The London-born and Devon-raised Ben Howard comes to the festival riding a wave of momentum that has taken the folk star from the cosy venues of south west England to festival stages the world over. Having signed to Island Records in 2011, Howard has since gone on to be nominated for the coveted Mercury Prize for his album Every Kingdom, and later going on to win the Best Newcomer and Best British Solo Male Artist at the 2013 BRIT Awards. He was also nominated for the Ivor Novello for Best Album in the same year.
Jersey Live Festival returns this summer, supported for the 8th year by headline sponsors JT, for its 10th anniversary event. This year celebrates a decade of events that has seen the likes of Noel Gallagher, Kasabian, Plan B,Paul Weller, Dizzee Rascaland many more grace the shores of Jersey for the 10,000 capacity festival, and following the recent announcements of legendary dance producer Fatboy Slim and Example as the festival’s Main Stage headliners, we are delighted to announce that anthemic indie sensations Bastille will join the festival bill, performing on Sunday 1st September.
The London band may have only formed under three years ago, but their recent rise to fame has been a steep one, with their February single ‘Pompeii’ released to huge demand, peaking at number two in the singles charts and their debut album Bad Blood rocketing straight to top of the UK album charts upon its release in March. Comprised of singer and songwriter Dan Smith, keyboardist Kyle Simmons, bassist Will Farquarson and drummer Chris Wood, Bastille formed in 2010 and have since toured with Emeli Sande and Two Door Cinema Club, and performed at festivals including Reading and Glastonbury. Their richly textured, blissfully melancholic and electronic-tinged rock is at once rapturously anthemic – drawing comparisons the likes of Coldplay – whilst straying away from being anything like formulaic. Their rise seems set to continue throughout 2013, with them joining Muse as support on their “2nd Law” stadium tour this summer, and their own recently announced autumn tour selling out instantly – including two dates at the 5,000 capacity Brixton o2 Academy that sold out in just EIGHT minutes.
FULL LINE UP TO DATE:
FATBOY SLIM / EXAMPLE BASTILLE / THE CRIBS / TOM ODELL / PETE TONG NETSKY & MC DYNAMITE / JOHN COOPER CLARKE NEVILLE STAPLE BAND / HOWARD MARKS / SHLOMO / ZEDS DEAD DOCTOR P / DUSKY / HOT SINCE 82 / WAZE & ODYSSEY LEWIS WATSON / RUSS CHIMES / KANKA / CRAIG CHARLES COUNT SIZZLE / FUZZBOX INC / WARREN LE SUEUR / WARREN HOLT MANY MORE TBA
Following the announcement that legendary dance producer Fatboy Slim will headline the Main Stage on the Saturday (31st August) of the festival, we are delighted to now reveal Jersey’s Live’s Sunday night (1st September) Main Stage headliner as chart-topping rapper Example.
Example, real name Elliott Gleave, makes his Jersey Live debut as a certified star; with two chart-topping singles and a chart-topping album (2011’s Playing in the Shadows) under his belt, Example has truly made the step into A-list territory, and with a reputation for a live show that transforms any arena or festival into the ultimate party, he’s a headliner befitting of Jersey Live’s 10th anniversary event.
With the Main Stage headliners in place, we’re pleased to announce the latest wave of confirmed artists for the Hospitality, Folklore and Dance Stages. First up is hotly tipped twenty year-old singer-songwriter Lewis Watson, recently signed to Warner Brothers Records, who will perform on the Folklore Stage and JT Live Lounge Stage over the weekend; legendary performance poet John Cooper Clarke performs on the Folklore and Hospitality Stages; The Specials frontman/singer Neville Staple performs on the Folklore Stage with the Neville Staple Band, and will also perform an acoustic set on the Hospitality Stage; last but by no means least, counterculture icon Howard Marks will be reading his favourite children’s stories on the Folklore Stage on the Saturday 31stAugust and will deliver a ‘grownup’ spoken word set on the Hospitality Stage on Sunday 1st September; finally, the latest addition to the Dance Stage Saturday lineup is beatboxer extraordinaire and residing World Loopstation Champion Shlomo.
Plenty more artists will be announced to perform across Jersey’s Live’s six stages in the coming weeks! For more information, please visit www.jerseylive.org.uk
FULL LINE UP TO DATE: FATBOY SLIM / EXAMPLE THE CRIBS / PETE TONG / NETSKY & MC DYNAMITE TOM ODELL / ZEDS DEAD / JOHN COOPER CLARKE HOWARD MARKS / SHLOMO / DOCTOR P / DUSKY / HOT SINCE 82 WAZE & ODYSSEY / RUSS CHIMES / THE NEVILLE STAPLEBAND CRAIG CHARLES / LEWIS WATSON / COUNT SIZZLE / FUZZBOX INC / KANKA / WARREN LE SUEUR / WARREN HOLT MANY MORE TBA
Joining Fatboy Slim on the Main Stage are Yorkshire indie rockers The Cribs and BRIT Award Critic’s Choice winner Tom Odell, and the Dance Stage will be headlined by Belgian drum & bass star Netsky (Saturday 31st August) and iconic Radio One DJ Pete Tong (Sunday 1st September).
The Dance Stage also features dubstepper Doctor P, house starlets Waze & Odyssey, Dusky and Hot Since 82, Canadian electro house duo Zeds Dead and hotly-tipped young producer Russ Chimes. Meanwhile on the Hospitality Stage, Jersey Live favourite Craig Charles is set to return to the festival with a sack full of funk and soul classics and rarities, and French artist Kanka brings his electro-infused dub and reggae stylings to Jersey Live for the first time. Kanka will also appear on the Folklore Stage as well as the returning Count Sizzle, whose antique beats and vintage gems make him a firm favourite on the festival circuit. Hip Hop/funk DJ duo Fuzzbox Inc and Jersey Live organisers Warren Le Sueur and Warren Holt, who will line up to DJ on the Dance Stage for the first time in seven years.
FULL LINE UP TO DATE:
FATBOY SLIM / PETE TONG / THE CRIBS / TOM ODELL / NETSKY & MC DYNAMITE / ZEDS DEAD / DOCTOR P / DUSKY / HOT SINCE 82 / WAZE & ODYSSEY / RUSS CHIMES / KANKA / CRAIG CHARLES / COUNT SIZZLE / FUZZBOX INC / WARREN LE SUEUR / WARREN HOLT / MANY MORE TBA
The Dance Arena line up is nearing completion, with Saturday night to be headlined by tech house starlet JAMES ZABIELA whose turntable skills and pioneering use of loops and effects have made him one of the most sought after producer-DJs in the business, with the likes of Royksopp and Ladytron calling upon his remixing services. The legendary Sasha, who signed him to his Excession agency, refers to him as the guvnor. Given the stratospheric trajectory of his career and his superhuman ability on the decks, its not hard to see why.
Hell be joined in the Dance Arena on the Saturday by one of the busiest and most influential producers in electronic music, Joshua Harvey, akaHERVE. A mainstay on the UK festival scene in recent years, his sets make for the ultimate rave: with big bass lines aplenty the Jersey Live audience can expect an explosion of electro, dubstep, fidget-house, drum & bass and grime. Having remixed Bloc Party and Calvin Harris amongst innumerous other indie and dance acts, hes a producer with a big reputation and the talent to back it up. The masked man of mystery JAGUAR SKILLS makes a welcome return to Jersey Live, having performed at the festival in 2010. One of the most exciting scratch and mash-up DJs around, Jag is yet to reveal his true identity to the public, but were happy for him to let the music do the talking.
Since becoming the youngest ever DJs to record a live Essential Mix for Radio One, JAYMO & ANDY GEORGE have gone from strength to strength, regularly co-hosting with the likes of Annie Mac and Zane Lowe and enjoying huge success with their infamous Moda parties, taking place in clubs, warehouses, theatres and even boats across the globe. Their sets are a mash-up of electro, techno, disco and indie, and will be a welcome addition to the Dance Arena bill. Confirmed for the Sunday in the Dance Arena is Ram Records much-lauded drum & bass duo DELTA HEAVY. With radio airplay and DJN support from such diverse DJs as Zane Lowe, Huw Stephens, Andy C and Friction, its clear that their cross-over appeal is set to make them ones to watch. Completing the first wave of Dance Arena announcements is FEED ME. Signed to Deadmau5s Mau5trap label, the British electro-house/dubstep producer has remixed Muse, Chase & Status and Gorillaz, and with a debut album due out this year, hes set for very big things indeed.
Also joining our second wave of announcements are a number of acts that will be performing on the Main Stage, JT Stage and Tease Stage over the weekend, starting with BBC Sound of 2012-listed indie outfit FRIENDS, described by the Guardian as Brooklyns sassiest girl-fronted group and whose third single Mind Control was recently named as Huw Stephens Hottest Record in the World on Radio One. Manchester reggae-funk party-starters THE JANICE GRAHAM BAND perform twice over the weekend, and come with the approval of none other than Stone Roses bassist Mani, who describes them as so unique in an age where its so easy to copy what has gone before. Scottish afrobeat quartet BWANI JUNCTION appear on the JT stage at the festival, after having earned themselves a legion of fans headlining the BBC Introducing Stage at T in the Park in 2011. Their compatriot NINA NESBITT will perform on the Tease Stage, having enjoyed a meteoric rise to become one of the most talked-about new acoustic indie-folk artists of 2012. The precociously talented 17 year-old has collaborated extensively with her other half, Ed Sheeran and is on the cusp of joining him on the British musical A-list. The final artist to be announced is another much talked-about and super-talented youngster JAKE BUGG. Since appearing on the BBC Introducing Stage at Glastonbury last year, the 18 year-old singer-songwriter has enjoyed extensive Radio One airplay and been signed to recording giants Universal, and with artists such as Donovan and Johnny Cash influencing his country-tinged folk music, hes sure to be one of the highlights of this years festival.
The festival boasts five stages in total: The Main Stage, where the big guns go head to head; The Dance Arena, which will host some of the worlds hottest DJs and producers. Previous artists have included Calvin Harris, Annie Mac, Mr Oizo and Boys Noize; The Tease Stage is a themed stage featuring a mix of local and international artists, as well as a fancy dress stall (very much recommended to all that visit it) and games galore; The JT Stage hosts an array of local and international artists, and provides a more chilled-out area to recharge your batteries before heading out for more Main Stage action; The Hospitality Stage is available to Hospitality ticket-holders (see below for details) and features exclusive DJ sets throughout the weekend.
With plenty of bars, an entire food village, arts and crafts stalls and its own funfair, yet a capacity of just 10,000 daily, Jersey Live has all the action of a major festival but all the friendliness and intimacy that its boutique status would suggest.
Jersey Live is heading towards a decade of unforgettable parties, and with many more acts to be announced soon, this one might just top the lot.
