For 2009 the headline acts have been confirmed as Underworld, Booka Shade and the wickedly glitchy Squarepusher. Also expect funky breakbeats from the Freestylers and various Fingerlickin Records artists including the Plump DJs, Krafty Kuts and Soul Of Man, and harder breaks from the likes of Afghan Headspin and Rennie Pilgrem. Dubsteppers amongst you will be falling over yourselves to catch Rusko, Benga and Reso, while the psytrance genre is well represented by The Commercial Hippies, Tron, X-Dream and Mood Deluxe who may even slip a few psychedelic breaks into his set.

Prepare for mindbending techno from the likes of Dave Clarke and Adam Beyer on the Vapor stage, and the Liquid Records arena will be supplying you with all things psy whilst the Inspiral Chill area features performances by Eat Static, DJ Pathaan and Slack Baba. Almost every style of dance music is represented here, and you might even catch some ska or Latin in the burlesque Interstella Circus Bar.

As I’ve merely scratched the surface of the music on offer, it is apparent that your biggest problem is going to be being in three places at once in order to catch your favourite artists. With truckloads of activities, stalls, food, drink, a really friendly vibe and incredible décor, Glade is not to be missed for any reason at all. Weekend tickets are £125 per person and are available from www.gladefestival.com where you’ll also find complete line-ups for each of the many stages, directions and everything else you’ll need. You can even rent a yurt if you don’t fancy living in a torn canvas igloo for the weekend.

Toxin Magazine will be in attendance so if you spot any of the staffers trying to climb into the speaker stacks, please remove the offender and have him/her emailed back to the office cos mums will be worried. The gates open at midday on Thursday 16th July, so we'll see you there.