Secret Garden Party
| Secret Garden Party | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Rock, World, Electronic, Reggae, Folk, Dance, House, Alternative |
| Dates | Last Weekend of July (4 days) |
| Location(s) | Abbots Ripton, England |
| Years active | Annually since 2004 |
| Website | |
| secretgardenparty.com | |
The Secret Garden Party, often colloquially shortened to SGP, is an annual independent arts and music festival which takes place in Abbots Ripton near Huntingdon in England. This location is on part of the grounds of a Georgian farm house and has its own lake, river and landscaped gardens. The festival was launched by Fred Fellowes in 2004[1] as an alternative to the established mainstream music festivals. Since its inception the festival has increased in popularity and size,[2] and has grown from one stage and 1,000 visitors in 2004, to more than 15 stages and 26,000 revellers in 2011.
The Secret Garden Party supports The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), which aims to prevent male suicide in the United Kingdom.[3]
Lineups
2004
2005
- Super Furry Animals[5]
- Desmond Dekker
- Mando Diao
- Regina Spektor
- Adam Freeland
- The Noisettes
- Boy Kill Boy
2006
2007
26–29 July
- Echo & The Bunnymen[7]
- Indigo Moss
- The Noisettes
- The Sunshine Underground
- New Young Pony Club
- Alabama 3
2008
24–27 July
- Grace Jones[8]
- Morcheeba
- Alphabeat
- Shout Out Louds
- Florence & The Machine
- Metronomy
- My Pretend Orchestra
- Eugene Francis Jnr
- Noah and the Whale
- Metronomy
2009
23–26 July
2010
22–25 July
- Gorillaz[10]
- Marina and the Diamonds
- Echaskech[11]
- Hybrid
- Cloud Control
- Eliza Doolittle
- Animal Kingdom
- Mystery Jets
- Infadels
- Crystal Fighters
2011
21–24 July
- Blondie[12]
- Leftfield
- Cosmo Jarvis
- Adam Freeland
- Matt and Kim
- Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
- Mystery Jets
- I am Kloot
2012
19–22 July
- Orbital
- Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
- KT Tunstall
- Little Roy
- Caravan Palace
- Little Dragon
- Alabama Shakes
- Tim Minchin
- Lamb
- Lianne La Havas
- The Ladykillers
- Bastille
2013
25–28 July
- Faithless
- Regina Spektor
- 2ManyDJs
- Django Django
- David Icke
- The Ladykillers
- SYKUR
- Bastille
- Phildel
Attendance: 29,000[13]
2014
24–27 July
- Little Dragon
- Sub Focus
- My Nu Leng
- Clean Bandit
- MØ
- Gorgon City
- Morcheeba
- Sigma
- Matrix and Futurebound
- The Skints
- Years and Years
- Fat Freddy's Drop
Related events
The 2009 Secret Garden Party Valentines Bacchanalia Ball, named after annual parties held in honour of the Greek god Dionysus, took place on 28 February at the Dex Club in Brixton, London.[14]
Secret Garden Party's co-organizers, Secret Productions teamed up with Thai production company Scratch First to produce the inaugural Wonderfruit - a sustainable lifestyle festival in Thailand.[15]
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External links
Notes
- ↑ "Interview with Fred Fellowes". Toxin Magazine. Archived from the original on September 3, 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ↑ Weinstock, Louis (30 July 2010). "Festival Review: The Secret Garden Party". The Independent. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ↑ http://www.secretgardenparty.com/
- ↑ "2004 Secret Garden Party". virtualfestivals.com. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ↑ "2005 Secret Garden Party". virtualfestivals.com. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ↑ "2006 Secret Garden Party". virtualfestivals.com. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ↑ "2007 Secret Garden Party". virtualfestivals.com. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ↑ "2008 Secret Garden Party". virtualfestivals.com. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ↑ "2009 Secret Garden Party". virtualfestivals.com. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ↑ "2010 Secret Garden Party". virtualfestivals.com. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ↑ "Preview: Secret Garden Party 2010". music ohm.
- ↑ "2011 Secret Garden Party". virtualfestivals.com. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ↑ "Secret Garden Party ends - and tickets go on sale for 2014". Cambridge News. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ "Secret Garden Party Bacchanalia Ball". Spoonfed. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ↑ "Wonderfruit Festival announces its launch". Record of the Day. Record of the Day. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
Coordinates: 52°22′45″N 0°10′07″W / 52.3793°N 0.1687°W