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The latest additions to the May 2009 All Tomorrow’s Parties festival line-up as chosen by curators The Breeders are:
British art-rock sensations FOALS, Ex-Hella member and drumming genius ZACH HILL, The much hyped THE SOFT PACK (formerly The Muslims) and LA based post-rockers THE HOLLOYS.
The Breeders will perform at ATP and pick a bill of 40+ artists to join them. The event will take place from the 15th-17th May 2009 at Butlins Holiday Resort in Minehead, England.
The line-up as confirmed so far:
THE BREEDERS
THROWING MUSES
BON IVER
FOALS
TEENAGE FANCLUB
HOLY FUCK
KIMYA DAWSON
PIT ER PAT
DEERHUNTER
GANG OF FOUR
SHELLAC (House Band)
ZACH HILL
THE SOFT PACK
THE HOLLOYS
Tickets to the event are on sale now - click here to buy.
Butlins, Minehead looks out across a superb sandy beach. The site is equipped with a supermarket, newsagent, cash points and restaurants. Onsite facilities include a cinema, Splash Water World - a sub-tropical environment that has a huge wave pool, a swimming pool, 3 flumes and also a flume based raft ride - Ten-pin bowling and amusement arcade. Sports include Archery, Football, Basketball, Darts, Petanque, Fencing, Kwik Cricket, Netball, Rounders, Table Tennis, Outdoor Bowls and Crazy Golf.
Room Only accommodation is available in 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 berths and offers either double, single or bunk beds with private bathroom and TV, but no kitchen facilities or lounge, more like a hotel room. (£150 + booking fee per ticket)
Self Catering accommodation is available in 4, 6 and 7 berths and offers private bathroom, full kitchen facilities and separate lounge area with TV. (£160 + booking fee per ticket)
All tickets include a 3-day festival pass and 3 nights accommodation. Ticket includes performances starting from mid-afternoon, with around 40 acts set to play live across the weekend. There are four pubs and DJ sets through till late, plus three nights in a self-catering apartment or room only accommodation all with private bathroom suites and TV’s.
Butlins Holiday Resort Minehead, Somerset , TA24 5SH is located near Glastonbury.
By road: Heading north the simplest route is to take the M5 to Taunton (Junction 25), then take the A358 and A39 to Minehead. Heading south on the M5, you can follow the signposts for the A39 from junction 24. Butlins Minehead Holiday Resort is just half a mile along the seafront road from Minehead town centre.
By train or rail: If you are travelling by train, the nearest main line station to Minehead is Taunton. A bus transfer service is operated by Southern National between Taunton Station and Minehead. This service is available at an additional cost. On Mondays to Saturdays, there's approximately an hourly service, with the last bus leaving Taunton Railway Station at 10:15 pm. On Sundays and Bank Holidays services run every 2 hours from 9:35 am - 9:35 pm. For general information call Southern National on 01823 272033. Please note that National Express coaches stop inside the main entrance.
· Tickets for All Tomorrow’s Parties curated by The Breeders can be purchased directly through www.atpfestival.com and are available in blocks of 2,3,4,5 or 6 Room Only accommodation and 4, 6 or 7 berth Self Catering accommodation.
ATP Weekend 1 for May 2009 running from 8th-10th May will see half the line-up chosen by ATP and the other half voted for by everyone that buys a ticket. So far DEVO, SLEEP and THE JESUS LIZARD amongst others have been announced. Full info available on our website.