The Gaymers Camden Crawl will play host to over a mile and a half of fantastic new talent for over thirty hours across more than forty venues. In addition to its customary stellar line up of live music acts, the festival will feature a vast array of interactive daytime activities and cutting edge performances across the arts, including visual art, comedy, spoken word, theatre and much more.

CONFIRMED ARTISTS INCLUDE:

AN EXPERIMENT ON A BIRD IN THE AIR PUMP * THE AUTHOR * BADDIES * THE BARKER BAND * BLEECH * BLK JKS * BRAKES * THE CHAPMAN FAMILY * CHEW LIPS * THE COMPUTERS * THE CORDELIER CLUB * DAN BLACK * DANNY & THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD * DATAROCK * THE DEAD FORMATS * DE TROPIX * DIE! DIE! DIE! * DRUMS OF DEATH * ELVIIN * FIGHT LIKE APES * FLASHGUNS * FOY VANCE * GENERAL FIASCO * GOLDHEART ASSEMBLY * GOLDEN SILVERS * GOLDIELOCKS * HEARTBREAK * HEXES * I BLAME COCO * IT HUGS BACK * JAMES YUILL * THE JIM JONES REVUE * JOSH WELLER * THE JOY FORMIDABLE * KASMS * THE KING BLUES * LION CLUB * LITTLE DEATH * MAN LIKE ME * MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS * NEWHAM GENERALS * PATRICK WOLF * PEGGY SUE * PULLED APART BY HORSES * S.C.U.M. * SKINT & DEMORALISED * SLEEPERCURVE * THE TEMPER TRAP * THREATMANTICS * THREE TRAPPED TIGERS * TODDLA T * TOMMY SPARKS * THE VON BONDIES * VV BROWN * THE WHIP * THE XX

FURTHER ARTISTS, MAJOR ACTS AND A SELECTION OF VERY SPECIAL GUESTS WILL BE REVEALED OVER THE COMING  WEEKS!

The programme kicks off from midday on Friday the 24th until the wee hours of the following Sunday. Upon arrival each ticket holder will be presented with an all-access wristband, programme guide, timetable and free download album to help plot his/her day's adventure. "Crawlers" are granted unlimited access to all official festival venues featuring more than 150 live artists, daytime activities & arts programme and aftershow parties capacity permitting. In keeping with Crawl tradition and the spirit of discovery, the full line-ups and stage times remain a closely guarded secret until each night and surprise guests may appear at any time and at any venue.

Tickets for the Gaymers Camden Crawl 2009, available as either 2-day or single day passes, are on sale now.

And the good news doesn't end there...

In addition to the first of our artist announcements, we're also able to bring you exclusive news of our Competition to win a VIP weekend at the Crawl. The money-can't-buy prize packages includes a signed Epiphone guitar and amp, 2 nights luxury accommodation at the Camden Lock Holiday Inn and 2 VIP passes for the entire weekend of the Gaymers Camden Crawl festival. For your chance to win, head to the official website: www.thecamdencrawl.com .