Camp Bisco has confirmed the second round of artists slated for Camp Bisco 9, the ninth annual three-day music and arts festival in Mariaville, New York this July 15-17, 2010. The newest artists joining the 50+ performer lineup at the multi-stage camping festival include: Method Man; Ghostface Killah; & Raekwon (“Wu Massacre”); Break Science with special guest Talib Kweli; Holy F#ck; Caribou; Raq; Tipper; Beats Antique; Welder; and The Constellations. Boasting its most eclectic lineup to date, additional performers confirmed for the 2010 event are The Disco Biscuits – All 3 Nights; LCD Soundsystem; Ween; Thievery Corporation Live; Girl Talk; Bassnectar; Pretty Lights; Major Lazer; The New Deal; Diplo; Aeroplane; Rusko; Sunrise Silent Disco; The Album Leaf; Brothers Past; Dieselboy; Gift of Gab (of Blackalicious); Future Rock; SOJA; Telepath; Felix Cartal; Two Fresh; Kill the Noise; Eskmo; Orchard Lounge; Rubblebucket; Emancipator; Spiritual Rez; Sub Swara; Derek Plaslaiko; Big Gigantic; Earl Greyhound; The Black Seeds; Grimace Federation; C-mon & Kypski; Nobody Beats the Drum; King Britt; Dubskin; Woodhands; Justin Paul; Lee Mayjahs?: and DJ Everyday.
In conjunction with Earth Day, Camp Bisco is also pleased to announce that new greening and sustainability initiatives have been introduced to the 2010 festival, including sustainable sourced products, camping education, campsite contests, recycling redemption incentives, green volunteer teams, and waste diversion audit and metrics reporting. Working to cut its total waste in half this year, Camp Bisco has enlisted the help of Zerohero, a Colorado based company that works to lower the impact of events and festivals though zero-waste, renewable energy and education and The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, an educational, nonprofit organization dedicated to the responsible enjoyment and active stewardship of the outdoors by people, worldwide.
Camp Bisco 9 will once again be held at the picturesque Indian Lookout Country Club in Mariaville, New York. The expanded setup will include: a second stage in the main field, an improved location for the DJ and late night dance tent – complete with a surround sound system, a local artists and performance art stage. Indian Lookout Country Club is located approximately 20 minutes travel time from Albany, New York, and sits on 200 acres of rolling, grass fields. The grounds come equipped with full bathrooms; which include flush toilets and showers, as well as 24/7 bathroom attendants. Festival goers will have access to a full bar on site and a general store, which sells almost every necessity for a comfortable and care free experience.
Tickets are available online at www.campbisco.net and 1-800-594-TIXX, as well as at all FYE stores in New England and select outlets in New York state. There will be two levels of VIP packages this year. Level One, the VIP Experience, will be made available for $199 in addition to the 3-day festival pass and Level Two is a Platinum Experience, available for $349 in addition to the 3-day festival pass. 50 cents of every ticket sold will be donated to Headcount, a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization devoted to voter registration and participation in democracy.
Camp Bisco 9 is promoted by MCP Presents and hosted by The Disco Biscuits. Visit www.campbisco.net for the most up to date information.