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Festivals round up: Big Chill, Live at Loch Lomond, Lollapalooza - that was the weekend that was

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For once during an English festival summer, the weather was flipping gorgeous. So that means everything ran completely smoothly at the weekend’s festivals, right? Well almost…

- Beautiful weather meant that The Big Chill went pretty much without a hitch… but also without Mika. He pulled out at the last minute, blaming a potentially career threatening throat infection. As dramatic as that sounds, it did not wash with unsympathetic fans, according contactmusic. It seems like a valid excuse, but then again Mika had (rather unwisely) previously announced he wasn’t exactly looking forward to the summer’s festivals, so who knows!

Big Chill in the words of Big Chillers

Going to The Big Chill? Well, here's a video of people from a previous Big Chill talking about Big Chilling with the Big Chillers. Expect music and wackiness.

Things to look forward to at this weekend's Big Chill

Eastnor Castle Deer Park in Herefordshire’s Malvern Hills is warming up for this weekend’s Big Chill festival – though I use ‘warming’ merely in terms of excited anticipation, rather than heating up the globe.

Fresh from taking the festival global in April when they did a two day stint in Goa, Big Chill organisers are back on UK soil and ready to party – in a chilled out, non confrontational fashion, of course.

Red Snapper reform and play Big Chill

After six years apart Red Snapper have reformed and announced that they will play at this year's Big Chill festival, which takes place at Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire from Friday 3rd until Sunday 5th August.

The group, who are working on material for their 6th album, will headline the second stage on the Friday. Previously confirmed acts for The Big Chill include The Go! Team, New Young Pony Club, The Cinematic Orchestra, The Skatalites, The Blockheads, Seasick Steve, Hexstatic, Tunng, Ojos De Brujo, Norman Jay and Kevin Rowland. Wanna go? Well, tickets are now sold out.

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Go! Team to head to the Big Chill

The Big Chill, which is taking place at Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire from Friday 3rd until Sunday 5th August has announced more acts.

Newly added are Go! Team, New Young Pony Club, Elmore Judd, Quiet Village, Akasha, John Metcalfe, Music For Dreams, Hess Is More, Piney Gir, Coldcut, Sheelanagig, The Swingle Singers, Guillemots, Afrikokoa, Bobby Corridor, Cookshop Records, Al-PHA-X, The Karminsky Experience, Boozoo Bajou and Benji B.

They join acts including Kruder & Dorfmeister, The Cinematic Orchestra, The Skatalites, The Blockheads, Seasick Steve and the Level Devils, Hexstatic, Paul Hartnoll's 'The Ideal Condition', the brilliant Tunng, Norman Jay, Kevin Rowland, Findlay Brown, and loads more.

Tickets are on sale, priced at: Adult £125; Child (13-16yrs) £60; Under-13s are admitted free if accompanied adult ticket holders; Live-in vehicle/structure - large £80, small £40. Click here to buy.

Tangerine Fields provide pre-pitched tents for lazy festivalgoers - bookings still available for T in the Park, Latitude, Carling Weekend

If you got to Glastonbury on the Thursday full of smug happiness you'd bagged a bargain on your tent, and left on Monday a soaked-though, mud-coated, cursing mess, then you'll think Tangerine Fields is a great idea.

They're a tent company who'll rock up early to your chosen festival, pitch your tent and it'll be all warm* and cosy* by the time you arrive.

*inside, at least. They're not magicians.

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