Headlining the Main Stage on Friday are psychedelic space-rockers Hawkwind who mark their 40th anniversary in style at Beautiful Days with a one-off laser and light spectacular, folk-punk legends The Pogues with Shane MacGowan headline on Saturday night and festival founders Levellers will close the festival on Sunday playing 'A Weapon Called The Word' in its entirety plus a few other favourites followed by a firework finale!

MAIN STAGE & THE BIG TOP The Saw Doctors | Gong | Lamb | Dreadzone | The Wonder Stuff | Richard Thompson | The Blockheads | Imagined Village | The Living End | Dub Pistols | Melo Park with Sian Evans | The Broken Family Band | The Peatbog Faeries | Kissmet | Cara Dillon | The King Blues | Eliza Carthy | Imelda May | The Subhumans | Babar Luck | Lau | Martin Harley Band | Edward II | Kris Drever, John McCusker & Roddy Woomble Trio| Frank Turner | Jim Moray | Pronghorn | John Smith | Sonic Boom Six | Les Truttes | Chris T-T | Jay Jay Pistolet | Chris While & Julie Matthews | Ruarri Joseph | Will and the People | The Fabulous Good Time Party Boys

THE LITTLE BIG TOP Pendulum DJ's | Tom Middleton | Kidda | Banco de Gaia | Trash City Soundsystem with Don Letts | Howard Marks | Hybrid (cinematic set) | Mr Nice | Maxxi P | Uno | Destruction | Aural Imbalance | MC Jonny G | Dread MC | Mellow D | Ben & Lex | James Gill | DJ Andromeda PLUS COMEDY FROM Duncan Oakley | Jeff Innocent | Martin Soan | Liam Mullone | Keith Platt | Mitch Benn | Barry Castagnola | Garry Delaney | Compere Scary Dave

Running orders for the three main stages over the three days will be posted soon. Acts playing in the Bimble Inn and The Pussy Parlure will be announced at the festival in the programme and on blackboards outside the venues. Keep checking the festival website for more updates or join the festival email list here

THE SUNDAY NIGHT FANCY DRESS THEME FOR 2009 IS FLOWER POWER! More details here