Peter Hook and Howard Marks for The Big Chill

Peter Hook, and Howard Marks have been confirmed for this summer's The Big Chill Festival.

The Big Chill has announced that co-founder of Joy Division and New Order bassist, Peter Hook will be taking to the Words in Motion stage with the best selling author and notorious drug smuggler Howard Marks.

Peter Hook and Howard Marks, two counter culture heroes will be providing a talk based on Hook's best selling book 'The Haçienda - How Not To Run A Club' which tells the story of the iconic club, New Order, Joy Division and the Madchester scene, from the haze of 80's acid house to the 90's gangs, drugs and corporate greed.

Urban poet Charlie Dark will be presenting School of Dark on the Words in Motion stage, which will be showcasing Kate Tempest, Sound Of Rum, Speakers Corner Quartet ,and PolarBear.

Also confirmed for the Words in Motion tent this year will be novelist Lyn Barber author of 'An Education', John Shuttleworth, Shlomo, Paul Morley talking Michael Jackson, as well as Doodlebug Presents, Mischief Makers Protest Camp and the Loops Journal talks including Owen Hatherley and Matt Thorne.

John Harris joins the Words In Motion line-up with his 'The Great Hail! Hail! Rock'n'Roll Quiz', with an irreverent team quiz. Harris will also perform in an audio-visual presentation The Hail! Hail! Rock'n'Roll Foundation Course Lecture, which will take a 40 minute ride through rock history and answer the questions on everyone's lips, such as "what are the worst lyrics in rock history..?".

The Lazyland line-up also sees the addition of Tom Middleton's Life Tracks, Roger Eno, Lol Hammond, Mano De Dios, and Dry The River.

As part of The Big Chill's commitment to the arts, American artist Mark Jenkins will be creating a giant carousel installation for the Big Chill 2010. The installation will feature approx. 12 x 5ft horses made out of tape to form a large carousel hung & positioned underneath the tree cluster near The Deer Park Stage and lit in the evenings.

New additions to the activities in the Kids' Zone include Hang, an aerial trapeze and posture aid, alongside the No Strings puppet show, Squiggle Kids entertainment and Carnival Arts providing Kids Workshops.

Another brand new installation for 2010 is The Igloo a 360degree fully immersive projection system that surrounds festival goers with stunning HD graphics and sound. Part of the programme in The Igloo includes Lowlife's 3D Disco and Solid Steel AV Special.

The Big Chill will take place from Thursday 5th until Sunday 8th August at Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire. Artist Spencer Tunick will be calling on Big Chill ticket holders to disrobe for one of his renowned nude landscape pieces at the festival.

Melvin Benn, from Festival Republic who took over the festival at the end of last year said, "Since its early beginnings in 1994 The Big Chill has set a tone and a standard with the creation of 'Boutique Festivals'. Many have followed, but The Big Chill started it and maintains pole position.

I have been a regular visitor to The Big Chill during that 15 years and it is with massive delight that I am now able to take it forward with Katrina and my Festival Republic Team. And take it forward we will. Musically unique among festivals but diverse in its offering, The Big Chill stands alone in not relying on guitar bands in the crowded boutique market and nowhere else presents art like Katrina does at The Big Chill. Our inclusion of Spencer Tunick is testament to that. It's going to be a fantastic weekend at Eastnor."

Massive Attack, and M.I.A. will headline with one more headliner still to be announced. Also confirmed are Roy Ayers, Henrik Schwarz, Roots Manuva, London Elektricity, Kirsty Almeida, Gilles Peterson, The Leisure Society, Netsky, Breakage, Layo & Bushwacka!, Foreign Beggars, High Contrast, Tinie Tempah, John Hegley, The Bug, Mixmaster Morris, Jose Padilla, Cringe, The Fisherman's Friends, Toddla T & MC Serocee, The Heatwave, Futureboogie, Terry Callier, Plan B, and many more. For the line-up details as available please click here.

The Big Chill festival has outdoor bars and stages with live music, DJs, VJs, A/V acts, comedy, dance, art installations and more. Musical styles include dance and electronic, alternative/indie and of course, chill. This year will be the 15th anniversary of the festival.

This year's event is the first since the Big Chill Festival brand was bought out by Festival Republic. Chillfest Ltd had run the festival since 2003 but was forced into voluntary liquidation in October last year.

The Big Chill offers both families and ravers a diverse range of art, films, poetry, cabaret, kids spaces, comedy, and literature in addition to the music.

Tickets are on sale priced at £155 per adult with a maximum of 4 tickets able to be bought per household, teen tickets (13 to 17 years old) are priced at £60, and kid (12 and under) are £4. Live-in vehicle tickets are priced at £50 (per vehicle for the weekend), and car park tickets are £7.50 in advance, more on the gate. Sunday Day tickets are priced at £70 and are only valid for camping on Sunday night.

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