Spiritualized confirmed for Groening's ATP

by Dave on Tue, 2010/01/26 - 7:37pm Post to Twitter

Spiritualized are performing Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space in May at Butlins, as part of the Matt Groening curated ATP weekend.  It’s a reprise of the production that saw them sell out 4 nights at the Barbican.

Also featured in the new line up announcement are The Fresh and Onlys and Cold Cave.

Full press release after the break.

Spiritualized performing Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space confirmed for Matt Groening curated ATP Weekend!

All Tomorrow’s Parties are very pleased to present new line-up additions chosen by Matt Groening, genius behind the Simpsons and Futurama, for his ATP festival weekend at Butlins, Minehead on May 7th – 9th 2010. One of the highlights of this new group is:

Spiritualized performing Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space

This acclaimed production which ran for four sold out nights at Londons Royal Festival Hall and Barbican feature horns, string section and choir for a show that the Telegraph gave 5 stars and called ‘sheer brilliance’, the Independent gave 4 stars and The Guardian gave 4 stars and stated that ‘When it ends, you feel exquisitely transported.’ This show is a European exclusive.

Also confirmed today for this event:

Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions

Cold Cave

The Tiger Lillies

The Fresh And Onlys

Hello Saferide

The line-up so far looks like this with lots more to be confirmed:

IGGY & THE STOOGES / SPIRITUALIZED performing Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space / THE XX / COCO ROSIE / BUILT TO SPILL / HOPE SANDOVAL & THE WARM INVENTIONS / JAMES CHANCE AND LES CONTORTIONS / PANDA BEAR / DEERHUNTER / DANIEL JOHNSTON / THE RESIDENTS / BOREDOMS performing Boadrum / THE RAINCOATS / BROADCAST / THEE OH SEES / JUANA MOLINA / LIGHTNING DUST / KONONO N°1 / TOUMANI DIABATE / DANIELSON / JAMES BLACKSHAW / AMADOU AND MARIAM / PONYTAIL / SHONEN KNIFE / RUINS (SOLO) / VIV ALBERTINE’S LIMERENCE / ANNI ROSSI / COLD CAVE / THE TIGER LILLIES / THE FRESH AND ONLYS / HELLO SAFERIDE

Tickets for this event are on sale now from

They are priced at £163.50 per person for room only accommodation or £173.75 per person for self catered accommodation. Some chalet options have now sold out.

ATP May 2010 Weekend 2, curated by Pavement, is now completely SOLD OUT.

ABOUT ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES

All Tomorrow’s Parties has been promoting festivals and concerts throughout the world for the last ten years. It was founded in the wake of Belle and Sebastian’s Bowlie Weekender, with Mogwai curating in the unusual setting of Pontins Holiday Camp, Camber Sands. Since then the festival has appeared every year and has expanded across the globe continuing to set itself apart from large scale corporate festivals by staying intimate and fan-friendly. The line-ups are chosen by significant bands or artists which results in eclectic events that combine performances by legendary and influential acts with appearances by the latest crop of experimental artists from any (and every) musical genre. The festival has become more successful with every passing year, and ATP events have taken place in the UK, USA, Europe and Australia, with past curators including Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Mike Patton, My Bloody Valentine, Portishead, Sonic Youth, Slint, and Tortoise.

For ten years ATP has set itself apart from other festivals by embracing seemingly disparate artistic genres, with events featuring art exhibitions, cinema programmes, spoken word performances and stand up comedy. It’s been called ‘Unforgettable’ by Spin and ‘the most enjoyable festival experience of our reporter’s life’ by Pitchfork. It has spawned an acclaimed concert series (Don’t Look Back), a record label (ATP Recordings), and the release of a feature length documentary about the festivals from Warp X, titled All Tomorrow’s Parties, out now on DVD. For more information and the trailer visit www.ourtrueintent.com

ABOUT THE VENUE

Butlins, Minehead looks out across a superb sandy beach. The 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. (£163.50 + booking fee per ticket)

Self Catering accommodation is available in 4, 6 and 7 berths and offers private bathroom, full kitchen facilities and separate lounge area with TV. (£173.75 + booking fee per ticket)