This year’s ATP festival is being curated by none other than Matt Groening, the creator The Simpsons.

He also recently added to the line-up Juana Molina and Thee Oh Sees which join other confirmed musical acts including The Raincoats, Deerhunter and Panda Bear.

The line up for the 2009 edition of the ATP so for includes:

Iggy And The Stooges
Coco Rosie
Daniel Johnston
The Residents
Boredoms Performing Boadrum
The Raincoats
Broadcast
Ruins (Solo)
Viv Albertine’s Limerence
Anni Rossi
Built To Spill
James Chance And Les Contortions
Panda Bear
Deerhunter
Thee Oh Sees
Toumani Diabate
Danielson
James Blackshaw
Amadou And Mariam
Juana Molina
Lightning Dust
Konono N °1
Shonen Knife

On December 15 of last year, it was revealed that The Stooges will be inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, 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.