Electric Gardens
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Electric Gardens, sometimes abbreviated to 'EGFestival', or 'EGFest', or sometimes simply 'EG', is a medium sized 'Boutique' Music Festival situated at Mount Ephraim, Faversham
in Kent
. The event occurs on a weekend in early August.
The first occurrence of the festival was in 2006, and so far the festival has since been held in 2007 as well. The festival was cancelled in 2008 indefinately.
was parked at the festival grounds, provided by Myspace
, in which the artists and bands were available to meet. Free gifts and information are also available from here.
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Faversham
Faversham is a market town and civil parish in the Swale borough of Kent, England. The parish of Faversham grew up around an ancient sea port on Faversham Creek and was the birthplace of the explosives industry in England.-History:...
in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
. The event occurs on a weekend in early August.
The first occurrence of the festival was in 2006, and so far the festival has since been held in 2007 as well. The festival was cancelled in 2008 indefinately.
The Myspace Bus
An inactive busBus
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was parked at the festival grounds, provided by Myspace
Myspace
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, in which the artists and bands were available to meet. Free gifts and information are also available from here.
Main Stage
Saturday- Southern Fried Records Stage
- Audio BullysAudio BullysAudio Bullys are an electronic music group from London, consisting of Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale. The group were once managed by DJ and presenter George Lamb....
- Armand Van HeldenArmand Van HeldenArmand Van Helden is a record producer, DJ and remixer whose biggest commercial successes came from his remixes of the 1996 Tori Amos song "Professional Widow" , which reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1997, and his own track "U Don't Know Me ", which went to number 1...
- Cassius (DJ set)
- Cagedbaby
- GrandadbobGrandadbobGrandadbob are Vanessa Robinson and Dave Johnson, from Sheffield, UK. Their music consists of electronic house, pop and trip hop. The name Grandadbob comes from Vanessa's grandfather, Robert Porter, who pronounces himself at the end of the track 'Monster' on Waltzes for Weirdoes as 'The real...
- TouchéTouchéTouché is a fencing term used to acknowledge a hit.Touché may also refer to:* Touché , a German boy band* "Touché" , a song by Godsmack* Touché: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer, a video game* Touché Turtle, a cartoon character...
- Nathan Detroit
Sunday
- The Charlatans
- Morning RunnerMorning RunnerMorning Runner was an alternative rock band from Reading, England. They released one album, Wilderness Is Paradise Now, following top 20 single "Burning Benches", before their split in late 2007 due to commercial pressures from their record label, Parlophone.- Origin and early years :Morning...
- The AutomaticThe AutomaticThe Automatic , are a Welsh rock band. The band is composed of Robin Hawkins on vocals, bass and synthesizers, James Frost on guitar, synthesizers, backing vocals and occasional bass, Iwan Griffiths on drums and Paul Mullen on vocals, guitar and synthesizer - since 2007...
- The Young KnivesThe Young KnivesYoung Knives are an English indie rock band from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. The name is based on a misunderstanding of "young knaves", which was found by the band when rummaging through a book....
- The FratellisThe FratellisThe Fratellis were an indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli , bass guitarist Barry Fratelli , and drummer and backing vocalist Mince Fratelli .The band released 2 albums during their career, Costello Music in 2006 and Here We Stand in...
- The Boy Least Likely ToThe Boy Least Likely ToThe Boy Least Likely To is an English indie pop duo, composed of composer/multi-instrumentalist Pete Hobbs and lyricist/singer Jof Owen.Owen and Hobbs both grew up in the village of Wendover in Buckinghamshire. They met when they were still in school and started writing songs together. They began...
- The Long BlondesThe Long BlondesThe Long Blondes were a five-piece English indie rock band formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom in 2003 by Dorian Cox , Reenie Hollis , Emma Chaplin , Kate Jackson and Screech Louder .After several critically...
Unspecified Stages
Saturday- Archie Bronson OutfitArchie Bronson OutfitArchie Bronson Outfit are an English rock band. They met at Kingswood School, Bath .After leaving their native Somerset, the band moved to London where they were discovered by Laurence Bell, boss of Domino Records. The band were playing in Bell's local bar, "The Cat's Back" in Putney. The band...
- The Elegant Bachelors
- Audio BullysAudio BullysAudio Bullys are an electronic music group from London, consisting of Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale. The group were once managed by DJ and presenter George Lamb....
- Layo & Bushwacka!Layo & Bushwacka!Layo & Bushwacka! is the pseudonym of DJs Layo Paskin and Matthew Benjamin.Along with Mr. C, Paskin was the co-owner of The End nightclub in London, where Benjamin was the resident DJ. Labelled variously as tech house, house or breakbeat, the pair usually record and DJ together.Benjamin's best...
- Armand Van HeldenArmand Van HeldenArmand Van Helden is a record producer, DJ and remixer whose biggest commercial successes came from his remixes of the 1996 Tori Amos song "Professional Widow" , which reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1997, and his own track "U Don't Know Me ", which went to number 1...
- Stanton WarriorsStanton WarriorsStanton Warriors are the breakbeat duo Dominic Butler and Mark Yardley. They are a DJ and producer team. Originally from the West Country, the pair now play sets at nightclubs such as Fabric and Ciros in the UK, and travel the globe with international work in Europe, Canada, America and Australia...
- Plump DJs
- Caged Baby
- Soho Dolls
- Grant Dee
- Mezza Breaks
- CassiusCassius (band)Cassius is a French house music duo, consisting of producers Philippe Cerboneschi and Hubert Blanc-Francart, better known as Philippe Zdar and Boom Bass.-History:...
- Veto SilverVeto SilverVeto Silver was a synthpop band from the United Kingdom. It was made up of Ben Silver , Neal Silver , and Patrick Silver . The band officially called it quits, however, on March 6 2007, deciding to have their final gig the following day...
- Marcus Wallis
- TouchéTouchéTouché is a fencing term used to acknowledge a hit.Touché may also refer to:* Touché , a German boy band* "Touché" , a song by Godsmack* Touché: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer, a video game* Touché Turtle, a cartoon character...
- Warren Suicide
- Nathan Detroit
- Paul Arnold
- Chew The Fat!
- GrandadbobGrandadbobGrandadbob are Vanessa Robinson and Dave Johnson, from Sheffield, UK. Their music consists of electronic house, pop and trip hop. The name Grandadbob comes from Vanessa's grandfather, Robert Porter, who pronounces himself at the end of the track 'Monster' on Waltzes for Weirdoes as 'The real...
- Southern Fried
Sunday
- The Charlatans
- The AutomaticThe AutomaticThe Automatic , are a Welsh rock band. The band is composed of Robin Hawkins on vocals, bass and synthesizers, James Frost on guitar, synthesizers, backing vocals and occasional bass, Iwan Griffiths on drums and Paul Mullen on vocals, guitar and synthesizer - since 2007...
- Morning RunnerMorning RunnerMorning Runner was an alternative rock band from Reading, England. They released one album, Wilderness Is Paradise Now, following top 20 single "Burning Benches", before their split in late 2007 due to commercial pressures from their record label, Parlophone.- Origin and early years :Morning...
- The FratellisThe FratellisThe Fratellis were an indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli , bass guitarist Barry Fratelli , and drummer and backing vocalist Mince Fratelli .The band released 2 albums during their career, Costello Music in 2006 and Here We Stand in...
- The Long BlondesThe Long BlondesThe Long Blondes were a five-piece English indie rock band formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom in 2003 by Dorian Cox , Reenie Hollis , Emma Chaplin , Kate Jackson and Screech Louder .After several critically...
- The EarliesThe EarliesThe Earlies are a band formed by Christian Madden and Giles Hatton from Lancashire, England, and Brandon Carr and John Mark Lapham from the United States...
- The Boy Least Likely ToThe Boy Least Likely ToThe Boy Least Likely To is an English indie pop duo, composed of composer/multi-instrumentalist Pete Hobbs and lyricist/singer Jof Owen.Owen and Hobbs both grew up in the village of Wendover in Buckinghamshire. They met when they were still in school and started writing songs together. They began...
- Brakes
- BattleBattleGenerally, a battle is a conceptual component in the hierarchy of combat in warfare between two or more armed forces, or combatants. In a battle, each combatant will seek to defeat the others, with defeat determined by the conditions of a military campaign...
- Jamie TJamie TJamie Alexander Treays , known by his stage name Jamie T, is an English singer/songwriter from Wimbledon, South London.-Early life:Jamie Alexander Treays, was born in Wimbledon, South-West London...
- Adem
- Field MusicField MusicField Music are a band from Sunderland, England who formed in 2004. The band's core consists of brothers David and Peter Brewis , with Andrew Moore. Their line-ups have at times featured members of both Maxïmo Park and The Futureheads...
- Findlay Brown
- Duels
- The Electric Soft ParadeThe Electric Soft ParadeThe Electric Soft Parade are an English psych-pop band from Brighton, comprising brothers Alex and Thomas White, the creative core of the band, as well as a number of other musicians with whom they record and perform live, most recently including Andrew Mitchell and Damo Waters, as well as...
- The VeilsThe VeilsThe Veils are a London based Indie/Alternative rock band fronted by lead singer and songwriter Finn Andrews. They are known for their chaotic and highly cathartic live performances and Finn's often scarily possessed stage presence. Head of Rough Trade Records Geoff Travis has referred to Finn as "A...
- MohairMohairMohair usually refers to a silk-like fabric or yarn made from the hair of the Angora goat. The word "mohair" was adopted into English before 1570 from the Arabic: mukhayyar, a type of haircloth, literally 'choice', from khayyara, 'he chose'. Mohair fiber is approximately 25-45 microns in...
- Larrikin LoveLarrikin LoveLarrikin Love were an English four piece indie rock band from London.Consisting of Edward Larrikin , Micko Larkin , Alfie Ambrose and Coz Kerrigan , and also occasionally including violinist Rob Skipper from The Holloways or roving violinist Jonnie Fielding, the band were briefly described as...
- The Young KnivesThe Young KnivesYoung Knives are an English indie rock band from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. The name is based on a misunderstanding of "young knaves", which was found by the band when rummaging through a book....
- Kid HarpoonKid HarpoonKid Harpoon is an English singer-songwriter and musician.- Career :Originally hailing from Chatham, Kid Harpoon began to play live locally at venues such as The Tap & Tin and Command House...
- Eyoe
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Main Stage
Saturday- SupergrassSupergrassSupergrass was an English alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consisted of brothers Gaz and Rob Coombes , Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey ....
- Calvin HarrisCalvin HarrisCalvin Harris is a Scottish singer-songwriter, record producer and DJ. His gold-selling debut album, I Created Disco, was released in 2007 and contained the top ten singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls"...
- The PipettesThe PipettesThe Pipettes are a British indie pop girl group formed in 2003 in Brighton by "svengali" Robert "Monster Bobby" Barry. The group has released two albums, We Are the Pipettes, and Earth vs...
- Kate NashKate NashKate Marie Nash is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. She had a UK no. 2 hit "Foundations" in 2007, followed by the platinum selling UK number 1 album Made of Bricks. She was named Best Female Artist at the 2008 BRIT Awards....
- Pull Tiger TailPull Tiger TailPull Tiger Tail were an indie rock band based in London and originating from Stratford-upon-Avon and Edinburgh; they formed in 2006 while attending Goldsmiths College....
- Blood Red ShoesBlood Red ShoesBlood Red Shoes are an indie rock duo from Brighton, England. They have released two full-length albums, Box of Secrets and Fire Like This, plus a slew of early singles on limited 7" vinyl pressings.-Formation:...
- Jonny FlynnJonny FlynnJonny William Flynn is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association...
- Reverend and the MakersReverend and The MakersReverend and The Makers are an indie pop band based in Sheffield, England and signed to Wall of Sound. The band is fronted by Jon McClure, nicknamed "The Reverend"...
- PalladiumPalladiumPalladium is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pd and an atomic number of 46. It is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston. He named it after the asteroid Pallas, which was itself named after the epithet of the Greek goddess Athena, acquired...
Sunday
- Happy MondaysHappy MondaysHappy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1980, the band's original line-up was Shaun Ryder on lead vocals, his brother Paul Ryder on bass, lead guitarist Mark Day, keyboardist Paul Davis, and drummer Gary Whelan...
- The RakesThe RakesThe Rakes were an English indie rock band from London. They split up in October 2009.-History:The Rakes formed in 2004. Since coming to fame in 2005, they were associated with the British post-punk/art rock scene, a genre shared by bands such as Bloc Party, Maxïmo Park, and The Futureheads...
- The Young KnivesThe Young KnivesYoung Knives are an English indie rock band from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. The name is based on a misunderstanding of "young knaves", which was found by the band when rummaging through a book....
- The MaccabeesThe MaccabeesThe Maccabees are a indie rock band from Brighton, England. They have released two albums so far, Colour It In in 2007, with a follow-up, Wall of Arms, released on 4 May 2009...
- NoisettesNoisettesNoisettes are an English indie rock band from London, comprising singer and bassist Shingai Shoniwa, guitarist Dan Smith, and drummer Jamie Morrison...
- Hot Club de ParisHot Club De ParisHot Club de Paris are an English band from Liverpool. They are signed to the London-based Moshi Moshi Records and released their debut album Drop It 'Til It Pops in October 2006...
- Milburn (band)Milburn (band)Milburn was an indie rock band from Sheffield, England that consisted of Joe Carnall, Louis Carnall, Tom Rowley, and Joe Green. They announced they would split on 28 March 2008, with the band playing their final gig at Sheffield's Carling Academy on 24 May 2008.-Formation:Milburn's formation came...
- Sonic Heatrs
Second Stage
Saturday- Plan B (rapper)Plan B (rapper)Benjamin Paul Ballance-Drew primarily known as Plan B or Ben Drew, is a British rapper, singer-songwriter, actor and film director from Forest Gate, London. Plan B first emerged as a hip hop artist releasing his critically acclaimed debut album Who Needs Actions When You Got Words in 2006...
- New Young Pony ClubNew Young Pony ClubNew Young Pony Club are an English electronic band from London, consisting of members from London, Hereford, Cambridge and Bromley. Their influences are prominently from post-punk and New Wave....
- The HollowaysThe HollowaysThe Holloways are a four-piece indie-rock band from North London.-Formation:David Jackson and Bryn Fowler established the beginnings of the band, finding Rob Skipper at a local live music venue. They would meet later to jam together, playing in future drummer Dave Danger's room...
- Lethal BizzleLethal BizzleLethal Bizzle, also known as Lethal B , is a Ghanaian British rapper. His songs are known to satirise modern Gangsta rap; much of the humour comes from the adoption of hip-hop style and language...
- FoalsFoals (band)Foals are an English indie rock band from Oxford. They are currently signed to Transgressive Records in the UK and Sub Pop in the US. They released their debut album Antidotes on 24 March 2008 in the UK, and 8 April 2008 in the US...
- Peggy sue and the piratesPeggy Sue and The PiratesPeggy Sue are an indie pop/indie folk band from Brighton in England....
- Video Nasties
- Newton FaulknerNewton FaulknerSam Newton Battenberg Faulkner is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Reigate, Surrey. Known for his guitar playing, which involves rhythmically tapping and hitting his guitar's body, Faulkner came to prominence in 2007, with the release of his debut studio album, Hand Built by Robots...
- Ciara Haidar
Sunday
- Patrick WolfPatrick WolfPatrick Wolf is an English-Irish singer-songwriter from South London. Patrick utilises a wide variety of instruments in his music, most commonly the ukulele, piano and viola...
- Jack PeñateJack PeñateJack Fabian Peñate is an English musician and singer-songwriter signed to XL Recordings.-Early life:Jack Peñate attended St. Olave's Preparatory School, New Eltham until he left to attend Alleyn's School when he was 18 years of age...
- Mr Hudson & The LibraryMr Hudson & The LibraryBenjamin Hudson McIldowie , known professionally as Mr Hudson, is an English R&B/pop artist based in London, England. Mr Hudson is signed to produce Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music...
- Kid HarpoonKid HarpoonKid Harpoon is an English singer-songwriter and musician.- Career :Originally hailing from Chatham, Kid Harpoon began to play live locally at venues such as The Tap & Tin and Command House...
- The TeenagersThe TeenagersThe Teenagers are an American integrated doo wop group, most noted for being one of rock music's earliest successes, presented to international audiences by DJ Alan Freed...
- Late of the PierLate of the PierLate of the Pier are a four-piece dance-punk band from Castle Donington, England, currently signed to Phantasy. Their debut album Fantasy Black Channel was released on 11 August 2008 by Parlophone produced by Erol Alkan.- History :...
- Laura MarlingLaura MarlingLaura Beatrice Marling is an English folk musician from Eversley, Hampshire.Initially prominent within the London folk scene, she has also toured with a number of well-known indie artists in the UK. Her debut album Alas, I Cannot Swim and her second album I Speak Because I Can were nominated for...
- Ox.Eagle.Lion.ManOx.Eagle.Lion.ManOx.Eagle.Lion.Man. are a British band, comprising elements of prog rock, folk and post punk.-History:...
- The Sylvias
Myspace Stage
Saturday- Good Books
- Lupen CrookLupen CrookLupen Crook is an English musician and songwriter who records either solo or with his backing band The Murderbirds.-Style:...
- Beans on Toast
- Nic Dawson Kelly
- Gillan Edgar
- Tom Allalone and the Great Expectations
- Thom Stone
- Poetry by Dockers MC
- Scroobius Pip
- The ThirstThe ThirstThe Thirst are an indie band based in Brixton, London. The band consists of brothers Mensah and Kwame Hart , Mark Lenihan and Marcus Harris .-History:...
- Stuart James
- Eleanor GouldingEllie GouldingElena Jane "Ellie" Goulding is an English singer-songwriter. In 2010 she became only the second artist to both top the BBC's annual Sound of... poll, and win the Critics' Choice Award at the BRIT Awards in the same year, following Adele's win of both in 2008...
Sunday
- Underground Heros
- Devils Gun
- Sparrows
- Chineapples
- Rosemary
- Maker
- The Long Weekend
- Our Name is Legion
- Letters from London
- The Cut Outs
Club Class Dance Stage
Saturday- Slam (band)Slam (band)Slam are a producer/DJ duo from Glasgow, consisting of Stuart MacMillan and Orde Meikle . They are co-founders of Soma Quality Recordings. Their music style consists of house and techno.-History:...
- Stanton WarriorsStanton WarriorsStanton Warriors are the breakbeat duo Dominic Butler and Mark Yardley. They are a DJ and producer team. Originally from the West Country, the pair now play sets at nightclubs such as Fabric and Ciros in the UK, and travel the globe with international work in Europe, Canada, America and Australia...
- Nic Fanciulli
- Meat KatieMeat KatieMark Pember, also known as Meat Katie, is a London-based tech-funk producer and DJ. He has gained popularity in recent years in developing his style of tech-funk, combining techno, tribal, electro, breakbeat and house music...
- Mike PickeringMike PickeringMichael "Duncan" Pickering has DJed at The Haçienda's infamous "Nude" and "Hot" nights and later "Shine". He worked for Factory Records where he signed Happy Mondays, To Hell With Burgundy and James amongst others...
- A Skillz
- Mark Fanciulli & Small Fry
- Shake DJ's
- Mezza Breaks
Sunday
- Danny HowellsDanny HowellsDanny Howells is an English producer and DJ. His music is often described as progressive house, though he prefers to associate more with tech house and is sometimes described simply as "deepsexyfuturistictechfunkouse". At performances, he is well known to interact personally with the audience...
- Funk D'Void
- Justin RobertsonJustin RobertsonJustin Robertson is a British DJ, remixer and electronic music producer from Manchester, England. He has remixed dozens of high-profile music artists as himself or as The Prankster, fronted the group Lionrock and has released albums and singles of original music under his own name and the name...
- Damian Lazarus
- Desyn MasielloDesyn MasielloDesyn Masiello is a British electronic music producer and DJ. He has mixed albums for the Balance series and Bedrock's Original Series as well as Yoshitoshi's In House We Trust series with Luke Fair. He also produces together with Leon Roberts and Omid 16B as "The Idiots"...
- Micky Slim
- Sam Ball & Anil Chawla
- Pete Griffiths & George Andrews
- Warning: 2 Dirty DJ's
- Rebel Beat Allies
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