Download Cardinal Burns and Pat Cahill among acts to join lineup

Nozstock ‘14 adds comedy, theatre, cabaret, film:
Cardinal Burns and Pat Cahill
among acts to join lineup
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Master puppeteers The Fetch return, Ophelia Bitz heads up cabaret
Don Slepian and Yoshihide Sodeko works to be shown
T. Rex ‘Marc Bolan’ flash mob world record attempt planned
Nozstock: The Hidden Valley Festival
1st – 3rd August 2014
Bromyard, Herefordshire
Theme - Jurassic Farm: The Land That Noz Forgot
29th May 2014 - Aside from playing host to some of the hottest music acts around, Nozstock: The
Hidden Valley is now announcing an array of comedy and theatre names including British Comedy
Award-winning duo Cardinal Burns, one to watch Pat Cahill and puppeteers The Fetch.
Further comedy additions include 8 out of 10 Cats star Tom Rosenthal; Brian Gittins and Brett
Goldstein, both seen on Ricky Gervais’ latest TV outing Derek; the eclectic Rob Carter; and
newcomers Tom Davis and Matt Rees. These comedy stars will be joining Nozstock’s musical
headliners Fun Lovin’ Criminals, The Heavy and Roots Manuva as they descend upon the
prehistorically themed Jurassic Farm this August for the biggest Nozstock to date!
The Bantam of the Opera theatre will again be filled with jaw-dropping circus, poignant poetry and
more magical moments than you can shake a wand at. Master puppeteers The Fetch will be
performing a brand new show called Cloth of the World that will incorporate profound puppetry and
mesmerising mask work to create something truly spectacular. As night falls, The Velveteen Valley
will take over the Bantam of the Opera theatre, filling it with decadent cabaret including the much
lauded Ophelia Bitz, ‘Polesque’ entertainer Amber Rosia and many more.
Interactive theatre will also be seen throughout the entire site – stilt-walkers, jugglers, unicyclists,
acrobatic cavemen, dinosaurs and more will all grace the Jurassic landscape, which will be alight with
visual treats for Nozzers of all ages. The weekend will see a huge tribal dance break out and
chieftains will take crowds on an epic hunt across the site, joined by life-size exoskeletal puppets
(think sabrecats and mammoths). Bring your familiars and families, the sages and the youngsters to
join your caveman friends and some furry beasts in an adventure to reclaim your roots once more.
The ever intriguing Wrong Directions Cinema tent, curated by Mash Cinema will once again be
making a welcome return to Nozstock, too. Full of prehistoric-themed classics (including plenty of
kid-friendly screenings) like The Lost World and Gammera the Invincible, the schedule will be topped
off by audio visual work from musician, concert artist, composer and video artist Don Slepian and
works from multi disciplinary artist Yoshihide Sodeoka, whose celebrated visuals have been shown
all over the world.
Remember the days when we used to dress up like Marc Bolan from T. Rex and sing their classic Get
It On? No? Well, get remembering as Nozstock want attendees this year to be part of a Marc Bolan
flash mob world record attempt on the Saturday at 4pm at the Bandstand! To sign up all punters
need to do is turn up at the Bandstand a little before 4pm with their best Marc Bolan outfit on
(gongs optional) and their vocal chords intact. All together now, “Get it oooooonnnn...”
Live Music lineup announced so far
Fun Lovin’ Criminals/ Roots Manuva/ The Heavy/ Craig Charles DJ Set/ Molotov Jukebox/ Sonic Boom
Six/ The Skints/ The Mouse Outfit ft. Dr. Syntax and Sparkz/ By The Rivers/ Mr B The Gentleman
Rhymer/ Too Many T’s/ More Like Trees/ Dizraeli and The Small Gods/ Le Galaxie/ Tako Lako/ GAPS/
Big Deal/ Radio Riddler/ New Town Kings/ ASBO Disco/ Benji Tranter/ Typesun/ Two Man Ting/ The
Stiff Joints/ The Remedy/ Jess Morgan/ Sketchbeat/ Paper Tiger/ Caolin Clay/ Al and The Sorry
Seaguls/ Mat Envy/ DJ Hampsta/ Bwalya/ The Twisted Burlesque DJs/ Electric Swing Ballroom/ Phat
Tony/ Jitterbug/ Edd Tipton/ Mr Bliss/ Sketch/ The Knights Project/ Pip and The Polar Bears/ The
Mourning Suns/ Immi Grant/ Low Cost Life/ The Captain’s Daughter
Dance lineup announced so far
James Zabiela/ Andy C & MC GQ/ Friction ft. Linguistics/ Calyx & Teebee/ TC and A.D / Dense & Pika/
Sonny Wharton/ Eddy Temple-Morris / DC Breaks/ Frankee/ Jubei/ High Focus/ RLD Records/ Split
Prophets/ Joe Ford/ Stealth/ Devilman D.E.Velopment/ Uncle Dugs/ Skuff & Inja/ Amoss/ Ray
Rampage/ Octo Pi/ Traumatik/ Defenders of Style/ Despicable Youth/ Scope/ Koncept/ Modify
Perspective/ Off Me Nuts Records/ Remidy MC/ Trafic MC
Comedy lineup announced so far
Cardinal Burns/ Pat Cahill/ Brian Gittins/ Brett Goldstein/ Tom Rosenthal/ Rob Carter/ Tom Davis/
Matt Rees
Theatre and cabaret lineup announced so far
The Fetch/ Ophelia Bitz/ Amber Rosia/ Beulah Bell/ Ursula Dares/ Oh! Carolina/ Twinkel Pink/
Florence Fontaine/ Bella Donna Berry/ Owen Niblock/ Ballz Out Circus Troupe/ Hummadruz UV
Circus/ Doe Demure/ HausofSequana/ Weird Kid Collective - Wormhole babies/ Clik Clik Collective
and Collective 43/ Puppetual Motion/ Toby Parker/ Circo D'Eliatrix/ Archery (Marcus Groves)
Cinema lineup announced so far
MASH Cinema/ Don Slepian/ Yoshihide Sodeoka/ The Lost World/ Gammera the Invincible/ Voyage
to the Prehistoric Planet/ Brain Wash/ Motion Sickness/ Off Tinters/ Classic Kids TV
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"...lack of commercialism is the very charm of the festival, along with its emphasis on local talent and
green initiatives. Nozstock boasts a real laid-back vibe and is essentially the epitome of what a music
festival originally set out to be."
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Tier 2
Adult Weekend = £105
All those aged under 17 must be accompanied by an adult aged over 21.
Location: The Farm, Rowden Paddocks, Bromyard, Herefordshire, HR7 4LS
Capacity: 5,000
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Background
Fiercely independent, Nozstock caters for festival goers of all types, from the veteran festival
aficionado through to those newly affected by the festival bug. It has evolved from a gathering of 50
friends into an intimate musical odyssey joining the dots between pop, ska, folk, funk, soul, indie,
drum & bass, psytrance, house and a whole lot more. It is now firmly established as one of the
country’s leading boutique festivals.
The Hidden Valley has nine stages, many nooks and crannies and is set around a ramshackle Tudor
farmhouse. The ORCHARD STAGE is set at the foot of a natural arena on the side of the gently
sloping valley. Alongside the farmhouse is the GARDEN STAGE, which provides a more eclectic
lineup, turning electronic by sundown whilst a converted cowshed, the CUBICLES, pushes out subthumping bass and dubstep through to the early hours.
The festival is truly home-grown and hand-made – quite literally in fact, with a small army of grass
roots supporters helping to create the wonderfully themed environment each summer. Nozstock is
the quintessentially British festival – a little bit eccentric, a lot of fun, full of wonder, enchantment…
and a touch of magic.
Further information on announced artists
Cardinal Burns
Here at Nozstock we are very excited to announce this year's comedy tent headliner, Cardinal Burns.
The award winning duo are highly acclaimed for their character comedy and sketches, both on
television and live. These guys have sold out Soho Theatre in London, Melbourne International
Comedy Festival and brought tears of laughter at Latitude, Reading & Leeds Festivals. Nozstock, get
ready to laugh your socks off!
Pat Cahill
Combining off-beat jokes with songs about dying pets and ‘choice fatigue’, Cahill’s unpretentiously
surreal and absurd outlook has seen him win numerous awards and secured him firmly in the ‘one to
watch’ category. Described by Bruce Dessau of the Evening Standard as having “true star quality and
bags of originality, mixing physical humour, gimmicks, wordplay and comedy songs”, he will
undoubtedly go down a storm this year at Nozstock.
The Fetch
The Fetch will be returning to Nozstock this year which will be their fifth year in a row. A touring
theatre company producing a highly visual style of theatre incorporating puppetry and mask work,
they can be described as firm festival favourites as they always pack out the tent with their shows.
Committed to promoting theatre as an activity for everyone, they also get a great response to their
workshops where people are allowed to meet the puppets, learn how to manipulate them and really
get hands on. They will also be debuting a new show this summer called Cloth of the World.
Ophelia Bitz
Ground-breaking and award-winning emcee Ophelia Bitz performs internationally as a compere and
vocalist with a playful and intelligent style that will leave you reeling! Free-flowing wit and dazzling
costumes combined with original and hilarious ‘showtunes for the cynical’ have given Ophelia a
reputation as one of the most exciting performers working today.