When you look back at the sea of mid-noughties indie bands, there are few still standing and even fewer, some 20 years later, who are still experiencing career highs. But this was the precise spot Bloc Party found themselves in.
Moving from hooky post-punk to ambitious genre-mashing — and back again — Bloc Party’s artistic restlessness has served them well since the early 2000s. The mix of ‘s impassioned yelp and Russell Lissack’s angular riffs on their first EPs helped shape British indie rock for the rest of the decade, but by the time Bloc Party released their platinum-selling 2005 debut album Silent Alarm, they’d added atmospheres drawn from post-rock and electronic textures to their style.
The Coral formed in 1996 in Hoylake, Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside. The band’s music is a mixture of 1960s-style psychedelia and folk-rock with old-fashioned country and modern alternative rock influences. The Coral have released nine albums (The Coral, Magic and Medicine, Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker, The Invisible Invasion, Roots & Echoes, The Singles Collection/Magic & Mysteries, Butterfly House, The Curse of Love, and Distance Inbetween). Their self-titled debut album was nominated for the 2002 Mercury Music Prize and later voted the fourth best album of the year by NME Magazine.
No-one quite operates in the realm of the visionary Everything Everything. Setting dystopian ‘Black Mirror’-style concepts to songs which thrillingly find the sweet spot between esoteric experimentation and art-pop accessibility, the band have earned critical acclaim and a devoted following in equal measure, leading to five Ivor Novello and two Mercury Prize nominations, a run of five consecutive Top 10 albums, and major headline shows including London’s Alexandra Palace.
Undoubtedly one of the most successful dance artists of all time, Norman Cook, better know as Fatboy Slim, will bring his infectious energy and huge outdoor festival production to Electric Bay on Saturday 12th July at their beautiful Devonshire seafront setting in Torquay.
Known for timeless hits like “Praise You”, “Right Here, Right Now”, “The Rockafeller Skank” and “Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat”, Fatboy Slim dominates the global dance music scene and remains one of the world’s most in-demand DJs. He famously attracted over quarter of a million people to Brighton Beach in 2002 and since then has become a must-see performer at major festivals around the world.
Idris Elba is far from your average actor turned musician, having begun his career as a DJ long before finding fame on the big screen. Whether spinning surprise sets in small east-London bars or thrilling thousands in the world’s top clubs, Idris’ credibility as a DJ & selector is without question. Now Idris is back in a big way; alongside several roadblock appearances at Snowbombing, Ibiza Rocks & Glastonbury, Idris has established yearly residencies at top Ibiza party destinations including Pacha & Pikes.
Grammy nominated, platinum-selling record producer Paul Michael Woolford has been working tirelessly for over 20 years both in DJ booths globally, and in a myriad of recording studios, to redefine and reinvent all shapes of dance music. He has has applied his touch to hundreds of records, including the work of Moby, Depeche Mode, Chemical Brothers, Lana Del Rey, Alison Goldfrapp, Disclosure, Wiley, Jamie XX,, Diplo, Kareen Lomax and many others, as well as influencing flocks of producers to drop their inhibitions and embrace bolder sounds. Woolford has recorded 7 Essential Mixes for BBC Radio 1, released 4 mix compilations including most recently DJ Kicks 25 under his Special Request artist name.
Paul held down a 9 year residency at Space on Sundays in Ibiza. Woolford sites a combination of the raw energy and diversity of the pirate radio airwaves.
Born in the UK with Zambian heritage, KILIMANJARO is known for combining Afro-centric rhythms with Western elements to create genre-bending records. Known for his high-energy performances and his crowd-raising persona, KILIMANJARO is no stranger to starting parties and never fails to leave a night with new fans, excited to see him perform again.
Over the last year, KILIMANJARO has been performing at high-profile shows, including Ushuaia Closing in Ibiza, DGTL Festival in Mumbai & Bangalore, Warehouse Project. On top of this, KILIMANJARO has been extremely active in the studio, working on tracks with the likes of Junior Simba, Melé and Rami Ali as well as remixing for Django Django ft. Self Esteem and Tibasko, Hak Baker, Aluna and Mia Moretti. KILIMANJARO has signed a long-term deal with Capitol / Universal with a huge string of releases forthcoming starting in September 2024 which runs right through into 2026.
DJ, producer & Radio 1 broadcaster – Sarah has played everywhere from Fabric in London, DC10, Amnesia and Hï in Ibiza. Brunch Festival in Madrid and Club Ost in Berlin, before most recently packing out the now infamous Runway Stage at Creamfields North in August. Aside from live performances, Sarah has also had online success as her debut Boiler Room from Fly Open Air in Edinburgh has garnered nearly 750,000 views. With a Ibiza residency at Pikes where Sarah brings her new concept STORIES for a 4 date takeover.
With over 40 awards to date, Andy C’s career has been nothing short of a phenomenon. He’s sold-out 02 Arena, Wembley Arena and with his own solo shows, played headline slots at the world’s greatest festivals including Creamfields, Glastonbury, EDC, and SW4, and released a string of phenomenal crossover anthems like ‘Heartbeat Loud’ and club cuts like ‘New Era’.
A reputation as one of the most significant British artists in global dance music has been hard earned.
Hedex has become a flagbearer for a new generation of hi-energy, jump up drum & bass that has captured the imagination of dancefloors all over the world over the last two years. Riding high off the back of his recent UK Top 20 single ‘Liquor and Cigarettes’ alongside drum & bass kingpins Chase & Status and ArrDee, and other heavyweight collaborations with Tiesto & Tion Wayne with numerous tours sold out across the globe and a buddening new label ‘MHITR’ in the works, this really is just the start for the young DNB kingpin.
Music pioneer, contemporary/graffiti artist, drum & bass icon, DJ, actor and producer. Goldie is a total original, a multi talented shape shifter, who’s sold more than 3 million records worldwide. Against all odds, and despite a traumatic childhood, he succeeded in unleashing his boundless creativity from a very young age. He transformed an underground British sound into a mainstream international movement with the evolution of drum & bass, collaborating along the way with major pop icons.
Kallum Brookes aka K Motionz is arguably the most exciting and hotly tipped newcomer on the D&B circuit. Over the last 5 years he’s cemented himself as a fan favourite across the globe and leads the charge of a pack on new producers cutting through. Having released his debut album The Evolution at just 19, he’s since toured the world, performed at every major British Music festival and had racked up over 100 million streams on key tracks such as Vino Bandit, High Note and Only You.
Michael Hitches, known to most as ‘Mozey’ developed a deep love for Drum and Bass in the mid noughties. 2020 saw Mozey truly make his mark with his track Ladykillaz – a modern day DNB classic that cemented him as a key player with an international fan base. Mozey is a complete fan favourite, his second-to-none DJ sets and releases backed with social media presence has cemented him a mainstay within drum & bass.
Sota has swiftly become a prominent figure in the drum and bass scene since his debut in 2019. With a background in drumming and a love for rock music, Sota blends these influences into his signature jump-up style. Tracks like Mesmer, Pray for Me, and Machete (remixed by A.M.C) have cemented his reputation for delivering high-energy jump up anthems.
Born on Road is a Bristol-based record label and DJ collective firmly rooted at the heart of drum and bass and jungle’s underground music scene. Since being established in 2013, they have built a reputation as an eclectic outfit known for pushing good music.
