On Thursday the 6th of August we will be attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the largest amount of zombies caught on camera, when shooting begins on the upcoming Film4 and Warp Film's production, 'I Spit On Your Rave'. In order to take part in these events you'll have to be a Big Chill ticket holder and look like one of the undead. We'd love for everyone to arrive as a zombie, but if you don't have time to get your make-up and gear together, come to our Zombification Stations at the arena entrances and get undeaded!

Make-up stations will be open all-day, starting as soon as festival goers start to arrive and set up camp. Once the entertainment area opens at 3pm, you'll only to be able to get into the Open Air Stage field if you're zombiefied. White face make-up and a bit of fake blood will do, but we'd love it if you could go the whole hog as suggested below. There will be zombie-themed DJ sets and other entertainment to keep you in the mood.

If you're London and don't know how you're getting to the festival, why not join us at The Big Chill House or Bar and get on the Zombie Bus? We'll be meeting at 11am on Thursday morning for breakfast and a drink, as well as your all important zombie makeover. See here for more info.

At 7pm we'll film the highlight of the evening, 'The Running Feast'. This is where we need the biggest possible zombie crowd so we can beat that world record! The crowd will be greeted by their Zombie King, Noel Fielding. This will be staged as a live event, with music from Toddla T and other special guests. Think 'It's a Knockout' meets 'The Running Man', with specially 'captured' humans chased through an obstacle course by zombies hungry for brains... Gory fun for the whole post-nuclear family!

After this, zombies will be especially welcome at British Sea Power's live accompaniment of 'Man of Arran' ('Zombie of Arran'?) and 'Winged Migration'. Then there's more undead fun with zombie movies from from dusk till dawn in the Film4 Cinema Tent, featuring two of the '...Dead' films by zombie movie legend George A. Romero, John Carpenter's haunting 'The Fog' and Sam Raimi's cult horror-comedy classic, 'Evil Dead II'.

Zombies will also be particularly welcome at the Dereliction Drive-In, a post-apocalyptic drive-in cinema where you can join graffiti gurus Pete Fowler and Kid 30 in pimping your undead ride. Chill out to mixes from beyond the grave from Monsterism, Hexstatic and Osymyso, or add your own ghoulish sounds to the mix with our AudioBoo crew.

Make-up

Zombies are dead and lets face it, they're not getting any better. Pasty white make-up and the remnants of their last (human) meal are a good start. Ketchup, red face-paint and lipstick can all help add that ghoulish garnish of someone else's blood. Red or black eyeliner helps that thousand yard stare. If you want to get more involved, try using a little liquid latex to get some grisly wounds or coloured contact lenses to create that undead glare.

For more detailed make-up tips, please click here.

Costume

Maybe you got some of your dinner on your shirt, maybe your lunch fought back, either way, most zombies are more likely to turn stomachs than heads. Traditionally blood, mud and tears are the order of the day. However, not all Zombies are content to live in the clothes they died in - a zombie fashion sense has survived and if you fancy it, come and watch or even take part in our zombie fashion show.

Behaviour

Quick zombies... slow zombies... it takes all sorts in this crazy post-apocalyptic world! Go 'old school' and have a slack jawed shamble or shake off that rigor mortis, grab a beer and have a good old moan for 'Brrrrrraaaaains'. King Noel and his court jesters will be putting the zombie crowd through their paces (zombie Mexican wave anyone?), so be prepared to throw your limbs (and anyone else's you might have scavenged along the way) in the air for the biggest beyond the grave chiller of the year!

Tickets for The Big Chill 2009 are available now from Ticketline.

Adult: £145

Student: £110

For full-time students only. Valid NUS or ISIC ID required at the box office - no other student ID accepted.

JSA: £110

Official documentation proving JSA entitlement must be produced at the box office.

Teen* (13 to 17 years old): £60

Kid* (12 and under - this includes babies and toddlers): £4

* Please note that all under 18 year olds must be accompanied to the festival by an adult. An adult cannot be responsible for more than 4 under 18 year olds each.

Sunday: £70

National Express are now selling a combined festival & travel ticket: £165

All of the above include camping and are subject to a booking fee

If you're feeling the pinch and would like to purchase tickets without paying a booking fee, then you can pay by sending a cheque to the address below:

Please click here for further info on how to pay by cheque.