THOUGHT WE WOULD LET YOU KNOW THAT THE FESTIVAL IS ABOUT TO SELL OUT - SO IF YOU HAVEN'T BOUGHT YOUR TICKETS YET, PLEASE HURRY AS THESE LAST FEW ARE GOING TO FLY OUT THE DOOR! 

THE ALIENS, TEENAGE FANCLUB AND ROUGH TRADE TO DJ IN GREEN MAN PUB – JOIN US FOR A CHEEKY PINT AFTER DARK….

Pop down to the Green Man’s local for a cheeky pint this summer – it’s in a Grade II listed walled garden and the likes of The Aliens, Teenage Fanclub, Rough Trade Records, and The Local’s Howard Monk are manning the jukebox.

The Vinyl Vendetta Collective, Howard Monk and Norman Blake

Where better to catch up with old friends and catch your breath for the rest of the day or night ahead than The Green Man Pub – situated slap bang in the middle of the breathtaking Glanusk Park site and a stoned throw from all the haywire happenings of this year’s festival? 

A multifarious multitude of musical mischief is afoot across the weekend, with highlights including John Maclean (The Aliens/The Beta Band) spinning the psych/funk/soul platters that matter, Teenage Fanclub frontman Norman Blake sharing his favourite 45s, Rough Trade Records DJs rocking the rural rustic vibe, and Howard Monk who runs The Local - live music promotion agency par excellence - and sometimes has to dj at events in order to get in. He's planning a decent run of 70's rock/funk/soul for this slot. So expect a bit of Creedence. Of course.

The BPMs come courtesy of The Vinyl Vendetta Collective while Prof Justin Spear, of BBC 6Music’s Freakzone, unpacks a well-travelled rucksack packed full of French and Brazilian pop, pixie folk, trippy soundtracks and possibly some “heavy psyche shit” if the mood is right - which it will be.
 
When last orders roll around it’s a short stumble to the Far Out tent, where the Green Man kicks in after dark on Friday as DJhistory bring the warehouse party vibe to the Welsh countryside courtesy of dance legends Bill Brewster, Michael Cook and Frank Broughton and special guests The Idjut Boys, the kings of mashed-up rock-dub-disco.
 
Clear the decks on Saturday as two of Britain’s finest psychedelic minds, top DJ/producer Erol Alkan and musician Richard Norris – a.k.a. Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve - embark on an epic mission to remix and “re-animate” some of the greatest songs of our times.
 
And speaking of wizardry, finish off the weekend in style on Sunday as Amorphous Androgynous (a.k.a. Future Sound Of London) play a much-anticipated live set and curate 11 hours of Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble audio visual mayhem.
 
Further off the beaten track all good things will come together at the legendary chill out café Chai Wallahs, who will be hosting their very own live stage for the first time ever this year. Soak up the positive vibes in the smoking area, sip on a brandy chai latte or get a natural high with some herbal shots and revel in hours of the finest World, blues, jazz, folk, hip hop and electronica coming at you through a sound system to blow your mind.
 
Let’s have a lock-in this summer at Green Man 2009.
 
LITERATURE TENT LATE ADDITION
 
Don’t miss a rare public appearance from Britain's most exciting contemporary sci-fi writer Alastair Reynolds, who recently hit the headlines after signing an unprecedented £1m publishing deal. The acclaimed Wales-based author is the author of eight novels and numerous short stories, and does a “mean line in alien cultures and technology”.