening will curate ATP Weekend 1 in May 2010

Matt Groening the creator of The Simpsons and Futurama will curate All Tomorrows Parties weekend one in 2010 happening next year from Friday 7th until Sunday 9th May.

To continue ATP's celebrations of our 10 Years of ATP the organisers have secured American cartoonist, screenwriter and producer, Matt Groening the genius behind the Simpsons and Futurama as next year's curator.

Matt Groening has curated for ATP before at the 2003 festival which happened at The Queen Mary, Long Beach, California. This time he provides curatorial duties for the first time in the UK.

Tickets for All Tomorrows Parties curated by Matt Groening will go on-sale at Friday 16th October and eFestivals will have links for you to buy them then.

For one week the organisers have decided to offer a special reduced price on a limited allocation of tickets. Everyone purchasing tickets for seven days, until 9:00am on Friday 23rd October, or until the allocation runs out will receive £10 off their ticket price. That means a room only ticket will be priced at £150 and a self catering room ticket will be £160.

ATP will again be running a deposit scheme for tickets. This will offer a limited number of 4 berth apartments, both room-only and self-catering to be paid for with a small deposit upfront, and the remaining amount to be paid by the end of July. These chalets will be sold at full price - £160 per person room only or £170 per person self catered.

People who would like to hold a 4 berth room only, must pay a deposit of £60 per person, (£240 for the apartment). The remaining £430 must be paid by Sunday 31st January.

People who would like to hold a 4 berth self catering, must pay a deposit of £70 per person, (£280 for the apartment). The remaining £430 must be paid by Sunday 31st January. There will also be a handful of 6 berth room only and self catered available too, contact organisers for details.

All tickets include a 3-day festival pass and 3 nights accommodation. Ticket includes performances starting from mid-afternoon, with around 40 acts set to play live across the weekend. There are four pubs and DJ sets through till late.

Butlins Minehead looks out across a sandy beach. The site is equipped with a supermarket, newsagent, cash points and restaurants. Onsite facilities include an ATP programmed cinema, Splash Water World - a sub-tropical environment that has a wave pool, a swimming pool, 3 flumes and also a flume based raft ride - Ten-pin bowling and amusement arcade. Sports include Archery, Football, Basketball, Darts, Petanque, Fencing, Kwik Cricket, Netball, Rounders, Table Tennis, Outdoor Bowls and Crazy Golf.

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