Beachdown Festival 2009

The Beachdown Festival returns to the South Downs area of Brighton. Beachdown offers its festival goers an eclectic range of established music performers, film and comedy as well as offering local bands the opportunity to perform, set amongside Brightons scenery with safe, secure and importantly dry camping areas as the festival takes place on the chalky South Downs.

Location

South Downs, Brighton, Sussex, England

Dates

28th - 31st August 2009

Line Up

Grace Jones
The Zutons
Laurent Garnier (live)
Super Furry Animals
The Rakes
Saint Etienne
Grandmaster Flash
Prince Buster and the Delroy Williams Junction Band
The Fall
Ida Maria
Hospitality
Mulatu Astatke & the Heliocentrics
Jazzanova
Gilles Peterson
Good Times – Norman Jay
James Hunter
Acid House Brass Band
Secret Affair
Joey Negro & the Sunburst Band
The Blockheads
James Taylor Quartet
Dreadzone
Snowboy & the Latin Section
The Apples
Jazz CoTech Dancers
Lack of Afro
Tru Thoughts – Natural Self, Rob Luis, Kinny
The New Mastersounds
Nostalgia 77 Octet
Laura Izibor
Belleruche
The Impellers
Funkshone
Alice McLaughlin
The Fantastics!
Jah Shaka Sound System
3 day residency
Favela Chic Arena Of Stupidity
4 day residency featuring
Radio Favela
Belleruche (Live)
Swap-A-Rama
Gilles Peterson DJ Set
Jazzanova
Norman Jay Good Times
Zeep Acoustic
Renegade Cinema
The Wheel of Bestune compèred by
Gringo Da Parada
Ross Clarke
Rob Luis
Snowboy Live
Tru Thoughts feat Natural Self and Kinny
Clek Clek Boom feat Tchiky and Monsieur Boo
Savoir Faire Soundsystem
Sofrito Sound System
Vibes Unlimited
Healer Selecter
Live Batacuda
Favela Cocktails
Favela Decor
Brazilian BBQ
Spiegel Tent
Super Cinema
Cool Cabaret
Postonove Madness
Baile Beats
Samba Stupidity

Rebel Control
Popes of Chillitown
Drookit Dogs
Wobbly Squadron
4 or 5 Magicians
The Beautiful Word
Hold Fire
Cloud Ants
Luke Sital Singh
Red Sharks in Vegas
Mean Poppa Lean
Doll and the Kicks
Fitsroy
The Perils
Capital
Ocean Reid
Sweet Sweet Lies
Floors and Walls
Skank Sinatra
The Plymouths
Astro Physics Band
Goodbye Stereo
Two Spot Gobi
Los Albertos
Transformer
Marina (from Nouvelle Vague)
Chris Simmonds
The Third Man
Saw Gang Buzz
Portslade
Cordellia Fellowes Gypsy Squat Pop Prjoect
Seeker
The Half Sisters
Monkey Sons
The Mojo Fins
The Adam Davies Band
The Xcerts
The Telegraphs
Arthur
Heels Catch Fire
Ettin
Pippa Drysdale
Pippa Drysdale
Lost Aura
Civilian Band
Emily Baker
Kiina
Gentleman Starkey

Ticket info

Adult Weekend Ticket – £97.50 plus booking fee
Child Weekend Ticket (3-17 yrs.) – £45.00 plus booking fee
Under 3s – free
Luxury Camping - 2 person tent – £600 including 2 weekend tickets
                  4 person tent – £775 including 4 weekend tickets

Contact

Festival Office
01273 666363

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