About This Festival
Previous Location
Nozstock: The Hidden Valley|Rowden Paddocks, Bromyard, United Kingdom | Map
Everfest's Take
From the Organizer
Well it’s here, the long awaited Nozstagic 20th anniversary line-up for you to get your highlighters at the ready and mark off your must see’s …. #20YearsofNoz Headlining The Orchard, electronic floor fillers Chase & Status are one of the most successful acts associated with drum and bass. Electronic pop duo Goldfrapp are an enchanting force, releasing iridescent, intriguing pop since 1999. The Selecter are a 2-Tone ska band featuring a racially diverse and politically charged line-up, whilst over a 20-year career the Dub Pistols have worked with heroes like The Specials and Madness. Electric Swing Circus is a 6-strong fusion of saucy 20s swing and stomping electro beats, and The Lovely Eggs are a lo-fi psychedelic punk rock band. Next up are the The Stiff Joints, a 10-piece ska army with a raucous infusion of ska, punk and reggae. Over in The Garden, Rap royalty Grandmaster Flash was a member of his ground-breaking hip-hop group with the Furious Five and developed never heard before turntable techniques; he brings his incredible party-rocking acumen to the stage. Speaking of legends, Chali 2na MC, painter and founding member of hip-hop supergroup Jurassic 5 returns to The Garden alongside Krafty Kutz; the multi award-winning DJ and undisputed King of Breaks. Nozstock fave DJ Marky has worked with Madonna, and Fatboy Slim as well as releasing his own albums fusing drum and bass with full-tilt club beats and laid-back house grooves. The reggae artist Kiko Bun is surfing a dubby resurgence all the way to the top. In the bass-pulsating Cubicles, DJ Mag The Bunker in collaboration with Metalheadz brings a bag of bass heavy tricks on Friday. They welcome respected and revered producer Dillinja, Hospital Records most eminent producer S.P.Y. as a special guest, the man with 25 years’ experience under his belt. On Saturday, Black Sun Empire represent the finest in dark and tech fuelled drum and Bass. For you Noz rockers we have The Lovely Eggs who are a two-piece lo-fi psychedelic punk rock band from Lancaster, England. They consist of married couple Holly Ross and David Blackwell. marrying this with Chicago's Oh My God formed in 1999 these guys will not disappoint with their glam rock twist. We have soooo much more to share with you so please head to our line-up page for a full list from our first wave of announcements, also head over to our Pinterest page for ideas for this year’s theme NOZSTALGIA, Love Noz HQ
