Jersey Live
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Jersey Live is an indie/dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...

 music festival
Music festival
A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...

 held annually at The Royal Jersey Showground
Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society
The Royal Jersey Agricultural & Horticultural Society is an agricultural association in Jersey. It has been instrumental in the development of the Jersey cow and its success throughout the world, and today is responsible for management of the breed in its Island home.The Royal Jersey Showground,...

 in the parish of Trinity
Trinity, Jersey
Trinity is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is in the north east of the island.Trinity has the reputation of being the most rural of Jersey's parishes, being the third-largest parish by surface area with the third-smallest population. The parish covers 6,817 vergées...

, Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...

. The festival has grown in popularity and size each year and has drawn interest from people outside the Channel Islands
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...

 with overseas visitors making up approximately 25% of the crowd.

Organisation

The Jersey Live Festival has been organised by Warren Le Sueur and Warren Holt since 2004. In 2006, there was a huge demand for tickets and subsequently, Positiv applied for licensing permission for an extra day for the festival. In 2010, the event sold out for the first time since being granted a 10,000 visitor capacity.

"Surreal, Sexy & Super Cool! We wanna come back again!!" - Tom Meighan
Tom Meighan
Thomas Peter Meighan is an English musician, best known as the lead vocalist for Indie Rock band Kasabian.-Career:Meighan has been the lead vocalist of Kasabian since the band's inception in Leicester in 1999...

 - Kasabian

"More pulling power than any other small festival!" - Edith Bowman
Edith Bowman
Edith Eleanor Bowman is a Scottish music critic, radio DJ and television presenter. She is mostly known for hosting the weekday afternoon show and from September 2009 weekend morning on BBC Radio 1 and for presenting a variety of music related television shows and music...

 - BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...

 (2006)

2011 Line-up

The festival was once again sponsored by Jersey Telecom, and was held on 3 and 4 September 2011.

Confirmed to date:
Main Stage Dance Arena Magic Stage Tease Stage Hospitality Stage
Sat 3 September
  • Madness
    Madness (band)
    In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts...

     (Headline)
  • The Streets
    The Streets
    The Streets were a British rap/garage project from Birmingham, United Kingdom, led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner and has included a myriad of other contributors most notably drummer Johnny Drum Machine, vocalist Kevin Mark Trail and the Italian-American beatmaker Leroy.The...

  • Cage The Elephant
    Cage the Elephant
    Cage the Elephant is an American rock band from Bowling Green, Kentucky, that formed in mid-2006. Since their formation, the band has gained a large following in the US as well as the UK and Canada for their sound and their high-energy live performances. The band released their self-titled debut...

  • Katy B
    Katy B
    Kathleen "Katie" Brien, better known as Katy B, is an English singer-songwriter and a graduate of the BRIT School. She is a dubstep, R&B, funky, house and UK garage singer and has also performed under the name Baby Katy. She was born in Peckham, South London...

  • Wretch 32
    Wretch 32
    Jermaine Scott , better known by his stage name Wretch 32 , is a Black British rapper and former Grime MC from Tottenham, London where he grew up the son of a local reggae DJ in the Tiverton Estate. He was a member of the grime collective "Combination Chain Gang", before forming The Movement with...

  • Ed Sheeran
    Ed Sheeran
    Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter who is currently signed to Asylum / Atlantic Records. Sheeran broke through commercially in June 2011, when his debut single "The A Team" debuted at number 3 on the UK chart.-Early life:Sheeran was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire to...

  • Benjamin Francis Leftwich
    Benjamin Francis Leftwich
    Benjamin Francis Leftwich is an English singer-songwriter from York.-Early life:Leftwich began playing at the age of ten and grew up listening to The Rolling Stones and Nina Simone; later discovering Nick Drake, Bob Dylan, and Elliott Smith...

  • Zane Lowe
    Zane Lowe
    Zane Lowe also known as 'Zipper', is a radio DJ and television presenter. He was born in New Zealand and grew up in Auckland, where he was a presenter on the local music station Max TV, before moving to England...

  • Annie Mac
    Annie Mac
    Annie Mac is an Irish DJ and television presenter who hosts an eponymous electronic dance music show on BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom which airs at 7:00 pm on Friday evenings as well as a Sunday evening show alongside co-presenter Nick Grimshaw.-Personal life:Annie Mac was born in Dublin,...

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    BBC
    The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

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    • Danny Byrd & MC Dynamite
    • Breakage
    • Toddla T & MC Serocee
    Sun 4 September
  • Plan B
    Plan B
    Plan B is a popular term used to mean a reserved, secondary plan, in case a first plan fails. Plan B is also an FDA-approved emergency contraception drug.It also may refer to:-People:...

     (Headline)
  • The Ting Tings
    The Ting Tings
    The Ting Tings are an English music duo comprising Jules de Martino and Katie White . They formed in December 2007 while based at Islington Mill Studios in Salford...

  • The Rapture
    The Rapture
    The Rapture is an Indie rock band based in New York City. The band mixes influences from many genres including post-punk, acid house, disco, electronica and rock, pioneering the post-punk revival genre...

  • Santigold
  • The Beat
    The Beat (band)
    The Beat are a 2 Tone ska revival band founded in England in 1978. Their songs fuse ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock, and their lyrics deal with themes of love, unity and sociopolitical topics....

  • More TBC
  • Mr. Oizo
    Mr. Oizo
    Mr. Oizo is the stage name of French electronic musician and film director Quentin Dupieux. His pseudonym is a corruption of the French , meaning "bird". He is currently signed to French electro record label, Ed Banger Records.-Beginning:...

  • Sasha
    Sasha (DJ)
    Sasha is a Welsh DJ and record producer. Sasha began his career playing acid house dance music in the late 1980s...

  • Craig Charles
    Craig Charles
    Craig Joseph Charles is an English actor, stand-up comedian, author, poet, radio and television presenter, best known for playing Dave Lister in the British cult-favourite science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf...

  • Ed Sheeran
    Ed Sheeran
    Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter who is currently signed to Asylum / Atlantic Records. Sheeran broke through commercially in June 2011, when his debut single "The A Team" debuted at number 3 on the UK chart.-Early life:Sheeran was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire to...

  • King Charles
    King Charles
    King Charles may refer to:*A number of kings named Charles I *A number of kings named Charles II *A number of kings named Charles III *A number of kings named Charles IV...

  • Lloyd Yates

  • 2010 Line-up

    Jersey Telecom renewed their sponsorship agreement of Jersey Live for a fifth year.

    Main Stage hosted by Mani
    Gary Mounfield
    Gary Manny "Mani" Mounfield , is an English rock bassist of The Stone Roses and Primal Scream. He has a distinctive playing style that combines a fast moving rock style with a dance rhythm or dub groove...

     (Stone Roses/Primal Scream).
    Main Stage Dance Arena Hospitality Stage Les Inrocks Magic Stage Wild West Tease Stage
    Sat 4 September
    • Groove Armada
      Groove Armada
      Groove Armada is an English electronic music duo from London, England comprising Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. They are perhaps best known for their singles "I See You Baby" and "Superstylin'"...

       (Headline)
    • Biffy Clyro
      Biffy Clyro
      Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band from Kilmarnock, comprising Simon Neil , James Johnston and Ben Johnston...

    • Chase & Status
      Chase & Status
      Chase & Status are an electronic music production duo from London consisting of Saul Milton and Will Kennard. MC Rage & Andy Gangadeen also make up the live band.-2003-2005:...

    • The View
      The View (band)
      The View are a Scottish indie rock band. They incorporate various styles such as punk, pop, alternative rock, pop punk, powerpop, folk, and acoustic in their music....

    • Professor Green
      Professor Green
      Professor Green , better known by his stage name Professor Green, is a British rapper. He was signed to The Beats, a record label run by Mike Skinner and Ted Mayhem, until 12 February 2008, as the label went under. He won the inaugural JumpOff MySpace £50,000 battle rap tournament in July 2008...

    • Fenech-Soler
      Fenech-Soler
      Fenech-Soler are a British electropop band from Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire that formed in 2006. It consists of four members: Ross Duffy, Ben Duffy, Daniel Soler and Andrew Lindsay. The name Fenech-Soler is taken from Daniel Soler's full surname, which is Maltese...

    • Darwin Deez
      Darwin Deez
      Darwin Deez is an American indie band from New York City signed to music label Lucky Number. The group's frontman Darwin Deez attended Wesleyan University and previously was a guitarist for the Creaky Boards and a rapper...

    • We Have Band
    • Bones
  • Caspa
    Caspa
    Caspa is the stage name of Gary McCann, a Dubstep music producer from West London.-Biography:McCann's creative involvement in music began after a promising basketball career was cut short by a shoulder injury...

     & MC Rod Azlan (Headline)
  • DJ Switch
    DJ Switch
    DJ Switch is a British DJ, based in Birmingham. Notable for having made remarkable achievements in his early teens, he has been crowned World Champion DJ three times, was the support act for Public Enemy on their UK tour, and has many appearances on television, radio, magazines, and at major...

  • Teenage Bad Girl
  • Rico Tubbs
  • DJ Rafik
  • Schema
  • Brobots
  • Ryan Herve
  • Sasha Le Monnier
  • Tharindu Elkin
  • Count Sizzle
  • Peggy Sue
  • Cabadzi
  • Nick Harper
    Nick Harper
    Nick Harper is an English singer-songwriter/guitarist. He is the son of English folk musician Roy Harper.-Early life:Nick Harper was born in London in 1965 to the famous folk singer-songwriter Roy Harper...

  • Kevin Pallot
  • Nathalie Nihai
  • Isaac Evans
  • Jamaica (Headline)
  • Here We Go Magic
    Here We Go Magic
    Here We Go Magic is an American indie rock band based in Brooklyn, New York. Formerly the moniker of folk singer Luke Temple. Temple signed to Western Vinyl in 2008, followed in 2009 by the five-piece group's signing to Secretly Canadian.-History:...

  • Rubin Steiner
  • We Are Enfant Terrible
  • Muchuu
  • The Valentines
  • Pirate Video Company
  • The Hats
  • Bones
  • The Valentines
  • Dinosaur Collective
  • Quick & The Dead
  • Last Of The Light Brigade
  • The Wizz
  • The Midnight Expresso
  • Lloyd Yates Band
  • The Centeniers
  • Benny The Moth
  • JUNIOR BATTLE OF THE BANDS WINNER
  • Tom Butel
  • Sun 5 September
  • Paul Weller
    Paul Weller
    Paul Weller is an English singer-songwriter. Starting with the band The Jam , Weller then went on to branch out musically to a more soulful style with The Style Council...

     (Headline)
  • Kate Nash
    Kate Nash
    Kate Marie Nash is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. She had a UK no. 2 hit "Foundations" in 2007, followed by the platinum selling UK number 1 album Made of Bricks. She was named Best Female Artist at the 2008 BRIT Awards....

  • Tinie Tempah
    Tinie Tempah
    Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu , better known by his stage name Tinie Tempah, is a British rapper. He made his first mixtape in 2007 with 28 songs, freestyles and remixes, the album features Mz Bratt, Chipmunk and G-Unit...

  • The Magic Numbers
    The Magic Numbers
    The Magic Numbers are an English pop rock band comprising two pairs of brothers and sisters from Greenford. The group was formed in 2002, releasing their critically acclaimed debut album titled The Magic Numbers on 13 June 2005...

  • Chapel Club
    Chapel Club
    Chapel Club are an English indie/alternative rock band from London. The band are currently signed to Loog/Universal .- Formation :Founder member and guitarist Michael Hibbert formed the first incarnation of Chapel Club in late 2007...

  • Peggy Sue
  • Django Django
  • Last Of The Light Brigade
  • Calvin Harris
    Calvin Harris
    Calvin Harris is a Scottish singer-songwriter, record producer and DJ. His gold-selling debut album, I Created Disco, was released in 2007 and contained the top ten singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls"...

     (Headline)
  • Sub Focus
    Sub Focus
    Nick Douwma, better known by his stage name Sub Focus, is an English Electronic Music record producer. He has been releasing records since 2003. On 12 October 2009, he released his self-titled debut album.-Chart success:...

     & MC ID
  • Jaguar Skills
    Jaguar Skills
    Jaguar Skills is a British DJ who has gained notoriety since 2002 for his eclectic 'Mash it up like Y.B' style mixtapes. Jaguar Skills has released a number of mixtapes through various outlets, including BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra, and now has a weekly 10 minute mix on The Trevor Nelson Show...

  • Foamo
  • Drums of Death
    Drums of Death (musician)
    Colin Bailey, better known by his stage name Drums of Death, is a London-based electronic musician, originally from Scotland. His music is a blend of techno, old school house, punk rock and electro...

  • Fuzzbox Inc
  • DJ Spim
  • Andy Manson
  • Count Sizzle
  • Darwin Deez
    Darwin Deez
    Darwin Deez is an American indie band from New York City signed to music label Lucky Number. The group's frontman Darwin Deez attended Wesleyan University and previously was a guitarist for the Creaky Boards and a rapper...

  • Rubin Steiner
  • We Are Enfant Terrible
  • Hip Hoperation
  • Lloyd Yates
  • Comedy
  • Fenech-Soler
    Fenech-Soler
    Fenech-Soler are a British electropop band from Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire that formed in 2006. It consists of four members: Ross Duffy, Ben Duffy, Daniel Soler and Andrew Lindsay. The name Fenech-Soler is taken from Daniel Soler's full surname, which is Maltese...

     (Headline)
  • We Have Band
  • Freelance Whales
    Freelance Whales
    Freelance Whales is an American indie rock band from Queens, New York, formed in 2008. Consisting of frontman Judah Dadone , and bandmates Doris Cellar , Chuck Criss , Jacob Hyman...

  • Django Django
  • Cabadzi
  • Gay Army
  • Sound of Guns
    Sound of Guns
    Sound of Guns are an alternative rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 2008. They are signed to independent record label Distiller Records through which they released their debut album 'What Came From Fire' on 28 June 2010....

  • Brave Yesterday
  • The Bloody Battle
  • Hold Your Fire!
  • Lizzard Channel
  • Little Big Band
  • Kevin Pallot & The Pinnacles
  • All In Human Trainwreck
  • The Mulburys
  • The Hype
  • Didgeridoo Bruce

  • 2009 Line-up

    Around 9,000 people attended in 2009.
    Positiv Main Stage Theory Dance Arena Les Inrocks Stage VIP Spiegel Tent The Big Tease Tent
    Sat 5 September
    • Basement Jaxx
      Basement Jaxx
      Basement Jaxx are a British electronic dance music duo from London, England consisting of Felix Buxton born 1971 and Simon Ratcliffe born 1 December 1969. They first rose to popularity in the late 1990s...

    • Dizzee Rascal
      Dizzee Rascal
      Dylan Kwabena Mills , better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a Ghanaian British rapper, songwriter and record producer. His music is a blend of garage, hip hop, grime, ragga, pop and electronic music, with eclectic samples and more exotic styles...

    • Passion Pit
      Passion Pit
      Passion Pit is an American electropop band from Cambridge, Massachusetts. The group, which formed in 2007, consists of Michael Angelakos , Ian Hultquist , Ayad Al Adhamy , Jeff Apruzzese and Nate Donmoyer...

    • The Whip
      The Whip (band)
      The Whip are a band whose founding members Bruce Carter and Danny Saville come from Oldham, Greater Manchester, England formed in 2006. The rhythm section is Nathan Sudders and Fiona "Li'l Fee" Daniel , who was previously in Colne based band Earl....

    • Frank Turner
      Frank Turner
      Frank Turner is an English folk/punk singer-songwriter from Meonstoke, Winchester. Initially the vocalist of post-hardcore band Million Dead, Turner embarked upon a primarily acoustic-based solo career following the band's split in 2005. To date, Turner has released four solo albums, two rarities...

    • Golden Silvers
      Golden Silvers
      Golden Silvers are a band from London signed to independent record label XL. The line-up consists of vocalist and keyboardist Gwilym Gold, Ben Moorhouse on bass guitar, and Robden Alexis Nunez on drums.-Early stages:...

    • The Antlers
      The Antlers (band)
      The Antlers are an indie rock band currently based in Brooklyn, New York, fronted by Peter Silberman.-History:Initially, The Antlers was a solo project created by vocalist and guitarist Peter Silberman immediately after he had moved to Brooklyn, New York. Silberman wrote the first two albums,...

    • Brave Yesterday
    • The Dirty Aces
    • Stanley Forbes
  • Andy C
    Andy C
    Andy C , born Andrew John Clarke, is an English DJ and producer and co-founder of the RAM Recording Studio. He is the son of Mick Clarke, bass player and founder member of the Rubettes, who had hits in the seventies like Sugar Baby Love, Tonight and I Can Do It.He is considered a pioneering force...

  • London Elektricity
    London Elektricity
    London Elektricity is the DJ and stage name of musician Tony Colman who is best known as a recording artist of five albums, international DJ and formerly a live drum and bass act "London Elektricity Live".-History:...

  • Beardyman
    BeardyMan
    Darren Foreman , better known as Beardyman, is a musician from London renowned for his beatboxing skills and use of live looping technology, and according to the BBC "King of Sound and Ruler of Beats".-Stage name and musical style:...

  • Dan Le Sac
  • Annie Nightingale
    Annie Nightingale
    Anne "Annie" Nightingale MBE is an English radio broadcaster. She is most commonly known by the more informal name of Annie...

  • Terminal State
  • Oneofakind
  • DJ Spim
  • Naive New Beaters
    Naïve New Beaters
    Naïve New Beaters is a French pop band from Paris. Their style incorporates elements from rap, rock and electro house. The band was formed in 2005 and found initial internet fame on YouTube in 2007 with the music video for their first single "BANG BANG" eventually receiving over 100,000 views...

  • Twisted Wheel
    Twisted Wheel (band)
    Twisted Wheel are an indie rock band from Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.-Formation and debut album:Twisted Wheel formed in February 2007 in Saddleworth, Oldham, Greater Manchester by guitarist and singer Jonny Brown and bassist Rick Lees, later joined by drummer Adam Clarke...

  • The Boxer Rebellion
    The Boxer Rebellion (band)
    The Boxer Rebellion is an international indie band formed in London, United Kingdom around 2001, consisting of Tennessee-native Nathan Nicholson , Australian Todd Howe , and Englishmen Adam Harrison , and Piers Hewitt...

  • Fight Like Apes
    Fight Like Apes
    Fight Like Apes are an Irish alternative rock band formed in Dublin in 2006.Their current members are Mary-Kate "MayKay" Geraghty , Jamie "Pockets" Fox and Tom Ryan , while original member Adrian Mullan left the band in 2010 due to creative differences...

  • Cocoon
    Cocoon (band)
    Cocoon is a French pop folk band from Clermont-Ferrand that sings in English. They were founded in 2006 by Mark Daumail and keyboardist Morgane Imbeaud...

  • The Valentines
  • Craig Charles
    Craig Charles
    Craig Joseph Charles is an English actor, stand-up comedian, author, poet, radio and television presenter, best known for playing Dave Lister in the British cult-favourite science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf...

  • Frank Turner
    Frank Turner
    Frank Turner is an English folk/punk singer-songwriter from Meonstoke, Winchester. Initially the vocalist of post-hardcore band Million Dead, Turner embarked upon a primarily acoustic-based solo career following the band's split in 2005. To date, Turner has released four solo albums, two rarities...

  • Lloyd Yates
  • The Midnight Expresso
  • Kevin Pallot & The Pinnacles
  • Jersey Bob
  • Stanley Forbes
  • Marvel
  • Black Stats
  • The Valentines
  • The Speedways
  • The Little Big Band
  • Kevin Pallot & The Pinnacles
  • Banquet
  • The Blind Drivers
  • The Freewheelers
  • Off Limits
  • Sun 6 September
  • The Kooks
    The Kooks
    The Kooks are an English indie rock band formed in Brighton, East Sussex, in 2001. Formed by Luke Pritchard , Hugh Harris , Paul Garred , and Max Rafferty , the lineup of the band remained constant until 2008 and the departure of Rafferty...

  • Doves
  • Jack Peñate
    Jack Peñate
    Jack Fabian Peñate is an English musician and singer-songwriter signed to XL Recordings.-Early life:Jack Peñate attended St. Olave's Preparatory School, New Eltham until he left to attend Alleyn's School when he was 18 years of age...

  • Twisted Wheel
    Twisted Wheel (band)
    Twisted Wheel are an indie rock band from Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.-Formation and debut album:Twisted Wheel formed in February 2007 in Saddleworth, Oldham, Greater Manchester by guitarist and singer Jonny Brown and bassist Rick Lees, later joined by drummer Adam Clarke...

  • The Boxer Rebellion
    The Boxer Rebellion (band)
    The Boxer Rebellion is an international indie band formed in London, United Kingdom around 2001, consisting of Tennessee-native Nathan Nicholson , Australian Todd Howe , and Englishmen Adam Harrison , and Piers Hewitt...

  • The Temper Trap
    The Temper Trap
    The Temper Trap is an Australian indie rock band which formed in 2005. The core members are Jonathon Aherne on bass guitar and vocals, Toby Dundas on drums and programming, Dougy Mandagi on vocals and guitar, and Lorenzo Sillitto on guitar, keyboards and vocals. They are supplemented on tours with...

  • Fight Like Apes
    Fight Like Apes
    Fight Like Apes are an Irish alternative rock band formed in Dublin in 2006.Their current members are Mary-Kate "MayKay" Geraghty , Jamie "Pockets" Fox and Tom Ryan , while original member Adrian Mullan left the band in 2010 due to creative differences...

  • Black Stats
  • Marvel
  • Craig Charles
    Craig Charles
    Craig Joseph Charles is an English actor, stand-up comedian, author, poet, radio and television presenter, best known for playing Dave Lister in the British cult-favourite science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf...

     (Compere)
  • 2manydjs
  • Birdy Nam Nam
    Birdy Nam Nam
    Birdy Nam Nam are a DJ crew from France whose members are Crazy-B, DJ Pone, DJ Need, and Little Mike. Birdy Nam Nam have won several prizes throughout their career including the DMC Technics 2002 World TEAM Championships. Birdy Nam Nam's goal is to use the turntable player as an actual musical...

  • DJ Yoda
    DJ Yoda
    Duncan Beiny , better known as DJ Yoda, is a hip hop turntablist who uses samples to create a cartoony musical style.-Biography:From 1995 to 1998, he studied English and American literature at the University of Warwick...

  • Naive New Beaters
    Naïve New Beaters
    Naïve New Beaters is a French pop band from Paris. Their style incorporates elements from rap, rock and electro house. The band was formed in 2005 and found initial internet fame on YouTube in 2007 with the music video for their first single "BANG BANG" eventually receiving over 100,000 views...

  • CasioKids
  • FuzzBox DJs
  • Carrie Cooper
  • Suze Rosser
  • Kap Bambino
    Kap Bambino
    Kap Bambino is an electronic musical duo from Bordeaux, France. The group is known for Caroline Martial's wild vocals and Orion Bouvier' electronic metal mixes. The group is also known for their excited live performances, thus them being a part of the festivals ZXZW, Dot to Dot and playing shows...

  • Chew Lips
    Chew Lips
    Chew Lips are an East London based dance-pop duo, formed in spring of 2008. They consist of singer 'Tigs' and multi-instrumentalist James Watkins.-First Steps :...

  • The Antlers
    The Antlers (band)
    The Antlers are an indie rock band currently based in Brooklyn, New York, fronted by Peter Silberman.-History:Initially, The Antlers was a solo project created by vocalist and guitarist Peter Silberman immediately after he had moved to Brooklyn, New York. Silberman wrote the first two albums,...

  • Curry & Coco
  • Gablé
  • Emily Loizeau
    Emily Loizeau
    Emily Loizeau is a French author, composer, and singer. Her debut album, released in 2006, was titled L'autre bout du monde .- Biography :...

  • Gablé
  • Cocoon
  • The Valentines
  • Bruce Carnegie
  • Oneofakind
  • Count Sizzle
  • Brave Yesterday
  • The Dirty Aces
  • Celadores
  • The Centeniers
  • Lloyd Yates
  • The Porcupine Effect
  • Benny The Moth
  • Laurel Canyon
  • The Empty 7
  • Annie Law

  • 2008 Line-up

  • Scratch Perverts
    Scratch Perverts
    The Scratch Perverts are a collective of turntablist DJs from London, formed in 1996 by Tony Vegas, Prime Cuts and DJ Renegade.-Biography:The Scratch Perverts originally consisted of 4 members; Tony Vegas, Renegade, First Rate and Mr Thing. The Scratch Perverts later expanded to an 8-member...

  • Krafty Kuts
    Krafty Kuts
    Krafty Kuts is an English electronic music, dance music and breakbeat producer and DJ.His Debut album - Freakshow was released in 2006 on his Against The Grain label and contains guest artists Tim Deluxe and Ashley Slater from the UK band Freak Power...

  • Atomic Hooligan
    Atomic Hooligan
    Atomic Hooligan is Matt Welch and Terry Ryan. A DJ/production Duo from Watford, Herts UK.Their first release was "Servin' it Up", a 12" on London based label Botchit & Scarper in 2001. Since then they have released multiple singles and Mix CDs on Botchit, along with, in 2005, their first artist...

  • Scott Nixon
  • Colin Moore
  • DJ Spim
  • Mark Ronez
  • Justin De Gruchy
  • Carl Scott
  • >Stuart King
  • Positiv Main Stage Theory Dance Arena
    Sat 30 August
    • The Zutons
      The Zutons
      The Zutons are an English indie rock band from Liverpool. They were formed in 2001 but did not release their first album, Who Killed...... The Zutons?, until May 2004. They achieved their biggest hits with "Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?" and "Valerie", both taken from their second studio album...

    • We Are Scientists
      We Are Scientists
      We Are Scientists is a New York-based indie rock band that formed in Berkeley, California in 2000. Originally formed of Keith Murray on drums, Chris Cain playing bass guitar and Scott Lamb providing vocals and guitar, before Michael Tapper became drummer and Keith became vocalist and guitarist...

    • Foals
    • The Courteeners
      The Courteeners
      The Courteeners are a rock band formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England in 2006 by Liam Fray , Michael Campbell , Daniel Conan Moores , Mark Cuppello -Formation:...

    • Blood Red Shoes
      Blood Red Shoes
      Blood Red Shoes are an indie rock duo from Brighton, England. They have released two full-length albums, Box of Secrets and Fire Like This, plus a slew of early singles on limited 7" vinyl pressings.-Formation:...

    • These New Puritans
      These New Puritans
      These New Puritans are a British Art Rock band from the Southend-on-Sea area. The group consists of Jack Barnett , his twin brother George Barnett , Thomas Hein , and Sophie Sleigh-Johnson...

    • The Author
    • The Valentines
    • Black Stats
    • Gay Army
    Sun 31 August
  • The Prodigy
    The Prodigy
    The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...

  • The Go! Team
    The Go! Team
    The Go! Team are a six-piece band from Brighton, England. They combine indie rock and garage rock with a mixture of blaxploitation and Bollywood soundtracks, double dutch chants, old school hip hop and distorted guitars similar to the style of Sonic Youth. Their songs are a mix of live...

  • The Music
  • Goose
    Goose (band)
    Goose are a Belgian electro rock band consisting of members Mickael Karkousse, Dave Martijn, Tom Coghe, and Bert Libeert. They are currently signed to !K7 Records.- History :Goose was formed in the summer of 2000 in Kortrijk, Belgium...

  • Crystal Castles
    Crystal Castles (band)
    Crystal Castles are an experimental electronic band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consisting of producer Ethan Kath and lyricist and vocalist Alice Glass. Crystal Castles are known for their chaotic live shows and their lo-fi home productions. The duo released many limited EPs between 2006 and...

  • Black Kids
    Black Kids
    Black Kids is an American indie pop band from Jacksonville, Florida. The band's debut EP, Wizard of Ahhhs, received favorable critical response in 2007, and was followed by the Partie Traumatic album, which debuted at #5 on the UK Albums Chart in July 2008.-History:Black Kids formed in Jacksonville...

  • Cage the Elephant
    Cage the Elephant
    Cage the Elephant is an American rock band from Bowling Green, Kentucky, that formed in mid-2006. Since their formation, the band has gained a large following in the US as well as the UK and Canada for their sound and their high-energy live performances. The band released their self-titled debut...

  • Velofax
  • Porcupine Effect
  • Kissy Sell Out
    Kissy Sell Out
    Kissy Sell Out an English DJ, producer and graphic designer. Kissy Sell Out quickly gained notability in 2006 for his eccentric electro productions and energetic DJ style. In 2009 Mixmag described him as "one of the most exciting, charismatic and entertaining DJs of the decade"...

  • Sebastien Leger
    Sébastien Léger
    Sébastien Léger is a French house DJ and producer. Currently ranked 138 on The DJ List, his singles "Hit Girl", "Hypnotized" and "Aqualight" have become hit dance singles played in clubs across Europe.-Style and history:...

  • D Ramirez
  • Caged Baby
  • Black Grass
  • Oneofakind
  • Gaz & Steve
  • Carrie Cooper
  • Ritchie SDS

  • 2007 Line-up

    Positiv Main Stage Theory Dance Arena
    Sat 1 September
    • The Fratellis
      The Fratellis
      The Fratellis were an indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli , bass guitarist Barry Fratelli , and drummer and backing vocalist Mince Fratelli .The band released 2 albums during their career, Costello Music in 2006 and Here We Stand in...

    • The Twang
      The Twang
      The Twang are an indie rock band from Birmingham, England, formed in 2001. The band have released two studio albums - Love It When I Feel Like This and Jewellery Quarter...

    • The Enemy
      The Enemy (UK band)
      The Enemy are an English rock band formed in Coventry in 2006, signed to Warner Music Group . In June 2007, The Enemy played twice at Glastonbury Festival, first in the 'Guardian Lounge' on Saturday and then the much larger 'Other Stage' on Sunday. They also headlined on the Saturday night of T in...

    • Little Man Tate
      Little Man Tate
      Little Man Tate is a 1991 motion picture drama directed by and starring Jodie Foster.It tells the story of Fred Tate, a 7-year-old child prodigy who struggles to self-actualize in a social and psychological construct that largely fails to accommodate his intelligence...

    • Air Traffic
      Air Traffic
      Air Traffic was a British alternative rock band from Bournemouth. Formed in 2003, the band consists of Chris Wall , David Ryan Jordan , Tom Pritchard and Jim Maddock ....

    • The Teenagers
      The Teenagers
      The Teenagers are an American integrated doo wop group, most noted for being one of rock music's earliest successes, presented to international audiences by DJ Alan Freed...

    • Does It Offend You, Yeah?
      Does It Offend You, Yeah?
      Does It Offend You, Yeah? are a British electronic rock band from Reading, Berkshire.-History:Does It Offend You, Yeah? were formed in 2006 in Reading, UK by James Rushent and Dan Coop and soon joined by Rob Bloomfield and Morgan Quaintance....

    • The Veez
    • Smith 6079
    • Marvel
    • Benny The Moth
    • Melting Pot DJs
  • Digitalism
    Digitalism (band)
    Digitalism is a German electro house duo founded in 2004 in Hamburg and consisting of Jens "Jence" Moelle and İsmail "Isi" Tüfekçi. They are signed to French label Kitsuné Music, and have released four singles to date: "Idealistic", "Zdarlight", "Jupiter Room", and "Pogo"...

  • Boys Noize
    Boys Noize
    Boys Noize is the stage name of Alexander Ridha, a German electronic music producer and DJ. It is similar to the name of Ridha's label, Boysnoize Records, which he established in 2005...

  • Optimo
    Optimo
    Optimo was a weekly Sunday-night club based in Glasgow, Scotland at the Sub Club on Jamaica Street, as well as a collective moniker for the night's resident DJ duo. Having run every week since it was founded in 1997, on Thursday 11 March 2010, it was announced on the official facebook page that...

  • Justin Robertson
    Justin Robertson
    Justin Robertson is a British DJ, remixer and electronic music producer from Manchester, England. He has remixed dozens of high-profile music artists as himself or as The Prankster, fronted the group Lionrock and has released albums and singles of original music under his own name and the name...

  • Dj Netik
  • Paul Mack
  • Mikey Ashford
  • Pete De Momme
  • Carl Scott
  • Sun 2 September
  • Kasabian
  • Audio Bullys
    Audio Bullys
    Audio Bullys are an electronic music group from London, consisting of Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale. The group were once managed by DJ and presenter George Lamb....

  • Super Furry Animals
    Super Furry Animals
    Super Furry Animals are a Welsh rock band that lean towards psychedelic rock and electronic experimentation. Since their formation in Cardiff, Wales in 1993, the band has consisted of Gruff Rhys , Huw Bunford , Guto Pryce , Cian Ciaran and Dafydd Ieuan Super Furry Animals are a Welsh rock band...

  • Pigeon Detectives
  • Goose
    Goose (band)
    Goose are a Belgian electro rock band consisting of members Mickael Karkousse, Dave Martijn, Tom Coghe, and Bert Libeert. They are currently signed to !K7 Records.- History :Goose was formed in the summer of 2000 in Kortrijk, Belgium...

  • Brakes
    Brakes (band)
    Brakes is a four member band from Brighton, England. The group formed in 2003. It consists of Eamon Hamilton , Thomas White , Marc Beatty , and Alex White .-Biography:Brakes formed in 2003, when Thomas White and Alex White of The Electric Soft Parade saw Eamon Hamilton perform...

  • The Author
  • Tramp Sinatra
  • Steve Lawler
    Steve Lawler
    Steve Lawler is a British house music producer and DJ born in Birmingham, England. He has held residences at many popular dance clubs such as Space, The End and Twilo. Because of his successful performances at Space in Ibiza, he has been nicknamed "King of Space". Lawler has released several mix...

  • Tim Deluxe
  • DJ Format
    DJ Format
    Matt Ford, better known as DJ Format , is a hip hop DJ born in Southampton, England who lives in Brighton...

  • Dj Fergie
  • Freelance Helraiser
  • Mckinnon and Campbell
  • Stuart King
  • J DeGruchy
  • Ryan Herve

  • 2006 Line-up

    In 2006, 7,500 people attended the festival.
    Positiv Main Stage Theory Dance Arena
    • Snow Patrol
      Snow Patrol
      Snow Patrol are an alternative rock band from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. Formed at the University of Dundee in 1994 as an indie rock band, the band is now based in Glasgow...

    • The Zutons
      The Zutons
      The Zutons are an English indie rock band from Liverpool. They were formed in 2001 but did not release their first album, Who Killed...... The Zutons?, until May 2004. They achieved their biggest hits with "Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?" and "Valerie", both taken from their second studio album...

    • Editors
      Editors
      Editors are a British indie rock band based in Birmingham, who formed in 2002. Previously known as Pilot, The Pride and Snowfield, the band consists of Tom Smith , Chris Urbanowicz , Russell Leetch and Ed Lay .Editors have so far released two platinum studio...

    • Get Cape Wear Cape Fly
    • Milburn
      Milburn (band)
      Milburn was an indie rock band from Sheffield, England that consisted of Joe Carnall, Louis Carnall, Tom Rowley, and Joe Green. They announced they would split on 28 March 2008, with the band playing their final gig at Sheffield's Carling Academy on 24 May 2008.-Formation:Milburn's formation came...

    • Forward, Russia
    • The On, Offs
    • The Paddingtons
      The Paddingtons
      The Paddingtons are an English indie rock band from Hull, known for their energetic concerts and loyal fanbase. In various interviews bassist Dobbs has said it is due to their willingness to play almost any venue...

    • The Levellers
    • Sandi Thom
      Sandi Thom
      Alexandria "Sandi" Thom is a Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She became widely known in 2006 after a series of webcasts and the success of the single "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker ".-1984–2004: Early life:Thom was born in Banff, Aberdeenshire...

    • Nick Harper
      Nick Harper
      Nick Harper is an English singer-songwriter/guitarist. He is the son of English folk musician Roy Harper.-Early life:Nick Harper was born in London in 1965 to the famous folk singer-songwriter Roy Harper...

    • Velofax
    • Kudu
      Kudu
      The kudus are two species of antelope of the genus Tragelaphus:*Lesser Kudu, Tragelaphus imberbis*Greater Kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros- Etymology :...

    • The Valentines
      The Valentines
      The Valentines may refer to:* The Valentines , an Australian rock 'n' roll band active from 1966-1970, chiefly noted for their lead singer, Bon Scott...

    • The Merge
    • deNova Blues
    • Filthy Dukes
      Filthy Dukes
      Filthy Dukes are a synthpop band from London, England. The band is composed of Olly Dixon , Tim Lawton and Mark Ralph . Having been active since 2005, the band released their debut single "Tupac Robot Club Rock" on Fiction Records...

  • James Lavelle
    James Lavelle
    James Lavelle is a DJ, electronic recording artist and record label boss.-Early years:Born into a family with a strong tradition of music, Lavelle first began by learning the cello with his grandmother in Oxford....

  • Ivan Smagghe
    Ivan Smagghe
    Ivan Smagghe is a French DJ and producer. He was originally known as Ivan Rough Trade, after his job in the Rough Trade record store in Paris. His musical style has been described as electrohouse and "minimal electro.". Smagghe's Death Disco compilation was a key release in the electroclash...

  • Erol Alkan
    Erol Alkan
    Erol Alkan is a London-based electro DJ of Turkish Cypriot descent.-DJ and club promoter:In 1993, Erol Alkan started DJing in various Indie nightclubs in London....

  • Riton
  • C2C
    C2C
    C2C is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:* c2c, a British train operating company* Cam 2 cam, Web cam chat, from the instant messaging shorthand "cam-to-cam", usually spelt in lower case "c2c"* Coast to Coast AM, a syndicated AM talk radio show...

  • Le Sueur, Holt and Gasston
  • McKinnon and Campbell

  • 2005 Line-up

    Positiv Main Stage Theory Dance Arena
    • Kasabian
    • The Futureheads
      The Futureheads
      The Futureheads are an English post-punk band from Sunderland. consisting of Ross Millard , Barry Hyde and David "Jaff" Craig...

    • The Bravery
      The Bravery
      The Bravery is an American rock band from New York City that consists of Sam Endicott , Michael Zakarin , John Conway , Mike Hindert , and Anthony Burulcich...

    • The Ordinary Boys
      The Ordinary Boys
      The Ordinary Boys are an English indie rock band from Worthing, in West Sussex, England. Originally named Next in Line, they were influenced by mod revival and Britpop music, as well as the bands Madness, The Specials, The Kinks and The Smiths...

    • The Black Velvets
      The Black Velvets
      The Black Velvets were a rock band from Liverpool, England. The band formed in 2003 and split up in August 2007 after releasing one album.-History:...

    • Art Brut
    • The Valentines
      The Valentines
      The Valentines may refer to:* The Valentines , an Australian rock 'n' roll band active from 1966-1970, chiefly noted for their lead singer, Bon Scott...

    • Velofax
    • Bulletproof
      Bulletproof
      Bulletproofing is the process of making something capable of stopping a bullet or similar high velocity projectiles e.g. shrapnel. The term bullet resistance is often preferred because few, if any, practical materials provide complete protection against all types of bullets, or multiple hits in the...

    • Killian
      Killian
      Killian is an Anglicized version of the Irish name Cillian. One possible meaning for the name is "Church of John", cill meaning "church" and Ian being the Anglicized version of "John". The Rev...

    • The OK's
    • Jackson Moody Band
  • 2 Many Djs
  • Whitey
    Whitey
    Whitey may refer to:People:* Whitey Alperman , baseball player* Richie Ashburn , MLB player and broadcaster* Whitey Bimstein , boxer and boxing trainer* James J...

  • The Glimmers
  • The Mixologists
  • THEORY Residents

  • 2004 Line-up

    Positiv Main Stage Theory Dance Arena
    • The Thrills
      The Thrills
      The Thrills are an Irish rock band, formed in 2001 in Dublin, Ireland. The band was founded by lead vocalist Conor Deasy and guitarist Daniel Ryan, guitarist and bass player Padraic McMahon, pianist Kevin Horan and drummer Ben Carrigan. Their big break came with their debut album, So Much for the...

    • Razorlight
      Razorlight
      Razorlight are a UK based indie rock band formed in 2002. They are primarily known in the UK, having topped the charts with the 2006 single "America" and its parent self-titled album, their second...

    • Delays
      Delays
      Delays are an English indie band formed in Southampton, consisting of brothers Greg and Aaron Gilbert, Colin Fox and Rowly. The band's sound combines guitar and synths and features Greg Gilbert's distinctive falsetto lead vocals...

    • The Open
    • The Subways
      The Subways
      The Subways are an English alternative rock / indie rock band. Their debut album, Young For Eternity, was released on 4 July 2005 in the UK and February 14, 2006 in the U.S. Their second album, All or Nothing, was released on 30 June 2008 and their third album Money and Celebrity debuted on the...

    • Velofax
    • Wilmor
    • Repeater
      Repeater
      A repeater is an electronic device that receives asignal and retransmits it at a higher level and/or higher power, or onto the other side of an obstruction, so that the signal can cover longer distances.-Description:...

    • Bothered Face
    • Benny the Moth and the Erogenous Zones
    • The Merge
  • Theory
    Theory
    The English word theory was derived from a technical term in Ancient Greek philosophy. The word theoria, , meant "a looking at, viewing, beholding", and referring to contemplation or speculation, as opposed to action...

  • Hi-Fi Sushi
  • Rhumba
  • Pandemic
    Pandemic
    A pandemic is an epidemic of infectious disease that is spreading through human populations across a large region; for instance multiple continents, or even worldwide. A widespread endemic disease that is stable in terms of how many people are getting sick from it is not a pandemic...

  • Ashford & Mock
  • Terminalstate
  • O.O.T.W.

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