Heading to Lancashire’s Ribble Valley for a UK festival exclusive will be The Netherlands’ finest electronic live act Kraak & Smaak. The Dutch trio will be headlining the coveted Beat-Herder Sunday evening slot along with their full live band. XFM’s Eddy Temple Morris will be entertaining the Friday evening crowds with the Sugarbeat Club in the woods along with Lancashire born DMC champion DJ Woody. Ambient techno outfit System 7 have also been added to the Saturday line- up with Jalapeno Sound System providing the funky beats on Sunday evening in the woods.
The aptly name Rajazzle Tent will see additions of Stealing Sheep , Mr Woodnote and Lil Rhys and Middleman and venue Trailer Trash will see additions Drum Machine (as featured on Britain’s Got Talent), The 59ers and Dub Smugglers. STUMBLEFUNK have added Skittles’n’that and Extra Love plus there will be DJ sets from Steve Thorpe and Ken Evil Vs Compa. Venues Smokey Tenticles and The Perfumed Garden Stage will welcome a host of DJs and live acts and the Bushrocker Hifi will play home to a plethora of DJs spinning roots, reggae and dub including Asher G- The Rocksteady Daddy who will be a sure fire hit with his blend of rare, raw and hardcore ja music.
These additions join the previously announced Saturday headliners, British electronic pioneers Orbital, dub king Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, legendary French house producer Etienne de Crecy and Euro pop perfection Black Lace who will be performing in the Working Men’s Club. Making their UK festival debut will be The Parov Stelar Band who will be entertaining the crowds with a full six piece band. Psychedelic rock, electronica and techno will come courtesy of Death In Vegas , ska kings The Beat, Drum and Bass legend Goldie, Border Community founder James Holden, label mate Nathan Fake, and Ninja Tune’s finest export Mr Scruff further make up The Beat-Herder’s varied and carefully considered line up, which can be read in its entirety below.
Complete Line- Up
Aeroplane
Barry Ashworth
Black Lace
Captain Hotknives
CODA
D/R/U/G/S
Death In Vegas
Delorean Drivers
Discopolis
DJ Sneak Beats
Dooks
Drum Machine
Drymbago
Dub Jazz Sound System
Dub Smugglers
Earthdoctor
Eddie Earthquake & The Tremors
Electric Swing Circus
Ellen & The Escapades
Ennio Maccaroni
Etienne De Crecy
Extra Love
Fake Blood
Freestylers (DJ Set)
Frisky & Mannish
Girl Unit
Goldie
Grinny Grandad Live
Ivan Campo
Jake Bugg
Jalapeno Sound System
James Holden
Japenese Popstars Dj Set
Jinx in Dub
Johnny Powell
Kajamor Family
Kate Fear
Keep the Drummer Happy
Ken Evil Vs Compa
Kiki deVille & The Cadillacs
King Charles
Kitten & The Hip
Kora Fula
Kraak & Smaak
Krysko
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
Middleman
Mooqee (Bombstrikes)
Mr Cottonhouse
Mr Woodnote and Lil Rhys
Mrs Cakehead
Nathan Fake
Nubiyan Twist
Orbital
Pariah
Parov Stelar Live
Phil Smith
Pilooski
Ponies
Red Tin Dave
Rudimental
Rumour Has It
Shantytown Junction
Shepdog (NICE UP!)
Skittles’n’that
Slamboree
Smerins Anti Social Club
Spiral Scouts
Stealing Sheep
Steve Thorpe
STUMBLEFUNK- live
Sunday Afternoon Toil Trees session with Mr Scruff & MC Kwasi
System 7
The 59ers
The Banana Sessions
The Beat
The Drop
The Orb Sound System
The Other Tribe
The Whip
The Wonderful Sound of the Cinema Organ
Tidal Beats drum workshop
Toni Jarvis (Toolroom)
Undercover Hippy
United Vibrations
Utah Saints
Yes Sir Boss