Jamie and Alex got together this week to discuss plans for The Big Feastival. Want to find out more? In this vid, the boys spill the beans! …

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You still have until Thursday 13th June to enter your track into Jamie’s Summer Jam 2013 – sponsored by our friends at Birra Moretti. The three shortlisted bands will be invited to perform at Union Jacks restaurant on July 7th before being put to a public video vote. The winner will then be transported to the Cotswolds to kick start proceedings at Jamie and Alex James’ Big Feastival on August 31st.

Jamie and his judging panel have chosen their pick of the week – Brightlight City’s Feels Like hit all the right notes.

Jamie’s fellow judge Jim Tanfield said: “With a nod and a wink to Hard-Fi, this is a really tight track with a cracking hook. This is now on our long-list, so good luck with getting into the final three tracks lads. Bring on the summer.”

Enter Jamie’s Summer Jam sponsored by Birra Moretti now for your chance to join the amazing line-up at Feastival. Rizzle Kicks, Basement Jaxx, Lianne La Havas, Norman Jay, KT Tunstall and Mark Owen among others are there. Plus all the foodie treats and family fun you can imagine.

Click HERE for the entry form

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We don’t call it the ‘ultimate music and foodie weekender’ for nothing, read on to see the latest line up of special guests joining us on the farm this 31 August and 1 September!

Joining Basement Jaxx and Rizzle Kicks to complete the Saturday night line-up is soul singer and winner of iTunes Album of the Year 2012, the incredible Lianne La Havas.

His three solo albums sold over 400,000 copies worldwide and he won our hearts in Celebrity Big Brother 2002. Previewing songs from his new album and performing classic crowd-pleasers, Take That’s  Mark Owen will take to the stage on Sunday.

Saturday will also see performances from Norwegian sensation Bernhoft and classic 90’s power pop rock trio Dodgy. Sunday festival-goers can look forward to Laurence Fox showcasing his acoustic talents and an infectious summer set from London rockers The Milk.

Chart topping music acts aside, The Big Feastival features an incredible selection of the UK’s finest food producers and a stellar bill of the nation’s top chefs on the Electrolux Big Kitchen stage.

Bolstering the chef-line up, which includes Jamie Oliver, Gennaro Contaldo and Valentine Warner, is star of TV’s ‘The Little Paris Kitchen’ Rachel Khoo, Scotland’s youngest Michelin-starred chef Tom Kitchin, former Roux Scholar and Bocuse d’Or entrant Simon Hulstone and young guns Jonray and Peter Sanchez Iglesias from Bristol’s boundary pushing Casamia restaurant.

Offering a fun-filled festival experience for all ages, The Big Feastival will play host to children’s TV favourite (and ours), BAFTA award-winner and MBE recipient, Justin Fletcher from CBeebies. He’ll appear on the main stage for a very special Sunday afternoon live performance of his biggest hits.  You know the words; get ready to sing-along with your Hands Up!

Tickets for this year’s extravaganza are selling like hot cakes, with Weekend VIP and Saturday VIP Passes now sold out.  There are only a handful of Sunday VIP Passes left so get in quick to secure your spot in the luxury Pommery Champagne Lounge! For Standard Day, Standard Weekend and Weekend Camping tickets, click here.

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The Big Feastival Team x

Tickets are now on sale for Jamie Oliver and Alex James’ The Big Feastival 2013!

We’re delighted to announce the first round of acts for this year’s music and food extravaganza. Providing the summer soundtrack will be BRIT-Award winning singer KT Tunstall, pop purveyors The Feeling and hip hop wonder kids Rizzle Kicks with a Saturday night headline set from legendary dance duo Basement Jaxx. Feastival favourites Norman Jay MBE and The Cuban Brothers will also be back with their own unique dose of good times.

Not to be outdone by our rock ‘n’ roll stars, our favourite kitchen superstars will be cooking up a storm all weekend. Joining Jamie Oliver in the Electrolux Big Kitchen will be his Italian mentor Gennaro Contaldo, culinary maestro Bruno Loubet, top British chefs Valentine Warner and Mark Sargeant, Supper Club sensation Sabrina Ghayour and talented foodie Gizzi Erskine amongst a whole host of others.

In between watching the experts in action, visitors can delve to new depths of culinary delight down Street Food Alley, tucking into an exciting menu of dishes featuring the best of the British street food scene. Highlights include Asian steamed buns from double award winning stand Yum Bun, mouthwatering meatballs from The Bowler and Napoli inspired street food from Pizza Pilgrims, with many more to be announced.

It’s not just about tasting great food, festival goers can get stuck in with hands-on foodie features including the Electrolux Chefs’ Secrets Cooking Classes, the Weber BBQ Experience, The Table Sessions and of course, the return of Alex James’s very own Cheese Hub. What’s more, you can shop till you drop from an award winning selection of artisan producers and boutique brands.

Brand new for 2013, The Big Feastival is delighted to welcome TV personality and the nation’s favourite farmer Adam Henson with his incredible Cotswold Farm Park to the Little Dudes Den. Furry and feathered friends aside, big kids and little ones will find fun and games galore with an action-packed family programme of activities including art and craft workshops, kids’ kitchen masterclasses, country fayre games, welly wanging, bubble shows, a vintage funfair and the return of our haystack mountain. Day and Weekend Tickets for the Under 12s are FREE so The Big Feastival is the perfect family affair!

With more acclaimed music acts, top chef talent, brand new foodie features, our tastiest ever menu and The Big Top headliners still to be announced, this is one weekend you won’t want to miss.

Save the date, tell your friends and click here to book your tickets before they sell out!

The Feastival Team x

Following an amazing fun-filled, sun-soaked weekend in 2012, The Big Feastival will be back with a bang in 2013!

A unique two-day celebration of music, food and fun for all the family, The Big Feastival will return to Alex’s idyllic Cotswolds farm on Saturday 31st August and Sunday 1st September (with a special evening of entertainment for weekend campers arriving on the Friday night).

Our First Release Tickets sold out in a flash following last year’s extravaganza, but fear not – our Full Release Tickets for 2013 will be on sale soon. Save the date and be sure to sign up to our newsletter for our first big line up announcement.

We can’t wait to see you there! x