Shellac to curate ATP's Nightmare Before Xmas

Shellac of North America will headline and curate the Nightmare Before Christmas festival weekend planned from All Tomorrows Parties happening from Friday 30th November until Sunday 2nd December 2012 at Pontins, in Camber Sands.

Shellac, consisting of Steve Albini, Bob Weston and Todd Trainer, are considered the ATP House Band, and curated one of ATP's earliest events 10 years ago this year, at which they introduced the Camber Sands audience to bands including Bonnie Prince Billy, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Smog and Low.

The event's curators celebrate their 20th anniversary as a band this year and will headline and choose the rest of the 35 band bill playing across the event on the venue's excellent indoor stages featuring award winning sound, also featuring DJs until late, Cinema and more with the bands chosen by the curators to be announced in the coming weeks and months leading up to the event.

Self Catering accommodation is available in 2-8 berth apartments and offers either double, single or bunk beds with private bathroom and TV, with kitchen and are priced at £180 per person. Tickets will go on sale on Friday 15th June at 10am, and eFestivals will have links to buy them then.

For one week the organisers have decided to offer a special reduced price on a limited allocation of tickets. Everyone purchasing tickets for seven days or until the allocation runs out will receive £10 off their ticket price.

ATP will again be running a deposit scheme for tickets. This offers a limited number of 4 berth apartments to be paid for with a deposit upfront, and the remaining amount to be paid by the end of September. Both come with a booking fee of £7.50 per person (£30 per apartment). These apartments will be sold at full price; £180 per person.

Check in begins on Friday at midday/noon and Check out occurs on Monday morning at 10am sharp. The event is held in a holiday resort so all tickets include a pass to the festival + 3 nights accommodation in private apartments. Each chalet is self-catering and has a small kitchen with cooking/dining utensils included, bathroom with either a shower or bath and of course a sink & toilet. The TV area doubles as a bedroom with a roll out sofa bed, and then there will either be one or two bedrooms with the relevant numbers of beds. Bedding is included in the chalets.

Under 18s, children and babies are welcome at ATP if accompanied. A limited amount of family tickets will be available in 4 Berth Self Catered apartments which allow families to attend together, with tickets for children between ages 5-12 costing £50. Compared to the usual face value cost of this apartment at £720, the family ticket allows two adults & two children to attend for £460 (subject to booking fee). ID must be provided on entry to prove the age of any children attending.

The nearest station is Rye which is a 10 minute bus journey/5 minute taxi ride from the centre. The park has its own supermarket and restaurant onsite plus various fast food outlets and a cashpoint. Bedding and limited free electricity are provided.

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