Global Gathering - Tuborg Stage

 

DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH?, SNEAKY SOUND SYSTEM & THE WHIP ANNOUNCED FOR BRAND NEW TUBORG LIVE MUSIC STAGE

AT GLOBALGATHERING

24^th & 25^th July 2009

Long Marston Airfield, Stratford Upon Avon

News hot off the press is that the UK's largest electronic music festival is ready to unveil its brand new Tuborg Live Stage. GlobalGathering's line up for 2009 gets stronger by the week. The new additions christening the brand spanking new stage will be:

• Does It Offend You, Yeah?
• Sneaky Sound System
• The Whip
• Tommy Sparks
• Frankmusik
• Dan Black
• The Subs

These artists represent some of the most exciting names on the emerging live music scene.  All with a strong electronic slant, they neatly complement GlobalGathering's commitment to the best dance music on the planet. They are a welcome and box fresh addition to an already MASSIVE bill, which includes The Prodigy, Orbital, Pendulum Live and DJs such as Paul van Dyk, Armin Van Buuren, David Guetta and Carl Cox performing throughout the weekend. The two-day camping weekender takes place at the height of summer on 24^th- 25^th July attracting 55,000 musos and style aficionados alike to Shakespeare's Stratford upon Avon. The Live Stage, sponsored by Denmark's number one beer Tuborg, will become one of the sixteen stages, arena and terraces to deliver an unforgettable music marathon from over 150 Djs and bands.

• Does It Offend You, Yeah? are a UK based electronic rock band from Reading. Formed in 2007 they released their first album in May 2008 and have been compared to Muse due to their heavier and live sound.
• Sneaky Sound System are a five piece dance group from Sydney, Australia. They are one of the most popular live dance acts in Australia and their début album has gone double platinum, signed to the same label as festival maestros The Wombats.
• The Whip are one of those cake-and-eat-it computer pop groups, caught between the sleek futurism of Kraftwerk and the baggy thunder of The Mondays. The ultimate live dance / rock band this Mancunian four piece has remixed everyone from Editors to Hadouken!
• Tommy Sparks is an electronic musician with a pop sensibility. His music is crafted and crammed to bursting with hooks, peaks and pop promise.
• Frankmusik is a dance singer, remixer and all-round whizz-kid. He creates high-energy robopop in which fast neon beats jump out of '80s-tinged tunes. Frank has remixed tracks for the likes of Radiohead, Mika and CSS.
• Dan Black is an electro indie man, described by The Guardian as "A gigantic, luminous ball of plasma". He lives between London and Paris and is releasing his highly anticipated debut album this May.
• The Subs are a modern power trio who have all the right tools to make some epic and noisy electro-house without hiding behind laptops

Festival Organiser, James Algate: "We're happy to be supporting even more emerging live talent this year coupled with the already established bands on the bill. GlobalGathering will not only see the likes of hotly tipped Sneaky Sound System on one stage but festival heavyweights The Prodigy on another. With our line-up and our untouchable production, this year's festival is set to be a real crowd pleaser". The Tuborg Live Stage is just one of the new GlobalGathering additions for 2009 including:

 

• Godskitchen's 'Boombox', the futuristic DJ platform that marries audio with next generation visuals visit www.godskitchen.com/boombox for more info
• The M-Nus Floor Arena jam-packed with techno talent to keep on the radar for 2009
• The Dubstep Terrace featuring some of the lowest b-lines this side of the universe
• Fantazia's outdoor terrace teleporting their popular Ibiza magic
• John Digweed's Bedrock Arena will celebrate ten years of the label this summer at GlobalGathering.

Back by overwhelming demand are the GlobalGathering temples of dance including the Carl Cox 24-7 Arena, Electric Arena, Polysexual Arena, Random Concept Arena joined by the most respected MCs in the UK, and the Spectrum Arena with the uber-credible electro-breakbeat crews. More than any other electronic music festival GlobalGathering combines awe-inspiring music with a super honed and slick production operation. This month also saw the launch of exclusive Global video Podcasts where the GlobalGathering team grill your favourite DJs and ask them all the questions you've been dying to know the answer to.

Check out www.globalgathering.co.uk to hear Armin Van Buuren backstage at Godskitchen, Ukraine as he embarks on a Boombox odyssey.