The Big Chill is not just your average music festival, it offers a unique gathering of all the respective creative arts. From poetry recitals to art trails. The festival with over 35,000 visitors last year still manages to regain its intimacy and communal feel. Nurturing young upcoming artists such as 2008's hottest dubstepper – Benga , the incredible deck talents of A Skillz, and global dance rhythms from Yam Yam. Yet also integrating with, and providing similar coverage for well established names such as, Annie Nightingale, Martha Wainwright and Mr Scruff.

The festival provides a wide variety of diverse yet complimenting stages and headlining acts, for instance Friday night will see the Peverse Universe Victorian Freakshow take centre stage, Saturday, The Mighty Boosh, and on Sunday Club De Fromage presents Sports night.

A welcoming atmosphere for anyone of any age, the kids tent offers workshops such as carnival arts 3D sculptures, yet there is plenty for adults to divulge in also, why not enjoy a ‘Secret Swim’ at Eastnor? And new addition for 2008 The Big Warm –an incredible sculptural bonfire designed by internationally acclaimed pyrotechnic artists ‘The World Famous’. If you have been to a music festival before we promise you that The Big Chill is completely alternative and exceptional to anything you have ever experienced. See for yourself, tickets are available now!

THE LINE UP 

Leonard Cohen, The Mighty Boosh, Thievery Corporation, Trentmøller Live, Roisin Murphy, African Head Charge, Plaid & Wayne McGregor | Random Dance, Camille,Orchestra Baobab, Still Black, Still Proud - An Afro Tribute To James Brown, Beth Orton, John Shuttleworth, Martha Wainwright, Buzzcocks, The Bays & The Heritage Orchestra, The Imagined Village, David Holmes, Norman Jay, Fujiya & Miyagi, Jon Hopkins, Hot 8 Brass Band, Mr Scruff, Quiet Village, The Unabombers, Lykke Li, Matthew Herbert Big Band, Spring Heel Jack & Evan Parker 'Birdsong', Tom Middleton ‘Summer of Love - Classics Set’, Little Dragon, John Metcalfe, TM Juke & The Jack Baker Trio, Benga, Jim White, Pama International, Shoreline, Gong Gong, Múm DJ Krush, Roots Manuva & DJ MK, Luke Vibert, Memory 9, DJ Vadim, Daedelus,  Joaquin 'Joe' Claussell (Body & Soul, NY), Ron Trent (Prescription, Chicago), Âme (Innervisions, Germany), Benji B (1Xtra), Christian Prommer's Drumlesson (Sonar Kollektiv), Rap Saunders (Need2Soul), Flying Lotus, Jo Hot Chip Plays Hip Hop feat. Dels, DJ Toddla T ft MC Serocee, DJs Caspa & Rusko, Charlie Dark Soundsystem, Si Armstrong, MC Kwasi, Alabama 3, Son Of Dave, The Mules, Johnny Flynn, Tom Mansi & The Icebreakers, Vincent Vincent & the Villians, Kartel DJs, DJ Toy Selectah, Souljazz Orchestra, Russ Jones, Nitin Sawhney, Asian Dub Foundation Sound System, UK Apache, DJ Manga, Shaanti Collective, Annie Nightingale, Greg Wilson, Justin Robertson, Kid Acne, Bomb the Bass, Animat rescore Tuvalu, Blood Stereo Horror mash up with visuals by Ben Rivers Clergyman, Dance for Camera - South East Dance, Minima AV rescore Dr Caligari & The Seashell and the Clergyman, Swerve Dance - Live Dance and AV, Halloween Society present Velvet Underground Tribute, and Blood Stereo Horror, Mash Up, BUG with Adam Buxton (Adam and Joe), EXCEEDA: 'Platform X', Noise of Art in Space, The Light Surgeons: True Fictions, Dub Action Painting feat. Lee Perry and Adrian Sherwood, Lustfaust, Douglas Fishbone, Aileen Campbell, Jeffrey Lewis

Comedy, Literature and Poetry from:
Bill Bailey, Alistair Barrie, Al Pitcher, The Amazing Singing Dentists, Danny Bhoy, Dave Johns, Ed Petrie, Howard Read, Jarred Christmas, Jeff Innocent, Jonathan Mayor, Matt Blaize, Mitch Benn, Pete Cain, Priorité à Gauche, Rob Rouse, Silky, Simon Day, Susan Murray, Tony Law, Apples and Snakes, Neil Boorman - Bonfire of the Brands (Cannongate), Joe Dunthorne - Submarine (Penguin Books), Ben Goldacre, Robin Ince, Doug Johnstone - The Ossians (Penguin Books), Paul Kingsnorth - Real England (Portobello Books), Toby Litt - I play the drums in a band called OKAY (Penguin Books), Nick Rosen - How To Live Off-Grid, Sounds Familiar Music Quiz,  John Berkavitch, Jean 'Binta' Breeze, Jan Blake, Joseph Coelho, D'Archetypes feat. D'Archetypes feat. Shane Solanki, Nikesh Shukla, Excentral, Tempest, Riz MC, Daniel Clark, Last Mango In Paris, Ishen Amara, Mr Sole Abode, & Ventriloquist, Zena Edwards, Salena Godden, Elvis McGonagall, Dave Neita, Lemn Sissay, Martin Stannage aka Visceral, Kim Trusty, Ty, Byron Vincent

ON SALE NOW:

Weekend general admissions tickets:
Adults: £129
Student: £110
Teen £60
Under 13s are free with accompanying adult
(Car parking starts at £5 for smaller vehicles)
Ticket booking: www.bigchill.net / www.ticketline.co.uk

Location: Eastnor, Castle Deer Park, Great Malvern, Herefordshire

Date: 1st – 3rd August 2008

Website: www.bigchill.net