Sponsored Festival

Aug 7 ↓ Aug 9

Upload new poster

The Big Chill 2009

Past event

Orbital, Basement Jaxx, Lamb, Andrew Bird and 125 more

www.bigchill.net/festival

Share this event Export event

218 attending | Lineup (129 artists) | 71 shouts | Added by halicarnassus

Friday 7 August 2009 – Sunday 9 August 2009

Eastnor Deer Park

Eastnor, Ledbury, County of Herefordshire HR8
Hereford HR8
United Kingdom
Show on Map

Web: www.eastnorcastle.com/

The Big Chill festival is a camping weekend in the beautiful surroundings of Eastnor Castle Deer Park, deep in the Malvern Hills.

Flag for review

Play The Big Chill... Event Radio

Did you go?

Photos

Loading photos…

Tag your photos on Flickr

Showcase your pics for this event by tagging them on flickr.com with this machine tag:

Lineup

Orbital, Basement Jaxx, Lamb, Andrew Bird, Bonobo, Emilíana Torrini, Four Tet, Calexico, Friendly Fires, Quantic, Alphabeat, Spiritualized, Noah and the Whale, Ludovico Einaudi, David Byrne, Max Romeo, Fink, Alice Russell, Amadou & Mariam, Helios, The Juan Maclean, Emmy the Great, Metro Area, Gong, Erik Truffaz, Hexstatic, Marina & the Diamonds, Lindstrøm, Slam, Dub Syndicate, Dan Black, Kode9 & the Spaceape, Pharoah Sanders, Kathryn Williams, Micachu, To Rococo Rot, In Flagranti, James Yuill, Krafty Kuts, Ska Cubano, MJ Cole, Gruff Rhys, Benny Page, The Nextmen, Octave One, Futurecop!, Tom Middleton, Ramadanman, Boy Crisis, Congo Natty, JazZstepPa, The Ex, Bullion, Bass Clef, David Shrigley, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Chinese Man, Sixto Rodriguez, Tim Minchin, Toddla T, Magistrates, Chrome Hoof, Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Optimo, Tim Sweeney, Greg Wilson, Aldo Vanucci, Favela Chic, The Gist, Subculture, Annie Nightingale, DJ Sandrinho, Mitch Benn, Charlie Dark, Dylan Moran, Jon Carter, Mungo's HiFi, Tomb Crew, Jazzie B, Oren Marshall, Moody Boyz, Sneaky, Norman Jay, Zombie-Zombie, Horse Meat Disco, The Heatwave, Russell Howard, John Hegley, Rukus, Grasscut, Richie Phoe, Joana And The Wolf, Mulatu & the Heliocentrics, Gable, Chris Cunningham, DJ DRM, J-Star, Craig Charles, Charlie Jordan, Josie Long, Dj Derek, Red Rack'em, Sean Hughes, Brian Appleton, wonky pop, Stephen Frost, Jean Binta Breeze, Malika Booker, Byron Vincent, Craig Campbell, Jay Bernard, Jon Holmes, Stephen Grant, Brian Patten, Reggae Roast, Trevor Lock, Aoife Mannix, Stephen Morrison, Emma McGordon, Mama Tokus, Guy Carlos, Rosemary Harris, Alex Jenkins, Bristol Hi-Fi, Rob Deering, Ian Stone, Markus Birdman, Summer of Dub and Ben Mellor

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).

lehovitz wrote:
August 2009

Dear All, Please do me a favour and take this very short survey on most popular music festivals in UK and reasons why they're worth attending. Thanks a lot, appreciate it! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=p7NvS_2bPZO3ayUgdTc5NLrg_3d_3d

View Profile | Leave lehovitz a shout
jaz_shambles wrote:
August 2009

probably the best weekend of my life. for so so SO many reasons. AMAZING!!

View Profile | Leave jaz_shambles a shout
last_mister wrote:
August 2009

WHY DIDNT I GO!!!!!!!! AHHHHH

View Profile | Leave last_mister a shout
ssam wrote:
August 2009

wish i had got to see gruff rhys !!

View Profile | Leave ssam a shout
dizzyjam wrote:
August 2009

Ace. David Byrne, Helios, Norman Jay, Dylan Moran, The Field, Tims Sweeney&Goldsworthy, the setting, the people, the weather.

View Profile | Leave dizzyjam a shout
Millypede wrote:
August 2009

had the time of my life!!!!!!

View Profile | Leave Millypede a shout
dashavoo wrote:
August 2009

Really wanted to go to this, but lack of funds and lack of someone to go with mean I can't. =(

View Profile | Leave dashavoo a shout
PeteB123 wrote:
August 2009

How come?!

View Profile | Leave PeteB123 a shout
Cleberry wrote:
August 2009

free tickets ;) x

View Profile | Leave Cleberry a shout
PeteB123 wrote:
August 2009

Good post, nice one mate!

View Profile | Leave PeteB123 a shout
D-I-N wrote:
August 2009

Running order curtsey of the big chill twitter - Here

View Profile | Leave D-I-N a shout
PeteB123 wrote:
August 2009

I am going to go out on a limb and say that the weather is going to be AMAZING,,, http://uk.weather.com/weather/10day-Ledbury-UKXX0762

View Profile | Leave PeteB123 a shout
KidVector wrote:
August 2009

Can't wait! *crosses everything for good weather*

View Profile | Leave KidVector a shout
SweetAmmonia wrote:
August 2009

Wow, If I wasn't thousands of miles away I'd totally go to this event. Dammit!

View Profile | Leave SweetAmmonia a shout
PeteB123 wrote:
August 2009

I know, me too!

View Profile | Leave PeteB123 a shout
ameliadipaolo wrote:
August 2009

Hoping the weather is miraculously amazing!

View Profile | Leave ameliadipaolo a shout
Cupcake_Queen wrote:
August 2009

was it on the 3rd last year ?? because i swear it was on my birthday... oh well cant wait for this year, amazing line up

View Profile | Leave Cupcake_Queen a shout
WirelessE wrote:
July 2009

British Sea Power are playing Thursday night, re-scoring a couple of films, but yeah Friday is when it starts up proper. This time next week...

View Profile | Leave WirelessE a shout
shinyhappyracat wrote:
July 2009

Hurrah!! This time next week I'll be winging my way down. FAB-U-LOUS!!

View Profile | Leave shinyhappyracat a shout
thisisall1word wrote:
July 2009

But if you can get there Thursday then do so! Zombie mayhem kicks off Thursday and a few little other bits of stuff but no bands playing till Friday.

View Profile | Leave thisisall1word a shout

See all 71 shouts

Tracks from the Lineup

	Four Tet - Misnomer full track	3:20
	Andrew Bird - Fake Palindromes full track	3:59
	Basement Jaxx - Cish Cash full track	4:17
	Lamb - Softly full track	3:56
	Friendly Fires - Photobooth	7:08

Discussions

Music Festivals in UK
Created on August 2009 by lehovitz

Start a discussion

Reviews

Another glowing review from The Guardian by PeteB123 | 12 Aug 2009 | Add comment
I can hear things far away very clearly by thisisall1word | 11 Aug 2009 | 3 comments
Festivals do not get better by PeteB123 | 10 Aug 2009 | Add comment

Review this event

Related Events

Jan 3 Summadayze 2010 The Esplanade & Supreme Court Gardens, Perth, WA, Australia
2 shouts | 8 attendees
Jan 7 Festival Au Desert Essakane, Timbuktu, Mali
Add shout | 1 attendee
Jan 10 Days Like This! Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park, Sydney, Australia
12 shouts | 53 attendees
Jan 10 Midsummer Circus Morphetville Racecourse, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Add shout | 5 attendees
Jan 14 Eurosonic Binnenstad, Groningen, The Netherlands, Netherlands
80 shouts | 218 attendees
Jan 27 Andrew Bird Hong Kong show Grappa's Cellar, 1 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Add shout | 14 attendees
Jan 29 Octave One White Star Nightclub, Hamtramck, United States
Add shout | 2 attendees
Feb 5 HMV Next Big Thing > Marina & the Diamonds Upstairs at The Relentless Garage, London, United Kingdom
Add shout | 3 attendees
Feb 19 Splore Tapapakanga Regional Park, Auckland, New Zealand
2 shouts | 7 attendees
Feb 20 USC Spectrum presents Andrew Bird Bovard Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, United States
12 shouts | 38 attendees
Feb 20 Nightbook Tour Teatro Nuovo, Vicenza, Italy
Add shout | 5 attendees
Mar 1 Kathryn Williams Band on the Wall, Manchester, United Kingdom
Add shout | 1 attendee
Mar 3 5 Days Off 2010 Melkweg, Paradiso & NIMk, Amsterdam, Netherlands
17 shouts | 97 attendees
Mar 3 Erik Truffaz Fléda Club, Štefánikova 24, Brno, Czech Republic
Add shout | 3 attendees
Mar 3 Kathryn Williams Live Theatre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Add shout | 1 attendee

The Big Chill 2009

Did you go?

Photos

Tag your photos on Flickr

Lineup

Shoutbox

Tracks from the Lineup

Discussions

Music Festivals in UK

Reviews

Related Events