Electronic ambient pioneers THE ORB are to play a top slot at The Big Chill 2008. They will play the Castle Stage following the withdrawal of Fat Freddy's Drop, who were forced to pull out of their European tour due to recording commitments.

THE ORB's appearance follows the cancellation of The Sunrise Celebration festival at the end of May this year where they were due to appear. The event was hit by extreme flash-flooding and The Big Chill subsequently invited the Somerset based festival and their ticket holders to Eastnor. The Big Chill are delighted to add the Sunrise headliner to join the fantastic 2008 line-up.

Other fresh additions to the bill include New Zealand acoustic sensation Aronas, a solo acoustic performance from Ninja’s tunes Fink, and one of 2008’s hottest tips; Natty.

Latest Artists Confirmed:

Aronas

Fink (solo acoustic)

Spokes

Natty

Nice up! Featuring Mr Benn & Kraak & Smaak

Eastnor Welcome Sessions

The festival has also announced open auditions for the Eastnor Welcome Sessions – an opportunity for acoustic performers, buskers, orchestras, rappers and any musical genre to serenade festival-goers on arrival to the site.

The winners will perform two forty-minute sets across the weekend, with 10 slots open to the public.  MP3 submissions are accepted at buskers@big chill.net

Big Chill Thursday Film Screenings – ‘Man on Wire’

The Big Chill has a series of film screenings across site on the Thursday night, with the multi-award winning ‘Man on Wire’ being screened ahead of its theatrical release on 1st August. The film won the Audience Award at the Edinburgh Film Festival; as well as the Audience award and Grand Jury prize at Sundance film festival – the first British film to achieve such critical recognition.

THE BIG CHILL 2008

Website: www.bigchill.net

Location: Eastnor, Castle Deer Park, Great Malvern, Herefordshire

Dates: 1st – 3rd August 2008

Ticket booking: www.bigchill.net / www.ticketline.co.uk 

Ticket prices:

Adult £129

Student £110

Teen £60

Under 13s are free with accompanying adult

Car parking starts at £5 for smaller vehicles