The Zoo Project Festival Release Full Line Up!

Ibiza comes to the Midlands! - Donington Park 30th August – 1st September

Zoo Project Festival is back to exceed last year’s epic event - with their second full-scale festival in the UK! The UK’s foremost dance music destination this summer will feature performances from Bona Fide dance music legends alongside the cream of rising talent to produce an all-out banger! Plus a positive venue change (from Northampton to Donington) ensures there’ll be absolutely no holding back!

Music maestros will light up an enchanted forest backdrop, as world-renowned Ibiza party promoters ‘The Zoo Project’ stay true to their reputation of “throwing extraordinary parties in unordinary locations” by building 75% of the festival amongst the trees! Having sold out last year’s inaugural event, 2013 sees the festival grow in size and increase capacity. In a totally natural habitat organisers promise a diverse mix of the ultimate names in electronic dance music. A new 4am license means the music will play for 16 hours a day giving you time to experience a sensory overload of untold hedonistic attractions.

Amongst the headliners are Rock’n’Roll Hall of Famer Grandmaster Flash - an undisputed Godfather of DJ culture. An English festival Exclusive with a back-to-back-to-back DJ performance from House Music Dons DJ Sneak, Derrick Carter and Mark Farina – putting something special together as part of their worldwide tour. Bonobo – expect downtempo genius with fusions of jazz, electronica, trip hop and heavy grooves from an artist “at the peak of his significant powers”. Also MJ Cole – the Sincerely loved UK Garage favorite.

The full line-up so far: Acid Mondays - Benjamin Damage Live - Blackhall & Bookless – Boddika – Boean – Bonobo – Breach – DeepTone – Defex – Djmag Allstars – DJ Sneak b2b Derrick Carter b2b Mark Farina - Doffa – Ethyl - Evan Baggs – Fantasticman - Federico Grazzini - Filthy Geeks - Francis Inferno Orchestra - Funk E - George Fitzgerald - Giles Smith – Grandmaster Flash - Greymatter Live – Huxley - Hot_Wax - James Priestley - James Zabiela - Jaymo & Andy George - Jimmy Kennedy - Joe Quinn - Joy Orbison – KRL - Lee Pennington - Maribou State - Matty Morris – Medlar - Michael James – Midland – MJ Cole - Nic & Kaleb - Nick Hoppner – October – Pedestrian - Phylo & Von Wilder – Real - Richard Rowell – Rozzo - Spencer Parker - T Williams – TCTS - The Mountain People - Throwing Snow Live - Tom Rankin - Toyboy & Robin – Virginia – Werkha - Wolf DJs - X-Press 2

The festival will feature natural installations, creations and unconventional distractions such as the ‘Safari Spa’ – a charmed tranquil area with all manner of holistic practitioners and masseurs on hand ready to rejuvenate aching limbs and foggy heads! A menagerie of immersive performers, flying aerialists, animal acrobatics, human contortionists and a bounty of other deviants will encourage festival-goers to cast away inhibitions and release their wild sides. For the utterly ‘mad fer it’, there’s ‘BagJump’ – dare you jump from a 52ft high crane in to a huge inflatable bag?! (See below).

Donington Park is easy to access by air, rail or road. Just a few minutes’ drive from East Midlands International Airport, East Midlands Parkway Railway Station and Junction 23a of the M1, there will also be shuttle buses, so getting to the festival is a piece of cake.

Camping: Zoo Project Festival patrons are able to Glamp it up in style with Bell Tents, Tipis, Yurts, Touaregs and Gypsy Caravans! Surely the best accommodation package offered by any festival.

One weekend. One forest. 70 DJs. 10 stage Hosts. This will be a festival experience to remember! Tickets available from http://www.thezooproject-festival.com/tickets

For up-to-the-minute info visit www.thezooproject-festival.com and www.facebook.com/zooprojectfestival

Notes to Editors

The Zoo Project Festival 2013 Experience: Brought to you by…

The Minx FX – a performance production team defined by its daring shows and elaborate backdrops. Some of the many highlights will be Pyrotechnic Chimps, acrobatic felines, abducting Mermaids and much more. An established brand running for 9 years in Ibiza and a part of the animal print furniture at The Zoo Project. They have continued to provide party animals with an unstoppable collection of styling and body painting areas, high energy artists, creative costumes and circus style acts giving the infamous seal pit and Zoo that extra roar! Combining their talents with the might of Area 51 - who with an unprecedented festival pedigree stretching back over two decades, have provided everything from jugglers and magicians to headlining Big Top Circus events and hosting entire themed venues within the festival environment!

Acts & Performances:
● The Zebros Direct from Brazil, these high octane Capoeira artists are highly skilled in this ancient art leaving you mesmerized in a visual spin
● Human Millipede Don‟t get in the way of this gigantic millipede and his many feet!
● Breakdancing Tribe This tribe of breakdancing warriors will energise you with their amazing high impact routines!
● Giant Walking Tropical Flowers – Spot these beautiful female flowers towering over you, beautiful to look at but might not be a good idea to try and sniff them…
● UgaUga Tribe – Watch out for this tribe of warriors - always on the move and always looking to recruit
● Mermaids – These sexy sirens will lure you into their world under the sea. But beware - It‟s not all bubbles
● Free Running and Unicycling Chimps and Gorillas – These mischievous monkeys can be seen up the trees, in the bushes or dashing past you at a seriously fast pace!
● Racing Ostriches – Ostriches… with men racing on their backs? See it to believe it!
● Boxing Kangaroos– yup
● Aerial Birds – Amazing shows from acrobatic artists high up in the air, these birds can fly!
● Snake Charmers – Slithering snakes accompanied by sensuous senoritas releasing the animal. The real animal!
● Queen of the Jungle – The Godmother to the zoo will enchant the crowd with close up animal encounters, sharing the special energies of beautiful creatures with all
● Fire Shows – Fire art - spinning, breathing and burning the way onto the stage with a hot mix of Ibiza‟s most technically skilled fire artists, sexy fire dancers and the most original equipment infused with their theatrical twist, prepare to be dazzled!
● Pyrotechnic Chimps – These zany chimps know no fear as they let the sparks fly!
● Cultural Shows – North American, Indian, Aztec, Egyptian, Far Eastern, Brazilian and African.We will bring the world together with these acts and shows, inspired from different countries around the globe to really Create our Own Culture!