Lost Vagueness Returns with its ‘Festival within a Festival’ of Eccentric Entertainments at Glastonbury 2005

May 09, 2005 - Press Dispensary - Lost Vagueness (http://www.lostvagueness.com), the original instigator of the burlesque sleaze trend, is creating another extravaganza of diversity and decadence at Glastonbury Festival 2005. Covering over 10 acres in the Green Fields, the Lost Vagueness area is a free spirited festival within a festival, famous for its surreal sub-cultural entertainments, good times and deviant pursuits.

New for 2005 is The Midway Area. Traditionally, this area houses the carnival rides and side shows of an old fashioned country fair. Here you’ll find the Freak Show, Sweeny Todd’s Barber Shop, Portrait Studio, Sideshows, 50’s styled pool parties, Pamper Parlour, Laundrette and Garden of Unearthly Delights!

For exotic Eastern flavours and global fusion, and following on from its success last year, The Drift Stage programmed by Continental Drifts, plays host to performances from world-renowned ethnic crossover artists. Saturday night brings a major event in conjunction with Br-Asian (the team behind the British Asian Music Awards) with a selection of top-ranking British/Asian artists including Bobby Friction and Nihal of Radio 1, Swami, Hard Kaur and Nasha Experience.

Established Lost Vagueness favourites include the high-class dining experience of the Silver Service Restaurant - a stylish and civilised establishment where festival-goers can enjoy gourmet cuisine prepared for their delectation by moonlighting chefs from award winning restaurants so famous the names cannot be revealed! To avoid disappointment, guests are required to book in advance and dress for dinner. Bookings can be made on 07956 627945.

Next door, The Rock ‘n' Roll Diner is one of Vagueness’ most popular spots and is kickin’ 24 hours around the clock. By day, it serves the best English breakfast hangover cure on site, and by night it’s an unrivalled hang out for those who want to enjoy rockin’ vibes when most of the festival has shut down.

Following its 2004 success, The Paradise Lost Trailer Park is once again the sole purveyor of luxury accommodation for those who hate camping and want to enjoy Glasto in the comfort and style. This area is already fully booked and has a waiting list that would be worthy of The Ritz.

A haven of fluffy love by day and a true Hell by night, the Chapel of Love and Loathe is a vision of Babylonian excess and exotic amusements. The Chapel brings matrimonial mayhem to the young lovers of Glastonbury, with heavenly nuns and twisted vicars enacting wedding celebrations with full pomp and ceremony. Festival-goers can unburden themselves of guilt in The Confessional, where their deepest darkest secrets will be treated with the confidentiality they deserve. As the Chapel bell strikes 12, The Velvet Tipped Saloon takes over as host, presenting a full night of thrills, spills and unexpected delights with extreme and challenging cabaret.

The Ballroom, with its old time dance hall atmosphere, brings dance workshops (including pole dancing) and tea dances by day, followed by some of Britain’s best underground bands at night (until 6am). Last year saw an unannounced performance by Fat Boy Slim, and this year promises a surprise of a similar calibre. Highlights include The Tokyo Paradise Orchestra, Ska Cubano, the Hey Seed Dixies and an aerial chandelier show that simply can’t be missed.

As per Lost Vagueness tradition, only guests in eveningwear may enter the hallowed sanctum of the legendary Casino, which hosts erotic burlesque, live swing bands, DJs, blackjack and roulette for fun.

Finally, The Changing Room is the beating heart of Lost Vagueness. It is a source of magical transformations where ordinary festival-goers turn into glamorous creatures, assume outlandish alter egos, and play roles that create the surreal interactions that are found only in the world of Vagueness.

Roy Gurvitz, director of Lost Vagueness comments: ‘It’s not all about Kylie, beer tents and identity cards! Lost Vagueness provides a haven of quirky entertainment that gives underground performers a much needed platform for exposure and offers festival-goers one of the most eccentric experiences on the site!’

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Lost Vagueness, in its guise as a Casino, started in 1998 after originating from an illicit bar that appeared on the outskirts of Glastonbury Festival. It was founded by Roy Gurvitz and an assorted crew of travellers, artists and performers.

During the last seven years, Lost Vagueness has grown from pallets to palace. The original irony of festival-goers in glitzy costumes and top hats is now overshadowed by the sheer scale, variety and quality of the shows: however the grass-roots humour remains the same to this day. The Lost Vagueness field at Glastonbury now involves a 1,200 strong team of performers and crew.

As well as running the only field in Glastonbury Festival’s history to be closed due to overcrowding in 2003 and expanding significantly in 2004, Lost Vagueness has staged its own events at Strawberry Fair (Cambridge), Stokefest (Stoke Newington) and The Coronet Music Hall (London). It also showcased a selection of acts at the Thames Festival 2004 and ran a two day festival near Lewes, East Sussex, in September 2004.

Lost Vagueness is assisted by Arts Council of England funding.

For further information please contact:
Roy Gurvitz, Lost Vagueness
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Site: www.lostvagueness.com