Splendour in Nottingham (more commonly known as Splendour) is an annual 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 in Nottingham

Nottingham

Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...

, England

England

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 during July

July

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. Organised by Nottingham City Council

Nottingham City Council

Nottingham City Council is the non-metropolitan district council for the unitary authority of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire. It consists of 55 councillors, representing a total of 20 wards, elected every four years. It is led by Jon Collins, of the majority Labour Party. The deputy leader of the...

 and DHP Concerts, the event is held within Wollaton Park, to the west of Nottingham city centre

Nottingham City Centre

Nottingham city centre is the cultural, commercial, financial and historical heart of Nottingham, England. Nottingham's city centre represents the central area of the Greater Nottingham conurbation....

. A wide range of musical acts and genres are on offer at the festival, from local unsigned bands, to world music, and big names from the past and present.

2008

The first Splendour festival was held on the 19th and 20 July.

Artists performing on Saturday 19th: Kate Nash

Kate Nash

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, The Charlatans, Ocean Colour Scene

Ocean Colour Scene

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, Tom Baxter

Tom Baxter

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, Lightspeed Champion

Lightspeed Champion

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, The Recovery

Artists performing on Sunday 20th: Paolo Nutini

Paolo Nutini

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, Rufus Wainwright

Rufus Wainwright

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, The Lemonheads

The Lemonheads

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, Duke Special

Duke Special

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, Sam Beeton

Sam Beeton

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, Liam Gerner, House of Brothers

House of Brothers

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2009

2009s festival was held on Saturday the 19th of July.

Artists performing: Madness

Madness (band)

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, The Pogues

The Pogues

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, Fun Lovin' Criminals

Fun Lovin' Criminals

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, Imelda May

Imelda May

Imelda Mary Higham, Clabby , known as Imelda May, is an Irish vocalist and musician. She began her career in music at 15 and released her debut album in 2005. She also plays the bodhrán and guitar...

, The Rifles

The Rifles

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, Kid British

Kid British

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, Dog Is Dead

Dog Is Dead

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2010

2010s festival was held on Saturday the 24th of July.

Main Stage: Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys

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, Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris

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, Noisettes

Noisettes

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, Athlete

Athlete (band)

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, OK Go

OK Go

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, The Leisure Society

The Leisure Society

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, Ronika

Rightfield Stage: Shed Seven

Shed Seven

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, Terrorvision

Terrorvision

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, Fyfe Dangerfield

Fyfe Dangerfield

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, Celine and Nite Wreckage, Dog is Dead, Frontiers, Fists, The Wax Dramatic.

Small World Stage: Talvin Singh

Talvin Singh

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, Rango

Rango

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, Jaipur Kawa Brass Band, T and Latouche, Asere, Bayou Seco, Hhymn, I Only Date Models.

Courtyard Stage: James Walsh

James Walsh (musician)

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, Marcus Foster

Marcus Foster

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, Pete Lawrie, Nadine Shah, Nina Smith, Liam Bailey

Liam Bailey

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, Jay Thomas

Jay Thomas

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2011

2011s festival was held on Sunday the 24th of July.

Main Stage: Scissor Sisters

Scissor Sisters

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, Blondie

Blondie (band)

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, Eliza Doolittle, Cast

Cast (band)

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, Justin Currie

Justin Currie

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, Sam Duckworth

Secondary Stage: Feeder

Feeder

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, The Bluetones

The Bluetones

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, Dog Is Dead

Dog Is Dead

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, The Virginmarys, Romance

Romance (band)

Romance are a four-piece live rock band from London that formed in 2010. The band formed when Jamie and David ran a club night together and met Alexander through a mutual friend. In the lead up to a gig Samantha offered to play bass and fill in for an absent member and she has been a member of the...

, Swimming

Swimming (band)

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, Royal Gala, Harleighblu

Courtyard Stage: Scott Matthews

Scott Matthews

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, The Petebox, Cecille Grey, Luke Bingham, Allie Moss

Allie Moss

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, Gallery 47, Jake Bugg

Comedy Stage: Nick Page

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 (compere), Andy White

Andy White

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, Wes Zaharuk, Roger Monkhouse, Patrick Monahan

Patrick Monahan (comedian)

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, Dan Evens