Mystery Land for me has always been one of those festivals I would love to do but I don’t feel I ever will. The main reason being its in Holland! The tickets sell out really fast, and in general I think it may cost to much to go.

Dance music festivals in mainland europe are EPIC!! it started a long time ago with Dance Valley, Dance Valley started off the two day dance festival scene, it has a line-up as long as your arm, it has helicopters dropping rose petals onto the crowd!!

This year, Mystery Land seems to be challenging for the biggest line-up of any dance festival ever!!

The lineup is not yet complete and there should be further announcements regarding stages and acts:

Mystery Land 2010
Open Air Stage
Axwell
Dirty South
Tiefschwarz Live
Steve Aoki
Housequake
Isis
Plus One Very Special Headliner Still To Be Announced!

Tiësto – Kaleidoscope World Tour 2010
Tiësto (4hour Set)
Fedde Le Grand
An21, Kim Fai & Max Vangeli (B2b)
Avicii
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike

Boysnoize Records
Boys Noize
Special Guest: Erol Alkan
D.I.M.
Housemeister
Les Petit Pilous
Djedjotronic
Shadow Dancer
Strip Steve Vs Das Glow
Local Support: The Mighty Fools

Cadenza
Luciano (3½ Hour Set)
Michel Cleis
Mirko Loko
Guy Gerber Live
Ernesto Ferreyra
Rhadoo
Dani Casarano

Electric Deluxe Presents
Speedy J
Chris Liebing
Luke Slater Presents Planetary Assault Systems Live
Cari Lekebush
Terence Fixmer Live
Redshape
Gary Beck
Joey Daniel

Dirty Dutch
Chuckie
Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano
Afrojack
Tiny Tempah Live
Sidney Samson
Shermanology
Gregor Salto
Guerilla Speakerz
Groovenatics
Mitchel Niemeyer
Mc Ambush

Oi! Vs Vagegasten
Emalkay
Ben Westbeech
Slimzee
Gomes
Henzel En Disco Nova Ft. Shamiro
Nicon
Redlight
Deadboy
Brutuzz
Elroy Vanderley
O.J. Symstem
Hosted By: Mar & Andrew Mc

Rauw Lab Goes Disco!
Joost Van Bellen
Tom Trago
Rory Phillips
Rubix
Ben Pistor (Disco Bloodbath) & Dan Beaumont (Disco Bloodbath)
Riptide

Gzg
De Man Zonder Schaduw
Davide Squillace
Wouter De Moor
Ahmet Sisman
Dj Moritz
Onno

Bar27 Loves Linke Soep
Marcus Meinhardt
Red Robin
Robert Powlson
Charles Davos & Ricketic Live
Olivier Weiter
Eke Evi
Erin
Dorine Dorado
Lucatone

Q-Dance
D-Block & S-Te-Fan & Special Guest
Dj Stephanie
Frontliner
Isaac
Mc Dv8
Noisecontrollers
Psyko Punkz
The Prophet
Wildstylez
Zatox

Topnotch X Sffrmkrs
Fakkelteit (Rico, Sticks, James, A.R.T., Typhoon & Zo Moeilijk)
Winne
Nebulon (Zwart Licht, Skinto, D.Lipps, Noizboiz)
Fresku
Adje & Reverse
Cream
Kleine Viererik
Filthy Jerks
Melly Mel
Fanny West
Snelle Jelle
Turne
Carita Le Nina
Jane Doe, Marrichino & Mc Melodee “The Fly Force”
Hosts: Alainde Lon
Mc Tjek
Salah Edin
Mc Sef
Art By: Leyp

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Mystery Land 2010

Glastonbury this year will be revealing a new stage for the festival. Glastonbury has always played and supported a large amount of musical genres and artists.

The new stage is the Bourbon Street Jazz n Blues stage. I cant say its a genera that i have ever heard off but i had been lucky enough to get a ticket, i would be checking this place out!! Again, the line-up is nobody i know but its all about hearing new things. Bourbon Street Jazz n Blues sounds like a stage with lots of old people playing trumpets! I’m going to do a bit of digging on You Tube today to educate myself!!

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New Glastonbury Stage

Wakestock is one of the cool kids on the block, It doesn’t try and conform to the regular boxed model of a festival, and that’s because its not. Wakestock is a wake boarding festival that also has live music, It also has some of the best Wake boarders in the world.

We had one of our guys there last year and all his reports came back saying it was an amazing festival. You can expect to see the likes of Scratch Perverts and Audio Bullies.

This year you can buy camping equipment before you go and pick it up on the site when you arrive.

This years music Line-up is as follows

The Ting Tings
Audio Bullys
Band Of Skulls
Bodyrox
Chase & Status
Dynamite MC
Eric Prydz
Fedde Le Grand
Frankie And The Heartstrings
Jakwob
Los Campesinos!
Maximo Park
McLean
Mr Hudson
N-Dubz
Norman Jay
Ou Est Le Swimming Pool
Pete Tong
Plan B
Race Horses
Roll Deep
SBTRKT
Scratch Perverts
Skream
Sub Focus
The Futureheads
The King Blues
Tinie Tempah
Toddla T
Wiley
Zinc
Goldierocks
Masters in France

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WakeStock 2010

Its only a couple of weeks away, on the  22nd and 23rd of May Radio 1 big weekend will be in Bangor in Wales. I didn’t get a ticket for the Saturday like i applied for but i didn’t really expect to.

Last years event was covered extensively on line and on TV and produced some really good moments including an acoustic performance by Kelly Rowland of When Love Takes Over

In 2010, im sure they will try and improve on last year, The line-up they have released looks really good, I applied for the Saturday and think this was the best day to attend, however sunday will be equally as good, Ill be following it all which ever way i can, i also hope that Radio 1 use their You Tube channel to show the video’s of the event as a lot of the video’s have now been taken down.

The line-up for 2010 is as follows:

Saturday
Main Stage
Florence & The Machine
Dizzee Rascal
Alicia Keys
Lostprophets
Cheryl Cole
Chipmunk
30 Seconds To Mars
Justin Bieber
Scouting For Girls

In New Music We Trust stage
Faithless
MGMT
Ellie Goulding
Tinie Tempah
Bombay Bicycle Club
Hadouken!
Stornoway
Example

BBC Introducing Stage
Frankie & The Heartstrings
The Joy Formidable
What Would Jesus Drive?
Menis
I Am Austin
The Wonder Villians
Alan Pownall
Y Promatics
Pegasus Bridge

Outdoor Stage
Westwood + Kelly Rowland
Target & Cameo + Roll Deep
Ras & Seani B + Chiddy Bang & Skepta
MistaJam + Professor Green, Blame & Wiley
Pete Tong vs Vernon Kay
Faithless DJs
Zane Lowe
Rob da Bank
Toddla T & Alex Metric
Annie Mac

Sunday
Main Stage
Rihanna
Pendulum
Biffy Clyro
Ke$ha
JLS
Paramore
Jason Derulo
Paolo Nutini
Pixie Lott

In New Music We Trust Stage
Vampire Weekend
You Me At Six
Sub Focus
Plan B
Marina & The Diamonds
Crystal Castles
Kids In Glass Houses
Delphic

BBC Introducing Stage
Beatbullyz
Envy
Tempa T
UTE
My Tiger, My Timing
Pete Lawrie
We Are Animal
Django Django
Yr Ods

Outdoor Stage
Westwood + Scorcher
Semtex & Robbo Ranx
Bailey & Fabio
Rampage & MistaJam + Devlin & McLean
Chris Moyles vs Westwood
Tiesto
Judge Jules
Jaymo & Andy George
Kissy
Huw Stephens

Live Lounge Tent
Diana Vickers
Lostprophets
Joe McElderry
Florence and the Machine
Example
Biffy Clyro
Taio Cruz
Kate Nash

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Radio 1 Big Weekend 2010

The owner of Glastonbury have revealed that Oasis Snubbed playing at Pilton farm last year. A couple of years ago, the organisers set up Jay-Z to headline Glastonbury, this was much to the dis belief of Noel Gallagher who openly voiced his feelings about having a rap star headlining Glastonbury.

It has been revealed that Oasis were then offered to Headline the year after but snubbed Glastonbury to play two dates at the V festival, the second of these dates were cancelled because the band fell out.

Michael Eavis has said that if they reformed, they would never play at Glastonbury in the future, they should have took up his offer in the first place.

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Noel Dumped Glastonbury

Every year there is an amazing festival called Bestival, The brain child of radio 1’s Rob Da Bank, He has constantly created a festival that everyone wants to go to, and when i say everyone, im not talking about your average punter, im also including other artists and performers.

Every year they also have a fancy dress theme, its certainly the biggest fancy dress party i have heard off!! they have had ocean themes in the past and this year the theme is fantastical, its the year of the fantastic fantasy.

as is every year, there will be a prize for the best dressed, and this year that job has fallen to La Roux. She will pick a winner for the best fancy dress of the festival. Im not to sure how she sees them all but im sure she will have fun looking!

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fantastical La Roux

Glastonbury has a very long history, but with time it has always accommodated most if not all varieties of music, When Glastonbury first started dance music as we know it did not exist, a lot of the top Dj’s that rule the scene didnt exist, and now, Glastonbury have a whole village dedicated to it!

I wouldn’t go expecting a line-up to rival Creamfields or the other big dance festivals but you can certainly expect to hear some great music and sets from Dj’s you may not have heard of but can certainly deliver.

2010 looks like a great year for the dance village, they have urban dance in the east which will bring a different dimension and you can expect to see some great names such as Above and Beyond and Roger Sanchez.

With a line-up this big you are spoilt rotten for choice line-up is as follows:

-=THURSDAY=-

WOW!
Jaymo & Andy George (Live) // Hot Natured // Joy Orbison // Wax Tailor (Live) // Jamie xx // Boy George (Live) // Beardyman (Live)

PUSSY PARLURE
Annie Nightingale’s Opening Party (Celebrating 40 years at Radio 1) // Dave Seaman // Far Too Loud // Nero // Elite Force // DC Breaks // A1 Bassline
Drumsound & Bassline Smith (Live) // Professor Green (Live) // Doorly // Lewah

-=FRIDAY=-

EAST DANCE
Fatboy Slim // Chase and Status // Zane Lowe // Plan B // Rob da Bank // Example // Roger Sanchez // Bunny Come

WEST DANCE
Boys Noize // Simian Mobile Disco // Delphic // Fake Blood // Rusko // Chromeo // Aeroplane // Boy 8-Bit // Hannah Holland

WOW!
Futureboogie // Matt Tolfrey & Geddes // Jamie Jones // Crazy P (Live) // Horsemeat // Disco // Nneka (Live) // Back to Basics // Adam Shelton & Subb-An // PBR Streetgang // El Diablos Social Club // Christophe

CUBEHENGE
The Orb (Live) // Zero 7 DJ Set // Will Saul // Spooky // Iain Taylor (rEJEKTS) // Pete Gooding // Mamy Rock // The Magnet

PUSSY PARLURE
DJ Zorro // Jose Luis & Dancers // Julian, Mr M & Miguel Salsa Magic (Dance animation & audience participation) // Robin Del Castillo & his Latin Band (Live) // La bomba – Latin Explosion // Eclectic Ballroom // Andreya Triana (Live) // Bourbon // Warfare // Incredibly Strange Film Band (Live) // Take It 2 The Bridge // Secret Cinema Band (Live) // Feeling Gloomy // Sound Of Rum (Live) // Lovely Morning with Randy & Earls Old Record Club

-=SATURDAY=-

EAST DANCE
N-Dubz // Chipmunk // Kelis // DJ MistaJam // Tinie Tempah // Giggs // Chiddybang // McLean // Bashy // Donaeo // Roll Deep

WEST DANCE
Dubfire // Nick Warren // Mix Hell // Sander Kleinenberg // Banco de Gaia // Riva Starr // Neville Staple // Dub Pistols // Parker // Foreign Beggars

WOW!
Craig Charles Presents the Fantasy Funk Band // Craze // High Contrast // Redlight & // MC Dread // L-VIS 1990 // Breakage // Central Spillz (Live) // Hot D’Jour (Live) // Emalkay // Jakwob // Shortstuff // The Heatwave // Dub Boy ft Redskin

CUBEHENGE
Kissy Sell Out // A Skillz // Bimbo Jones // Pathaan // Paul Lyman // Baobinga // Adam Regan

PUSSY PARLURE
Swaparama (Live) // Jalapeno Sound System // Rock Idol (Live Karaoke) // Smoove & Turrell (Live) // Dr Rubberfunk // Taylor McFerrin (Live) // Western Soul // Reverend Sound System (Live) // Randy & Earls Old Record Club

-=SUNDAY=-

EAST DANCE
Above & Beyond // Crystal Castles // Filthy Dukes (DJ Set) // Professor Green // Yasmin // Naive New Beaters // Crystal Fighters // We Have Band

WEST DANCE
Magnetic Man // Jackbeats // Stanton Warriors // Adam F // Blasted Mechanism // Toddla T // Alex Metric Live // South Central // Jaguar Skills // A1 Bassline // Killaflaw // Virus Syndicate

WOW!
The Ratpack // Snap! (Live) // Tayo // Four Tet (Live) // Hyperdub with Kode9, Ikonika, Terror Danjah & Dark Star // Hudson Mohawke (Live) // DaM FunK (Live) // Roska // Untold // Wedge // Funkineven // Falling Up

CUBEHENGE
Norman Jay Good Times ‘Carnival King’ // Ashley Beedle // Craig Charles Funk & Soul DJ Set // Kormac // The Bee Keepers // Ray Mighty // RSD (Live) // Flora // 2 Kings

PUSSY PARLURE
Movits and dancers // Kormac with Full Swing Band (Live) // Twilight Players (Live) // The Correspondents (Live) // Dynamo Rhythm Aces (Live) // Movits and Dancers (Live) // Nick Love // Fat 45’s (Live) // Lord Fine Ear and Performers // Broken Hearts // Top Shelf Jazz (Live) // Trio Manouche (Live) // Randy & Earls Old Record Club

Lineup Taken From Facebook

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Glastonbury Dance Village 2010

In 2009 Creamfields was a really good weekend, a bit wet on the Sunday but nothing to dampen our spirits, After we had got home we heard the news that a woman had died in a car crash on the way to the festival which was awful news to hear.

In Dominique’s name a charity event took place in Liverpool recently which raised money for youngsters to develop through performing arts. The fund was set up by Edge Hill University were Dominique studied.

One of her close friends had the following to say

I wanted to do something to raise money for the trust set up in Dominique’s name. It will help young girls who want to dance and perform which is what Dom wanted to do. Dom was amazing – every time she went out she looked superb.

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Charity Event For Dominique

Ive not blogged much about Glastonbury this year and in the past it has been a hot topic providing lots of news. In 2010 there doesn’t seem to have been as much hype surrounding the festival, if there has been, it has passed me by.

In more recent years there seems to have been a more pop edge to the festival creeping in and 2010 is no different, Shikera will be playing Glastonbury, don’t get me wrong, im sure she is a good performer, however if i go to a festival i don’t really want to listen to the people i hear on the radio all day at work! Thats the beauty of large festivals though, if i don’t want to listen to Shikera then that is more than ok because there is so much more going on.

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Shakira Does Glastonbury

South West Four takes place over August Bank Holiday Weekend on Clapham Common in London. The headlines include Armin Van Burren on the Saturday and Fat Boy Slim on the Sunday, both of which are being advertised as the only London Show of 2010.

Tickets for the whole weekend are priced at £75 or you can pick which day you go, it will cost you £40 per day.

The rest of the line-up seems quite good, There are a lot of DJ’s in the country for this weekend because of Creamfields and the Leeds and reading festivals.

Arenas for the weekend include the Kiss Main Stage, Bedrock Arena, Carl Cox and Friends The Gallery Arena, Boyz Noise Records Arena, Tool Room Nights and the Together arena.

Dj’s for the event include:

Day One:
Saturday 28th August 2010
Armin Van Buuren

John Digweed
Paul Oakenfold
Sharam
Mark Knight
Judge Jules [Radio 1]
Joris Voorn [Live]

Josh Wink
Mutant Clan Feat.
Timo Maas & Santos
Gareth Emery
Dirty South
Joachim Garraud
Christian Smith
Giuseppe Ottaviani
Guy J
Funkagenda Dave Spoon
Jerome Isma-Ae

Day Two:
Sunday 29th August 2010
Fatboy Slim

Carl Cox
Vitalic V Mirror Show [Live]
Dubfire
Boys Noize
Erol Alkan
Skream & Benga

Ms Dynamite
Switch
A-Trak
Andy C
Caspa & Rod Azlan
Jack Beats
Mixhell
Mary Anne Hobbs (Radio 1)
Sbtrkt
Housemeister
Shadow Dancer [Live]

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South West Four 2010