Stages

Roll up, Roll up!

"It is incontestable that music induces in us a sense of the infinite and the contemplation of the invisible". Victor de la PradeWhat a musical feast we have in store for the festival-goers delectation in 2008. With nine main stages showca...

Line up A-Z

AbsenteeAdam FreelandAlex MetricAlexander WolfeAli BAlphabeat Alton EllisAnya Marina Alex WaezAtomic HooliganAsteriods Galaxy TourAutokratzBad ScienceBack to BasicsBaxter DuryBeans on Toast Ben BridgewaterBeep SealsBen DeVere and DJ Fun TimesBig...

Band Descriptions

Absentee Menacing growls and twinkling melodiesAlex Metric Electronic grunge gouged out with scalpel-like precision Alexander Wolfe Dark picky chords, swoopy strings and slopey drumAli B Dutch morrocan m...

The Great Stage

"Without music life would be a mistake". Friedrich Wilhelm NietzscheAt the beginning of August every year, after the gardeners have all gone home, the party bear packs his bags and embarks on a worldwide talent scouting voyage returning wit...

Centre Camp

At the hub of the garden, Centre Camp will be a multi-faceted space fusing together elements from the rest of the festival. Each dawn at Centre Camp will bring a new day of surprises for your senses. For 2008 we have redesigned our Centre Camp will ...

The Pagoda

As far as we are aware no other UK festival has a Peter Foster pagoda as a backdrop and a dance floor that floats on a stunning lake. Let us know if this is not the case. Oh yes, the pagoda stage is back, and twice as big as before. It exists for on...

Where the Wild Things Are

Been mischief making and sent to bed without any supper? Head to the Wild Things stage and become the King (or Queen) of the Wild Things amongst the other dirty beasts...A stage for the broken beautiful, darkly joyful and twisted hopefuls. Music with...

Fish Seeks Bicycle

Fish Seeks Bicycle are revolting once again, the SGP veterans who will smash you into pieces with dangerous beats, and build you back with pure sass. Yes indeed. Following on from last year's Looniverse and the legendary Penthouse Apocalypse of 2006...

Dance Rocks

Programmed by the SGP's Patron Saint - the one and only Eddy Temple Morris (XFM) - the Remix Stage got us so filthy and dripping with heavy beats last year that its back to make you lose your mind in it's hectic musical maze. Dance Rocks will also be...

The Small World Solar Stage

After its success last year The Small World Solar Stage returns. If you have never had a Small World experience then be prepared to relax and transform in this extraordinary and magical space. The Small World Stage atmosphere has carried itself from...

The Valley of the Antics

The Antic Establishment (Man Make Music, Wormfood, Deviate and Rootatroupe) present The Valley of the Antics, a new addition to our ever-flowering and holistic garden. The Antic Establishment "deals in the creation of cultural events that embr...

The Shelter Living Room

Lord Bridge returns to the Garden with his Living Room in tow for the listening and participating pleasure of all the gardeners in 2008. With a reputation for unearthing the best in acoustic talent from around the world. Lord Bridge invites you into ...

The Feast of Fools

The Guild of Bloodstone present to you The Feast of Fools, back in the Garden with their relentless merry making. By day they jest with scholars, mythopoets, singalongs, fooling, country dancing, mummers plays and summer games. By night they carouse ...

Come and Play

Come and Play is a sumptuous palace of earthly delights where one and all are invited to come and do just that. During the day, come and have a go: book yourself a slot on our open-mic stage, whatever your pleasure: music, cabaret, circus, comedy, ...

Mocahmania Cafe

Babylon @ The Secret Garden PartyCome join us for food, drink and entertainment at the Babylon Cafe. Here you can relax on the soft seating or dine in the cafe style restaurant whilst enjoying a combinations of Reggae, Funk, Soul, Disco, House & ...

The Galleon Belisama

The Line Up for the Galleon is......ThursdayKate BonesJimmyZFeeling GloomyFridayHenry OldfieldMrshal HackettOne Eye WillySir Vinyl of the FattestSpangles DJ TeamRob CampariBen DeVere & DJ Fun TimesSundayStevie WonderfulHugo HeathcotteZero 7Infade...