ECLECTRICITY presents….The May Bank Holiday Boutique Festival…. ECLECTRICITY presents…. The May Bank Holiday Boutique Festival…. In association with ANNIE MAC PRESENTS @ Entire Custard Factory Complex, Digbeth, Birmingham Bank Holiday Sunday 3rd May 2009 Featuring……… CALVIN HARRIS (LIVE) FRIENDLY FIRES (LIVE) STEVE ANGELLO ANNIE MAC (RADIO 1) CHASE & STATUS Feat. RAGE BOYS NOIZE BEARDYMAN (LIVE) SCRATCH PERVERTS FRICTION FABIO (RADIO 1) MARY ANNE HOBBS (RADIO 1) REBEKAH PETE JORDAN & MORE TBA Set across the entire Custard Factory Arts and Media Complex in Digbeth, Birmingham ECLECTRICITY are proud to announce the line up for the annual May Bank Holiday Boutique Festival in the heart of Birmingham. A boutique intimate festival vibe with the highest standard of production in Birmingham set across one of the most unique settings in the UK. We continue our policy of mixing live music with top class DJ’s with a wide and expansive range of music styles… Gibb St will be shut off to the public and transformed into a festival across the entire arts and media quarter of the Custard Factory. With two massive festival style main arena’s and 3 other rooms of music and other activities there really is nothing else like this in the UK. Early birds are on sale now and there’s loads more artists and activities in the pipeline….. Keep an eye out for updates! Date: Bank Holiday Sunday 3rd May 2009 The Custard Factory Complex, Gibb Street, Digbeth, Birmingham B9 4AA Time: 21:00 – 06:00 Tickets: - Limited Earlybirds £16.50+ bf General Admission £23.50 + bf Outlets: - Credit Card Bookings: 0844 870 0000 Online Tickets: www.theticketsellers.co.uk Birmingham Swordfish Records – 0121 6334859 Old Skool Daze (Selly Oak) - 0121 4720777 Jibbering Records (Moseley) – 0121 4494551 Smokin Vinyl (Erdington) - 0121 373 7051 Info: 07846 502128 www.eclectricityevents.co.uk www.anniemacpresents.com www.factoryclub.co.uk www.myspace.com/spectrum48k www.myspace.com/custardfactory ARTIST BIOGS Headlining is an exclusive live performance from CALVIN HARRIS….…. his last release “Dance with me” with Dizzee Rascal went to number one in UK charts and he has produced for Kylie, toured with Faithless and Groove Armada and performed at the best festivals and events the world. Expect to hear him showcase new material from his forthcoming album such as the forthcoming single “I’m not alone” as well as all the classics. Also performing live are FRIENDLY FIRES. Undoubtedly one of the hottest new bands out there at the moment they were the first unsigned band to appear on Channel 4's Transmission programme. Their single Paris achieved 'Single of The Week' in the Guardian and NME newspapers, and also on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show. They have toured extensively through the UK, Europe, Japan, Canada and the USA and this is the Birmingham date of their UK tour. Expect big things….. On the DJ front we are proud to present the Eclectricity debut of STEVE ANGELLO. One of the founding members of the Swedish House Mafia, Steve has toured as one of the biggest house DJ’s on the planet with residencies as Ministry of Sound, London and Pacha Ibiza and smash hit singles. Steve plays at pretty much every high profile electronic music event in the globe and is a true A list DJ in his own right. We are also proud to welcome Birmingham favourite and Radio 1’s lady of rave ANNIE MAC. This date is the Birmingham Annie Mac Presents tour date and we all know how popular the tours have proven to be with sellout shows up and down the country. Annie is one of the most accomplished and recognised DJ’s of recent times. Her Friday night “Mash Up” radio show on BBC Radio 1 has reached cult status and she is one of the few acts that have managed to balance mainstream appeal but still be upfront and forward thinking. She is an immense figure in the music scene and a regular headliner at all the biggest nights around CHASE & STATUS head up the Drum n Bass and Dubstep room…. a drum and bass/electronic/dubstep production duo they have also managed to balance commercial success in the charts whilst maintaining their integrity. They have had three number ones in the UK dance singles chart and their album “More Than A Lot” entered the UK dance album chart at number 2. They are historically a drum n bass outfit but have massive crossover appeal into the dubstep and urban scenes having collaborated with artists such as Kano and Plan B. BOYS NOIZE also make a long awaited appearance in Birmingham. Undoubtedly one of the most respected and revered producers and DJ’s from the electro rave scene. Boys Noize has remixed tracks for Tiga, Para One, and Depeche Mode. Boys Noize's tracks and remixes are favoured by DJs such as Erol Alkan, 2 Many DJ's and Tiga. BEARDYMAN makes his debut for Eclectricity with an exclusive live performance. Beardyman is a world class beatboxer and uses DJ equipment such as the Korg Kaoss Pad 3 in order to loop and sample his vocals. Beardyman has somewhat of a cult following and often uses humour as well as beatboxing in his act. One example of his performance is the legendary "Kitchen Diaries" which features him combining beatboxing with cooking has been viewed more than 3 million times on YouTube. Check it out for yourself….. [ame="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=S7GGkKpBR-g"]YouTube- Kitchen diaries[/ame] SCRATCH PERVERTS also make an appearance showcasing their DMC World Championship level mixing and supplying the finest Dubstep, breaks, house, drum and bass on the planet!……. they really need no introduction being a firm favourite of Eclectricity followers and always bringing the house down. One of Drum n Bass’ finest exponents FRICTION brings his 3 deck mixing to the lineup…. Without question one of the biggest names on the scene who always tears it up…. Adding more liquid drum n bass flavors to the table is Radio 1 stalwart FABIO. Undoubtedly an institution and instrumental in the birth and development of the drum n bass scene, Fabio knows how to make the kids move! Radio 1’s first lady of dubstep MARY ANNE HOBBS makes her Eclectricity debut… Her radio show pushes next generation dubstep, drum&bass, hip-hop, techno, dark dancefloor and radical electronic flavours in every form.
