History

2025 LINEUP

2025 Photos

Pulse (Band)

The 4 Humours

Shed

The Motley Crew

Armoured Man

Arcane Moon

Lianne Kaye

Wilswood Buoys

When Rivers Meet

Bright Voices

Ska Town Syndicate

Victorias Big Easy

Brooks Williams

Hollie Rogers

Koasis

The Wonder of of Stevie

2024 LINEUP

2024 Photos

THE MOTLEY CREW

ARCANE MOON

SKETCHEAD

CALLUM LURY

CONNOR SELBY

DAVID WOODCOCK

ANNIE KEATING BAND

THE CAPTAINS BEARD

BRIGHT VOICES

PUNCH IT CHEWIE

MICK STOW QUARTET

KATE ELLIS & BAND

MISSISSIPPI MACDONALD

SLADY

BLONDIED

2023 LINEUP

2023 Photos

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 Peach

Vic & the Vapour Rubs

Lou Terry

Fraser Morgan

The Motley Crew

Bright Voices

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2022 LINEUP

2022 Photos

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

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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

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

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

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A rainy one for sure. But the show went on and on. The crowd stayed and danced. Dogs were amazing.

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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

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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.

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2007 LINEUP

EDDIE AND THE HOT RODS

KOOPA

RAMON GOOSE BAND

Whirleygig

Damn

Adrian Nation

Band

Fuzzface

Silver Light Reaction

The Amber Plan

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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.

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2006 LINEUP

BELLAROSA CONNECTION

STONE SHUFFLE JONES

SPARGO

The Lightyears

DamnLlewellyn

CAV OK

Charlie Dore

Junkyard Aliens

Flying Heroes

Adrian Nation

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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.

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2005 LINEUP

THE VIBRATORS

SMOTHER

NICK HARPER

Purple Lowtones

Hyde

Tin Soldier

Adrian Nation

Dr Rox

FuzzFace

Modou Diouf & O Fogum

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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.

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2004 LINEUP

SALTDOG

THE VIBRATORS

BAREFOOT

Time Out

Mahony

Adrian Nation

Groove Doctors

Monkeezuncle

Duluth

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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.

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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

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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

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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