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Portishead to curate Nightmare Before Christmas 2007

theloom [Edit] [Delete] 14:13, 22 May '07

ALL TOMORROWS PARTIES

PORTISHEAD TO CURATE AND PERFORM
AT NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS 2007

TICKETS ON SALE NOW

http://www.atpfestival.com

All Tomorrow’s Parties takes great pleasure in announcing that the next curators for the Nightmare Before Christmas in December, 2007 will be Portishead. The influential Bristol three piece have confirmed to curate and play exclusively their first full set featuring new material for nearly 10 years at the event which is set to take place on December 7, 8 and 9 at Butlins Holiday Camp in Minehead.

Tickets to the event are on sale now at www.seetickets.com. The first confirmed bands they have chosen will be announced later this week.

Due to the specifications of the accommodation, there will be two prices for the tickets, £130 for Room Only accommodation and £150 for Self Catering accommodation both of which include free electricity.

Butlins Minehead looks out across a superb sandy beach. The new site is equipped with a supermarket, newsagent, cash points and restaurants. Onsite facilities include a cinema, Splash Water World - a sub-tropical environment that has a huge wave pool, a swimming pool, 3 flumes and also a flume based raft ride - Ten-pin bowling and amusement arcade. Sports include Archery, Football, Basketball, Darts, Petanque, Fencing, Kwik Cricket, Netball, Rounders, Table Tennis, Outdoor Bowls and Crazy Golf.

Room Only accommodation is available in 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 berths and offers either double, single or bunk beds with private bathroom and TV, but no kitchen facilities or lounge, more like a hotel room. (£130 + booking fee per ticket)
Self Catering accommodation is available in 4, 6 or 7 berths and offers private bathroom, full kitchen facilities and separate lounge area with TV. (£150 + booking fee per ticket)

All tickets include a 3-day festival pass and 3 nights accommodation. Ticket includes performances starting from mid-afternoon, with around 50 acts set to play live across the weekend. There are four pubs and DJ sets through till late, plus three nights in a self-catering chalet or room only accommodation all with private bathroom suites and TV’s.

Butlins Holiday Camp Minehead, Somerset , TA24 5SH is located near Glastonbury.

By road
Heading north the simplest route is to take the M5 to Taunton (Junction 25), then take the A358 and A39 to Minehead. Heading south on the M5, you can follow the signposts for the A39 from junction 24. Butlins Minehead Holiday Camp is just half a mile along the seafront road from Minehead town centre.
By train or rail
If you are travelling by train, the nearest main line station to Minehead is Taunton. A bus transfer service is operated by Southern National between Taunton Station and Minehead. This service is available at an additional cost. On Mondays to Saturdays, there's approximately an hourly service, with the last bus leaving Taunton Railway Station at
10:15 pm. On Sundays and Bank Holidays services run every 2 hours from 9:35 am - 9:35 pm. For general information call Southern National on 01823 272033. Please note that National Express coaches stop inside the main entrance.

Tickets for All Tomorrow’s Parties, Nightmare Before Christmas can be purchased directly through www.atpfestival.com and are available in blocks of 2,3,4,5 or 6 Room Only accommodation and 4, 6 or 7 berth Self Catering accommodation.


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