MINISTRY OF SOUND have announced further details of their first ever outdoor festival at KNEBWORTH HOUSE on August 11.
The festival is now officially entitled Knebworth 01, and the Ministry have confirmed ten arenas for the festival. These arenas are:
Golden Arena – hard house and trance
Renaissance – progressive house
Rulin’ Arena – US garage
S’move Arena – UK garage
World Dance Arena – drum’n’bass
Planet V Arena – drum’n’bass
Headstart Arena – beats and breaks
Base Arena – techno
DTPM Arena – gay mixed
Miss Moneypenny’s – VIP room
The festival will also play host to an outdoor stage, with further guests to be announced.
Ministry Of Sound also claim that they have so far booked over 200 acts and DJs, though have only announced the following so far:
DJs:
Seb Fontaine
Judge Jules
Fergie
Tall Paul
Todd Terry
Grooverider
The Dreem Team
Artful Dodger
Live acts:
BT
Bent
Hi-Gate
Genius Cru
Lo-Fidelity Allstars
“We’ve been looking for the ultimate venue for the ultimate dance festival, and Knebworth must be the best in the country,” commented Mark Rodol from Ministry Of Sound. “[You’ve got] 50,000 people in stunning countryside, just 28 miles from the centre of London.”
Tickets are priced at £45 and will be available soon from NME.COM. NME.COM understands a full line-up will be announced later this week.