What: Glade Festival ‘09
When: 16-19 July, 2009
Where: Matterley Bowl, Nr. Winchester
Spread the word like wildfire, okay? This is the message Glade festival has been peppering out to all four corners of the UK since becoming a festival in its own right in 2004. Originating as one stage at Glastonbury Festival, interest in the open-air electronic music festival has shot through the atmosphere in recent years, and it appears that it has now found its home in the site of Matterley Bowl, near Winchester (formerly the home of Homelands Festival).
As you enter the made-for-electronic-music amphitheatre, you can feel the electronic vibe and grassroots history through the basslines shuddering the ground. However, Glade Festival has more to offer than Homelands ever did. With the now-iconic Glade stage, Avalon, Vapor, Carmageddon, the mesmeric Arcadia and Pussy Parlure still featuring, there is enough to keep you going all night.
Solent University do a sterling job this year on bringing the Solent Stage to the forefront of the must-see list of every punter. This success is a credit to the crew workers/students and lecturers alike. A truly professional job, here’s to 2010!
Underworld, Booka Shade and Squarepusher headline this year, bringing the largest crowds from the 16,000 or so ravers, but another act not to be missed is Venetian Snares – wow. With more chillout areas than ever before and fireballs and shooting stars galore, Glade Festival in 2009 is a new, futuristic wonderland in Electronic Music exhibition. There is something for everyone here, and it is this diversity that will keep ravers coming back year after year, forevermore. This festival is a serious party.
Laughing Gas, anyone?
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