Hawkwind confirm themselves for Beautiful Days

The Hawkwind website (here) has revealed that the band will be returning to Beautiful Days in a fortnight, for a second time this year.

The website reveals that the Hawks will making a few unique performances at the festival which will be opening on Thursday to weekend campers for the first time this year, and takes place from Friday 19th to Sunday 21st August 2011 at Escot Park, near Fairmile, Devon.

The statement from Hawkwind says,

"Hello Folks,

If any of you are going to Beautiful Days Festival this year, look out for a few unique performances from our very own Hawks!

On Saturday, there will be a Q&A session with Dave and Matthew at 5.15pm on Dirty Davey's Bandstand

Q&A - John Robb talks to Dave Brock (Hawkwind) and Matthew Wright

Elsewhere on the site, Dibs and Nial will be hosting their very own Hawkwindesque DJ set. Expect to hear some unique remixes, not only of Hawkwind, but of other favourites from across the musical spectrum.

Come and join them and experience their twisted beats with a few psychedelic treats!

Venue and time to be announced soon……

The full line-up of spoken word and alternative performances on Dirty Davey's Bandstand and music at The Bimble Inn are still to be announced.

Beautiful Days will feature music across five stages, and street theatre, as well as site art and sculpture, lots of children's activities a huge children's area in the centre of the festival, theatre, comedy, family camping, camping facilities, licensed bars from local company Otter Brewery, world food, craft stalls, fancy dress, a 'village shop' on site, and more. There is plenty of family camping close to the car parks.

This year's Sunday fancy dress theme has also been announced and it will be 'Spots & Polka Dots', with bands and festival goers all wearing something spotty or dotty, plus there will be site art and other things which will tie in with the theme. There will also be a fancy dress competition on Dirty Davey's Bandstand again this year to find the person with the most dotty outfit.

The original Big Audio Dynamite headline the Friday night sharing the bill with Gogol Bordello. Headlining the Saturday night are Carter USM (only UK festival appearance), and, as is tradition, the festival founders Levellers will headline the festival on the Sunday night followed by a the usual fireworks spectacular to end the weekend.

Other acts confirmed include Pop Will Eat Itself, Flogging Molly, Tim Minchin, The Low Anthem, Afro Celt Sound System, Hugh Cornwell, Stereo MC's, I Am Kloot, John Grant, The Blockheads, The Mob, Alabama 3 (acoustic & unplugged), Teddy Thompson, Gentleman's Dub Club, Four Men & A Dog, Paul Heaton, The Beat, The Jim Jones Revue, Divokej Bill, Lau, Salsa Celtica, The Wolf People, Sheelanagig, Rory McLeod, Dave McPherson (INME), MojoFury, and The Fabulous Good Time Party Boys. Dance acts announced for The Little Big Top include Kissy Sell Out, DJ Friction, Sigma, Jaguar Skills, Mr. Nice, Maxxi P, Sunfish, FOS Brothers, Trolley Snatcha, and System 7.

Beautiful Days have announced that they have invited the Oysterband to take over The Big Top stage on Saturday 20th August for a classic all-day Big Session line-up headlined by them with Eddi Reader, Roddy Woomble, The Bad Shepherds, Dizraeli and the Small Gods, Jackie Oates, and The Young Coppers.

For the line-up details as available, please click here.

Tickets have sold out for this year's festival.

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