Glasto Park Stage complete

Eavis dishes all on this year's additions and Amy's show in doubt

19 June 2008 - With White Denim as the final addition to play on 29 June, Glastonbury’s Park stage line-up is now complete.

The Texan garage rock band will join other 6 Music favourites, My Morning Jacket, MGMT, Santogold, Dizzee Rascal, CSS, Pete Doherty and Lykke Li - to name but a few.

Whilst surveying the Glastonbury grounds last weekend, with the Music Week's Matt and Julie, ahead of the mammoth festival - the Park Stage mastermind Emily Eavis explained which new improvements to the area she is excited about.

She said: “This is the Ribbon Tower and people can go up to the top where we have a viewing platform and old seaside style binoculars and a wicker hat - and it’s beautiful colours.

“We’ve got a Tree Café, the Rabbit Hole there which is one of the most amazing late night venues and we’ve got a giant stilt walker who’s gonna be hiding in the hill there. And the Jam Tent there – jam being to play rather than marmalade! So much exciting stuff.”

"Up here, there’ll always be that element of anything could happen, any concoction."
Emily Eavis

In the Park Stage’s second year of existence, there will be more special surprise guests announced when Glastonbury 2008 kicks off - to be leaked via the festival paper.

A diverse melting pot of artists is the aim with the addition of the talented Shlomo and his Beatbox Orchestra, and Emily revealed that he will definitely be doing special collaborations during his show.

Impromptu collaborations is one draw of the Park Stage and last year, Damon Albarn’s Africa Express ended in spontaneous freestyle performances from Terry Hall, Lily Allen, Fat Boy Slim and Franz Ferdinand.

Emily claimed that the general environment and atmosphere of the area is what enables such random festival happenings to take place.

She said: “It’s a nice vibe up here because it’s less stressful than the main stage which can sometimes be quite full on.

“And up here it’s always nice having people be able to totally relax and hang out, there’ll always be that element of anything could happen, any concoction.”

Another addition to the Park Stage area is that of a nautical, multi-cultural feel.

“We’ve got this ship here, it’s actually a tent but it’s gonna look like a ship and it goes to a different continent every day,” Emily said: “On Friday, it’s all Africa themed with so many amazing DJs and music and then every day it goes to a different destination and people are dressing cruise ship style.”

She went on: “They’ve got the most brilliant things planned, all these little things going on and people have put so much into it, it’s so far beyond us, it’s incredible.”

Amy Winehouse Remains Hospitalised

Meanwhile in other Glastonbury news, moving back to the Pyramid Stage, it has been reported that Amy Winehouse is to be held in hospital until she is fully recovered, which means she might well miss it.

According to tabloid reports, Winehouse’s father Mitch says the troubled singer is to remain in hospital, after fainting on 16 June, while they find out what is wrong with her.

So far the tests remain inconclusive.
 
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See below for the complete Park Stage line-up:

Friday 27 June:

Pete Doherty
Dizzee Rascal
John Cale
Edwyn Collins
The Duke Spirit
Operator Please
Sons & Daughters
Santogold
Beggars
Magic Wands
Eugene Macguinness
Island Line

Saturday 28 June:

CSS
Battles
MGMT
Shlomo presents 'Music Through Unconventional Means' with the Vocal Orchestra & Special Guests
Kool Keith & Kutmaster Kurt
Cerys Matthews
Alphabeat
Team Waterpolo
Lykke Li
St Vincent
Jape

Sunday 29 June:

My Morning Jacket
Tunng
Vetiver
Caribou
Laura Marling
The Mystery Jets
Katheryn Williams & Neill MacColl
The Cave Singers
White Denim
Mumford & Sons
Alan Tyler & The Lost Sons
The Redbridge Brass Band

Georgie Rogers