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CREAMFIELDS AUSTRALIA
Saturday 1st May, 2010

The Totem Onelove Group welcomes the iconic international music festival: 'Creamfields' to Australia for the first time. 'Creamfields' has already toured every continent and brings an all star cast to Australia in May this year.

'Creamfields' has established itself as the worlds greatest electronic music festival. Now in its 12th year it continues to dominate the festival market, spanning 17 countries and attracting a worldwide audience of nearly 3 million people. Beginning life in Winchester (UK) in 1998, 'Creamfields' continues to hold the crown as one of the worlds favorite dance festival brands.

'Creamfields Australia' will feature both up-and-coming and iconic dance acts over some of Australia's most popular venues. Get ready as the biggest music circus in the world finally arrives to our fields! It's the merging of two powerhouses once more; Australia's best known youth entertainment brand onelove and Australian festival stalwarts Hardware Corporation / Totem Industries. Both companies draw on years of experience to provide Australian audiences and international guests a fresh approach to Australian festivals. Both companies already enjoy a great international reputation as being the market leaders in this arena and this union has ensured a high quality output that is world class.

Totem Onelove Group are partners in one of Australia's most popular festivals, Stereosonic... and individually have extensive experience and market following in: club events, touring, youth marketing and events & festivals including: Solar Music Festival, Two Tribes, Tiësto, Welcome NYE and Betterdays to name a few.

The first ever 'Creamfields Australia' line-up is sure to excite all musical tastes, we're bringing you the 'Cream of the Crop' (no pun intended). After causing mayhem at the recent Stereosonic Festival in December, The Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77 band debut their live show. A fusion of punk, rock & electronica, their shows need to be seen to be believed. Next up is one third of the popular 'Swedish House Mafia' group Steve Angello who is one of the most successful house DJs in the world. After rocking the world with the introduction of his hot remix of Eurythmics' 'Sweet Dreams' he's created several aliases / remixes & collaborations since, that have topped the club charts around the globe. The duo behind MSTRKRFT (aka JFK & AL P) return to Australia with a rockin' set of EFX, multiple decks and production. With a string of hit releases & remixes under their belt, including: Justice, Bloc Party, Annie & Wolfmother, their current stormer 'Heartbreaker' feat John Legend on vocals has been a Summer anthem across Australian clubs. Ferry Corsten certainly needs no introduction, he's one of the world's biggest trance DJs regularly winning prestigious awards, creating club filling anthems and playing euphoric live shows. His recent release is a re-take of his hit 1999 anthem: 'Out of the Blue 2010' - System F.

LMFAO will bring down the house with their 6 piece band, seeing as their current club smash 'I'm in Miami Bitch' (and remixes) is THE hottest tune around right now. Grammy nominees, this electro-hop act have remixed for: Kanye West, Lady Gaga and Black Eyed Peas, to name a few. Dave Clarke can only be referred to as a legend in the world of dance music. One of the biggest techno/electro DJs in the world, his technical ability to mix up anything from techno, electro, ghetto-tek, hip hop to new wave remains in constant demand. Dutchman Marco V is known to many as the master of progressive. Although he started out as a trance DJ, he now combines electro-house, progressive house and progressive trance. Marco V recently won the prestigious 'Best Tech House DJ' at the DJ Awards in Ibiza Sept 09. To the delight of many fans, Green Velvet return to Aus with their full LIVE show. With the success of 'Flash' & the hit track 'La La Land' and 'Shake and Pop' Curtis Jones and crew will thrill all with his funky sounds, abstract vocals and pounding beats. Stay tuned also for their long awaited forthcoming album, where they will be showcasing new tunes and the new collaboration with Kid Sister. Melbourne / global sensation Dirty South comes home to rock the crowds with his thumping electro house set. These will be exclusive shows, he won't be playing anywhere else for a while, so don't miss out! 'It's Too Late,' 'Let it Go,' & 'The End' have proven to be big releases as well as 'Open Your Heart' (with Axwell), 'How Soon is Now' (with David Guetta & Sebastian Ingrosso). He's remixed the likes of: U2, Snoop Dogg, Tracey Thorne, Depeche Mode and Josh Wink.

Kid Sister will be performing her dynamic sound show. Signed in 2007 to 'Fool's Gold' (Armand Van Helden & A-Trak's label), Kid Sister released her first hit single 'Pro-Nails' with special guest Kanye West and has collaborated with the best in the biz for her new album 'Ultraviolet': Estelle, Kanye West, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. House and techno maestro Joris Voorn has impressed fans the world over with his live p.a's and DJ sets - deep and atmospheric tech-house-electro with an old school vibe. He's been the leader in his club tech genre for over 12 months now and he brought the house down in a huge way on his last trip to Aus. His production credits are nothing short of impressive with Joris mixing the latest Balance #14 CD. Lifelike will bring his live show for the first time ever to Australia, with driving basslines and French house vibe. Lifelike has had the support of Thomas Bangalter, DJ Falcon and Alan Braxe since the 90s. Lifelike has remixed artists such as: La Roux, Shapeshifters, Sia, Annie, The Presets, Sneaky Sound System and more.

A 'Rising Star for 2010' according to Beatport, Riva Starr has made his mark on the scene in a big way. In only just over 2 1/2 years his remix and release package is extensive and his tour schedule is booked months ahead. Already connected to some of the world's biggest labels, this newcomer has buzz written all over him. Tommie Sunshine is a regular to our shores and always impresses with his vast catalogue of records and mixes. He's consistently seen to be ahead of the curve and is known to many as the taste maker, music historian without a doubt. His rockin' remixes (over 120 no less) of artists such as: Panic at the Disco, Kelis and tracks with Felix Da Housecat, Miss Kittin, Peaches, Tomcraft and DJ Hell are all crowd favourites. Bingo Players have started 2010 off with a bang topping the Australian Club Chart for 8 weeks & Beatport Chart with their new re-take of the classic 'Devotion.' Creating craziness on the decks with their hands in the air tunes, the Dutch duo can do no wrong. Their bootleg of Suzanne Vega's: 'Tom's Diner' is another that drops to huge crowd roars.

Filo & Peri have come onto the scene in a big way. These New Yorkers have raised the bar with their new album and the sound of 'Ashley' still ringing in clubbers ears around the globe. Signed to the acclaimed VANDIT label, they have enlisted the help of Eric Lumiere and Giuseppe Ottaviani to help out in their latest offering 'Soul and the Sun.' John Andersson aka Zoo Brazil has been producing and writing music since he was 11, amazing! He's released over 100 singles under the monikers of: Laid, Cuba Computers, Nars, The Kelly Project and more. He's one of dance music's most innovative and respected producers. John wrote Kylie's track 'The One' and has worked with: Moby, Tiësto, Fatboy Slim, Dannii Minogue, Tiga, Human League, Ian Pooley, Dirty Vegas, Swedish House Mafia, John Dahlbäck and more. His new album is about to drop soon! And last but not least, Oh Snap! consists of old school hip-hop dynamo Mickey Fortune and singer/songwriter, rock star impresario, John Neilson. Oh Snap!! is one of the flyest, hip-hop, electro, pop, folk, polka duos around. Recently, the guys played shows with Jay Sean, Sean Paul, Lil Jon, LMFAO, and Far East Movement. Get ready 'Creamfields Australia', these guys are coming to shake things up BIG TIME!

CREAMFIELDS AUSTRALIA TOUR DATES:

SATURDAY - MAY 1 - SYDNEY: SHOWRING / HORDEN PAVILION / ROYAL HALL OF INDUSTRIES & SURROUNDS
SUNDAY - MAY 2 - PERTH: VENUE TBA SHORTLY
MONDAY - MAY 3 - BRISBANE - PUBLIC HOLIDAY: SOUTHERN CROSS FIELDS (OPP BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT)
SATURDAY - MAY 8 - MELBOURNE: ROYAL MELBOURNE SHOWGROUNDS

FEATURING DJ LINE UP:
The Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77 (Band)
Steve Angello
MSTRKRFT
Ferry Corsten
LMFAO (6 piece band)
Dave Clarke
Marco V
Green Velvet
Dirty South
Kid Sister
Joris Voorn
Lifelike
Riva Starr
Tommie Sunshine
Bingo Players
Zoo Brazil
Filo & Peri
Oh Snap!!

National and local artists will be announced shortly

Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth - Ultra Limited First Release are $79 (Inc GST) + Booking Fee charges*)
Sydney - Ultra Limited First Release are $91 (Inc GST + Booking Fee charges*)
All early bird tickets are now sold out
*Please note vendor booking fee charges are at the discretion of the ticketing agent.

National tickets on sale NOW from:

creamfields.com.au
Moshtix (all national outlets, web and phone sales 1300 GET TIX)
inthemix.com.au
Ticketek.com (Sydney and Melbourne only)
Oztix (Brisbane only)
plus local outlets (see Creamfields website for full details)

Line-up is subject to change without notice. All events are over 18s, photo ID is required. Line-ups slightly vary in each state. View State specific information at the www.creamfields.com.au website for more details.

www.creamfields.com.au/facebook / www.creamfields.com.au/myspace / www.creamfields.com.au/twitter

WIN THE ULTIMATE CREAMFIELDS PRIZE!

Register at www.creamfields.com.au to win the 'Ultimate Money Can't Buy Creamfields Experience.' There will be 2 lucky winners in each state: Access to VIP area for you and 4 friends at 'Creamfields' in your capital city which includes: all catering, best views of the main-stage, transfer from our designated hotel to the event and onto the after party, photo opportunity with some of the acts, we'll even throw in a new digi camera, and VIP access passes to the marquee, PLUS 5 tickets to 'Creamfields 2011'! Entries close March 30th and all you have to do is tell us who you want to party with at the event!

There will be one national winner who will win, 2 x return trip to London, Transfer to event, 2 tickets to 'Creamfields UK', including 4 nights accommodation, $1000 spending money and VIP Access: you must nominate 5 guests for our state by state prize and then the lucky winner will have to choose 1 guest to take to 'Creamfields UK'.
Enter at www.creamfields.com.au
Entries close Mar 30
Prize will be drawn on Apr 5 and winners announced www.creamfields.com.au

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