2011 Arcane Festival Lineup

We've cherry-picked a diverse bunch of our favourite things from near & far for your delectation and delight. We hope you like our selection!
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Bands

CHUMBAWAMBA Sat
The original anarcho-folk-punk-tub-thumpers!

IMPERIAL LEISURE Sat
Brilliant ska-punk from Landahn Tahhhn!

3 DAFT MONKEYS Sat
Jump-up Cornish festie-folk legends!

The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band Fri

Charly Coombes & The New Breed Sat

Borderville Sat

The OX4 Allstars Sat

The Dead Jerichos Sat

Flight Brigade Sat

The Brickwork Lizards Fri

Skamel Sat

Nine Stone Cowboy Fri

Daisy E & the Unsteadies Fri

The New Moon

The Geees Sun

New Groove Formation Sun

Tamara & the Martyrs Sat

Bombdog Sat

Barking Toad Sat

Space Heroes of the People Fri

Jess Hall Sat

Shimmy Shimmy Bang Bang bellydance Fri

Matt Winkworth & the Winkworthers Originals Fri

Welcome to Peepworld Sat

Mustard & the Monocle Sun

Eioin Byrne

Soundsystems/Cabaret

Vaudeville Rave Sat
Dress up & party like it's 1899!! WITH:
JFB (Beardyman): special exclusive swing set!
youtube.com/watch?v=2l1g03m_g8U
DUTTY MOONSHINE: electroswing maestros of the first order! soundcloud.com/dutty-moonshine
Savage Henry: soundcloud:.com/djsavagehenry/electro-swing-mini-mix
Fungle Brothers: soundcloud.com/funglebros
Mr. Horsefeathers:
soundcloud.com/mrhorsefeathers/swing-mini-mix
...PLUS a whole host of cabaret acts & an hour-long Lindy Hop dance lesson at 6pm!!

PRISM Fri
Going right back to the original Old Skool with Oxford's 1990s party crew! Featuring:
2 BAD MICE: back by dope demand! www.2badmice.co.uk
PLUS DJ Kieran, Marty P & MC Osprey

Xpression Records Fri - Sat
Our discerning dance tent feat.
DJ Dougal, Chris Fear, Bubble, Matt Storm, Cruze, Project Protocol, Cypher, Adam Funk, Kostas G (Walhalla), Eddy Lucas live (Ministry of Sound), Xane FM (Renegade Workshop/Miami Beach), AJ & Ed Steele (Fresh Out the Box)

Disques Vogue Sat
Don your comfiest slacks & relive the heady days of the Queen Mum Conga & the leopardskin Sofa of Love at The Zodiac - with DJ GILES himself!

Rascalite Soundsystem Fri - Sun
Spinnin' rock&roll, balkan, house, techhop, glittercore & more in the daytime til the wee hours!
TOM GATEAUX (GLOBOLOCO); NORPWING; DAN OFER (BOSSAPHONIK); SKETCHYNURSE; SKIPRAT; BAB TASCO (RANDOMOIDZ); BALKANSONIK (SKODA BEATS); MISS GRACE; DJ EXLEY (DAT SOUND); DJ SPANNERS (FIELD FREQUENCY); DIRTY SPARKALZ; WATTKNOT (Lewd Recordings)

..and MORE, TBA!

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Food • Attractions • Kids' Stuff

Vaults & Garden Cafe
Organic, local & DELICIOUS!

Mobile Wood-fired Pizza Oven
Delicious real pizza & more!

RASCALITE Festival Bar
...with ale, cider & lager from the local suppliers we love:Shotover Brewing Company, Tutts Clump & Cotswold. Only the best for you lot! Plus music throughout the weekend - see below left

Black Cat (Acoustic) Cocktail Lounge
Chill out with a feline-themed beverage in our new acoustic tent for 2011: a tribute to the original Paris cabaret club. While you're there - sign up for the Oxjam Sunday Sessions!

Handbaked Arcade
London's retro gaming crew are back again to captivate you with Kong, seduce you with Street Fighter and pique you with Pacman!

OxGrow
Transforming an unloved Oxford tennis court into Oxford's new edible community garden!

Wall Four
Groundbreaking mass-participation interactive digital projections! a collaborative cinematic experience - join the experiment!

K-DNK Triangle Sat
Like juggling? Like techno? Like Philip Glass?! Like MAGIC?! Then you'll like this, on our main stage!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM2G-MZMvrU

The Amazing Camera Obscura
A delightful, interactive Victorian sideshow

Kids' Tent
Activities & music for little people throughout the festival! Including hands-on chalkboard, elephant-making workshop, music making & more!

Big Bandstand Sun
Big bands at brunch! New in 2011

Oxjam Acoustic Takeover Sun
...warming up for Oxfam's national fundraising gig season in our Black Cat Lounge! Featuring
Quadrophobe
Mephisto Minor
Josh Knight
King of Cats
M T Goliath

Storytelling Fire
Everyone loves a bedtime story! With Joe Hasell

Festival Shop
Festie necessities - plus cds & other goodies from the bands! New in 2011

Arcane Sports Arena
Keep fit with mini-snooker, fluoro badminton, the Arcane exercise bike, spacehoppers & maybe even...LUMPY CROQUET!!

Family/Quiet camping area
For those more early bird than nightowl

Facepainting
The lovely Lapis Lizard will transform you according to this year's dress theme:
ANIMALS IN BLACK TIE!!

Oxford Wickerman
A GIGANTIC wicker medusa, designed by 8-yr-old Thomas Lydford-Brace & raising thousands of pounds for Maggie's Cancer Care. Come be amazed & get involved before she burns at Oxford's Round Table Fireworks in South Park this November!

Rose of Sharon Sun
Alan's gorgeous handpowered fairground pipe organ provides mellifluous Sunday wakeup music!

Photo © Amy Blaza

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