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Saturday July 15 to Sunday July 16, Stanmer Park (Next to Sussex University), Brighton
Way Ahead:
Tickets: from £30, plus £3.50 bkg fee (postage £4) [Buy]
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After a three-year break, Brighton’s Essential Festival returns to the site where it was conceived (originally as an end-of-term party). Although it’s still based on seperate themed days, it’s come some way - and several extra arenas - since those humble beginnings...
ATMOSPHERE:
Essential’s Dance alldayer should kick things off in heady style, before the more traditionally mellow feel of the Roots Day (although this year, masses of hip hop, funk and soul acts should ensure that things don’t get too sleepy). As the Essential Festival grows bigger, it’s attracted a wider, cross-generational audience, and disabled facilities, such as viewing platforms and toilets are promised. Obviously, there’s still lots of students...
DON’T MISS:
Phew! Both days feature such a weighty line-up, that they’re positively studded with highlights, from Brighton big beat boy Fatboy Slim to James Brown (whose live sets are positively surreal these days). A ‘very special guest’ is promised for the main stage on Saturday, otherwise look out for the multimedia delights of the Experiments In Sound Arena, plus local club nights the Big Beat Boutique and Legends Of The Dark Black. On Sunday, be sure to catch the supremely funky Angie Stone, Essential favourite Lee Scratch Perry, and awesome beatbox vocalist Rahzel.
HANDY HINTS:
As there’s no on-site camping, it’s worth trying to arrange nearby accomodation (if only so you get to spend more time in summery
TICKETS:
Tickets cost £30 per day.
CC: 020 7344 4444.
GETTING THERE:
By Train: Regular services run from Victoria or London Bridge to Brighton (rail enquiries 0345 484 950). Taking a train from Brighton to Falmer is then your best bet - the journey time’s just minutes, and you’re right by the site. Extended bus services also run from Brighton’s Churchill Square and Old Steine.
By Road: Travelling towards Brighton on the A23, take the A27 turning, and follow signposted directions to Stanmer Park. Strictly limited parking available.
INFO:
Phone: 09068 230 190 (60p/min)
Web: www.essentialfestival.com
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SATURDAY(DANCE DAY) 1-11pm
ESSENTIAL FLIPSIDE ARENA:
COLDCUT + BENTLEY RHYTHM ACE + LAURENT GARNIER (LIVE) + EAT STATIC + HERBALISER + RICHIE HAWTIN + BOOM BOOM SATELLITES + PUSSYFOOT PRESENTS PALMSKIN PRODUCTIONS (LIVE) + HOWIE B
BIG BEAT BOUTIQUE ARENA:
FATBOY SLIM + LO-FI ALLSTARS (LIVE) + ALL SEEING I (LIVE) + JAMES LAVELLE + SCRATCH PERVERTS + FREQ NASTY + MIDFIELD GENERAL + SCANTY SANDWICH
LEGENDS OF THE DARK BLACK ARENA:
GROOVERIDER + HYPE + MICKEY FINN + ED RUSH + ANDY C + DARREN JAY + BAILEY + DAZEE + FABIO + RANDALL + PESHAY + OPTICAL + DOC SCOTT + STORM + TREZ + MC GQ
PUSSYCAT CLUB ARENA:
ERIK MORILLO + ATB + ALEX P + JOHN KELLY + ANNE SAVAGE + NIPPA + JUDGE JULES + TALL PAUL + GRAHAM GOLD + PETE WARDMAN + SIMON JORDAN
WORLD DANCE ARENA:
DJ RAP + CJ BOLLAND + KENNY KEN + JJ FROST + RAY KEITH + NICKY BLACKMARKET + BROCKIE + FUTURE LOOP FOUNDATION
EXPERIMENTS IN SOUND ARENA:
BUSHWACKA AND LAYO + DJ VADIM AND KELA + LUKE VIBERT AND BJ COLE + DAVE TIPPER AND FUEL SOUNDSYSTEM + SCISSORKICKS
SUNDAY (ROOTS DAY) 1-11pm
ESSENTIAL TOUCH ARENA:
JAMES BROWN + GABRIELLE + ANGIE STONE + LYNDEN DAVID HALL + JAMELIA + HIL ST SOUL + ME ONE + MO SOLID GOLD + TREVOR NELSON
ROOTS ARENA:
MORGAN HERITAGE AND LMS + LUCIANO + TWINKLE BROTHERS + SUGAR MINOT + FREDDIE MACGREGOR + I JAHMAN LEVI + LEVI ROOTS + PETER HIUNNINGALE + VINCENT NAPP + RUFFCUT BAND + MANASSEH HI FI + ENTEBBE SOUND
ESSENTIAL HIP HOP ARENA:
FLAVOR FLAV + DIGGIN IN THE CRATES + COMMON + PHARCYDE + TIM WESTWOOD + SOULS OF MISCHIEF + SCHOOLY D AND KID SWIFT + DJ KOOL HERC + RAHZEL + NEW FLESH FOR OLD
ECLECTIC ARENA:
DJ KRUSH + RAE AND CHRISTIAN + KID KOALA + FILA BRAZILIA + MR SCRUFF + KITACHI + DOPE SMUGGLAZ (DJ SET) + DJ CAM (LIVE) + ELEMENT
MARCUS GARVEY ARENA:
BEENIEMAN + HORACE ANDY + LEE ‘SCRATCH’ PERRY + MAD PROFESSOR MEETS SCIENTIST + SISTA + ZION TRAIN + RAS ITES + JNR INTERNATIONAL + IRATION STEPPAZ
ZULU WARRIOR ARENA:
JAH SHAKA SOUNDSYSTEM
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