Glastonbury Festival 2009 - Worthy Farm, Pilton, Wednesday 24th-Sunday 28th June

Arcadia

THE 2008 HIGHLIGHT RETURNS WITH ITS OWN FIELD

Last year, within the walls of the Trash City, Glastonbury saw the launch of a new machine.

Built from blast remnants and recovered materials, the machine was said to be capable of producing a heightened state of euphoria through sonic and audiovisual stimuli.

This, according to the scientists behind the experiment, could be the true purpose of these machines, which caused such havoc after the industrial revolution.

Some spectators claim to have experienced sensations similar to that of a neo religious or spiritual nature, with many still dancing in child like ecstasy in the morning and quite unable to resume their posts for several days.

For this reason the test site has been relocated to the countryside just south of the Trash City. Lo, the new Arcadia area is born.

With visual enhancements from the Invisible Circus, and a musical heartbeat from some of the country's finest audio geniuses, the machine will take off once again, taking the dance revolution to a new level of experience.

Enter the fields of Arcadia as the sun sets and witness the unveiling with your own eyes, see new colours and visions cast across the night sky and into the morning sun.

Arcadia will also play host to Strummerville, which was founded after the death of The Clash lead singer Joe Strummer. They'll be in their usual spot, near the memorial Strummer Stone behind the Arcadia Stage.

Line-up
6pm to 3am
(the last band on is at the top of each day's line-up)

FRIDAY
DISCO OF DOOM     LIVE
HYBRID     DJ
SUBSOURCE     LIVE
CIRCUS SHOW     SHOW
LEE MORTIMER     DJ
FREEFALL COLLECTIVE LIVE
CIRCUS SHOW     SHOW
TRISTAN     DJ
BLACKOUT     LIVE
DREADZONE     DJ
BABY HEAD     LIVE
DUB FX         LIVE
            
SATURDAY                  
EVIL NINE     LIVE
FAR TOO LOUD     DJ
ADAM FREELAND     LIVE
CIRCUS SHOW     SHOW
ALEX METRIC     DJ
SICKNOTE     LIVE
CIRCUS SHOW     SHOW
KID BLUE     DJ
SMERINS ANTI SOCIAL CLUB  LIVE
DUB FX     LIVE
                   
SUNDAY      
FREQ NASTY     DJ
ZION TRAIN     DJ     
CIRCUS SHOW     SHOW
JAZZSTEPPA     LIVE
BAOBINGA B2B RESO     DJ
CIRCUS SHOW     SHOW
THE EGG     LIVE
POWERSTEPPERS     DJ
PRONGHORN     LIVE
DUB FX         LIVE
KING PORTER STOMPER      LIVE
 

Latest Arcadia news

17 June 2009

Site snaps #8

More pics from the site, as the Festival take shape

16 June 2009

New for 2009: Arcadia area

Last year's Trash City spectacular gets it own field

Tickets for Glastonbury 2009 have now sold out