Secret Garden Party 2008

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Secret Garden Party 2008. The Huntingdon bash has a reputation for attracting a more eccentric brand of punter. Dressing up in outlandish outfits is encouraged.
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Sons and Daughters onstage at Secret Garden Party 2008. The Glaswegian band recently released their second full-length album, ‘This Gift’, which was produced by Bernard Butler.
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Secret Garden Party 2008. Organisers boast that SGP is "the only festival to be 100% independent â

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Secret Garden Party 2008. One of the festival’s selling points is its lakeside location, which encourages some revellers to come prepared for watersports…
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Grace Jones at Secret Garden Party 2008. Interesting Grace Jones fact: Ian McShane, aka TV’s Lovejoy, contributed spoken word vocals to her 1985 album ‘Slave To The Rhythm’.
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Fireworks at Secret Garden Party 2008. By night the festival boasted Absinthe Emporiums that stayed open until 8am, soundproofed discos buried deep in circus tents, and late-night poetry slams.
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A ‘man-kini’-clad streaker interrupts Esser’s set at Secret Garden Party 2008. For a free Esser download head to www.myspace.com/esserhq.
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A pirate riding a bike at The Secret Garden Party 2008. Similar sights were seen in The Grand National event which saw pianos, ironing boards and chest of drawers being raced against each other.
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Festival-goers having a disco inside a boxing ring at The Secret Garden Party 2008. There were a number of impromptu discos over the weekend, including the Silent Disco at 5am where people danced to music through personal headphones.

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Bonde Do Role at Secret Garden Party 2008. The Brazilian band have undergone a radical line-up shake-up since their debut album ‘With Lasers’ emerged in 2007. Two new vocalists, Ana Bernardino and Laura Taylor, were selected via an ‘American Idol’-style talent search on Brazilian MTV.

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St Etienne vocalist Sarah Cracknell at Secret Garden Party 2008. In 1993, the dance-pop veterans collaborated with Kylie Minogue for two songs: a cover of ‘Nothing Can Stop Us’ (intended at the time to be her first single release for her new label) and ‘When Are You Coming Home’ (unreleased).
Pic: Mark Pinson

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Revellers dance by one of Secret Garden Party’s many stages, some of which were running on solar power.
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Last year we sent reviewer Gavin Haynes to Secret Garden Party and he came back covered in blue Smurf paint. We haven’t seen this year’s reviewer yet, but you can read all about it in next week’s magazine, on sale Wednesday August 6.
Pic: Mark Pinson

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Swedish songstress Lykke Li at Secret Garden Party. The singer has a packed few months ahead of her, heading across Europe before returning to the UK for Bestival and a UK tour in October.
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London singer songwriter Beans On Toast plays the Secret Garden Party – with some added help from his friends. He’s also got shows at Reading and Leeds Festivals and Southsea festival scheduled this summer.
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The Little Ones – who play an NME Radio session this afternoon (July 29) at 4pm – play Secret Garden Party. They’re in the UK at the moment promoting new album ‘Morning Tide’.
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