Bestival - Artists - A To Z DJs

Adrian Sherwood & MC Brother Culture

For the last 30 years one man has done more to progress the fields of Reggae and Dub in this country than any other, Adrian Sherwood.By the tender age

Aeroplane

Aeroplane are Belgium based DJ Production duo Stephen Fusion and Vito Deluca and we are very, very big fans.At the forefront of the Nu-Balearic movement

AGT Rave Cru

Details on the way.......www.myspace.com/agtravecru

Aldo Vanucci

Details on the way......www.myspace.com/aldovanucci

Annie Mac Presents...

Born and bred in Dublin to a family immersed in musicality, Annie left home at 17 to attend Queens University in Belfast, where she was bitten by the clubbing

Arthur Baker

Bestival are pleased to welcome along a truly legendary producer for a very special, very rare DJ set, the one and only Arthur Baker.Learning his trade

Audio Bullys

Put your hands together for the UK’s finest punked-up party starters, Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale aka Audio Bullys.Before 2010 the duo were

Autonomic showcase feat. dBridge, Instra:mental and SP:MC

If you like your drum and bass then this is one show that you’re not gonna want to miss as we invite one of the UK’s finest drum and

Back To The Phuture

Back to the Phuture is a Radio Show and Club Night celebrating the very best in electro pop - Past, Present and Future.Electronic music is a broad set

Barry Peters

If you’ve experienced the legend that is Barry Peters before then you’ll understand that no party is complete without the man. If you

Ben Davies LGC

Details on the way......www.revmilo.blogspot.com

Benji Boko

Heard of Benji Boko, well you should have. Our own Rob Da Bank hails him as "One of the most versatile new guys out there, with a great stage presence

Bobby Friction

Details on the way.......bobbyfriction.com/bobby/

Breakage

Breakage aka James Boyle has never been one to be pigeonholed. Moving effortlessly through styles from drum and bass to dubstep, Breakage has proved

Caius Pawson

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Caspa and MC Rod Aslan

With a global reputation firmly established as a pivotal dubstep don it comes as no surprise that West Londons finest Caspa was keen to innovate once more

Chris Coco

DJ, producer, writer, broadcaster, self confessed music junkie and general legend, Bestival are pleased to welcome back one of the founding fathers of

Coley

Crimes Against Pop

Details on the way......www.crimesagainstpop.com

Daisy Heartbreaker

Details on the way......www.myspace.com/daisyheartbreakerdj

Darkstarr

Details on the way......darkstarr.tumblr.com

Dave Beer

A man like Dave Beer needs no introduction. He was involved in house music from the heady early days of 1988, throwing house parties after starting out

Dave Clarke

When the sounds of Detroit and Chicago began to drift across the Atlantic to these shores at the end of the eighties, one man did more to embrace and evolve

David Rodigan

David Rodigan is one of the most respected and longest running Reggae and Roots DJs that this country has ever produced. His love of music started at the

Deano Ferrino

For the past 10 years Deano Ferrino has played and promoted his favourite music, whether it be house, disco, funk or hip hop. From Promoting world wide

Disco Bloodbath

Disco Bloodbath is a legendary monthly party located in deepest Dalston that's played host to some of the finest DJs on the planet including the likes

Dixon

Dixon started his musical journey DJing in Berlin’s clubs in the dance explosion of the early nineties, a time when being a resident DJ didn’t

DJ Derek

Derek Morris is a 68-year-old former accountant from Bristol with a penchant for cardigans and long subsidised bus journeys. But Derek has an unlikely

DJ Hojo Hits & The Sunday Best Forum Allstars

We’re sure by now that you’ve all taken yourselves over to the Bestival online forum (and if not why not!) to introduce yourselves and have

DJ Shepdog

The man behind the massively popular NICE UP! mash ups as well as a handful of other labels, DJ Shepdog is the fella responsible for giving skanking reworks

DJ Yoda

DMC World Scratch Champion, Cut and Paste Mixtape Pioneer and DJ most likely to drop the theme from The Muppets at Bestival, DJ Yoda is a true original.Yoda

DJ Zinc

Hailing from London's east end, Zinc first became involved in the dance music world via pirate radio, which led to the meeting of like minded DJs and producers

Don Letts

Bestival are ecstatic to welcome back one of our favourite DJs, film makers, musicians and presenters, the legendary Mr Don Letts.Starting out in the late

Electric Pacific

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Erol Alkan

Have you heard the one about Erol Alkan? The humble 12 year old maestro-in-the-making who sneaks out the window of his parents flat to play gigs for a

Ewan Pearson

Ewan Pearson has been producing some of the highest quality electronic music around since 1998, having recorded under a variety on monikers including Maas

Fear of Theydon

Fear of Theydon is one Julian Peck, a former Sunday Best tea-boy whose ability has seen him quickly rise through the ranks in a style not dissimilar

Feeling Gloomy

Leonard and Cliff first set eyes on each other in Wood Green Costcutter, reaching for the same packet of frozen sweetcorn. After a brief tussle for custody

Filthy Dukes

Filthy Dukes started legendary club night 'Kill Em All' out of a love for bands the likes of The Rapture and Roxy Music, in their own words "It's about

Firas

The mainstay of London's Filthy Few clubnight, one of the most flamboyent and sexy destinations in clubland, FIRAS are also known for their wicked Filthy

Flying White Dots

Details on the way......www.flyingwhitedots.com

Gideon Gold

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Gilles Peterson

Hugely influential DJ Gilles Peterson is coming down to Bestival alight with the most effortlessly cool cuts on the face of the planet.Gilles set out his

Greg Wilson

With a DJ pedigree stretching back to the original disco era, Greg Wilson first came to national prominence in the early 1980’s as the first to champion

Greg's Greats

Greg is the director/owner of Greg’s Greats Records based in Foxton near Cambridge. With a stock of over 135,000 records, most made of

Handsome Dave Rocker and Gentle Bren

High Contrast & MC Wrec

Back in 2000, legendary drum and bass label Hospital Records signed an unknown Welsh DJ by the name of Lincoln Barrett, purely on the strength of some

Hip Hop Karaoke

Details on the way......www.myspace.com/hiphopkaraokelondon

Horse Meat Disco

Horse Meat Disco is a club night dedicated to the industry of human happiness and pumps it out every Sunday at London’s The Eagle. It’s

Huw Stephens

Huw Stephens presents the BBC Introducing shows on BBC Radio 1 on Wednesday nights: Huw Stephens' In New Music We Trust Best of BBC Introducing at 9pm-10pm

In Light of Aquarius

In Light of Aquarius are Ben Cornershop's Ben Ayres and The Toes' Richie Deeney.Expect anything from rocking R&B, Blues Grooves, Freakbeat, Psych madness

Jack Beats

Without doubt one of the most talented and decorated DJ duos ever to grace a pair of decks we present the incredible Jack Beats.One half Scratch Pervert

Jaguar Skills

With the likes of Mark Ronson, Lupe Fiasco, Trevor Nelson and Chris Moyles unable to get enough of the original ninja - Mr Jaguar Skills - the rise (and

Jakwob

Having only just turned 20, James Jacob AKA 'Jakwob' has seen his nascent career take off in the last few months big style. First coming to acclaim via

James Harwood

Details on the way......www.myspace.com/thejamesharwood

Johnno (Yacht Rock)

Bestival are pleased to welcome the founder of one of the UK's finest techno parties Bugged Out.Created over 15 years ago, initially as an extension of

Joker

Born to Grime and adopted by Dubstep, 19-year-old Joker refuses to be tagged although, his soul drenched productions have been described as Jehri Curl

Jon Carter

Bestival are pleased to welcome one of dance music’s most enduring figures, original party starter and dirty house godfather Jon Carter.Making his

Joy Orbison

One of the breakout stars of the rather crowded 2009 dubstep scene, we welcome 22 year old Peter O'Grady aka Joy Orbison.DJing since the tender age of

Justin Robertson

Bestival 2010 is pleased to welcome DJ and production supremo Justin Robertson who'll be treating us to one of his legendary DJ sets.Since the birth of

Justine Alderman

Details on the way.......

Kicks Like a Mule

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King Roc

If you’ve never managed to catch a King Roc show before then you’re in for a real treat come September as he brings his considerable talents

Kris Di Angelis

While he’s garnering attention for his remixes of Kylie Minogue, Roisin Murphy, Mariah Carey, Empire of the Sun, Lily Allen, Depeche Mode, MPHO

Kry Wolf

Details on the way.......www.myspace.com/krywolfmusica

La Roux and Dead Guy (DJ Set)

After storming the Big Top last year with her live show Elly Jackson returns this year with a super rare DJ set joined by cohort Dead Guy.Together they

Loose Cannons

Word has it that Kaiser Saucy & Lord Fader, the faces behind this awesome force of nature work every damn day as funktopic missionaries, striving in

Lord Anthony

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Magda

When we knew that Richie Hawtin was bringing his Plastikman experience to Bestival this year there was only one name that we trusted to go before him and

Mary Anne Hobbs

Mary Anne left school at the age of 16 and went to work in an egg packing factory for the princely sum of £39 per week. She quickly ran away

Matthew Hawtin

Details on the way......

Midfield General

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Moonboots

Mylo

When an album by a little known young Scottish producer was released in 2004 no-one could have predicted the effect that it would have on the world of

Paddy Freeform

DJ, producer, radio presenter and label boss of Universal Vibes, Bestival are pleased to welcome along deep house Don Paddy Freeform.After picking up the

Pete Gooding

Details on the way.......www.myspace.com/petegooding

Phat Phil Cooper

Larger than life resident of Liverpool’s top club night Chibuku, Phil Cooper is one of the most respected British DJ’s around. Having

Phil Mison

Details on the way.......www.myspace.com/cantoma

Queens of Noise

Mairead and Tabitha have been wreaking deck-wrecking vengeance on an unsuspecting public since 2002. Champions of the never-mind-the-gaps school of DJing

Rachel Barton

Details on the way.......www.myspace.com/rachelbarton

Ramadanman

David 'Ramadanman' Kennedy has been DJing since the age of 14, beginning with deep house and hip hop and progressing to jungle as he grew older before

Reggae Roast

Reggae Roast has been running since 2007 and has steadily built up a reputation as being one of the most vibrant monthly Reggae events in London. Recently

Reverend Milo Speedwagon

Ricky Redhead

Rob da Bank

As the founder of Sunday Best Recordings he has been instrumental in creating one of the UK’s bravest and most eclectic independent record labels

Ross Allen

SBTRKT

Sbtrkt is the elusive London based producer making some of the freshest beats around, his hyper-kinetic remixes of Goldie and Peaches, as well as his startlingly

Secousse presents: The Very Best Soundsystem feat. Radioclit

Serge Santiago

Serge Santiago knows Italo Disco. Since 2003 he has released edits and produced Italo inspired EPs; educating us on the world of electronic music that

Seth Troxler

Seth's DJ career started in Detroit in 2002 at the age of 16 as a frequent DJ at Detroit club The Works and as a clerk at Detroit's famous Melodies and

Shy FX

Andre Williams, AKA Shy FX, first catapulted in to the public’s consciousness with his seminal 1994 jungle anthem ‘Original Nuttah’ with

Sink the Pink

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Skream

Put your hands together for pioneering dub-step ambassador Skream. Hailing from the same melting pot as his sometime sidekick Benga, Skream has been

Sombrero Sound System

Sombrero Sound System (AKA Duncan Turner and Jonny Bain) are resident party starters for Sunday Best and Bestival.Bonded by their like-minded ear for

Stick it on DJs

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Tensnake

Hailing from Hamburg, Germany, Tensnake makes and plays brilliantly twisted nu-disco, heavily influenced by 80’s boogie and the italo disco sound.Whilst

The Broken Hearts

Well-known for their distinctive brand of spectacular DJing, the Broken Hearts have played some of the most exclusive venues in London, as well as shows

The Guru

Todd Edwards

Born in 1972, as a resident of Bloomfield, NJ USA an outlining suburb of metropolitan Newark. The youngest of two children, Todd proved to be quite a precocious

Tom Middleton

Tom Middleton is a pioneering electronic producer and DJ who needs little introduction. Renowned worldwide for his visionary projects as Global Communication

Tom Ravenscroft

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Tom Robinson

Details on the way......www.tomrobinson.com

Trojan Sound System

Formed in 2004 from London Sound System legends, to represent the legendary Trojan label in England and throughout the World. The Sound System has already

Twiggy Garcia

Union DJs

Details on the way......www.myspace.com/uniondjs

Untold

With only a handful of releases on Hessle Audio, Hotflush and his own Hemlock Recordings, London based Jack Dunning has made serious waves already. An

Yasmin

Details on the way.......www.myspace.com/yasmindj

Zane Lowe

Since landing in the UK from his native New Zealand in the late nineties Zane Lowe has gone on to become the country's leading torchbearer for new music

Zero 7 (DJ Set)

As Zero 7, Sam Hardaker and Henry Binns have, over the last decade made some of the most blissed out grooves known to man and that really is no exaggeration.