Matt Groening On For ATP Weekend As Guest Curator
The creator of The Simpsons and of Futurama, American cartoonist, screenwriter and producer Matt Groening, is set to curate All Tomorrows Parties weekend one scheduled for Friday 7th until Sunday 9th May 2010.
The Simpsons author has once curated for ATP during the 2003 festival which was located at in California at The Queen Mary in Long Beach. For the 2010 event, he will provide curatorial duties for the first time in Britain.
Tickets for All Tomorrows Parties featuring the participation of Matt Groening as guest curator will be available starting Friday 16th October.
Organisers have decided to offer for one week only specially reduced prices on a limited number of tickets. Any festivalgoer buying tickets has until 9:00am on Friday the 23 of October, or until the number of discounted tickets runs out, to receive a £10 reduction of the price.
This year, ATP will once more run a deposit plan for tickets. This scheme will provide a limited number of 4 berth flats, both room-only and self-catering to be purchased for starting with a small deposit, the remaining amount being disbursed by the end of July. These chalets are available at full price – £160 per person room only or £170 per person self catered.
There more lodging options available; please the festival website at www.atpfestival.com
All ATP tickets include a 3-day festival pass plus 3 nights of lodging. The programme is start from mid-afternoon, with about 40 acts scheduled to play live during the weekend.
The year’s festival location in Butlins Minehead, features a sandy beach. Nearby, festival goers will find a newsagent, cash points, a supermarket, and restaurants. Onsite festival facilities will include an ATP cinema, a sub-tropical environment complete with a wave pool, a swimming pool, an amusement arcade, 3 flumes and ten-pin bowling.