NEWS ARCHIVE
PRE-FESTIVAL FANCY DRESS WORKSHOPS
Always mean to get your costume sorted before the festival? Well, if you live in or near Birmingham (or fancy a journey) then you're in luck. We have a team of professional costume designers on board to help you transform your net curtains and any other random props you may have lying around the house into dazzling unique fancy dress outfits!
The Recursive Function Immersive Dome
RFID is an awe inspiring audio-visual experience bringing you surround sound and vision. This cutting edge projection installation features 360º visuals and the finest of electronic music; a weekend of bleeding edge digital mayhem awaits you.
Barn Nova @ Shambala
Beyond the pleasure-domes, the city gin palaces, the twee rural getaways and the increasing inward-looking/owned festival republics resides Barn Nova in the kind and warm bosom of Shambala.
The Soundtrack To Your Summer.
With well over 200 acts have now been booked to play across 8 stages at this year's festival. Shambala never releases full line ups before the event, we want people to come with open minds and open ears. Be prepared to discover new unsigned acts and old favourites all providing the perfect soundtrack to your festival.
Shambala the biggest UK Festival run 100% wind, sun and veg oil power!
Yes folks, we are going to be powered 100% by the wind, sun, waste veg oil and pedalling! The whole festival - every last bit of it! This may mean you have to occaisionally get on bike to watch a film or to recharge your phone- so be prepared to get stuck in. Lots more eco initiatives to come!
Shambala Needs You!
Calling all young men and women from far and wide to the festival front-line. Our enlisted men will be severing up traditional tipples made from the finest ingredients our ration books will allow. Rest up your trench-foot with war-time sing-a-longs around the old Joanna and live entertainment as some of 1944's biggest names in show biz rally up the spirit of the troupes and battle through the weekend's actions. So bang you tin cups and march on down to the Bunker Bar.
You're Having A Laugh
Due to the phenomenal demand for comedy from our 'Big Shambala Questionnaire', we have been scouring dingey back rooms, bars and pubs to bring you the finest racontuers we could tempt to tickle your sides at Shambala's very own Social Club.
Camp Fires allowed off the ground!
We have always felt having a camp fire is a an important part of the festival experience, but for various reasons have not been able to. This year we are allowed to have fires off the ground in the camping areas as a trial (We cannnot have fires in the camper van fields however)...Follow this LINK to buy a fire wok.
The World Famous Shambala Carnival
After the astounding efforts of 2009, we want to see even more of you getting together with mates and coming up with a genius themed costume troupe for Saturday's carnival procession. The theme to inspire you for 2010 is ELE-MENTAL - think earth wind and fire, the weather, mad elephants, birds, fishes and strange soil creatures.
Ride to Shambala!
Shambala has teamed up with Sustrans for the second year to offer free guided cycle rides to Shambala from 6 cities. Last year almost 100 people took to the national cycle route, and absolutely loved it! We book the campsites, and take your baggage. Click HERE for more info
What's NEW in 2010
The Festival office is enjoying the annual hailstorm of creative madness, and a few incredible ideas are beginning to squeeze through our strict quality control. We can't let too much out now, but we can say that in 2010 you can expect....
Your Feedback
Thanks to everyone who took the time to fill in the Shambala Festival Survey. Full results coming soon, but for now here's a summary of what you want, and what we're going to do about it...
World Land Trust wins carbon vote
40% of car pass buyers opted to offset their travel miles for Shambala 2009, raising almost £4000. We have added £1000 for crew travel. Three projects were put to your vote, and the World Land Trust won...read on for info about the vote and what the WLT are doing...
Earlybird Tickets SOLD OUT...
Yep, our bargain EB's are gone. But if you are feeling skint, we can offer a 50% deposit deal on full price tickets, and you pay the balance by 1st July. We expect to sell out earlier than ever, and there are no more tickets on sale this year compared to 2009 - so get 'em quick! See tickets page for more info...
The Best of 2009..
Burning temples, ping pong championships, a whole new meadow full of healers and hot tubs. Later music licence, bigger kids area, people cycling to the site.....
Carbon Offset raises £5000!
Your contributions to offset carbon when purchasing car passes has raised almost £4000, and we have added £1000 for crew travel. Those who offset are being asked to vote for a project...
Listen to the Shambala Podcast Part 2
Following the rip roaring success of the first Podcast we forced the fantastic Bobby Lost back in the studio to record another click here to listen, we guarantee you will wet your pants! Full of acts booked to play on this years stages from all over the world.
Liftshare facility in full swing
The liftshare facility has stacks of people signed up, but we need more lifts offered. If you have a spare space, please offfre it to someone!
Grow your own Carnival troupe competition
Do you dream of winning a group session in the hot tubs, whilst being served champagne? Your fantasy is now within reach. We challenge you to form your own REVIVAL-inspired carnival troupe and join the grand Saturday procession...click here for more info...
Pedal sessions confirmed
From the Magnificent Revolution comes the 'pedal sessions' - live and mobile recording sessions powered by a bicycle! Watch out for them on the festival site recording artists in intimate and open situations.....Find out more about the motivation behind the sessions and the bigger picture..
Send us your Video - Shambala Documentary
The amazing Small Story Tellers are with us again - making a documentary of Shambala 2009 from all YOUR clips. Click here to get the low-down...
Kings of Ping At The Kamikaze on Sunday Afternoon
Fancy yourself as a real bling pinger? Are you the don of Pong? Perhaps you're champing at the bat to prove your table tennis skills? If so, you could be one of 16 shambala-ites to selected to be a KING OF PING and enter the most royal, the most glitzy, the most pingtastic of table tennis competitions ever to be held...anywhere.
Make a film @ Shambala 2009
Bluescreen @ The Cube Microplex (Bristols longest running openscreen short-film night) and Shambala team up to offer free festival crew passes, tapes and access all areas for a team film makers. Come along with an idea to the Bluescreen event...
Find youself on stage reading poetry
Send us a performance poem - winner gets 2 free tickets (and a car pass), and slot at the event amongst some national names. Email the poetry through the contact page
Tickets now available at walk-in outlets...
If you prefer not to buy tickets online or over the phone, you can now go in to one of our walk-in outlets and get them face to face! There are low booking fees and meet real (lovely) people!
Revive and rejuvenate at the Shambala Spa
New for 2009, the Shambala Spa can be found in the never-seen lakeside meadow. Discover healers of all types, sauna, hot-tubs, plunge-pool, tea & cake at the Yellow Earth cafe, and more...
Shambala is the greenest festival in UK!
Shambala has been awarded the 'Most Sustainable Event in the UK (2008)' Award. It is satisfying to be recognised for our efforts, but there is still work to be done by ourselves and YOU at the event. Click here for more info...
The Essential Guide to Shambala 2009
Almost there now! To make the most of this years feast of experience, download 'the essential guide to Shambala 2009', which has the workshops program (to get you planning which to get involved with),and loads of very useful practiacal info...
Shambala Podcast goes live
Not long now till Shambala festival. Join Bobby Lost (Lost & Found) And Deanne (Blonde Ambition DJS) who take you on a musical journey to wet your appetite, featuring some of the great acts who are gonna be performing at Shambala this year Theres also a competition to WIN 2 TICKETS to the Festie. Click here to listen.
10th Anniversary Story Competition
To celebrate staying alive for 10 years, we are offering 3 pairs of FREE tickets for your stories of experiences at Shambala over the years...click title for more info
