The Big Chill adds Empire Of The Sun

plus The Bullitts, Dionne Bromfield, King Midas Sound & Engine-Earz Experiment

By Scott Williams | Published: Tue 3rd May 2011

Big Chill @ Eastnor Castle 2011 - Empire Of The Sun
Photo credit: Louise Davidson

Big Chill @ Eastnor Castle 2011

Thursday 4th to Sunday 7th August 2011
Eastnor Castle, Ledbury, Herefordshire HR8 1RL, England MAP
£165 for the weekend
Daily capacity: 30,000

Empire Of The Sun lead the latest acts added to the line-up for The Big Chill Festival.

Empire Of The Sun
Also confirmed are The Bullitts featuring Jay Electronica and Lucy Liu, Dionne Bromfield, King Midas Sound, and Engine-Earz Experiment.

The Chemical Brothers, Kanye West, and Rodrigo Y Gabriela, top the line-up. Also confirmed are 2manydjs, Neneh Cherry, Wild Beasts, Electrelane, Mahala Rai Banda, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Jessie J, Metronomy, Janelle Monae, Crystal Fighters, Robert Plant and Band Of Joy, Warpaint, Femi Kuti and the Positive Force, Norman Jay, About Group, Chipmunk, Plastician, Aloe Blacc, Hercules And Love Affair, Horace Andy, Fenech-Soler, Cubic Zirconia, Calvin Harris, The Midnight Beast, Example, The Midnight Beast, Katy B, Devlin, Brandt Brauer Frick, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Quantic and his Combo Barbaro, Mulatu Astatke & The Black Jesus Experience, Liam Bailey, Jamie Woon, Flying Lotus, xxxy, Scuba, The Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra, Matthew Halsall Remixed, The Stepkids, Ghostpoet, Buraka Som Sistema, Lil Silva, Gentleman's Dub Club, Congo Natty & Tenor Fly, Andreya Triana, Submotion Orchestra, Four Tet, Jamie XX, East Park Reggae Collective, Global Communication (DJ Set), Luke Vibert, Jimmy Edgar, DJ Food, Kissy Sell Out Symphony of Light, Jaymo & Andy George, Craig Charles' Funk and Soul Show, Just Jack (DJ set), Futureboogie, Mr Scruff, Dirtyphonics, DJ Derek, Fantastic Mr Fox, and more. For the line-up details, day and stage splits as available please click here.

The dates for The Big Chill 2011 are confirmed as from Thursday 4th until Sunday 7th August at the site which has four lakes, thick woods and an arboretum at Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire.

Tickets are priced at £165 per adult with a maximum of 4 tickets able to be bought per household, teen tickets (13 to 15 years old) are priced at £85, and kid (12 and under) tickets are priced at £5. Day tickets are priced at £75 for Friday, Saturday or Sunday.

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