KAYLIED STAGE AT KENDAL CALLING ANNOUNCED

KAYLIED STAGE & BAND ON THE WALL PRESENTS FINEST MUSIC FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Celebrating music from all over the globe, Band on The Wall presents The Kaylied Stage at Kendal Calling festival. The stage will feature a diverse showcase, taking a traditional area & revelling in the love of cross-genre music. A mixed bag of eclectic delights will take to the Kaylied Stage with everything from folk to ska, soul to punk, electro to folk-pop, northern soul to americana.

2009 saw the likes of Frank Turner, Tunng, The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show, Mumford & Sons, Tommy Reilly plus many more. Held in the Croissant Neuf Tent ? Glastonbury?s oldest running area & Europe?s biggest solar powered tent, Kendal Callings ear for diversity illustrates why press are referring to the festival as ?The Glastonbury of the North!?

The Kaylied gives music lovers the chance to discover what the love for tradition is all about. Due to popular demand as a late night hot spot we have decided to keep the Kaylied open longer with the music pumping through til? 3am.

Following on from his phenomenal set last year, BBC 6Music?s Craig Charles will be back with his immense collection of funk and Soul to once again bring the festival to a close with some serious booty shaking. Friday night sees The Unabombers founder of legendary Manchester clubnight Electric Chair bring their renowned basement soul to the fields and on Saturday it's Beat Boutique with a Northern Soul night that will keep you dancing till the wee small hours.

On Friday the Kaylied headliners will be Swedish sister folk duo First Aid Kit, enchanting story telling at its finest the band are stepping into Kendal fresh from their world tour. On Saturday Mark Chadwick - The Leveller?s frontman will be delivering a Festival exclusive! With an acoustic set The Levellers lead vocalist and guitarist comes to Kendal Calling for a very special and intimate set. The Levellers are one of Britain?s most renowned folk rock bands, this is not to be missed.

Baked A la Ska have been described as ?Utterly bonkers but irresistible? by Manchester Evening News. The 11-piece big band feature MC?s, harmonicas & one of the tightest rhythm sections in Manchester, Baked A la Ska bring a raucous & uplifting set to the fields.

Hailing from North California is Jesca Hoop, singer songwriter whose been mentored by Tom Waits. Jesca has shared the stage with the likes of Elbow, Polyphonic Spree & Mark Knopfler. Her soulful vocals are beautiful and well worth checking out while you have the chance.

Also from across the pond Skip McDonald aka Little Axe is on board, a Blues musician and legendary guitarist with a background in jazz, doo wop and gospel. Skip (whose stage name is Little Axe) was a member of the house band for Sugarhill Records and appeared as a guitarist on many early rap albums including The Message for Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five.

Up and coming folk star John Smith gained critical acclaim from his recent tour with Mercury Prize-nominated and ex-Lamb frontwoman Lou Rhodes, and is one of the most exciting new voices in British folk music, showing the diversity of the Kayleid stage as he stands alongside folk artists from all over the globe.

MARK CHADWICK (ACOUSTIC SET FROM THE LEVELLERS FRONTMAN - FESTIVAL EXCLUSIVE!) / FIRST AID KIT / BAKED A LA SKA / LANCASHIRE HOTPOTS / ELECTRIC CHAIR - THE UNABOMBERS / CRAIG CHARLES FUNK ?N SOUL SHOW / DENIS JONES / BEAT BOUTIQUE / SKIP MCDONALD / JOHN SMITH / JESCA HOOP / KIRSTY ALMEIDA / MATTHEW HALSALL / TANKUS THE HENGE / IAN KING / MICHEAL KIWANUKA / 1, 2, 3, 4's / JONATHAN JEREMIAH / THE MOUSE OUTFIT / RAGHU DIXIT / KATHRYN EDWARDS / THE SEE SEE / JAMES KELLY / TO SOPHIA / JO ROSE / SIMON CONNOR / THE SWITCH / ANDY NEEDHAM / LAZYBONES

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Glastonbury 2010 Line Up Revealed

The most famous festival in the world proved that it can still pack a punch at 40, as Glastonbury organisers tonight revealed that controversial rapper Snoop Dogg, would be joining Dizzee Rascal, The Flaming Lips and the Pet Shop Boys at this year's celebratory event.

The rapper will play alongside confirmed headliners U2, Muse and Stevie Wonder and will be joined by Vampire Weekend, one of the hottest bands of 2010, the festival confirmed to the Guardian tonight.

Festival founder Michael Eavis, 75, was audibly excited about the line up when he spoke exclusively to the Guardian. "This is it! It is the most staggering line-up to match the 40-year reputation of the festival," he said. "I have been trying to get U2 to play at the festival since 1982, and Muse have never headlined here although they have played before."

Friday night on the Pyramid stage promises Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg and Vampire weekend before Dizzee Rascal gets the crowd jumping for headliners U2. Saturday will see Jackson Brown, Seasick Steve and the Scissor sisters before Muse take to the stage while Sunday will feature hard rocker Slash, Ray Davies and Jack Johnson before Faithless whip the crowd into a frenzy for soul legend Stevie Wonder.

The rock-solid confirmation of the headliners will come as little surprise, since all the top names were revealed earlier this year, but the inclusion of Snoop – the biggest rapper to play the festival after Jay-Z's triumphant performance in 2008 – will provide a talking point for festival-goers as they prepare for the ultimate Glastonbury party.

Eavis said that after Jay-Z's controversial but ultimately lauded performance the festival had been keen to have another urban artist of equal standing. "Jay-Z worked so well, that when we heard it was a possibility that Snoop Dogg could do it we went to work."

Snoop was infamously banned from playing in the UK until earlier this year following a mass brawl at Heathrow airport in 2006. The rapper and five members of his entourage were arrested, leading immigration officials to claim his presence in the UK risked provoking violent crime and refuse him a visa for a tour.

The ban was lifted in 2008, but the UK Border agency challenged the decision, causing Snoop to criticise the British legal system in his own inimitable way. "It's not the fans, it's just a few people in white wigs and members of parliament," he reportedly said. "They got a problem because the law is from the 1800s."

Eavis dismissed any concerns about the rapper's chequered history. "We never pass judgment on the people who play here; we hire them for their musical ability. We are only interested in their music and what they will bring to the festival. We never compromise on that," he said.

He was particularly excited about seeing respected electronica giants Faithless, who will be warm up the Pyramid stage before Stevie Wonder closes the festival on Sunday evening. Eavis said: "Faithless are a fantastic festival band, they have an amazing ability to get people jumping up and down, raising their hands in the air and smiling. It will be fantastic."

Highlights from the Other Stage include Florence and the Machine, Hot Chip and The Flaming Lips on Friday, Editors and Pet Shop Boys on Saturday and LCD Soundsystem, MGMT and Orbital on Sunday. Groove Armada and Mumford and Sons, the XX and Julian Casablancas will play the John Peel stage.

Gathering artists for the 40th Glastonbury had been easier than usual, he said, admitting that the act he was most "wobbly-kneed" about was Willie Nelson. "Everybody just wanted to get involved this year."

And the music is just one of many treats that the festival has in store for Glastonbury goers, he promised. The after-dark madness that congregates around the fantasy areas of Shangri-la, Trash City and Arcadia will be given more room than ever this year, with the festival ploughing in an extra £200,000 into the area, increasing its size by 10 acres. "The extra space is about the size of Trafalgar Square," said Eavis. "People love the diversity and avant-garde nature of it and this year it will be better than ever."

Paul Stokes, associate editor of NME, said the line-up proved "the unique place Glastonbury occupies in not only the hearts of the British festival going public, but also the world's most influential music artists".

Only Glastonbury could put "credible acts" like Casablancas, Vampire Weekend and The National alongside pops acts like Scissor Sisters, he said. "Elsewhere it would seem 'try-hard' but all we've been taking about it since we heard the rumours like the showdown between U2 and Flaming Lips on Friday night like it's the most natural thing in the world."

The scope of the festival also revealed its international pulling power, he said. "Someone like Snoop would rarely share a bill at an event he isn't headlining – or better still, running – yet the moment his UK visa issues were worked out he's booked a slot at Glastonbury. He's seen what it's done for Jay-Z's international career – taking him from being the biggest rapper in the US to the biggest in the world – and wants in."

Paul Rees, editor of Q magazine called the lineup "rock-solid Glastonbury". "It's got classic artists, emerging talent and much more breadth besides. I rather fancy there will be some special surprises too, it being the 40th anniversary. All that is required now is some sun."

• See the lineup in full here

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Feeder Added to V Festival Line Up

Feeder, Tinie Tempah and Gabriella Cilmi have been added to the line-up for this summer's V Festival.

The event takes place at sites in Chelmsford and Staffordshire from August 21-22.

Other new additions to the bill include Eels, Robyn, The Magic Numbers, Diana Vickers and Hurts.

The festival will be headlined by Kasabian and Kings of Leon.

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Jazz World stage renamed at Glastonbury Festival

The Jazz World stage is to be renamed West Holts at this year's Glastonbury Festival, organisers have announced.

The performance area, which will feature acts including Mos Def and Rodrigo y Gabriela, will return to the event's "real roots".

Festival founder Michael Eavis said that West Holts was a gate used to drive cattle through for milking on the Somerset farm.

The three-day music and arts event runs from 23-27 June.

The location of the renamed West Holts stage will remain the same and, according to Mr Eavis, will be the place to hear "global future roots music".

Other performers on the line-up include George Clinton and Nigerian musician Femi Kuti and his band The Positive Force.

Muse, U2 and Stevie Wonder have been announced as the main headliners for the festival.

Here is the full line:

FRIDAY JUNE 25TH
- Mos Def (with full live band)
- Femi Kuti
- TBC
- Breakestra with Chali 2na
- Mariachi El Bronx
- Tune-Yards
- Matthew Herbert Big Band

SATURDAY JUNE 26TH
- George Clinton with Parliament / Funkadelic
- Jerry Dammers Spacial AKA Orchestra
- Os Mutantes
- Devendra Banhart
- Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
- Phenomenal Handclap Band
- Brother Ali
- Troy Ellis & the Longshots

SUNDAY JUNE 27TH
- Rodrigo y Gabriela
- Toots & the Maytals
- Quantic & His Combo Barbaro
- Staff Benda Bilili
- Dr John
- Tunng
- The Bees
- Dizraeli (chosen from the Emerging Talent Competition finalists)

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The Ting Tings and Band Of Skulls added to Wakestock line-up

The Ting Tings and Band Of Skulls are among the names added to the line-up for this year's festival.

Set to join the likes of Maximo Park, Plan B at the event, other acts appearing at the bash include Tinie Tempah,Chase and Status Wiley,Los Campesinos! and Ou Est Le Swimming Pool.

Taking place in Abersoch North Wales between July 2 and 4, for more information visit Wakestock.co.uk

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