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2023 LINEUP
The Wilswood Buoys
The Los Palmas 6
Diva Purple
The Blue Highways
Bob Collum & the Welfare Mothers
Mr B & the Wolf
Ady Johnson
Polly Haynes Band
Barbara Nesbitt
Ecto Pech
Vic & the Vapour Rubs
Lou Terry
Fraser Morgan
The Motley Crew
Bright Voices
2022 LINEUP
PET NEEDS
ELO Encounter
Dead Caress
Back Porch Band
Lexie Green Band
Bridget
Lianne Kaye
Surfquake
Motley Crew
Bright Voices
The Significant Others
Wilswood Buoys
The Replicaters
This Circus Life
Freds House
2021 LINEUP
When Rivers Meet
A Twist of Abba
Rosalind Harniess
Sonic JourneyMan
Mississippi Macdonald
Hoax feat Roma
Ady Johnson
One by One
Motley CRew
This Circus Life
Broomwagon
Jamie Williams
The Miscreants
Elmer and Friends
Band of Fools
2019 LINEUP
The Future Shape of Sound
Brass Funkeys
Mary Jane
Two Direction
Point Clear
Rushkeeper
The Soul Fixers
Superglu
Vibrators
Bright Voices
About the Humans
One byOne
When Rivers Meet
Ady Johnson
Devon Mayson
2018 LINEUP
THE KUBRICKS
URBAN VOODOO MACHINE
F.O.X.
John Blood & the Highlys
Doctor Zero & The Hotheads
Pat Needs
Devon Maysun
Tibetan Night Terrors
Rubber Jaw
Eeem
Leyline Pass
Adrian Nation
Twisty Turns
Loxley's Corner
Bright Voices
Motley Crew
Sweeting Swing Band
More bands to follow
2017 LINEUP
NEW TOWN KINGS
ANIMAL NOISE
Rushkeeper
Surge
Queensburys
Nicole Silva
A Bribe For The Ferryman
Mississippi MacDonald & the Cottonmouth Kings
Rubber Jaw
Sweeting Swing Band
More bands to follow
2016 LINEUP
FLAT MOUNTAIN FAMILY
F.O.X
Superglu
The Tribe
Headline Maniac
Sound Mirrors
The Wicked Ravens
Stephen Foster-Pilkington
Kill The Party
Band Of Fools
Jenny Wren and her Borrowed Wings
Mississippi Macdonald & the Cottonmouth Kings
Cakestupid
Holmes and Bond
Sweeting Swing Band
2015 LINEUP
NEW TOWN KINGS
THE BREW
Budney Rodger & The Boys
The Castros
The Abstracts
Fruitful Earth
Normanton Street
Bright Voices
Adrian Nation
Grace Sarah
Vera Magia
Ady Johnson
Band Of Fools
Rushkeepe
Sweeting Swing Band
2014 LINEUP
THE MEMBERS
F.O.X
The Gipping Valley Stompers
Beth White & The Colourtone
George Cheetham
Polly Violet Collective
The Q-Trons
Jazz Morley
Ordinary Noise
Ian Nix Band
Bright Voices
GraceSarah
HUP!
Rony Resado & The Hat Check Honeys
Joel Fisk
Jamie Williams & The Roots Collectiv
The Sweeting Swing Band
2013 LINEUP
EDDIE AND THE HOTRODS
THE LUNAR PILOTS
Losing Limits
Broken Eyes
Ordinary Noise
Catrinas
Intermission Blues Band
Animal Noise
Navacross
The Lightyears
Sweeting Swing Band
Bright Voices
La Vendore Rogue
Sisters of Mersea
Houston Mayhead Quartet
Flat Mountain Family
2010 LINEUP
MEDICINE
HOODLUMS
Lou Terry
Ady Johnson
Jasmine Ava Band
Aruba Red
Hoodlums
Medicine
Evening At The Community Centre
Intermission Blues Band
Skagills
Cav OK
Silver Light Reaction
The first year for the Saturday event on Hurst Green. Laid back and lovely with a heavier finish later on indoors at the commy. The festival continues to evolve and change.s
2009 LINEUP
DOGGS
BIGTOPP
Condemned
Gargame
l and Goliath
To Kill a Rose
Surfquake
Angry vs the Bear
Twenty twenty
Medicine
The Echo Hunters
Stone Shuffle Jones
A rainy one for sure. But the show went on and on. The crowd stayed and danced. Dogs were amazing.
2008 LINEUP
SALTDOG
NEW TOWN KINGS
THE BREW
Fagan
Spiral Circuit
Heroes of a Ghost Town
Aloneme
Absent Kid
The Lightyears
Angry vs the Bear
Stone Shuffle Jones
Things just get better with quality from start to finish. Perhaps the all time best line up with The Brew now very big in Europe and New Town Kings and Saltdog giving the liveliest finish ever.
2007 LINEUP
EDDIE AND THE HOT RODS
KOOPA
RAMON GOOSE BAND
Whirleygig
Damn
Adrian Nation
Band
Fuzzface
Silver Light Reaction
The Amber Plan
Insect swarms and record crowds see Koopa and the Hot Rods headline another class line up. Fuzzface play a top set and Ramon Goose plays the blues.
2006 LINEUP
BELLAROSA CONNECTION
STONE SHUFFLE JONES
SPARGO
The Lightyears
DamnLlewellyn
CAV OK
Charlie Dore
Junkyard Aliens
Flying Heroes
Adrian Nation
The Lightyears open another fantastic line up – they are now playing Wembley and have an international reputation. Australian band Spargo add another nationality to the festival pedigree. Stone Shuffle Jones blow the crowd away with a stunning set. Bellarosa Connection now well known as Hoodlums.
2005 LINEUP
THE VIBRATORS
SMOTHER
NICK HARPER
Purple Lowtones
Hyde
Tin Soldier
Adrian Nation
Dr Rox
FuzzFace
Modou Diouf & O Fogum
The festival has its first African drum band Modou Diouf. The quality of the event is established by the presence of Nick Harper making a cameo appearance. Enter Shikari turned down for a spot ! Oops.
2004 LINEUP
SALTDOG
THE VIBRATORS
BAREFOOT
Time Out
Mahony
Adrian Nation
Groove Doctors
Monkeezuncle
Duluth
Adrian Nation makes the first acoustic spot on the main stage. Duluth from Scandinavia are the first overseas band to play the festival. Vibrators stop off from their permanent world tour for first time.
2003 LINEUP
SALTDOG
INCOLUMBIA
SCOOBS
Lend Us a Tenor
Luminos
Contraband
Audrey 2
Junk
Rocking Horse
Barefoot
A top line up with strong female influence – Audrey 2 singer now leads Angry vs the Bear, Sally from Scoobs is solo. First headline spot for Saltdog.
2002 LINEUP
LITTLE JOE ZERO
HOBO CHANG
TATTERED 'N' TORN
Monkeezuncle
Lend us a tenor
Scoobs
Shade
Highrise
Ray 100
The day of the thunder and lightning and the Skatejam with The lead singer announcing ‘we’re all going to die’ as lightning flashed all around – quite possible as the stage wasn’t earthed. Little Joe Zero’s drummer famously played in his underpants at 11pm as the music went on till midnight.The First Music Festival
2001 LINEUP
RITALIN
HALLELUJAH JOHNSON
ESCUCHA
Tattered ‘n Torn
Dead in a Minute
Ray 100
Tsunami
Legendary Characters
Dog Friendly
The PA and lights were plugged into the café. The first ever band to play were Tattered ‘n Torn – they had to go on early as they had another gig later. I think it was ‘Dead in a Minute’s’ and ‘Tsunami’s only gigs. Ray 100 have now matured into CAV Ok. Dean Hughes, Gutsy and Andy Kearton formed headline band Ritalin who didn’t go on till 11
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