The first line-up announcement… Massive Attack, M.I.A., Spencer Tunick and more!
March 31st, 2010 by sparky
So, who’s playing at The Big Chill 2010? It’s the question that everyone’s been asking and we’ve been itching to answer, so it’s with great pleasure that we announce that the first acts confirmed for this year’s festival are…
Playing on the Deer Park Stage are…
Massive Attack
Hot on the heels of their critically acclaimed new album Heligoland, we’re delighted to welcome Massive Attack – the pioneers of the Bristol sound and one of the most innovative and influential groups of their generation. They’ll be making their Big Chill debut this year in their only UK festival appearance of the summer!
M.I.A.
The Mercury, Gra
mmy and Academy Award nominated M.I.A., will be bringing her genre spanning, politically charged rhythmic lyricism and booty shaking beats to Eastnor and aiming them straight at your feet!
We’ve still got one more Deer Park Stage headliner to unveil, but we can’t tell you who it is yet, so watch this space!
Also at this year’s festival are…
Spencer Tunick
We’re extremely proud to announce that a renowned artist will be joining us to create one of our biggest contemporary art pieces to date! The materials for the piece will be us and the artist will be Spencer Tunick. Spencer’s work is such a great representation of The Big Chill – it pushes boundaries, is fun and gives all at the festival a chance to be a part of a living piece of art. Tunick’s works takes place in all corners of the globe, most recently transforming the Sydney Opera House for the cities Mardi Gras celebrations.
And, as if Massive Attack, M.I.A. and Spencer Tunick aren’t enough to get you all hot under the collar, this year’s musical line-up will also include;
2020Sound
system | Andreya Triana
Andy Weatherall | Appleblim
Ashley Beedle & Darren Morris present Mavis (live) featuring… Candi Staton, Cherilyn McNeil, Kurt Wagner, Ed Harcourt, Danielle Moore, John Turrell and Chris CoCo
Bebel Gilberto | Breakage
Crazy P Soundsystem | Dam-Funk
Daniel Wang | DJ Derek
Easy Star All-Stars | El Diablo’s Social Club | Foreign Beggars
Futureboogie | Gilles Peterson
Greg Wilson | Henrik Schwarz (live)
Hospital Records present…High Contrast, London Electricity, Danny Byrd and Netsky
Joker | Kelis | Kruder & Dorfmeister
Layo & Bushwacka! | Little Dragon
Mad Professor | Magnetic Man
Martyn | Matthew Herberts One Club
Mr Scruff | Nicole Conti Jazz Combo
Norman Jay | N-Type
PBR Streetgang | Plan B
Quiet Voices | Redlight
Roots Manuva | Roy Ayers
Seth Troxler & Jamie Jones
Smoove & Turrell | Starsmith
Taylor McFerrin | Tensnake
Terry Callier | The Black Seeds | The Bug (live)
The Craig Charles Fantasy Funk Band | The Heatwave
The Phenomenal Handclap Band | The Shoes | Theo Parrish | Tinie Tempah | Toddla T & MC Serocee | Top Shelf Jazz | Wax Tailor | Zero 7 (DJ set)
Lazyland
Set in a beautiful woodland space, Lazyland places equal emphasis on its surroundings and performances, reflecting and resonating the ethos of The Big Chill’s past, present and future. Expect sunset DJ sets from a legendary Ibiza DJ and late night ambient soundscapes featuring artists, sound-based installations and visuals far from the mainstream… from downtempo, to the avant garde. Confirmed for 2010 so far, are;
The Fisherman’s Friends | Fluidnation | Gaggle
The Keyboard Choir | Kirsty Almeida | Jose Padilla
The Leisure Society | Mixmaster Morris
The Enchanted Garden
Taking it’s name from our infamous Larmer Tree Garden events, the festival-
within-a-festival and beating heart of The Big Chill continues to grow this year, with even more stages, arts and crafts, workshops and installations… all of which contribute to making this a truly unique experience. Confirmed for this year so far are;
Body & Soul | Selvedge | Craftwork
Colour By Numbers Jewellery by Tatty Devine
The Disco Shed | The Shoot Experience Love Shack
Videopia | Swap Meet | The Buskers Stage
Words In Motion
Words In Motion moves to a new home in the Castle Field this year. With a line-up featuring word gamesters from all walks of life; authors, comedians, lyricists, late-night storytellers and lovers of language, all bringing you a weekend of entertainment with a difference. Confirmed for 2010 so far are;
Apples & Snakes | Charlie Dark’s School of Dark
Cringe | Harry Shearer’s ‘The Big Un-Easy’
John Harris | John Hegley | Loops Journal Talks
The Mischief Makers Protest Camp
The Art Trail
The Art Trail has been an integral part of The Big Chill since our humble beginnings back at The Union Chapel 16 years ago and continues to be to this day. This year we can’t wait to welcome the artist Spencer Tunick, who’ll be giving you a chance to lose your inhibitions in front of the camera and Bompas and Parr’s breathable fruit cloud, the ‘Ziggurat of Flavour’. We also welcome back those pyrotechnic fiends, our friends at The World Famous;
Spencer Tunick | The World Famous’s Big Burn
Bompas & Parr ‘Ziggurat of Flavour’
Dereliction Drive-In and The Cinema Tent
Cutting-edge productions sit alongside contemporary classics and a child-friendly daytime schedule in the Cinema Tent, complimented by a series of cinematic workshops and interactive activities. Alongside gems lovingly sourced by ourselves, we’ve invited some very special programmers to take you to the movies this year – The BFI, who be returning to the Big Chill festival to present a selection of cinematic and audiovisual delights and suprises; including a selection of highlights from the forthcoming BFI Southbank season “Future Human”, an exciting and eclectic survey of the human condition in Cinema. Also returning this year on Saturday night, and looking a little bit more human this time, are Warp Films, who had this to say “Last year’s film collaboration resulted in a zombie world record and a post-apocalyptic drive-in cinema. We had to come back for more!”
The BFI present ‘Future Human’ | Warp Films
All of this, as well as…
The Kids’ Zone, The Teen Tent, The Victorian Funfair, Cocktail Bars, Mr Scruff’s Tea Tent and The Igloo.
Phew! But of course this isn’t everything… there are still lots more additions to come over the next few months – so keep ‘em peeled for more updates!
April 1st, 2010 at 2:15 am
oh my goodness gracious, this is insanity..
April 1st, 2010 at 3:30 am
Blimey! As an 8 year veteran of the festival I’ve seen it change beyond belief, but the line up keeps bringing me back. Last year was (once again) going to be my final Big Chill, but once again acts on offer look too tempting to resist. Damn you Big Chill…. now where do I get a ticket? Just remember to lock up your valuables people…
April 1st, 2010 at 10:43 am
Looks like a good start we need some more quality acts, live acts bon iver, fever ray, future sound of london, Bill callahan. just to mention a few. great cant wait.
April 2nd, 2010 at 6:17 pm
No Dubstep : (
April 2nd, 2010 at 6:21 pm
Where’s Bonobo? New album out this year and he’s played every chill for the past 3 years. He’s as much a part of the furniture for me as scruff and norman jay. Please get him booked asap. Oh and get him to do a DJ set as Barakas pleeeeeease
not tucked away in the middle of the afternoon on scruffs tea tent, because i missed it last year
April 3rd, 2010 at 12:37 am
Yo! Line up is good so far but more acts needed such as>>> AIR, TELEPOPMUSIK, THIEVERY CORPORATION, SIGUR ROS, ROYKSOPP, TRICKY, PORTISHEAD
April 6th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Definately a great opening salvo! How about following that up with appearance from Leftfield?
April 7th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
Massive Attack …. WOW!!!! Agree with the comment re Leftfield, although Faithless would be the ultimate
) Is Tom Middleton playing again this year? He was one of my highlights from 2009.
April 7th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
yeah can we not get portishead PLEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaase
April 7th, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Line up is looking good so far… Man like me should be asked back. If there was a roof to be blown off at the Rilza bar they would’ve done it last yr, they were out standing.., get them back please please please
April 7th, 2010 at 10:13 pm
This all sounds like a winner but I really do fancy the dance tent to be a bit more motivated this year… A return to the detroit sound of a few years back would really get me excited so Ritchie Hawtin and Jeff Mills etc would be a treat… keeping things classic an all that!
April 8th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
@Jamie – i completely agree, where is bonobo? maybe there saving him for a while tho. make sure hes there with the whole band again big chill!!!!
April 8th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
I hear sixto rodriguez is playing, has that been confirmed yet?
April 8th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
Hi Alex…
afraid he’s not on this year’s line-up at the moment. He did play at last year’s Big Chill, so it’s possible you’ve received some out of date news.
April 8th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
well, there’s Appleblim, Breakage, Joker, Magnetic Man, N-Type, Redlight and The Bug so far!
April 8th, 2010 at 6:16 pm
I was kind of hoping I would see Animal Collective…
April 9th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
nice line up so far guys….Can’t you get Red-Snapper to make an appearance?!
April 11th, 2010 at 12:34 am
I read some really good news on my favorite UK electronic blog. http://triphop-blog.com I’m so excited and can’t wait, I’ve already got my tickets…..
April 11th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
A Fantastic artist to discover is Hindi Zahra and her beautiful tango. Any chance to get her?
April 12th, 2010 at 12:24 pm
Great line up any chance of getting red astire (freddie crugger) would be amazin to get him go on….
April 12th, 2010 at 9:30 pm
more dubstep…. and some chilled music, such as the xx or bon iver or angus and julia stone?
April 13th, 2010 at 8:16 pm
Would love to see 4 Hero play at THE BIG CHILL. Make it happen people in charge
April 13th, 2010 at 11:45 pm
Wax Tailor, Awesome stuff! But some very confusing names up there: Tinie Tempah, Plan B, Kelis even… really? Why!
If your going to do Hip-Hop please get a clue TBC, the bland lineup is a major letdown compared to the rest.
April 15th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain and Man Like Me have been highlights of previous years. Get them back.
April 15th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Bring back jungle music!! ….or at least the NextMen
(you had to be there maaaaaaaan)
April 16th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
So far, so good! – any chance you can get ‘The Whitest Boy Alive’ to play?
April 17th, 2010 at 12:43 am
Try some dub tunes such as Salmonella Dub for a lift on Sunday after Norman Jay _ would go down massisve. Thinking of going to Africa this year instead of Big Chill so do something to wow me
April 18th, 2010 at 5:35 pm
we want dubstep!!!!!
April 18th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
great to see toddla t is back again!!!!!
April 19th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
no we dont want dubstep… we want triphop xD
April 19th, 2010 at 10:50 pm
we want dubstep
April 22nd, 2010 at 3:02 pm
I don’t see any comedy. Is there any comedy?
April 22nd, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Very excited!
I KNOW the Durutti Column want to play -can you make that happen please?
April 22nd, 2010 at 7:24 pm
all good suggestions and an awesome line up, but i’m more in the mood for some israeli genius’s called the apples, also maroon town would definately hit the summer spot
any chance?
April 22nd, 2010 at 7:25 pm
also dub step should crawl back into the horrible hole it came out of
peace and love
April 23rd, 2010 at 9:00 am
What about John Shuttleworth/Jilted John again? Get him back to The Big Chill!
April 23rd, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Would love to see Deerhunter, Beach House or even El Perro del Mar in the open air?!
April 23rd, 2010 at 2:19 pm
The NextMen were amazing last year!
Bring back jungle!!!!
April 23rd, 2010 at 4:14 pm
salmonella Dub They are great saw they in OZ like fat Freddys drop they would go down a storm
April 27th, 2010 at 12:31 am
hot hot line up! magnetic man, joker and some tasty dnb. i agree that DJ derek needs a much better spot than last year, lookin forward to seein Toddla T again as well
nicely done!
May 3rd, 2010 at 12:45 pm
Great work Big Chill, the initial line up is looking pretty sweet, however a deal breaker for me and I would second guess ALOT of other people would be TOM MIDDLETON – Absolutely amazing last year, get him back and i’m there!!!!
May 11th, 2010 at 6:39 pm
TUNNG! WE Need TUNNG! there new album is so brilliant, and I have checked there schedule and whilst they are going to Poland or something on the saturday they could play the friday or the sunday! please sort something out!
other than that pretty sweet looking line up! 
June 28th, 2010 at 9:00 pm
Wheres Foreign Beggars Gone?
Wheres The Dubstep?
If anyone knows why or if foreign beggars are definately canceled then facebook or email me
dangraham1993@hotmail.co.uk
Daniel Graham
July 5th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Hi Dan,
sadly, Foreign Beggars are no longer able to perform at this year’s festival.
BCHQ
July 11th, 2010 at 12:12 am
liine up is SICK to be fair!
was there a reason for beggars not playing?
safe!
DGHQ
August 5th, 2010 at 3:13 am
cool