Belle & Sebastian to curate ATP Festival in May 2010

ATP Bowlie Weekender 2 2010

Friday 10th to Sunday 12th December 2010
Butlins Resort, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5SH, England MAP
£165 per person room only (£175 self catering)

Belle & Sebastian will be headlining and curating the All Tomorrows Parties second weekend in December happening from Friday 10th until Sunday 12th December 2010 at Butlins Resort, Minehead, Somerset.

To conclude their year long celebrations of 10 Years of ATP, the organisers have announced that they will bring back the event that started it all. In 1999 Belle & Sebastian curated The Bowlie Weekender, the event that became All Tomorrow's Parties, and this December they will return to headline and curate Bowlie 2.

This will be the second of two festival weekends from ATP this December. The curators for the first weekend (3rd - 5th Dec) will be announced on the 9th April. ATP will also be repeating last year's In Between Days event, which runs at Butlins between the two weekend festivals and features intimate performances from a range of bands. Details of In Between Days will also be announced on the 9th.

Tickets for Bowlie 2 curated by Belle & Sebastian will go on-sale at 9am on Monday 29th March and eFestivals will have links for you to buy them then. Tickets will be priced at £165 and a self catering room ticket was £175. Tickets will go on sale on Monday 29th March and eFestivals will have links 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 9am on Monday 5th April, or until the allocation runs out will receive £20 off their ticket price. That means a room only ticket will be priced at £145 and a self catering room ticket will be £155.

The following week a batch of early bird tickets at a £10 per person discount (early bird £155pp room only, £165pp self catering) will then be available until the following Monday 12th April (unless they run out first). Half the allocation of early bird tickets will be available to the pre-sale.

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 September 2010. These chalets will be sold at full price - £165 per person room only or £175 per person self catered.

People who would like to hold a 4 berth room only, must pay a deposit of £65 per person, (£260 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 Thursday 30th September. There will also be a handful of 6 berth room only and self catered available too, contact organisers for details.

Room Only accommodation offers either double, single or bunk beds with private bathroom and TV, but no kitchen facilities or lounge, more like a hotel room. Self Catering accommodation offers private bathroom, full kitchen facilities and separate lounge area with TV. Tickets are selling fast, and Room Only accommodation is available in 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 berth rooms, and Self Catering accommodation is also available in 4, 6, and 7 berths.

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.

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