THE TEMPER TRAP ADDED TO WILDERNESS LINE-UPAward-winning festival, Wilderness, today expands its already burgeoning bill with the addition of indie rockers, The Temper Trap to the line-up. With a newly released second album, The Temper Trap are a force to be reckoned with. Expect hands-in-the-air anthemic choruses, slow-burning riffs and lots of their trade-mark falsettos, at Cornbury Park on 10-12 August. Wilderness is curated by the producers of Secret Garden Party and Lovebox, brings music, food, talks and debates,theatre, late night parties, cinematic happenings and outdoor pursuits. The Temper Trap join the finest names in music including RODRIGO Y GABRIELA performing with C.U.B.A, WILCO, SPIRITUALIZED, SHARON JONES AND THE DAP-KINGS, CRYSTAL FIGHTERS, STORNOWAY, BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH, LIANNE LA HAVAS, , CLOUD CONTROL, GIANT GIANT SAND, GRANT LEE BUFFALO, JENNY O, FIELD MUSIC, FATOUMATA DIAWARA, MIILAGRES, TO KILL A KING, JAKE BUGG, LONDON FOLK GUILD Visit www.wildernessfestival.com for further information.
For media enquiries please contact: Emily Barker or Stephanie Moses 0207 609 0562 / wilderness@thisisinkling.com 07547 050338 / 07985 217028
ENDS Notes to editors:
Weekend Tickets Available from£119 Weekend Young Person (11-17 years) Tickets available for £54 Family Ticket available from £287 Deposit Ticket Scheme available Children under 10 go free
All tickets available via www.wildernessfestival.com
Music: RODRIGO Y GABRIELA performingwith C.U.B.A, WILCO, SPIRITUALIZED, SHARON JONES AND THE DAP-KINGS, THE TEMPER TRAP, CRYSTAL FIGHTERS, STORNOWAY, BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH, LIANNE LA HAVAS, CLOUD CONTROL, GIANT GIANT SAND, GRANT LEE BUFFALO, JENNY O, FIELD MUSIC, FATOUMATA DIAWARA, MIILAGRES, TO KILL A KING, JAKE BUGG, LONDON FOLK GUILD
Food: YOTAM OTTOLENGHI, FERGUS HENDERSON + ST JOHN VALENTINE WARNER, SAM & SAM CLARK’S MORO SOUK DINING TENT, THYME COOKERY SCHOOL
Talks, Debates and Well-being: INTELLIGENCE SQUARED, THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, THE SCHOOL OF LIFE, THE IDLER ACADEMY, THE LAKESIDE SPA, THE HEALING GARDEN
Late night parties: SECRET GARDEN PARTY presents RISE OF THE TRIBES, THE OLD VIC TUNNELS MIDNIGHT MASKED BALL, BOOMBOOM CLUB, RUMPUS, BLOODSTONE’S FEAST OF FOOLS
The Temper Trap
The Temper Trap is an Australian indie rock band which formed in 2005. The core members are Dougy Mandagi on vocals, Jonathon Aherne on bass guitar, Toby Dundas on drums, Lorenzo Sillitto on lead guitar and Joseph Greer on keyboards and guitar. In 2008, the group relocated from Melbourne to London. The band released their debut album Conditions in June 2009 to favourable reviews and commercial success; it peaked at No. 9 on the ARIA Albums Chart and into the top 30 on the UK Albums Chart. Its lead single, "Sweet Disposition", peaked in the top 10 on the Belgian, Irish and UK Singles Charts and reached No. 14 on the ARIA Singles Chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2010 in November, The Temper Trap won 'Best Group' for their album Conditions and 'Most Popular Australian Single' for "Sweet Disposition". They released their second album on 21st May.
Sharon Jones & the Dap-King www.sharonjonesandthedapkings.com
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have come a long way since their humble beginnings nearly a decade ago. On April 6th, 2010, they marked history with the release of their fourth album, I Learned The Hard Way. After selling a mere 100,000 copies of their previous album, 100 Days, 100 Nights, since its release in 2007, the band went on to move 23,000 copies of I Learned The Hard Way in the first week putting the album at #15 on the Billboard 200.
Crystal Fighters
Crystal Fighters are a British/Spanish electronic band who formed in London, UK in 2007. Their debut album Star of Love was released on 4 October 2010. The group took their name ‘Crystal Fighters’ from an unfinished opera which Stockley’s grandfather had penned during his final months of insanity.
Jake Bugg http://www.myspace.com/buggaboo52
Looking like a young, rugged Ian Brown and sounding like Bob Dylan, Jake Bugg is 2012s answer to Alex Turner. A teenage singer songwriter with mansize talent, Jake Bugg’s arresting vocals sound as though they are from another era. First picking-up a guitar at the age of twelve, the young romantic began to write spine-tingling tunes about devastating love and heartbroken woes when he was just fourteen.
Rodrigo yGabriela
Also known as "El Rodri y La Gabi” Rodrigo y Gabriela are a Mexican musical duo who specialise in playing fast, rhythmicacoustic guitars. The duo is made up of Rodrigo Sánchez, lead guitar, and Gabriela Quintero, rhythm guitar. The two musicians primarily gained a reputation byplaying in the pubs and bars of Dublin, Ireland, and despite their unusual style, gained a cult following. They received their break when Damien Rice approached them to provide the support for the Irish music festival Oxygen. Wilco
Spiritualized www.spiritualized.com
A British indie folk band formed in 2006 in the Cowley area of Oxford, UK. Having self-released three EPs, the band signed to 4AD in March 2010, releasing their debut single for the label just weeks later. Their home-recorded debut long player, Beachcomber’s Windowsill followed shortly after in May, building on the already substantial fanbase the band had acquired through breathless word of mouth reverie.
Future Cinema Future Cinema is a live events company that specialise in creating living, breathing experiences of the cinema.
Conceived in 2005 by Fabien Riggall, Founder and Director of Future Shorts, Future Cinema aim to bring the concept of ‘experience’ back to the cinema-going world. Specialising in bringing events to life through a unique fusion of film, improvised performances, detailed design and interactive multimedia, FutureCinema create wholly immersive worlds that stretch the audience’s imagination and challenge their expectations.
Creators of the acclaimed Secret Cinema, which brings mystery movies to extraordinary locations around London and the UK, Future Cinema have been hailed for bringing a sense of spectacle back in an age of multiplexes.
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Fergus Henderson
An English chef who opened the French House Dining Room in 1992 and founded St John restaurant on St John Street in London in 1995, is renowned for his philosophy of nose to tail eating, including unusual delights, such as chitterlings, chicken necks and squirrel on his award winning menus. St John restaurant was awarded a Michelin Star in 2009 has won numerous awards and accolades, including Best British and Best Overall London Restaurant at the 2001 Moët & Chandon Restaurant Awards.
ValentineWarner
Thyme Food School at Southrope Manor www.thymeatsouthrop.co.uk/food-school
The Old Vic The Old Vic is one of the best known and best loved theatres in the world. Synonymous with the greatest acting talent that Britain has ever produced, the likes of Laurence Olivier, Peggy Ashcroft, John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Albert Finney, and Peter O'Toole have graced the stage. The iconic 192-year-old building has a rich history of great performances and The Old Vic Theatre Company under the artistic leadership of Kevin Spacey, continues to attract the best creativetalent from the UK and all over the world to tread its famous boards. The Old Vic Tunnels is a unique performance space offering opportunities for young people to gain experience in production and be part of an innovative and diverse arts venue. Is the latest winner of the Prime Minister’s Big Society Award.
www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory/history
This social enterprise was started in 2008 in London and offers people a place to step back and think about how to live wisely and well. People who visit the school of life are offered a variety of programmes and services which help them to address such questions as why work can be unfulfilling and why relationships are challenging. It aims to direct people towards a host of ideas from philosophy to literature, psychology tovisual arts. SECRET FORUM PARTNERS:
Intelligence Squared The Royal Greenwich Observatory Granta The Idler Academy 5X15 Oxford University Astrophysics Dept. The School of Life Liars League Literary Death Match Fast Future Elephant Tibor Jones Roman Krznaric Alex Krotoski The Huffington Post Robin Ince Dark Mountain
May 23, 2012 10:25am ET by Inkling Communications
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