Wireless Festival 2009 Sponsored By Barclaycard

At Wireless this year, we're going to have a fabulous Victorian Funfair with merry-go-round and helter skelter, which will all take pride of place in the park.

Those with a more adventurous streak can opt for a go on the Velcro Wall, Bungee Run and Gyroscope. Scream if you wanna go faster!

An array of interactive games will also be on hand at Wireless this year, with The EA Hub offering you the chance to play the latest EA video game releases on all the best platforms. There's a wealth of HD gaming onboard, whether it's taking to the stage for a Battle of the Bands in the Rock Band 2 tournament, getting into the ring in Fight Night 4 or slamming one into the back of the net with Wayne Rooney on FIFA!

Also new for 2009, players can put themselves literally into an EA game video in the incredible Get in the Game virtual studio! There'll be competitions and giveaways galore €“ so come aboard and get gaming.

The UGG - The Beauty & Beats area will feature catwalk shows celebrating festival style and embracing the UGG Australia spirit. Two professional model shows will take place each day with one special show featuring women hand picked at the festival to showcase the exciting new Spring/Summer Collection.

The open casting will run from 12-2pm each day and give the lucky ladies an opportunity to become the Face of the Festival! Featuring live Djs, fashion judges and a celebrity compere, the catwalk show will be one not to be missed, with UGG goodie bags for every lucky participant. Additionally there will be chances to purchase the latest UGG product or just relax in the lounge bar whilst soaking up the lavish UGG Australia festival spirit.

There will also be stylists on hand to showcase and sample TIGI and NYC products as well as offer styling advice.

Finding love in London is no easy task, but Wireless has teamed up with one of the UK’s premier dating event organisers, When the Music Stops, to include a FlirtZone at this year’s festival, which will provide speed dating sampler sessions for the singletons.

There will be rolling speed dating events, quick sessions lasting just 20 minutes each, in a special area, dedicated to the joys of speed dating. Each session will welcome 15 men and 15 women to sit down one on one for two minutes each. When the time is up and the music stops, participants are welcome to keep the chatting and the flirting going!

It’s fun and it’s fast - speed dating is the perfect way to meet loads of other singles in a fun and safe setting.

If flirting seems like thirsty work, there are plenty of pukka refreshments and chill out areas throughout the park, and even the perfect place to share a pina colada! Yes, Wireless 2009 is giving Londoners the chance to bid farewell to weekend treks to Brighton by bringing the beach right to the heart of London.

A sumptuous stretch of sand, bustling with fun beach props including a donkey, beach huts, a peep through board, dozens of deck chairs and a gigantic bucket and spade! Beachwear is optional, but it may just help for those who want to be €˜spotted' as the €˜Face of the Festival.'

Introduced last year, the Serpentine Bar is back again at Wireless 2009. This beautiful beer garden offers a relaxing yet vibrant environment to chill out in. Picnic seating with table service, Gaymer's Cider Bar, fresh food plus Pimm's and champagne bars are all on offer and are just moments from the Bella Union bandstand stage with some of the best up and coming artists.

For the first time ever, Domino's has hit the road to bring the best, piping-hot and delicious pizza right to you at Wireless. If you live for Pepperoni Passion, you can satisfy your every desire at the mobile Domino's Pizza Store. And yes €“ we've even got pineapple for your pizzas €“ you know it makes sense!

Don't know how much you're going to need for your trip to the Park this summer? Then take a look at our price list below so you know how much to expect to pay for everything before you even get there.

All the food on the site has fixed prices, so work out how much food and drink you're going to want to consume each day, times that amount by how many days you'll be at the festival for, and that should give you a good idea of how much money you're going to need to spend.

The standard price for all alcoholic drinks: Standard beer, Cider and Wine is £3.50 a pint/serving. All bars will be cash only except the Serpentine Bar where card will be accepted.

FOOD PRICES
Jumbo Hot Dog - £3.50
1/4lb Beefburger - £3.50
1/4lb Cheeseburger - £4.00
French Fries - £2.50
Bacon Roll - £3.50
Hog Roast - £4.00
Chicken Burgers - £4.00
Fish N Chips - £6.00
Cold Filled Baguettes - from £4.00
Hot Filled Baguettes - from £5.00
Baked Potatoes - from £3.50
Toasted Sandwiches - from £4.00
Pizzas - from £6.00
Chinese Dishes - from £6.00
Indian Dishes - from £6.00
Donuts - 5 For £3.50
Pasties - £4.00
Tea - £1.80
Coffee - from £2.00
Hot Chocolate - £2.00
Soft Drinks - £2.00
Mineral Water - £2.00

In these credit crunch times, Wireless is giving each festivalgoer the chance to be a winner in more ways than one! A huge Treasure Hunt will take place from gates opening until 2pm, with prizes scattered around Hyde Park including £500 and £250 cheques courtesy of Wireless.

There's also going to be Barclaycard gifts including over £1500 worth of Ticketmaster vouchers and multiple HMV gift cards worth up to £100, each, as well as a VIP experience package for 2, a backstage tour, ticket upgrades, free food and drinks vouchers including free Red Bull and Domino's Pizza,, goody bags of NYC Makeup, exclusive Wireless 2009 posters and EA Games.

Lucky laminates will be scattered around the site and the first people to grab them will be able to redeem for the first class prizes on offer (only one laminate can be claimed per prize finder). Get in before 2pm to get involved and win prizes!

Time for some more refreshments €“ there's plenty on offer! As if soaking up the atmosphere at Wireless with a refreshing Tuborg wasn't enough, Tuborg is giving lucky drinkers the opportunity to experience VIP treatment with some free backstage passes. Not only that, Tuborg is offering festival goers the chance to be part of festival history as they see their faces on the main stage screens and on their AMP IT UP video wall.

Head down to the Tuborg area suring Wireless 2009 for more info.

Wireless is keen to keep the fun as environmentally friendly as possible and have conducted an environmental impact assessment to identify the origin and extent of its environmental impacts and have identified actions to respond to high impact areas.

Following on from last year, the audience can buy environmental offsets and the funds from these will go to building a garden and wildlife area at Edward Wilson Primary School, Royal Oak. An environmental assessment of supply chains has been conducted and its been ensured that key suppliers have had environmental programs in place.

Promoters Live Nation will be actively monitoring and reporting the CO2 emissions from Wireless along with recycling levels achieved. All waste cooking oil from site will be collected and converted into sustainable bio diesel. Recycling systems will be in place to segregate all cardboard, plastic, paper and cans from back of house and the waste from the audience will be sent through a sorting process to extract all recyclable elements. All vendors will be using biodegradable packaging and wooden utensils across the site to avoid plastic packaging including polystyrene

Various local and national charities will be onsite providing small-scale entertainment and interaction that will promote audience action on environmental and social issues. These include; Global Cool, Cancer Research, Terrance Higgins Trust, Thames21, Groundwork, Living Streets, Earth Restoration Service and Plan.