With sold-out shows every week mixing the biggest names in dance music along with some of clubbing’s biggest brands and chart stars, it’s no wonder that this year has seen it hit the DJ Mag Top 100 Clubs In The World poll as the highest new entry (Number 11)!
And with Radio 1 and 1Xtra on board for a run of shows this year (including a live broadcast on July 16th) alongside the established favourites, this landmark club’s reputation is only going to get bigger still.
This season sees the likes of Tiesto, Tinie Tempah, Calvin Harris, Labrinth, Far East Movement, N-Dubz, Laidback Luke, DJ Sammy, Cascada, Eddie Halliwell, Judge Jules, Howard Donald, Krafty Kuts, Kutski, Mickey Slim, Mistajam, Tim Westwood, Trevor Nelson, DJ Semtex and Roll Deep all perform.
Throw in 35 performance dancers, breathtaking aerial artists and a stunning laser show, and it’s not hard to say why BCM leaves such a lasting impression on all who visit. As well as the huge names featuring in the main venue, Millennium underneath BCM plays host to foam, water and popcorn parties as well as the infamous Washing Machine.
Here’s the full run-down of what’s in store for BCM Mallorca’s 22nd year in action:
Mondays
Judge Jules’ long-established Judgement brand kicks the week off, with an eclectic array of guests joining the legend – from Eddie Halliwell to fellow Radio 1 jockKutski to breaks hero Krafty Kuts and electro don Mickey Slim, and a special 9 deck, 3 mixer, 3 dj´s in the mix session featuring Howard Donald at the end of his sold out Take That tour!!
Tuesdays
Various DJ´s, Artistes and promoters take over for a run of parties featuring some huge names from Radio 1 and beyond, rotating with BCM’s legendary in-house Masquerade Party and mischief-packed Students nights.
Wednesdays
The one and only Cream shows why it’s still going strong after all these years with a fiery mix of big room house music – from Holland’s hugely in-demand Laidback Luke to Calvin Harris and plenty more of the biggest draws in the scene. (Watch this space or check the website for updates on who)
Thursdays
RUDE returns with some of the biggest names in UK music – from 1Xtra stars like Mistajam, hip-hop’s number 1 DJ Semtex and Ras Kwame to live performances from mega stars like N-Dubz, Tinchy Stryder, Roll Deep, Labrinth and Far East Movement. The sound of the moment.
Fridays
One of Europe’s biggest names, DJ Sammy, takes charge for his weekly residency on Fridays, playing big room anthems and making full use of BCM’s epic main arena, with an array of live vocals, violins, guitars, and so on.
Saturdays
A rotating cast of nights make up the Saturday selection, from Dave Pearce’s Trance Anthems to X-Factor, Radio 1 & 1Xtra’s special bash on July 16th with Westwood,Uber cool Trevor Nelson and co., Dirty Sanchez, Spankox, and Italy’s Diabolica featuring an assortment of Italys finest Jocks.
Sundays
Rounding off the week are the massive Clubland parties, featuring anthem slayers like Cascada, Darren Styles, N-Trance and special guests including Danny Dyer, Aggro Santos and double Brit Award winner Tinie Tempah.
HD Fest has partnered up with Kiss FM, Dontstayin.com, Pukka Up, Epidemik, Raindance, Slip Back In Time, Kissdafunk, Pams House, Funked Up, Too Dam Glam, Sin City, Hat Club and Mixcloud to bring you the cream of the crop of dance sensations. HD Fest is providing a vast genre of dance music to please everyone’s tantalising tastes. With Trance, House, Old Skool, Garage, Drum & Bass and Dubstep. All this just a stones throw from Fairlop Central Line Station!
Saturday:
Main Stage Boy George, Dave Pearce, Freestylers, Scratch Perverts, Loose Cannons (Kiss), Alex P, Charlie Hedges (Kiss), Neev (Kiss) and DJ Competition Winner.
House Arena Jonathan Ulysses, Rob Tissera, Micky Slim, Miss Divine, Philgood & Ram, Mr Natralist, Joshua Roberts, Jay Funk, Danny May, Harry Pearce and Nicky Fingers.
Old Skool Arena Danny Byrd, Kutski, SL2 (Live PA), Jilted Generation (Prodigy Tribute), Slipmatt, Nicky Blackmarket, Ellis Dee, Kenny Ken, Sy, Uncle Dugs, Lee John, Jason J & Kezman, Harry Shotta, Skibadee, Jay J, Charlie B, 3Flow, 5ive-o, Strict and Cutter
Sunset Terrace Diason, Bernie T, Damo, Colin Chiddle, Jaxx, Rbee & Jim Sargent, Danny Quattro, Alex Muirden, Liam Cullen, Damo Walsh, Dan Johnson, Rob Ramos, Redifine, Ad Love and live electronic percussion by Pivotal.
Sunday:
Main Stage Yolanda Bed Cool, Vula (Voice of Basement Jaxx), Seb Fontaine, Bodyrox, Trophy Twins, Dermot C and Scott Giles.
Old Skool Arena Baby D (Live PA), Liquid (Live PA), Dub Hooligan (Live PA), Ratpack, EZ (Kiss), Slipmatt, Artful Dodger, Matt Jam Lamont, Billy Daniel Bunter, Phantasy, DJ Vibes b2b Johnny G, Twista, Evenson Allen, B Live, MC Alistair, Charlie B, 3Flow, Faction G and Jefferson.
Sunset Terrace Damien Stone, Laura Essence, Danny Keston, Vince Frimpong, David Lee, Katie Cooper, Carl Smeaton, Twisted Beatz, Brad Hudson, Darral S, Silks & Switch, DJ Nitro and Matt Caldwell
Camping and travel info Camping is available for 3,000 people. Campsite opens at 3:00pm Friday 17th June and remains alive and kicking until noon Monday 20th June for the most hard-core party people! HD Fest is providing a free shuttle bus to transport campers from the nearby offsite car park to the festival venue and campsite. The campsite is conveniently placed a 1 minute walk away from the main dance stages and the all-important bars. The campsite offers all the latest amenities in Festival Camping.
See www.hdfest.co.uk for full facilities, camp rules and a handy packing list. Coming by train? Fanstastic! Fairlop station is just next door and is accessed via the Central line on the London Tube (Red Line). The central line can be accessed via Liverpool Street and Stratford overground stations, for full detaiols visit www.nationalrail.co.uk to plan your journey.
Prices: Earlybirds are £30 per day or £80 including Friday to Sunday night included camping. Booking fees apply on all booking sites. Standard tickets are £40 per day and will be £100 for the 3 nights campign included. Booking fees apply on all booking sites.
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From the best Scottish talent to some of the biggest festival comics from around the world, it’ll be rip roaring giggles galore between 1.30pm – 7.30pm each day in the new and improved HOWARD’S END.
The line up is topped each day with comedy heavyweights, kicking off on FRIDAY with headliner IAN COGNITO. Ian has headlined some of the best line ups in British comedy and is renowned for taking risks (he appears to be banned from more comedy clubs than any other British comedian!). Catch him unrestricted at RockNess. Joining Ian on Friday is Scottish Aussie Comic Cowboy, and controversial Scottish Comedian of the Year 2010, RO CAMPBELL, plus the inimitable one man tornado and fount of masterfully timed jokes that flout the very laws of censure… the REVEREND OBADIAH STEPPENWOLFE III. Hear how hewas lost but now he’s saved in this howlingly funny show.
Also on Friday is a comedian who walks a fine line between irony and downright obnoxiousness, MARTY McLEAN. His fearlessness of offending is legendary and the laughter in the audience is usually peppered with gasps of disbelief, and occasional cries of outrage, as those witnessed him storming last year’s Howard’s End will testify. BRUCE FUMMEY has been speaking since the age of seven months and now delights audiences with his natural verbosity and flair. A toastmaster with a difference, Bruce’s gravitas can keep even the most demanding of crowds entertained. Should be right at home at RockNess! ERIK LAMPAERT is renowned for sweeping up audiences in the sheer energy of his performance. Delightfully weird with a keen eye for the absurd, his scatty character rips like a mini-hurricane. Superb banter for day one of the festival.
The newcomers are on fire this year. Glaswegian new kid on the block MIKEY ADAMS joins the bill. Destined for a great future in comedy, Mikey has been enjoying rave reviews including ‘very, very funny’ LIST, and ‘the whole crowd were with him as he ramped up the level of expectation’ One4Review. JAMES KIRK is another one to check out if you can. Winner of the So You Think You’re Funny? New Act (previous winners include Peter Kay, Lee Mack and Dylan Moran), James “does comedy on his own terms” and made an appearance in the recent series of the excellent Gary: Tank Commander.
Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist and fast rising MC RAY BRADSHAW is on Friday’s bill too. Ray is ginger and it’s caused his some pain.Expect a set peppered with witty one liners! CHRIS HENRYstarted his joke telling career after performing song and dance shows in the holiday industry for six years (took him that long to figure out he couldn’t sing or dance). Now this loveable rogue will be sharing his bizarre and occasionally shocking tales at the Loch this June.
Bringing his talent in abundance on Friday is MAC STAR. He sings professionally in a Jamiroquai tribute band. He has performed as a male stripper. He has a laugh that could be used as a weapon. Mac Star is renowned for blasting his audience into submission with a warm but authoritative machine gun delivery. And if straightforward west of Scotland patter is your thing then EDDIE CASSIDY is your man. Eddie is wowing audiences as one third of the sold out ‘An Alky, A Junkie and a Psycho Walk Into A Bar’ show. Hilarious. Completing Friday and continuing the Glasgow banter is the strange but distinctive, and more than a bit different, DARREN CONNELL, andthe politically incorrect JOHN WALKER – noted for his role in the sketch comedy show Full Frontal as well as a famed impersonation of John Howard, Prime Minister of his native Australia.
Headlining SATURDAY’S comedy line up at RockNess is ‘Never Mind the Buzzcocks’ star SEAN HUGHES who is flying in especially. Known for his dark, acerbic sense of humour and quick fire comedy style, Sean is one of the funniest out there. Past winner of the Perrier Comedy Award for A One Night Stand with Sean Hughes, he also exercised his well honed comedic skills as team captain on the smash comedy show. Joining Sean is ANDRE VINCENT. Born inWoolworth’s Department Store in Penge, Andre has not stopped appearing in the most unusual of places since. He started his career as a professional show-off at an early age, becoming a star struck stage brat and working whenever a small child was needed to up-stage everyone. Fast forward and Andre Vincent is now one of the top stand-ups in the country today. Talking of top stand ups, tough, funny and original, with a brilliant and distinctively Glaswegian line in creative insults, RockNess is absolutely delighted to welcome back SCOTT AGNEW for what promises to be another big, burly, barnstorming performance. Unmissable!
Perched on the shoulder of decency, shouting his slightly-skewed invective and dark view of the world, PARROT is one of stand-up comedy’s great mavericks. His massive influence on the modern comedy scene extends far beyond his own stand-up act, having written for such stars as Dave Allen, Jack Dee and Jo Brand and shows including Rab C Nesbitt and Jonathan Ross Live. Expect a hard-hitting, quick-fire performance. Alongside Parrot, and with a repertoire of blistering, unadulterated material which pushes dangerously near the boundaries of good taste is one of Scotland’s true comedy gems,MARK NELSON. Winner of the inaugural Scottish Comedian of the Year and with a sold out 2010 Fringe debut, Mark’s RockNess performance is strongly recommended. ‘Nelson possesses a talent that’s simply obscene… a star in the making’ LIST. International globetrotter, English Comedian of the Year finalist, SKINS contributor and general heart throb, JOEL DOMMETT isalso Highlands-bound to share his manically funny musings. Known for reducing sell out audiences into bouts of uncontrollable laughter, this five time winner of the Comedy Café competition is not to be missed.
GUS LYMBURN burst onto the comedy scene in 2006 when he performed at The Stand’s Red Raw night. Since then he’s been charming and disturbing audiences in equal measure (don’t be fooled by the cheeky chappie demeanour, behind the puppy dog eyes lurks a sick mind). Never one to take a standard approach to his stand up, Gus’s act can – and has – incorporated a range of props from noodles to a burka, and on one occasion in a routine described by the Evening News as ‘the act of a desperate man’ – a can of squirty cream. He has even sustained a cracked rib when a mock stage fight with a fellow comic got out of hand. Joining Gus is former BBC presenter JULIA SUTHERLAND who stumbled intostand-up as the result of an on-air dare. Four years later, after losing 6 stone, she returned to comedy – with a whole new perspective. Her bold observations on relationships and tales of life in her new body pull no punches. PAUL ALCROFT has been entertaining audiences from Largs to Inverness since his introduction to comedy 20 months ago. With sharp lines, funny anecdotes and rapid delivery RockNess is pleased to be providing a platform for this exciting new talent.
SARAH-MAY PHILO – for raunchy confessions and enlightenment on life, love and everything in between, look no further than this blonde bombshell. Dump those Cosmo magazines, tell ‘Dear Deidre’ you’ve found another source of cheap unqualified life-counselling and join Sarah-May at RockNess for laughs and musical interludes. DARREN CONNELL drops back in again on Saturday too.
Headlining SUNDAY isScotland’s youngest comic prodigy DANIEL SLOSS. Half-man-half-Xbox, this hormone-ridden twenty-year-old started doing stand-up aged just 16. Daniel sold-out three Edinburgh Fringe seasons, starred on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Rob Brydon Show, Jason Manford’s Comedy Rocks and Mock the Week as well as starring in his own BBC show The Adventures of Daniel – all before he started to shave.
SCOTT AGNEW, REVEREND OBADIAH STEPPENWOLFE III, PARROT, RO CAMPBELL, MARTY McLEAN, MARK NELSON, CHRIS HENRY and RAY BRADSHAW all return to hit up Sunday’s Howard’s End and they are joined by the hilarious TEDDY. Ross ‘TEDDY’ Craig’s comedy style incorporates true life stories, topical gags, and sharp-edged one-liners weaved together in a darkly comic, self-deprecating and edgy fashion. Having cut his teeth at The Stand Comedy Club and with a stint at the acclaimed The Comedy Unit production company where he worked as writer (including on Only An Excuse?), Teddy has been doing stand up gigs as a freelancer ever since.
JOE HULLIAT began entertaining audiences with a varying range of underhand comments on race and class relations in modern Britain. Since then he has performed in the US, where he also produced the satirical podcast ‘Big Throbbing Question’, interviewed guests such as George Galloway as well as creating a prolific online profile much of which features his cult political character Tarquin Bartleby. “Frighteningly smart, thoroughly funny and consistently charming ” – Gus Beattie, BBC Radio 4 Producer.
Completing the RockNess 2011 comedy proposition are two fast rising Scottish talents, DAVID INNES and MATT WINNING. As one fifth of The Unusual Suspects comedy coalition who recently wowed audiences at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, expect a range of surreal, dark, angry, lateral and educational humour from DAVID INNES. Paisley boy MATT WINNING is also steadily making a name for himself…in between studying for a PhD in the Economics of Renewable Energy. Finalist in the Chortle Student Comedy Awards, Matt’s brand of humour is both intelligent and compelling.
And last but certainly not least the whole raucous weekend of laughs will (hopefully) be held together in some orderly fashion with MC extraordinaires BILLY KIRKWOOD, ALAN ANDERSON and the aforementioned ANDRE VINCENT. The bonafide Ayrshire born ‘comedy fizz bomb’ BILLY KIRKWOOD is a must see with a massive cult following, surreal style of storytelling and near non existent attention span. Undeniably funny, unspeakably juvenile. And if ever there was an authority qualified to compère the opening of this year’s comedy in Howard’s End it has to ALAN ANDERSON. As the promoter behind the Scottish Comedian of the Year, the annual event is now one of the hottest dates in the calendar and is always a night to remember!
Commenting on this year’s comedy proposition at RockNess, Festival Director Jim King said “The comedy programme last year was a great success and we wanted to build on that with more depth to the line. Brett has come up with some great names as well as the very best in emerging Scottish comedians, and with comedy now having its own home this year it’s going to be a really important part of the festival for many years to come”.
RockNess 2011 takes place 10-12 June, 2011 in the village of Dores, close to Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.
Exclusive coverage of this year’s festival will be available on BBC ALBA and the BBC iPlayer
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Friday 26th August at Reading Festival / Saturday 27th August at Leeds Festival
Bringing a worldwide exclusive show to this year’s Reading & Leeds Festival, our co-headliner on The Dance Stage is UNKLE Sounds. The ever-evolving James Lavelle will debut UNKLE Sounds, an audio-visual DJ show pushing original tracks from UNKLE’s career plus select UNKLE remixes of other artists and remixes of UNKLE tracks on to the dance floor. With set and production design by long time UNKLE collaborators, Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones, the show will bring UNKLE’s illustrious music and visual history into the future. With exclusive audio and visuals being prepared for these shows, they are not to be missed.
We are not exaggerating when we say our co-headliners on The Dance Stage, SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO, are one of the most successful electronic music acts around today. Early singles such as ‘The Mighty Atom’, ‘The Count’ and ‘Kitsuné hit ‘Hustler’ led to a 2007 debut album ‘Attack Decay Sustain Release’ on Wichita Recordings. The record was their breakthrough. Perhaps more importantly, it also gave birth to what would become one of electronic music’s most talked-about live shows, a celebrated DJing career and respect among their peers for a dedication to an analogue production aesthetic. These days, the live show is as forward-thinking as ever with an added component of video gradually being added to enhance and expand the experience. In other words, SMD are busy. Long may they remain so.
SUB FOCUS (LIVE) – the alias of DJ and producer Nick Douwma – is one of the biggest names in drum and bass and a pioneer in breaking down genre barriers within dance music. Rising from bedroom producer to major player in just a few years, Sub Focus has collaborated with the likes of Deadmau5, Dizzee Rascal and The Prodigy, with his stunning recent single ‘Splash’featuring vocals by Coco Sumner. Having joined Pendulum on tour last year to rave reviews, expect dancefloor hysteria as he brings his raucous melting pot of electronic beats to the Dance Stage at Reading & Leeds.
Producers Dan Stephens and Joe Ray are NERO (DJ set). Before setting the dubstep world alight (which resulted in a BBC Sound of 2011 nomination), NERO made drum ‘n’ bass for the masses. Having first come to widespread attention with a remix of The Streets ‘Blinded By The Lights’, they’ve subsequently remixed tunes for La Roux, N*E*R*D, Daft Punk and Beyoncé amongst others. The duo’s third single, ‘Guilt’, made its premiere when Zane Lowe selected it as his Hottest Record In The World, and will be included on the debut album which will drop early August.
SBTRKT (DJ set) is the elusive London based producer making some of the freshest beats around, and he’s heading for the decks at Reading & Leeds. He’s got the airwaves in a stir with Mary Anne Hobbs declaring ‘when people ask you who’s your top tip for next year, this guy might be it’. Recently SBTRKT has wrapped up remixes for Basement Jaxx, Jack Penate, Portico Quartet and These New Puritans. With solo releases forthcoming on the Young Turks, Brainmath and Ramp Recordings stables, look out for ltd release 12”s, a new album and further remixes from one of the hottest new UK producers.
Already a massive name on the underground rap scene, 2010 saw Dagenham’s DEVLIN emerge as one of the UK’s most exciting crossover artists. Blending playful storytelling with social realism and ‘the biggest vocabulary in grime’, Devlin’s meteoric rise from parties and open mics to three million YouTube hits, a five-label bidding war and a deal with Island Records has seen him dubbed ‘the Eminem of Essex’. Weaned on rap, inspired by garage, schooled by grime but with a scabrous wit and sound all his own, Devlin will be tearing up the Dance Stage this summer at Reading & Leeds.
Tipped by the Guardian as “one of this summer’s most irresistible festival bands”, CRYSTAL FIGHTERS are a thrilling addition to the Dance Stage. Their Basque-by-way-of-Hackney vibes are a jubilant collision of old-world musicianship and future electronics, utilising traditional wooden percussion and pipe whistles alongside raved-up synths and bass-driven computer-funk. The band have been honoured twice with a Radio 1 Record of the Week, whilst the energy and intensity of their live shows is legendary – “the single most exciting show in dance music” says Mixmag. Expect their gloriously euphoric sound to be the talk of Reading & Leeds.
UK post-dubstep duo MOUNT KIMBIE are one of the hottest acts of the moment, their debut album ‘Crooks and Lovers’appeared in over thirty ‘Best of 2010’ lists including Pitchfork, NME and Mixmag. Their minimal ambient soundscapes defy genre pigeonholing, featuring delicate loops, sampling and field recordings to hypnotic and haunting effect. With countless sold-out shows worldwide, their appearance on the Dance Stage at Reading & Leeds could be the best chance to catch them this summer.
Reading’s very own anarcho-electro heroes DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH? return with the promise of another incendiary performance on the Dance Stage. Having severed ties with major labels to stay true to their experimental rave-rock roots, the band’s first album for Cooking Vinyl, ‘Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You’, was released in March and was a Top 3 UK dance chart smash. While their resolutely indie approach has earned transatlantic success and a touring spot with Linkin Park, a loyal UK fanbase will ensure a frenzied reception at both Reading & Leeds this summer.
COLD CAVE are back with a new album, ‘Cherish The Light Years’, and are heading to Reading & Leeds Festival. The record sees the band move in a new direction whilst still retaining the pulsing synthesizers, huge beats and post-punk sounds of their 2009 debut, ‘Love Comes Close’.Guest appearances arrive from the likes of Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and members of hardcore bands Glassjaw, Hatebreed and Moss Icon amongst others. The album delivers in all the right places and these shows are sure to do the same.
D/R/U/G/S is the project of one Callum Wright, who crafts some of the most euphoric, radical new music around. Early tracks quickly found their way onto the blogs and soon were being written about by NME, The Fader, Q, Dummy and XLR8R and played by Rob da Bank and Steve Lamacq on radio. This attention sent him on the road, and since starting out he has played around the UK and Europe, going down a storm at In The City, where he was given the title Most Buzzed About Act. In the live arena, Callum cements his reputation as one of the most exciting new musicians around.
Friday 26th August at Reading Festival / Saturday 27th August at Leeds Festival
Since emerging from the hyperbole last summer Southern US four-piece MONA have certainly caused a rumpus, be it the buzz of their first couple of low key releases, their (early) appearance on Later…With Jools or the London debut at Rough Trade East, the band certainly know how to get attention. Having won MTV’s Brand New For 2011 seeing off competition from Jessie J, The Vaccines and Jamie Woon, the imminent release of the much anticipated self titled debut album in May, gigs with both Kings of Leon and Morrissey and a first showing at Reading & Leeds, 2011 is shaping up to be a fantastic year for the band which has already seen The Guardian heralding them as “…very much rock ’n’ roll’s great white hopes.”
Expectations run high for MILES KANE playing his debut solo appearance at the festivals this year. The ex. Rascal and part time Last Shadow Puppets man has stepped out as a solo artist and releases his album ‘Colour of The Trap’ in May 2011. Described as ‘half boy- next-door, half charisma-firework’ Kane has instantly lovable star quality. The single ‘Inhaler’ dominated the airwaves at the end of 2010 and so far this year he has toured with Beady Eye as well as played his own shows. Look out for the darker corners of vintage pop, psych and blue-eyed soul sounds.
Sunderland’s FRANKIE & THE HEARTSTRINGS come armed with their acclaimed debut album ‘Hunger’ when they hit Reading & Leeds Festival this summer. The band have drawn comparisons to the likes of Dexy’s Midnight Runners and Orange Juice amongst others and built a reputation for their live shows and in particular the exuberant antics of frontman Frankie Francis. Primed with a clutch of brilliant singles and an ever growing fanclub, Frankie & The Heartstrings look set to be one of the weekend’s highlights having evolved into one of the country’s best loved bands.
www.frankieandtheheartstrings.com
Hailed by The Observer as “surely the best live band in Britain”, Yorkshire’s PULLED APART BY HORSES come highly recommended. Long recognised as a phenomenal live experience since their inception back in 2007, the quartet released their debut album last year and is a fitting accompaniment to the band’s incendiary live shows which more often than not witness much carnage both musically and physically. Catch Pulled Apart By Horses and you’ll see a band excel in their natural habitat with a whirlwind of noise and acrobatics!
Saturday 27th August at Reading Festival / Sunday 28th August at Leeds Festival
Not your conventional outfit, EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS fronted by Alex Ebert – who in turn becomes his childhood alter ego whenever the group perform – started playing together about two years ago and their shows have borne out scenes of euphoric joy as the group by turns bring their rousing, wildly adventurous, almost choral psychedelic folk rock to the live arena. With excitement building Stateside and debut album scheduled for later this year, catch this unique and incredible group when they play this year’s Reading & Leeds Festival.
The release of YUCK’s debut eponymous album this year continued the rise and widespread acclaim for this London based band. Formed from the ashes of Cajun Dance Party, they’ve taken the spirit of Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jnr, Teenage Fanclub and Pavement amongst others and created their own fresh sound. Having been featured in the BBC Sound of 2011 poll, everybody is invited to check out one of the best and brightest new bands around, not to mention one of the most mercurial and unpredictable.
California’s FUNERAL PARTY bring their punk-disco to Reading & Leeds Festival. Their kick-ass single ‘New York City Moves to the Sound of LA’ infected the airways on its release and the album ‘Golden Age of Nowhere’ which “shakes your hips as well as grabs your balls” followed earlier this year picking up more fans along the way. Expect frenetic dancing and moshing to infectious tunes.
Sunday 28th August at Reading Festival / Friday 26th August at Leeds Festival
With the release of their debut album ‘Crazy For You’ last summer, BEST COAST were hailed by many as ones to watch - with the album figuring highly in many end of year polls . The NME were gushing in their praise when they said “Best Coast have shot straight to the top of the pile for two reasons; great songs and immense charm” before handing the Los Angeles trio their favourite new band of 2010 gong. This summer marks a Reading & Leeds debut for Best Coast when they arrive with their infectious lo-fi summer soundtrack including the online hit single ‘Boyfriend’ to the NME/Radio 1 stage.
Led by the legendary Pink Eyes/Damian Abraham, FUCKED UP bring their hardcore punk all the way from Toronto to get things going in the NME/Radio 1 tent this year. With a history of raucous and rocking live shows the band have won over lots of fans in the UK. New album ‘David Comes To Life’ is a rock-opera (honestly!) which promises blistering melodic rock ‘n’ roll, crossed with all manner of psychic weirdness.
DANANANANAYKROYD bring ‘Fight Pop’ (their description!) to the Reading & Leeds Festivals this year. Since releasing their first records in 2006 they have picked up support and fans around the world for their ‘part craft pop, part noise, all energy’ sound. The Glasgow six-piece have a new album ‘There Is A Way’ due later this summer which is sure to find yet more fans drawn to this exciting live act.
www.dananananaykroyd.co.uk
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Following the unfortunate news that blink-182 are no longer able to play at this year’s T in the Park, organisers have pulled out all the stops to deliver another stellar batch of formidable artists, including rock gods The Strokes and Slash.
Widely recognised as one of the most prominent bands to emerge in the 21st century, The Strokes have been changing the face of indie music with their records for a decade. 2001’s debut album ‘Is This It’ was hailed as the seminal album of its time, a creative goldmine, and claimed NME’s prestigious ‘Album of the Decade’ title. The band have since propelled to global superstardom, receiving adulation from all corners of the earth and released their fourth studio album ‘Angles’ to an adoring public just last week. These boys have toured the globe and will make a welcome return to T in the Park for what is sure to be one of the seminal musical moments of the summer.
Scotland welcomes another living legend to T in the Park this summer in the form of the one and only Slash. Respected worldwide as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, from performing with Guns N’ Roses, to setting up Velvet Revolver and now stealing the show everywhere he goes as a fully-fledged solo star, Slash is set to get even the most die hard rock fans trembling with excitement when he takes to the stage at T in the Park.
Peter Doherty is the ultimate rock ‘n’ roll star. Regarded as one of the most talented songwriters in the country, throughout his career he’s been the frontman of The Libertines and Babyshambles, earned a spot on NME’s 50 Greatest Rock Heroes and a Best Solo Artist accolade. Peter Doherty has proven himself as an accomplished artist, writer and poet. This man brings a certain romanticism to everything he touches and the T in the Park crowd are set to warmly welcome back the loveable wildchild of British indie music to the heart of Scotland.
Fronted by the undisputed epitome of cool Huey Morgan, Fun Lovin’ Criminals will touch down in Balado for the first time since 2000 to give fans a taste of New York street style. The dapper trio introduced the world to a sophisticated fusion of hip hop, jazz, funk and blues with monster hit ‘Scooby Snacks’ 15 years ago and have just released feel good album of the summer ‘Classic Fantastic’ in time for their much anticipated T in the Park performance.
Jenny & Johnny personify a modern day rock ‘n’ roll love story come true as two musicians, successful in their own right, come together as one to produce power-pop gold. The duo found fame separately in America before collaborating in 2005 and have been making sweet, sunshine infused music ever since. The pair have toured mainland Europe with Vampire Weekend and debut album ‘I’m Having Fun Now’ earned rave reviews from either sides of the Atlantic. Radiant harmonies and melodic choruses will dance through the fields of Balado when this highly acclaimed pair takes to the stage.
Devlin is one of the hottest MC’s in the country right now and set the bar for a new generation of grime music in 2006 with underground classic ‘Tales from the Crypt’. A regular on pirate radio since the age of 13, the lyrical genius has been perfecting his craft for years while the UK’s grime scene exploded into the mainstream with Devlin at the forefront. Admiration for his gritty lyrics and slick delivery have established Devlin as a new-age poet and his hard hitting rhymes show maturity beyond his years.
There’s a thin line between rock ’n’ roll and religion, and nowhere thinner than in the intense, sharp, sweat-drenched, duelling-guitar euphoria of Mona. The four-piece Nashville-based band cut their teeth in evangelical churches of Middle America where secular music was frowned upon, before rebelling against the religious straightjacket to record arguably the best debut album of 2011. As sharp tongued off stage as they are forcefully charismatic onstage, they want to convert everyone they come across to their unforgettable style of arm-pumping, vein-throbbing, knee-jittering, raw-throated, singalong rock ’n’ roll. Thank God they’re coming to T in the Park – Hallelujah!
Nominated for the BBC’s ‘Sound of 2011’ poll, New Zealand based band The Naked And Famous released their debut album ‘Passive Me, Aggressive You’ to critical acclaim last year and will take to the stage and wow the crowds with their live set at T in the Park this summer.
It is with regret that blink-182 have withdrawn from this year’s T in the Park due to the delay of their new album being finished. It’s important to the band to have new songs and a fresh set to deliver to the fans. The band said: ‘The three of us are working very hard to do what we set out to do when we re-formed…get a new blink-182 album recorded. For those of you who hoped to see us at T in the Park this year, we’re so sorry that we won’t be there especially because we were looking forward to it so much. However, we have added a Glasgow arena date onto next summer’s tour so we can make sure we see our Scottish fans.’
At the heart of T in the Park is the music and atmosphere that continually unites the crowd and creates a weekend of memorable moments that will last a lifetime. Brit Award and Grammy winners, multi-million selling artists, the best breakthrough talent, new music icons and legends….T in the Park 2011 has them all. Bring it on Balado.
Tickets for T in the Park 2011 are now sold out and fans are advised not to buy from unofficial sources.
A limited number of T in the Park Residence packages are still available to buy. The Residence offers festival goers a bespoke, luxury experience where all their accommodation needs are taken care of. Guests are welcomed into an oasis of indulgence to enjoy a unique festival experience in their luxury accommodation of choice. Once they have settled into their home for the weekend, festival goers can relax in the Residence Lounge Café & Bar or treat themselves to a pampering session in the spa before heading to see their favourite bands as well as accessing the festival’s hospitality area. For more information log onto www.tinthepark.com/residence
LIVE: Santigold / Johnny Flynn / King Creosote & Jon Hopkins / Yuck / Mr. Motivator / SL2 live PA performing “On A Ragga Tip” + SL2 / Foreign Beggars / Dutch Uncles / Ulrich Schnauss / Alice Russell / The Secret Sisters / Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer / Young Rebel Set / Chris Read
DJs: Joy Orbison / Busy P / Mary Anne Hobbs / Modular – Sneaky Sound System, Bag Raiders / Howard Marks (Dubstep Set) / Benji B / Jaguar Skills / The Heatwave Carnival -The Heatwave, Sticky, Lady Chann / Loefah / Bullion / Huw Stephens / Jaymo & Andy George / Kirk Degiorgio / Jon Hopkins / Firas & Jay Karim / Flying White Dots / Drm Rll Pls Dj’s / Sunday Best Forum Allstars / Prince Tribute Trio / Johnno’s Bugged Out New Years Day Set / Fragment Djs / Shepdog
PLUS: Bloco – Bestival Block Party / The Ambient Forest / Swamp Shack / Boom Boom Club / Black Out Gigs / Wunder Kabinet / Classic Album Sundays
AND: Grandmaster Flash Has A Message!
Putting old PT Barnum to shame, the Bestival crew’s unending quest to bring you the greatest show on earth continues apace with even more amazing acts joining The Cure, Pendulum, Primal Scream, PJ Harvey, Brian Wilson, Public Enemy, Mogwai, Kelis, Fatboy Slim and Groove Armada on the bill plus some very special festival exclusives. Spread across 15 stages from September 8th to 11th and curated by renowned arbiter of taste Rob da Bank, this year’s Bestival has it all like never before, from the great and good to your next favourite band, all topped off with the magic and madcap merriment that make our Robin Hill shindig a true one of a kind.
Rob da Bank says: ‘So we have another teasing taster of what we’ve got to invade the island with come September! Watch out for Santigold, Johny Flynn and King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, some of my favourite live acts at the moment plus DJs Ed Banger boss Busy P, dubstep dons Joy Orbison, Mary Anne Hobbs and Loefah and our Prince Tribute expanding to a threesome playing the Purple ones greatest hits! One of the things I’m most excited about this year is going to be the Block Party – a Rio style carnival procession with floats funded, designed and created by you lot. Roll on September.’
Philly pop sensation Santigold is the first name out of the hat for the latest line up additions. Sassy and super-stylish Santigold’s jack knife beats, bouncing bass and soaring vocals are all that’s needed to light the blue touch paper for a coruscating crowd pleasing set. Nu-folk hero Johnny Flynn has quietly been making a name for himself gaining accolades aplenty for last year’s ‘Been Listening’ long payer, so we’re delighted that he will be delivering his pastoral and plucky gems for one and all. The obscenely prolific King Creosote AKA Kenny Anderson will be teaming up with Jon Hopkins to treat Bestivalites to a taste of their lauded ‘Diamond Mine’ long player and Nu-gazers Yuck whose slacker pop has been getting those in the know all hot and bothered will be crossing the Solent to wow the masses with their glorious melodious fuzz. In a UK festival exclusive Mr Motivator is back by popular demand, an unstoppable force, Mr Motivator will be moving and shaking his way through Robin Hill once again in his infamous 80’s onesy. Keep your eyes peeled and your limbs limber, the Motivator can strike at any time! Other acts bringing the goods to Robin Hill include SL2 live PA performing “On A Ragga Tip” + SL2, heavy dubstep purveyors Foreign Beggars, scratchy and angular Mancunian indie-popsters Dutch Uncles, blissful soundscape architect Ulrich Schnauss, silky voiced chanteuse Alice Russell, vintage country duo The Secret Sisters, gritty folk-punk seven-piece Young Rebel Set and soulful acoustic pop troubadour Chris Read.
Manning the platters that matter are a slew of selectors including lush genre-smashing genius Joy Orbison, ED Banger’s Busy P the mighty Mary Anne Hobbs, the one and only Mr Nice AKA Howard Marks performing one of his extolled Dubstep sets, Radio 1 funkster Benji B, ninja mash-up master Jaguar Skills, The Heatwave Carnival with The Heatwave, Sticky, Lady Chann and special guests, Jungle infiltrator Loefah, chillwaver Bullion, BBC Radio 1’s Introducing stalwart Huw Stephens, jump-up electro duo Jaymo & Andy George and UK techno legend Kirk Degiorgio. Firing long into the night there will also be sets from Jon Hopkins, Firas & Jay Karim, Flying White Dots, DRM RLL PLS DJ’S, our very own Sunday Best Forum Allstars, the Prince Tribute Trio featuring Bobby Friction, Nerm, and Tayo, the Modular crew with Sneaky Sound System and Bag Raiders, Johnno’s Bugged Out’s New Year’s Day Set, the Fragment DJs and Shepdog.
We are super excited to introduce the all new Bestival Block Party for the Saturday afternoon. We know you all love dressing up and the Parade has traditionally been the pinnacle of the craziness on the Saturday but we’re going one step further with you guys and girls and getting much more involved in 2011. Taking inspiration from the Bloco’s or individual sections of Brazil’s Rio carnival, the Block Party will be a parade divided up into a number of blocks, each one with its own name, identity and uniform designed and funded by you and your block mates!
Each block has a, a vehicle, a band and performers styled around a specific sub theme blending elements of music, fashion and icons of popular culture. Bestival is teaming up with a crowd funding site and ticket holders will then choose their parade block and donate to fund the creation and build of their chosen group. Watch this space for the Block names and ways to enter in the coming weeks…
We’ve got some crazy new spectacles for your pleasure this year including The Ambient Forest, which is Bestival’s newest area, hidden deep in the woods. By day our bearded chum and poet extraordinaire Scroobius Pip will programme spoken word for anyone wanting a break from the 4/4. Line up coming soon! After signing David Lynch to his record label Rob da Bank has invited the David Lynch Foundation to join us in the Forest with meditation workshops and leftfield musical offerings… watch this space for much more info. And lastly for the Ambient Forest, during the evening and into the night the best ambient and horizontal DJs in the world from Tom Middleton to Chris Coco, Phil Mison to Pete Gooding will play pure ambient for your brain and body.
We’re beyond mega-excited about something else completely brand new for Bestival 2011 – Swamp Shack! A festival exclusive, at the far end of the Wishing Tree field, stands a ramshackle Louisiana bayou juke joint, topsy-turvy on rickety stilt-legs and wreathed in dry ice…On the porch an undead Honky Tonk piano player tickles the ivories, as a dreadlocked Voodoo Blues Queen howls at the moon… All of a sudden, the piano bursts into flames as the moon starts howling back…Welcome to The Swamp Shack darklings… Created in collaboration between Trash City co-creative director Ruby Blues and Block 9, the set-design pioneers behind the legendary NYC Downlow Gay bar, The Swamp Shack is a brand new music-and performance venue, straight from the pages of a Sothern Gothic fairytale…Populated by an interactive cast of True Blood-style Deep South vampires, fading Southern Belles and a host of other unwholesome night-crawlers, the venue will also play host to some of the best bands and DJ sets from the UK underground, headline appearances from some very special big-name acts and late-night live drumming old skool Jungle sessions!
Taking over the Cabaret tent on Friday night will be East London’s purveyors of gin-soaked entertainment Boom Boom Club. Acid-tongued host Dusty Limits will present a cocktail of hand-picked headline acts including king and queen of the educational pop mash-up Frisky And Mannish, the matador king of oral ping-pong ball juggling and songs Paul Morocco, Chinese pole and acro-balance husband and wife duo Frayed Knot Circus, striptease unicyclist gentleman Count Adriano Fettucini, Banjolele-toting dandy rap superstar Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer, daredevil fire performer and unruly showgirl Kitty Bang Bang, versatile character actress and inventor of “chav-burlesque” Kiki Kaboom, glow-in-the-dark hula girl Jessie Rose, big hitting show tune crooner Frank Sanazi and ivory-tickling genius accompanist Michael Roulston.
There’s even more surreal fun to be had at the Blackout Gigs every evening in the Countryside Centre at Robin Hill which will see audiences kept in the dark – literally. Another exclusive to us, live performances by acclaimed acts will take place in complete darkness, and the bands’ identities will never be revealed! This unique idea is the result of a collaboration between eclectic promoters Eat Your Own Ears and young artist Sam Potter, lately of Late Of The Pier. Blackout audiences can focus on the subtleties of sound brought about by the sensory distortion of total darkness, whilst the artists can perform and experiment free from expectations and preconceptions thanks to the absolute anonymity that the Blackout gigs offer them. We can’t wait!
The exclusives keep on coming as Marisa Carnesky, modern day show woman and creator of the Ghost Train, will be hosting Sunday night in the Cabaret tent with an exclusive Wunder Kabinet show. Expect performances by the weird and the wonderful, a rag-and-bone style magicians workshop of illusions, mine, drag and surreal acts, with Marisa weaving in her twisted dark comedy in between. This is cabaret but not as you know it.
Classic Album Sundays are also set to join the throng putting on a Communal and Audiophile Listening Experience at Bestival that will give you a rare chance to fully listen to a classic album in it’s entirety on a Class A audiophile system. It will elevate the listening experience to greater heights and take you as close to the studio recording of the album as possible. In the communication age, where we’re always on call, texting, tweeting, emailing and more, when is the last time you ‘listened’ to an album from beginning to end undisturbed and focused? For many of us, it has been a while and for most of us, never in an audiophile way. So grab yourself a tea, and hole up with us at the Countryside Centre for an hour of uninterrupted aural bliss.
Lastly, Rob da Bank recently caught up with the previously announced Grandmaster Flash who had this to say about his appearance at Bestival!
There’s still one more headliner to announce and tons of far out fun and frolics to unveil so keep on checking www.bestival.net for all the up to the minute news.
The Killers have now reunited to begin writing a new record, and plan to celebrate with a Hyde Park show that will encompass hits from their three studio albums to date: ‘Hot Fuss’ (2004), ‘Sam’s Town’ (2006) and ‘Day & Age’ (2008)). The band will perform much-loved hits including Mr Brightside, Somebody Told Me, All These Things That I’ve Done, Spaceman, When You Were Young, Read My Mind and Human – as well as some fan-favourites from 2007’s Sawdust.
Says The Killers’ Ronnie Vannucci of the Hyde Park show, “It’s been too long, friends… Feels like forever since we’ve seen each other and now it’s time we pay a visit. Have to get the machine oiled and ready to make this kinda thing happen more often. Feeling creative, let’s do this.”
“The Killers rocked the stage at Hard Rock Calling 2009,” said Hamish Dodds, President and CEO, Hard Rock International. “And we’re extremely excited to have them back this year for an encore performance.”
~ Mark Lamarr’s God’s Jukebox ~ featuring: ~ Ska Cubano ~ Barrence Whitfield ~ ~ Kalakuta Millionaires ~ The Zizaniques ~
– DJs –
~ Goldierocks ~
– OBELISK ARENA –
The open space of Latitude’s Obelisk Arena is a beautiful natural amphitheatre that has housed truly momentous performances over the past five years. Renowned for pushing the envelope and offering something not found anywhere else, lay down your picnic blanket or put on your dancing shoes for the 2011 Obelisk Arena line-up. Joining the Obelisk Arena on Saturday is They Might Be Giants who have been a mainstay on the American indie scene for almost three decades. Uniquely quirky, with buoyant melodies, cheeky keyboard lines and baiting guitars and mandolins, their music is often bolstered by horns, fiddles and whatever else can be squeezed into their humorous hits. This quintet have edged their way into mainstream gradually, first by contributing ‘Boss Of Me’ for the theme song of hit comedy show ‘Malcolm In The Middle’ and have since contributed music to shows and films including Disney’s 2005 ‘Sky High’. Of late they’ve produced four educational children’s albums, including 2009’s Grammy nominated ‘Here Comes Science’. With a huge wealth of material to draw on, They Might Be Giants is guaranteed to be one of the most entertaining spectacles on the Obelisk Arena this year. You may even learn something! (Saturday)
– THE WORD ARENA –
The Word Arena’s large canopy stands proud at the top of the main arena, looking out over the beautiful Latitude site. Playing host to a veritable smorgasbord of musical pleasures and leaving crowds transfixed by an eclectic line-up that crosses genre boundaries effortlessly.
The Brazilian psychedelic band Os Mutantes returned from a two and a half decade hiatus in 2006 to the delight of Tropicália fans, the band now appear on The Word Arena for Latitude fans on the Sunday. A synthesis of rock ‘n’ roll and African and Brazillian rhythms – which was also tied into the movement that was inspired by avant garde poetry and incorporated theatre as well as music – the band helped popularise the genre in the late 60’s and early 70’s. Their swirling mass of sound which shimmers with acoustic guitars, brass instruments and spectral feminine vocals was heavily influenced by the UK and US psychedelia of the time. Now they are one of the most recognised and influential Brazilian bands ever and have most recently played shows with modern counterparts The Flaming Lips and collaborated with fellow eccentric Devendra Banhart. Open your mind to Os Mutantes. (Sunday)
– FILM & MUSIC ARENA –
One of the most diverse and cutting edge elements to Latitude’s repertoire, the Film & Music Arena offers audiences mesmerising displays, performances and viewings of fantastic cinema and music. Sonically and visually rich, the worlds of alternative film and music collide with a full programme of award- winning screenings, documentaries, shorts, Q&A discussions and musical treats.
Once again the Film & Music Arena will be home to a fantastically eclectic range of music courtesy of radio DJ, presenter and all-round music aficionado Mark Lamarr. Presenting his renowned Saturday night Radio 2 show – God’s Jukebox – Lamarr will be DJ-ing his usual mix of tunes from soul, ska, reggae, country, gospel and rap as well as well as introducing these four hand-picked bands and performers to play live in the Film & Music Arena: Marrying Jamaican ska with Cuban mambo Ska Cubano was created as an infectious and exciting London-based Caribbean retro band, a cross-generational and cross-cultural 11-strong ska super band. Currently enjoying the success of third album ‘Mambo Ska’ which came out last year, this band deliver relentless good-time music that brings elements of other genres in an effortless fusion. Their combined blend of influences has produced high-octane party and festival music of the first order. Be sure to get involved in the summer vibe in the Film & Music Arena.
Boston-based, internationally followed, Barrence Whitfield is a full-throttle soul screamer in the spirit of Little Richard, Wilson Pickett and Solomon Burke. He has been described as the owner of one incredible pair of lungs, with limitless energy and unmatched enthusiasm for his music and his audience. Crazed, frenetic and completely unhinged Barrence is a must-see. Rockabilly, roots, jump blues, funk and of course soul are all here in true bombastic form. Latitude festival goers are treated to this special performance as Barrence makes his way over the Atlantic especially for this show.
Brighton based Afro-Latino-Funk band Kalakuta Millionaires blend “Fela Kuti-inspired brass lines, Latin percussion, afro-psych organ and James Brrown-style funk riffs” giving every Latitude music performer a run for their money in the energy stakes. This 8 -10 piece band have been played on Craig Charles’ Funk & Soul show on 6Music as well as performing a Maida Vale session for our Jukebox host. A full-on rhythmic experience where dancing is pretty much mandatory.
The Zizaniques were founded by Cyrus Gabrysch – a classical pianist working in Utah and New York – when he moved to the UK to record his debut album. His gruff, sandpaper vocals claw gloriously over the flourishing, bright folk-influenced music, recalling artists as diverse as John Martyn and The Pogues. With an intriguing musical background and even more enthralling tales to tell, The Zizaniques will be yet another stop-off at Latitude’s music line-up.
– DJs –
As night dawns over the Suffolk countryside, the festival is transformed into a revellers paradise. All across the site, pockets of unmissable parties can be discovered catering for every music taste under the night sky. Ravers, rockers, indie-scenesters and electro-heads – all hedonists alike will be catered for when the very best DJs descend on Latitude this year – making this the place to let loose.
Joining the line-up of those DJs already confirmed – Feeling Gloomy, Beef Warehouse and Eddy Temple-Morris – is DJ du jour and party extraordinaire Goldierocks who will be bringing her trademark indie/electro mash-up to Latitude. Stunning, sassy and salacious ,Goldierocks is famed for providing the sounds at countless, fashionable aftershows, ‘it’ parties and festivals all over the world. If you want to get your night rocking in style then Goldierocks is no doubt the DJ for you.
Elsewhere throughout the weekend, festival goers can enjoy readings from leading poets and authors including Linton Kwesi Johnson, Louise Wener, Tim Key, Simon Armitage, Rory McGrath, Dave Gorman and Alexei Sayle; top comics Alan Carr, Omid Djalili, Greg Davies and a festival debut of Never Mind The Buzzcocks; exciting theatre and dance productions presented by The Gate, Bush Theatre, Sadler’s Wells and English National Ballet to name but a few, cabaret performances from David Schneider & Friends, Will Adamsdale, Idiots of Ants; and BAFTA return to the Film & Music Arena with a fantastic programme of Q&As, discussions and workshops including comedy stars Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon discussing their hilarious work on Michael Winterbottom’s ‘The Trip’.
With DJs, The Winter’s Ball and late night parties found throughout the site, it is a unique and special weekend of fun, culture and entertainment. An intimate world away from reality waiting to be explored and enjoyed.
Plus, Shlomo will be doing rolling skits between bands
London Afrobeat Collective
JOHN PEEL
DJ Shadow
Glasvegas
The Streets
Example
Battles
Robyn
The Coral
Noah and the Whale
Hurts
I Am Kloot
The Horrors
The Vaccines
Darwin Deez
Warpaint
Everything Everything
Cage the Elephant
Anna Calvi
OK Go
Miles Kane
Dry the River
The Joy Formidable
Mona
Yuck
Foster the People
Stonefield
Brave Yesterday
Raghu Dixit
Cocoon
My Tiger My Timing
THE PARK
Crystal Castles
Wild Beasts
Gruff Rhys
Caribou
James Blake
Lykke Li
Special Guests
Special Guests
John Grant
Big Audio Dynamite
Tame Impala
The Bees
Warpaint
The Walkmen
James Vincent McMorrow
Jenny & Johnny
Graham Coxon
Jonny
Caitlin Rose
Those Dancing Days
Sea of Bees
Dylan Le Blanc
About Group
The Pierces
Group Love
Balearic Folk Orchestra
Troy Ellis & Hail Jamaica
Narasirato
Ellen & The Escapades
ACOUSTIC
Brit Floyd
Deacon Blue
Suzanne Vega
Raul Malo from The Mavericks
Nick Lowe
Imelda May
Eric Bibb
Pentangle
John Cooper Clarke
Hothouse Flowers
Thea Gilmore sings Dylan’s John Wesley Harding
Wine Women & Song featuring Matraca Berg, Suzy Boggus, Gretchen Peters
Newton Faulkner
The Webb Sisters or, to quote Leonard Cohen, “the sublime Webb Sisters”
London Community Gospel Choir
The Otway Band
Emily and The Woods
The Magnets
Sean Rowe
Isobel Anderson
Iona Marshall
Gabrielle Aplin
Kassidy
Caitlin Rose
Rainy Boy Sleep
Simon Lynge
Ellyn Maybe
EAST DANCE
Fatboy Slim
Professor Green
Pete Tong
Fatboy v Carl Cox
Devlin
The Japanese Popstars
Carl Cox
Labrinth
Steve Lawler
Ke$ha
Wretch 32
Claude VonStroke
The Midnight Beast
Jodie Connor
Azari & 111
Katy B
MistaJam
Funkagenda & Chris Lake B2B
Fenech-Soler
Skepta
Mark Knight
Mike Posner
Yasmin
Matt Hardwick
Beardyman
Giggs
MZ Bratt
P Money
Griminal
Dot JR
OXLYERS IN WEST
Annie Mac
John Digweed
Subfocus & ID
Erol Alkan
Sander Kleinenberg – 5K Live featuring Dev
Photek
James Holden
Yousef
DJ Fresh
Jamie xx
Zinc
Caspa feat MC Rod Azlan
Sbtrkt Live
Krafty Kuts
Skream and Benga
Jim Jones Revue
Dreadzone
Joker
King Blues
Cherry Ghost
Metronomy
Guillemots
Patrick Wolf
dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip
Emmy The Great
Pulled Apart By Horses
Egyptian Hip Hop
Summer Camp
Brother
Crystal Fighters
DRY THE RIVER
Fujiya and Miyagi
Cults
Danny And The Champions Of The World
The Phoenix Foundation
Esben And The Witch
Exlovers
Mirrors
SPIRIT OF 71
Melanie
Terry Reid
System 7
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Linda Lewis
Nik Turner’s Space Ritual
Edgar Broughton
BJ Cole and Emily Burridge
Roybn Hitchcock
Shpongle DJ Set feat Raja Ram
Nick Lowe
Chris Jagger
Murray Lachlan Young
Pink Faries
Gringo Ska
Noel Harrison Trio and friends
Charlie Dore & the Hula Valley Orchestra
Nigel Mazyln Jones
Solstice String Quartet
Bex Marshall
Avalon Free State Choir
Tom E Lewis
Baku Dan with Moussa Kouaty
AVALON
3 Daft Monkeys, Admiral Fallow, Barenaked Ladies, C.W. Stoneking, Chumbawamba, City & Colour , Danny & The Champions of the World, DeVotchKa, Flogging Molly, Guillemots acoustic set, Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs, Katzenjammer, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, KT Tunstall, Lau, Louise & The Pins, Mama Rosin , Newton Faulkner, Ron Sexsmith, Shooglenifty, Show of Hands, The Low Anthem , The Popes, The Wombles
GLADE
Asian Dub Foundation
Lee Scratch Perry
Stereo MC’s
Younger Brother
Don Letts
Plump DJs
Robert Babicz
Hiatus Feat LKJ
Pretty Lights
Engine Earz
Prem Joshua
Freestylers
Dub FX
Tristan
London Elektricty
Pathaan
Gaudi Live
Camo & Krooked
Nathan Lee
Tom E Lewis
Mr Nice
Black Jesus Experience
Correspondents
Sashi & The Wild Beans
WOW!
CUBEHENGE
PUSSY PARLURE
Netsky, Maya Jane Coles, Julio Bashmore, Ms Dynamite, Trolley Snatcha, Ke$ha, Subb-an ft Beckfod, Futureboogie, SOUL CLAP, Tensnake (Live), Greg Wilson, Eglo Records Ft. Floating Points, Alexander Nut, Fatima and Funkineven, Maxxi Soundsystem, Dead Rose Music Company, Starsmith, Feel The Real Soundsystem, Nero, Roller Express, Digital Soundboy Soundsystem, Neneh Cherry, Danny Byrd, Maverick Sabre, Flux Pavilion, Diafrix, True Tiger, Interface, Lewah, Rebel Rave ft Seth Troxler, Jamie Jones and Damian Lazarus, Bonobo (DJ Set), Mount Kimbie, Electric Wire Hustle, Hyetal, Space Dimension Controller, Lone, Applepips ft Appleblim & Al Tourettes
Bobby Friction, Craig Charles DJ Set, Crazy P Soundsystem, Wiley, Oh Land , Kraak and Smaak DJ Set, DUFFSTEP, Stinkahbell, Little Miss DJ, Example & DJ Wire, DJ Vadim presents The Electric, Dub Pistols Sound System, Brandt Brauer Frick, Gold Panda, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Dirtyphonics, Not Squares, Orphan 101 & Bloodman, Jah Shaka Soundsystem
The Underground Rebel Bingo, Nick Warren Cosmic Disco Set, The Nextmen Ft. MC Wrec, DJ Task, King Kapisi, Kormac DJ, Cubic Zirconia, Dominque Young Unique, DJ Delay, Black Jesus Experience, Malachai, METALS, Tropics, Iration Steppas, The Heatwave & Sticky, Dub from Atlantis Live PA, Prince Fatty Soundsystem, Mista Savona, DJ Derek, Gentlemens Dub Club, RSD, Submotion Orchestra, SledgeHeadBristol, DJ Giuliano, DJ Badly, Hercules & Love Affair DJ Set (Andy Butler), Foreign Beggars, Ghetto Funk All Stars, Benny Tones , Electric Empire, Ayesha, Bella Kalolo, Ronit, Alex Clare, Movin’ Melvin Brown, Vid Warren, Randy & Earl
THE HUB
CLUB DADA
THE COMMON
2 Bears, Gorillaz Soundsystem AKA Blakkspring, Iration Steppas, Katy B, Lovebullets Takeover, MANLIKE ME, Rack n Ruin + P Money, Ragga Twins, Reggae Roast, Rob Da Bank, Shyfx, Southern Fried Mobile Disco, Sway, The Heatwave, Warrior One, Wiley, Yoyo Soundsystem
Anaolgik, Deaf Rave, Discodeine, Orchestra Del Sol, Polito Boogaloo; Magpie’s Nest including Cut A Shine, Pony Pony Run Run, Roghan Memet, Tako Lako, The Correspondents, Continental Drifts, Caravan Palace, Global Local presents Attitude is Everything, Gypsy Soundclash, Le KKC Orchestra, Los Albertos, Movimientos including Latin Dub Soundsystem, Rotfront, Sonora Balkanica, Vive Le France, White Mink Electro Swing Speakeasy
Campo Pequeno, La Arcada de Adavinos, Los Artistas Bohemios, Medi-cines Sans Frontieres and Buchinger’s Boot Marionettes, Photo Booth, The Lost Picture Show, carnival sideshows, Copperdollar, Eerie Automata, La Tomatina, Luxury Cinema, Twisted Voodoo Parlours
KIDZFIELD
LEFTFIELD
GREENFIELDS
The Gruffalo, The ZingZillas, Cbeebies Crew, TuckedIn: Tim & Light, Bell & Bullock, Magic Kev, Seikou Susso, Miss LouLou, Object Dart, Clown Zaz, Cecil Sassoon’s Silly Cinema, Coreo Hazzard
Mark Thomas, Kid British, Viv Albertine, Badly Drawn Boy, and of course Billy Bragg
Tony Benn, Caroline Lucas MP, Meditation Garden, Heartfelt Performance, Hiroshima Peace Flame, Resident Earth Musicians
THEATRE AND CIRCUS: No Fit State Circus: The Powder Puff Girlz: Marcus Brigstocke: Mitch Benn: Circolombia: Kevin Cruise: Mark Thomas: Insect Circus: blackSKYwhite: Steven Frost’s Impro Allstars: Dirty Fred: Circomedia: Murray Lachlan Young: Avanti Display: The Black Eagles: Jonathan Kay: The Dream Engine: Norman Lovett: Area 51: Babyhead: Sonic Forest: Mimbre: Shappi Khorsandie: Icarus: Movin’ Melvin Brown: Emergency Exit Arts: Phil Kay: Rumple the Kangaroo Fool of OZ: Ojarus: Jeremy Hardy: 1623 Theatre Company: Naked Lunch: Arthur Smith: Jaipur Kawa Brass Band: John Hegley: Shazia Mirza: Rory Motion: The Flamborough Trolls: Twisted Cabaret: Attila The Stockbroker: Aisle16: Phil Nichol: John Otway: Robin Ince: High Rise Rubber: Simon Munnery: 4 Poofs and a Piano: Herbie Treehead Disaster Band: Haggis and Charlie
AVALON CAFE: Folkface, RSVP, Malarchy, Mad Dog Mcrea, Rory Mcleod, The New Forbidden, Back Before Breakfast, With Love from Humans, Two Man Ting, MaybeMyrtleTyrtle, Mojohooker, Josh Thorner, Tree top Flyers, Banco de Gaia with Dr Trippy, Flipron, Kidnap Alice, The New Joe Public, Horizonto, Sashi and The Wild Beans, Julie Daske, Nick Langston and the cool nachos, Dumb Instrument, FUR, Gringo Ska, Katey Brookes, Hidden Tapestry, Morning Orchestra, Tom E Lewis
THE UNFAIRGROUND: Bez’s Acid House
ZONO BASSLINE: Abandoman, Aruba Red, Cal Jader, Ed Sheeran, Engine-Earz Experiment, Example, Ghostpoet, Kaya, Latin Dub Soundsystem, P Money, Papaya Republic, Shlomo’s Glasto Circus, The Boxettes, True Tiger, Uproot Andy, Zona Circo Bassline Cabarave
THE BANDSTAND: The Banana Sessions, Bethia Beadman Band, Boxcar Aldous Huxley, Chicken Shed Zeppelin, Daisy Chapman, David Gibb & the Pony Club,The Duckworths, The Fiasco Brothers, Hattie Hatstar, Hodmadoddery, Howlin’ Lord, The Ladybugs, The Mandibles, Punk’s Not Dad, Samuel Brooks, This is the Kit, Violentango, World Government
CROISSANT NEUF: Biggles Wartime Band, Chris Rees Band, Easy and the Cali Five,Ed Sheeran, Goodnight Lenin, Jimmy Davis, Josh Thorner, Lancashire Hotpots, Luke Concannon, Mad Dog Mcrea, Moya Brennan, Mr. B Gentleman Rhymer, One Sixth of Tommy, Posh Boy, Raghu Dixit, Rory Mcleod, The Beat, The Huckleberries, The Momeraths, The Phoenix Rose, Scubaroots, The Boat Band
BOURBON ST: Alpha Manoeuvre, Ben Poole, Benoit Viellefon & His Orchestra (featuring Eddie “Tan Tan” Thornton on trumpet…), Bourbon Street Jam, Brooks Williams, Carmen Ghia & The Hotrods,Chrissi Poland, Clara Sanabras, Clare Teal, Claude Bourbon, Connie Lush, Grey Dogs Jazz Band, Havana Swing, Jon Allen, Ledfoot, Leon O’Doherty & Nick Davis, Maggie Bell & Dave Kelly, Marcus Bonfanti, Matt Andersen, Nicki Allan, Nova Scotia Jazz band, Orbitsuns, Paddy Milner, Rabbit Foot Spasm Band, Sean Taylor, Simon McBride, Top Shelf Jazz, Trudy Kerr, Will Scott
CUBANA: Direct from Cuba: Sur Caribe, To ‘Mezclao, Bandera Cubana – from Colombia: LA33 – King Salsa – Beginner Salsa Classes – DJs Felix el Gato, G.Die, Jose Luis, Robimusic – Freshly-prepared Latin Street Food, Mojito + Cuban cocktail bars + Fresh Tropical Smoothies
West Holts showcases an outernational selection of future roots music. From Afro grooves to hip hop, reggae to techno, dubstep to soul, this is the stage for people who know that bass is the place. Pay us a visit any time but the stage is programmed to take you on a journey from deep in the musical underground to some of the biggest names on the scene today. One of the many factors that unites all the acts is that they can truly kick it live. Roll on showtime!
Friday 24th Cee Lo Green Chase and Status Jimmy Cliff Heliocentrics with Mulatu Little Dragon Gonjasufi Dengue Fever Ziriguidum Plus, Shlomo will be doing rolling skits between bands
Saturday 25th Big Boi Janelle Monai Aloe Blacc Fools Gold Omar Souleyman The Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble Nicolas Jaar Live Narasirato London Afrobeat Collective
Sunday26th Kool & the Gang Hercules and Love Affair The Go! Team Duane Eddy Bellowhead Jah Wobble & the Nippon Dub Ensemble Jamie Woon Hidden Orchestra
