Lost Vagueness Gets Set for Glasto…

Highlights of its Inimitable Twisted Entertainment

June 14, 2005 - Press Dispensary - Lost Vagueness (http://www.lostvagueness.com), the original instigator of the burlesque sleaze trend, announces its forthcoming highlights of twisted entertainment taking place in its festival within a festival at Glastonbury 2005.

While naked hippies can occasionally be seen running around the main festival site, this year Lost Vagueness presents tasteful nude acts of skill and intrepidity. The Casino and Ballroom will host Empress Stah literally swinging from the chandeliers in her erotic aerial show (with an additional surprise we can’t mention here!) at 0.50am Friday.

Other acts of a bizarre nature include the queen of extreme burlesque, Lucifire, who will be performing a never-seen-before full suspension act with hooks in the Chapel at 2am on Saturday, creating a true ‘heaven and hell’ visual experience Other highlights in The Chapel include a mass wedding at 6pm Sunday, Electronic Elvis at 2am on Saturday and Thomas Truax with his mechanical sound sculptures at 1.20am Saturday.

Lost Vagueness has always been a sanctuary for stars who wander down from other parts of the site. It has a reputation as the late night hang-out and the best place for a clandestine jam session. Last year saw a secret gig from Fatboy and those in the know are looking forward to a special appearance on Saturday night from another high calibre act of main stage stature.

Despite the rumours that have been circulating in the media, Lost Vagueness has no comment on the possibility of a Kate Moss and Pete Doherty wedding in The Chapel. Roy Gurvitz, director of Lost Vagueness comments: ‘We are keeping hush hush as we have a policy of maintaining discretion at all times. We prefer to be a haven for the celebrities who either stumble across us or deliberately seek us out. We do not disclose information of that kind.’

However, Lost Vagueness can reveal that there will be more than a hint of stellar involvement in its Make Poverty History campaign ‘moment’ on Saturday night. While, in the afternoon, Michael Eavis and Bob Geldof will hold hands on the Pyramid Stage, Lost Vagueness will add a twist to the weekends’ campaign. Several hours later (time tbc), in the quirkier environs of the Ballroom, unannounced celebs will be placing their hands in each other’s pockets (!) and encouraging everyone to do the same. Could get interesting…

At 11pm on Saturday, all stages in the Lost Vagueness area will create one Minute of Noise to commemorate John Peel - a long time supporter of Vagueness who sadly died in November 2004. His loss is greatly felt by the underground acts he championed. All guests, performers and crew are invited to make some noise in honour of Peely!

Those who failed to get Glasto tickets and can’t visit Vagueness in person this time need not despair: they have two other ways to enjoy the LV experience. Radio Vague, an on-site, online radio station, will be broadcasting events from the Casino and Ballroom through a link on http://www.lostvagueness.com. The webcast will take place on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the festival for as many hours as Radio Vague can manage. Tune in, hear the sounds, imagine the sights and avoid the smells!

Looking beyond the massive and sometimes daunting experience of Glastonbury, Lost Vagueness’ own festival - the ‘Summer Spectacular’ - has been granted a license and will be proceeding in style on August 12-14 near Lewes, following the success of last years event at the same location. Those who missed Glasto can enjoy the full delights of the Vagueness field in the scenic setting of an organic farm – without encountering the commercialism, commotion or crowds.

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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.

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