James

Champions of the Madchester era, and famous for anthems such as Sit Down and She's A Star, James are one of the classic bands of the British music scene. Now reformed after a five year hiatus, James are back and better than ever.

www.wearejames.com

www.myspace.com/jamesisnotaperson

Happy Mondays

Happy Mondays were at the heart of the Manchester music scene and personified the 1980s rave culture. The band fused indie pop guitars with a rhythmic style that owed much to house music, funk, and northern soul. The kings of Madchester, baggy and all things northern, the Happy Mondays brought us nineties anthems such as Kinky Afro, Madchester Rave On and Bob's Yer Uncle. With their comeback shows receiving rave reviews, the boys are back - bigger and better than ever.

www.happymondaysonline.com

www.myspace.com/happymondaysonline

Alabama 3

Legendary Brixton collective, best known for the theme tune to the TV show 'Sopranos'. They combine techno beats with country instruments and are a group best sampled live.

www.alabama3.co.uk

www.myspace.com/alabama3uk

The Complete Stone Roses

The official tribute to one of Manchester's finest. The closest there is to the atmosphere and sounds of a Stone Roses gig.

www.stoneroses.net

www.myspace.com/thecompletes

Peatbog Faeries

Their broad-ranging talents have taken them to Glastonbury and WOMAD, whilst other projects have included collaboration with Scottish Ballet and invitations to perform and direct workshops in Namibia and Botswana.

www.peatbogfaeries.com

www.myspace.com/peatbogfaeries

Pearl and the Puppets

Pearl is the quietly rebellious leader of this alternative pop four-piece, which includes her backing band The Puppets. Her atmospheric, innocent and quirky songs capture the coming of age spirit while breaking through the barriers of expectation.

www.pearlandthepuppets.com

www.myspace.com/pearlandthepuppets

Slam

Slam are DJs Stuart McMillan and Orde Meikle, the founding fathers of Soma Records - the label that helped kick start Daft Punk and The Surgeon. The Slam sound is essentially twisted funk with very groovy bass lines and clever samples. Check out the album 'Headstates', and tunes such as 'Positive Education' or 'In-ten-cities' for Slam at their best.

www.myspace.com/slamofficial

The Dykeenies

New wave electro indie pop from Glasgow influenced by The Cribs, Bloc Party and The Futureheads. Formed in 2005, The Dykeenies' snappy pop songs brought them to the attention of the Glasgow indie scene and soon after the UK was greeted by their faces in a double page feature in Play Magazine. One to watch.

www.myspace.com/gofindthedykeenies

Sandi Thom

Sandi Thom's infamous debut single topped the charts in 7 countries with the ensuing album shifting over a million copies and winning her an Ivor Novello award. That was 2006. After touring the UK & Europe with Blues Powerhouse Joe Bonamassa, Sandi was inspired to explore deeper and more organic musical roots with her next record. The result is 'Merchants & Thieves'. Released on May 17th, her third studio album hilights her tremendous versatility as one of today's finest female musicians.

www.sandithom.com

Kid British

Kid British create their own noise by mixing a bit of this with a bit of that and ending up with one big fat manky sandwich. A tasty shank of old school ska and dancehall, a generous twist of indie, a light splash of reggae, and garnished with a juicy slice of electro pop.

www.myspace.com/kidbritishmusic

Hip Parade

Hip Parade, Pop-Rock four piece from Glasgow. Fresh from supporting the Stereophonics on their UK Arena tour in March, Hip Parade head out on their own UK tour to promote the new single 'Catastrophe'.

www.hipparade.co.uk

The Draymin

The Draymin took their first steps (and all the rest of 'em) working out of a homemade studio they called The Hut. They quickly rose to prominence and since have recorded for EMI, played at T in the Park, SXSW, Rockness and Wickerman festivals and released a limited edition EP. The Draymin take their inspiration from bands such as The Verve, The Stone Roses and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

www.thedraymin.com

Proud Mary

Blues-ridden indie tunes from this Manchester band who were the first signing to Noel Gallagher's Sour Mash label with their debut album 'Same Old Blues'.

Proud Mary's long awaited 3rd album is called OCEAN PARK and will be released on City of Angels Records and available to purchase at the festival.

www.proudmary.co.uk

The Dangleberries

The Dangleberries are an 11-piece band of pipes, drums and guitars who add bagpipe influences into "rock" music with a unique blend of vocals, drums and guitars. Formed in September 2001, the Band delivers their own rousing material, along with their unique versions of hits from artists including The Killers, Bob Marley and Katy Perry. Not to be Missed!!

www.thedangleberries.com

Root System

Scottish Ska at it's best!

www.myspace.com/rootsystemska  

Cagedbaby

'The next electro-synth-pop-dance sensation... sounding like the love child of The Pet Shop Boys, Talking Heads, Prince, The Beloved and INXS'

www.cagedbaby.com

Aka - SKA

Aka-SKA is an Aberdeen-based nine-piece ska band. Bringing in talent from around Scotland, they have created one of the most authentic ska and 2-Tone tribute acts in the country. They play a selection of hit songs from the greatest ska revival artists such as The Specials, Madness, The Selecter, Bad Manners, as well as delivering up a few surprising hits performed in a ska style. All of these are delivered with the kind of manic energy associated with the bouncy ska scene of the late 70s & early 80s. This is one band that is fun to watch playing, and contagious enough to get you dancing!

www.aka-ska.com

Make Sparks

Scottish three piece produce passionately crafted guitar-pop perfection, and literally live and breathe what they do. They do this for simple reasons. They love it. They believe in it. They have genuine hope and belief that their hard work and passion for their craft will reward proportionately to what they put in. There really isn't a harder working band out there right now.

www.myspace.com/makesparksband  

Silicone Soul

Since first appearing on Soma Records in 1998, DJ-production duo Craig Morrison and Graeme Reedie, aka Silicone Soul, have occupied a special place in the over-crowded field of electronic dance music, mainly through the depth and quality of their recordings plus innate understanding of music‘s grand heritage and its constant development.

www.myspace.com/4siliconesoul

Brothers Reid

Brothers Reid are an exciting new 5-piece folk/blues/bluegrass band from the North-East of Scotland. Based in rural Aberdeenshire the group take influence from their natural surroundings, blending a 70’s bluesy tone with modern and traditional folk, creating an organic and original sound. Fresh off the back of their single release “Do It Yourself” through Fat Hippy Records - are definitely not to be missed!

www.myspace.com/brothersreid

Iain McLaughlin & the Outsiders

Iain McLaughlin & The Outsiders were put together by Inverness singer/songwriter Iain McLaughlin with the goal of building a special and powerful line up consisting of arguably the finest young contemporary musicians Inverness has to offer in the form of Paul Elliott on lead guitar, Andy Davidson on drums and Andy D on bass guitar.

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www.wearealloutsiders.co.uk

The Little Kicks

The Little Kicks are an indie band from Scotland who play upbeat indie disco pop.  As well as touring across the U.K several times the band have played many of the major U.K festivals. The band have also enjoyed plentiful support from U.K radio stations with tracks being played across BBC Radio 1,  BBC 6 Music, XFM, NME Radio and many more.  Noted highlights for the band have included sharing the stage with: Foals, Maximo Park, Editors, The Kooks, The Mystery Jets, The Sunshine Underground, Maccabees and Frightened Rabbit.

www.myspace.com/thelittlekicks

Grousebeater Sound System

Hailing from the North West Highlands, Grousebeater Sound System are making waves in both the Highland and the traditional music scenes with their original and unique sound.

Blending influences varying from traditional jigs and reels to Drum ’n’ Bass, they have been wowing audiences for just over a year. A short life so far, but what an exciting life its been!

www.grousebeatersoundsystem.com

Indian Red Lopez

Formed in Nov 08, I|R|L make electronic/guitar/dance-driven music about the Scottish infrastructure that surrounds them, creating an all round multi-sensory experience.
In May 09 I|R|L released their self-published Castles Incomplete EP, featuring 3 new tracks plus a bonus remix from Fence Collective wizard & King Creosote drummer OnTheFly. The EP also features limited edition artwork, designed
and arranged by the band.

www.myspace.com/indianredlopez

The Folsom Five

A tribute to the music of the man in black.

Three Blind Wolves

Three Blind Wolves (formally Ross Clark & The Scarfs Go Missing) have been building a strong following across Scotland, particularly in their native Glasgow. Supporting acts such as Glasvegas, Noah & The Whale, Lightspeed Champion and touring the UK with Frightened Rabbit in March 2009 has helped raise the profile of the band nationally and heralded some great live reviews over the past 18 months.

www.myspace.com/threeblindwolves

Gerry Jablonski & the Electric band

If you have never seen Gerry Jablonski perform live you owe it to yourself to check this guy out – he is the hardest working entertainer in showbiz and always delivers when it comes to displaying electrifying blues rock and the well honed stagecraft of a seasoned performer. With the Electric Band, the blues just got dangerous again. Blending blues roots with the influences of Classic Rock Gerry and the boys make this a blistering powerhouse of a British Blues band.

www.myspace.com/thegerryjablonski

A'La Fu

Reaching and learning his trade in such diverse places and spaces as
Scotland, California, London, Australia, NYC, Israel and Hawaii, A La
Fu has performed, recorded and released material on the solo tip as
well as with friends and artists worldwide since 1996.  Early on A La
Fu was inspired by touring, supporting and sharing the stage with the
likes of Gil Scott Heron, De La Soul, Afrika Bambatta and Blackalicious
which gave him the grounding and experience required to develop into
one of the most assured and accomplished DJs we have had the pleasure
of working with.

www.vavarecords.com/alafu

Three Knots

Three knots are a group of musicians from Stonehaven bound by a love of good music played well. After a year of working together and refining their craft they are now ready to take on the music scene by storm. Ben and Austin met through working together in a wedding band and began a musical partnership. After recruiting lifelong friends David, Stewart and James to fill out the collective, the music began to flow and has gone from strength to strength since and is only continuing.

www.myspace.com/threeknotsstonehaven        

OnTheFly

OnTheFly (Gavin Brown) is a loyal member of The Fence Collective, boss of De-Fence Records, drummer for King Creosote, spare hand for Viva Stereo, and solo artist in his own right; he's also a full-time IT professional. Where does he get the time?

OnTheFly (machines, samplers) will be mixing live electronic music joined by The D.O’N (bass, keys, fx) for a one-off appearance at Wizard Festival.

www.onthefly.co.uk

JJ Bull

JJ Bull is a singing songwriting kind of guy from the town of Scotland in Europe. A former member of noise pop trio 10 Easy Wishes, JJ now often plays with a band called The Dinosaurs to showcase his well received debut album, "Ou Sont Les Elephants".  The record has been critically praised by Scottish press and featured on several national podcasts and radio shows. Having recently returned from successful shows in New York City, JJ Bull has also shared the same stage as King Creosote & Frightened Rabbit amongst many others.

www.myspace.com/jjbull

Right Hand Left

Right Hand Left are a band formed under the cold grey skies of Aberdeen. With a range of musical influences including The Police, Death Cab For Cutie, The Rapture and Johnny Cash, its hard to put a handle on their sound.

The bands second single, "Lipstick", was released in May this year followed by a Scottish tour with Glaswegian friends Make Sparks.  With several shows booked before the end of the year, the band are looking forward to continue playing live whilst working on new material.

www.myspace.com/righthandleft

Harvey Mckay

Harvey McKay is part of a new school of artists to come out from Glasgow’s thriving underground club-scene. Soon there were major players fighting to sign the well known 69 track, this eventually lead to Harvey signing a two album, six single deal with one of the worlds best electronic labels, Soma Quality Recordings.

Since then his career has gone from strength to strength, gaining support from major artists like Stephan Bozin, Laurent Garnier, Richie Hawtin, Michael Mayer, Luke Slater, Slam, and Green Velvet.

www.myspace.com/harvproducer

Cast of the Capital

Cast Of The Capital are a band that thrives on combining contemporary American music with modern day British Indie.  Their inspiration comes from many different sources including, The Maccabees, Pinback, Rogue Wave, Stapleton, The Shins, Death Cab For Cutie and Get Cape Wear Cape Fly.

Formed in Aberdeen during the summer of 2006, by brothers Matthew and Steve Morris, a decision was made to write songs that would easily appeal to a British audience while transmitting the elegance of the contemporary American scene.

www.myspace.com/castofthecapital

The Side

Based in Ross Shire, Scotland The most recent UK TOUR saw THE SIDE supporting BON JOVI at the 02 Arena in London to an Audience of 23,000, selected as within Scotlands' top40 unsigned bands to perform at Scotlands' top Industry Showcase GoNorth followed by Rockness Festival

www.myspace.com/theside05

Kid Canaveral

Over the past few years this Scottish four-piece have been steadily growing in confidence, attracting a loyal fan-base with consistently engaging live performances in sweaty indie-clubs up and down the UK.

Kid Canaveral have recorded in various Glasgow studios, and pressed a series of intensely addictive 7” singles and cassette-tapes on their own label, Straight To Video. Now their hard work is about to pay off.

www.myspace.com/kidcanaveral

Velvet Audio

Velvet Audio are a four piece alt/rock band from Aberdeen formed in the summer of 2007. They quickly developed a positive rapport with the locals and began generating a local fan base. On October 2007 they recorded a 3 song demo and instantly generated media buzz featuring several local stations including, original 106, Northsound 1 and most notably Radio 1 where they were showcased on Vic Galloways back of the net feature.

www.myspace.com/velvetaudioband

Celtallica

11 piece Celtic Rock band called 'Celtallica'

www.celtallica.weebly.com