Chill out, get down and rock out as Air, Plan B, New Young Pony Club, Calvin Harris, Simian Mobile Disco and Digitalism get set for a sizzling summer at the Leeds O2 Wireless Festival 2007. Now in its second year the festival with style is back for 2007. From June 15th – 17th the Leeds O2 Wireless Festival 2007 will be heading back to Leed’s Harewood House for three days of sensational live music and the line-up just keeps getting bigger and better. Joining the White Stripes on June 15th will be the ‘Sexy Boys’ from Air. Filling the atmosphere with their melodic sounds the French duo will take to the 2nd stage at Harewood House. With their recent album release ‘Pocket Symphony’, and having just embarked on a European tour, Air will bring a chilled out vibe to Leeds this summer. Also over from the US, The Films, The Little Ones and Wolverhampton lads Ripchord will be joining Kaiser Chiefs on June 17th to rock out Harewood House. On June 17th East London rapper, Plan B will bring his unique acoustic beats and controversial lyrics to the main stage. With a new album in the mix and one-off live tracks continually posted on his myspace site the local lad will show off his unmistakable sound. On the same day the 2nd stage will play host to Modular Records artists and will see performances from some of the most exciting young talent around. First up is possibly one of the hottest bands around, New Young Pony Club. After wowing the masses on the ShockWaves NME ‘indie rave’ tour and selling out their London warm up dates in less than a day, the five-piece London band have an album out on June 4th and are sure to impress. Joining them will be Calvin Harris. The Scottish electronic musician recently reached number 10 in the charts with his single ‘Acceptable In The 80s’ and is currently supporting British dance band Faithless on their upcoming UK tour. The 2nd stage will also be home to remix team, Simian Mobile Disco. The duo will be releasing their first album on June 4th and are sure to show why ‘It’s The Beat’ this summer. Last up will be German electric duo Digitalism, having remixed tracks for headliners Daft Punk, Tiga, Klaxons, Depeche Mode, Cut Copy and many others. Their debut album ‘Idealism’ will be released on May 21st and will prove that they have their fingers firmly on ‘The Pulse’ Now in its third year the O2 Wireless Festival has firmly stamped its mark on the festival map. Last year saw the launch of the festival in Leeds, and both return for 2007, bringing the event back to two of the UK’s most cosmopolitan cities. This year, for the first time, it will be happy campers all round as the O2 Wireless Festival 2007 will allow camping in the grounds of the spectacular Harewood House. For £25 festival goers can pitch up and camp for one day or for the whole weekend, so take advantage and rock solidly for all three days. And if that wasn’t enough, look what else we’ve got lined-up for you… The O2 Wireless Festival will have something for everybody. Not just music, but the ultimate festival experience this summer. Creating a truly exciting and totally authentic live outdoor music atmosphere three stages will be erected at Harewood House, along with camping being introduced for the first time people can pitch up and rock out for three whole days. But it’s not just about the music, with a thrilling fairground, chill out areas, street theatre, performance art, markets and world food caterers the O2 Wireless Festival 2007 goes the extra mile and offers music lovers the opportunity to enjoy the very best of the festival experience, plus much more. Going out of their way to make life easy for all, festival organisers have arranged shuttle buses that ferry the crowds to and from the 3 day experience. For £5 return people can be picked up from Leeds railway train station and dropped off at the festivals front door, how convenient! Extra special treats are also in store for O2 customers and their friends, courtesy of the O2 blueroom. Simply by texting BLUEROOM to 60600 (standard rate applies), O2 customers will get exclusive access to the O2 blueroom and enjoy their own private stage where the hottest undiscovered bands will be playing everyday. And if it’s all too much for them, O2 music fans can simply put their feet up in the O2 blueroom and enjoy a drink, whilst receiving an array of healing treatments from Reiki and Kinesiology to relaxing foot and head massages. “The O2 Wireless Festival goes from strength to strength and this year’s line-up further cements its reputation as one of the UK’s top music events. We’re proud to have been involved since the start and seen it flourish over the past three years,” said Sally Cowdry, marketing director, O2 UK. “Once again, O2 customers will be able to benefit from an enhanced Festival experience, including advanced access to tickets, special areas on site and lots more. With the O2 Wireless Festival and the opening of The O2, music lovers are in store for a treat this summer.” Tickets on general sale now Book direct: 0871 230 9840 or at www.o2wirelessfestival.co.uk Wireless Leeds One day only £40 (plus booking fee) Daft Punk day only – £37.50 (plus booking fee) Two day package £75 (plus booking fee) Three day package £105 (plus booking fee) For VIP Hospitality, camping and Hotel: 0207 009 3484 or visit LiveNation.co.uk/experience Leeds Camping: Cost – £25 per person for the weekend Lockers: £6 per day or £9 for 2 days and £11 for the whole weekend For festival updates and tickets please visit www.o2wirelessfestival.co.uk Wireless London One day only £40 (plus booking fee) Two day package £75 (plus booking fee) Three day package £105 (plus booking fee) Four day package £135 (plus booking fee) For VIP Hospitality: 0207 009 3484 or visit www.LiveNation.co.uk/experience Lockers available for £6 per day Confirmed Leeds Line-up: Fri 15th June
The White Stripes
Queens Of The Stone Age
Air Sat 16th June
Kaiser Chiefs
Editors
The Rakes
The Cribs
The Twang
The Films
The Little Ones
Ripchord Sun June 17th
Daft Punk
CSS
Plan B
New Young Pony Club Calvin Harris Simian Mobile Disco
Digitalism
Confirmed London Line-up: Thurs 14th June
The White Stripes
Queens Of The Stone Age
Air Fri 15th June
Faithless
Kelis
Badly Drawn Boy
Just Jack
Sat 16th June
Daft Punk
LCD Soundsystem
CSS
Plan B
New Young Pony Club
Calvin Harris
Simian Mobile Disco
Digitalism
Sun 17th June
Kaiser Chiefs
Editors
The Cribs
The Rakes
The Twang
The Films
The Little Ones
Ripchord
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