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The Cribs, British Sea Power for new South East festival

The Cribs, Main Stage, 8 July 2007 12:25pm, T In The Park. Pic Sonia Melot

The Cribs, Main Stage, 8 July 2007 12:25pm, T In The Park. Pic Sonia Melot

Young Knives, The Rascals also set for Zoo Thousand

The Cribs, British Sea Power, The Young Knives and The Rascals are among the bands set to play the inaugural Zoo Thousand And Eight Festival this summer.

The new festival takes place July 4-6 at the Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in the Kent countryside.

Also on the bill for Zoo Thousand And Eight are Lethal Bizzle, MSTRKRFT, Hadouken!, Friendly Fires, Does It Offend You Yeah? and The Rumble Strips, among others.

Bloc Party are also scheduled to play a DJ set., and additional artists are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

For each ticket purchased, a donation will be made to the Aspinal Foundation charity to help pay for the upkeep of the animals and their enclosures at the Port Lympne Wild Animal Park as well as animal rescue and rehabilitation projects around the world.

To check the availability of Zoo Thousand And Eight Festival tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.

For further information, visit Zoothousand.com.

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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Drifter 

Mar 27, 2008

"Bloc Party are also scheduled to play a DJ set..."

It seems like Bloc Party prefer DJ sets to gigs these days

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