Blissfields adds King Charles, Bastille, Emily and the Woods

plus Tropics, Me, Jake Bugg, Torches, and more

By Scott Williams | Published: Mon 14th May 2012

Blissfields Festival 2012 - King Charles
Photo credit: Steve Collins

Blissfields Festival 2012

Friday 29th June to Sunday 1st July 2012
Vicarage Farm, Woodmancott, Winchester, Hants, SO21 3BL, England MAP
£74 for weekend
Daily capacity: 1,200

Blissfields has announced the next wave of acts added to line-up for the family friendly festival held at Woodmancott, in Hampshire from Thursday 29th June to Sunday 1st July 2012.

King Charles
The latest acts to be confirmed are Bastille, King Charles, Emily And The Woods, Tropics, ME, Jake Bugg, Torches, Marcus Aureliusness, and K1r3y, with Road To Blissfields winners Bigtopp, and Kamikaze Test Pilots.

Noisettes will headline the Saturday night, whilst Patrick Wolf will play a special acoustic performance. Also announced are Guillemots, Dog Is Dead, Clock Opera, Eugene McGuinness, NZCA/Lines, Theme Park, Toy, The Wave Pictures, Pete Roe, SixNationState, Josh Kumra Official, Spector, Lucy Rose, Man Like Me (live), Dreadzone, Cashier no 9, Charli XCX, Toddla T, Crazy P, Passenger, AlunaGeorge, Skinny Lister, C90s, Ridney, Fleetwood Bac, Beans on Toast, Imperial Leisure, Subgiant, The Mini Band, Arp Attack, Bear Cavalry, Big O, Cut Corners, Kill em Dead Cowboy, Little Chief, Live Like Kings, Melodramas, Oresteia, Pussycat & The Dirty Johnsons, Reventure, Sean McGowan, Smokey Bastard, Stinger, Stone Them Crows, The Lost Souls Club, and The Queue, and more. For the line-up details as available please click here.

Music takes place across five stages: The main open air stage; The Bradley Bubble a Big Top Stage offering mixed entertainment including local acts, open mic and after hours fun; Tractor Disco Stage (DJs) – An open air carnival on a tractor trailer for all day frivolity; The Hidden Hedge - a secluded hideaway in the woods, with chilled atmosphere and secret appearances/performances; and The Campfire which offers acoustic, DIY, and other entertainment.

This year Blissfields will celebrate the world of sport with a full programme of sports day events, a school disco and remember the last day of school. There's the opportunity to represent your House, as well as vote for Head Boy and Head Girl, once again giving fans of the festival another way to be a part of the makings of the event. Although Blissfields will not be strict on the dress code, although they do warn they may have to employ Hall Monitors to make sure you are all upholding the Blissfields reputation.

TrackSuit&Tie will be curating the 'last day of term' style fun with Old Skool 80's inspired Sports Day classics, like the in the sack race, Egg & Spooning, 7-legged challenge, Space Hopper Long-Jump, Hipster Swingathon, , Sock Wrestling, Balloon Fencing Championships, Dangerous Dressage, Royal Tea, and the grand finale of Blissfields Sports Day will be The Tug of War.

An adult ticket is priced at £74 for the weekend with camping, £49 for those aged 6-15 for the weekend with camping, children aged under 6 are free, there is no separate tariff for those not camping. No under 16's to camp unless accompanied by an over 21 years of age. Campervan tickets are priced at £35, and Thursday camping is an additional £16. There will be a £10 charge made on arrival for all vehicles, excluding those with valid campervan/caravan pass.

Weekend Family Tickets (2 Adult & 2 Youth weekend tickets) are priced at £210, and a weekend 10 adult tickets for the price of 9 offer is priced at £666. Day Tickets will be on sale at a future date.

To buy tickets, click here.


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