The Big Chill adds Joe Goddard, Ty, Akala, Chris Coco, Villagers + more

The Big Chill Festival has announced more acts as well as a new audience experience with Sonic Journeys.

The Big Chill has announced several new additions to the stage line-ups this year including a DJ set from Joe Goddard (Hot Chip) who will be the final act on stage at The Deer Park Stage on Friday following on from headliners Massive Attack.

Friday's Revellers Stage line-up is completed with the addition of Ty, Akala, and Dansette Junior who will be providing the warm-up to Giggs, Magnetic Man, Kruder & Dorfmeister and Layo & Bushwacka!.

The Big Chill's new Pete Fowler-designed Clash Stage has added new acts with Friday seeing Chris Coco, Primary 1, and Gallops joining Riva Starr, Mystery Jets and more. The Clash Stage's other new additions include Lonelady, Bass Clef, and Villagers, with Stac appearing in the Paradiso Tent on Sunday afternoon.

Sonic Journeys, sees sounduk commission artists to create new works capturing the essence, spirit and feeling of travelling along a stretch of inspiring landscape. The first artist to create their journey is Will Gregory, best known as one half of the group Goldfrapp. Sonic Journey #1 sees Gregory compose a score of music inspired by his own personal journey through a specific route at Eastnor Castle Deer Park by foot. Big Chill goers are invited to download the exclusive free track and map from www.sonicjourneys.co.uk and then experience the music inspired by the journey whilst walking in Gregory's footsteps. The download will available both before and throughout the festival.

Already announced for this year, nude installation artist Spencer Tunick will be calling on Chillers to disrobe in the name of art for his latest creation at the festival, and cult food architects Bompas & Parr will be inviting Chillers to indulge with the Ziggurat of Flavour, a spectacular pyramidal installation, containing a labyrinth of taste sensations, the journey ending with visitors travelling down a grand working slide overlooking the festival's lake.

The Big Chill will take place from Thursday 5th until Sunday 8th August at Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire. Massive Attack, M.I.A., and Lily Allen will headline. Also confirmed are Kelis, 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.

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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Cancelled Glade Festival ticket holders are being offered the chance to exchange their tickets for Big Chill tickets. Any festival goers who purchased full price Glade Festival tickets via Ticketline for £135, can contact Ticketline requesting to swap their Glade ticket for an Adult Weekend Big Chill ticket. Glade ticket holders will be charged an additional transaction fee of £7 per ticket swapped, meaning that they will get a Big Chill ticket which would have cost them £155 + £7 booking fee for £135 + £7 booking fee instead, saving them £20.

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