Green Man Festival

'a magical event'
Stephen Dalton, The Times

'Festival of the Year.'
John Harris, The Guardian

'my brother is a cunt'
Paul Ross, twat

BUY TICKETS - on sale from 12.00pm Friday 3rd March

THE GREEN MAN FESTIVAL

Fantastic new venue, the Glanusk Park Estate in the Brecon Beacons National Park (www.glanuskestate.com) Set in over 20,000 acres of lowland hills and parkland and nestled beneath the Sugar Loaf mountain range, this is the first time the Estate has ever been opened to the public. Amongst the historic buildings are the Tower bridge over the River Usk, the Stable Courtyard, Walled Garden, ancient Celtic Standing Stones and tiered lakeside lawns. The new site is only 25 minutes from Hay On Wye, yet more accessible both by road and mainline railway stations.

There'll be 3 stages of music over 3 full days, plus DJ tent, Cinema, Literature, Science and Children’s entertainment. The site and bars will both be open from Thursday 17th August at 6.00pm and we have a new 1.00am licence on Friday and Saturday nights. This year will also see the addition of a whole new range of vegetarian and meat stalls, from Paella and Organic hamburgers, through to fresh vegetables, salads and Mexican dishes. There will also be new areas added, whilst retaining the unique and intimate atmosphere of the Festival.

Headline acts and other artists and performers will be announced soon. Those so far confirmed include: Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, King Creosote, James Yorkston, Tunng, Adem, Little Wings, Gruff Rhys, Kieran Hebden and Steven Reid, Alasdair Roberts, Wizz Jones, Jack Rose, Circulus, Skygreen Leopards, The Sunburned Hand of The Man, It’s Jo and Danny, Marissa Nadler, Euros Childs, The Aliens, 18th Day of May, A Hawk and A Hacksaw, Television Personalities, Archie Bronson Outfit, Viking Moses, Chris TT with loads more to be added.

The DJ tent will see 3 days and nights of Folk and Psychedelia, led by Andy Votel and Peter Paphides, and B-Music will take over the Cinema for an evening of ‘Psychfolk Commune Films'. Highlights in the Literature tent will include Joe Boyd on making music in the 1960s, while Mojo will be adding to the fun with their Interview sessions.

The recent Folk Britannia article in the Guardian called the Green Man the "hippest" UK Festival and numbers will be limited. Weekend Adult Tickets for this year’s event are £98 including camping, and Free for Under 12s. Parking is Free, but please note there will be an additional cost for those wishing to bring a live-in vehicle.

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